The UFC 311 event was a night of exciting bouts as many formidable fighters battled it in the cage. One of these bouts was between former light heavyweight champions Jiri Prochazka and Jamahal Hill.
The tournament took place at Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California and was an epic night for fans. Prochazka and Hill came into the cage guns blazing, both eager to get started. Both started off feeling out each other before Prochazka finally went for a takedown where he proceed to deliver some heavy ground and pound before Hill could mount up a defense. Prochazka did not let up as he landed punch after punch. He delivered a nasty left that left Hill’s nose bleed and his eyes swollen from the damage.
Both opponents had an eye poke incident in the second round but it seems Hill finally picked up the pace and was able to connect some punches that left Prochazka’s nose bleed. Prochazka came into the next round determined as he landed a right hand that dropped Hill. He followed his opponent to the ground scoring hit after his before the referee jumped in to end the match leaving Jiri Prochazka winner via TKO.
The night was not only exhilarating but also rewarding for alot of fighters such as Merab Dvalishvili, Umar Nurmagomedov. Jiri Prochazka and Jailton both earned Performance of the Night bonuses ($50,000)
Main Card
Islam Makhachev def Renato Moican via submission (D’arce choke) -Round 1
Merab Dvalishvili def Umar Nurmagomedov via unanimous decision
Jiri Prochazka def. Jamahal Hill via TKO (strikes) – Round 3
Jailton Almeida def. Serghei Spivac via TKO (punches) – Round 1
Reinier de Ridder def. Kevin Holland via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1
Preliminary Card
Raoni Barcelos def. Payton Talbott via unanimous decision
Azamat Bekoev def. Zach Reese via knockout (punches) – Round 1
Bogdan Guskov def. Billy Elekana via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2
Grant Dawson def. Diego Ferreira via unanimous decision
Ailin Perez def. Karol Rosa via unanimous decision
Muin Gafurov def. Rinya Nakamura via unanimous decision
Bernardo Sopaj def. Ricky Turcios via unanimous decision
Tagir Ulanbekov def. Clayton Carpenter via unanimous decision
