Debuting Contender Series heavyweight Karl Williams was paired up with Lukasz Brzeski at UFC Las Vegas on Saturday.
Brzeski, himself a Dana White’s Contender Series alum, had dropped his UFC debut, losing a split decision against Martin Buday last year.
It was Williams in the driver’s seat across all three rounds in Saturday’s match-up.
When the fight started Williams threw a heavy combination. Nothing bothered Brzeski but soon after Williams got a takedown. Not long though as Brzeski bounced right back up. Williams kept scoring brief takedowns but Brzeski was using the cage to keep getting back to his feet. Eventually, Brzeski was able to escape the clinch and disengage. Brzeski did land an uppercut that forced Williams to go in for another takedown. Brzeski defended and ended the round at range.
In round two Williams went off with huge rights and lefts. He landed on about four big clubbing punches dropping Brzeski. Brzeski was getting back up and Williams grabbed him by the waist and slammed him to the mat. Williams was actively landing ground and pound but Brzeski was moving well and eventually worked back to his feet. Williams was visibly tired putting his hands on his knees. Despite that, he worked through it and exploded in with a takedown. Brzeski was back up and then back down then back up. Brzeski did end the round on top due to Williams slipping to his back after a missed head kick.
In the final round Brzeski needed a finish, and as such he was coming forward throwing a lot of output. He was too aggressive however, and Williams tied him up and got the takedown. Williams did a good job of isolating a single leg and sweeping out the planted leg. Off that takedown, Williams was landing a lot of short punches staying very busy. It was the most top position Karl Williams had as Brzeski was never able to get back to his feet.
Official Result: Karl Williams def. Lukasz Brzeski by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
