UFC Austin kicks off with 5 1st-round finishes in prelims
If you forgot to tune into the UFC Fight Night 126 prelims, you missed some serious first-round action.
Texas was treated to an absurd five opening-round finishes in the six preliminary fights Sunday.
6️⃣ Prelim bouts
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5️⃣ Finishes
ALL FIVE in round 1️⃣. #UFCAustin pic.twitter.com/plJtsSYCYj
Oskar Piechota kicked things off by pounding Tim Williams into the mat, winning via TKO.
ICYMI: Oskar Piechota put on a show with the KO win over Tim Williams #UFCAustin https://t.co/NheCCZswVc
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Next, Alex Morono defeated his childhood hero Josh Burkham with an athletic guillotine submission.
GUILLOTINE! Alex Morono makes Josh Burkman tap at #UFCAustin https://t.co/Dh1aA307Em
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Not to be outdone, Roberto won the battle of the Sanchezes by forcing Joby to submit from his back.
Roberto's the best Sanchez tonight as Roberto notches the submission win over Joby Sanchez! #UFCAustin https://t.co/LFyjz2BKbb
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Geoffrey Neal dominated Brian Camozzi to notch his fifth first-round finish.
Geoffrey Neal just put the welterweight division on notice in his UFC debut with his fifth first-round finish! #UFCAustin https://t.co/USupbePw6r
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) February 19, 2018
Jared Gordon was likely feeling a little testy after being quickly dispatched by Carlos Diego Ferreira - especially as he took a shot to the private region just before being knocked out.
Carlos Diego Ferreira showed off his epic jiu-jitsu skills with the win over Jared Gordon! #UFCAustin https://t.co/dyunDcv9qP
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