UFC 190: Rousey crushes Correia; Shogun outpoints Nogueira
Ronda Rousey is a terrifying human being.
After months of mean-mugging, trash-talking, and vicious, cringeworthy personal attacks, the world-destroyer known as Rousey absolutely crushed Bethe Correia, needing a mere 34 seconds to demolish the over-matched Brazilian in the main event of UFC 190 on Saturday night.
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Ronda Rousey def. Bethe Correia via first-round knockout
The most dangerous unarmed woman on the planet, Ronda Rousey waded through Bethe Correia's best shots and delivered a spectacularly violent knockout. Rousey crushed Correia with big shots along the fence, eventually felling the Brazilian like a redwood with a massive right hand to the temple.
Mauricio "Shogun" Rua def. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira via unanimous decision
In a rematch about eight years past its expiry date, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua improved to 2-0 against Antonio Rogerio Nogueira, topping his fellow PRIDE veteran via unanimous decision in a spirited 15-minute affair. Although Nogueira clearly took the first round, wobbling Shogun with a left hand and unleashing hell for the following 45 seconds, Shogun roasted Nogueira's ribs over the next two rounds, snapping a two-fight losing streak in the process.
Glaico Franca def. Fernando Bruno via third-round submission (rear-naked choke)
Glaico Franca captured the TUF Brazil 4 lightweight title with a third-round submission victory over Fernando Bruno in what turned into a clinch-heavy, grapple-fest. Franca was the clearly superior fighter on the floor, dominating positionally for long stretches of the bout before sinking in the fight-ending rear-naked choke at 4:46 of the third frame.
Reginaldo Vieira def. Dileno Lopes via unanimous decision
Reginaldo Vieira captured the TUF Brazil 4 bantamweight title with a unanimous decision victory over Dileno Lopes. Viera and Lopes bloodied each other up in an absolute firefight, eschewing defense for much of the three-round affair in favor of wild, winging combinations, and failed guillotine chokes. The pace slowed in the second and third rounds, and Vieira closed out the bout raining down heavy punches and hammerfists on a prone Lopes who answered from his back in kind.
Stefan Struve def. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira
It was sloppy, plodding, and at times hard to watch. Stefan Struve beat what looked like the ghost of Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira on Saturday night, easily outpointing the legendary heavyweight en route to a unanimous-decision victory. He didn't come off as a world-beater, but Struve battered the shopworn Nogueira with hard combinations (and what felt like a thousand jabs in the third round), though he wasn't able to put the former PRIDE champion away.
Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva def. Soa Palelei via second-round TKO
Unwilling to go quietly into the night, Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva halted a two-fight losing streak with a clubbing TKO victory over Soa Palelei. After surviving an onslaught to close out the opening round, Silva clipped Pelelei with a big uppercut along the cage and followed it up with a torrent of fists and knees until referee "Big" John McCarthy halted the bout 41 seconds into the second stanza.
Claudia Gadelha def. Jessica Aguilar via unanimous decision
Claudia Gadelha likely booked a shot at strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk with a dominant decision victory over Jessica Aguilar. Gadelha ran roughshod over Aguilar, carving up the former World Series of Fighting champion with vicious combinations while closing out every round with a big takedown. Following the bout, Gadelha begged UFC president Dana White to give her a shot at Jedrzejczyk.
Demian Maia def. Neil Magny via second-round submission (rear-naked choke)
It wasn't even close. Demian Maia ran a beautiful grappling train on Neil Magny to close out the UFC 190 prelims Saturday, easily cutting through Magny's guard time and again until eventually finishing the fight with a rear-naked choke at 2:52 of the second round. Just slick, venomous stuff on the floor by the BJJ wizard.
Patrick Cummins def. Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante via third-round TKO
Like any great barista, Patrick Cummins loves the grind. Cummins used his superior wrestling and heavy top control to completely grind down Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante over two-plus rounds en route to a brutal TKO victory. Although Feijao was able to carve up Cummins' face with short, hard strikes, the American power wrestler repeatedly dumped Feijao to the floor, eventually ending the bout with a violent torrent of elbows.
Warlley Alves def. Nordine Taleb via second-round submission (guillotine choke)
In what was supposed to be the toughest test of his young career, Warlley Alves kept his undefeated record intact with a dominant submission victory over Nordine Taleb. The 24-year-old Brazilian controlled all aspects of the fight, landing the heavier shots and controlling the grappling exchanges for the majority of the nine-minute bout, before transforming a botched takedown by Taleb into a fight-ending guillotine choke. Very slick stuff.
Iuri Alcantara def. Leandro Issa via unanimous decision
Leandro Issa had nothing (less than nothing, really) for Iuri Alcantara on the feet. After a round of playing to Issa's strengths on the floor, Alcantara viciously punished his countryman over the final 10 minutes, destroying Issa with a violent blitz of heavy shots and leg-buckling combinations en route to an easy unanimous-decision victory.
Vitor Miranda def. Clint Hester via second-round TKO
Vitor Miranda absolutely styled on Clint Hester in this bout. While Hester spent the fight hunting for takedowns, Miranda made him pay every time, either stuffing the takedown or reversing position before unleashing massive ground-and-pound. Almost midway through the second frame, Miranda shucked off a feeble takedown attempt by Hester with a vicious knee, then started teeing off with a violent barrage of elbows and fists until referee Herb Dean mercifully stepped in to make the save.
Guido Cannetti def. Hugo Viana via unanimous decision
Guido Cannetti and Hugo Viana kicked of the prelims with a clinch-heavy slog, as Cannetti outpointed his Brazilian counterpart over 15 minutes to earn the unanimous-decision victory. Cannetti looked like he hurt Viana on multiple occasions (including with a slick head kick and punch combination), but instead of trying to capitalize, he'd immediately kill his own momentum by clinching up. Despite these deficiencies, Cannetti did more than Viana - outside of a flurry of ground-and-pound late in the second stanza, Viana didn't do much of anything.