Responsible for opening the main card of the UFC Las Vegas 46 and for being the first Brazilian to enter the octagon in 2022, Joanderson Tubarão ended up defeated by Bill Algeo in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) in his debut in the organization.
This Saturday's defeat (15) interrupted a sequence of ten victories for the Brazilian, who had not lost a fight since 2015.
On the other side, Bill Algeo recovered from the defeat suffered against Ricardo Carcacinha in May 2021 and now has two victories and two setbacks in the organization.
THE FIGHT
The duel started off busy, with Joanderson Tubarão leaving a swing in the air and placing Bill Algeo with your back on the railing. The Brazilian applied a good takedown, but was unable to keep the North American on the ground. Standing up, Tubarão managed to lift his opponent and cross the octagon with him on his shoulder before delivering another beautiful takedown. On the ground, the Brazilian quickly took his rival's back and attacked with a rear naked choke, defended by Algeo. After another rear naked choke attempt from Tubarão, the American managed a great reversal and came out on top on the ground. With his back on the ground, the Brazilian neutralized Algeo's blows well, exploded and managed to get back to his feet.
At the beginning of the second round, the two athletes started to engage in frank exchanges. The American landed a hard cross on Joanderson's face, which he felt, but remained standing. The Brazilian then went for a takedown attempt, but Algeo defended well. Back in the center of the octagon, the two returned to frank exchanges. Tubarão landed a good sequence of punches, but opted to go down again and ended up in a disadvantageous position on the ground. The Brazilian got back to his feet and freed himself from the North American's clinch. Once again in the center of the cage, Tubarão managed another sequence of jab and straight shots before returning to the clinch.
At the beginning of the third round, Tubarão repeated the formula of connecting a good sequence of punches and moving into the clinch, but quickly released his grip. The Brazilian continued to bet on boxing combinations. After a failed attempt at a spinning punch by the Brazilian, Bill Algeo He left the range of action and took the opportunity to provoke Tubarão. In the final stretch of the fight, Algeo managed a beautiful takedown and secured the victory.
Jamie Pickett beats Joseph Holmes at the end of the preliminary card
J. Pickett surpassed J. Holmes in the UFC Las Vegas 46 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
The conclusion of the preliminary card of the UFC Las Vegas 46 followed the trend of previous fights. In another warm duel, valid for the middleweight division (up to 83,9 kg), Jamie Pickett hit Joseph Holmes in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28,29-28,29-28).
This Saturday's triumph was the second in a row for Jamie Pickett in the UFC. The 33-year-old fighter now has two wins and two losses in the organization.
Joseph Holmes, on the other hand, debuted with a defeat in the Ultimate Octagon. The result interrupted the athlete's streak of seven victories.
Veteran Court McGee dominates and beats Ramiz Brahimaj by decision
C. McGee beat R. Brahimaj in the UFC Las Vegas 46 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
The third fight of UFC Las Vegas 36, valid for welterweights (up to 77 kg), was a monologue. In a warm fight, Court mcgee dominated Ramiz Brahimaj and won by unanimous decision from the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27). The veteran managed to score a knockdown in the last seconds of the first round, but it was mainly through takedowns that secured the victory over the three rounds.
In the UFC since 2010, Court mcgee The organization is experiencing a moment of recovery. After losing three in a row between 2019 and 2020, the champion of the eleventh edition of The Ultimate Fighter now has two consecutive victories.
Ramiz Brahimaj, who was coming off a victory over Sasha Palatnikov in August 2021, now has two defeats and a single triumph in the Ultimate Octagon.
Brian Kelleher beats Kevin Croom by unanimous decision in the second fight of the night
B. Kelleher defeated K. Croom in the UFC Las Vegas 46 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
In the second fight on the preliminary card, valid for featherweight (up to 65,7 kg), brian kelleher took no notice of Kevin Croom and came away with victory in a unanimous decision by the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28). The veteran used and abused the takedown game, dominated his opponent on the ground and did enough to win without any fear.
The victory over Kevin Croom was the second consecutive brian kelleher, who now has seven wins and five losses since debuting in the UFC in 2017.
On the other hand, Croom, who accepted the fight with three days remaining until the event, continues without winning in the organization. The 34-year-old athlete, who debuted with a “No Contest” in 2020, now has two consecutive defeats in the octagon.
TJ Brown beats Charles Rosa in first UFC fight of the year
T. Brown defeated C. Rosa in UFC Las Vegas 46 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
In the first fight of UFC Las Vegas 46, which was also the first of the Ultimate year, TJ Brown derrotou Charles Rosa in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). Jiu-jitsu black belts, the two lightweights (up to 70,3 kg) focused mainly on ground fighting, providing a duel with a lot of movement, technique and sweeps on both sides, but with superiority of TJ Brown.
The victory was the second in a row for TJ Brown, who recovered from the beginning of his bad career in the UFC and now has two wins and two losses in the organization.
Charles Rosa, who accepted the fight with just three days left before the event, suffered two consecutive defeats in the octagon for the first time. The 35-year-old athlete had been alternating victories and defeats since he debuted in the UFC in 2014.
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