J. Jedrzejczyk (right) beat C. Esparza (left) to win the women's strawweight belt. Photo: UFC
The UFC strawweight division has a new champion. The Polish Joanna Jedrzejczyk put on an almost perfect fight to defeat the previous belt holder Carla esparza by technical knockout in the second round. The fight was the second most important of UFC 185, an event held in the early hours of this Sunday (15), in Dallas (USA).
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The fight
Listed as a favorite in bookmakers, Carla esparza He started the fight doing what was expected. The North American closed the distance in search of the takedown. However, what she didn't expect was a challenger with an up-to-date defense.
After four successful takedown saves, Joanna Jedrzejczyk started to loosen up his game. With greater reach, she worked with crosses in the face of Esparza who was unable to defend himself. The Polish woman walked forward, striking, while Carla, visibly scared, backed away.
In the second round, history repeated itself. Esparza started looking for the takedown in an almost desperate way, but always with defended actions.
From the second partial half onwards, Joanna walked forward again and connected the strong crusaders. In one of these blows, Carla fell and was punished with several punches until she was knocked out.
Hendricks beats Brown and should fight for the belt again
Back in the Octagon after losing the welterweight belt to Robbie Lawler, the american John hendricks showed that he deserves another chance at the title. In an impeccable performance, he dominated Matt Brown to win the judges' decision.
Without risking his rival's dangerous striking, Hendricks showed his superiority in the takedown game. He combined his punches well in the stand-up fight to close the distance, get into the clinch and get takedowns. On top, he controlled the actions without risk to achieve triumph.
After victory, John hendricks asked for another chance at the belt. “It was a good fight…But I want to be perfect. I can't seem to hit the dry shots. That title is mine. Whoever wins that fight will have to face me. In six months you will see the best of John hendricks”, said the former champion.
Overeem beats 'chubby' Roy Nelson
Training with Greg Jackson, considered one of the best coaches in the world, seems to have done him good. alistair overeem. The Dutch heavyweight appears to have recovered from a moment of career wobble and scored his second consecutive victory in the UFC against the brave Roy Nelson.
Overeem showed a good combination of strikes to hit Nelson without risking his rival's powerful punches. With mid-range kick combinations, Alistair showed physical fitness not yet seen in the UFC. Furthermore, he presented good resistance to Nelson's blows, who came to shorten and deliver strong punches at close range.
With a calm performance, alistair overeem The victory arrived and he promised that he could still fight for the belt against Velasquez or Werdum, who will face each other this year.
“I'm still a young guy and I can get there. Against Velasquez or Werdum I can beat them.”
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UFC 185 results
MAIN CARD
Rafael dos Anjos derrotou Anthony Pettis in the unanimous decision of the judges (50×45, 50×45, 50×45)
Joanna Jedrzejczyk derrotou Carla esparza by knockout at 4m17s in R2;
John hendricks defeated Matt Brown via unanimous decision (30x27, 30x27, 30x27);
alistair overeem derrotou Roy Nelson in the unanimous decision of the judges (30×27, 30×27, 30×27);
Henry Cejudo defeated Chris Cariaso via unanimous decision (30×27, 30×27, 30×27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Ross Pearson defeated Sam stout by knockout in R2;
Elias Theodorou defeated Roger Narvaez by technical knockout at 4:07 in R2;
Beneil Dariush submitted Daron Cruickshank with a rear naked choke at 2m48s of R2;
Jared Rosholt defeated Josh Copeland via TKO at 3:12 of R3;
Ryan Benoit defeated Sergio Pettis by TKO at 1m34s of R2;
Joseph Duffy defeated Jake Lindsey by knockout at 1m47s of R1;
Germain de Randamie derrotou Larissa pacheco by technical knockout at 2m02s of R2
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