UFC middleweights Jared Cannonier and Christian Leroy Duncan locked horns earlier tonight within the co-main occasion of UFC Oklahoma Metropolis. After a hard-fought 15-min battle, Leroy Duncan cruised to a unanimous choice win, extending his UFC win streak to five.
The Cannonier vs. Duncan bout was a continuing back-and-forth affair. Though “CLD” was recreation for an early end, the American briefly earned the Brit’s respect by dropping him.
Spherical 2 was extra aggressive; each fighters scored takedowns, and “The Killa Gorilla” managed to land just a few damaging strikes however gassed out within the course of. In the meantime, Leroy Duncan landed an unlawful kick on Cannonier within the second body, however Ref Herb Dean didn’t take some extent or halt the motion.
In Spherical 3, Leroy Duncan dictated the tempo as normal and made Cannonier endure additional punishment. The 42-year-old wanted a golden shot to win the bout however didn’t get one. Nevertheless, he managed to finish the competition with one other takedown, clearly not sufficient to seal the spherical.
The injury on Jared Cannonier’s face was sufficient to grasp that Christian Leroy Duncan was the higher man tonight at UFC Oklahoma City.
Official end result: Christian Leroy Duncan defeated Jared Cannonier by unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
UFC Oklahoma Metropolis: Christian Leroy Duncan vs. Jared Cannonier: Highlights
