1/9/2024 0 Comments Retrospect vs hindsight![]() After using a the threat of a leglock to get back to his feet, de Lima landed a glancing shot on Kimball which sent the Colorado native stumbling to the ground. Kimball was the early aggressor, dancing around on the outside while piecing up de Lima, even scoring a takedown. Expectations/Results: While de Lima was the favorite going into the contest given his previous UFC contest, the only thing people could really agree on was that this contest wasn’t going to go the distance.Marcos Rogerio de Lima defeated Jeremy Kimball via TKO at 2:27 of RD1 At only 25 years old with a pro career less than four years old, Shelton should grow to the point that he could end up challenging for the title someday. Still, I don’t expect it to be an issue moving forward for the aforementioned reason. His fading down the stretch – likely due to the altitude – cost him in the end. He didn’t press the action the way that he needed to in order to take the decision – Pantoja held the advantage in volume by a sizeable margin – but he did land the harder shots when he landed. He scored some early takedowns on Pantoja and showed some development in his striking. Shelton: Encouraging performance from Shelton.Expect Pantoja to look better in his next contest. Pantoja looked a bit slow in there, but Shelton is one of the best athletes in the division and the fight was at high altitude. As for the action in the cage, his aggression and body kicks kept him competitive on the feet as Shelton landed the cleaner punches throughout the contest. A loss would have put him a step away from being out of the UFC after just barely getting there. He’s been fighting professionally for ten years and is unlikely to improve too much more. Pantoja: This was huge for Pantoja as he needed this win more than Shelton did.However, those moments were also what swung the decision in his favor as the battle on the feet was pretty even throughout the contest. Pantoja was able to take Shelton’s back in the first and second round, unsuccessfully attempting to sink in a RNC each time. ![]() ![]() He damn near did just that as every round was competitive with most having a hard time deciding who took the first and third round in particular. With that said, it wouldn’t have surprised anyone if Shelton were able to pull off the upset. Expectations/Results: The consensus I had been hearing was that Pantoja was the better fighter now, but Shelton had the brighter future. ![]() As deep as the lightweight division is, I don’t see him being able to make it back to the UFC as he assuredly will be handed his walking papers.Īlexandre Pantoja defeated Eric Shelton via split decision He was unable to maintain the mount and didn’t show any real offense on the threat.
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