Khalil Rountree Jr. delivered a dominant performance in the UFC Baku headliner, scoring a unanimous decision W over former light heavyweight titleholder Jamahal Hill.
Rountree came out looking especially lethargic, perhaps already trying to play mind games with the former light heavyweight champion. For the most part, both fighters were very cautious in the first five minutes, landing some leg kicks and keeping their distance from one another.
The low kicks from Rountree started to pay dividends in the second, as Hill was showing some significant swelling on his right leg. ‘The War Horse’ landed another thudding one early on that nearly put Hill on the mat.