Sacramento UFC Occasion Recap and Combat Breakdown

Gregory ‘Robocop’ Rodrigues Upsets the California Crowd With a Big Win In opposition to Anthony ‘Fluffy’ Hernandez in a 5 Spherical Thriller

It was clear from the beginning that Anthony ‘Fluffy’ Hernandez had a recreation plan to take the struggle to the ground, however Rodrigues had different concepts. The Brazilian confirmed wonderful takedown defence, not often letting the struggle get to the bottom. Robocop threw onerous leg kicks from spherical 1, which shortly turned an issue for Fluffy. Spherical 2 noticed Rodrigues get 3 knockdowns, all from leg kicks, forcing Fluffy to vary stances, slowing down his assaults.

Fluffy managed to not solely keep within the struggle, but additionally win the subsequent spherical through management time in opposition to the cage and short-range elbows to separate Rodrigues open. Throughout rounds 4 & 5, Robocop by no means seemed again, exhibiting spectacular cardio to maintain up with Hernandez within the latter rounds, touchdown many vital strikes to the top of his opponent. The struggle ended with each fighters scrambling on the ground making an attempt to get the end. 

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The principle occasion went to determination with Gregory Rodrigues profitable unanimously (48-47, 49-46, 48-47). Within the post-fight interview, Robocop had 1 title on his thoughts. The #1 contender, Dricus Du Plessis. The South African fighter has simply come off a victory of his personal over the previous champion Kamaru Usman. 

It will be significant to not neglect the character and dedication that Anthony Hernandez confirmed in the principle occasion. It seemed as if he was going to be completed within the second, however by way of sheer coronary heart and dedication, not solely did he make it to the ultimate horn, however he additionally made Rodrigues work additional onerous for his victory. 

Vitor Petrino Dominates Serghei Spivac To Earn A Ranked Spot

Serghei Spivac hoped to climb the heavyweight rankings tonight with a win over Vitor Petrino. Nevertheless, the unranked Brazilian had different concepts, placing on a dominant efficiency in opposition to the quantity 6 ranked heavyweight within the UFC. 

There was not a lot motion in spherical 1, with Petrino touchdown the higher strikes in every trade the fighters had. His robust jabs reduce open Spivac 2 minutes into the primary spherical. Spivac answered again with some robust jabs of his personal as spherical 1 got here to a detailed. As quickly as spherical 2 started, Petrino shot for a takedown and landed it. All through the spherical, the Brazilian stored touchdown ground-and-pound hits, slowly constructing momentum, whereas additionally tiring out his opponent.

Spivac entered spherical 3 figuring out that he wanted a end, and for a second, it seemed prefer it may occur. Spivac landed 2 massive proper arms at the beginning of spherical 3, however Petrino shortly clinched and took the Moldovan down. Spivac ultimately bought up, nevertheless it was too late, as the ultimate buzzer sounded and Petrino gained by unanimous determination, doubtless getting himself a spot within the prime 10 of the heavyweight rankings. 

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Reinier De Ridders Begins His Mild Heavyweight Profession With a Win

After a loss to Caio Borralho within the middleweight division earlier this yr, Reinier de Ridder moved up a weight class to gentle heavyweight to face Roman Dolidze. Early in spherical 1, Dolidze pulled guard and dragged de Ridder all the way down to the bottom, looking for a leg lock. After he escaped the lock, De Ridder began to land strike after strike on the bottom. Dolidze then gave up his again, and after extra floor and pound, De Ridder bought his title again within the win column. One other first-round end for the cardboard! 

Mederos Beats Jones for the Greatest Results of His Profession

After a fight-of-the-year contender in London, Welshman Mason Jones was wanting so as to add one other win to his report to get nearer to a ranked place within the then light-weight division, however MarQuel Mederos was seeking to upset the occasion. In a struggle that may solely be described as pure violence, It was Jones who began on the entrance foot, touchdown some heavy punches and a powerful leg kick to drop Mederos on the finish of the primary spherical. Nevertheless, spherical 2 was so far as the struggle went, as Mederos landed 3 massive elbows in a row, which was adopted up by some massive punches to complete the struggle. 

Crispy Carli Judice Offers Chaves Her First Loss!

In one other struggle tonight with each fighters coming by way of Dana White’s Contender Sequence, it’s one other first-round end, this time for American Carli Judice. It was the undefeated Chaves who was touchdown the higher photographs at the beginning of the struggle, however Judice stored aiming for the physique, together with her fast work paying off. A brutal entrance kick to Chaves’ midsection was sufficient to drop the fighter to the ground and cease the struggle, turning into the 4th quickest stoppage in ladies’s flyweight historical past throughout the UFC.

Wint Chokes Out Chatman

Anthony Wint competed on the Dana White Contender Sequence solely 11 days in the past when he earned his contract. He requested for a struggle as quickly as potential, and that’s precisely what he bought, going through fellow heavyweight Terrance Chatman, who was additionally on debut tonight. Wint was a -1000 favorite going into this struggle, and it was clear to see why. The struggle shortly went to the bottom at the beginning of spherical 1, and that’s the place it stayed.  Chatman was looking for a kimura, however with no actual menace, Wint shortly adjusted and locked in an arm triangle, sending Chatman unconscious.  

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Memorable Prelims

Final week, Stan Dorsainvil was watching The Starvation Video games when he bought a name from his supervisor, telling him he has been supplied a spot on this card after Kody Steele dropped out. Dorsainvil was speculated to struggle within the Skilled Fighters League subsequent weekend, so he was in form and able to make his UFC debut. His opponent was American light-weight Gauge Younger, who was on the lookout for his third win in a row. Dorsainvil began the struggle sluggish, with Younger touchdown some massive hits which may have completed any fighter.

Dorsainvil managed to remain within the struggle, nonetheless, touchdown some massive hits of his personal. Then, within the 2nd and third rounds, he got here out a brand new fighter, throwing and touchdown many punishing strikes, dealing Younger some vital harm. In what ended up being a straight-up warfare, Stan Dorsainvil wins on his UFC debut by unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

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Marcio Barbosa has quickly constructed a status of being a knockout artist within the featherweight division, along with his final struggle (his UFC Debut) solely lasting 1 minute and 20 seconds earlier than the Brazilian dealt a thunderous KO. In what was one other late-notice struggle, his opponent Ryan Kuse made his UFC debut tonight to upset the Brazilian’s KO streak. Nevertheless, the step-in fighter didn’t get the win this time round, with Barbosa touchdown an enormous left hook to complete Kuse on the finish of the first spherical. 

The primary struggle of the night time was fought between strawweight fighters Shanelle Dyer and Elise Reed. Londoner Shanelle Dyer took command of the struggle from the off, touchdown robust Muay Thai combos which shortly reduce open the American Reed. Dyer was comfy and was looking for the end your entire struggle. The struggle was ultimately stopped within the third spherical when Dyer was touchdown hits from each course, and when Reed stopped defending herself, the referee was compelled to cease the struggle. 

Different Prelim Outcomes

Middleweight Jackson McVey was on the lookout for revenge after Wes Schultz handed him his first-ever MMA loss in an novice struggle. And it was revenge he bought! Schultz went low for a takedown, whereas McVey threw a knee which landed proper on Schultz’s photo voltaic plexus, ending the struggle. 

Chris Padilla was seeking to maintain his undefeated report within the light-weight division of the UFC, preventing seasoned fighter Nasrat Haqparast. After what might be described as a fairly uninteresting affair, an enormous end got here out of nowhere. Padilla bought a standing arm triangle locked in proper on the finish of the struggle. As the ultimate buzzer went off, Padilla let go of the choke to see Haqparast unconscious on the mat, giving Padilla the Submission win 4:59 into the third spherical. 

The penultimate struggle within the prelims noticed a heavyweight bout between DWCS graduates Kennedy Nzechukwu and Shamil Gaziev. Nzechukwu began the struggle along with his arms down low, with the goal of slipping punches and throwing fast counters. Nevertheless, Gaziev landed one in all his first massive hits of the struggle, knocking Nzechukwu out chilly. 

The final prelim struggle of the night time was fought between featherweights Jamall Emmers and Lerryan Douglas. Emmers was a 3/1 underdog coming into this struggle, nevertheless it was clear that didn’t have an effect on him. 3 minutes 38 seconds into the primary spherical E, Emmers landed an enormous straight proper hand to knock down Douglas. He then shortly adopted him to the bottom with some extra strikes, giving referee Jason Herzog no alternative however to cease the struggle. 

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