Earlier tonight at UFC Abu Dhabi, Rizvan Kuniev locked horns with Tyrell Fortune, and the Russian fighter discovered his vary immediately because the three-round heavyweight contest started.
He pressed on the gasoline, almost beautiful Fortune a few instances and dictating the tempo for a lot of the spherical. Rizvan Kuniev pressed the American fighter towards the fence and opened a lower beside Fortune’s eye with a devastating proper hook. Fortune additionally landed a few huge blows however did not do any vital harm.
Spherical 2 was all Kuniev, discovering each opening and doing a lot of the harm together with his knees, double uppercuts, and elbows. He utterly dismantled Fortune’s physique and face. Nonetheless, Fortune managed to land a shot or two at times, forcing the Russian fighter to respect his energy.
The 36-year-old survived regardless of taking a ton of injury, and by the tip of Spherical 2, each of the 265-pounders appeared gassed out.
As Fortune went to his nook, he knowledgeable them that he might have damaged his rib. Nonetheless, as an alternative of stopping the bout, they inspired him to go all out for the final 5 minutes to get his hand raised at UFC Abu Dhabi.
In Spherical 3, the American fighter did discover success early on the toes, however after momentary success, it was all Kuniev, who took cost with back-to-back physique pictures, knees, and punches to the pinnacle to drop Fortune. This time, the ref had seen sufficient, and as Fortune covered up, he saved the latter from absorbing additional punishment by stepping in and stopping the bout.
Official determination: Rizvan Kuniev defeated Tyrell Fortune by way of TKO in Spherical 3 (1:12) at UFC Abu Dhabi.
UFC Abu Dhabi: Rizvan Kuniev vs. Tyrell Fortune: Highlights
