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UFC Fight Night 118 results: Jan Blachowicz surprises rushing Devin Clark with vicious choke

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Devin Clark’s rushing attack had Jan Blachowicz on his heels in the first round. But in the second, Blachowicz had an answer.

Clark (8-2 MMA, 2-2 UFC) exposed his neck charging forward, and Blachowicz (20-7 MMA, 3-4 UFC) seized it, securing a no-hooks rear-naked choke at the 3:02 mark of the second round.

The light-heavyweight bout was part of the main card of today’s UFC Fight Night 118 event at Ergo Arena in Gdansk, Poland. It streamed on UFC Fight Pass.

The momentum of the finishing sequence sent Blachowicz tumbling to the mat after Clark tapped to the choke, bringing a swift reversal to a fight that previously was going the American’s way.

Blachowicz was unable to catch Clark as he quickly darted in and out of range. Clark punished the legs with kicks and landed a right hand that wobbled his Polish opponent as they disengaged. Clark seemed to have found the answer to Blachowicz’s conventional kickboxing approach.

In the second round, Blachowicz found better luck keeping Clark at bay with kicks. One of them visibly hurt Clark, prompting him to shoot for a takedown. This time, Blachowicz stuffed the attempt and got his own takedown. But Clark escaped to his feet and reset for a charge.

A rear-naked choke was probably the last thing Clark expected as he missed on a right hand and briefly turned his back to Blachowicz. But in an instant, he paid for that miscalculation.

Clark now sees a two-fight streak snapped while Poland native Blachowicz likely saves his UFC job after a 1-4 skid in the octagon.

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(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan and Abbey Subhan contributed to this report on site in Poland.)

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