The time has finally come. UFC strawweight warrior Jessica Andrade and Tecia Torres are meeting inside the octagon for the co-main event of UFC on FOX 28. Here is a look at the UFC results for the exciting match up.
UFC on FOX 28 is going down inside the Amway Center in Orlando, Fla. on Saturday night, Feb. 24. Co-headlining the event, Andrade and Torres will be facing off for division dominance.
The fight kicked off with a five minute war in the first round. The two mixed martial arts warriors kept things standing, trading shots for the Orlando crowd.
Torres appeared to be faster than her opponent, but Andrade managed to land some bombs on the fighter. Near the end of the round, Andrade slammed Torres into the canvas for a definitive end at the sound of the bell.
The second round went largely in the favor of Andrade. The fighter managed to take down Torres multiple times throughout the round, as Torres seemingly had issues competing with Andrade in grappling exchanges. Torres tried to take her opponent down at the end of the round to even the score, but failed to get the fighter to the canvas.
The final round once again went Andrade’s way. The fighter managed to take Torres to the canvas on multiple occasions. Torres was unable to dish out any significant damage during the final five minute exchange, leaving things largly in the favor of her opponent.
This one has gone the distance.
There’s an extended highlight of the fight in the player at the top of this article.
UFC Results: Jessica Andrade def. Tecia Torres via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Here’s some additional twitter highlights:
Andrade. Torres.
Who takes the next step toward the strawweight title? #UFCOrlando pic.twitter.com/Sic5zBb34N
— UFC (@ufc) February 25, 2018
Torres tagging Andrade early and often in round 1!@TeciaTorres #UFCOrlando pic.twitter.com/lHZ14QtC8z
— UFC (@ufc) February 25, 2018
Going ?@JessicaMMAPro #UFCOrlando pic.twitter.com/e9mWgculiz
— UFC (@ufc) February 25, 2018
AGAIN!#UFCOrlando pic.twitter.com/GnzccyWeVu
— UFC (@ufc) February 25, 2018
That was one heck of a fight! ? ? ?@JessicaMMAPro @TeciaTorres #UFCOrlando
— UFC (@ufc) February 25, 2018