Ľudovít Klein and Mateusz Rębecki delivered a blood-soaked brawl at UFC 321 on Saturday.
Each fighters got here out slinging heavy leather-based early, however it was Klein who appeared to land the extra vital strikes, busting Rębecki open just under his left eye.
It was extra of the identical within the second, with each fighters connecting early. Rębecki landed his first takedown roughly two minutes into the spherical, however he couldn’t maintain Klein on the mat for lengthy. As soon as upright, Klein landed a nasty counter left that wobbled Rębecki.
Nonetheless, that didn’t cease the Polish powerhouse from marching ahead.
Rębecki landed his second takedown of the battle within the third. This time, he was capable of get prime management and drop some bombs on Klein. Rębecki labored to get Klein in a crucifix place, however was unable to lock it in. Throughout the change, Klein landed a slicing elbow from the underside that busted open Rębecki, inflicting blood to pour from his head.
Undeterred, Rębecki continued to throw via the tip of the spherical.
Sadly, a robust third from Rębecki wouldn’t be sufficient to erase the dominant exhibiting Klein delivered within the first two stanzas.
Official Outcome: Ľudovít Klein def. Mateusz Rębecki through unanimous resolution (29-28, 28-27, 28-27).
Following the battle, Klein revealed that he broke his ankle within the third spherical as Rębecki dragged him to the mat.
