Polish athlete defended the championship title
In the main duel of the UFC 257 tournament, which was held on the night of March 6 to March 7 in Las Vegas, the Polish fighter Yang Blahovich and the New Zealand Athlete Israel Adezan fought for the championship belt of the division. The match was launched all five rounds and according to their result, the judges gave the victory Blakhovich.
By tradition, the official voice of UFC Bruce Buffer, in front of the duel, in his manner peculiar to him, announced the battle referee, Herb Dean became. After that, the Buffer very emotionally presented both athletes who, after the presentation, went to the Octagon Center, listened to the directions of the referee and shook his hands. And then gong sounded.
The first seconds of the first round were quite calm. The fighters looked at each other, throwing single blows. It is worth noting that for Israel, this fight was the first in the sexual weight category. Currently, he is the champion of the middle division. And the transition to a more heavy weight did not significantly affect his movements. New Zealander looked quite easily. Blakhovich was more like a tank, which was waiting for the best time for attack. Polish fighter often tried to hold a low kick, but it was still more like reconnaissance. As a result, in the first round, the fighters almost did not inflict each other any damage.
Having obtained the necessary instructions from their coaches, the fighters again agreed in the center of octagon. The second round began. And from the very first seconds, the fighters began to behave more seriously than in the first five minutes. At the beginning, the second minute of the round, the fighters conducted a good exchange of blows. The Adezan tried to push the opponent to the cage, but Blahovich was well held back the attacks and did not give in pressure. In the middle of the round there was an interesting point: Adeza, trying to kick the opponent's head in the head, but slipped and fell. Blahovich rushed at a lying rival, however, slipped in the same place and did not have time to hold an attack. Israel managed to rise. In the middle of the Round, Blahovich tried to enter the clinch with a rival and transfer the battle to the partner, but Adessa was resigned to his feet and did not allow a combination. Also, the second round was noted by a blow to the groin from the New Zealander. Polish fighter took a few seconds to come to themselves. The ending of the round was quite calm.
The third round began with the attack of Jan Blahovich. At some point, the Pole managed to press the opponent to the cell. He tried to take the back of Israel, but the attempt ended unsuccessfully. New Zealander slipped out of the tisces of the enemy, after which the athletes went into exchange. The Adezan spent several shots, including - the leg in the head, however, the damage was insignificant. By the middle of the round, the fighters went to the clinch, but they stayed in it for a long time. Under the end of the third five-minute blakhovich, Blahovich performed several of the resulting jebs, but Israel kept constrained these strikes well.
In the fourth round, the Polish athlete began to put pressure on his opponent more. Initially, Blahovich pressed the enemy to the cage and went to the clinch, and later he took his opponent a few times in his head. After a minute and a half, after the start of the round, the athletes seriously decided to talk to each other in the cat's language. A great exchange occurred between them, which ended with Blakhovich's attack and the translating of the fight to the parter. The Pole pressed the opponent to the canvas and scenario struck. In turn, Adessan was attempted to break out of the hugs of Blakhovich, but all attempts were in vain. The end of the fourth round ended in the parter.
In the final round, the situation was not particularly changed. Athletes exchanged shocks, looking for vulnerable points in defense. Sometimes the blows reached their goal, but it was clear that the fighters were fairly tired. At the same time, no one was going to surrender from them. In the middle of Round, Blahovich grabbed the opponent and put it beautifully on the blades. The fight continued in the parter. The fighters made attempts to damage to each other, Israel tried to get out of his opponent, who pressed him to Canvas, as if a huge stone block, but the fatigue made himself a felt, attempts ended with nothing. And ten seconds before the end of the battle, Jan Blahovich wrapped the rival a hail of strikes, which the New Zealander could not be parry. The Polish athlete climbed the end of the fifth round and the whole fight on his own expense.
As a result, the Polish athlete Jan Blahovich won the victory to the unanimous decision of the judges. In this way. Fighter managed to protect his championship title with a flying weight category.