Waldo Cortes-Acosta solely wanted one eye to attain a highlight-reel knockout towards Ante Delija within the UFC Vegas 110 co-main occasion.
Delija appeared to attach with a left hand that compromised Cortes-Acosta within the opening spherical. Delija unleashed an onslaught of strikes, forcing the referee to step in and name for the stoppage.
Nevertheless, that was removed from the tip.
Prompt replay revealed that the left from Delija was truly an eye fixed poke that led to the fight-ending sequence. Cortes-Acosta gave the impression to be in severe ache however insisted he may proceed. Curiously, the struggle was restarted, and Marc Goddard didn’t even trouble taking some extent from Delija for the blatant foul.
Because it seems, that wouldn’t matter.
With little greater than a minute left within the first, Cortes-Acosta landed a booming overhand proper that despatched Delija crashing to the canvas. Cortes-Acosta unleashed a flurry of floor strikes, forcing Goddard to step in and wave on the competition.
Official End result: Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Ante Delija through TKO (overhand proper to floor and pound) at 3:59 of Spherical 1.
