Thominhas (photo) defeated Jabouin at UFC 186. Photo: Disclosure/UFC
Brazilian promise of cocks, Thomas almeida maintained his unbeaten record in MMA after knocking out Yves Jabouin in the first round in the opening fight of the main card of UFC 186, held in the city of Montreal, Canada.
See too
The 23-year-old fighter used his refined striking technique to corner the Haitian veteran, obtaining the interruption via technical knockout at 4:18 in the opening period.
The fight started with a lot of study, with practically no action in the first minute. That's when Jabouin dived at Thominhas' legs and took the Brazilian down. The fight on the ground, however, was short-lived, as Thomas quickly got up and the fight returned to the feet. Afterwards, the Brazilian clearly tried to loosen up his game, landing good blows on Jabouin. With the Haitian clearly uncomfortable, Thominhas threw several blows at the head and waistline of his opponent, who remained standing motionless, on the bars, until the referee interrupted.
As a result, Thomas almeida expands his perfect record in MMA to 18 wins and no losses, being his second triumph in the UFC. Jabouin now has 20 wins and ten losses.
Preliminary card highlights:
At the opening of the event, Markos beats McGregor's colleague
The event started off in a lively manner with the fight between Randa markos and Aisling Daly, valid for the women's straw division. The fight had some moments of striking, with Markos landing the best blows, but, for much of the time, the actions took place on the ground.
Training partner Conor McGregor, Daly showed determination in resisting Markos' attempts, but ended up being overcome in most moments. Markos came close to finishing in two different points, with a katagatame in the first round and an armbar in the third. In the end, Markos was named the winner in a unanimous decision by the judges.
In a duel between Canadians, Davis submits Kaufman and puts an end to the parish
One of the highlights of the UFC 186 preliminary card was the duel between two of the highest ranked fighters in the UFC's women's bantamweight division today, Alexis Davis and Sarah Kaufman. In the initial phase of the fight, Kaufman imposed his striking and punished Davis, who was unsuccessfully trying to take the fight to the ground.
However, everything changed in the second round, when Kaufman clinched, hesitated and suffered a beautiful takedown from her compatriot. Davis quickly set up and entered a triangle, then moving into an armbar. Thus, Kaufman had no alternative but to resist.
With the result, Davis put an end to the parish in front of Kaufman, to whom he has already lost twice in the past. The two fighters, however, have already fallen to the current champion of the category, Ronda Rousey, who finished Kaufman in 54 seconds in 2012 and knocked out Davis in 16 seconds in 2014.
Côté beats Riggs in Ultimate veterans match
At the end of the main card of the event, veterans Patrick Cóté and Joe Riggs fought a busy duel inside the octagon. The experienced athletes did not shy away from the fight at any point, but what made the difference ended up being their ground game and dominant positions throughout the three rounds of competition.
Côté bothered Riggs at times, like when he tried to submit with a kimura in the first round or with the intense ground and pound in the final period; Riggs also caused problems in the third round, especially when he took the Canadian's back and attempted a rear-naked choke. But, after 15 minutes of competition, Côté was announced the winner in a unanimous decision by the judges.
UFC 186 – preliminary card results:
Patrick Côté defeated Joe Riggs via unanimous decision;
Alexis Davis defeated Sarah Kaufman via submission in R2;
Chad Laprise defeated Byan Barberena via unanimous decision;
Olivier Aubin-Mercier defeated David Michaud via submission in R3;
Nordine Taleb defeated Chris Clements via unanimous decision;
Valérie Létorneau defeated Jessica Rakoczy via unanimous decision;
Randa markos defeated Aisling Daly by unanimous decision;
Comments