In a balanced fight, R. Bontorin (left) is defeated by B. Royval (left). Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
Rogerio Bontorin entered the Octagon UFC Las Vegas 46 this Saturday (15) with the mission of saving the 'Brazilian squad', but failed. In a fight on the main card of the event, valid for the flyweight division (up to 56,7kg), the Tupiniquim representative put up a tough fight against Brandon royval and, in a controversial result, he ended up defeated in a split decision by the judges (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
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Rogerio Bontorin, now, suffers his third defeat in a row, being the fourth in his career. He has a record of 16 positive results, four negatives and one draw.
After being defeated by Brandon Moreno e Alexandre pantoja, Brandon royval recovers and returns to triumph in the organization. In his career, he has a record of 17 positive results, three negative results and one 'no result' fight.
The fight
Willing to reduce the disadvantage of his size, Bontorin used short-range strikes to touch Royval's face and, in a balanced moment, the Brazilian applied a good takedown to land in the 100kg position. Despite not being effective in the situation, Rogério continued to invest in the grips and took advantage in the first round.
The surprise, in the second round, was with the attempted triangle of Brandon royval. Smart with the grip, Rogerio Bontorin got ahead of the attempt and came out on top in the position, although he was not successful in the position. On top, the Brazilian applied a right 'bomb' that made the North American feel it. He still remained in a dominant position until the end of the round.
If it worked, Bontorin repeats it. The Brazilian fell on top in the third round and scored to confirm his victory with good elbows. The controversy, however, was due to an alleged crash resulting from Rogério's withdrawal due to an attempted triangle choke. Brandon royval.
UFC Las Vegas 46 results
MAIN CARD (21pm Brasília time)
Feather weight: Calvin kattar derrotou Giga Chikadze in the unanimous decision of the judges (50-45, 50-44, 50-45)
Heavyweight: Jake collier finished Chase sherman with a rear naked choke at 2m26s of R1
Fly weight: Brandon royval derrotou Rogerio Bontorin in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Fly weight: Katlyn chookagian derrotou Jennifer maia in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight: Viacheslav Borshchev defeated Dakota Bush via technical knockout at 3:47 of R1
Feather weight: Bill Algeo derrotou Joanderson Tubarão in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD (19pm Brasília time)
Average weight: Jamie Pickett derrotou Joseph Holmes in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight: Court mcgee derrotou Ramiz Brahimaj in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Feather weight: brian kelleher derrotou Kevin Croom in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Feather weight: TJ Brown derrotou Charles Rosa in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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