UFC 271 Results: Jared Cannonier Vs. Derek Brunson Full Fight & Winner
Houston, Texas - Feb. 12 - In a middleweight fight on the main card, Jared Cannonier and Derek Brunson meet Saturday at UFC 271 at the Toyota Center in Houston. ## The early prelims can be viewed on ESPN+ starting at 6 p.m. ET, followed by the prelims on ESPN/ESPN+ at 8 p.m., and then the main card on Pay-Per-View at 10 p.m. ET. ## UFC 271: Jared Cannonier Vs. Derek Brunson Full Fight ## 1st Round: The first round starts off...Cannonier is looking more confident than Derek. Cannonier throwing hard right hands. Brunson with a right hand for his first takedown but Cannonier sniffs it out immediately and defends. He's got Cannonier on the back foot and he drives into the hips against the fence. ## Cannonier is back on his feet again and fires another right at Brunson. Good body kick from Brunson though. Brunson takes that leg and gets a clinch and now he finishes the takedown. Cannonier is able to get back to half but Brunson stays up. Cannonier is finally able to stand up. ## Brunson drops Cannonier with a big counter right hook, Brunson is on top of him. Brunson is on the back and he's got a choke in! It's on the chin with the seconds ticking away and Cannonier is able to just survive to the horn! ## 2nd Round: We are into the second round, the first round was completely taken by Derek. Brunson starts the second round with an immediate single-leg, into a high crotch and finishes it. Brunson in the top half. He's able to eventually work his way up. Brunson takes a couple more shots. Big knee from Cannonier lands to the chin. Cannonier landing a couple of counters here. ## A clinch from Brunson, A beautiful right hook from Cannonier whips Brunson's head back. Cannonier is so strong, he separates and Cannonier hurts Brunson with a big elbow inside! Cannonier lands a hook and a head kick as Brunson stumbles off. Cannonier dumps Brunson to the floor and follows him with hammer fists followed by elbows and Brunson loses. ## UFC 271: Jared Cannonier Vs. Derek Brunson Full ## Winner: Jared Cannonier via KO (punches and elbows) RD 2, 4:29 ## To stay updated with all the latest combat sports news, add Sacnilk.com to your Google News feeds and follow us on Twitter.