E. Escudero (right) hits Brazilian R. Monstro at UFC FN 60. Photo: Getty Images
Saturday was not a carnival for Brazilian fighters at UFC Fight Night 60. At the event held in the city of Broomfield, in the United States, Rodrigo Monstro from Amapá and Michel Trator from Pará were defeated by Efrain Escudero and Kevin Leerespectively.
Tractor feels rhythm and suffers defeat
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Without fighting since March 2014, Michel Trator from Pará felt the long time away from competitions and was no match for the North American Kevin Lee. The Brazilian started the fight well and in the first few moves he managed to reach his rival's back. However, without engaging the choke.
With the contest back to striking, Lee began to find his game. The North American made use of his greater reach and imposed his rhythm in the stand-up fight. In turn, Michel tried to surprise with the overhand right-wing, but always blocked.
In the second round, Tratou also started better and managed to take down Lee on two occasions, but the American quickly managed to get up. More complete in his conditioning, Kevin returned the takedown and kept the Brazilian on his back on the ground, adding points by striking from above.
The third round was dominated by Kevin Lee. Tractor, visibly worn out, was already fighting with his guard down and did not respond to his rival's attacks. Calmly, the North American controlled the last minutes to take the dispute via unanimous decision by the judges (30×27, 29×28, 30×27).
Monster loses and gets complicated
The first Brazilian to step into the Octagon on Carnival Saturday, Rodrigo Monstro ended up defeated and found himself in trouble within the UFC. In the fight against the experienced Efrain Escudero, winner of the eighth edition of TUF, the UFC's reality show in the United States, the Amapá native was unable to impose himself.
A specialist in ground fighting, Rodrigo tried the entire time for a takedown, but Escudero made use of his wrestling to keep the fight standing and work on his boxing. With sharper fists, Efrain managed to shake the Brazilian on two occasions in the first round.
In the second half, Monstro again insisted on looking for a takedown, however, it was his rival who fell on top. Escudero took advantage of the moment and added points to open up an advantage.
In the last round, after insisting so much, Rodrigo managed to take down his rival. However, Esfrain managed to get up and return the takedown, remaining on top until the end of the fight.
In the end, Efrain Escudero won the unanimous decision of the judges by a triple 30×27. The result marked the second defeat in two appearances for Rodrigo Monstro in the UFC. In his debut he had already lost to Neil Magny.
Check out the UFC Fight Night 60 results below
Main Card
Brandon thatch vs. Ben henderson;
Max Holloway derrotou Cole Miller in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Neil Magny submitted Kiichi Kunimoto with a rear naked choke at 1m22s of R3;
Daniel Kelly defeated Patrick Walsh via unanimous decision;
Kevin Lee derrotou Michel Tractor in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Ray Borg submitted Chris Kelades with a Kimura at 2m:56s of R3
Preliminary Card
Efrain Escudero defeated Rodrigo Monster in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Chas Skelly defeated Jim Alers by TKO at 4:59 of R2;
Zack Makovsky defeated Tim Elliott in the unanimous decision of the judges;
James Moontasri submitted Cody Pfister with a rear naked choke at 1m:49s of R2.
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