UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 49: Brunson vs. Till (09/04/2021) - Las Vegas, NV (UFC APEX)

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UFC Fight Night on ESPN+ 49: Brunson vs. Till 
September 4, 2021 
Las Vegas, NV (UFC APEX)

Derek Brunson (186) vs. Darren Till (185.5) - Brunson, SUB (rear naked choke), R3 (2:13)
Tom Aspinall (247) vs. Sergei Spivak (238.5) - Aspinall, TKO (strikes), R1 (2:30)
David Zawada (170.5) vs. Alex Morono (170.5) - Morono, DEC (unanimous)
Khalil Rountree (205.5) vs. Modestas Bukauskas (205) - Rountree, TKO (strikes), R2 (2:30)
Luigi Vendramini (155.5) vs. Paddy Pimblett (155.5) - Pimblett, TKO (strikes), R1 (4:25)

ESPN+ Preliminary Card:
Ji Yeon Kim (126) vs. Molly McCann (125.5) - McMann, DEC (unanimous)
Jack Shore (136) vs. Liudvik Sholinian (135) - Shore, DEC (unanimous)
Julian Erosa (149.5) vs. Charles Jourdain (149.5) - Erosa, SUB (d'arce choke), R3 (2:56)
Dalcha Lungiambula (185) vs. Marc-André Barriault (184.5) - Barriault, DEC (unaimous)   

Event Bonuses ($50,000)
Performance of the Night: Paddy Pimblett
Performance of the Night: Tom Aspinall
Fight of the Night: Ji Yeon Kim vs. Molly McCann

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[jaedmc]

Forgot the early start time. Hoping I'm just in time for Pimblett highlight.

[jaedmc]

JEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEzus that was a great four minutes.

[Elsalvajeloco]

Man.......

That was sorta epic.

Since Pimblett was called a young Owen Hart by DC, his nickname going forward is the King of Harts.

[jaedmc]

There was even a moment during a take down attempt where he kicked Vendramini's leg out from under his leg.

[jaedmc]

Khalil Roundtree just broke more than Bukauskus' nose. Grosssssssssss

[Jiji]

And blew his knee out.

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An elbow straight across the face doesn't seem very pleasant.

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I like that Aspinall is trying to be realistic and isn't trying to be rushed into fighting top 5 guys now. However, it's clear he's going run all over the mid tier fighters at HW.

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As soon as Darren Till showed signs of life and changing the momentum of the fight, Brunson got a pivotal takedown, got in mount, and made it a done deal from there.

[jaedmc]

Tough loss for Till. Hoping to see him get on track, but it feels like Brunson is inevitable right now. 

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Darren Till's lost four out of his last five fights now.

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5 minutes ago, jaedmc said:

Tough loss for Till. Hoping to see him get on track, but it feels like Brunson is inevitable right now. 

Maybe it's the change to Sanford MMA with Henri Hooft that's responsible for this, but this version of Derek Brunson isn't trying force openings and running headlong into punches. He's mixing in his wrestling a lot more and making himself a lot more unpredictable. Adesanya is still a tough matchup for him, but he's definitely much better than the guy who fought Adesanya years back.

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5 hours ago, Elsalvajeloco said:

Man.......

That was sorta epic.

Since Pimblett was called a young Owen Hart by DC, his nickname going forward is the King of Harts.

He is either Owen Hart or Kevin von Erich in his less coked out version

 

[Jiji]

Also the one guy from the Inbetweeners.