Kron submits Caceres. Photo: Reproduction / Twitter @ufc
The fast is over! The Gracie family waited for almost 25 years to celebrate an Ultimate victory. And the triumph, finally, came tonight. kron gracie, son of legend Rickson Gracie, lived up to the name of the clan that created the UFC and finished Alex Caceres with a rear naked choke. The duel was the main card attraction of UFC Phoenix, held this Sunday (17), in Arizona (USA).
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“I expected a very difficult fight and I managed to finish, that's what I wanted. It's what I do every day. I want to return as soon as possible, and I have to thank the fans, my team”, said Kron before shooting: “You better worry about your necks”, he added.
With the victory, the Gracie family, which had not celebrated a victory in Ultimate since December 1994 – when Royce won the UFC-4 GP by submitting Dan Severn – will once again have their arms raised in the Octagon. Kron, the clan's newest hope, has five wins and no defeats in MMA.
The fight
Despite the pressure for his debut and the family's fasting, Kron showed calm in his first fight in the organization. As soon as the duel started, the Brazilian surprised and worked well on the feet. He used front stomps to measure distance and dodged attacks well. Alex Caceres. In one of the North American's attacks, the black belt left the range of action and quickly stapled his rival's body. The Tupiniquim athlete had the patience to take Alex down and fall on his back.
With patience and a lot of skill, Kron passed the hooks, attacked the neck, tightened the choke and forced Caceres to give up the fight 2m06s into the fight.
Video: Kron Gracie vs Alex Caceres UFC Phoenix
UFC Phoenix results
Main Card
Heavyweight: Francis Ngannou derrotou Cain Velazquez by technical knockout at 26 seconds. from R1
Lightweight: Paul felder defeated James Vick via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Straw weight: Cynthia calvillo defeated Cortney Casey via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Feather weight: kron gracie finished Alex Caceres with a rear naked choke at 2m06s of R1
Welterweight Weight: Vincent Luque derrotou Bryan barberena by technical knockout at 4m54s of R3
Feather weight: André Fili defeated Myles Jury via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Preliminary Card
Bantamweight: aljamain sterling derrotou Jimmie rivera in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bantamweight: Manny Bermudez submitted Benito Lopez with a hand triangle at 3:09 of R1
Fly weight: Andrea Lee defeated Ashlee Evans-Smith via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lightweight: Nik lentz derrotou scott holtzmann in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Straw weight: Jessica penne x Jodie Esquibel – fight canceled
Bantamweight: Luke sanders derrotou Renan Barao by knockout at 1m011s of R2
Straw weight: emily whitmire submitted Alexandra Albu with a rear naked choke at 1m01s of R1
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