Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill, UFC 311 ceremonial weigh-in Credit score: Gabriel Gonzalez/Cageside Press
Former gentle heavyweight champions Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill had been on a collision course for years previous to UFC 311, the place they lastly confronted off in Los Angeles on Saturday.
A earlier pairing had fallen by as a consequence of damage, however with each males shedding to 205lb champ Alex Pereira in 2024, there was no time like the current to spice up one man again into the combo.
Prochazka began the battle switching stances. Hill was touchdown clear photographs, together to start out the battle. With two minutes to go in spherical one, Prochazka touchdown a crushing straight left as Hill loaded up a lead uppercut, sending Hill to the canvas. Hill was in a position to recuperate, however was telegraphing his punches and loading up. Hill was respiration heavy, and bleeding out of his nostril to finish the primary spherical. A possible damaged nostril.
Prochazka was on the lookout for a head kick early in spherical two. Hill was utilizing hooks to carry Porchazka’s head ahead, trying to land uppercuts and knees. Each fighters had been trying to find the knockout, and leaving themselves open for the opposite fighter’s strikes. Hill overextended his fingers and really deeply poked Prochazka within the eye. Aside from the aforementioned poke, Hill was having a a lot better second spherical. He was starting to search out his reads, and landed a heavy left hand to the liver of Prochazka, which very clearly bothered Prochazka.
Prochazka landed a heavy counter shot which put Hill on skates within the third. Jamahal Hill regained composure and reminded Prochazka of the facility coming his method. Jiri Prochazka landed a missile of a counter proper hand later within the spherical, dropping Hill, and after one other flurry, Hill crumbled again all the way down to the canvas. That was all she wrote. Hill struggled to get on the stool after the stoppage.
Jiri Prochazka will definitely have his eyes on the upcoming Alex Pereira and Magomed Ankalaev battle at UFC 313. In the meantime, it will likely be again to the drafting board for Jamahal Hill.
Official End result: Jiri Prochazka def. Jamahal Hill by TKO (punches), Spherical 3, 3:01
