Jussier da Silva took it to Scott Jorgensen. | Photo: Gleidson Venga/Sherdog.com
“Formiga” submitted World Extreme Cagefighting veteran Scott Jorgensen with a first-round rear-naked choke at UFC Fight Night 39 “Shogun vs. Henderson 2” on Sunday at Nelio Dias Gymnasium in Natal, Brazil. Jorgensen (14-9, 3-5 UFC) asked out of the flyweight encounter 3:07 into round one, losing for the fifth time in six appearances.
Da Silva (16-3, 2-2 UFC) benefitted from an incidental head butt, as he bullied the American to the canvas and scrambled to his back. Soon after, the 28-year-old Nova Uniao standout landed the choke for the finish.
“I’m very happy I was able to finish the submission here in my hometown in front of my home crowd,” da Silva said. “I felt very confident on my feet, and more and more, I’m going to try and exchange on my feet.”
Markes (14-3, 3-2 UFC) weighed in four pounds over the 186-pound threshold. Santos drilled the 25-year-old with a wicked liver kick, trailed him to the canvas after a delayed reaction and brought it to a decisive end with a series of unanswered hammerfists.
Robertson (13-3, 2-3 UFC) opened a cut near the Brazilian’s right eye with a head kick and returned to his feet after being grounded for a brief spell. The 30-year-old American then struck for a takedown of his own, moved immediately to mount and softened Perpetuo with elbows from the top.
“The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil” Season 1 semifinalist soon surrendered his back, eventually succumbing to a fight-ending choke.
Stringer set the tone in the first round, where he drove the Brazilian to the canvas behind a thudding overhand right. The 26-year-old Dutchman unleashed his ground-and-pound and piled up the points with Barroso on his back. The two light heavyweights spent much of the next 10 minutes in the clinch, with Stringer utilizing standing elbows to the head and knees to the body.
Barroso (16-4, 1-1 UFC) never seemed to get fully in gear. Leg and body kicks were his most effective weapons, but his efforts, including a late third-round takedown, went for naught in the eyes of two of the judges. The defeat halted his four-fight winning streak.
Lahat countered effectively at the start, a stout right hand tipping his spear. Castro (10-3, 2-3 UFC) fired a double flying knee, detonating the fight-ending blow on the chin of the American Kickboxing Academy-trained Israeli. Jussier da Silva probably envisioned an ending like this.
An unconscious Lahat fell to a seated position against the cage, as the pro-Brazilian crowd erupted with its approval.
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