Jordan Vucenic and Chris Duncan, UFC London ceremonial weigh-in Credit score: Patrick McCorry/Cageside Press
Former Cage Warriors champion Jordan Vucenic made his second stroll to the octagon at UFC London on Saturday, the place he took on Scotland’s Chris Duncan.
Vucenic was seeking to bounce again from a loss to Guram Kutateladze in his debut, whereas Duncan entered off a win over Bolaji Oki. Because it turned out, nevertheless, Scotland’s Duncan would show to be an excessive amount of an issue.
Each fighters began out cautious within the opening minute. Duncan plotted ahead and landed a large proper hand that ship Vucenic tumbling to the bottom. Duncan adopted him to the bottom and appeared to safe a choke on prime. Vucenic was capable of get climate the storm and obtained the struggle again to full guard. Duncan postured up touchdown a number of damaging elbows, whereas Vucenic appeared to return to the ft. Duncan was capable of get again management towards the fence, holding his opponent on the bottom. Vucenic scrambled to his ft however was tossed again down by Duncan. This was a dominant spherical for Duncan who showcased his placing and grappling skills within the opening body.
Vucenic appeared dazed on the ft beginning the opening spherical getting hit by a number of pictures with out a solution in return. Duncan grabbed each of Vucenic’s legs securing a takedown within the opening minute. Vucenic returned to his ft and wish one thing vital to show the tide of this contest. After a couple of minutes on the ft, Vucenic shot for a takedown of his personal however was unsuccessful. Duncan landed left hook to the top of Vucenic who tried one other takedown and instantly obtained into bother. Duncan expertley secured a Guillotine choke and squeezed the life out of the English contender who was compelled to faucet. This was an breakout efficiency by Duncan incomes essentially the most spectacular win of his younger UFC profession.
After this win Duncan improved his UFC document to 4-1 incomes his second submission wins in a row. Chis referred to as out fellow Light-weight Terrance McKinney in his put up struggle interview. Additionally giving credit score to his camp American Prime Group, Duncan praised former UFC nice Thiago Alves for serving to him along with his placing.
Official Consequence: Chris Duncan def. Jordan Vucenic by submission (guillotine choke), Spherical 2, 3:42
