The UFC 243's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) solidified its position at Marvel Stadium last night at the Marble Stadium in Melbourne, Australia (Saturday, October 5, 2019). Arguably the best event of the year, is it paired with many interesting matches? There was a possibility of disaster and greatness, but luckily most of the fights turned out to be a lot of fun. Let's take a closer look at the best performances and techniques of the night!
"Style Bender" Sniper Fire (highlight)
Israeli Adesanya claimed the middleweight title last night as one of the best counter strike performances in UFC history. Robert Whittaker did a lot of clever work. He punched a bit and started a low kick with a lot of intelligence. However, his strategy seemed to focus only on the fight into the pocket that Whittaker believed to be advantageous.
Adesanya proved that it was not.
Whittaker did not shake during the leap forward. He did not fall in ja and did not put his back. Instead, Adesanya was willing to stay in his pocket after Whittaker moved forward. Whittaker often expected Adesanya to step back, taking advantage of the fact that he was out of balance to find a pocket.
Instead, Adesanya planted and fired his feet. He knocked Whittaker twice in essentially the same way. The “last style bender” became an undefeated champion last night and was eliminated as one of the world's best players. Adesanya proved the real deal by itself.
Hooker Highlights (summary)
Dan Hooker made Al Iaquinta oppose last night.
As often used in modern UFC, it started with a calf kick. The calf kick took few times for Hooker to seriously limit Iaquinta's movements. This is a big problem for "Raging Al", considering how fast Hooker lands three hard kicks in the opening minute. For the rest of the game, Iaquinta relied on Southpaw's (not his strong suit) boxing or simply moved forward with a big looping shot.
The combination of accurate lead hands and hard calf kicks is cruel for a ranch striker. Iaquinta could not easily close the streets, as b (and excellent check rings) were torn on his face. He couldn't hang because Iaquinta's forelimb was demolished.
Hooker was trapped Iaquinta in the land without people and punished him for 15 minutes. It was a great performance.
Church! (highlight)
Two men went into the cage at least 265 pounds last night.
Yogan de Castro and Justin Tapa spent some time falling. In the early days, it was clear that the right hand and the right foot kick were connected cleanly so that De Castro was a farther person. Tapa got in the way of the clinch and adjusted wisely, scoring several times with a hard uppercut.
Did one of those uppercuts land clean, and Tafa probably thought right? I hurt my opponent a bit. He shuffled behind a loaded power shot so he could blow mid punches with the enemy's right hand. Tafa hit the mat first, and de Castro left without a follow-up shot.
Kiwi vs. Australian Van Burners
Brad Riddell and Jamie Mulaki entered the war last night.
The two showed a good skill. Riddell has a kickboxing background … and it's often thrown on the body, put a good power punch, and hit with a combination that ends with a low kick. Mullarkey, meanwhile, wanted to fight on the mat but was still able to cut off the enemy with a sharp b.
The technology was not the appeal of this fight. The two raided it in the first two rounds, but the third round was when the absolute madness was released. Riddell was dropping a repetitive bomb on Mullarkey's chin and looked close to the finish early. Instead of stepping back and attempting to recover, Mullarkey fell and threw a punch, knockdown and almost submission.
Unfortunately, it was Mullarkey's last good moment. Riddell ran away with his feet and threw away the punishment. Mulaki was cruel, but his toughness was incredible.
Thinking further
- Sergey Spivac defeats Tai Tuivasa through a two round arm triangle choke (highlight): Spivac found too many headlock / neck crank submissions, but otherwise he had a very clever fight. Spivac adapted well to his game plan, although Tuivasa fought stupidly as Tuivasa repeatedly threw the same pitching-head rock throw and double kick-low kick. In the early days, Spivac had a hard time catching bigger enemies, but Tuivasa was forced to escape from bad positions many times. When he became tired, Spivac loosened a heavy punch and quickly choked.
- Megan Anderson defeated Zara Fair Dos Santos Through 1 round triangular choke (highlight): The match between two kickboxers has resulted in a classic submission submission victory. It was Anderson who secured the body lock take-down and advanced to the mount. Fairdos Santos could not be mounted directly on a full triangular choke. Triangle chokes are definitely a more dangerous technique when applied by lanky fighters, and Anderson is 6 feet tall! In some ways this is a kind of Anderson's first UFC win and it was very necessary.
- Kim Ji-yeon defeated Nadia Kasem through a two-round technical knockout. This was an ugly fight and Kassem wasn't polished enough for UFC level competition. Kim took it to his opponent and threw a vaginal punch while Kashem struck him. This punch, especially in the middle part, quickly accumulates, causing Kassem to break down a second time.
- Khalid Taha defeats Bruno Silva through a three-round arm triangle choke.highlight): The opening game of the night turned out to be fun and crashing back and forth. In the first round, Taha's aggression and scale advantage were hard to deal with, knocked down but Silva was able to catch the kick and run for the second time. The last five minutes seemed to determine the winner, but Taha pulled it out of the referee's hand by canceling the takedown attempt and landing in the best position. From there, Taha secured an arm triangle choke and forced him to submit a jiu-jitsu black belt.
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