"The first round began with Orolbai looking to come out on the aggressive. Jack bounced up and down moving in and out of range while threatening a jab. Hermansson threw multiple kicks to the body and head, but Orolbai was the one dictating where the fight went. Hermansson defended a takedown circling away to other side of the cage. Orolbai landed a big right hand walking down Hermansson as he shelled up against the fence."
"Moments later, Orolbai landed a straight right hand behind the ear of Hermanssson that instantly dropped the former middleweight contender. Orolbai pounced landing another shot before the referee stopped the fight. Coming in at near his natural weight Orolbai looked tremendous, earning a knockout against a much larger opponent. Fighting out of team Alpha Male, Orolbai recieves top of the line coaching from UFC Hall of Famer Uriah Faber and improved his record to 16-2 with this very impressive performance."
Myktybek Orolbai moved up from 155 pounds to welterweight and Jack Hermansson dropped from middleweight to make welterweight for the first time. Orolbai entered the fight with a recent submission win over Tofiq Musayev and Hermansson came off a knockout loss to Gregory Rodrigues at 185 pounds. The first round saw Orolbai press the action while Hermansson used movement and body and head kicks. Hermansson defended a takedown but absorbed a big right hand and then a straight right behind the ear that dropped him. Orolbai followed with another shot and the referee stopped the fight at 2:46 of Round 1. Orolbai fights out of Team Alpha Male under coaching from Uriah Faber and improved his record to 16-2.
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