G. Durinho (photo) wins in his fight in UFC Fort Lauderdale. Photo: Reproduction Twitter gilbertdurinho)
Gilbert Durinho achieved his second consecutive victory by winning Mike Davis on the preliminary card of UFC Fort Lauderdale, this Saturday (27). With the trump card, Durinho seeks to officially enter the lightweight rankings (up to 70,3kg) and seek new achievements in the category. In addition to Gilbert, the Brazilian Dhiego Lima he also secured victory in the first fight of the event.
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With the victory, Durinho, 32 years old, achieved his eighth victory in 11 duels within the organization. Before the fight, the Brazilian stated that his strategy would be to face his opponent using Jiu-jitsu, respecting his opponent's good boxing.
The fight
Gilbert Durinho He started the fight by delivering two good kicks to Davis' waistline, who quickly responded with a straight shot and a cross, which grazed the Brazilian's face. Durinho then looked for the American's legs, getting the takedown and immediately started working on his opponent's back, trying for the submission. Mike, however, managed to get up and the athletes returned to fighting in the center of the octagon. With two minutes left in the round, Davis hit the Brazilian with a straight shot, shaking the fighter. The fight, then, remained quite balanced, with both athletes seeking confrontation the entire time. At the end of the stage, Gilbert dodged a blow from Mike and soon managed a new takedown. However, there was no more time.
The fighters returned to the second round with great desire. The Brazilian, right from the start, managed to get a takedown on the North American, got to his back, and started working towards the submission. While he couldn't get into position, Durinho hit his opponent's head trying to find an opening to finish. Mike Davis He proved quite resistant to the Brazilian's attacks, but, almost at the end of the second round, the Brazilian finally managed to finish the fight and win the duel.
Dhiego Lima beats Court McGee on points and wins second consecutive victory in the UFC
Average weight (up to 83,9kg.) Dhiego Lima opened the UFC Lauderdale card with victory over the North American Court mcgee. At the end of three rounds, Dhiego was announced the winner by split decision from the judges.
The duel began with the athletes studying each other and moving in the center of the octagon. McGee took the initiative in the fight, trying to hit the Brazilian with a straight right, which was immediately responded to by Dhiego with a cross that hit the North American squarely. The athletes exchanged some kicks and punches, and McGee tried to pin Dhiego to the bars, which is a recurring strategy for Court. The Brazilian, however, managed to stay away from the bars and tried to counterattack his opponent's blows during the round. At the end of the round, Dhiego Lima tried to get Court's legs to take the fight to the ground. The North American, however, defended well and tried to reverse the situation by getting a takedown on the Brazilian.
In the second round, the fighters returned looking for open exchanges. The Brazilian, who insisted on straight strikes and crosses, came close to hitting his opponent on several occasions and achieving a knockout. Little by little, Dhiego began to gain confidence and attack more efficiently. The opponent, however, looked dangerous in counterattacks, forcing Dhiego to keep his attention. At the end of the stage, the North American tried to shorten the distance to try to take down the Brazilian, who managed to move away and counterattack. In the final seconds, Dhiego tried his opponent's legs again to try to take the fight to the ground, but, again, without success.
Dhiego Lima entered the last round with the responsibility of maintaining the good performance of the previous ones. Throughout the fight, the Brazilian's left hand proved very efficient in hitting his opponent, which favored Lima in his scoring. Court, again, tried to shorten the distance looking for a possible takedown. But the Brazilian still kept an eye on the North American's plans. As the clock ticked down to the final two minutes, Dhiego unleashed another left bomb that exploded in McGee's face and drew screams from the crowd. In the final minute, Court tried again to take down the Brazilian, who defended well and managed to move away from his opponent. With just a few seconds remaining in the fight, Dhiego accepted a frank exchange with the North American and ended up falling after receiving a direct shot to the chin. However, there was no time for anything else.
UFC Fort Lauderdale Results
MAIN CARD
Average weight: Jack hermansson derrotou Ronaldo Jacare in the unanimous decision of the judges (48-47, 49-46, 48-47)
Heavyweight: Greg hardy defeated Dmitry Smoliakov via TKO at 2:15 of R1
Welterweight Weight: Mike Perry derrotou Alex Cowboy in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Light Heavyweight: Glover Teixeira finished Ion cutelaba with a rear naked choke at 3m37s of R2
Bantamweight: Cory Sandhagen derrotou John lineker in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 28-29)
Lightweight: RooseveltRoberts defeated Thomas Gifford via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Welterweight Weight: Takashi Sato defeated Ben Saunders via TKO at 1m18s of R2
Heavyweight: August Sakai derrotou Andrei Arlovski in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Straw weight: Carla esparza derrotou Virna jandiroba in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)
Lightweight: Gilbert Durinho finished Mike Davis with a rear naked choke 4m15 from R2
Lightweight: Jim Miller submitted Jason Gonzalez with a rear naked choke at 2:12 of R1
Straw weight: Angela Hill defeated Jodie Esquibel via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight Weight: Dhiego Lima derrotou Court mcgee in the judges' split decision (30-27,28-29, 29-28)
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