Dober is outraged by a referee's clumsy interruption in Rio. Photo: Alexandre Loureiro/inovafoto
A bizarre moment marred the fights on the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night 62, an event held at the Maracanãzinho gym, in Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday night (21). In the fourth fight of the night, between Leandro Buscapé and Drew dober, referee Eduardo Herdy committed a mess that damaged the outcome of the fight and angered UFC president, Dana White.
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In the second round of the fight, Herdy misjudged a position on the ground and stopped the fight when he believed that Dober had passed out from a chokehold that was, in fact, already disengaged. Even with the visible error, the result of the fight was confirmed, with Buscapé being named the winner by submission.
These events outraged the president of the UFC, Dana White, who posted angrily on Twitter: “Here’s a guy who should NEVER referee a fight again.” In the press conference after the event, White once again criticized the referee's decision, but stated that he will do everything to ensure that the fight is reversed to a no-contest. Furthermore, the manager guaranteed that he will pay Dober's salary as if the American had won the fight.
However, the preliminary card of the event was not only marked by bad moments. Leonardo Macarrão made a good debut in the lightweight division by defeating Cain Carrizosa in a busy fight; Kevin Souza ran over Katsunori Kikuno and got the knockout in the opening moments. Finally, Francisco Massaranduba, a highlight of TUF Brasil 1, dominated Akbarh Arreola and won another victory inside the Octagon.
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Check out the other highlights from the UFC FN 62 preliminary card:
First Brazilian of the night, Blade is dominated by Giagos
After the opening fight of the night was between Colombian Serrano and Bolivian Syler, the first Brazilian to step into the Octagon was Jorge Blade. And the night didn't start well for the local athletes.
Making his second fight in the UFC, Blade showed no resistance to the aggressive game of Christos Giagos. After landing good blows while standing, the North American quickly took the fight to the ground, achieving mount soon after. Blade tried to escape, but to no avail. Shortly after, Giagos took his back and quickly secured a rear naked choke, which meant that Blade was forced to tap out, albeit in a restrained manner, at 3:12.
In his second fight in the UFC, Giagos achieved his first victory, as he had been submitted by Gilbert Durinho in its debut, also in Rio de Janeiro. Blade is now in a delicate situation, with two defeats in two fights – he had lost to Dhiego Lima in Uberlândia (MG), at the end of last year.
Macarrão shows progress in victory over Carrizosa
Pasta (photo) dominated Carrizosa. Photo: Alexandre Loureiro/inovafoto
Veteran of TUF Brazil 1, Leonardo Macarrão achieved his first victory in the UFC in a fight in which he showed clear evolution in his game after a season of training at AKA, a Cain Velazquez e Daniel Cormier.
Despite a scare in the first round, when he took a knockdown in a counterattack, the Santa Catarina native dominated practically all the actions against Cain Carrizosa. This happened both standing up, when he mixed his punches well with kicks to the thigh, and on the ground, knocking the American down on several occasions and reaching positions of dominance on the ground.
After three rounds, with Carrizosa showing no resistance, Macarrão was named winner in a unanimous decision by the judges. With this, the Brazilian is recovering from the defeat he suffered against Rick Story, in June of last year. Carrizosa suffered his second defeat in two fights in Ultimate.
Sharp boxing works and Kevin runs over Kikuno
The fans present at the Maracanãzinho gym quickly forgot about the controversy of the previous fight when Kevin Souza and Katsunori Kikuno entered the octagon for the fifth fight of the night. The Brazilian put his sharp boxing into practice and put the Japanese on the canvas in the early stages, obtaining yet another knockout victory in his career.
With his usual open style, Kikuno rotated around the octagon, while Souza remained in the center. When he tried a clumsy attack, Kevin quickly connected with a straight shot to his rival's chin, which knocked him down. The knockout was achieved at 1min31s of the initial period.
With this, Kevin Souza achieved his third UFC victory in three fights, the second being by knockout. Kikuno suffers his second setback in four fights.
massaranduba wins another one in a warm fight
The UFC Fight Night 62 preliminary card concluded with another victory for a Brazilian fighter. Participant of TUF Brasil 1, Francisco Massaranduba dominated Akbarh Arreola in a warm fight to win the judges' unanimous decision.
massaranduba He dictated the rules in practically the entire fight, getting the better of both striking and on the ground. The ground game, in fact, was a tool widely used by the Brazilian, who spent a good part of the fight on top, punishing the Mexican in the ground and pound.
However, there were no moments of more excitement in the fight, which was reflected in some boos at one point. At the end of three rounds of competition, massaranduba was named winner in every round, by every judge.
UFC FN 62 preliminary card results:
Francisco Massaranduba defeated Akbarh Arreola by unanimous decision of the judges;
Kevin Souza defeated Katsunori Kikuno by knockout in R1;
Leandro Buscapé defeated Drew dober by submission in R2;
Leonardo Macarrão defeated Cain Carrizosa via unanimous decision by the judges;
Christos Giagos defeated Jorge Blade via submission in R1;
Fredy Serrano defeated Bentley Syler by knockout in R3.
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