This is the UFC 333 live blog for Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov, the main card flyweight bout Saturday at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi.
Kavanagh currently stands at No. 8 at 125 pounds in the MMA Fighting Global Rankings, with Temirov on the rise at No. 12.
It hasn’t been an easy road for Kavanagh (10-2), a top prospect out of the Cage Warriors promotion who has already faced some of the UFC’s toughest flyweight veterans. The 27-year-old shook up the rankings with a superb five-round decision win over two-time UFC champion Brandon Moreno, but that victory is sandwiched between a knockout loss to Charles Johnson and a submission loss to Brandon Royval in his most recent outing. He now fights to hold on to his top 10 spot.
Temirov (20-3) is coming off of a powerful first-round knockout over one-time title challenger Steve Erceg this past July. He improved to 3-0 in the UFC, including a decision win over Johnson and another first-round finish over C.J. Vergara in his first octagon outing.
Check out the UFC 333 live blog for Lone’er Kavanagh vs. Ramazan Temirov below.
Preamble
We’re now in the flyweight division, and this one could have title implications for Temirov if he manages to secure his fourth straight victory in the UFC. For Kavanagh, it’s all about getting back to the winning column after tapping out to Brandon Royval earlier this year.
I hope not to jinx this one, guys, but I expect this to be fireworks!
Round 1
They touch gloves and Temirov connects a spinning back kick to the body right away. They trade hard leg kicks. Temirov with a couple of good shots to the head, and another one as Kavanagh fires away another leg kick again. Temirov misses a couple of wild punches that could take someone’s head off. And again. Kavanagh doing a good job staying far away from his range, but still close enough to step in right away. Temirov connects two hard punches to the head, and misses a spinning back kick that was aiming for the head. Kavanagh again working the jab and front kick to the body. Kavanagh misses a high kick but connects one to the leg. Temirov rocks Kavanagh with a right but Kavanagh hurts him back with a left uppercut!!!! Kavanagh goes all-in with a flurry that drops Temirov AND IT’S OVER! KAVANAGH HAS DONE IT!
Official result: Lone’er Kavanagh def. Ramazan Temirov via first-round TKO (4:28)
Lone'er Kavanagh absolutely decimates Ramazan Temirov at #UFC333! pic.twitter.com/61Qj3pFeNC
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Post fight
Kavanagh thanks his team for getting him ready for such a fantastic victory, learning from previous mistakes by keeping his hands up in exchanges like that. It’s clearly worked.
And Kavanagh made no mistake what he wants next in the UFC: “I’m here for that belt.”