UFC-109 recently ended in Las Vegas, an event that brought for the first time a duel between Hall of Famers, with Randy Couture getting the best and finishing Mark coleman, in the second round. With four Brazilians in action, the Tupiniquim fans can celebrate the victories of Demian Maia e Paulo thiago who passed through Dan Miller and Mike Swick, respectively. Already Rolles Gracie e Ronys Torres debuted in the organization with defeat.
Joey Beltran vs. Rolles Gracie
At the beginning of his first fight in the organization, Rolles immediately looked for takedowns, but Joey beltran He knew how to neutralize the Brazilian's jiu-jitsu well. In the second round, Joey was not taken down and after defending a takedown, he fell on top of Rolles and punished the Brazilian until the referee stopped him.
Melvin Guillard vs. Ronys Torres
Making his UFC debut, Ronys Torres it started with everything going for Melvin Guillard. In the opening round, the Brazilian managed good takedowns and punished his opponent in the guard. However, in the next round, the Amazonian was unable to find the American and ended up suffering some blows. In the third and final round, Ronys took down Guillard again, but did not punish his opponent with hard blows. In the final seconds, after attempting a takedown, the Tupiniquim black belt ended up losing his balance and giving up his mount to Melvin, who threw good punches until the bell sounded. In the end, the American won, with the three judges scoring 29×28.
Returning to the octagon after experiencing his first career defeat, Demian Maia showed great progress in his boxing and defeated the American Dan Miller. From the beginning of the fight, the Brazilian surprised everyone by looking to fight on the feet and showing good footwork and good left strikes. After two rounds of striking superiority, Demian looked for takedowns in the final round and managed to land some blows from above. In the end, Brazil won thanks to the unanimous decision of the referees.
Paulo thiago vs. Mike Swick
The BOPE police officer Paulo thiago He proved tonight why he is one of the best 77kg fighters in the world. Facing the tough Mike Swick, the Brazilian showed good striking and his efficient jiu-jitsu. After a first round, at a disadvantage, Paulo managed a quick counterattack and hit Mike, leading the American to a knockdown, quick on the trigger, the black belt from Brasilia fit the triangle of hands and erased his opponent, forcing the referee to interrupt the fight. combat.
Nate Marquardt vs. Chael Sonnen
In a night of surprises, the duel between Nate Marquardt and Chael Sonnen it wouldn't be any different. A huge favorite, Nate was easily dominated by Sonnen, being taken down in every round and suffering heavy punishment with ground and pound. In the end, a surprising victory for Chael Sonnen in the unanimous decision of the referees and the acquired right to fight for the UFC middleweight belt against the winner of Anderson Silva e Vitor belfort.
Randy Couture vs. Mark Coleman
In the main fight of the night, Randy Couture showed his superiority over Mark Coleman from the beginning of the fight. In the first round, Couture landed good blows, leaving his opponent lost in the octagon. In the next round, Randy changed his strategy and started looking for a takedown on Mark. Showing his exceptional wrestling. Couture soon got to his back and submitted Coleman with a rear naked choke. Check out the other results:
main card:
– Randy Couture submitted Mark Coleman with a rear naked choke in R2;
- Chael Sonnen defeated Nate Marquardt via unanimous decision;
- Paulo thiago finished with a Mike Swick arm triangle in R2;
- Demian Maia won Dan Miller in the unanimous decision of the judges;
– Matt Serra knocked out Frank Trigg in R1.
Preliminary Card:
– Mac Danzig defeated Justin Buchholz via unanimous decision by the judges;
– Melvin Guillard won Ronys Torres in the unanimous decision of the judges;
– Robert Emerson defeated Philippe Nover in the unanimous decision of the judges;
- Phil Davis beat Brian Stann by unanimous decision;
– Chris Tuchscherer beat Tim Hague by split decision from the judges;
– Joey Beltran knocked out Rolles Gracie in R2.
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