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Israel Adesanya spent the start of the first round repelling Derek Brunson's attempts to withdraw and occasionally making an obscene gesture in response to two illegal shootings of short films. Then, once he had the chance to settle down, Adesanya really got to work.
Moments later, Brunson was lying on the carpet by Adesanya, victim of a TKO stop at 4:51 of the first round.
The middleweight fight started the a la carte party of the UFC 230 Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night. The preliminary part of the map was broadcast on FS1 and UFC Fight Pass.
"It was like a walk in the park," Adesanya said, before taking himself. "Eh, it was like a walk in the garden."
It's a good knee time Adesanya (15-0 MMA, 4-0 UFC) that really caused problems to Brunson (18-7 MMA, 9-5 UFC). After Adesanya had repulsed the grounding attempts several times to start the match, he will settle into his striking game and grabbed Brunson while dipping for one leg, lifting the knee just in time to sting him. and deprive him of his balance.
Brunson never had the chance to fully recover from this shot, Adesanya added a header and skillful counter-strikes, maintaining the pressure on Brunson but without rushing forward or getting close enough for Brunson can grab and clear his head.
After dropping Brunson several times in the space of a few seconds, Adesanya finally managed a punch that made Brunson shake again in the closing seconds of the round, and that was enough to convince the man. Herb Dean referee to intervene and cancel the call.
With this victory, Adesanya remains undefeated in her professional career in the MMA, winning a first round stoppage for the first time of her stay at the UFC. Brunson has now lost two games in a row.
UFC 230 minute results include:
- Israel Adesanya def. Derek Brunson via TKO (Strikes) – 1st day, 4:51
- Jordan Rinaldi def. Jason Knight by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-25, 30-26)
- Sijara Eubanks def. Roxanne Modafferi by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Sheymon Moraes def. Julio Arce by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-26)
- Lyman Bon def. Ben Saunders via knockout (punched) – 1st day, 1:32
- Matt Frevola vs. Lando Vannata – Majority Draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28)
- Shane Burgos def. Kurt Holobaugh via submission (armbar) – Turn 1, 2:11
- Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Adam Wieczorek by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
For full coverage of UFC 230, see the UFC Events section of the site.
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