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Mike Bohn

UFC 282 results: Santiago Ponzinibbio rallies to floor Alex Morono with late TKO

LAS VEGAS – Alex Morono looked like he was on his way to getting one of the biggest wins of his career on five days’ notice at UFC 282, but Santiago Ponzinibbio had other plans.

Down two round to none on the scorecards, Ponzinibbio (29-6 MMA, 11-5 UFC) let his hands fly in the final round and landed a flurry to put away Morono (22-8 MMA, 11-5 UFC) by TKO in the 180-pound catchweight fight at T-Mobile Arena.

As expected, Ponzinibbio and Moreno went toe to toe to start the round. It was somewhat slow-paced and elicited some boos from the crowd, but Morono had the biggest moment when he landed a shot that forced an off-balance Ponzinibbio to the ground shortly before the horn.

It was more of the same in the second frame. Morono seemed to have more power in his shots and found a home for some good ones. Ponzinibbio threw combinations, but Morono absorbed them well in another ho-hum round that the crowd in attendance did not enjoy.

A lackluster third round was turned on its head late when Ponzinibbio landed a huge right hand that rocked and dropped Morono. He pounced with a few follow-up shots, and it was waved off at the 2:29 mark of Round 3.

“I don’t care who, I don’t care what weight, I’m going to fight,” Ponzinibbio said in his post-fight interview with Joe Rogan. “I will throw everything. I know I’m a real fighter. I have a killer instinct.”

Up-to-the-minute UFC 282 results include:

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for UFC 282.

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