UFC 307 took place at the Delta Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday and was headlined by light heavyweight title bout between champion Alex Pereira and hard-hitting Khalil Rountree Jr.
Pereira has looked unstoppable since moving up to the 205-pound division in July 2023. He’s defeated three former champions: Jan Blachowicz, Jiri Prochazka, and Jamahal Hill and has finished his last three opponents.
Rountree Jr. made the walk to the octagon riding a five-fight winning streak and had finished four of his last five opponents.
Pereira came across the octagon and tried to land a kick. Rountree briefly caught it but Pereira got his leg away. Rountree connected with a left hand. Pereira inched forward with a jab. Pereira delivered a hard leg kick. Rountree responded with a left hand. Pereira connected with a counter right hand. Pereira landed another leg kick. Rountree pressed forward with a combination but came up short with his strikes. Pereira continued to target the Rountree’s legs with kicks.
With two minutes left in the round, Rountree unloaded a combination that was mostly blocked. Rountree connected with a clean right hand. He rushed forward and landed a left hand. Rountree landed a left hand. MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Rountree with the cleaner shots, but it was a close round.
Pereira came out pressuring Rountree in the second. Pereira landed a leg kick. He went high with a kick but it was blocked. Rountree had thrown a kick at that point. Pereira connected with a right hand counter. Rountree responded with a right hook. Pereira continued to delivered leg kicks. Pereira continued to inch forward. Rountree checked a leg kick.
Rountree found a home for his right hand. Pereira reacted with a leg kick. Pereira missed with a kick and Rountree knocked him down with a right hand. Pereira immediately got back to his feet and pressed forward. Rountree exploded forward with a combination. Pereira connected with a right hand. Rountree went high with a kick that landed. Pereira simply ate it. MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Rountree.
Like in the two previous rounds, Pereira pressured Rountree. Rountree connected with a counter right hand that forced Pereira to back away. Pereira partially landed a head kick. Rountree went to the body with a right hand. Pereira connected with a clean right hand counter. Rountree returned fire with a left hook. Pereira landed back-to-back leg kicks. He connected with another one. Rountree countered with a left hand.
They exchanged jabs. Rountree landed a straight left. Pereira landed a kick to the body that backed Rountree up. Pereira repeatedly landed his jab followed by a leg kick. Pereira landed a left hand and clinched. He delivered a knee to the body at the bell. MMAWeekly scored the round 10-9 for Pereira.
Rountree landed a leg kick to start the fourth. They exchanged leg kicks. Pereira delivered a front kick to the body. Pereira continued to press forward. Pereira’s leg kicks started to land up. Pereira connected with a hard right hand. Rountree’s face started showing the damage sustained. Pereira connected with a counter right hand. He landed another right hand followed by a knee.
Midway through the round, Pereira sensed a finish. Pereira connected with a combination. A right hand sent Rountree back peddling. Rountree was backed up against the cage with Pereira landing. Rountree fired back with a left hand. Pereira clinched and landed a knee up the middle. Rountree fired back. Pereira went to the body with a combination and back up the middle with an uppercut. Rountree crumbled to the canvas.
The official time of the stoppage was 4:32 of the fourth round.
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