LAS VEGAS – [autotag]Chris Gutierrez[/autotag] beat Vince Morales with a second-round TKO Saturday to open up the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN 9 in Las Vegas.
Take a look inside the fight with Gutierrez, who won for the third straight time and got his first finish in the UFC.
Result: Chris Gutierrez def. Vince Morales via TKO (leg kicks) – Round 2, 4:27
Updated records: Gutierrez (15-3-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC), Morales (9-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC)
Key stat: Gutierrez outstruck Morales 60-8 and landed 36 strikes to the legs.
Gutierrez on the fight’s key moment
“I just started landing (the leg kicks). We went in there with a game plan – it’s secret; I can’t really say what it was. It just started landing, and then my coach kept calling it. If it ain’t broken, don’t fix it.”
Gutierrez on his Guatemalan roots
“A couple fights back I made history in Guatemala, I became the first Guatemalan fighter to ever step foot in the octagon. So just to be making history says a lot, and I’m proud to be that person.”
Gutierrez on what he wants next
“I would like either Andre Ewell or Miles Johns. Andre Ewell fought one of my teammates, and it was a controversial win that he got. I feel like my teammate Jonathan Martinez got the win. I just feel it’s a good fight for the fans – both of them.”
To hear more from Gutierrez, check out the video of the full post-fight interview above.
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