T. Marreta knocked out 41 seconds into the second round. Photo: Reproduction/Facebook ufcbrasil
The main card of UFC 231 brought Brazil one defeat and one victory. While Thiago Marreta knocked out Jimmi Manuwa 41 seconds into the second round and should move up in the light heavyweight rankings, Alex Cowboy was submitted by Gunnar Nelson with a rear naked choke at 4:17 of the second round.
In an intense fight, Thiago Marreta knocks out Jimmi Manuwa
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Thiago Marreta He showed Ultimate that he can be among the best light heavyweight fighters. In an intense fight, the Brazilian dominated and knocked out Jimmi Manuwa 41 seconds into the second round. With the triumph, Santos has four wins in five fights in 2018. The English fighter recorded the fourth defeat in his career.
Still inside the octagon, Marreta told Ultimate that he came to stay in the light heavyweight division. “I've arrived now, now that I've arrived at light heavyweight, I'm here to stay. I’m going to be UFC champion”, said Thiago.
The fight between the light heavyweights started intensely. Marreta landed many hard-hitting blows that knocked Manuwa down. With the fall, the Brazilian tried to land a guillotine choke, but his opponent managed to escape the hold. When trying to defend himself, Jimi took Thiago to the big one and held him in the clinch. Santos freed himself and applied a good left cross that took his opponent down again. The fighters exchanged strong blows. 'Poster Boy' applied an upper hand that shook the Rio native and made him fall. The former TUF closed and thus the first round came to an end.
The second round started even hotter with an insane exchange between the light heavyweights. The Brazilian attacked his rival with an uppercut that knocked out Manuwa. 'Poster Boy' fell to the ground.
Gunnar Nelson submits Alex Cowboy in the second round
Gunnar Nelson beat Alex Oliveira via rear naked choke submission at 4:17 of the second round of the UFC 231 main card. He dominated the ground game and didn't let the Brazilian apply his strategy. Thus, 'Gunni' recorded the 17th victory in his career and recovered from the defeat to Santiago Ponzinibbio. 'Cowboy' ends the streak of two consecutive victories in the organization.
The welterweight fight started with Gunnar trying to take Cowboy to the cage. The Brazilian held on to the cage and was warned by the referee. Nelson put pressure on his rival in the octagon, took him down and tried to submit him. Alex managed to get out of the grip and started throwing elbows at his opponent. Thus, the first round ended.
The second round began with Cowboy's attack, which threw his opponent against the cage and struck. Nelson managed to get out of the corner and applied a takedown that knocked the Brazilian down. Working from guard, 'Gunni' threw blows to Alex's body. Your training partner Conor McGregor he threw an elbow that cut the opponent's face, who felt the blow and turned his back. So he landed a rear naked choke that submitted Oliveira.
Hakeem Dawodu defeats Kyle Bochniak via split decision
In slow combat, Hakeem dawodu beat Kyle Bochniak by split decision (30-27, 29-28, 27-30). The home owner won the second consecutive victory in the organization and ninth in his career. The North American marks the second consecutive setback for the franchise and fourth for the record.
The fight between the featherweights started slowly with the athletes studying each other. Bochniak risked some low kicks. In response, Dawodu threw jabs and a knee. The home owner took advantage of the space and put his rival down, but he managed to get up quickly. Without any more attacks, the fight came to an end.
Bochniak started the second round anyway. He attempted a takedown but Dawodu managed to spin and escape the hold. Dawodu tried to land punches to continue scoring. The fighters tried to apply some blows, but the confrontation remained slow until it was finished.
The last round began with Dawodu's attack, but his rival managed to hold on and take him to the fence. Hakeen fenced and got out of position. Bochniak found an opening and managed to take down his opponent. Standing up, the Canadian closed the distance and landed good kicks and blows to the body. With the sound of the gong the duel ended.
UFC 231 results
Main Card (1am, Brasília time)
Feather weight: Max Holloway x Brian ortega – fight for the belt
Fly weight: Valentina Shevchenko x Joanna Jedrzejczyk – fight for the belt
Welterweight: Gunnar Nelson defeated Alex Cowboy via submission (rear naked choke) at 4m17s of R2
Feather weight: Hakeem dawodu defeated Kyle Bochniak via split decision (30-27, 29-28, 27-30)
Light Heavyweight: Thiago Marreta defeated Jimmi Manuwa by knockout 41s into R2
Preliminary Card (21 p.m. Brasília time)
Straw weight: Nina ansaroff derrotou Claudia Gadelha in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28 29-28 29-28)
Lightweight: Gilbert Durinho derrotou Olivier Aubin-Mercier in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Fly weight: Jessica Eye derrotou Katlyn chookagian in the judges' split decision (29-28 28-29 29-28)
Middleweight: Elias Theodorou defeated Erik Anders in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Bantamweight: Brad Katona defeated Matthew Lopez via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight Weight: Dhiego Lima defeated Chad Laprise by knockout 1m37s of R1
Lightweight: Carlos Diego Ferreira derrotou kyle nelson by technical knockout at 1m23s of R2
Light Heavyweight: Aleksandar rakic derrotou Devin Clark by technical knockout at 4m05s of R1
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