“Slava Claus” delivered an emphatic technical knockout victory tothe UFC Apex on Saturday evening.
ViacheslavBorshchev snapped at two-bout skid atUFC Battle Night 223, as he defeated MaheshateHayisaer by means of technical knockout of their preliminarylight-weight showdown. Borschev (7-3, 2-2 UFC) dropped Hayisaer(9-3, 1-2 UFC) with a transparent correct hook to the chin and sealed thevictory with about six standing-to-ground strikes on the two:37 markof Spherical 2.
Borschev flashed his vitality on a lot of occasions. After aaggressive hanging battle for nearly the entire opening physique,the Workforce Alpha Male product dropped Hayisaer with a short properclose to the highest of the interval. The current continued inside the second physique.Borschev sat his Chinese language language foe down with one different correct early inside theinterval sooner than inserting Hayisaer away with the ending sequencemoments later. Borschev has accomplished six of his seven skilledtriumphs by means of KO or TKO.
Kowalkiewicz Stymies Demopoulos
Former strawweight title challenger KarolinaKowalkiewicz earned her third straight promotional triumph,taking a three-round verdict over VanessaDemopoulos in a 115-pound pairing. The Pole obtained a trio of30-27 scorecards from the cageside judges. Demopoulos, who missedweight by 1.5 kilos, sees a three-bout profitable streak snapped indefeat.
Kowalkiewicz (15-7, 8-7 UFC) dictated the phrases of engagement forthe overwhelming majority of the battle, tagging her adversary with crisp, clearpunching mixtures to the highest. As a result of the bout progressed,Demopoulos (9-5, 3-2 UFC) face was bloodied and battered from theassault. Demopoulos’ best offense occurred early inside the battle, whenshe briefly stunned Kowalkiewicz with a left hook. Moments likethat had been few and far between, nonetheless, as Kowalkiewicz displayedsuperior amount and accuracy all through exchanges.
Urbina Crumbles Cosce
“The Closing Fighter 29” strong member GilbertUrbina battered the physique of opponent OrionCosce, paving the best way through which for a second-round technical knockoutvictory in a welterweight bout. Urbina put his adversary away atthe two:55 mark of Spherical 2 for his first TKO win since 2014. Cosce(8-2, 1-2 UFC) missed weight by 1.5 kilos on Friday.
Urbina (7-2, 1-1 UFC) dominated the opening stanza, as he assumedfull mount and attacked Cosce with elbows and punches from above.He hammered at Cosce correct up until the final word horn, nevertheless hisadversary was able to outlive. The break in rounds was solely a quickrespite, nonetheless. An early second-round entrance kick drew a grimacefrom Cosce, and Urbina capitalized by landing the maneuver as soon as moreshortly thereafter.With Cosce doubled over in ache, Urbina adopted up with a pair ofknees sooner than the Dana White’s Contender Sequence alum crumbled to themat, bringing an end to the competitors.
Nascimento Edges Latifi
American Prime Workforce product RodrigoNascimento earned his second consecutive promotional triumph,as he took a reduce up alternative over former 205-pound competitorIlirLatifi in a heavyweight scrap. Derek Cleary and Sal D’Amatoscored the competitors 29-28 for Nascimento (10-1, 3-1, 1 NC UFC),whereas Jacob Montalvo seen it 29-28 in favor of Latifi (16-9, 1 NC,9-7 UFC).
Nascimento’s takedown safety held up properly for nearly all of thebout, as Latifi was solely able to ground the Brazilian for avital time-frame inside the ultimate half of Spherical 2. When thebattle was at fluctuate, Nascimento beloved success with aheadmotion and fast counters — along with a left hook that landedpersistently. Latifi had one final second of aggression inside theultimate stanza, nonetheless it wasn’t adequate to sway the scorecards in hisfavor.
Hooper Outstrikes Fiore
Showcasing an improved standup recreation, Dana White’s Contender Sequencealum ChaseHooper outdueled New England Cartel product Nick Fioreen path to a unanimous alternative triumph at lightweight. The23-year-old Struggle Sport & Well being export earned tallies of 30-26,30-27 and 30-27 from the judges to win his 155-pound debutfollowing a five-bout promotional stint at featherweight.
Whereas Hooper (12-3-1, 4-3 UFC) scrambled and threatened withsubmissions thoughout the bout, his means to land offense on thetoes proved to be the excellence in direction of a fellow grappler. “TheDream” willingly attacked his foe with prolonged punches, quite a bit ofkicks and elbows and knees in shut quarters. Hooper virtually secureda finish when he rocked Fiore (6-2, 0-2 UFC)with an elbow laterinSpherical 1 and flurried with punches sooner than his foe was saved by thehorn.
Silva Runs By the use of Leonardo
Ex-Jungle Battle champion NataliaSilva extended her profitable streak to 9 with a technicalknockout victory over VictoriaLeonardo in a flyweight affair. Silva (15-5-1, 3-0 UFC) endedthe competitors 2:58 into Spherical 1, her second consecutive finish insidethe Las Vegas-based promotion.
Silva was visibly quicker to the punch than Leonardo (9-5, 1-3 UFC)from the start, and he or she set the stage for the stoppage by sittingher adversary down with a left hook about halfway by way of Spherical 1.Leonardo’s ensuing desperation shot failed, and Silva
rocked her feeling foe with a correct hand and extreme kick shortlythereafter. Leonardo may do nothing better than cowl up towardsthe fence from there, which prompted referee Kerry Hatley to stepin on her behalf.
Gorimbo Palms Sato Fourth Straight Defeat
South Africa’s ThembaGorimbo relied on takedowns and positional administration to grab aunanimous alternative triumph in direction of Pacrase veteran TakashiSato in a welterweight encounter. All three judges submittedscorecards in favor of the earlier Extreme Stopping Championshiptitle holder: 30-27, 30-27 and 30-27. Sato (15-7, 2-5 UFC) has misplacedhis ultimate 4 Octagon appearances.
Gorimbo (11-4, 1-1 UFC) was relentless in his pursuit of thetakedown, and he authored virtually your complete battle’s most memorablemoments inside the course of. Together with logging very important quantitiesof administration time, Gorimbo took his opponent’s once more in every the primaryand third frames whereas dropping Sato with an unlimited overhand properin Spherical 2. Gorimbo did his best to position Sato away withground-and-pound following the knockdown, nevertheless the Kill Cliff FCconsultant was able to outlive the onslaught.