An exciting event, with several knockouts and very busy fights. This is how UFC 132 can be defined, a show held in the early hours of this Saturday (2), in Las Vegas in the United States. In the most awaited fight for the Brazilians, Wanderlei Silva returned to the octagon after almost 18 months away, but the result was not what the fans expected. Wand started the fight by taking the initiative against Chris Leben, but ended up caught in a sequence of punches and was knocked out just 27 seconds into the duel. But the show wasn't all bad for the national athletes. Acting on the preliminary card, Rafael dos Anjos was quick on the trigger to knock out the tough guy George Sotyropoulos and secure his fourth Ultimate victory. In the main fight of the night, the bantamweights Dominick Cruz e Urijah faber They had a very balanced duel full of alternations, with Dominick taking the cake in the judges' decision. With the result, the North American successfully defended the category belt.
In an electrifying fight Dominick Cruz wins Urijah faber
Dominick Cruz e Urijah faber proved the success of Dana White, president of the organization, in integrating the WEC bantamweight division into the UFC. In a very busy fight full of alternations during the five rounds, the audience went wild during the 25 minutes of action. Dominick used his movement and his greater wingspan to hit his opponent, while Faber worked with punches on the counterattack and tried to close the distance to seek the takedown. Cruz, with excellent fight volume, had the advantage in the first two rounds, but without giving up, Faber recovered in the final half of the duel, opening the game in search of victory. Urijah managed a knockdown in the fourth round, with a beautiful right cross. In the last round, already feeling the incredible pace of the fight, Cruz closed the distance and preferred not to take any risks and kept the fight in the clinch. In the end, the three side judges gave the victory to Dominick Cruz (50×45, 49×46, 48×47), a triumph that earned the North American fighter the first UFC belt defense.
Chris Leben knocks out Wanderlei in 27 seconds
around Wanderlei Silva to the octagon was not the way the Brazilian fighter and his huge crowd expected. Away from fighting since February last year, due to a serious knee injury, Wand started the duel aggressively against Chris Leben, applying open blows to the opponent. But the Brazilian fighter ended up caught in a powerful counterattack. After dominating Chris' neck in the Muay Thai clinch, Silva was surprised with a sequence of uppercuts which took him to the ground. With several devastating blows on the ground, Leben knocked out Wand in just 27 seconds of combat
Tito Ortiz surprises and finishes Bader
Considered an underdog on betting exchanges, Tito Ortiz He managed to surprise everyone and finally put an end to the bad phase in his career. Before Ryan bader, the former UFC champion had a disadvantage when exchanging blows, where he suffered from kicks to the knee applied by his opponent. But during an exchange of blows, the “Bad Boy from Huntington Beach” managed to take his opponent to the ground and went after him. Bader still managed to defend himself from Ortiz's powerful elbows, but ended up trapped in a tight guillotine choke. Unable to defend himself, Ryan gave up the duel. With the result, Tito achieved victory again, a result he had not achieved since 2006.
Condit beats Hyun Kim
In the first fight on the main card, Carlos Condit and Dong Hyun Kim had a studied fight full of alternations. The South Korean fighter started the fight by taking the initiative, putting his opponent against the big ones to look for the takedown, while the North American stayed in the middle distance to avoid being taken down. After Kim managed to take down his opponent, to everyone's surprise, in a spectacular sweep, Condit reached mount, but was unable to stabilize his position to work with punches from above. When the fight resumes on the feet, in an attempt to take down the South Korean, Condit applies a beautiful flying knee, which knocks his opponent down. Without wasting time, Carlos throws several punches from above and forces the referee to stop the duel.
Guillard knocks out Roller
In the last fight on the preliminary card, American Melvin Guillard showed why he can be considered one of the best athletes in the UFC's lightweight division. Facing Shane Roller, Guillard started the fight in an electrifying way, going on the attack with a high kick. Roller wasn't intimidated either and used the counterattack to surprise Melvin. But during a frank exchange of blows, Guillard connected with a short left cross, which led to his opponent being knocked down. Without wasting time, the “Young Assassin”, as the American is known, started using ground and pound and forced the referee to stop the fight and declare a technical knockout.
Rafael dos Anjos shines on the preliminary card
First Brazilian to climb into the octagon, Rafael dos Anjos He did well in front of George Sotiropoulos. Right at the beginning of the fight, the black belt from Rio closed the distance and started exchanging punches. With a powerful right cross, Rafael took the Greek-born Australian to the ground. Without wasting time, the Tupiniquim athlete went at it, but the referee stopped the fight, as Sotiropoulos was unable to defend himself. With the triumph, the Brazilian reaches his fourth victory in the UFC, while the Australian suffers his second defeat in a row.
Check out the full results:
Main Card
Dominick Cruz defeated. Urijah faber in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Chris Leben derrotou Wanderlei Silva by knockout in R1;
Tito Ortiz finished Ryan bader with a guillotine in R1;
Carlos Condit defeated Dong Hyun Kim by knockout in R1;
Dennis Siver defeated Matt wiman in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Preliminary Card
Melvin Guillard defeated Shane Roller by knockout in R1;
Rafael dos Anjos defeated George Sotiropoulos by knockout in R1;
Brian Bowles defeated Takeya Mizugaki via unanimous decision;
Aaron Simpson defeated Brad Tavares in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Anthnoy Njokuani defeated Andre Winner via unanimous decision.
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