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Las Vegas, NV, (Oktober. 20, 2018) – Sometimes things in life are simply quick and painless. Most of the fights at FFC 32 echter, were actually quick and painful. Knockouts, let’s be honest, usually are quite painful.
Friday night’s Main Event was one of the only fights at FFC 32 (which was an all-MMA event) that did not end in a knockout. Shelton “Gravedigger” Graves (9-3-0) defeated Carl “Badwater” Seumanutafa (11-9-0) met eenparigheid van stemmen (49-46, 49-46, 49-46) to win the vacant FFC MMA Heavyweight Championship Title.
Graves did a great job of avoiding standing toe-to-toe with the knockout artist, Seumanutafa, spending most of the fight pressing the heavy-handed Samoan (Seumanutafa) up against the ropes and using knees to the body and a series of quick uppercuts to frustrate his opponent. De strategie werkte, as Seumanutafa was frustrated with the constant pressure, which allowed Graves to keep him on the ropes and against the turnbuckle, taking away any opportunity for a Seumanutafa trademark knockout.
In het Co-Main Event, Undefeated Welterweight, Austin “IF 47” Vanderford (6-0-0), kept his unblemished record in tact when he rocked Emilson “The Amazonian Warrior” Freitas (7-3-0) with a nice left hand to the temple at the 1:38 mark van de eerste ronde. Vanderford wins by KO for only the second time in his professional career.
Previously unbeaten Light Heavyweight, Ivan Erslan (6-1-0), was trying to stay undefeated as a professional but his opponent, Branko Busick (3-1-0) had other ideas. Busick sent Erslan to the canvas at the 4:41 mark of the second round with a solid left hand to the chin and it was all she wrote for Erslan. Busick picks up the first KO victory of his young career.
In the Lightweight division, as promised, it was a “grapplers paradise” for as long as it lasted… And it didn’t last very long. Brandon “Kiba” Ricetti (9-2-0) submitted Adam “Smash” Smid (11-10-0) by Arm Triangle at the 4:26 mark of the very first round. If you’re keeping score, all nine of Ricetti’s wins have come by submission.
FFC 32 vond plaats bij haar vaste thuis, “Fight Dome”, die is gelegen in Caesars Entertainment Rio Las Vegas. Het evenement landelijk werd uitgezonden op CBS Sports Network.
Compleet “FFC 32” MMA resultaten hieronder:
Officiële resultaten
FFC HEAVYWEIGHT MMA CHAMPIONSHIP
Shelton Graves (9-3-0), Baltimore, MD
Win met eenparigheid van stemmen, 5 rds. (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
Carl “Badwater” Seumanutafa (11-9-0), San Francisco, ZOALS
(Graves wins FFC Heavyweight Title)
Welterweights
Austin Vanderford (6-0-0), Portland, OF
Win by KO (Stempel), 1:38 Rd. 1
Edmilson Freitas (7-3-0), Manaus, Amazone, Brazilië
Licht zwaargewichten
Branko Busick (3-1-0), Steubenville, OH
Win by KO (Stempel), 4:41 Rd. 2
Ivan Erslan (6-1-0), Zagreb, Kroatië
Lichtgewichten
Brandon Ricetti (9-2-0), Jongen, ZOALS
Win door inzending (Arm Triangle), 4:26 Rd. 1
Adam Smith (11-10-0), Spokane, WA
Bantamweights (Pro Debuts)
Brady Hiestand (1-0-0), Spokane, WA
Win met eenparigheid van stemmen, 3 rds. (29-26, 29-26, 29-26)
Corey Conway (0-1-0), Las Vegas, NV