Austin
Bashi and his all-terrain brilliance didn’t disappoint.
The undefeated Warrior Manner Martial Arts prospect was one among 5
hopefuls to land an
Ultimate Fighting Championship contact throughout
Week 4 of
Dana White’s Contender Series, as he took out Dorian
Ramos with a rear-naked choke within the second spherical of their
welterweight showcase on Tuesday on the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Ramos (8-3, 0-1 DWCS) capitulated 3:15 into Round
2.
The 22-year-old Bashi (13-0, 1-0 DWCS) wore down the Apex MMA rep
with cruel tempo and output. He secured a number of takedowns,
paired them with regular ground-and-pound, denied Ramos room to
breathe and compelled him right into a defensive state. Bashi grounded him
repeatedly within the second spherical, broke his appreciable resolve and
waited for a second of weak spot. He superior to the again and
slipped within the choke when Ramos made the unwise resolution to attempt to
stand. Bashi tightened his squeeze, dragged him to the mat and
prompted the tapout.
Girls’s flyweight Yuneisy
Duben, light-weight Quillan
Salkilld, middleweight Djorden
Ribeiro dos Santos and welterweight Seok Hyun
Ko are set to affix Bashi on the UFC roster.
A 300 Sparta titleholder, the undefeated Duben disposed of the
closely favored Shannon
Clark with a highlight-reel one-punch knockout within the first
spherical of their ladies’s flyweight encounter.
Clark (5-1, 0-1 DWCS) checked out 1:13 into Round
1.
Duben (6-0, 1-0 DWCS) fought hearth with hearth. Clark rushed ahead
behind punches, confirmed no regard for her Venezuelan counterpart’s
abilities and paid the value. Duben ducked right into a clubbing overhand
proper, discovered the off change and floored the Legacy Preventing
Alliance champion the place she stood. An unconscious Clark collapsed
backward as a most unwitting sufferer, her head bouncing violently
off the canvas.
The 28-year-old Duben has authored three straight first-round
finishes.
In the meantime, Salkilld known as upon crisp mixture punching, kicks
to all ranges, tactical takedowns and superiority within the grappling
exchanges, because the Everlasting MMA champion laid declare to a unanimous
resolution over Gauge Young
in a three-round light-weight pairing. All three cageside judges
scored it for Salkilld (7-1, 0-1 DWCS): 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28.
Younger (8-2, 0-1 DWCS) flashed well-rounded abilities in defeat.
Nonetheless, Salkilld leaned on his five-inch attain benefit, stayed
busy within the face of heavy strain and pieced collectively three-,
four- and five-strike volleys. He executed a number of takedowns when
it mattered most within the third spherical, the place he flattened out Younger
and flirted with an arm-triangle choke within the closing seconds.
Whereas the end failed the materialize, the message was despatched.
Salkilld has rattled off seven consecutive victories.
Elsewhere, Cerrado MMA’s dos Santos rode high-volume punching, a
punishing clinch and excellent takedown protection to a unanimous
resolution over Will Currie
in a three-round middleweight tilt. Dos Santos (10-1, 1-0 DWCS)
swept the scorecards with 30-27 marks from all three members of the
cageside judiciary.
Moments have been few and much between for Currie (12-4, 0-1 DWCS), who
gave the impression to be caught in impartial for a lot of the match. Dos Santos
crowded the Englishman alongside the fence and lower free with punches,
all whereas incorporating occasional knee and elbow strikes. The
Thunder Struggle champion stepped up his assault as time went on—his
proper uppercut proved to be a potent weapon—and had Currie in a
fixed state of retreat. The Nice Britain High Crew rep managed
to wheel behind a kneeling dos Santos late in third spherical and made
a cross at a free armbar, solely to see the Brazilian free himself
with out problem.
Dos Santos, 27, has gained 4 fights in a row.
Lastly, Ko saved cool beneath hearth, unleashed environment friendly punching
body-head mixtures and snuck in counters when alternatives
introduced themselves forward of a unanimous resolution over the
beforehand unbeaten Igor
Cavalcanti in a three-round welterweight battle. Scores have been
30-27, 29-28 and 29-28—all for Ko (11-2, 1-0 DWCS).
Cavalcanti (9-1, 0-1 DWCS), who had by no means earlier than fought previous the
first spherical, swung for the fences however struggled to discover a
constant avenue for his offense. Ko used deft footwork and head
motion to keep away from hazard, peppered the Brazilian with
punches and slowly however certainly bled his fuel tank dry. The Angel’s
Preventing Championship titleholder accomplished a takedown lower than 30
seconds into Spherical 3 and proceeded to smother Cavalcanti with prime
management and ground-and-pound whereas chewing nearly 4 minutes off
the clock. By the point they returned to an upright place, the
writing had lengthy been on the wall.
Ko, 28, now finds himself on a four-fight successful streak.
