Ailin Perez scored the most important win of her profession up to now, besting Karol Rosa at UFC 311 and skyrocketing herself into the bantamweight high ten.
Perez received off to a robust begin, scoring an early takedown and pinning Rosa to the mat. Earlier than lengthy, Rosa scrambled her method again up and used the time remaining within the opening spherical to mild up Perez’s legs with a sequence of calf kicks.
Rosa seemed to choose up proper the place she left off within the second, however a flying knee try late within the spherical gave Perez the opening she wanted to tie up her opponent and get the battle again to the bottom with over 90 seconds to go. Rosa stored Perez locked into her half-guard, stopping the Argentinian from capitalizing on the dominant place.
Doubtlessly down 0-2 going into the third, Rosa got here out with just a little extra intent, swinging heavier and getting again to her lead leg assault. That prompted Perez to tie up towards the fence close to the midway level of the spherical, however Rosa separated herself and received proper again to work within the heart of the Octagon.
Rosa’s work within the third was adequate to lock up the spherical, however her lack of urgency finally led to Perez notching a fifth-straight win contained in the Octagon.
Official Consequence: Ailin Perez def. Karol Rosa through unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
