Bruno Cappelozza won the whole shebang in 2021 and now he’s one step closer to repeating.
In the 2022 PFL 2 main event, Cappelozza (15-5) ground-and-pounded his way to a first-round TKO victory over Stuart Austin (15-8) at the 4:24 mark. The event took place Thursday at Esports Stadium in Arlington, Texas.
There was some brief clinching early in Round 1 before they separated. In response to pressure by Cappelozza, Austin shot for a takedown at around two minutes into the round. Cappelozza reversed and separated. A big overhand right stunned Austin, who tried to grab a leg. Cappelozza ended up on top, worked his way to mount, and finished the fight with punches.
Bruno lands a shot and drops Stuart in the 1st#2022PFL2 pic.twitter.com/eWpMqIIHM7
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6 Points and the 1st round finish for Bruno Cappelozza!#2022PFL2 pic.twitter.com/HcBajmTR8W
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The win earned Cappelozza six points in his season debut and extended his winning streak to five, with four knockout victories and a 2021 tournament title clinched over the course of the streak. Meanwhile, Austin enters a two-fight skid and has lost three of his most recent five fights.
The full 2022 PFL 2 results include:
- Bruno Cappelozza def. Stuart Austin via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:24
- Chris Wade def. Lance Palmer via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
- Brendan Loughnane def. Ryoji Kudo via technical decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Renan Ferreira def. Jamelle Jones via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:25
- Denis Goltsov def. Cody Goodale via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:20
- Ante Delija def. Matheus Scheffel via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 0:59
- Bubba Jenkins def. Kyle Bochniak via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Klidson Abreu def. Adam Keresh via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Sheymon Moraes def. Boston Salmon via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Alejandro Flores def. Saba Bolaghi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
