Jiri Prochazka TKOs Jamahal Hill to end wild fight

LOS ANGELES – At UFC 311, Jiri Prochazka was in his component.

With the group at Intuit Dome clearly on his aspect, Prochazka bought again to his outdated methods as he scored a third-round knockout of Jamahal Hill to conclude an entertaining scrap between the previous mild heavyweight champions.

Hill was up towards it from the second he made his technique to the cage because the L.A. followers booed him mercilessly – whilst he walked out to Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us.” As soon as the combat began, he was much more up towards it.

Each males discovered success exchanging arms within the first spherical, however Prochazka (31-5-1 MMA, 5-2 UFC) had the most important second when he beat Hill (12-3 MMA, 6-3 UFC) to the punch with a tough left hand that knocked him down. After the primary spherical, Hill’s nostril was bleeding and his eye swelled up from the harm he took.

The second spherical bought a bit funky thanks to 2 eye pokes – one by every man – inflicting a referee breaks to get better. After the second, which was to Prochazka, he reached a move state bouncing, feinting and touchdown pictures. Nonetheless, Hill put up sufficient of a combat that Prochazka’s nostril bled on the finish of the spherical.

A portent of what was to return opened the ultimate body when Prochazka shocked Hill within the first minute with a proper hand that him on the defensive. And it additionally had Prochazka considering of a end, which he ultimately bought after a tough punch dropped him, permitting him to swarm for the win.

Up-to-the-minute UFC 311 outcomes embrace:

• Jiri Prochazka def. Jamahal Hill through TKO (strikes) – Spherical 3, 3:01
• Jailton Almeida def. Serghei Spivac through TKO (punches) – Spherical 1, 4:53
• Reinier de Ridder def. Kevin Holland through submission (rear-naked choke) – Spherical 1, 3:31
• Raoni Barcelos def. Payton Talbott through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
• Azamat Bekoev def. Zach Reese through knockout (punches) – Spherical 1, 3:04
• Bogdan Guskov def. Billy Elekana through submission (guillotine choke) – Spherical 2, 3:33
• Grant Dawson def. Diego Ferreira through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Ailin Perez def. Karol Rosa through unanimous determination (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
• Muin Gafurov def. Rinya Nakamura through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Bernardo Sopaj def. Ricky Turcios through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
• Tagir Ulanbekov def. Clayton Carpenter through unanimous determination (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

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