Abdul Razak Alhassan and Cody Brundage barely bought began at UFC Denver earlier than the battle was over simply 37 seconds into the opening spherical.
As anticipated, the middleweights wasted no time getting the motion began with Alhassan thwarting a takedown try after which unloading a barrage of punches and elbows on a scrambling Brundage. Regardless of repeated blows, Brundage nonetheless managed to seize onto Alhassan’s leg for a possible takedown.
That’s when Alhassan started unloading elbows in succession with referee Dan Miragliotta warning him to observe pictures to the again of the top. As he continued raining down pictures from above, Miragliotta lastly noticed sufficient to pause the motion and he admonished Alhassan for repeatedly touchdown unlawful pictures with Brundage reacting as if he simply misplaced the battle.
It wasn’t till the referee defined to him that he took unlawful pictures to the again of the top that Brundage tried to recuperate, however he was clearly nonetheless dazed as he sat down on the canvas.
Finally a pair of ringside physicians got here into the octagon to verify on Brundage, who was clearly nonetheless combating the aftereffects of the punishment he absorbed. The physicians ultimately dominated that Brundage couldn’t proceed and the battle was waved off.
Miragliotta then declared the battle as a no-contest as a result of “unintentional blows to the top.”
It’s an unlucky ending to what began as an thrilling matchup between two well-known finishers. Now each fighters go residence with a no-contest on their data and miss out on the possibility to earn a win bonus.
