With a well-aimed blow, Melissa Gatto beats Sijara Eubanks at UFC Las Vegas 45 and remains undefeated

M. Gatto celebrates victory over S. Eubanks in the UFC Las Vegas 45 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

The only Brazilian on the preliminary card of the UFC Las Vegas 45, Melissa Gatto derrotou sijara eubanks with a technical knockout through a beautiful pointer to the opponent's waistline in the third round.

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The Brazilian overcame a difficult first round, in which she remained beneath the American almost the entire time and maintained her unbeaten record in her career. Melissa now has eight wins in MMA, the last two in the UFC Octagon.

sijara eubanks, on the other hand, now has three defeats in his last four fights. Furthermore, the setback against Melissa Gatto made the North American's professional record negative, with seven wins and eight losses.

THE FIGHT

In the first moments of the fight, sijara eubanks went over Melissa Gatto, connected two crusaders and took the fight to the ground. After a few minutes of keeping the North American inside her guard, the Brazilian tried to attack her rival's arm, but ended up giving space so that Eubanks could transition to half guard. Despite a lot of effort from Melissa underneath, sijara eubanks managed to remain in a superior position until the end of the assault.

sijara eubanks She returned for the second round in the same way she started the first, putting pressure on the Brazilian, who resisted for some time, but ended up being taken to the ground again by the North American. This time, however, Melissa Gatto managed a great sweep and was on top of her rival. In a position of superiority for the first time, the Brazilian had difficulty finding space to apply effective ground and pound, but showed technique in the ground fight and created a triangle with the hand, but was unable to land the blow before the end of the round.

The third round began on the feet, with the two athletes exchanging blows. At a time when Sijara seemed to control the center of the Octagon, Melissa Gatto He took a pointer out of his hat and hit it squarely in the stomach of the North American, who felt it and went to the ground, giving space for the Brazilian to connect more blows and force the referee to stop.

In a busy fight, Gerald Meerschaert submits Dustin Stoltzfus in the third round

G. Meerschaert breathes a sigh of relief after finishing D. Stoltzfus. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram

At the end of the preliminary card of the UFC Las Vegas 45, Gerald meerschaert showed why he has one of the most feared ground games in MMA, he asserted the motto “only jiu-jitsu saves” and finished Dustin Stoltzfus in the third round of a very busy fight full of twists and turns.

The conclusion on Dustin Stoltzfus was the twenty-sixth in his career Gerald meerschaert, who now has three consecutive victories and eight in his Ultimate career.

Dustin Stoltzfus, on the other hand, lost his third in a row in Ultimate and continues without winning in the organization.

Justin Tafa beats Harry Hunsucker by high kick knockout

J. Tafa knocked out H. Hunsucker in the UFC Las Vegas 45 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

After making history in a negative way by becoming the first heavyweight to miss weight in the history of Ultimate, justin tafa achieved a great victory over Harry Hunsucker No. UFC Las Vegas 45. The Australian knocked out his opponent in the first round with a beautiful high kick, which, because it was so powerful, guaranteed the victory even though he caught his rival's guard.

The victory was important for Tafa, who had two consecutive defeats in the organization and had not won since February 2020. The Australian now has five wins, all by knockout, and three defeats in his career.

Yes, Harry Hunsucker continues without winning in Ultimate. The North American, who had been knocked out by Tai tuivasa in his debut, he now has two defeats against two Australian athletes in the organization.

Charles Jourdain puts on a show and beats Andre Ewell in a unanimous decision

C. Jourdain beat A. Ewell in the UFC Las Vegas 45 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

In the fourth fight of the night, Charles Jourdain derrotou Andrew Ewell in the unanimous decision of the judges (). After a balanced first round, the Canadian put on a show and overpowered his opponents in the final two rounds, guaranteeing a good result.

Charles Jourdain recovered from the defeat suffered against julian erosa in September and now has three wins, three setbacks and a draw in his UFC career.

Despite having shown good shock absorption, Andrew Ewell is in a delicate situation in the organization, with three consecutive defeats. “Mr. Highlight” now has four wins and five setbacks in Ultimate.

Raquel Pennington submits Macy Chiasson and wins third in a row

R. Pennington defeated M. Chiasson in the UFC Las Vegas 45 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

In the first fight of the night, in the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg), the veteran Rachel Pennington overcame Macy chiasson, despite the size and weight disadvantage, with a guillotine submission in the second round.

Ranked eighth in the bantamweight division (up to 61,2 kg), Pennington won her third consecutive victory in the UFC. The veteran, who has already competed for the category's belt, now has nine wins and five defeats in the organization.

On the other side, Macy chiasson He suffered the second defeat of his career and saw his streak of two victories interrupted. The 30-year-old athlete, who accepted the fight just over a week in advance and was unable to make weight, continues with five victories in the octagon.

Don'Tale Mayes takes no notice of Josh Parisian and wins in the third round

D. Mayes beat J. Parisian in the UFC Las Vegas 45 (Photo: Instagram/UFC_Brasil)

The second fight on the card was practically a monologue from Don'Tale Mayes. After two complete rounds of dominance, “Kong” defeated Josh Parisian by technical knockout in the third round.

The victory is the second in a row for Don'Tale Mayes, who recovered from the bad start to his career in Ultimate, when he was submitted in his first two appearances.

Completely passive in the fight, Josh Parisian He suffered his second defeat in Ultimate and has only one victory in the organization.

Jordan Leavitt beats Matt Sayles with a beautiful inverted triangle submission

J. Leavitt submitted M. Sayles in the UFC Las Vegas 45 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)

At the opening of UFC Las Vegas 45, Jordan Leavitt He showed his credentials in grappling and defeated Matt Sayles via submission with a beautiful inverted triangle in the second round. After having some failed submission attempts in the first round, the “Monkey King” was patient and managed to finish the fight in the second round.

With victory, Jordan Leavitt recovers from the defeat suffered against Claudio Puelles placeholder image, in June, and now has two triumphs and one setback since debuting in Ultimate.

Matt Sayles, in turn, lost his second consecutive fight in the Octagon. “Robo” now has three defeats and only one victory in the organization.

UFC Las Vegas 45 results

MAIN CARD

Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis x Chris Daukas

Welterweight Weight: Stephen Thompson x Belal Muhammad |

Straw weight: Amanda lemos x Angela Hill

Bantamweight: Raphael Assunção x Ricky Simon

Lightweight: Carlos Diego Ferreira x Mateusz gamrot

Feather weight: Cub swanson x Darren Elkins

PRELIMINARY CARD

Average weight: Gerald meerschaert derrotou Dustin Stoltzfus via submission (rear naked choke) at 2m58s of R3

Heavyweight: justin tafa defeated Henry Hunsucker by technical knockout (kicks) at 1:53 of R1

Fly weight: Melissa Gatto derrotou sijara eubanks by technical knockout at 45 seconds of R3

Feather weight: Charles Jourdain derrotou Andrew Ewell in the unanimous decision of the judges (30×26, 30×27, 29×27)

Feather weight: Rachel Pennington derrotou Macy chiasson by submission (guillotine) at 3m07s of R3

Heavyweight: Don'Tale Mayes derrotou Josh Parisian by technical knockout (elbows) at 3m26s of R3

Lightweight: Jordan Leavitt defeated Matt Sayles via submission (inverted triangle) at 2:05 of R2