S. Morozov defeated R. Paiva in the UFC Las Vegas 57 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
Only Brazilian on the preliminary card of the UFC Las Vegas 57, held this Saturday (25), Raulian paiva ended up defeated by Sergey Morozov in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). After a great first round, in which he stunned the Kazakh on two occasions, the Brazilian was unable to maintain his pace in the following rounds and lost the fight in the eyes of the three judges.
The defeat against Sergey Morozov is the second consecutive Raulian paiva in the UFC. The Brazilian, who had three consecutive victories in the octagon, had a setback against Sean O'Malley in December.
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Sergey Morozov, on the other hand, is winning again after the defeat suffered against Brazilian Douglas D'Silva, in February.
The fight
The two started studying each other a lot in the center of the octagon and exchanged simultaneous low kicks. Raulian paiva took the initiative, walked forward and landed a good right on the face of Sergey Morozov, which shook. The Kazakh tried to grab the Brazilian, who managed to free himself. Raulian connected a good combination and Morozov felt it again. The Kazakh tried to grab again without success. The Brazilian kicked low, but received a good right from Morozov. The two started to exchange franks and Raulian connected with a good cross. Showing that he was alive in the fight, Morozov also landed some counterattacks. In the final stretch of the round, the Kazakh tried to be more aggressive, but was repelled by Raulian's quick fists.
Raulian and Morozov started the second round more aggressively, exchanging blows in the center of the octagon. Morozov took advantage of an attack from Raulian to get a good takedown and put the fight on the ground. From above, the Kazakh landed a great elbow, opening a cut on the Brazilian's face. Active from below, Raulian attempted an attack on Morozov's leg, which escaped well. The Brazilian managed to stay on his feet, but not let go of the Kazakh's grip, who threw a good knee. Raulian managed to reverse the situation and attack Morozov's weight, standing, but the Kazakh quickly released himself and went down again. Raulian defended, but was unable to free himself before the end of the round.
The two fighters hugged at the beginning of the third round. Sergey Morozov He combined well with his fists and then attacked with a takedown. Raulian paiva he defended and managed to free himself, but received two blows on the way out. The Brazilian surrounded his opponent, but found it difficult to connect his blows. Raulian tried to surprise and went down, but Morozov defended well. Afterwards, it was the Brazilian who defended another takedown attempt by the Kazakh. In the frank exchange of blows, Morozov got the upper hand and connected with good crosses. In the final straight, Raulian managed to put Morozov down, but he didn't have time to develop the position.
Check out the statistics of the duel between Raulian Paiva and Sergey Morozov:
Closing the preliminary card, Carlos Ulberg beats Tafon Nchukwi by knockout in the first round
C. Ulberg knocked out T. Nchukwi in the UFC Las Vegas 57 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
At the end of the preliminary card, in a duel valid for the light heavyweight division (up to 93 kg), Carlos Ulberg knocked out Tafon Nchukwi in the first round. A sharp left hand gave way to an impressive sequence of crosses that forced referee Herb Dean to stop the fight.
As a result, Carlos Ulberg adds his second consecutive victory in the UFC. The New Zealander was coming off a triumph over Fabio Cherant in February.
Tafon Nchukwi, on the other hand, lost his second straight in the Octagon. The Cameroonian now has two triumphs and three setbacks in Ultimate.
Shayilan Nuerdanbieke beats TJ Brown in judges' decision
S. Nuerdanbieke defeated T. Brown in the UFC Las Vegas 57 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
In the fifth fight of the night, valid for the featherweight division (up to 65,7 kg), Shayilan Nurdanbieke overcame TJ Brown in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28). After an electrifying start to the fight, on the feet, the two fighters opted for grappling and had a “grappling” duel until the end of the third round.
After debuting with a defeat in the UFC in May 2021, Shayilan Nurdanbieke has now won two consecutive victories in the organization.
On the other side, TJ Brown loses again after two consecutive victories in the Octagon.
Cody Durden runs over JP Buys in the first round
C. Durden defeated J. Buys in the UFC Las Vegas 57 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
In the third fight of the night, valid for flyweight (up to 56,7 kg), cody durden took no notice of J.P. Buys and achieved a technical knockout in the first round. After connecting with a good right, the North American wasted no time, going after the South African and unleashing a “rain” of blows, forcing the referee to interrupt.
As a result, cody durden recovers from the lightning defeat suffered against Muhammad Mokayev No. UFC London, when it was finished in less than a minute. The North American now has two triumphs, two setbacks and a draw in the UFC.
J.P. Buys, in turn, continues without winning in Ultimate. The South African lost the three fights he had in the organization, being knocked out in two of them.
Mario Bautista submits Brian Kelleher in stunning fashion
The second fight of the night, valid for bantamweight (up to 62,1 kg), was a “tour” of mario bautista up from brian kelleher. After showing a lot of repertoire in the stand-up fight, Bautista had no difficulty taking the fight to the ground and made very quick transitions to take Kelleher's back and force him to give the “three taps”.
The victory over brian kelleher is the second consecutive mario bautista in the UFC bantamweight division. The MMA Lab athlete now has four wins in his last five fights.
brian kelleher, on the other hand, suffered his second consecutive defeat in the octagon in his third fight of the year. The veteran now has eight triumphs and seven setbacks since debuting in the UFC in 2017.
Vanessa Demopoulos beats Jinh Yu Frey in a balanced fight at the opening of the card
V. Demopoulos surpassed Jinh Yu Frey No. UFC Las Vegas 57 (Photo: Instagram/UFC)
In the first fight of the night, valid for the strawweight division (up to 52,1 kg), Vanessa Demopoulos overcame Jinh Yu Frey in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27). In a very balanced fight, the two fighters alternated the leading role, but the “Lil Monster” did enough to take victory in the eyes of two of the three judges.
After debuting with defeat in the UFC, Vanessa Demopoulos scores the second consecutive victory in the organization and now has eight triumphs and four setbacks in his career.
On the other side, Jinh Yu Frey cannot continue the sequence of two victories. The former Invicta FC champion now has three setbacks and just two Ultimate triumphs.
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