These two are EXCHANGING here in round 2!! Fun fight between @MoicanoRenato and @BrianTCity! #UFC214 pic.twitter.com/bG2K9DzOUc
— #UFC214 (@ufc) July 30, 2017
UFC 214 took place Saturday at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California, and it featured the most stacked card of the year.
Two undefeated featherweights fought on the prelims as Brian Ortega fought Renato Moicano.
Both fighters were undefeated with 11 wins and were fighting to prove who deserves to be a title contender in the UFC featherweight division.
Moicano opened the fight with a leg cut. Ortega responded with punching combinations, but Moicano had no problem throwing hands as well. Both fighters then began trading fight-finishing punches. The fight was briefly stopped by an eye poke to Moicano. Moicano then landed a clean head kick to the jaw. In the final minute, both featherweights traded punches. In the final seconds, Ortega threw a flying knee that barely connected.
Moicano was the first to land a punch in the second round. Moicano then landed a clean head kick. Ortega struggled to land early in the round. Moicano continued to land clean combinations. Later in the round, Ortega began to have success landing punches and uppercuts. In the final seconds, Moicano landed a takedown.
Both fighters came out swinging to start the final round. Moicano appeared to land more shots early in the round. Ortega began to unload punches to Moicano’s body. Moicano responded with punches to the head. Ortega went for a takedown, but Moicano pushed it off. Both fighters then landed clean punches to the jaw. Moicano then landed a takedown, but Ortega locked in a guillotine choke and finished the fight.
Official Result:
Brian Ortega def. Renato Moicano by submission (Round 3)
