Caio Borralho prolonged his unbeaten streak to 16 with a spectacular five-round efficiency towards one-time title challenger Jared Cannonier within the UFC Vegas 96 headliner.
Borralho and Cannonier unleashed their heaviest assaults all through the 25-minute affair. Within the early going, Borralho discovered success together with his jab and attacking the lead leg of his opponent. Cannonier got here roaring again in spherical two and managed to land some massive energy punches towards the fence. Nevertheless, the momentum switched again within the third spherical after Borralho landed a straight proper hand that had Cannonier on the ropes.
Cannonier made it out of the spherical and managed to bounce again within the fourth main the commentary group to imagine that the combat was even going into the fifth and ultimate spherical.
Borralho was the busier fighter within the fifth, however he ran away with each the spherical and the combat after touchdown a wonderfully timed one-two mixture that despatched Cannonier crashing to the canvas. Borralho jumped on his opponent and tried to finish issues inside the gap with some floor and pound, however Cannonier stayed busy sufficient to maintain referee Dan Miragliotta from stepping in.
Borralho tried to cinch in an arm triangle choke, however the fence prevented him from getting the right positioning. Abandoning the maintain, Borralho was content material to experience out the remainder of the spherical assured that he had each the spherical and the combat gained.
Official Consequence: Caio Borralho def. Jared Cannonier through unanimous resolution (49-45, 49-45, 48-46)
