Pezão (left) and Demente (right) won at TUF Brasil 3 Finale. Photo: SUPER FIGHTS Production (UFC Disclosure/Lucas Carrano)
Marcos Rogério Pezão and Ricardo Demente stood out in the preliminary card of the TUF Brasil 3 Finale, held this Saturday (31) at Ginásio do Ibirapuera, in São Paulo. In the fights between those eliminated in the semifinals of the reality show, the athletes came away with the victory and took third place in the program.
Demente had a busy fight against Wagnão Silva, but showed superiority throughout practically the entire fight and managed to get a submission in the second round. Pezão, on the other hand, resolved the fight in a few seconds by achieving a technical knockout against Rick Monster.
Now the veteran Paulo thiago he had no reason to celebrate. In a warm and hard-fought fight, the Brazilian was defeated by Gasan Umalatov in a unanimous decision by the judges, putting him in a complicated position within the UFC.
Ricardo Demente submits Wagnão in the second round
In the fight between the middleweights eliminated in the semifinals of TUF Brasil 3, Ricardo Demente showed good superiority against Wagnão Silva. After an overwhelming start, including a knockdown, Demente made it seem like victory was a mere matter of time. Although Wag was unable to recover, Demente maintained control throughout the action. In the second round, Demente applied a knockdown, this time amending with a rear naked choke. The victory came at 1min06s.
Pezão runs over Monstro in TUF heavyweight fight
Marcos Rogério Pezão made a perfect UFC debut. In the fight between those eliminated in the heavyweight semi-final of TUF Brazil 3, he knocked out Rick Monster in just 20 seconds after connecting, on the way out of a clinch, a straight right to the opponent's chin, who already fell bewildered. Thus, Pezão only had to complete the job on the ground, winning by technical knockout.
In the interview after the fight, Pezão made a point of thanking his coach at reality show, Chael Sonnen. “He taught us a lot at home. Sonnen, you are an example of an athlete, brother", said.
In a warm fight, Paulo thiago loses and gets complicated in the UFC
In the first fight of the night to be decided by the judges, Paulo thiago saw his situation get complicated in the UFC when he was defeated by Gasan Umalatov. In a warm fight, with good moments for both athletes, the Russian was named winner after three rounds – two judges gave all rounds to Umalatov, while the other gave it 2 to 1. Thus, Paulo thiago He accumulated his sixth defeat in his last eight fights, the second in a row.
Peter Munhoz destroys Matt Hobar at the opening of the event
In the first fight of the night, Peter Munhoz made quick work of overcoming UFC newcomer Matt Hobar. After a few minutes of study, the Brazilian connected with a powerful right kick to the head, which made the North American wobble. Munhoz went all out to try to end the fight, including applying a guillotine choke, but Hobar survived.
A few moments later, Munhoz landed good blows on Hobar again, which led referee Mario Yamasaki to declare a technical knockout at 2:47 of the first round.
Check out all the results from the TUF Brasil Finale preliminary card:
Rashid Magomedov defeated Rodrigo Damm in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Elias Silvério defeated Ernest Chavez via submission in R3;
Gasan Umalatov defeated Paulo thiago in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Kevin Souza defeated Mark Eddiva via TKO in R2;
Ricardo Demente defeated Wagnão Silva via submission in R2;
Marcos Rogério Pezão defeated Rick Monster by technical knockout in R1;
Peter Munhoz defeated Matt Hobar via TKO in R1.
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