UFC News & FeaturesUFC Fight Night 195 Prelims: Bruno Silva Stages Comeback, Stops Exhausted Andrew Sanchez
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Sanchez (12-7, 5-5 UFC) executed repeated takedowns, paired them with positional control and applied his ground-and-pound when the opportunities presented themselves. However, “The Ultimate Fighter” Season 23 winner’s gas tank betrayed him. After being docked a point for a low blow early in the third round, a visibly fatigued Sanchez retreated into a defensive shell. Silva made his move, ravaging his counterpart’s exposed ribcage with powerful hooks to both sides. He then pinned Sanchez to the cage and let the punches fly in a sustained burst that prompted referee Keith Peterson to act.
Silva now finds himself on a run of six straight wins. He has not
lost a fight since Dec. 10, 2016.
Roberts Upends Favored Emeev
Sanford MMA’s Danny Roberts rode an effective sprawl and knee strikes from the clinch to a contentious split decision over former M-1 Global champion Ramazan Emeev in a three-round welterweight tilt. Judge Sal D’Amato saw it 29-28 for Emeev, while Rick Winter and Chris Lee struck 29-28 and 30-27 scorecards for Roberts.
Neither man truly separated himself from the other. Emeev (20-5, 5-2 UFC) delivered takedowns in the first and second rounds, threatened on occasion with submissions and controlled the pace in the clinch. Roberts (18-5, 7-4 UFC) was the aggressor in the latter half of the match, punched in combination at close range and zeroed in on the body with knees. Those efforts proved to be enough.
The loss snapped Emeev’s modest two-fight winning streak.
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Carolina Denies Replacement Godinez
Opportunistic standup and stingy takedown defense carried Luana Carolina to a unanimous decision over former Legacy Fighting Alliance champion Lupita Godinez in a three-round women’s flyweight battle. All three cageside judges scored it the same: 29-28 for Carolina (8-2, 3-1 UFC).
A late-notice substitution for Sijara Eubanks, Godinez (6-2, 1-2 UFC) pursued a dogged clinch in the first round, struck for a takedown and scrambled into side control. She framed a kimura and transitioned to an armbar, only to run out of time. Carolina managed to stay upright across the final 10 minutes, punched well in combination and snuck in a few knees and kicks to keep her counterpart on her toes. Unable to get the fight to the ground, Godinez—who submitted Silvana Gomez Juarez with an armbar on Oct. 9—came up short in other phases and failed in her bid to post her second win in a week.
Carolina, 28, will enter her next assignment on the strength of back-to-back victories.
Batgerel Buries Returning Davis
Jackson-Wink MMA’s Danaa Batgerel put away Brandon Davis with punches in the first round of their bantamweight encounter. Davis (14-9, 2-6 UFC)—who was back in the Octagon for the first time in more than two years—bowed out 2:01 into Round 1, his four-fight winning streak having run its course.
The 32-year-old Batgerel (10-2, 3-1 UFC) unleashed powerful hooks from both hands, pushed the Dana White’s Contender Series Season 1 graduate backward and continued to buzz the proverbial tower. He floored Davis with an overhand right, allowed him to stand and dropped him again with a flurry of blows. Batgeral sensed the finish was near and swarmed with knees, elbows and punches until referee Herb Dean had seen enough.
Batgeral has rattled off three consecutive victories, all of them first-round finishes.
Carnelossi Choke Submits Nunes
Ariane Carnelossi submitted promotional newcomer Istela Nunes with a rear-naked choke in the third round of their women’s strawweight pairing. Nunes (6-2, 0-1 UFC) conceded defeat 2:57 into Round 3, suffering her second setback in three appearances.
Carnelossi (14-2, 2-1 UFC) leaned on merciless pressure, forced the Parana Vale Tudo product to operate off the back foot and mixed in takedowns that yielded increasingly positive rewards. She followed an overhand left into the clinch in the third round, swooped in for a takedown and advanced to Nunes’ back without much effort. From there, she secured her position with hooks, slipped her forearm underneath the chin and cinched the choke.
The 28-year-old Carnelossi has won 14 of her last 15 bouts.
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