Gregory Rodrigues placed on a putting masterclass at UFC 322, incomes a formidable victory over Roman Kopylov.
Each fighters got here out buying and selling heavy palms early, nevertheless it was the facility of Rodrigues that dominated the primary spherical. Mixing in a few takedown makes an attempt, ‘Robocop’ appeared to have a transparent benefit over the Russian standout.
Rodrigues went proper again to the takedowns within the second, practically locking in a heel hook.
Kopylov managed to fend off the maintain, forcing Rodrigues to return to his toes. As soon as upright, Rodrigues put stress on his opponent, leaving Kopylov hesitant to behave.
By the point we reached the midway level of the struggle, Kopylov was beginning to put on the injury on his face and biting on each certainly one of Rodrigues’ feints.
With Kopylov probably needing a end, he lastly began to face his floor within the Octagon. He discovered early success within the third, clipping Rodrigues with a left hand that had ‘Robocop’ on wobbly legs.
Kopylov largely managed the spherical, placing a fatiguing Rodrigues on his again foot. Sadly, it wasn’t sufficient to mitigate the dominance Rodrigues delivered within the first 10 minutes.
Official Consequence: Gregory Rodrigues def. Roman Kopylov by way of unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
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