Daniel Marcos sound fundamentals – and skill to dodge a really telegraphed spinning backfist – put him on the trail to victory in opposition to a reckless Saimon Oliveira in UFC 283’s curtain jerker.
Marcos dug a pair of knees deep into Oliveira’s midsection for the knockout on the 2:18 mark of the second spherical in what was his first octagon win after discovering success in DWCS.
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Contender Sequence vet Oliveira sought his first octagon win on Saturday evening in Rio de Janeiro, and wrestling was his preliminary weapon. With little to set it up, Marcos was in a position to choose off the assaults, and a repetitive spinning backfist from Oliveira arrange a sample Marcos was simply in a position to keep away from.
In the meantime, Marcos continued to press in with tight punches, punctuating combos with kicks that discovered buy when Oliveira unwisely turned away from his opponent. Oliveira’s willingness to have interaction wasn’t backup by sound protection, and because the battle went on, Marcos started to take management. After an Oliveira takedown try went awry, Marcos hit his foe with a three-piece after which sunk within the knees that pressured referee intervention.
Oliveira stays winless within the UFC after two tries whereas Marcos extends his unbeaten streak to 14 professional fights.
