UFC Louisville: Imavov defeats Cannonier in a fight with a controversial ending

This Saturday (8), the UFC stopped in Louisville to hold another event for the organization. On this weekend’s card, the middleweights were the highlight

This Saturday (8), the UFC stopped in Louisville to hold another event for the organization. On this weekend’s card, the middleweights were the highlight, with Nassourdine Imavov and Jared Cannonier facing each other.

The fight had some balance, but was largely dominated by the Frenchman, who managed to win by knockout in the fourth round. But this had some controversial content due to the sequence in which the duel was ended by referee Jason Herzog.

Fight

With the massive support of the fans who came to KFC Yum! In the middle, Cannonier came in with a good right hand to start the fight and showed well, looking to land jabs and low kicks as Imavov moved around the octagon, even suffering a takedown in the opening minutes of the fight. Soon the France-based Russian began to find space to land good punches and also quickly break down the American, who managed to get up and go into the clinch in the final stretch, managing to keep his rival’s momentum at bay.

In the second round, Imavov maintained the counterattack strategy and it was like this in the first minutes, but soon the fight returned to the fore, where Cannonier managed to gain a bit of an advantage with jabs and the Russian responded well with jabs elbows. As the round progressed, Imavov started to put together good sequences, especially with the right hand, eventually managing to separate from another clinch from the American.

Cannonier returned for the third round ready to take control of the fight and with a right hand he almost caught the Russian, who responded with a combination. A certain balance reigned in the first part of this one, with the American trying to adapt his sequences well and Imavov trying to take him to the ground, without much success. The fight was very marked by clinches and few strong offensive initiatives, the best of which was a right hand from the American which brought danger.

In the fourth round, the Russian caught him well with a right hand, which he responded to with a spinning elbow from the American, which ended up generating a failed takedown attempt. The duel became more balanced and with some frank exchanges. That’s when the move that would spark controversy at UFC Louisville occurred.

A right hook hit Cannonier, who began walking backwards, with Imavov trying to attack the American. While trying to quickly end the fight, referee Jason Herzog stopped it after noting that Cannonier, in his opinion, would have no chance to defend himself from the Russian’s attacks. The decision, which gave Imavov the victory by TKO, was widely booed and criticized, especially because the images showed the American consciously defending himself from his rival’s attacks.

Knockouts of Brunno Hulk and Carlos Prates mark Brazil at UFC Louisville

Saturday’s Ultimate event featured six Brazilians, one of them on the main card. Brunno Hulk took on Dustin Stoltzfus to try and build a streak. The Brazilian suffered at the hands of the American in the first part of the fight, being knocked down and even almost submitted on two occasions, but the middleweight managed to resist and, in the final part of the first round, managed to land a spinning elbow that hit him. he ended up taking down Stoltzfus and giving him the victory.

Also the person who ended up putting on a show in the Octagon was Carlos Prates. ‘Carlão’ faced Charles Radtke and he too resorted to a spectacular knockout to win. The Sao Paulo native even had a start where he was cornered by the American, who wanted the takedown, but used Muay Thai well to prevail in the fight. Also in the first round, with a well-aimed knee to Radtke’s ribs, Prates scored the knockout and his second win in two UFC fights and his ninth unbeaten fight in his career.

Denise Gomes also brought victory to Brazil in Saturday’s event. The gaucho faced Eduarda Moura seeking rehabilitation and had a very balanced fight, featuring good striking attempts and submissions on both sides. Better on her feet than “Ronda”, Denise managed to handle the fight better than her opponent, who relied heavily on grappling, and thus won a split decision.

In an attempt to get back on track, Thiago Moisés faced Ludovit Klein and ended up succumbing to the Slovakian’s pressure. Especially in the first round Klein managed to catch his punches well and even knocked Thiago down with one of them. Even though the champion from Campinas attempted to come back in the later stages of the fight, he was unable to overturn the result and was defeated.

Brazil’s first representative at UFC Louisville, Rayanne Almeida had her second fight in the organization against Puja Tomar. Pará, defeated on her debut, prevailed in the first round, creating good sequences, especially with straights and crosses. The fight continued, but the Indian managed to regain some of her game and started to gain space in the fight towards the end. Despite maintaining aggression, the lack of a more precise force in seeking victory ended up causing Tomar to be crowned champion in the judges’ decision

UFC Louisville Results – Cannonier x Imavov

Main card

Nassourdine Imavov defeated Jared Cannonier via TKO (1:34 of R4)

Dominick Reyes defeated Dustin Jacoby by KO (2:00 by R1)

Raul Rosas Jr defeats Ricky Turcios via submission (2:22 of R2)

Brunno Hulk defeats Dustin Stoltzfus by TKO (4:51 by R1)

Zachary Reese defeated Julian Marquez by TKO (0:20 by R1)

Punahele Soriano defeated Miguel Baeza by unanimous decision of the judges

Preliminary paper

Ludovit Klein beat Thiago Moisés by unanimous decision of the judges

Carlos Prates defeats Charles Radtke by technical knockout (4:47 of R1)

Brad Katona beat Jesse Butler by unanimous decision

Montana de la Rosa defeated Andrea Lee via split decision

Daniel Marcos beat John Castaneda by unanimous decision of the judges

Denise Gomes beat Eduarda Moura by split decision of the judges

Taylor Lapilus defeated Cody Stamann by unanimous decision

Puja Tomar beat Rayanne Almeida by split decision

Source: Terra

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