Nelson knocked out A. Pezão in the second round of the fight. (Photo: Getty Images)
It wasn't this time that Antonio Pezão won again in the UFC. In the fourth fight on the main card of UFC Brasilia, held this Saturday (24), the Brazilian was knocked out by Roy Nelson in the second round of the fight, accumulating his third consecutive negative result. With six defeats and just one victory in the last eight duels he has played, Pezão is at serious risk of dismissal. Nelson, in turn, overcame his bad phase and won again after being defeated by Derrick Lewis, last July. After the fight ended, Nelson, angry because he thought referee Big John McCarthy took too long to stop the fight, kicked Big John and could be punished for his action (watch the video below).
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The fight started with the two circulating in the octagon and studying each other. Pezão, more cautious compared to previous fights, avoided staying within Nelson's range of action and attacked on the counterattack. Roy Nelson he landed a right cross, well absorbed by the Brazilian, who retaliated with a kick to the waistline. The North American sought the clinch and pressed Pezão against the fence until the horn sounded.
Pezão returned to first, maintaining a cautious stance, while Nelson chased him around the Octagon. Roy connected two powerful blows to the Brazilian's face, which he felt. The North American continued to pressure and hit Pezão, and after the Brazilian attempted a shot at the belt line, Nelson threw a sharp right cross, knocking the Brazilian down. With his opponent on the ground, he needed just a few more blows to give the fight final results.
Massaranduba knocks out Paul Felder and wins the seventh in a row
Francisco Trinaldo's phase massaranduba It's really phenomenal. The Brazilian was not aware of Paul felder and beat the North American by technical knockout (medical interruption) in the third round, reaching his seventh consecutive victory in the organization. The victory puts massaranduba very close to the top 15 lightweight ranking.
massaranduba (right) beat Felder (left) by technical knockout in the third round. (Photo: Getty Images)
The fight started with a good kick from Felder to the leg of massaranduba, which I return with a kick to the waistline. The duel remained standing, with the two studying each other a lot. After delivering a few blows to his rival, massaranduba He sought the clinch and pinned Felder to the fence. Trying to take the fight to the ground, Trinaldo went for his rival's legs, without success. Paul freed himself and tried a spinning kick, but it went empty.
The second stage started in a similar way, with both fighters moving a lot and rehearsing some blows. The North American grew in combat and landed good kicks to the Brazilian's waistline, but was taken down. In floor, massaranduba, in Felder's guard, threw some powerful punches, which opened the American's right eyebrow. Trinaldo continued to control the actions until the end of the round, which ended with Felder bleeding heavily.
Aware of the disadvantage in the first two rounds, Felder returned to the last stage more aggressive, putting pressure on his rival. However, it was massaranduba who connected the best blows, like a high kick that hit the North American. When the fight was in the clinch, the central referee stopped the fight due to the huge cut on Felder's forehead, whose face was completely covered in blood. After an evaluation by the doctors, it was decided that Felder could not continue in the fight, thus decreeing the Brazilian's victory by TKO (medical interruption).
Eric Spicely surprises and submits Thiago Marreta
The first upset of the night was the fight between middleweights Thiago Marreta and Eric Spicely. A big favorite, Marreta was easily dominated by his rival's ground game and ended up being finished. This is the second consecutive defeat for the Rio native, who had been knocked out by Gegard Mousasi at UFC 200 in July. This was only Eric's second fight in Ultimate – he debuted losing to Sam alvey.
Spicely (right) was the big surprise of the night and surprised T. Marreta (left). (Photo: Getty Images)
In the first minute of the fight, Spicely made it clear that he was not in the mood to exchange punches with Marreta and went straight for the Brazilian's legs. On the ground, Eric went for the omoplata, well defended by Marreta, who got back to his feet. But for a short time, as the American took the fight to the ground again. Spicely took advantage of an opening from his opponent and went to the back and secured the rear naked choke, still standing. The Brazilian tried to defend himself, but couldn't resist and ended up being submitted.
Godofredo Pepey runs over rival at the opening of the main card
In the fight that opened the main card of UFC Brasilia, featherweight Geoffrey Pepey recovered from the recent defeat to Darren Elkins running over the American Mike De La Torre. With a great striking and sharp jiu-jitsu, the TUF Brazil 1 finalist scored his fifth victory in the organization and once again dreams of being in the top 15 of the category. As a bonus, he imitated Conor McGregor in the post-fight celebration, by climbing the railing and pretending to be “counting and throwing money notes”, just as the Irishman did after knocking out José Aldo in December 2015.
Pepey (right) dominated his opponent in the opening of the preliminary card (Photo: Getty Images)
Pepey He started the fight a mile a minute, landing a beautiful high kick that caught De La Torre squarely in the face. The Brazilian continued punishing his opponent, who resisted. The fight went to the ground, but Pepey continued to remain in the fight. He went to the back, closed the triangle at the waist and looked for the rear naked choke. Mike tried to defend himself as best he could, but there was no way. With the blow well adjusted, the only thing left for the North American was to give three taps and give up the fight. An overwhelming victory for the Brazilian, who had his name shouted by the audience.
UFC BRASILIA RESULTS:
MAIN CARD
Chris Cyborg defeated Lina Lansberg by technical knockout at 2m29s of R2
Renan Barao derrotou Philippe Nover by unanimous decision of the judges (29×28, 29×28, 30×27)
Roy Nelson derrotou Antonio Pezão by technical knockout at 4m10s of R2
Francisco Massaranduba derrotou Paul felder by technical knockout (medical interruption) at 2m25s of R3
Eric Spicely defeated Thiago Marreta via submission (rear naked choke) at 2m58s of R1
Geoffrey Pepey defeated Mike de La Torre via submission (rear naked choke) at 3m03s of R1
PRELIMINARY CARD
Michel Trator defeated Gilbert Durinho in the unanimous decision of the judges (30×27, 30×27, 30×27)
Rani Yaya defeated Michinori Tanaka via unanimous decision (29×28, 29×28, 29×28)
Jussie Formiga defeated Dustin Ortiz via unanimous decision (30×27, 29×27, 29×28)
Erick silva defeated Luan Chagas by submission (rear naked choke) at 3m57s of R3
Alan Nuguette defeated Steven Ray via unanimous decision (29×28, 29×28, 30×27)
Vincent Luque defeated Hector Urbina by knockout 1m from R1
Gregor Gillespie derrotou Glaico France in the unanimous decision of the judges (29×27, 29×27, 29×27)
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