Damian Janikowski looked like he was well on his way to getting back to winning form before Aleksander Ilic ended his night with a spectacular head kick in the third round of their middleweight clash.
Coming off his first career loss to Michal Materla, Janikowski underlined his dominance in the wrestling exchanges. The Olympic bronze medalist wowed the partisan crowd with a series of suplexes in the opening round before controlling the second round with ease from top position.
Despite the prolong passage of adversity, Ilic starched the Polish fan favorite when he connected with a left head kick in the third round to claim a memorable debut win.