Alexander Volkov spent a lot of the combat on his again, however nonetheless walked away with an enormous win over Jaylton Almeida at UFC 321.
As anticipated, Almeida comes out and instantly seems for a takedown. He simply put Volkov on his again, however his full lack of offensive energy allowed Volkov to comb and get into prime management. Volkov momentarily transitioned to full mount and dropped a number of elbows earlier than Almeida adjusted.
Because the clock ticked down within the first match, Almeida was content material to bury his head and let Volkov tee off, probably surrendering to the Russian at 10-9.
Almeida utilized a excessive crotch to attain one other takedown simply seconds into the second stanza. Sadly, regardless of Volkov’s willingness to yield his hips, Almeida was content material to carry his place and the assault stopped there.
With 90 seconds left, referee Mark Goddard known as the gamers to their toes for lack of motion. After all, that did not cease Almeida from rapidly scoring one other takedown to place them again in the identical place.
Volkov flipped the script within the third spherical, pushing Almeida towards the fence and making an attempt to land a couple of blows within the clinch. However quickly the Brazilian landed one other takedown, flipping Volkov onto his again once more. Nonetheless, Volkov was the extra aggressive fighter, touchdown a collection of blows and elbows.
Almeida was content material to simply trip his opponent, however Goddard as soon as once more introduced his opponent to his toes. This allowed Almeida to safe the ultimate takedown, a lot to the reside crowd’s chagrin.
As the ultimate seconds handed, Abu Dhabi followers booed each gamers, most of which gave the impression to be aimed instantly at Almeida.
official outcomes: Alexander Volkov def. Geilton Almeida wins by cut up choice (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
