Desmond Green put the first finish on the board at UFC on ESPN 2 with brutal ground and pound.
A quick takedown allowed Green (22-8 MMA, 3-3 UFC) to batter Ross Pearson (20-16 MMA, 13-13 UFC) with piston right hands until the referee called the action off at the 2:52 mark of the first
The lightweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC on ESPN 2 event at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. It aired on ESPN following additional prelims on ESPN+ and ahead of the main card on ESPN.
Pearson had just gotten his striking game going when Green briefly put him on the canvas. It wasn’t long before Green charged and slammed the U.K. native to the mat.
Green’s takedown was executed perfectly, but his position was where the fight was won. As Pearson attempted to right himself, Green had the perfect angle to land punch after punch. Pearson appeared to go in and out of consciousness as the punishment kept coming.
Green is now back in the win column after a loss to Mairbek Taisumov in his previous outing, while Pearson is 1-6 in his past seven fights.
Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 2 results include:
- Desmond Green def. Ross Pearson via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:52
- Kevin Aguilar def. Enrique Barzola via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Kevin Holland def. Gerald Meerschaert via split decision (29-27, 28-29, 30-27)
- Casey Kenney def. Ray Borg via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Maryna Moroz def. Sabina Mazo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Alex Perez def. Mark De La Rosa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
For complete coverage of UFC on ESPN 2, check out the UFC Events section of the site.
