The early MMA and submission grappling matches at ONE Championship’s newest U.S. primetime spectacle, t, captured everybody’s consideration inside Bangkok’s Lumpinee Stadium on Friday, October 2.
A Brazilian wrecking ball handed one of many flyweight MMA division’s final unbeaten stars his first profession loss, and a pair of grapplers from reverse sides of the globe went catch for catch in a intently contested 10-minute battle.
Right here’s what went down within the early MMA and submission grappling bouts from the Thai capital.
Cesar Palms Perreira First Loss With First-Spherical TKO
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r shattered the beforehand unblemished file of a, as he managed each part of their flyweight MMA conflict earlier than stopping him at 5:00 of spherical one.
The 29-year-old Hawaiian saved the battle on the skin with kicks from the beginning, defending Cesar’s early takedown makes an attempt effectively. Ultimately, “The Flash” secured the takedown and went to work with elbows from inside closed guard.
Again on the toes, each kick from Perreira was caught by the 22-year-old Brazilian, who answered with a proper punch. However quickly, the grappling sensation dragged him again to the canvas, hunted for a choke, and completed the opening body with ground-and-pound and a strong knee to the top.
When the bell sounded to finish spherical one although, Perreira struggled to get to his toes. He stumbled to his nook, the referee known as the physician over, and the Hawaiian advised his group his eye was too broken to proceed. Identical to that, the battle was waved off.
The stoppage prolonged Cesar’s successful streak to 10 and bumped his file to 15-2. Within the course of, the Brazilian handed the “Flyin Hawaiian” the primary lack of his MMA profession.
Alvarenga Edges Ishiguro To Win Again-And-Forth Grappling Match
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Catches, reversals, and leg lock battles outlined a compelling 10-minute featherweight submission grappling contest, and ultimately, a edged out o by a slim margin.
Ishiguro, who moved up two weight courses from the flyweight division, threatened with leg assaults early, however the 28-year-old Brazilian star maintained his composure and labored to determine facet management.
Alvarenga dropped right down to assault with a leg lock, however the Japanese grappler spun out of the entanglement. The Brazilian then locked in a heel hook that the referee awarded as a catch, placing him forward on the scorecards.
Quickly, Alvarenga superior to mount, placing his rival in a tough place, however the 30-year-old Japanese athlete reversed it to search out security within the Brazilian’s guard. Each males rose to their toes earlier than dragging the motion again to the canvas, the place Ishiguro went again to his leg assault recreation and secured a catch of his personal with a heel hook to even the rating.
With one catch apiece, the judges awarded the aggression issue to Alvarenga, handing him the cut up determination and his second straight win in ONE Championship. That improved his general file to 22-6.
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