I was gonna clip parts from Langsuan vs. Veeraphol 2. I remembered that one, I'm a dullard who can't tell you the cool technical stuff. Second, @feno.bsky.social already did an awesome short break down of the fight. Watch that!
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It was so bad up to the finish 😂😂😂
Jumping crane kick by José Ochoa.
Jose Ochoa using the defended head kick to set-up the leg kick with the other leg.
This is how Cameron Smotherman came back after getting wrestled for 2 rounds.
Phil Rowe uses the rear knee lift to bait the wrestler into catching the leg, instead he uses it to to shif into a long right hand. The combination work against the fence is the cherry on top of a beautiful finish.
Brutal body assault by Phil Rowe, lands the knee and follows up with the uppercuts from a loose collar tie.
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Bro that right hook to the body was awesome!
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Long loopy right hand after drawing the high guard with the jab by Morales.
Michael Morales draws the high guard of Burns with a slapping left hook and puts a long uppercut behind it to catch him.
Mairon Santos with a slick counter head kick after defending Sodiq's front kick.
Melk Costa surprises Erosa with the osoto gari as he's pushing him inside the clinch.
Melk Costa times the knee of Erosa to attack the supporting leg with a foot sweep.
Moises looks to exit to his left off his slapping left hook, gets intercepted by the cross counter by Gordon.
Del Valle with the head kick cross catch.
The same side arm blocks, the opposite side one scoops under and secures the leg.
Drives forward and dumps Matthews.
Luana Santos catches the leg kick and drives with a crossface to get the takedown.
Again, leg kick, waits for a response, brutal cross counter over the jab by Gomes.
Gomes uses her leg kick to draw an attack.
Reed responds with a leg kick and gets cracked with a straight right.
Park uses the outside hook to swim to the back, lifts and puts one hook on the way down and the other one on the floor.
Smart pressure into body work against the fence by Park, that left hook to the body into same side body knee is a very cool look.
Beautiful combination by Park, breaks the stance of Hernandez with the low kick, attacks with the long 1-2 and collapses the distance into a knee to the body.
Misdirection with the harai goshi by Pinheiro.
Pinheiro with an actual good use of the head and arm throw, as a counter of her opponent driving her inside the clinch.
Tecia times the headkick with her bounce steps, her mechanics convince Luana to sit down and counter a potential right hand.
🧵UFC Fight Night: Burns vs Morales🧵
Technical highlights.
Some clips displaying some cool, interesting, or useful techniques displayed by the fighters in yesterday's event.
If you want a more comprehensible breakdown of these sequences with visual aid, you can check out my video about it!
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Della Maddalena showed an ability to stick and move that wasn't fully explored in his UFC career before and it was a pleasant suprise.
But he also kept his dog and ability to exchange inside the pocket when needed.
