Eryk Anders pounded out the most important win of his profession at UFC 310 on Saturday night time.
Simply earlier than the two-minute mark of the opening spherical, Anders caught a kick from Weidman and caught the previous champion with a head kick. Clearly compromised, Weidman tried to evade main Anders to shoot for a takedown. As Weidman tried to defend with one knee on the mat, Anders unleashed a knee that caught Weidman within the head. Luckily, Weidman gave the impression to be okay and the combat continued moments later.
Seconds into the resumed scrap, Weidman caught Anders with a left hook that sat ‘Ya Boi’ down. With slightly little bit of blood flowing from his proper eye, Anders regarded to journey out the rest of the spherical on his again and maintain Weidman from doing any extra harm.
The second spherical was a totally totally different story with Anders securing an early takedown on Weidman and pummeling the longer term Corridor of Famer with a slew of ground-and-pound strikes. Anders switches to some elbows as Weidman does every part he can to defend and block the photographs.
After permitting Weidman to take a beating for 2 and a half minutes, referee Mark Smith lastly sees sufficient and brings a cease to the competition with 10 seconds left within the second stanza.
Official End result: Eryk Anders def. Chris Weidman through TKO (ground-and-pound) at 4:51 of Spherical 2.
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