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UFC 247 RESULTS: JUSTIN TAFA DEMOLISHES JUAN ADAMS WITH FIRST ROUND

TKO

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By Damon Martin

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Feb 8, 2020, 11:46pm EST

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Justin Tafa is

indeed a bad man.

A lot of hype surrounded the 26-year-old Australian when he made his UFC debut last year but he came up short that night. He more than made up for it in his second appearance as Tafa blasted Juan Adams

with punches to

secure TKO win with the fight ending at just 1:59 into the opening

round.

“I just wanted to prove, we’re warriors,” Tafa said while celebrating his handiwork. “Shout out to the legend, Mark Hunt

, you’re the

man.”

With only four fights on his resume before Saturday night, Tafa is still learning on the job but he definitely made adjustments ahead of

UFC 247

.

Tafa avoided the long reach and lunching punches that were coming from Adams as he looked to find his timing and range to unload his powerful

counter shots.

After tagging Adams with a couple of short left hands it was a massive right hook that came over the top as Tafa connected and immediately put the former _Contender Series _competitor in trouble. With his opponent on wobbly legs, Tafa followed up with a devastating right uppercut put Adams on the ground and the referee quickly rushed into stop the fight before any further damage could be dished out. The win moves Tafa to 4-1 in his career but more importantly he shakes off the loss from his debut and picks up an impressive knockout while handing Adams his third defeat in a row.

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