Russian knockout artist Shamil Gaziev scored a walk-off KO within the featured prelim at UFC Saudi Arabia on Saturday.
Issues obtained off to a reasonably quick begin with Petersen mixing up his strikes and focusing on the lead leg of Gaziev. Holding his palms dangerously low, Gaziev seemed to strain Petersen early and search for the one-hitter quitter. He practically discovered it with a knee up the center early, however Petersen absorbed a lot of it along with his chest and rapidly modified ranges, working Gaziev all the way down to the mat. Sadly for Petersen, he couldn’t hold Gaziev on the canvas for lengthy.
With the battle again on the ft, Gaziev continued to place Petersen on his again foot and unleashed a proper down the center that caught Petersen sq. on the jaw and despatched him crashing to the canvas. Figuring out his opponent was clearly performed, Gaziev walked away as referee Jason Herzog known as for the stoppage.
Official Outcome: Shamil Gaziev def. Thomas Petersen through KO (proper hand) at 3:12 of Spherical 1.