Luana Santos wins . UFC Vegas 112 featured a good fight between Luana Santos and Melissa Croden in the bantamweight division (61,2 kg). The Brazilian sought victory throughout the entire bout. Luana secured good takedowns and landed punches while cornering Melissa, both against the cage and on the ground.
Luana secured a takedown three minutes into the first round and continued to seek control over Melissa Croden. Croden managed to get off the ground, ending up on top of the Brazilian's back, but Luana quickly escaped, returning to the fight standing.
Luana pressured Croden at 1 minute and 20 seconds into the first round and continued trying to neutralize her opponent, but Croden proved resilient, fighting to avoid being taken down.
Coming off a good first round, Croden tried to connect with punches and kicks at the start of the second round, but maintained his distance. Luana managed to avoid some blows and secured a takedown at 2:40 of the round.
The Brazilian continued to invest in takedowns, getting on top of Croden. Luana even attempted a submission at the end, but Melissa was saved by the end of the round.
Luana had a good second round and started the third in the same way, maintaining distance in the stand-up fight and looking for takedowns against Croden. The Brazilian managed another takedown at 3:20 of the third round, attempting a hook against her opponent.
Luana Santos dominated the third round and emerged victorious from her fight against Canadian Melissa Croden via unanimous decision at UFC Vegas 112 in Las Vegas (USA).
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Result of Sean Sharaf vs Steven Asplund at UFC Vegas 112
Steven Asplund defeats Sean Sharaf via technical knockout at UFC Vegas 112.
The fight began with a great exchange of blows in the heavyweight category (up to 120,2 kg). Both fighters managed to land powerful punches. A heavy sequence of punches from both sides throughout the first round.
In the second round, Steven Asplund cornered Sean Sharaf for much of the time until he landed an intense sequence of punches to his opponent's head at 1:25 minutes, maintaining that momentum until he achieved a technical knockout.
UFC Vegas 112 results
MAIN CARD
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Manel Kape defeated Brandon Royval via technical knockout (punches) at 3:18 of round 1.
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Kevin Vallejos defeated Giga Chikadze by knockout (spinning punch) at 1:29 of round 2.
Middleweight (up to 83,9 kg): Cezary Oleksiejczuk defeated Cesar Almeida by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Melquizael Costa defeated Morgan Charriere via knockout at 1:14 of round 1.
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Kennedy Nzechukwu and Marcus Buchecha drew (28-28, 28-28, 28-28)
Catchweight (up to 72,5 kg): King Green defeated Lance Gibson Jr. by split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
PRELIMINARY CARD
Strawweight (up to 52,1 kg): Amanda Lemos vs. Gillian Robertson (Fight canceled)
Featherweight (up to 65,7 kg): Joanderson Brito defeated Isaac Thomson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight (up to 77,1 kg): Yaroslav Amosov defeated Neil Magny by submission at 3:14 of round 1.
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Steven Asplund defeated Sean Sharaf via technical knockout (punches) at 3:49 of round 2.
Bantamweight (up to 61,2 kg): Luana Santos defeated Melissa Croden by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Heavyweight (up to 120,2 kg): Guilherme Pat defeated Allen Frye by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Flyweight (up to 56,7 kg): Jamey-Lyn Horth defeated Tereza Bleda by technical knockout (punches) at 2:05 of round 1.
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