UFC VEGAS 36: BRUNSON VS TILL | 6th Round Post-Fight Show - Publication Date |
- Sep 05, 2021
- Episode Duration |
- 00:57:01
Bloody Elbow fight experts, Zane Simon & Eddie Mercado, are here tonight – Sat, Sep. 4th., 2021, to breakdown the UFC Vegas 36: ‘Derek Brunson vs. Darren Till’ event, which was broadcast from the cozy confines of the Apex Center in Las Vegas, NV.
The guys will have hot takes, possible next fights, as well as reactions to the overall event,
After undergoing 13 fight cancellations for this card, the UFC featured a Middleweight showdown where the wrestler met up with the Muay Thai specialist in the main event of tonight’s Fight Night card. It was anticipated to be a worthwhile bout to catch, between fight veteran, former Strikeforce & TUF alum, #5-ranked middleweight, Derek Brunson, who was sporting a 22-7 record, & former welterweight, the #9-seeded middleweight from Liverpool, Darren ‘The Gorilla’ Till with his 18-3 record.
For the co-main event, we had a Heavyweight brawl between hot prospects Tom Aspinall and Sergey Spivak. Aspinall, currently ranked #13, on a six-fight win streak would face off against the ‘Polar Bear’, former WWFC Heavyweight Champion, who was on his own win streak - with three ‘W’’s currently under his belt. Aspinall is touted to be a future UFC Champion, and was the oddsmakers favorite heading into this bout.
Also on the card, we had a Welterweight bout between the German brawler, David ‘Sagat’ Zawada and Alex ‘The Great White’ Morono, a Light Heavyweight bout between up-and-comers Khalil ‘The War Horse’ Rountree and Modestas ‘The Baltic Gladiatior’ Bukauskas, a long-awaited, well-hyped UFC debut bout for former Cage Warriors Featherweight Champion, Liverpool’s Paddy ‘The Baddy’ Pimblett against Brazilian, Luigi ‘The Italian Stallion’ Vendramini... and a couple hot prelim bouts between ‘Fire Fist’ Ji Yeon Kim and the UK’s ‘Meatball’ Molly McCann in our featured prelim, as well as a highly anticipated scrap between Julian ‘Juicy J’ Erosa and Charles ‘Air’ Jourdain earlier down the card.
Overall, this now dwindled down 9-bout card saw 2 1st Rd finishes, 3 KO/TKO’s, 2 subs (including our main event), and 4 hard-fought decisions. Rounding things out, bonuses for putting forth POTN efforts went to Paddy Pimblett & Tom Aspinall; FOTN honors went to Molly McCann & Ji Yeon Kim.
Here’s a look at the fight card, updated fight records & results —
UFC VEGAS 36: ‘DEREK BRUNSON VS DARREN TILL’
ESPN/ESPN+ MAIN CARD | SAT. SEP 4
9. 185lbs: Derek Brunson (23-7) DEF. Darren Till (18-4) – SUB, Rear-Naked Choke at 2:13 of Rd 3/5, Total 12:13
8. 265lbs: Tom Aspinall (11-2) DEF. Segey Spivak (13-3) – KO/TKO, Elbow to Ground Strikes at 2:30 of Rd 1
7. 170lbs: Alex Morono (20-7) DEF. David Zawada (17-7) – DEC, Unanimous
6. 205lbs: Khalil Rountree (9-5) DEF. Modestas Bukauskas (11-5) – KO/TKO, Side Kick to the Leg at 2:30 of Rd 2, Total 7:30
5. 155lbs: Paddy Pimblett (17-3) DEF. Luigi Vendramini (9-3) – KO/TKO, Hooks at 4:25 of Rd 1
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4. 125lbs: Molly McCann (11-4) DEF. Ji Yeon Kim (9-4) – DEC, Unanimous
3. 125lbs: Jack Shore (15-0) DEF. Liudvik Sholinian (9-2) – DEC, Unanimous
2. 150lbs: Julian Erosa (26-9) DEF. Charles Jourdain (11-4) – SUB, D’Arce Choke at 2:56 of Rd 3
1. 185lbs: Marc-André Barriault (13-4) DEF. Dalcha Lungiambula (11-3) – DEC, Unanimous
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