Pulga celbrates at Cidade de Deus. Photo: Ari Kaye.
This Saturday, the Jungle Fight promotion set up shop in Rio de Janeiro’s Cidade de Deus community, the setting for the movie “City of God.” And the big name of the night was Alexandre “Pulga” Pimentel, a Francisco Toco black belt who didn’t need to fall back on his Jiu-Jitsu skills to notch an eleventh win in his unbeaten career. Facing Udi Lima, Pimentel showed his striking has been coming along nicely, as he landed a devastating upper cut that knocked his experienced opponent out.
Another who showcased the sweet science on the night was Neilson Gomes, who found his distance handily and connected with solid strikes to put away Eliene Pit in the opening round.
Check out the complete results:
Jungle Fight 33
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
October 22, 2011
Alexandre Pulga knocked out Udi Lima in R1;
Iliarde Santos vs. Eduardo Kiko deemed no contest;
Rafael Miranda submitted Peter Simone via triangle in R1;
Neilson Gomes defeated Eliene Pit via KO in R1;
Ildemar Marajó defeated Willians Santos via TKO (doctor intervention) in R1;
Fabiano Soldado defeated Átila Lourenço via TKO in R1;
Leandro Caetano de Souza submitted Evandro via heelhook in R1.