Marked by the first female confrontation in the main event, the Jungle Fight 68 crowned the bantamweight champion Larissa pacheco. After three exciting rounds, the woman from Pará submitted the tough Liziane Silveira and kept the category belt. This was the tenth consecutive victory for Larissa, who remains undefeated in MMA.
The fight started with Larissa risking two low kicks, counterattacked by Liziane with two right bombs. The champion recovered at the end of the round, with a beautiful right that took the challenger to the ground, being saved by the bell.
In the next round, the two began to engage in frank exchanges, giving the impression that one of them would fall at any moment. However, in the last stage the champion remained. With a beautiful takedown, Larissa took Liziane down and finished with a triangle.
The second main fight of the night was also one of the most exciting. At home, Rene “Soldado” from São Paulo did not disappoint the fans and managed a submission right at the beginning of the first round, against Jhonatan “Bombeiro”. The fight started with Soldado putting his opponent down and risking a heel hook. Afterwards, he managed a nice transition to the back and secured the rear naked choke.
Mariana dos Santos vs Edilaine Godoy
The first women's fight of the night was won by Mariana dos Santos, after submitting Edilaine Godoy with an armbar. The young 22-year-old athlete climbed into the cage ready to end the fight and, right from the start, landed hard blows to her rival's face. Mariana's advantage remained in the next round and she consolidated it with a beautiful submission, 1m8s into the second round.
Rafael Alves vs Bruno “Beirut”
In one of the best fights of the night, Bruno “Beirute” from São Paulo submitted Rafael Alves from Pará, with an armbar, in the third round. The duel was shaping up to be a victory for the athlete from Belém, who had been putting on an impeccable performance, with excellent combinations of punches, kicks and knees, as well as a great ground game. However, the black belt's pupil charles do brox He put his excellent jiu-jitsu into practice and ended up taking victory.
Check all the results of Jungle Fight 68:
Larissa pacheco defeated Lizianne “Uga Uga” via submission in the third round
René “Soldado” Pessoa beat Jhonatan “Bombeiro” by submission in the first round
Bruno “Beirute” Tavares defeated Rafael Alves “Rafa Thai” via submission in the third round
David “Tatá” da Silva beat Irwing “King Kong” by unanimous decision of the judges
Giovani Nascimento beat Antonio “Titan” by unanimous decision of the judges
Mariana dos Santos defeated Edlaine “Irmã” França by submission in the second round
Jonathans Silva beat Daniel “Pac-Man” Lima by unanimous decision
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