The fight began with a strong exchange on the feet, where the Pole brought a powerful kick to the ribs rival, and after a while he moved duel to the ground where he worked with półgardy. When the fight moved into the grid Błachowicz asked a few punches, and after a while found himself behind enemy, but missed the choke, then the situation is reversed and it Pokrajac began to attack from above. Moreover, the Pole made a mistake and sat down under the net, but the rival was unable to inflict blows.
Second round it again exchange on the feet. Pokrajac attacked chaotic blows, and was responsible Błachowicz kicks. After a moment of downtime they began to pierce the air another series of blows, and finally cieszynian hit several powerful bombs and brought the fight to the ground. However, once again he failed to establish any technique or clearly dominate the opponent, who managed to get up and he started to attack. As a result, the Pole crashed eyebrow. Going down to the corner they were both very tired.
the third grid is another impact performance Blachowicz, which came to jaw Croat, but he again showed that he is very resistant. After two minutes of stand-up Pole once again managed to topple rival and attacking strokes from półgardy. Lying on his back Pokrajac tried to answer his elbows, but former player KSW despite the heavy breathing in control of the situation.
The winner Blachowicz judges decided. All three pointed to the Pole by giving him a 29-28 win.
– The plan was to win, not matter how, but to win. I thank Polish fans for cheering. I showed that I’m still in the game – said after the match.
33-year-old Błachowicz could not afford for another defeat in the UFC. Cieszynianin lost the last two fight – first at a gala in Krakow was killed by a decision of Jimi Manuwą, and in mid-September was worse than Corey Anderson. The problem was not the same defeat, but their style – Pole was not able in any way to threaten rivals, and their win was indisputable. There were fears that he would be released, but the UFC gave him another chance and zestawiło with Pokrajac in Zagreb.
37-year-old opponent Blachowicz never was considered a great talent. In the past, losing, among others, Lukasz “Juras” Jurkowski, or Mamed Khalidov. In turn, his account had victories over Krzysztof Soszynski and Fabio Maldonado. In 2014, he was released from the UFC after three defeats in a row, but the organization decided to hire him again because gala in Croatia. Clash with former champion KSW light heavyweight was his first after his return.
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