It was close, but Brazil still has no champion in the UFC. In the early hours of this Saturday (09), in the main fight of TUF 23 Finale, Claudia gadelha had the chance to bring a title back to the country, but ended up defeated by the champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk in the unanimous decision of the judges.
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In a fight that was closely contested from the first to the last minute, the Brazilian took the lead in the first rounds, but felt the intensity of the fight, lost pace in the final half, while the champion grew and took the victory. With the triumph, the Pole defends the women's strawweight title for the third time and remains undefeated with 12 victories. In turn, Claudinha suffered her second career defeat, all to Jedrzejczyk.
The fight
In the first round, the Brazilian managed to land a knockdown in the first blow 10 seconds into the fight and used her Jiu-Jitsu to stay on top in half guard and try for a choke, however, Joanna managed to use the fence to stay on her feet. Claudia goes up again and manages to land another takedown on the champion, who again manages to stay on her feet using the fence. Joanna still hits Gadelha's eye with her finger and tries to recover from the damage in the final seconds, but is unable to land any significant blows.
The strategy continues in the second round and the Brazilian applies a new takedown after working the clinch on the fence, but she is unable to work effectively and Joanna manages to get back to her feet. Claudia insists and tries to take him down on two occasions, but is stifled and Joanna ends up falling on top. However, Gadelha manages to roll quickly and get out of position. The two end the round locked in the clinch.
The third and decisive round of the fight marked the beginning of Joanna's reaction to the judges' scores. The Brazilian manages to connect with a good left cross and then take the fight to the ground, but she doesn't take advantage and lets Joanna get up again. The Brazilian begins to show signs of fatigue and Joanna grows in the fight, using combinations of blows that begin to undermine Gadelha. Stunned, Claudia tries another takedown, but is defended by Joanna who applies good elbows until the end of the round.
Visibly tired, it becomes increasingly difficult for the Brazilian to keep up with Jedrzejczyk, who increases her combinations, highlighting strikes to the belt and kicks to the leg. The Brazilian barely manages to defend herself and receives very strong blows throughout the round.
Following her corner's instructions, the Brazilian tries to take the fight to the ground, but both takedown attempts are blocked by the champion, who continues connecting good blows through combinations. Gadelha's nose starts to bleed with Joanna's quick combinations and pace, who manages to defend the Brazilian's last takedown attempt in the last seconds of the fight.
More Brazil
In addition to the main fight of the night, the Brazilians Thiago tavares e Joaquim Netto BJJ were also part of the main card of TUF Finale 23. Veteran Tavares ended up being knocked out by Doo Ho Choi in the first round, while Netto BJJ shined and took no notice of Andrew Holbrook, knocking out the American in seconds.
Thiago Tavares can't resist and is knocked out by a Korean
the veteran Thiago tavares He started the fight using his takedown game and took the Korean to the ground. After two minutes of little offense from the Brazilian, the Korean managed to get to his feet, but was knocked down again. Choi manages to get to his feet more quickly and finds the Brazilian's distance, applying good combinations and placing Tavares with his back to the fence, he even connects with a perfect straight right that takes the Brazilian to the ground, just one more punch for the referee. stop the fight and give Doo Ho Choi the victory by technical knockout.
Joaquim Netto BJJ shines and quickly knocks out
Yes, Joaquim Netto BJJ he tried to end Andrew Holbrook's unbeaten run in just 34 seconds. Holbrook tried to throw a kick, but the Brazilian managed to grab his leg and throw him to the ground. Just when the American tried to get up, Joaquim landed a right cross that made Holbrook fall backwards. Then, Netto BJJ he went up and used his ground and pound to end the fight in a very short time in his second fight for the organization.
TUF Finale 23 Results
MAIN CARD
Joanna Jedrzejczyk derrotou Claudia gadelha by unanimous decision of the judges
Andrew Sanchez derrotou Khalil rountree by unanimous decision of the judges
Tatiana Suarez placeholder image defeated Amanda Cooper via submission (D'Arce choke) at 3m43s of R1
Will Brooks defeated Ross Pearson via unanimous decision
Doo Ho Choi defeated Thiago tavares by technical knockout (punches) at 2:42 of R1
Joaquim Netto BJJ defeated Andrew Holbrook by technical knockout (punches) at 34 seconds of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD
Gray Maynard derrotou Fernando Butcher by unanimous decision of the judges
Matheus Nicolau defeated John Moraga via split decision
Josh Stansbury defeated Cory Hendricks via majority decision
Mutant Caesar derrotou Anthony Smith by unanimous decision of the judges
Kevin Lee derrotou Jake matthews by technical knockout (punches) at 4:06 of R1
li jingliang defeated Anton Zafir by technical knockout (punches) at 2:40 of R1
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