Featherweight (145 lbs)
Janailson Kevin Pereira Lima (8 – 12 – 0) defeated Marcos Vinicius (7 – 1 – 0) by split decision. Lima, who was previously unranked, breaks into the featherweight “Top 250” at [#161]. Lima has won 3 of his last 4 (not counting one No Contest). Vinicius drops 64 spots from [#117] to [#164].
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Leonardo Guimaraes (5 – 0 – 0) defeated Cassio Jacare (4 – 2 – 0) by TKO due to punches at 1:11 into round 2. Guimaraes, who was previously unranked, breaks into the heavyweight “Top 250” at [#165]. Guimaraes has stopped all but 1 of his opponents. Cassio Jacare, who remains unranked, has gone 2-2 in his last 4 fights.
Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs)
Vanessa Porto (12 – 4 – 0) defeated Kalindra Carvalho Faria (1 – 3 – 1) by armbar submission at 3:57 into round 1. Porto, who was previously unranked, breaks into the women’s bantamweight “Top 15” at [#9]. Porto won 5 of her last 6, 4 by armbar submission. Faria remains unranked.
Iron Man Championship 4
March 31, 2011
Pan Amazon,
Belem, Para, Brazil
Heavyweight (265 lbs)
Dirlei Brundestuki (3 – 1 – 0) weathered the opening storm and upset the much larger Geronimo “Mondragon” Dos Santos (21 – 13 – 0) by TKO due retirement at 4:15 into round 2. Brundestuki remains unranked. Dos Santos, who was previously ranked at [#151], fell off the rankings. Dos Santos is 4-2 in his last 6, losing both fights by TKO due to retirement.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Marinho Rocha (3 – 4 – 0) won a suspect split decision over Luis Sergio da Fonseca Melo. (22 – 8 – 3). Rocha, who remains unranked with his victory, broke a 4 fight losing streak with this win. Melo, who drops 72 spots from [#108] to [#180], is 5-1-1 in his last 7.
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Andre Lobato (11 – 2 – 0) defeated Alexandre Goncalves Alves Jr. (5 – 4 – 0) by submission due to heel hook at 0:34 into round 1. Lobato, who jumped 26 spots forward from [#277] to [#251], has won 6 of his last 7 all by 1st round submission. Alves Jr, who remains unranked, has lost 3 of his last 4.
Welterweight (170 lbs)
Rafael Bastos (35 – 14 – 1) won a unanimous decision over Jamil Silveira (20 – 12 – 0). Bastos, who jumps 108 spots from [#415] to [#307], is on a 4 fight win streak, stopping 2 of his opponents. Silveira, who remains unranked, has lost 5 of his last 7 all via unanimous decision.
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Maurilio de Souza (4 – 4 – 0) upset Paulo Henrique Garcia Rodrigues (12 – 6 – 0) by guillotine choke at 0:27 into round 1. De Souza, who remains unranked, is on a 2 fight win streak, stopping both of his opponents in under 30 seconds. Rodrigues, who was ranked at [#259], has fallen off the middleweight “Top 350.” Prior to two losses, Rodrigues was on a 4 fight win streak, all by armbar.
Lightweight (155 lbs)
Jose Ivanildo Lopes Souza (6 – 5 – 0) defeated Carlos Heide (9 – 6 – 0) by guillotine choke submission at 1:30 into the 1st round. Lopes, who was previously unranked, enters the lightweight “Top 500” at [#447]. Lopes has won 5 of his last 6 fights. Heide, who remains unranked, is 4-2 in his last 6.
Middleweight (185 lbs)
Marcio Henrique Castanheira (6 – 1 – 0) defeated Edilson Florencio (8 – 11 – 0) by TKO due to retirement at 1:42 into the 1st round. Castanheira, who was previously unranked, enters the middleweight “Top 350” at [#275]. Castanheira has won all 6 of his fights by stoppage. Florencio, who remains unranked, is 4-2 in his last 6.
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