Pinchel (right) defeated Netto (left) in the UFC Charlotte. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter UFC
The year 2018 did not start well for Brazilian fighters. In nine fights this year, the country's athletes still don't know what victory means in Ultimate. On the preliminary card of UFC Fight Night Charlotte, an event held on Saturday night (27), three representatives from the country entered the octagon and ended up defeated. Geoffrey Pepey was knocked out by Mirsad Bektic, Juliana Lima was dominated by the Iraqi Randa markos, While Joaquim Netto BJJ he was surpassed by Vinc Pinchel in the judges' decision.
Pepey suffers a tough knockout against Bektic
Couldn't even get out! Bosnian Mirsad Bektic showed why he is one of the main promises in the UFC featherweight division. At just 26 years old, the fighter scored a sensational knockout against the Brazilian Geoffrey Pepey. In turn, the fighter from Ceará is under pressure, as he has accumulated three defeats in the last four appearances.
Right at the start of the fight, Bektic took the center of the octagon and controlled the actions. Pepey worked on movement to get out of the rival's range of action. But with just over two minutes, the Bosnian put the Brazilian against the bars and landed a direct shot into Godofredo's ribs. The blow had so much force that it made Pepey falling to the ground to take a few more punches until the referee interrupted and declared a technical knockout
Ju Thai is dominated by Randa Markos
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The warning signal is on for Brazilian Juliana Lima, known as Ju Thai. The fighter from Minas Gerais suffered her second consecutive defeat in the organization, the third in four fights and is at risk of dismissal.
On Saturday night, Ju was unable to impose her fight on her feet, being pressured by Randa markos in the clinch game. The Minas Gerais native almost surprised her rival with a takedown, but Randa managed to reverse the position, get to mount and finished the partial by throwing punches and elbows from above.
In the second round, Randa repeated the plan from the previous round and sought the clinch, which was not avoided by Juliana. Once again, the Brazilian managed the takedown, but, without any type of movement on the ground, the referee replaced the athletes in the center of the cage. When the contest resumed, Randa took the duel to the ground, arrived in mount and managed to land good blows from above.
Randa's plan was even more precise in the third round. In the first few seconds, she managed the takedown, struck from above and thwarted all of the Minas Gerais's attempts at reversal to guarantee the dispute in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Pinchel beats Netto BJJ in close decision
The North American Vinc Pinchel and the Brazilian Joaquim Netto BJJ They fought an electrifying duel, with a frank exchange of blows and alternation in control. At the end of 15 minutes, better for Pinchel, who broke the Brazilian's unbeaten record in MMA after 10 wins (three in the UFC).
The fight started at a hot pace. Pichel took the initiative and launched blows against Netto. The Brazilian, even though he had some difficulty finding the distance, tried to respond to all of his rival's attacks with dangerous counterattacks. In the second half of the partial, Joaquim seems to have found himself in contention. He landed some blows in the open exchange and balanced the fight. Pichel still tried to take him down, but Netto defended well.
The second round started better for the North American. Pichel set an intense pace in the fight and attacked with precision, including a hard elbow with Netto pressed against the bars. The Brazilian only managed to respond with a beautiful round kick, halfway through the session, but his rival's response came with several punches in a row.
Netto returned to the third round ready to change the course of the dispute. The Brazilian found distance when exchanging blows, walked forward throwing punches and cornered his rival. In turn, Pinchel, even though he was moving backwards, never stopped throwing blows and tried to repeat all the BJJ attacks, but this time without efficiency.
At a disadvantage in the stand-up fight, the North American tried to take him down in the final minute, but Joaquim quickly got up and struck Vinc again. The two ended up exchanging punches with the advantage for Netto.
At the end of the fight, the three side judges scored Vinc Pinchel's victory 29-28, but the fighter himself acknowledged that he may not have won the first round.
“I thought he won the first round, honestly. The third round could have gone either way,” he said, the sincere, Vinc Pichel. still in the octagon.
UFC Charlotte preliminary card results:
Lightweight: Bobby Green defeated Erik Koch via unanimous decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Featherweight: Mirsad Bektic defeated Godofredo Pepey by technical knockout at 2m47s of R1
Flyweight: Kaitilin Chookagian defeated Mara Romero Borella in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Straw weight: Randa markos derrotou Juliana Lima in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Fly weight: Ji Yeon Kim defeated Justine Kish via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Lightweight: Vinc Pinchel defeated Joaquim Netto BJJ in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight Weight: Niko Price submitted George Sullivan with a choke 4m27s into R2
Feather weight: Cory Sandhagen defeated Austin Arnett via TKO at 3:48 of R2
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