Moreno Upsets Ortiz, Chokes Him Out In 2nd Round — Replay

The flyweight division may be one of the most stacked weight classes the Ultimate Fighting Championship has; Brandon Moreno and Dustin Ortiz were looking to make a name for themselves and turn some heads on FS2 with their preliminary fight.

[VIDEO OF MORENO/ORTIZ UNDER OFFICIAL RESULT BELOW]

Ortiz pressed Moreno up against the fence as soon as the fight kicked off, hoping to drain some gas out of the tank of Moreno early on. Moreno got back up to his feet and made his way to the middle of the octagon halfway through the round and was noticeable busy, trying to make up for lost ground.

Ortiz caught him off guard with another takedown attempt, however, and Moreno exhausted his efforts trying to get back up to his feet. Moreno was able to find his way into a full mount, but Ortiz worked his way back up to his feet within seconds just to take Moreno back down.

Ortiz and Moreno threw bombs for the first two minutes of the second round, but Ortiz resorted to his bread and butter of taking Moreno down soon enough. Ortiz felt fatigue start to set in and took the back of Moreno but failed to make anything come of it as the Moreno made his way back to his feet.

Moreno dropped Ortiz with a big kick and took the back of Ortiz, locking on the triangle around the waist of the Tennessee native. Moreno worked hard for a rear naked choke but Ortiz did a fantastic job at pressing Moreno’s back up against the octagon fence, giving him little room to work with. Moreno finally locked it in and Ortiz was finished in front of his hometown!

Brandon Moreno def. Dustin Ortiz by way of Submission (RNC) 4:06 of Round 2

What an impressive win from Moreno!