Summary
Cam Ronstown in victory at UFC 325. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
In the penultimate fight of the preliminary card, Cam Rowston won. Cody Brundage By technical knockout in the second round, in a fight valid for the middleweight category (up to 83,9 kg). With the result, the City Kickboxing star achieved his sixth consecutive victory as a professional and solidified himself as one of the great promises of the division. His two wins in the Ultimate were by knockout.
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Size difference was the predominant factor in the outcome.
Much taller than his opponent, Rowston quickly dominated the center of the octagon and began punishing his opponent with strong kicks to the midsection and very dangerous straight punches. Showing great heart, Brundage marched forward and landed good punches on the Australian, to the point of stunning his rival. From this moment on, the home fighter reduced his aggression and began to behave more cautiously, valuing his reach advantage to land straight punches and maintain a long distance.
The fighters maintained their strategies in the second round. With many feints and straight punches, Rowston cornered Brundage against the cage and landed powerful blows. Midway through the round, he attacked with a powerful flying knee and spent the following moments controlling his opponent from top position and threatening submissions.
In the final seconds, he attacked the American with several punches and elbows, forcing the referee to stop the fight at four minutes and eight seconds into the round.
After two years without fighting, the home fighter ends his opponent's undefeated streak.
In a middleweight bout (up to 83,9 kg), the Australian Jacob Malkoun He made short work of Torrez Finey and emerged victorious by unanimous decision. The home fighter returned to the octagon after a two-year hiatus due to a back injury and, with the triumph, became the first fighter to defeat the American, who arrived in Sydney with an undefeated record in 11 fights.
Taller and noticeably faster, Malkoun dominated the center of the octagon and was very successful in landing several jabs on Finney. After establishing distance, he stunned the American with combinations of straight punches and posed a significant threat to his opponent, who was limited to attacking with... overhands and attempts that were unsuccessful. He survived the first five minutes, but was completely dominated by the Australian.
Malkoun repeated his success in the following round and, in a moment of rare brilliance, took Finney down with a perfect right hand. He punished his opponent with strikes on the ground and also locked in a chokehold. Although he didn't manage to finish the submission, he clearly caused the American some trouble.
Finney returned for the final round quite exhausted and with a right knee injury. Despite attempts to change the course of the fight, the Australian managed to break his momentum by trapping him against the cage at opportune moments and frustrating him with his jab. At the end of the three rounds, all judges scored the fight in favor of Jacob Malkoun.
Australian prospect maintains undefeated record in the UFC.
Jonathan Micallef defeated Oban Elliott in UFC 325. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram.
Jonathan Micallef derrotou Oban Elliott with a beautiful finish in the second round, during the preliminary card of UFC 325In a fight valid for the welterweight category (up to 77,1 kg), this was the Australian's second victory in the world's largest MMA organization, after almost a year in the company. He is still undefeated in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). On the other hand, the Welshman suffered his second consecutive defeat.
Elliott started the fight very aggressively, throwing Micallef off balance on several occasions and dominating the action for the first five minutes. Despite being knocked down briefly, the Welshman remained calm and acted as the aggressor, while the home fighter went to his corner with a bleeding face.
However, the course of the fight changed completely in the second round. After absorbing strong blows while trying to go on the offensive against his opponent, Micallef managed a takedown from the clinch. Immediately, the jiu-jitsu black belt managed to take his opponent's back and lock in a perfect rear-naked choke.
After several seconds trying to survive the submission hold, Elliott became unconscious and the referee was forced to stop the fight when the clock showed three minutes and 38 seconds of the second round.
TUF finalist wins in controversial decision.
In a duel valid for the featherweight category (up to 65,7 kg), Kaan Ofli He showed great resilience and defeated Yizha by majority decision in the fourth fight of the preliminary card of UFC 325With the victory, the finalist of The Ultimate Fighter 32 now has two consecutive wins, while the Chinese fighter suffered his second defeat in the last five fights.
After being taken down and controlled for a few minutes of the first round, Yizha stunned his opponent with a good punch. He maintained his aggressiveness in the following round, knocking Ofli down with a powerful counter punch. From this moment on, the Chinese fighter hunted the Turk around the octagon and connected with a variety of strikes. He took his opponent down a second time and almost finished the fight.
After a brief embrace at the start of the third round, Ofli began to move forward, aware of the need to change the course of the fight. In this context, he clearly hurt the Chinese fighter with two calf kicks. Subsequently, he returned to his strategy of trying to take Yizha down, without success. At a slower pace, the Chinese fighter managed to avoid the Turk's main attacks and even managed a takedown in the final seconds.
At the end of the 15-minute fight, Ofli was declared the winner by majority decision. Two judges scored it 29-28 in his favor, while one judge scored it a draw.
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