D. Brandão (photo) won two consecutive victories in the UFC. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
He couldn't even get out. As soon as the bell rang in the second fight of the UFC Fight Night 75 main card, Diego Brandao, the only Tupiniquim representative at the event, already connected a very hard blow that took the Japanese Katsunori Kikono to the canvas. Still bewildered by the blow, Kikuno even tried to resist, but was run over by Brandão, who didn't slow down and managed the knockout after just 28 seconds.
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With a straight right, Brandão got the knockdown about Kikuno right away. At the ground and pound, the Brazilian was very close to ending the fight, but the Japanese managed to get up. But the tentative reaction was useless and he ended up giving in to Diego's second barrage of blows.
“I wanted to thank you for the opportunity to have this fight. What I did was keep the pressure on, he's a dangerous guy and I had to come in from the side to avoid his game. But, in the end, this was just another fight, I'm going back to train and soon the Diego Brandao will be back”, said the Brazilian, in an interview with official commentator Jon Anik, still in the octagon.
With the triumph, Diego Brandao expanded his professional record to 20 wins and 10 losses. The Brazilian, champion of The Ultimate Fighter 14, reached two consecutive victories in the octagon.
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— #UFCJapan (@ufc) 27 2015 September
Fight draws and “Japanese TUF” ends without champion
The reality show “UFC Japan Road”, a tournament with eight fighters that guarantees the winner a contract with the biggest MMA organization on the planet, in the traditional style The Ultimate Fighter, did not attract much attention in the West and was broadcast without much fanfare. However, in the fight that opened the main card of the night at UFC Fight Night 75, the Japanese Teruto Ishihara and Mizuto Hirota left a good impression and put on a busy fight.
Despite the good moments during the 15 regulatory minutes, the duel ended in quite an anticlimax, as one judge gave victory to Ishihara, another to Hirota and the third saw the fight as a draw, therefore the duel had a “split draw” as a result. official. In this way, not only was the fight left without a winner, but so was the reality show Road to UFC: Japan.
UFC president Dana White quickly took to social media to criticize the actions of the officials responsible for the event, who should have instructed the athletes to remain in the octagon for a fourth and decisive round. Journalists present at the Saitama Super Arena reported that some judges called the assault a tiebreaker, but the call was not heeded.
Check out all the results from UFC Japan:
Josh Barnett won Roy Nelson in a unanimous decision by the judges (48×47, 48×47 and 50 x 45);
Uriah Hall won Gegard Mousasi by technical knockout (spinning kick, flying knee and punches) at 25s of R2;
Kyoji Horiguchi beat Chico Camus in a unanimous decision by the judges (30×27, 30×27 and 30×27);
Takeya Mizugaki beat George Roop in a unanimous decision by the judges (29×28, 29×28 and 29×28);
Diego Brandao beat Katsunori Kikuno by technical knockout (punches) at 28 seconds of R1;
Mizuto Hirota tied with Teruto Ishihara in the judges' decision (29×98, 28×29 and 29×29);
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Keita Nakamura won li jingliang by submission with a rear naked choke at 2m17s of R3;
Nick Hein beat Yusuke Kasuya in a unanimous decision by the judges (29×28, 30×27 and 30×27);
Kajan Johnson beat Naoyuki Kotani in a unanimous decision by the judges (29×28, 29×28 and 30×27);
Shinsho Anzai defeated Roger Zapata by technical knockout (medical interruption due to broken hand) at 47s of R3;
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