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The KO
Wow! that right hook from Alex Perez was crazy! #UFCVegas91 pic.twitter.com/Sp6YF174VG — TakeruCigarra (@TakeruCigarra) April 28, 2024
ALEX PEREZ WINS
And with a right hook to the face, Alex Perez knocks out Matheus Nicolau and wins UFC Vegas 91!
2nd round starts
It's a balanced fight in the first round, going into the second, with 18 strikes landed on Matheus' side, against 20 on Alex's side.
THE FIGHT STARTS
The fighters appear in the ring and the first round begins!
THE MAIN EVENT
And let's get to the main event! Matheus Nicolau vs Alex Perez! In the flyweight category, weighing 57 kilos, Matheus is 1.68 tall, 31 years old, with 60% successful strikes and 45 takedowns, against Alex Perez, also 1.68 tall, 32 years old, with a 55% success rate. successful strikes and 44% successful takedowns!
Guskov wins!
Guskov managed to land the cross, knocked Spann down and won the fight by knockout in the second round!
Ryan Spann vsBogdan Guskov: 2nd round starts
Guskov closes the first round with 18 correct blows, against just eight from Spann, in a balanced first round, already starting the second!
Ryan Spann vsBogdan Guskov
And we arrive at the penultimate fight of today's event: Ryan Spann vs Bogdan Guskov! Spann, an American, is 1.96 tall, 32 years old, and has a 41% success rate in strikes and 35% in takedowns. Guskov, from Uzbekistan, is 1.91 tall, 31 years old, has a 49% accuracy rate and doesn't fight on the ground!
Karine wins!
And by decision of the judges, with scores 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28, Karine Silva beats Ariane da Silva!
Ariane Silva vs Karine Silva: 3rd round starts
In another balanced round, but with Karine's control over time, with 5 minutes compared to just one for Ariane, the third and decisive round begins!
Ariane Silva vs Karine Silva: 2nd round starts
After a balanced first round, marked by successful strikes, where Ariane got 25 and Karine got 23, the second round begins!
Ariane Silva vs Karine Silva
And now let's go to a confrontation between Brazilians: Ariane da Silva and Karine Silva! Ariane, 1.68 tall and 30 years old, has a 50% success rate in strikes, in addition to a 55% success rate in takedowns, who faces Karine, 1.65 and also 30 years old, with a 49% success rate in strikes and 60% success rate on takedowns!
Jhonata Diniz wins!
And Jhonata Diniz, who was dominated the entire first round, lands two crosses on Lane and takes down the American, winning the fight by knockout!
Austen Lane vs Jhonata Diniz: 2nd round begins
We can call the first round a hit-and-run. There are 3 minutes and 53 seconds of Lane's control, with 50 blows, landing 35, in addition to managing to take a takedown, in a difficult first round for the Brazilian, going into a second round that starts now!
Austen Lane vs Jhonata Diniz
And now we're going to the third fight! Austen Lane faces Jhonata Diniz! Lane, an American who is 1.98 tall and 36 years old, has a 48% success rate in significant blows, while Diniz, a Brazilian, is 1.93 tall, 32 years old and has a 42% success rate in blows. The two have a combined 0% of falls, avoiding fighting on the ground as much as possible!
Onama wins!
And the third round comes to an end! And in the judges' decision, with three scores 28-29, David Onama beats Jonathan Pearce!
Pearce vs Onama: 3rd round starts
Now with Pearce's dominance in this second round, who already lands 39 blows, against just 26 from Onama, and also managed four takedowns, the third round begins!
Pearce vs Onama: 2nd round starts
With balanced time control, with 50 seconds for Pearce and 49 for Onama, the first round ended up showing a balance between the two, already starting the second round.
Pearce vs Onama
After this extremely quick fight, let's move on to the second: Jonathan Pearce vs David Onama! Pearce, 31, is 6'3" tall, has a 65% success rate on significant strikes and a 53% success rate on takedowns. Onama, 1.80 tall and 29 years old, has a 50% success rate in strikes and an 18% success rate in takedowns, keeping his fight high!
Medic wins!
And by knockout with two punches to the head, 2 minutes into the first round, Uros Medic beats Tim Means!
Means vs Medic
And it will begin! Tim Means, from the United States, is 40 years old, 1.88 tall and has a 56% success rate in significant strikes, with a 45% success rate in takedowns. Uros Medic, from Serbia, is 1.85 tall, 31 years old, with a 62% success rate in strikes and 100% success rate in takedowns.
END OF PRELIMINARY CARD
We've reached the end of the preliminary card! Soon the event will continue with the main card and its first fight: Tim Means x Uros Medic!
Henry wins!
And at two minutes and 36 seconds, Henry manages to land more punches to the head and knocks out Yahya!
Yahya vs Henry: 3rd round begins
The third round begins with Henry's greater intensity in the fight, with 101 blows landed, while Yahya had 106 blows, but attempted them, landing 50 of them.
Yahya vs Henry: 2nd round begins
The second round begins after an intense first round, where the two managed to gain some control over the time.
Yahya vs Henry begins!
And we have the beginning of the fight! There will be three more rounds to decide the winner of the last fight on the preliminary card!
Yahya vs Henry
And now we will have the last fight on the preliminary card: Rani Yahya against Victor Henry. At 39 years old, Yahya is Brazilian and faces Henry, the 36-year-old American, in the last fight on the preliminary card!
Hubbard wins!
And the fight went to the judges' decision! With all three scores 29-28, Austin Hubbard beats Michal Figlak!
Hubbard vs Figlak: 3rd round
In the fight between Hubbard and Figlak, we reached the third round, and if there is no knockout or submission, we will go to the judges' decision!
News - part 2
Ketlen Souza beat Marnic Mann to the judges, with three equal scores: 30-27! And also in the judges' scores, with three 29-28 scores, Don'Tale Mayes beat Caio Machado. Finally, at the moment, Austin Hubbard and Michal Figlak face each other, in the fight in its first round!
News - part 1
We already have updates on the preliminary card. So far we have five fights completed. The first Maheshate won against the judges Gabriel Benítez (28-29, 29-28 and 28-29). In the final, Ivana Petrovic beat Liang Na and, also in the final, Chris Padilla beat James Llontop.
Welcome!
We now open the broadcast of the UFC Vegas 91 event, where we have the preliminary card already underway and we have the main card to start, with the highlight being the fight between Matheus Nicolau and Alex Perez!
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UFC Apex
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Matheus Nicolau Speaks!
Matheus Nicolau, before the fight, spoke about his opponent, in addition to commenting on what he expects from the fight: “You have experience and know how to behave inside the Octagon. He knows how to fight with the 'low arm regulation'. It's complete. The main thing is not to stop taking advantage of the melee. The main thing for me is to "play the music". Direct the actions, don't leave yourself alone. It's a dispute over what is likely to pass for anything. Grabs, grabs and strikes will happen. It will be a very good technical fight for the public. MMA has evolved a lot, on all sides. There's the weight loss, physical preparation part. It is necessary to carry out adequate physical preparation, regularly, to be prepared for a specific date. The physiological part requires good nutrition. All you have to do is balance. I really created balance. Not just in the fight, but in life. There is science in terms of fighting strategy. You need to study your opponent, know their strengths and weaknesses. The points where your weapons get stuck in it. You need to be capable and connected to your equipment. I'm a lucky guy, since the beginning of my career he knows that good people help me on the right path. More experienced people who always bring me new things. It’s not just about going there and “fighting”. You have to have a job. Of course, the 'brabeza'. There are times when the strategy doesn’t work, there are times when it turns into a fight.”
Main Card
The Main Card will have the following fights:
Tim Means x Uros Medic
Jonathan Pearce x David Onama
Austen Lane x Jhonata Diniz
Ariane Lipski x Karine Silva
Ryan Spann vs Bogdan Guskov
Matheus Nicolau x Alex Perez
Preliminary card
The preliminary card for this UFC Fight Night will feature the following fights:
Gabriel Benítez x Hayisaer Maheshate
Ivana Petrovic x Liang Na
James Llontop x Chris Padilla
Marnic Mann x Ketlen Souza
Don’Tale Mayes x Caio Machado
Austin Hubbard x Michal Figlak
Rani Yahya x Victor Henry
Manel Kape!
Matheus Nicolau was scheduled to fight Manel Kape in January, the fight that was rescheduled for today's UFC Fight Night. But once again the fight was cancelled. Manel injured his rib and had to undergo surgery, which took him out of the match. And Manel, in the post where he talks about this, explained the reason for leaving the fight: “This is the first time I have withdrawn from a fight. I broke the cartilage in my rib and couldn't move for a week. On Thursday last week, my operation went very well. You have to remember that all the fights I canceled in the past were canceled because of my opponents. Where I come from, we're used to fighting over nothing. I'm not trying to brag, I'm just being honest. So don’t think I’m like some of you.”
Alex Perez!
Alex Perez on the other side already has 24 wins and eight losses. In these 24 defeats, there were five victories by knockout and seven by submission, in addition to having 10 victories in the first round. Alex Perez has 46% accuracy on significant strikes, in addition to 44% accuracy on takedowns. Alex manages to land 4.12 blows per minute, in addition to having an average of 2.26 falls every 15 minutes. In defense, Perez has a 59% save rate on significant strikes, in addition to having an 83% save rate on takedowns, another high number in the fight. Finally, he also dealt blows to the head, with 63% of them, in addition to 12% to the body and 24% to the legs.
Matheus Nicolau!
Matheus Nicolau is competing for the belt for the first time and has 19 wins and four losses in his career. The Brazilian fighter, in these 19 victories, achieved five of them by knockout and five by submission, in addition to winning in the first round in four of them. In all fights he has an accuracy of 54% in significant strikes, in addition to having a 45% success rate in his takedowns. Per minute the fighter manages to land 3.66 significant blows and every 15 minutes he takes the fight to the ground 1.48 times. In terms of defenses, 67% of strikes are defended and an incredible 93% of defenses against takedowns. Finally, more than half of his blows, 52% to be precise, are to the head, with 35% to the body and another 13% to the legs.
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