UFC 149 Play-by-Play: Roland Delorme vs. Francisco Rivera

Posted on July 18, 2012 by MMAWeekly.com Staff

Roland Delorme vs. Francisco Rivera

Round 1: Rivera takes the center of the cage. Delorme lands a leg kick. Rivera lands an uppercut. Rivera moves in with a combination. Delorme answers with a kick to the body. Rivera lands a counter right hand off of a leg kick attempt by Delorme. Rivera delivers a powerful outside leg kick. Delorme looks for a takedown and eats a series of punches. Rivera is having his way standing. Delorme moves in with misses. They exchange leg kicks. Delorme is checking the leg kicks now. Delorme lands a right hand. Rivera answers with one of his own. Rivera is chopping down Delorme’s lead leg with kicks. Delorme moves in and eats a short left hand that renders him unconscious. Rivera wins by KO.

The official time of the knockout was 4:19 of the first round.