Imanol Rodriguez moved to 7-0 with a sensational second-round knockout of Kevin Borjas at UFC Mexico on Saturday.
Borjas almost completed issues early within the first, catching Rodriguez with a vicious counter left that put the extremely touted prospect on the mat. Smelling blood within the water, Borjas blitzed Rodriguez, unleashing a flurry of strikes.
However simply when it seemed prefer it was over, Rodriguez secured a giant takedown, permitting him a chance to get better from the onslaught he endured.
Rodriguez racked up greater than three minutes of management time within the spherical, although it seemingly wasn’t sufficient to mitigate being knocked down by Borjas.
Regardless of getting dropped within the first, Rodriguez had no drawback partaking within the toes in spherical two. After slugging it out for greater than 4 minutes, Rodriguez threw an overhand proper that appeared to look off Borjas’ temple. That proved to be sufficient as Borjas’ legs gave out, prompting Rodriguez to show up the warmth and unleash a flurry that compelled the referee to step in and cease the competition.
Official Consequence: Imanol Rodriguez def. Kevin Borjas through TKO (overhand proper to ground-and-pound) at 4:21 of Spherical 2.
Test Out Highlights From Imanol Rodriguez vs. Kevin Borjas at UFC Mexico:
