Khalil Rountree Jr. delivered a dominant efficiency within the UFC Baku headliner, scoring a unanimous resolution W over former gentle heavyweight titleholder Jamahal Hill.
Rountree got here out trying particularly torpid, maybe already making an attempt to play thoughts video games with the previous gentle heavyweight champion. For probably the most half, each fighters have been very cautious within the first 5 minutes, touchdown some leg kicks and retaining their distance from each other.
The low kicks from Rountree began to pay dividends within the second, as Hill was exhibiting some vital swelling on his proper leg. ‘The Battle Horse’ landed one other thudding one early on that almost put Hill on the mat.
Rountree actually began to take over within the third, knocking Hill to the mat twice, first with a counter left adopted by a giant proper hook late within the stanza. Rountree almost planted Hill on the canvas with one other left hook within the fourth, however ‘Candy Desires’ acquired his guard up simply in time.
The fifth spherical noticed Hill try to select up the tempo, however with a compromised lead leg, he was unable to muster a lot energy in his output, permitting Rountree to coast to a decisive victory on the scorecards.
Official Outcome: Khalil Rountree Jr. def. Jamahal Hill by way of unanimous resolution (49-46, 50-45, 50-45)
