This is the UFC St. Louis live blog for Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento, the main event on Saturday in St. Louis. Today we will discuss about Derrick Lewis vs Rodrigo Nascimento: Knockout,Full Fight TKO.
Derrick Lewis vs Rodrigo Nascimento: Knockout,Full Fight TKO
Watch video highlights of the full Derrick Lewis vs. Rodrigo Nascimento fight from the UFC St. Louis main event, courtesy of ESPN and other outlets.
Lewis vs. Nascimento took place on May 11 at the Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. The main event of the night featured Derrick Lewis (28-12, 1 no contest) against Rodrigo Nascimento (11-2, 1 no contest). The fight aired live on ESPN and ESPN.
Watch Lewis vs. Nascimento highlights below.
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round 1
Both went out in orthodox and Lewis started with a great knee, but Nascimento saw it and avoided it. But right in front of the action Lewis comes swinging and they come in and grab it.
Lewis takes Nascimento to the fence and looks for a trip! No joy and Nascimento turns it around. But Lewis turns it back around and trips Nascimento! The Brazilian came back immediately and is now looking for a visit. Lewis dodges and strikes, now he’s got the edge against the fence.
Lots of clinch fighting here. Short shots and pushing. Good head position from Lewis as he has Nascimento pinned. A nice knee and an elbow lands. Nascimento kneels and leans back. Still fighting here and Nascimento spins out. However Lewis broke into space with a strong underhook.
Nascimento is staggering and moving forward. Lewis flashes a big right. Misses a head kick but lands a nice right. Nascimento comes in and grabs it. Lewis lands another right but Nascimento stays tight and he catches the body and sends Lewis to the floor with a trip.
Nascimento in the top half and made some solid shots. Lewis is against the fence and waiting for his moment to explode. But Nascimento stayed heavy and landed some solid right hands here. And leaves it on the body. Good elbow. Lewis is trying to use the cage to create space and stand up. Although Nascimento.
Knockout
The UFC is back with an event in St. Louis this weekend. The promotion will kick off with a heavyweight main event at the Enterprise Center, where fan-favorite Derrick Lewis looks to continue his historic knockout record against rising Brazilian contender Rodrigo Nascimento. It’ll all happen Saturday night from Missouri.
Lewis (27-12) is chasing a 15th UFC KO on Saturday to further his legend as the company’s most talented KO artist. “The Black Beast” has fought four UFC Heavyweight Champions (including the interim), but has been on a decline competitively. Lewis has not recorded consecutive wins since 2021 and is 2-5 in his last seven matches. Recently, Lewis was overwhelmed by the grappling of Zalton Almeida for five rounds. Lewis, 39, insists he feels better than ever despite a tough performance.
“My coaches and other people say that once you turn 40 everything starts to slow down, but this is the best I’ve ever felt,” Lewis told CBS Sports. “These last two fights before a fight in training camp are the best I’ve felt. I feel great.”
Nascimento (11-1) has the mentality of a young fighter on his way to victory. Nascimento headlined his first UFC card after earning three consecutive decision wins. The former “Contender Series” veteran is primarily a submission finisher, but he hopes to take advantage every chance he gets in a fight. That’s a lot of confidence for a fighter who has yet to go more than three rounds facing his most accomplished opponent.
“I have a lot of ways to beat him,” Nascimento told reporters at Wednesday’s media day. “Putting him down is another way. I can attack, I can knock him down. I can finish him off, or I can fight all five rounds.”
“He has a good name and he has good publicity, but after this Saturday everyone will know my name because I will beat him.”
predicting and main action
Full Fight TKO
Lewis’ corner tells him to stop holding. They want space whenever Nascimento tries to grab him. Lewis seems to be doing fine with cardio. That’s been the focus for him. Let’s see if this holds up. Nascimento looks fresh.
Lewis looks to the left to start the round. Nascimento was slowly leading her to the fence, waiting for the moment for her to come inside.
And he comes in and joins the club. Lewis lands a nice right hand that backs up Nascimento and covers. Lewis gives chase and then catches up. Nascimento is trying to bind here as his corner is screaming for space.
He doesn’t and we’re here for a while. Nascimento eventually tries to take a trip but Lewis stops him. Nascimento came back with pressure to the right but Lewis landed a nice right. However Nascimento eats it and catches it. However Lewis walks him to the cage. A fierce war is taking place.
Back in space and now Lewis is taking off. Big power shots. Nascimento ducks and escapes and gets to the clinch. More infighting and then a break and Lewis lands a big elbow. Another big shot but Nascimento eats it well again. And we clinch and as Lewis goes for the clinch, Nascimento releases him and finds his way to the back!
Both men look really tired now and Nascimento just has this backpack in his hand. Lewis feels comfortable waiting until the last moment if Nascimento allows. Lewis turns his back to the mat and brings in a guard. 30 seconds and Nascimento in the top half. And he goes to work with some nice elbows!
Not enough time to do much but Nascimento lands a few more solid shots to end the round.
MMA Fighting scores the round 10-9 Lewis, 19-19 overall.
round 3
Lewis’ corner is determined to prevent the clinching. He says they are hurting him every time and just need to focus on him. We’ll see if Lewis takes that advice.
