Jimmy Crute wasn’t leaving UFC 318 with out a win and he almost took a memento dwelling as properly.
The Australian mild heavyweight wanted lower than a spherical to lock Marcin Prachnio in a scary armbar that pressured a faucet, giving Crute his first win since October 2020. It’s been a troublesome stretch for Crute, who has handled accidents and poor outcomes contained in the octagon.
Watch Crute’s slick end under.
Crute’s recreation plan was apparent early as he seemed to grapple Prachnio and forestall him from implementing any placing. The technique labored to a tee as Prachnio was neutralized for almost all of the competition earlier than Crute went for the end.
Together with his legs locked round Prachnio’s arm and crossed over Prachnio’s face, the Polish fighter was left with no room to maneuver and no alternative however to sign his submission. The official time of the stoppage was 4:42 into Spherical 1.
Prachnio gave the impression to be favoring the attacked limb afterwards, nevertheless it was unclear if he had suffered any important damage.
The win breaks Crute out of a 0-3-2 hunch, together with his most up-to-date win previous to Saturday being a first-round knockout of Modestas Bukauskas virtually 5 years in the past. Crute was as soon as ranked on the UFC’s official mild heavyweight chart and at 29, nonetheless has time to make a run to rivalry.
Prachnio falls to 4-7 within the UFC together with his third loss in his previous 4 fights.
