W. Cortes Acosta beat R. Despaigne at UFC St. Louis (Photo: Instagram/@ufc)
The Cuban hype Robelis Despaigne it ended quickly. After debuting in MMA with an apotheotic knockout in 18 seconds, the heavyweight (up to 120,2kg) could not resist the Dominican Waldo Cortes-Acosta and was defeated in a unanimous decision by the judges. The duel took place at the opening of the main card of UFC St. Louis, held this Saturday (11).
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As tradition dictates, Despaigne quickly cornered Cortes-Acosta to seek the knockout, however, the Dominican showed why the sport is a mix of mixed martial arts and took down the Cuban giant. Waldo kept Despaigne pinned to the ground with punches and elbows using ground and pound.
In the final stretch of the round, Waldo tried an armbar but the Cuban survived the attacks. For the first time in his career, the Cuban giant reached the second round in professional MMA. In the second half, Despaigne returned more aggressive and tried to trap the Dominican against the fence.
Showing impressive tactical awareness, Cortes-Acosta lured Despaigne to the cage and quickly took down the Cuban again, who seemed to be unfamiliar with ground fighting. The Dominican got the mount and started punishing the taekwondo athlete with ground and pound until the end of the second half.
In the last part, Despaigne showed tiredness and seemed to have no strength for his excellent striking. On the other hand, Cortes showed heart and a lot of tactical intelligence to manage to take down the Cuban and punish him with ground and pound until the bell sounded.
Sean Woodson defeats Alex Caceres via unanimous decision
S. Woodson celebrates victory at UFC St. Louis (Photo: Twitter/@ufcnews)
Still on the main card of UFC St. Louis, Sean Woodson e Alex Caceres They delivered a lively duel, as expected by the fans. With both athletes specialized in fighting on their feet, striking was the keynote of the fight with alternating moments and a lot of balance.
After 15 minutes of an exciting duel, the judges awarded the victory to Sean Woodson by unanimous decision. 'The Sniper' recorded his fifth consecutive victory in the organization and is experiencing the best moment of his career. On the other hand, Caceres suffers his second consecutive defeat and finds himself in a delicate situation in the featherweight division
UFC St.Louis results
MAIN CARD (20 p.m. Brasília time)
Heavyweight: Derrick Lewis derrotou Rodrigo Zé Colmeia by technical knockout (punches) 49s into R3
Welterweight Weight: Joaquin buckley derrotou Nursulton Ruziboev in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-26, 29-27)
Light Heavyweight: Carlos Ulberg derrotou Alonzo Menifield by knockout (punches) 12s from R1
Lightweight: Carlos Diego Ferreira derrotou Mateusz Rebecki by technical knockout (punches) at 4:51 of R3
Feather weight: Sean Woodson derrotou Alex Caceres in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Heavyweight: Waldo Cortes-Acosta derrotou Robelis Despaigne in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
PRELIMINARY CARD (17 p.m. Brasília time)
Lightweight: Chase Hooper derrotou Viacheslav Borshchev by submission (hand triangle) 3m from R2
Lightweight: Esteban Ribovics derrotou terrance mckinney by knockout at 37s of R1
Straw weight: Tabatha Ricci derrotou Rachel Pennington in the judges' split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Welterweight Weight: Trey Waters defeated Billy Goff via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Fly weight: Charles Johnson derrotou Jake Hadley in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight Weight: Jared Gooden x Kevin Jousset – FIGHT CANCELED
Fly weight: Veronica Hardy derrotou JJ Aldrich in the unanimous decision of the judges (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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