Chalk up another first-round blowout for Jack Hermansson, who tapped ex-dual WSOF champ David Branch with ease.

Merely 49 seconds after their fight started, Hermansson (19-4 MMA, 6-2 UFC) had secured a submission of Branch (22-6 MMA, 4-5 UFC). The end for Branch came when he tapped to a guillotine choke.

The middleweight bout was the co-main event card today’s UFC on ESPN 2 show at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. It aired on ESPN following prelims on ESPN and ESPN+.

Hermansson characteristically went on the attack early in the fight, getting in Branch’s face with punches. When they inevitably collided, he transitioned to a foot sweep. Branch caught the first one, but the second came so quickly he had little time to react and took a trip south.

As soon as Branch righted himself against the cage, Hermansson had set up a guillotine choke by wrapping the head. When they hit the canvas, all he had to do was cinch his arms and crank his hips, and Branch had nowhere to go.

Hermansson now has won back-to-back fights via first-round submission, while Branch continues to struggle in his second UFC stint at 2-3.

Up-to-the-minute UFC on ESPN 2 results include:

• Jack Hermansson def. David Branch via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 0:49
• Josh Emmett def. Michael Johnson via KO (punch) – Round 3, 4:14
• Michelle Waterson def. Karolina Kowalkiewicz via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Paul Craig def. Kennedy Nzechukwu via submission (triangle choke) – Round 3, 4:20
• Sodiq Yusuff def. Sheymon Moraes via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• Marina Rodriguez def. Jessica Aguilar via unanimous decision (29-26, 29-27, 29-27)
• Desmond Green def. Ross Pearson via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:52
• Kevin Aguilar def. Enrique Barzola via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Kevin Holland def. Gerald Meerschaert via split decision (29-27, 28-29, 30-27)
• Casey Kenney def. Ray Borg via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
•  Maryna Moroz def. Sabina Mazo via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
•  Alex Perez def. Mark De La Rosa via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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