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Israel Adesanya Records First Career Defeat by ehemwhy(m): 7:34am On Mar 07, 2021
1:23 a.m: And the scores are in. 48-47, 49-46 & 49-45 for Jan Blachowicz! The champion retains and turns back Israel Adesanya's attempt to make history. Big upset. Scores are a little suspect but the right man won.

Round 5 (1:19 a.m.): Leg kick and jab by Jan. Right hand by Izzy. Another. Hard combination by Izzy. Izzy landing with more frequency. Jan looks tired. Spinning body kick by Izzy. Jan lands a jab but Izzy keeps coming. Jan with a takedown! That’s huge. Izzy working his way to the cage. Jan moves to half guard. 90 seconds left. Izzy can't get up. And it’s over. Jan finishes the round mounted on Adesanya. Uh oh. 10-9 Blachowicz (48-47 Blachowicz)

Round 4 (1:13 a.m.): Izzy with a leg kick. Right hand lands. Jan presses him against the fence. Looking for a takedown. Nothing. Right hand by Jan lands. Hard right hand by Izzy. Combination lands. Jan with a takedown. Lots of time left. Jan controlling Izzy on the ground. No damage but putting his weight on him. Jan moves to side control. Has controlled him the entire round. 10-9 Blachowicz (38-38)

Round 3 (1:06 a.m.): Right hand lands by Jan. Left hand by Jan. He’s closing the distance. Gets a takedown. Izzy is up. They exchange and Izzy stuns him with a left hand. Izzy is on him now. Stings him with a jab. Body kick lands from Izzy, Jan wraps him up and presses him on the cage. Smart. Izzy spins him off and fires a knee. Jab by Jan lands Izzy fires right back. Hard right hand by Izzy. Jan with a stiff jab. Left hand by Jan. Jan clinches with Izzy and presses him on the cage. The separate. Right hand by Izzy. Good round by Jan. 10-9 Blachowicz (29-28 Adesanya)

Round 2 (1:00 a.m.): Jan is biting on every feint. Jab by Izzy lands. Body kick by Izzy lands. Izzy lands another left hand. Jan responds with a right hand. Starting to heat up. Inside leg kicks by Adesanya. Jan grabs Izzy but can’t hold him. More inside leg kicks. Body kick for Jan lands. Low blow from Adesanya stops the action. Jan rushes but misses. Izzy lands a jab. Jan tries a flying knee that Izzy laughs at. More inside leg kicks. 10-9 Adesanya (20-18 Adesanya)

Round 1 (12:53 a.m.): Jan moving forward but Izzy fires a leg kick to let him know what’s up. Jan rushes in but lands nothing. Jan spending a lot of time on the outside. Head kick blocked by Jan. Chess match. Right hand by Izzy. Jan can’t figure out when Izzy is going to throw. He’s frozen for now. Feeling out round where Jan did everything wrong waiting on the outside. Adesanya 10-9

12:36 a.m.: Israel Adesanya looks to become a two-division champion when he challenges Jan Blachowicz for the light heavyweight title next in the main event.

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Re: Israel Adesanya Records First Career Defeat by Amotolongbo(f): 7:47am On Mar 07, 2021
cry cry cry
We are calling for a rematch between the duo.

As I was reading the event, it was just playing in my head as if I was watching it. The OP must be a wonderful writer

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