Till celebrates victory at UFC Liverpool. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter / UFCBrasil
Nothing like one day after another. If part of the city of Liverpool felt the football team's defeat in the Champions League final against Real Madrid, this Sunday (27) the 'Land of the Beatles' can celebrate their son's victory at UFC Fight Night Liverpool. The English Darren till fought a contested fight against Stephen Thompson, first placed in the welterweight rankings (up to 77,1kg), and after 25 minutes of fighting he won the unanimous decision of the judges (49×46, 48×47, 49×46).
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With the result, Till, ranked eighth in the rankings, should rise significantly in the weight classification and be close to a chance at the belt. In turn, Thompson lost for the third time in his career, in addition to having 14 wins and one draw.
Brazil had only one representative at the show. Claudius Hannibal He overcame the four-year period away from the Octagon due to injury and submitted French-Canadian Nordine Taleb, who became known for being Neymar's bodyguard in Paris.
Till beats Thompson
The fight between Darren till e Stephen Thompson it was a war of nerves. The athletes followed their strategies to the letter and left little room for open competition. The North American, a specialist in counterattacks, waited for the Englishman's attacks to hit his rival with shots from medium distance. Despite the slight superiority, none of Stephen's blows were blunt.
In the second round, Till took more initiative. He pressed Thompson against the bars to stop his rival's good movement. Even though he couldn't land a combination of punches, Darren was always dangerous with left punches. The Englishman also landed a few stomps on his leg, which brought the local fans to their feet.
The balanced fight continued in the third round. The Englishman dominated the center of the octagon, but Thompson was precise with his counterattacks. The American also connected with a direct hit on Till in the first moment of the partial.
In the fourth round, Till insisted he continued to put pressure on Thompson, but without exposing himself with many blows. He persisted with kicks to the legs, while the American no longer responded to the counterattack with the previous precision. Darren tried to press in the final seconds, but Stephen didn't feel the attacks.
With the fight completely undefined, the fifth round was marked by tension in the octagon. Till, pushed by the crowd, went up and put his rival against the bars again. He combined jabs with a left bomb and knocked his opponent down. The home owner went up, but tried to control his back and left space for Thomson to get up. Having difficulty standing, the North American still managed a takedown, but without keeping his rival on his back. The gong sounded and the athletes hugged each other in the center of the cage, applauded by the fans.
UFC LIVERPOOL RESULTS
MAIN CARD
Welterweight Weight: Darren till derrotou Stephen Thompson in the unanimous decision of the judges (48×47, 49×46, 49×46)
Welterweight Weight: Neil Magny defeated Craig White by technical knockout at 4:32 of R1
Feather weight: arnold allen submitted Mads Burnell with choke at 2m41s of R3
Feather weight: mawan amirkhani defeated Jason Knight via split decision (29x28, 27x30, 29-28)
Welterweight Weight: Claudius Hannibal submitted Nordine Taleb with a rear naked choke 4m31s of R1
Average weight: Darren stewart defeated Eric Spicely via technical knockout at 1m47s of R2
PRELIMINARY CARD
Average weight: Tom Breese defeated Daniel Kelly by technical knockout at 3m33s of R1
Bantamweight: Lina Lansberg defeated Gina Mazany in the unanimous decision of the judges
Welterweight: Carlo Pedersoli defeated Brad Scott via split decision (29×28, 28×29, 29×28)
Fly weight: Gillian robertson finished Molly McCann with a rear naked choke at 2m05s of R2
Middleweight: Elias Theodorou defeated Trevor Smith via unanimous decision (30×27, 29×28, 30×27)
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