A lightweight bout between Dustin Poirier (20-4 MMA) and Bobby Green (23-7 MMA) kicked off the pay-per-view portion of tonight’s UFC 199 event in Los Angeles.
Round one begins and Green comes forward with a left but gets countered with a right hand from Poirier. Dustin with a nice leg kick. Green with a good left hand. He follows that up with a leg kick. Poirier with a nice leg kick in response. Poirier with a huge shot that drops Bobby. Green gets back up but eats some more shots. He clinches with Dustin. They break and Green appears to have recovered. Poirier lands another good left hand. Bobby appears to be rocked. He’s trying to fight back but Poirier is relentless with strikes. Another huge left hand from Poirier. Green hits the canvas. Dustin jumps on him with punches. It is all over!
Dustin Poirier KO’s Bobby Green at 2:53 of round one