Jake Matthews was made to work for it.
Matthews (9-1, 3-1 UFC) mugged Akbarh Arreola and forced a technical knockout in between the second and third rounds of their lightweight battle at UFC 193 “Rousey vs. Holm” on Saturday at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne, Australia. With Arreola’s right eye horribly swollen, referee Greg Kleynjans called for the stoppage on the advice of the cageside physician.
Arreola (23-10-1, 1-3 UFC) had the young Australian in real danger in the first-round, where he stunned the 21-year-old with a head kick, followed with punches and jumped to the back before flattening out Matthews and threatening with a rear-naked choke.