Joaquin Buckley Wins Closely Contested Opening Bout
3 years agoIn a battle of two finishers, Saturday's bout went to a split decision with Joaquin Buckley picking up the victory over Abdul Razak Alhassan. Both fighters had their moments in the fight, but Buckley used his wrestling early on and his striking to edge out the win in the close contest. In 15 minutes of action, Buckley tallied 51 significant strikes (57 total strikes) and landed five of his eight takedown tries. With the win, Buckley has now secured victories in four of his last five Octagon appearances.
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN