Erin
Blanchfield’s time might have arrived ahead of anticipated.
The 23-year-old Elmwood Park, N.J., native earned a signature
victory, as she submitted former strawweight queen Jessica
Andrade (24-10, 15-8 UFC) within the UFC
Fight Night 219 headliner on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas on
Saturday evening. Blanchfield (11-1, 5-0 UFC) locked in a rear-naked
choke to drive the tapout 1:37 into Spherical 2. “Chilly Blooded” has received
5 straight fights within the UFC at 125 kilos, tying her for the
second-longest lively successful streak within the division. Now she has
her sights set on capturing flyweight gold.
“Give me the winner of Shevchenko vs. Grasso subsequent,” Blanchfield
stated. “I’m going to win the title and turn into UFC champion.”
Blanchfield by no means appeared out of her depth in opposition to Andrade, who
changed unique opponent Taila
Santos on quick discover. The Brazilian blitzed ahead together with her
trademark barrage of energy punches, however Blanchfield saved her
composure and fired again with onerous straight photographs of her personal within the
opening stanza.
Andrade continued her normal heavy-handed strategy in Spherical 2, however
Blanchfield was capable of flip the tables with a visit takedown. From
there, she shortly hopped to facet management and took Andrade’s again
when “Bate Estaca” tried to return to her ft. Blanchfield had
the choke secured even earlier than she had each hooks in, and at that
level, it was educational.
“She hits actually onerous, however I obtained that clinch and I may simply really feel
that inside journey was there, so I took it,” Blanchfield stated. “I
knew she was a great striker. I knew she wasn’t going to wish to go
to the bottom with me, so I I needed to cope with that. It was a great
expertise.”
Pauga Grinds Previous Wright
“The Final Fighter 30” finalist Zac Pauga
relied on grinding clinch work and shut quarters offense to
seize a unanimous determination triumph in opposition to Jordan
Wright within the night’s gentle heavyweight co-main occasion. All
three judges submitted scores in favor of Pauga: 30-27, 30-27, and
29-28. Wright, (12-5 1 NC, 2-5 UFC), who went the space for the
first time in his skilled tenure, has misplaced 4 consecutive
outings.
Pauga (5-2, 0-2 UFC) set the tone by forcing Wright into the clinch
and holding him in opposition to the fence for almost all of the bout’s
first 10 minutes. The previous Houston Texans participant landed the
offense of observe in shut quarters, as he sliced his opponent open
with quite a few slashing elbows. Wright didn’t discover the house he
desired till Spherical 3, however even then, he was unable to realize a
discernable benefit within the placing exchanges that ensued.
Pogues Outduels Parisian
Takedowns and management carried Jamal
Pogues to a hard-fought win over Josh
Parisian in a heavyweight matchup of Dana White’s Contender
Sequence veterans. Pogues (10-3, 1-0 UFC) garnered tallies of 30-27,
30-27 and 29-28 from the cageside judges. The Syndicate MMA product
has been victorious in six of his final seven skilled
outings.
Pogues scored takedowns in each spherical whereas touchdown fast punching
combos on the ft, however he needed to climate a powerful push from
Parisian over the second half of the combat. Parisian (15-6, 2-3
UFC) saved Pogues on the defensive with ahead motion and heavy
strikes in shut quarters. He ended the competition on Pogues’ again
close to the fence, however it in the end wasn’t sufficient to alter the
end result. After the bout, Pogues revealed that he broke his proper
hand throughout the bout.
Prachnio Leg Kicks Batter Knight
Marcin
Prachnio managed the vary and relied on his kicking sport to
carry him to a choice victory over a listless William
Knight in a light-weight heavyweight conflict. All three cageside judges
submitted 30-27 tallies in favor of the 34-year-old Pole, who has
received three of his final 4 promotional appearances.
Prachnio (16-6, 3-4 UFC) was not often threated as he switched
stances, managed distance and attacked with kicks to all ranges.
His weapon of alternative, nonetheless, was the low kick, and his assaults to
that space had Knight (11-5, 3-4 UFC) grimacing on a number of
events. Apart from catching a few kicks, the Thornton
Martial Arts member did little or no to change the sport plan of his
opponent. Because of this, Prachnio was content material to proceed with the
similar plan of action proper up till the ultimate horn. All instructed,
Prachnio outlanded Knight by a 63-to-6 rely in important leg
strikes.
Hernandez Holds Off Miller
Alexander
Hernandez edged a hard-charging Jim Miller,
incomes a unanimous determination in an entertaining light-weight scrap.
The Manufacturing facility X product acquired scorecards of 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28
to halt a two-bout skid. Miller, who owns the document for many UFC
appearances, sees a three-fight successful streak snapped in
defeat.
Hernandez (14-6, 6-5 UFC) saved Miller (35-17, 24-15 1 NC UFC) off
steadiness due to a pleasant mix of punches, elbows and kicks on the
ft — an assault that regularly battered and bloodied the visage
of his veteran foe. Miller had his moments, as he briefly rocked
Hernandez with a head kick in Spherical 1 and a left hand in Spherical 3,
however he was usually only a step sluggish in exchanges. The Sparta, N.J.,
native supplied one final menace late in tthe remaining interval when he
tripped Hernandez to the canvas, jumped on his again and threatened
with a rear-naked choke. Nonetheless, the angle wasn’t fairly there, and
Hernandez escaped and ended the combat by dropping heavy
ground-and-pound till the horn.
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