rodrigoviolim Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Hello my friends I recently had a problem with my noot and lost my data from my PFL dynasty I was working on and now everything is ok ... I'm back. I was thinking about a UFC or Bellator dynasty, but the PFL style, I think it's really cool and even though I still don't have the best fighters, I decided to do it again. I start from the third season and I will do as I was planning in my last dynasty. I hope you like it and keep following. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 <p></p><div style="text-align:center;"><p><img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg></p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> The Professional Fighters League (PFL), formerly the World Series of Fighting (WSOF), is a mixed martial arts league. It is the first professional MMA organization to present MMA in a format in which individual athletes compete in a regular season, “win-or-go-home” post-season, and championship. PFL debuted its inaugural season on June 7, 2018 at Hulu Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. In 2018, each champion in the six weight classes won a championship prize of $1 million each.</p><p> </p><p> <span style="font-size:14px;"><strong>Fight Format and Point System</strong></span></p><p> </p><p> PFL uses the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts regulated by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The League uses a unique ten-sided (decagon) cage for their events.</p><p> </p><p> The eight fighters with the most points in each weight class advance will advance to the playoff rounds. The point system consists of outcome-based scoring and bonuses for an early win. Under the outcome-based scoring system, the winner of a fight receives three points and the loser receives zero points. If the fight ends in a draw, both fighters will receive one point. The bonus for winning a fight in the first, second, or third round is three points, two points, and one point, respectively. For example, if a fighter wins a fight in the first round, the fighter will receive six total points.</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:12px;">RULES</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <strong>WEIGHT CLASSES</strong></p><p> </p><p> The announcement of the divisions and the cast will be made at a press conference to be held.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>NUMBER OF FIGHTERS</strong></p><p> </p><p> There will be 12 fighters per division.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>INJURIES AND REPLACEMENTS</strong></p><p> </p><p> PFL will have a pool of alternate fighters to draw from in the event that one of the 12 fighters in each division suffers an injury that prevents him from continuing. </p><p> </p><p> - Alternates will make show/win amounts and their fights will count towards the final playoff totals. </p><p> </p><p> - In the event that one of the 12 fighters is deemed ineligible for his first fight, the 13th fighter will be added as a replacement.</p><p> </p><p> - In the event that the commission deems fighter A unfit to compete, the PFL will book an alternate fighter to compete against fighter B. In the event that there is no time to book an alternate, fighter B will be awarded a Walkover (three points) as well as his win.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>MISSING WEIGHT</strong></p><p> </p><p> If an athlete misses weight for a regular season fight, they will forfeit 15 percent of their purse. The athlete will still be able to compete – contingent up other fighter agreeing – but will earn zero points for that match. </p><p> </p><p> If that athlete misses weight a second time during the regular season, they will be removed from the competition for the season.</p><p> </p><p> If the Athletic Commission calls off a fight – for any reason – the fighter who is unable to compete will earn zero points while their opponent, will be awarded a three points.</p><p> </p><p> Walkover example: Fighter A is facing fighter B in the first round of the regular season. </p><p> </p><p> Fighter A becomes ill and is not medically cleared to fight by the state athletic commission. If a suitable replacement opponent is not secured, Fighter B will be awarded three points.</p><p> </p><p> Any fighter that fails to make their contracted weight during the playoff or championship round will be ruled ineligible and removed from the competition. The next seeded alternate (9,10,11,12,alternate fighter) will be summoned to join the season and take the fight.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>SEASON SCORING</strong></p><p> </p><p> Scoring is calculated as follows (Points awarded is first number):</p><p> </p><p> <strong>WIN:</strong></p><p> Knockout/Submission - 3 Points</p><p> Unanimous Decision - 3 Points</p><p> Split Decision - 3 Points</p><p> Walkover - 3 Points</p><p> Draw - 1 Point</p><p> </p><p> <strong>LOSS:</strong></p><p> Decision - 0 Points</p><p> Other than Decision - 0 Points</p><p> </p><p> Bonus for early finish (Points awarded is first number):</p><p> </p><p> Three Round Fights:</p><p> Round 1 - 3 Points</p><p> Round 2 - 2 Points</p><p> Round 3 - 1 Points</p><p> </p><p> <strong>REGULAR SEASON TO PLAYOFF TIEBREAKERS</strong></p><p> </p><p> In the event that two or more fighters are tied in number of points after their two regular season bouts, we will go to the following tie breakers in order to set the playoff seeding accordingly.</p><p> </p><p> 1. Head to Head (Did you already beat your tied opponent?)</p><p> 2. Number of Wins and Losses</p><p> 3. Number of finishes</p><p> 4. Least amount of time spent in the cage (when winning)</p><p> 5. Most amount of time spent in the cage (when losing)</p><p> 6. Combined scores on judges’ scorecards (for both fights)</p><p> </p><p> <strong>REGULAR SEASON</strong></p><p> </p><p> After the qualifying will be determined the positions from 1 to 12 of the ranking for season.</p><p> </p><p> The top eight will join the eight qualifying ranks.</p><p> </p><p> <strong>PLAYOFF</strong></p><p> </p><p> In playoffs the matches will be as follows:</p><p> </p><p> Quarter-Finals</p><p> </p><p> Fight 1: #1 vs. #8</p><p> Fight 2: #4 vs. #5</p><p> Fight 3: #3 vs. #6</p><p> Fight 4: #2 vs. #7</p><p> </p><p> Semi-Finals</p><p> </p><p> Fight 1: winF1 vs. winF2</p><p> Fight 2: winF3 vs. winF4</p><p> </p><p> Finals</p><p> </p><p> Fight 1: winF1 vs. winF2</p><p> </p><p> The Semi-finals and Final of the divisions will take place all in one day.</p><p> </p><p> <strong><span style="font-size:14px;">ALL PFL CHAMPIONS</span></strong></p><p> </p><p> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/CWRgwIm.jpg></p><p> </p><p> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/DheGC71.png></p><p> </p><p> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/zyyVJnQ.jpg></p><p> </p><p> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/aOHkxW8.jpg></p><p> </p><p> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/WO4dWzn.jpg></p><p> </p><p> </p></div><p></p><p></p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattu29 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 <p>welcome back! <img alt="" data-src="//content.invisioncic.com/g322608/emoticons/biggrin.png.929299b4c121f473b0026f3d6e74d189.png" src="<___base_url___>/applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png" /></p><p> </p><p> Always enjoyed your dynasties!</p> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageRage Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 Looking forward to this. Will be watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 welcome back! Always enjoyed your dynasties! Thanks mattu29... I hope q follow more of this dynasty !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted February 26, 2020 Author Share Posted February 26, 2020 Looking forward to this. Will be watching. oh my friend cagerage you and mattu29 accompany me and always participate i hope you like this work more whenever you want to comment and make suggestions ... thanks again for following me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted February 27, 2020 Author Share Posted February 27, 2020 <img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> PFL Numbers & Records Most Season Champion: Lance Palmer and Natan Schulte (2) Youngest Champion: Ray Cooper III (26 Years old) Oldest Champion: Louis Taylor (40 Years old) Most Season Final fights: Lance Palmer, Natan Schulte and Ray Cooper III (2) Most Main Events fights: Ray Cooper III (3) Most Fights: Jared Rosholt, Lance Palmer and Natan Schulte (11) Most Wins: Lance Palmer (11) Most KO Wins: Ray Cooper III (2) Most TKO Wins: Ray Cooper III (4) Most Submission Wins: Lance Palmer (4) Most Decision Wins: Lance Palmer (7) - Lance Palmer and Louis Taylor were the first former WSOF Champions to win PFL Season. (2018) - Kayla Harrison was the first woman to win PFL Season. (2019) - Lance Palmer and Natan Schulte were the first to win PFL Season for the second time. - Lance Palmer and Natan Schulte were the first to win PFL Season in two times at same weight. (Palmer at Featherweight and Schulte at Lightweight 2018/2019) - Lance Palmer and Natan Schulte were the first to win PFL Season in consecutive years. (2018/2019) Season Champions by nationality <img src=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png> USA (6) <img src=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/05/Flag_of_Brazil.svg/22px-Flag_of_Brazil.svg.png> Brazil (3) <img src=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f3/Flag_of_Russia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Russia.svg.png> Russia (2) <img src=https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Flag_of_Argentina.svg/23px-Flag_of_Argentina.svg.png> Argentina (1) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted March 1, 2020 Author Share Posted March 1, 2020 <img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> PROFESSIONAL FIGHTERS LEAGUE - SEASON 2020 PRESS CONFERENCE This afternoon the PFL held the 2020 season press conference. Professional Fighters League president Ray Sefo announced the new season. Among the news for this season is the addition of the men's Flyweight division and the Women's Featherweight division, which Sefo analyzed during the conference. "Yes, that Flyweight addition was great, we got good fighters to participate in the season and we managed to get Kayla Harrison to take part in a division below and with that we will have a female division for another consecutive year." Among the novelties for this season were announced large signings of well-known names such as Ronda Rousey, Cain Velasquez, Nick Diaz, Rory MacDonald, Alexander Gustaffson, Gilbert Melendez, Mark Hunt, Kyoji Horiguchi among others and Sefo spoke about the power of PFL in adding great available MMA fighters. "With each passing season we bring in other fighters to increase the level of competition in the quest for the million, and that also leaves the fighters motivated to come here, and we hope that the next season will be even better for what is to come." Sefo also announced the PFL "fight night" events that will be held starting this season. "These events will be held for fighters who will be able to enter at any time during the season as replacements, in case of injury, as a qualifier for upcoming seasons and of course to discover new talent for the PFL squad." Still on the "Fight Night" events, Sefo confirmed that he will have fights in divisions that are not this season. "Yes, we are going to work with all the weight divisions including those that are not in this season, especially the women's divisions so that in the following season we have at least two divisions in dispute." The season will start in February and will have all fights broadcast on ESPN+, featuring Michael Schiavello and Randy Couture and complete coverage with pre fight / post fight and play-by-play reviews on the blurcat.com website. Roster - Season 2020 The season will feature eight weight divisions: Heavyweight - 265 lbs. Light Heavyweight - 205 lbs. Middleweight - 185 lbs. Welterweight - 170 lbs. Lightweight - 155 lbs. Featherweight - 145 lbs. Flyweight - 145 lbs. Women´s Featherweight - 145 lbs. <img src=https://i.imgur.com/860FYcc.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/lJuxPJ0.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/7HAhHBo.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/LZVnPCm.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/Qi1mOjQ.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/7XnwUVv.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/cgK1ts1.jpg> <img src=https://i.imgur.com/QssSd0b.jpg> (S18) - Season 18 Winner (S19) - Season 19 Winner PFL Events <img src=https://i.imgur.com/zAD2GGd.jpg> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted March 2, 2020 Author Share Posted March 2, 2020 <img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> Professional Fighters League - Regular Season 2020 BACKGROUND A Women´s Featherweight bout between Former UFC and Strikeforce Women´s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey and Charmaine Tweet served as the main event. PFL Season 2019 Heavyweight Winner Ali Isaev was expected to face Travis Browne. However, Isaev was forced to pull out due to a knee injury and was replaced by Francimar Barroso. Vinicius Magalhaes and Tom Lawlor was originally scheduled PFL 1, however, Magalhaes had pulled out of the bout due a arm injury, this bout move to PFL 4. STATS & FACTS Ronda Rousey notable wins: Julia Budd, Miesha Tate (2x), Sarah Kaufman, Liz Carmouche, Alexis Davis and Cat Zingano. Charmaine Tweet notable wins: Latoya Walker, Amanda Bell and Sy Jewett. - This is the first time that fighters has headlined in PFL - This card will have 9 former world champions in others organizations: Ronda Rousey - Former UFC and Strikeforce Bantamweight Champion. Gilbert Melendez - Former WEC and 2 Times Strikeforce Lightweight Champion Albert Tumenov - Former ACA Welterweight Champion Steve Carl - Former WSOF Welterweight Champion Will Brooks - Former Bellator Lightweight Champion Rafael Cavalcante - Former Strikeforce Light Heavyweight Champion Rashid Yusupov - Former M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion KJ Noons - Former EliteXC Lightweight Champion Zach Makovsky - Former Bellator Bantamweight and RFA Flyweight Champion - Rousey hasn´t won since August 2015. - Rousey has finished 3 of her last 5 opponents. - Francimar Barroso and Albert Tumenov has the most winning streak on this card (2) - Gilbert Melendez the most losing streak on this card (5) - 15 fighters on this card debut in PFL: Ronda Rousey, Charmaine Tweet, Gilbert Melendez, Jason Knight, Travis Browne, Daron Cruickshank, Rafael Cavalcante, Justin Wllis, Alexander Emelianenko, KJ Noons, Ali Bagautinov, Chico Camus, Chidi Njokuani, Zach Makovsky and Ashkan Mokhtarian. BLURCAT PICKS Rousey vs. Tweet: (7-0) Melendez vs. Knight: (7-0) Browne vs. Barroso: (7-0) Tumenov vs. Carl: (7-0) Brooks vs. Cruickshank: (7-0) Yusupov vs. Cavalcante: (5-2) Willis vs. Emelianenko: (6-1) Noons vs. Radzhabov: (0-7) Bagautinov vs. Camus: (7-0) Magomedov vs. Njokuani: (7-0) Makovsky vs. Mokhtarian (5-2) PFL 1 Weigh-In Results: Ronda Rousey, Charmaine Tweet on Point The Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale will be the site of the return of one of the greatest legends of martial arts in the world: Ronda Rousey. The most famous fighter in the world last entered the cage in December 2016 since she lost a valid fight for the UFC women's bantamweight title against Amanda Nunes and that's what practically everyone in MMA sport is talking about. Rousey is trying to regain his throne when he opts for the PFL tournament, seeking the $ 1 million prize. Rousey officially reached 145 pounds and looked as ferocious as ever before leaving after gaining weight. Tweet, meanwhile, also weighed in at 145 pounds. The PFL 1 co-main event features two-time former Strikeforce lightweight champion Gilbert Melendez against Jason Knight. The two men entered the point and reached exactly 145 pounds. At the end of the weigh-in, none of the fighters reached the limit of the categories and all fights at the beginning of the season were confirmed. PFL 1: Regular Season 2020 Date: March 20, 2020 Venue: Nassau Coliseum City: Uniondale, New York, USA Main Event Women´s Featherweight Bout: Ronda Rousey (145 lbs) vs. Charmaine Tweet (145 lbs) Co-Main Event Featherweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez (145 lbs) vs. Jason Knight (145 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Travis Browne (260 lbs) vs. Francimar Barroso (220 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Albert Tumenov (170 lbs) vs. Steve Carl (170 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Will Brooks (155 lbs) vs. Daron Cruickshank (155 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Rashid Yusupov (205 lbs) vs. Rafael Cavalcante (205 lbs) Preliminary Card Heavyweight Bout: Justin Wllis (265 lbs) vs. Aleksander Emelianenko (254 lbs) Lightweight Bout: KJ Noons (155 lbs) vs. Loik Radzhabov (155 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Ali Bagautinov (125 lbs) vs. Chico Camus (125 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Abusupiyan Magomedov (185 lbs) vs. Chidi Njokuani (185 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Zach Makovsky (125 lbs) vs. Ashkan Mokhtarian (125 lbs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattu29 Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 PFL 1: Regular Season 2020 Date: March 20, 2020 Venue: Nassau Coliseum City: Uniondale, New York, USA Main Event Women´s Featherweight Bout: Ronda Rousey (145 lbs) vs. Charmaine Tweet (145 lbs) Co-Main Event Featherweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez (145 lbs) vs. Jason Knight (145 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Travis Browne (260 lbs) vs. Francimar Barroso (220 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Albert Tumenov (170 lbs) vs. Steve Carl (170 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Will Brooks (155 lbs) vs. Daron Cruickshank (155 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Rashid Yusupov (205 lbs) vs. Rafael Cavalcante (205 lbs) Preliminary Card Heavyweight Bout: Justin Willis (265 lbs) vs. Aleksander Emelianenko (254 lbs) Lightweight Bout: KJ Noons (155 lbs) vs. Loik Radzhabov (155 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Ali Bagautinov (125 lbs) vs. Chico Camus (125 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Abusupiyan Magomedov (185 lbs) vs. Chidi Njokuani (185 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Zach Makovsky (125 lbs) vs. Ashkan Mokhtarian (125 lbs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageRage Posted March 2, 2020 Share Posted March 2, 2020 PFL 1: Regular Season 2020 Date: March 20, 2020 Venue: Nassau Coliseum City: Uniondale, New York, USA Main Event Women´s Featherweight Bout: Ronda Rousey (145 lbs) vs. Charmaine Tweet (145 lbs) Co-Main Event Featherweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez (145 lbs) vs. Jason Knight (145 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Travis Browne (260 lbs) vs. Francimar Barroso (220 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Albert Tumenov (170 lbs) vs. Steve Carl (170 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Will Brooks (155 lbs) vs. Daron Cruickshank (155 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Rashid Yusupov (205 lbs) vs. Rafael Cavalcante (205 lbs) Preliminary Card Heavyweight Bout: Justin Wllis (265 lbs) vs. Aleksander Emelianenko (254 lbs) Lightweight Bout: KJ Noons (155 lbs) vs. Loik Radzhabov (155 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Ali Bagautinov (125 lbs) vs. Chico Camus (125 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Abusupiyan Magomedov (185 lbs) vs. Chidi Njokuani (185 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Zach Makovsky (125 lbs) vs. Ashkan Mokhtarian (125 lbs) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted March 3, 2020 Author Share Posted March 3, 2020 Professional Fighters League 1: Regular Season 2020: PLAY BY PLAY & RESULTS Flyweight Bout: Zach Makovsky (20-9) vs. Ashkan Mokhtarian (13-3) Round 1 We are underway! Mokhtarian comes forward to attack. Mokhtarian moves inside, into the pocket, looking to pressure Makovsky. Mokhtarian throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow. Mokhtarian throws a punch but Makovsky was equal to it. They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands. Mokhtarian confidently comes in closer. Mokhtarian fails to find a home for his jab, but then hits a nice straight right that lands hard. Mokhtarian can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then scores with a right cross that landed hard. Mokhtarian hits a left jab and then scores with a right cross. Makovsky comes in, looking for a takedown. Makovsky gets hold of a leg but Mokhtarian remains standing, hopping on the other foot. Makovsky uses the position to drive Mokhtarian up against the cage. With Mokhtarian stuck against the cage, Makovsky tries to reap a leg with a sharp sweep in order to trip him to the floor. He trips Mokhtarian, sending him down! The takedown allows Makovsky to take the back of Mokhtarian. Mokhtarian is in huge trouble now, as Makovsky successfully gets both hooks in. With both hooks in and therefore great control of the body, Makovsky tries to finish Mokhtarian off with a rear naked choke. The rear naked choke is in deep, Mokhtarian has to tap out! By submission, the winner is Zach Makovsky! Official Result: Zach Makovsky def. Ashkan Mokhtarian by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:30 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Abusupiyan Magomedov (22-4-1) vs. Chidi Njokuani (18-7-1 NC) Round 1 There's the opening bell! The fighters touch gloves. Magomedov chooses to shoot in on Njokuani. Njokuani partially defends it and ends up hopping on one foot while Magomedov has a hold of the other. Magomedov drives Njokuani up against the cage. Magomedov has gotten underhooks in and is looking to take Njokuani to the ground. He lifts his opponent and drives him down with a Greco-Roman slam! He gets side control of it! Magomedov tries to ensnare Njokuani in an arm triangle. Njokuani fights off the arm triangle attempt. Magomedov attempts the mount. He doesn't get the mount, but only because Njokuani rolled over and gave up his back instead. Magomedov increases his control by getting both hooks in. Magomedov fires away and manages to connect with two or three heavy shots that rock Njokuani! We pass the halfway mark of this round. With both hooks in, Magomedov tries to flatten Njokuani out for the rear naked choke. The rear naked choke is in deep, Njokuani has to tap out! By submission, the winner is Abusupiyan Magomedov! Official Result: Abusupiyan Magomedov def. Chidi Njokuani by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:06 of Round 1. Flyweight Bout: Ali Bagautinov (18-7) vs. Chico Camus (18-8-1 NC) Round 1 Round one begins! They start with a touch of gloves. Bagautinov comes forward, willing to take a few shots as long as he can get close enough to wrestle. Camus can't hit a set-up left jab, but then hits Bagautinov with a leg kick. Bagautinov seizes the chance and grabs Camus into a clinch. Bagautinov is trying to push Camus so that his back is up against the cage. Bagautinov does it, Camus is stuck with his back to the cage. With the cage trapping Camus, Bagautinov tries to set up a suplex. A suplex blasts Camus into the ground. Camus winds up seated, his back to the cage, with Bagautinov pressing onto him. Not liking his options, Bagautinov looks to get a better position over Camus. Bagautinov shifts his position brilliantly to get mount! Bagautinov tries to ensnare Camus in an armbar. The armbar is fully applied, Camus has no option but to tap out! Ali 'Puncher' Bagautinov takes the win by submission! Official Result: Ali Bagautinov def. Chico Camus by Submission (Armbar) in 2:13 of Round 1. Lightweight Bout: KJ Noons (13-9-1 NC) vs. Loik Radzhabov (13-2-1) Round 1 And here we go! They engage in the center. Noons hits a kick to the lead leg. Radzhabov misses with a left jab but connects cleanly with a right hand. The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile. Both fighters step in to strike. Radzhabov slips past a right hook and counters with two jabs that are followed by a left roundhouse kick to the body. Noons comes forward looking to force a striking exchange. Radzhabov lands two left hands in the exchange. Noons connects with two left hands and then he catches Radzhabov with a right hook to the body. There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands. They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage. Moving forward constantly, Noons is pressuring Radzhabov. Radzhabov manages a counter jab. Noons hits a left jab and then he catches Radzhabov with a right hook to the body. We move into the second half of this round. Both fighters move in and engage. Radzhabov misses a jab but hits a glancing high kick. Noons finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two. An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good. The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but neither lands anything significant in the exchange. An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere. Both fighters move in and engage. Radzhabov uses a left jab but misses with a right hand. Noons scores with a jab and also hits a left hook to the body. Noons fails to find a home for his jab, but then catches Radzhabov with a right hook. Round one is brought to an end as time runs out. I think Radzhabov took that round, 10-9 on my score card. Round 2 We are back underway! Both fighters come together and strike. Radzhabov misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Noons to attack with a jab and a right hand. The two fighters engage. Radzhabov is off-target with a jab but connects with a right hand. Noons lands a left hook. Moving forward constantly, Noons is pressuring Radzhabov. Radzhabov hit a counter left hand. A jab is wide from Noons, but then he scores with a right cross. Both fighters meet in the center. Noons scores with a brace of jabs and also scores with a left hook to the side of the body. Radzhabov lands two jabs but doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Noons comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes. Radzhabov lands two left hands in the exchange. Noons connects with a nice jab and then he lands a big right hand. Noons steps forward, looking to strike. Radzhabov hits a pair of jabs in the exchange. Two jabs hit home from Noons and then he hits Radzhabov with a leg kick. Taking a few gulps of breath, Noons is giving the first hint that he is starting to tire a touch. The two fighters come forward and engage. Noons lands a left jab and also lands a nice right hook. Radzhabov lands a nice right hook. We pass the halfway mark of this round. The two fighters engage. Radzhabov uses a left jab but misses a right hook. Noons misses with a left jab but connects with a right hand. Noons comes forward, walking down Radzhabov. Radzhabov scores with two counter jabs. A jab hits home from Noons and then he catches Radzhabov with a right hook to the body. Noons attacks with strikes. Radzhabov hits a jab in the exchange. Noons hits a couple of minor left hands, but a big right to the body fails to find the target. Noons connects with a nice jab and then lands a big right hand. They come together and trade leather but neither fighter really does any damage. We move into the final sixty seconds of this round. Both fighters move in and engage. Noons slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a right cross. Noons comes forward, walking down Radzhabov. Noons avoids a jab and is able to move into the pocket. A jab lands from Noons but Radzhabov evades a big right punch. Both fighters come together and strike. Noons dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a jab and a right hand to the body that is too short. Noons, who looks very tired, gets grabbed by Radzhabov. Noons gets caught with a couple of nice short punches as Radzhabov uses his dirty boxing to inflict some punishment. Time expires and we come to the end of round two. Good round, that's the sort of action we like to see. That round goes to Noons, 10-9 on my card. According to my scorecard, that leaves the fighters dead even with just one round remaining. Round 3 And here we go, one last round! Both fighters meet in the center. Noons lands a left jab and a right cross. Radzhabov hits a jab but has a right hand absorbed on the gloves. Both fighters move in and engage. Noons scores with a jab and also hits a kick to the leg. Radzhabov uses a left jab and also connects cleanly with a right hand. A little fatigue may be creeping in, Noons is starting to move noticeably more slowly now. For the first time, Radzhabov is starting to breathe a little heavier. The two fighters engage. Noons lands a left jab but has a right hand blocked. Radzhabov misses with a left jab but lands a nice right hook. Breathing very hard, Noons is looking ragged. Radzhabov acknowledges some instructions from his corner with a curt nod of the head and returns his full attention to the fight. They engage in the center. Noons scores with a left hook. Radzhabov scores with a great right hook. Both fighters come together and strike. A brief strike exchange passes without either fighter landing. Noons has a right hook blocked. Radzhabov misses with an attempted shot to the body. An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good. We pass the halfway mark of this round. Both fighters step in to strike. Noons scores with a left hook. Radzhabov hits a jab and also scores with a massive right hook to the jaw! It's a knock out! Noons is down and out! The winner, by knock out; Loik Radzhabov! Official Result: Loik Radzhabov def. KJ Noons by KO (Punch) in 2:40 of Round 3. Heavyweight Bout: Justin Willis (8-2) vs. Aleksander Emelianenko (28-7-1) Round 1 Round one begins! We start with a touch of gloves. The two fighters stand and trade strikes but neither lands anything damaging. They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage. Willis comes forward looking to force a striking exchange. Emelianenko lands a left hand in the exchange. Attacking with speed, Willis uses a flurry of three punches, none of which land, and then he hits Emelianenko with a leg kick. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Emelianenko misses with a left jab but scores with a right hook. Willis is off target with a right jab but nails a left cross. Willis looks to have been cut under his eye. The two fighters stand and trade strikes but neither lands anything damaging. The two fighters engage. Willis counters a leg kick with a right jab and a left cross that just misses. They engage in the center. Emelianenko uses a left jab but can't make contact on a right head kick. Willis is off target with a right jab but scores with a great left hook. Emelianenko had looked like he was angling to grapple, but couldn't take the initiative. Willis doesn't trouble his opponent with a combination ending in a low kick to the legs. Both fighters come together and strike. Emelianenko uses a left jab but misses a right hook. Willis scores with two punches out of a sudden flurry but finds a big left hand blocked. Both fighters come together and strike. Willis misses a left hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a left jab and a low kick that can't connect. We're into the final minute of the round. Willis forces an exchange of strikes. Emelianenko throws a counter jab but misses. Willis throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either. They come together and strike. Willis parries away a left head kick attempt and counters with a jab and a high kick that misses. The clock is stopped as referee Marc Goddard wants to check the cut on Willis. The doctor checks the cut, but seems happy that it does not present too much of a problem. Referee Marc Goddard signals for the fight to continue! The time runs out on round one. I'd say that was definitely 10-9 in favour of Willis. Round 2 There's the bell and round number two begins! They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands. The two fighters engage. Willis misses a left cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. Emelianenko comes in with a quick left jab and a right hand. They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through. They engage in the center. Neither fighter manages to find the target in an exchange of strikes. Emelianenko misses a jab and also doesn't get a leg kick. Willis has a leg kick easily checked. The two fighters come together and strike but it's really tentative and nothing comes of it. They come together and strike. Willis hits a right jab but has a left hand absorbed on the gloves. Emelianenko finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two. Taking a few gulps of breath, Willis is giving the first hint that he is starting to tire a touch. Emelianenko is still moving well, but he is definitely breathing a little deeper now. Willis attacks with strikes. Emelianenko tries to hit a jab, but misses. Willis throws some strikes and a kick to the body, but Emelianenko avoids them all. They engage in the center. Emelianenko hits a left jab but misses with a head kick attempt. Willis lands a nice left hook. Willis comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes. Emelianenko hit a counter left hand. Willis throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow. Willis comes forward, walking down Emelianenko. Emelianenko manages a counter jab. Willis connects with a jab but finds nothing but air with a big left. Both fighters meet in the center. Emelianenko checks a leg kick and counters with a jab and a quick kick to the lead leg. They engage in the center. Willis misses a big left hand, putting him off balance and allowing Emelianenko to attack with a right hand that landed cleanly. We move into the final sixty seconds of this round. Both fighters come together and strike. Showing his fast hands, Emelianenko throws a flurry of four punches that end with a right hook. Willis misses a jab but connects cleanly with a left hand. Both fighters move in and engage. Willis lands a nice left hook. Emelianenko hits a good right hand. Both fighters come together and strike. Emelianenko counters a left hand with a left jab and a right hand that narrowly fails to connect. They come together and strike. Emelianenko slips past a left hook attempt and attacks with a jab and a right hook that is avoided at the last second. The time is up, and that's the end of round two. I think Emelianenko took that round, 10-9 on my score card. We go into the final round with everything still to fight for. Round 3 And here we go, one last round! Willis stalks forward, pressuring Emelianenko. Emelianenko misses with a left hand in the exchange. Willis throws a two-punch combo but Emelianenko avoids both. The two fighters stand and trade strikes but neither lands anything damaging. Looking shattered, they all but collapse into each other and clinch. Emelianenko tries to wrestle Willis backward and up against the cage. Emelianenko does it, Willis is stuck with his back to the cage. Willis takes a sharp stomp to the foot. Emelianenko is looking to get Willis in a Muay Thai clinch. He gets it and now has Willis in trouble. Using the clinch, Emelianenko blasts Willis with a sternum-crunching knee to the chest. Willis doesn't look like he has much left in the tank. Willis blocks a knee strike, but cannot get free of the Muay Thai clinch. Emelianenko is breathing very hard. Using the clinch, Emelianenko hits a vicious knee to the ribs of Willis. Willis tries to wrestle free of the Muay Thai clinch, but cannot. From the clinch, Willis gets caught with a knee to the chest. Emelianenko finally loses his grip and the clinch is broken. They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging. Willis acknowledges some instructions from his corner with a curt nod of the head and returns his full attention to the fight. Both fighters move in and engage. Emelianenko is off-target with a jab and also has a right hand taken on the gloves. Willis is off-target with a jab and also has a left hand blocked. Willis acknowledges some instructions from his corner with a curt nod of the head and returns his full attention to the fight. Both fighters meet in the center. Willis lands a right jab but misses with a left hand. Emelianenko lands a left jab and also lands a nice right hook. We're into the final minute of the round. Both fighters move in and engage. Emelianenko counters a left hand with a right hook. A strike has re-opened the gash underneath the eye of Willis. Both fighters step in to strike. Willis is off-target with a jab but connects with a left hand. Emelianenko lands a left jab but finds his right cross blocked. From the looks of things, I don't think Willis has much energy left. Willis glances at the clock, grimacing slightly. Both fighters come together and strike. There's a burst of strikes but neither fighter can land a blow. Emelianenko misses with a right hook to the ribs. Willis misses a jab and also finds his left cross blocked. From the looks of things, I don't think Emelianenko has much energy left. We reach the time limit and this fight is over. That round goes to Emelianenko, 10-9 on my card. Here come the official scores. All three judges give a score of 29-28. So the winner, by unanimous decision, is Aleksander Emelianenko! Official Result: Aleksander Emelianenko def. Justin Willis by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28 and 29-28). Light Heavyweight Bout: Rashid Yusupov (12-2) vs. Rafael Cavalcante (13-7-1 NC) Round 1 Round one begins! Setting it up well, Yusupov shoots in for a takedown. He has the takedown! Feijao pulls guard. However, Feijao locked up a guillotine on the way over and now threatens with a submission attempt! Yusupov works a hand in and pulls free before the guillotine can be fully sunk in. Yusupov throws a few relatively weak left hands. Yusupov unloads with some elbows but Feijao deals with them comfortably. Feijao attempts to secure an arm. Yusupov defends it. Yusupov fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves. Feijao tries to pull Yusupov in close and pepper him with short strikes, but can't. We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. Time slips away as Yusupov successfully keeps Feijao stuck against the ground. The lengthy period of stalemate results in the referee standing them both back up. Feijao comes forward looking to force a striking exchange. Feijao moves into the pocket. Feijao can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he hits a nice straight right. Shoulders hunched, Feijao studies his opponent, looking for an opportunity. Feijao forces an exchange of strikes. Yusupov misses with a right hand in the exchange. Feijao lands two jabs, but his big right hand follow-up misses. Feijao comes forward to attack. Feijao steps into the pocket, showing little fear of Yusupov. Feijao throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow. There's a takedown attempt from Yusupov. Feijao gets taken down by a single leg, and has to pull guard. Yusupov throws several small strikes at Feijao, always keeping close body-to-body contact so that he has no space to work with. Yusupov doesn't allow Feijao to lock him up with double underhooks. Not giving his opponent any room to work, Yusupov keeps close body-to-body contact while throwing short strikes to the head and body. Using his leg strength to push Yusupov back a bit, Feijao looks to scramble for position. Yusupov seizes the opportunity, Feijao was too slow and gets caught in side control. The time is up, and that's the end of round one. That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Yusupov. Round 2 Round two begins! Both fighters move in and engage. Yusupov misses with a big left hand, allowing Feijao to counter with a great right hook. Yusupov wants to grapple but is clearly wary of his opponent's striking. Feijao can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then scores with a right cross. Feijao comes forward on the attack. Yusupov throws a counter right but doesn't connect. Feijao throws a two-punch combo but Yusupov avoids both. Taking a few gulps of breath, Feijao is giving the first hint that he is starting to tire a touch. They engage in the center. Yusupov hits a right cross. Feijao lands a nice right hook. Feijao moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Yusupov into exchanging strikes. Yusupov manages a counter jab. Feijao can't connect with a jab, but then he scores with a right cross that landed hard. The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but neither lands anything significant in the exchange. Feijao comes forward on the attack. Yusupov fires off a counter jab. A feint is bought entirely by Yusupov, leaving him wide open. Feijao can't connect with a jab, but then he scores with a right cross. They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands. We go past the halfway point of this round. Yusupov shoots in, looking for a takedown. The takedown is completed, it was a single leg and Feijao is left on his back pulling guard. The clock runs down as Feijao is being smothered against the ground by Yusupov. The clock runs down as Feijao is being smothered against the ground by Yusupov. Yusupov begins trying to pass the guard. He passes guard, but Feijao was ready and immediately starts to scramble. We have one minute of the round remaining. The scramble sees Yusupov up first, and he is quick to grab a waist lock on Feijao, gaining back control. Yusupov, holding Feijao from behind, looks to try and drag him down to the floor. Feijao digs in and manages to defend the takedown. The time is up, and that's the end of round two. I think Feijao took that round, 10-9 on my score card. It looks like whoever can win this final round should also win the fight. Round 3 It's the final round and we are back underway! A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage. Feijao forces an exchange of strikes. Yusupov hit a counter right hand. Feijao can't connect with a jab, but then he catches Yusupov with a right kick to the head. Feijao stalks forward, pressuring Yusupov. Feijao moves inside, into the pocket, looking to pressure Yusupov. A jab hits home from Feijao and then he hits Yusupov with a beauty of a straight right. Feijao appears to be feeling a little fatigue for the first time in this fight, his hands are starting to lower just a fraction. Feijao comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes. Yusupov hits a jab in the exchange. Feijao can't hit a set-up left jab, but then he hits Yusupov with a beauty of a straight right. A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything. Feijao steps forward and a striking exchange begins. Yusupov misses with a right hand in the exchange. Feijao can't hit a set-up left jab, but then he hits Yusupov with a beauty of a straight right. The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands. Feijao doesn't look like he has much left in the tank. For the first time, Yusupov is starting to breathe a little heavier. Feijao can't connect with a jab, but then catches Yusupov with a crunching right hook. We move into the second half of this round. There's a takedown attempt from Yusupov. The takedown is completed, Feijao is on his back and pulls half guard. That's his fourth takedown. Yusupov lands a glancing elbow strike on Feijao. Feijao tries to move from half guard to full guard, but Yusupov doesn't allow it. Yusupov lands a glancing elbow strike on Feijao. Feijao tries to sweep Yusupov but doesn't get anywhere. Yusupov begins trying to get his leg free of the half guard. Yusupov almost gets side control, but Feijao was ready and a scramble for position ensues. The scramble leaves Feijao on his back pulling guard. Yusupov fires away with elbows but Feijao doesn't take any undue damage. Feijao tries a sweep from the bottom of the guard, but doesn't budge Yusupov. Yusupov drops three elbows but does minimal damage. We reach the time limit and this fight is over. I think Feijao took that round, 10-9 on my score card. The judges have given their scores, which are about to be announced. All three judges have scored it 29-28. The winner, by unanimous decision, is Rafael 'Feijao' Cavalcante! Official Result: Rafael Cavalcante def. Rashid Yusupov by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28 and 29-28). Lightweight Bout: Will Brooks (20-4-1) vs. Daron Cruickshank (22-13-1 NC) Round 1 We are underway! The fighters touch gloves. Cruickshank throws a punch but Brooks avoids it. A one-two from Cruickshank fails to land. Brooks seizes the chance and grabs Cruickshank into a clinch. Brooks uses a nice knee strike from the grapple and catches Cruickshank to the side of the stomach. Brooks is trying to push Cruickshank so that his back is up against the cage. Brooks manages it and controls Cruickshank up against the cage. Brooks hits Cruickshank, who is pressed up against the cage, with a nice short uppercut. Cruickshank is pressed up against the cage and simply can't break the control that Brooks has over him. A full minute passes with the two opponents pressed up close and exchanging short punches to the body and side of the head. Brooks smothers Cruickshank up against the cage. The gruelling grappling contest continues for about the next sixty seconds with both fighters looking to avoid leaving any openings. Brooks pins Cruickshank up against the cage and hits a couple of nice right hands to the side of the head. With the fight having been stuck against the cage for a lengthy period of time, the referee restarts them back in the center. We move into the final sixty seconds of this round. Cruickshank moves in closer, ready to attack. Brooks uses a left jab while backing away. Cruickshank hits a left jab and then scores with a spinning back kick to the body. It looked like we were about to see Brooks try and get some grappling started, but Cruickshank was more aggressive and took the initiative. Two jabs hit home from Cruickshank and then he lands a roundhouse kick to the body. Cruickshank moves in behind three quick punches, all of them landing, but Brooks avoids a big right. The time is up, and that's the end of round one. I'd say that was definitely 10-9 in favour of Brooks. Round 2 There's the bell and round number two begins! Cruickshank steps in and looks to unleash. Brooks may have been aiming to get in close, but Cruickshank aggressively took the initiative. Attacking with a quick flurry, Cruickshank lands one of three punches but misses with a vicious right hand. Cruickshank moves in on Brooks, preparing to throw. Cruickshank can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then catches Brooks with a right roundhouse kick to the body. Brooks comes in, apparently willing to take some hits if it means getting close enough to grapple. Cruickshank throws a quick punch but doesn't land. Brooks gets hold of Cruickshank. Brooks is looking to muscle Cruickshank back against the cage. Brooks can't manage it, Cruickshank fought it. Brooks is looking to muscle Cruickshank back against the cage. Brooks does it, Cruickshank is stuck with his back to the cage. Brooks smothers Cruickshank up against the cage. Brooks and Cruickshank remain up against the cage for the next minute, doing little other than throwing occasional short punches. We go past the halfway point of this round. Showing his ability to exert control, Brooks smothers Cruickshank up against the cage. They remain there for at least a minute, hitting each other with short punches to the body and side of the head. Having been stuck against the cage for a while without any progress, the referee brings them back to the center. Cruickshank is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy. A tentative jab from Brooks lands. Cruickshank can't hit a set-up left jab, but then scores with a right cross. We're into the final minute of the round. Cruickshank lands a jab and then hits Brooks with a straight right. Cruickshank lands a jab and then catches Brooks with a right hook. Cruickshank can't connect with a jab, but then hits Brooks with a straight right. Brooks is able to grab Cruickshank. Round two ends as time expires. That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Cruickshank. We go into the final round with everything still to fight for. Round 3 There's the bell and the final round begins! Brooks keeps slightly out of range, looking for a chance to dart in and start grappling. Cruickshank can't hit a set-up left jab, but then catches Brooks with a right hook. A quick flurry of punches from Cruickshank sees two of three hit home but Brooks dodges the leg kick that follows. A combo that ends with a roundhouse body kick fails to land for Cruickshank. Brooks catches the last kick! Holding the leg, Brooks tries for a takedown. The takedown is completed, Cruickshank is left on his back pulling guard. Cruickshank is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Brooks off of him. Cruickshank is controlled against the ground, unable to shift Brooks off of him. Time slips away as Brooks successfully keeps Cruickshank stuck against the ground. Not allowing his opponent any room to work submissions from, Brooks keeps close contact and throws short, stinging strikes. Cruickshank tries to ensnare an arm. Brooks doesn't let his arm get taken. The lengthy period of stalemate results in the referee standing them both back up. Cruickshank confidently comes in closer. A defensive jab hits from Brooks. Cruickshank throws a one-two, but Brooks was equal to it. Brooks comes in fast, looking for a takedown. Brooks gets the takedown! Cruickshank pulls guard. That's two takedowns from two attempts. There's under a minute left in this round. In guard, Brooks throws a couple of punches designed to keep Cruickshank guessing. Brooks deflects a couple of punches that Cruickshank threw from below. The clock runs down as Cruickshank is being smothered against the ground by Brooks. We reach the time limit and this fight is over. I have to give that round to Brooks, but only a 10-9. The official scores are being reported now. All three judges give 29-28. Official Result: Will Brooks def. Daron Cruickshank by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28 and 29-28). Welterweight Bout: Albert Tumenov (20-4) vs. Steve Carl (22-7) Round 1 Round one begins! The fighters touch gloves. Tumenov closes the distance, obviously looking to strike. It looked like we were about to see Carl try and get some grappling started, but Tumenov was more aggressive and took the initiative. Stepping in, Tumenov throws three quick punches, three of which land, and then catches Carl with a beautiful right kick to the head. Carl backs off and covers up, clearly rocked! Tumenov immediately advances, sensing that this is a chance to end the fight! Tumenov smashes Carl with a big right hand through the guard! Down he goes! Tumenov senses victory and starts to unload with punches! Tumenov pounds away, Carl is barely able to offer any defence at all! Referee Mario Yamasaki pulls Tumenov away, stopping the fight! By TKO, the winner is Albert Tumenov! Official Result: Albert Tumenov def. Steve Carl by TKO (Strikes) in 0:53 of Round 1. Heavyweight Bout: Travis Browne (18-7-1) vs. Francimar Barroso (24-7-1-1 NC) Round 1 We are underway! They start with a touch of gloves. There's a takedown attempt from Bodão. He has the takedown! It's a single leg, and Browne has to pull guard. In guard, Bodão throws a couple of punches designed to keep Browne guessing. Not allowing his opponent any room to work submissions from, Bodão keeps close contact and throws short, stinging strikes. Browne works some separation, then tries to quickly scramble his way into a better position. The scramble results in Bodão being on his back pulling guard. Browne starts trying to work to get past the guard. The pass attempt results in a scramble for position as Bodão tries to get back up. Browne manages to come out on top with side control. Browne throws a few right hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead. Bodão tries to move to guard, but Browne doesn't allow it. Browne throws a few right hands to the body. Bodão tries to transition to a guard, but can't manage it. Browne throws a few right hands, but is mainly trying to catch his breath. Bodão tries to move to guard, but Browne doesn't allow it. Browne tries to lock Bodão into an arm triangle. Bodão blocks it. Browne blocks an attempt to pull guard. Browne lands a powerful elbow strike that caught Bodão on the side of the head. With punches raining down, Bodão desperately tries to get away but only succeeds in giving up his back! Browne pounds away on Bodão, but few of the shots lands clean. Round one is brought to an end as time runs out. That round goes to Browne, 10-9 on my card. Round 2 There's the bell for the start of the round! Browne moves in closer, looking to open up and attack. Bodão may have been setting up to shoot, but Browne aggressively took the initiative. Browne hits a left hand, but then can't connect with a head kick. Browne looks confident, shortening the range as he looks to strike. Browne throws a punch but Bodão was equal to it. There's a takedown attempt from Bodão. A great sprawl from Browne prevents the takedown. Bodão shoots in, looking for a takedown. Browne partially defends it and ends up hopping on one foot while Bodão has a hold of the other. Bodão can't get Browne down and so settles for pushing him up against the cage. Bodão tries to keep him up against the cage, but Browne works enough space that he can slip out and away, back to the center. Bodão chooses to shoot in on Browne. Bodão gets hold of a leg but Browne remains standing, hopping on the other foot. Bodão drives Browne up against the cage. Bodão looks to sweep a leg in order to execute a sharp trip. Bodão uses a superb outside leg trip! Browne winds up seated, his back to the cage, with Bodão pressing onto him. Bodão pounds away with rights but fails to land any significant blows. Browne hits several frustrated punches to the back, but they're not going to do any damage. Bodão unloads with big right hands, but Browne is able to deal with most of them. Bodão tries to ensnare Browne in a guillotine. Browne blocks the choke. Browne hits several frustrated punches to the back, but they're not going to do any damage. Bodão fires off some rights, but Browne isn't troubled by them. Browne hits Bodão with a few weak strikes to the back. Bodão fires away with punches, but Browne doesn't take any undue damage. Browne hits several frustrated punches to the back, but they're not going to do any damage. The time runs out on round two. I have to give that round to Bodão, but only a 10-9. We go into the final round with everything still to fight for. Round 3 It's the final round and we are back underway! Bodão comes in, looking for a takedown. The takedown is completed, Browne is on his back and pulls guard. Bodão throws a few right hands to the body. Browne pulls Bodão in close, then glances an elbow strike off the side of the head. Perhaps wary of submissions, Bodão keeps extremely tight to Browne and peppers him with short punches. Browne glances an elbow strike off the top of the head of Bodão. Wary of the submission threat of his opponent, Bodão keeps very tight to Browne, peppering him with short strikes. Bodão gets pushed away, and ends up standing over Browne, who is on his back. Browne is hit with a sharp kick to the calf. Browne is allowed to stand back up, Bodão simply stepped away. For the first time, Bodão is starting to breathe a little heavier. Taking a few gulps of breath, Browne is giving the first hint that he is starting to tire a touch. Browne lands a left hand and then scores with a right head kick. A jab hits home from Browne and then he hits a body kick. We are now at the halfway point of the round. A flurry of three punches from Browne see them all connect and then scores with a crunching leg kick. Bodão comes in, looking for a takedown. Browne partially defends it and ends up hopping on one foot while Bodão has a hold of the other. With Browne not going down, Bodão settles for pushing him up against the cage. Bodão looks to set up a trip takedown. A great inside leg trip sees Browne get thrown to the mat and Bodão is left in half guard. Bodão attempts to pass half guard. Browne allows the pass, but it's just a ploy to allow him to try and scramble. Neither fighter can gain an advantage in the scramble, and they both end up on their feet. Browne moves in closer, looking to open up and attack. Two jabs hit home from Browne and then he lands a right head kick. Bodão chooses to shoot in on Browne. Browne cannot stop the takedown and has to pull guard. Bodão pounds away with right hands, but doesn't do much damage. We reach the time limit and this fight is over. That was a very close round but I think Browne just about edged it. The ring announcer is now giving the official scores. Aiden Oboyle has scored it 29-28 Bodão. Marcos Rosales gives a score of 29-28 in favour of Browne. Matt Hume gives a score of 29-28 in favour of Browne. The winner, by split decision, is Travis 'Hapa' Browne! Official Result: Travis Browne def. Francimar Barroso by Split Decision (28-29, 29-28 and 29-28). Featherweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez (22-8) vs. Jason Knight (20-6) Round 1 And here we go! We start with a touch of gloves. Melendez steps forward and a striking exchange begins. Knight manages a counter jab. Melendez hits a left jab and then he catches Knight with a right hook. Melendez comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes. Knight fires off a counter jab. Melendez can't connect with a jab, but then he lands a right hand. Melendez forces an exchange of strikes. Knight manages a counter jab. Melendez lands a jab and then he hits a nice straight right that lands hard. Melendez comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes. Knight throws a counter jab but misses. A jab hits home from Melendez and then he hits a nice straight right that lands hard. Melendez steps forward, looking to strike. Knight tries to hit a jab, but misses. Melendez lands two jabs and then he catches Knight with a crunching right hook. Melendez steps forward, looking to strike. Melendez bobs out of the way of a jab and moves into the pocket. Melendez can't connect with a jab, but then he hits a nice straight right that lands hard. Melendez comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes. Knight hits a pair of jabs in the exchange. Melendez lands a jab and then he hits a nice right hook to the ribs. They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through. Knight looked like he was going to shoot, but Melendez simply took the initiative first. Melendez lands a left hand and then hits Knight with a body kick. Knight uses a left jab while backing away. Melendez lands a left jab, but his big right hand follow-up misses. Melendez acknowledges some instructions from his corner with a relaxed nod of the head. They come together and trade leather but neither fighter really does any damage. The two fighters engage. Melendez is off-target with a jab but hits a kick to the leg. Knight doesn't connect with a left jab but scores with a right hook. Melendez comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows. Knight tries to hit a jab, but misses. Melendez feints one way, throwing Knight off balance, then steps to the other side. Melendez connects with a nice jab and then he scores with a fantastic right cross! It's a knock out! Knight is down and out! Gilbert Melendez takes the victory by way of knock out! Official Result: Gilbert Melendez def. Jason Knight by KO (Punch) in 4:08 of Round 1. Women´s Featherweight Bout: Ronda Rousey (12-2) vs. Charmaine Tweet (9-6) Round 1 And here we go! Rousey shoots in for a takedown. Rousey gets a single leg takedown! Tweet pulls guard off it. Rousey attempts to pass guard. Rousey passes to half guard. Rousey starts trying to work to get out of half guard and into a better position. Rousey gains side control after getting her leg free from half guard. Rousey attempts an armbar. Rousey gets the armbar, sinks it in deeply, and Tweet has to tap! By submission, the winner is Ronda Rousey! Official Result: Ronda Rousey def. Charmaine Tweet by Submission (Armbar) in 2:29 of Round 1. PFL 1: Regular Season 2020 Date: March 20, 2020 Venue: Nassau Coliseum City: Uniondale, New York, USA Attendance: 5,000 Gate: $ 770,000 Main Event Women´s Featherweight Bout: Ronda Rousey def. Charmaine Tweet by Submission (Armbar) in 2:29 of Round 1. Co-Main Event Featherweight Bout: Gilbert Melendez def. Jason Knight by KO (Punch) in 4:08 of Round 1. Heavyweight Bout: Travis Browne def. Francimar Barroso by Split Decision. Welterweight Bout: Albert Tumenov def. Steve Carl by TKO (Strikes) in 0:53 of Round 1. Lightweight Bout: Will Brooks def. Daron Cruickshank by Unanimous Decision. Light Heavyweight Bout: Rafael Cavalcante def. Rashid Yusupov by Unanimous Decision. Preliminary Card Heavyweight Bout: Aleksander Emelianenko def. Justin Willis by Unanimous Decision. Lightweight Bout: Loik Radzhabov def. KJ Noons by KO (Punch) in 2:40 of Round 3. Flyweight Bout: Ali Bagautinov def. Chico Camus by Submission (Armbar) in 2:13 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Abusupiyan Magomedov def. Chidi Njokuani by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:06 of Round 1. Flyweight Bout: Zach Makovsky def. Ashkan Mokhtarian by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 3:30 of Round 1. Bonus Awards This was the first PFL event in which the fighters were awarded bonuses for Fight of the Night, Knockout of the Night and Submission of the Night. Fight of the Night: Ronda Rousey vs. Charmaine Tweet KO of the Night: Gilbert Melendez Submission of the Night: Ronda Rousey Predictions mattu29: 7 / 4 cagerage: 8 / 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 RORY MACDONALD VS. BEN ASKREN OFFICIAL FOR PFL 2 HEADLINER A clash between Formers Bellator MMA Welterweight Champions Rory MacDonald and Ben Askren is now official for the Professional Fighter League second main event in regular season. The Las Vegas-based promotion formally announced the welterweight booking on Wednesday. PFL 2 takes place at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York on Mar. 27. The still-growing card is also expected to include a Welterweight PFL Season 2019 Winner Ray Cooper III against Martin Kampmann. MacDonald returns after a 3-2-1 run at Bellator MMA where he was champion, with two title defenses and had his two losses to champions Gegard Mousasi and Douglas Lima. Askren, who was also Bellator MMA Welterweight Champion and ONE Championship Welterweight Champion, returns from retirement after a 1-2 stint in the UFC. MacDonald and Askren will make their debut on the PFL brand. PFL 2: Regular Season 2020 Main Event Welterweight Bout: Rory MacDonald (21-6-1) vs. Ben Askren (19-2-1 NC) Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Ray Cooper III (20-7-1) vs. Martin Kampmann (20-7) Flyweight Bout: John Moraga (19-7) vs. Wilson Reis (23-10) Light Heavyweight Bout: Emiliano Sordi (21-8) vs. Jimi Manuwa (17-6) Heavyweight Bout: Gabriel Gonzaga (17-10) vs. Antonio Silva (19-12-1 NC) Middleweight Bout: Elias Theodorou (16-3) vs. Nicholas Musoke (15-5-1) Preliminary Card Lightweight Bout: Chris Wade (17-6) vs. Marcin Held (26-7) Welterweight Bout: Tarec Saffiedine (16-7) vs. Ryan LaFlare (14-3) Flyweight Bout: Dustin Ortiz (19-8) vs. Ian McCall (13-7-1) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Sarah Kaufman (21-5-1 NC) vs. Larissa Pacheco (13-4) Middleweight Bout: Jordan Johnson (12-2-1) vs. Francis Carmont (25-12) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattu29 Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 PFL 2: Regular Season 2020 Main Event Welterweight Bout: Rory MacDonald (21-6-1) vs. Ben Askren (19-2-1 NC) Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Ray Cooper III (20-7-1) vs. Martin Kampmann (20-7) Flyweight Bout: John Moraga (19-7) vs. Wilson Reis (23-10) Light Heavyweight Bout: Emiliano Sordi (21-8) vs. Jimi Manuwa (17-6) Heavyweight Bout: Gabriel Gonzaga (17-10) vs. Antonio Silva (19-12-1 NC) Middleweight Bout: Elias Theodorou (16-3) vs. Nicholas Musoke (15-5-1) Preliminary Card Lightweight Bout: Chris Wade (17-6) vs. Marcin Held (26-7) Welterweight Bout: Tarec Saffiedine (16-7) vs. Ryan LaFlare (14-3) Flyweight Bout: Dustin Ortiz (19-8) vs. Ian McCall (13-7-1) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Sarah Kaufman (21-5-1 NC) vs. Larissa Pacheco (13-4) Middleweight Bout: Jordan Johnson (12-2-1) vs. Francis Carmont (25-12) - purely picking Carmont because he won my latest TUF season lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageRage Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 PFL 2: Regular Season 2020 Main Event Welterweight Bout: Rory MacDonald (21-6-1) vs. Ben Askren (19-2-1 NC) Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Ray Cooper III (20-7-1) vs. Martin Kampmann (20-7) Flyweight Bout: John Moraga (19-7) vs. Wilson Reis (23-10) Light Heavyweight Bout: Emiliano Sordi (21-8) vs. Jimi Manuwa (17-6) Heavyweight Bout: Gabriel Gonzaga (17-10) vs. Antonio Silva (19-12-1 NC) Middleweight Bout: Elias Theodorou (16-3) vs. Nicholas Musoke (15-5-1) Preliminary Card Lightweight Bout: Chris Wade (17-6) vs. Marcin Held (26-7) Welterweight Bout: Tarec Saffiedine (16-7) vs. Ryan LaFlare (14-3) Flyweight Bout: Dustin Ortiz (19-8) vs. Ian McCall (13-7-1) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Sarah Kaufman (21-5-1 NC) vs. Larissa Pacheco (13-4) Middleweight Bout: Jordan Johnson (12-2-1) vs. Francis Carmont (25-12) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted March 4, 2020 Author Share Posted March 4, 2020 <img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> Professional Fighters League - Regular Season 2020 BACKGROUND A Welterweight bout between Former Bellator MMA Welterweight Champion Rory MacDonald and Former Bellator MMA and One Championship Welterweight Champion Ben Askren served as the main event. A Women´s Featherweight rematch between Season 2019 Women´s Lightweight runner-up Larissa Pacheco and Former Strikeforce Women´s Bantamweight Champion Sarah Kaufman at this event. Their first fight took place at PFL 7: Playoffs 2019 ended in a Unanimous Decision victory for Pacheco. Francis Carmont was expected to face Jordan Johnson. However, Carmont was forced to pull out due to a groin injury and was replaced by Joe Riggs. STATS & FACTS Rory MacDonald notable wins: Nate Diaz, B.J. Penn, Demian Maia, Tarec Saffiedine and Douglas Lima Ben Askren notable wins: Lyman Good, Douglas Lima, Andrey Koreshkov, Shinya Aoki and Robbie Lawler - This is the first time that fighters has headlined in PFL - This card will have a 2 PFL's Season Winners Emiliano Sordi (Season 2019 Light Heavyweight Champion) Ray Cooper III (Season 2019 Welterweight Champion) - This card will have 12 former world champions in others organizations: Rory MacDonald - Former Bellator MMA Welterweight Champion. Ben Askren - Former Bellator MMA and ONE Championship Welterweight Champion Martin Kampamann - Former CWFC Middleweight Champion Wilson Reis - Former EliteXC Featherweight Champion Jimi Manuwa - Former UCMMA Light Heavyweight Champion Antonio Silva - Former Elite XC Heavyweight Champion Chris Wade - Former ROC Lightweight Champion Tarec Saffiedine - Former Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Ryan LaFlare - Former Two Times ROC Welterweight Champion Ian McCall - Former TPF Flyweight Champion Sarah Kaufman - Former Strikeforce and Invicta Women´s Bantamweight Champion Joe Riggs - Former WEC Middleweight Champion - Sordi has finished all fights Season 2019. - Kampmann hasn´t fight since August 2013. - Emiliano Sordi, Chris Wade and Marcin Held has the most winning streak on this card (3) - Jimi Manuwa and Antonio Silva the most losing streak on this card (4) - 15 fighters on this card debut in PFL: Rory MacDonald, Ben Askren, Martin Kampmann, John Moraga, Wilson Reis, Gabriel Gonzaga, Antonio Silva, Elias Theodorou, Nicholas Musoke, Marcin Held, Tarec Saffiedine, Ryan LaFlare, Dustin Ortiz, Ian McCall and Joe Riggs. BLURCAT STAFF PICKS MacDonald vs. Askren (4-3) Cooper III vs. Kampmann (1-6) Moraga vs. Reis (5-2) Sordi vs. Manuwa (0-7) Gonzaga vs. Silva (7-0) Theodorou vs. Musoke (7-0) Wade vs. Held (4-3) Saffiedine vs. LaFlare (6-1) Ortiz vs. McCall (7-0) Kaufman vs. Pacheco (7-0) Johnson vs. Riggs (7-0) PFL 2 Weigh-In Results: MacDonald-Askren set The Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale receives the PFL cage again, in its second regular season event. In the main event Rory MacDonald and his rival Ben Askren confirmed their weights (170 lbs), confirming the fight that is awaited by many fans. MacDonald who in his most recent fight was defeated in a rematch to Douglas Lima losing the Bellator GP and the Welterweight belt. While Ben Askren undefeated until last year, comes from two consecutive defeats, a historic knockout to Jorge Masvidal and a defeat to submission master Demian Maia in his most recent fight. In the Co-main event last season's champion Ray Cooper III and his opponent Martin Kampmann also put in the weight (170lbs) and promise another great fight. PFL 2: Regular Season 2020 Date: March 27, 2020 Venue: Nassau Coliseum City: Uniondale, New York, USA Main Event Welterweight Bout: Rory MacDonald (170 lbs) vs. Ben Askren (170 lbs) Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Ray Cooper III (170 lbs) vs. Martin Kampmann (170 lbs) Flyweight Bout: John Moraga (125 lbs) vs. Wilson Reis (125 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Emiliano Sordi (205 lbs) vs. Jimi Manuwa (205 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Gabriel Gonzaga (252 lbs) vs. Antonio Silva (265 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Elias Theodorou (185 lbs) vs. Nicholas Musoke (185 lbs) Preliminary Card Lightweight Bout: Chris Wade (155 lbs) vs. Marcin Held (155 lbs) Welterweight Bout: Tarec Saffiedine (170 lbs) vs. Ryan LaFlare (170 lbs) Flyweight Bout: Dustin Ortiz (125 lbs) vs. Ian McCall (125 lbs) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Sarah Kaufman (145 lbs) vs. Larissa Pacheco (145 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Jordan Johnson (185 lbs) vs. Joe Riggs (185 lbs) mattu29, cagerage Carmont out the fight, Joe Riggs replace... change your picks? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageRage Posted March 4, 2020 Share Posted March 4, 2020 Will stick with Jordan Johnson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattu29 Posted March 5, 2020 Share Posted March 5, 2020 no way am I picking riggs lol, ill change to johnson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 Professional Fighters League 2: Regular Season 2020: PLAY BY PLAY & RESULTS Middleweight Bout: Jordan Johnson (12-2-1) vs. Joe Riggs (50-18-1-1 NC) Round 1 There's the opening bell! We start with a touch of gloves. The fighters both weighed in at 185lbs yesterday, but now that they're about to fight it is obvious that Johnson is much bigger. Coming forward, Johnson is willing to take some hits if it means being able to get close enough to grapple. Riggs can't hit a set-up left jab, but then catches Johnson with a right hook. Johnson gets hold of Riggs. Johnson has gotten underhooks in and is looking to take Riggs to the ground. A Greco-Roman slam floors Riggs, Johnson executed it well. Riggs gives up his back off the takedown. Johnson gets both hooks in, and is now in a really dominant position. Johnson, with both hooks fully in, tries to get the rear naked choke applied. Riggs gets flattened out with the rear naked choke, he has to tap! Jordan Johnson takes the victory by way of submission! Official Result: Jordan Johnson def. Joe Riggs by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:30 of Round 1. Women´s Featherweight Bout: Sarah Kaufman (21-5-1 NC) vs. Larissa Pacheco (13-4) Round 1 Round one begins! The two fighters come forward and engage. Pacheco misses a right cross that leaves her open to the counter. Kaufman attacks with a quick left jab and a right hook that is ducked. The two fighters engage. Pacheco hits a jab but has a right hand blocked. Kaufman hits a jab and also lands a left hook to the body. The two fighters engage. Pacheco misses with a big right hand, allowing Kaufman to counter with two jabs that are followed by a great right hook. Kaufman used her reach advantage there, picking Pacheco off at range. Both fighters come together and strike. Kaufman slips past a right hook and counters with a quick left hook. The two fighters engage. Pacheco lands a left hook. Kaufman hits a jab and also lands a leg kick. They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage. They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands. An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage. We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands. They engage in the center. Kaufman finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two. Pacheco is off target with a left jab but hits a kick to the lead leg. They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage. They engage in the center. Kaufman dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a left jab and a right hook. A strike appears to have opened up a small gash underneath the eye of Pacheco. We're into the final minute of the round. Both fighters step in to strike. Kaufman hits a kick to the leg. Pacheco finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two. Shoulders hunched, Pacheco studies her opponent, looking for an opportunity. Both fighters meet in the center. Pacheco is off target with a left jab but hits a right hand. Kaufman hits a jab and also hits a good right hand. The two fighters engage. Pacheco lands a left jab and also gets a glancing blow with a high kick. Kaufman scores with a jab and also lands a low kick. Both fighters meet in the center. Pacheco throws a leg kick but doesn't make contact. Kaufman counters with a left jab and a right head kick. Time expires and we come to the end of round one. That was a fun round to watch. I think Kaufman took that round, 10-9 on my score card. Kaufman, the heavy favourite, has stamped her authority on the fight in that first round. The corner goes to work between rounds trying to close the cut on Pacheco. Round 2 There's the bell for the start of the round! The two fighters engage. Kaufman tries a right hand but it gets absorbed on her opponent's gloves. Pacheco tries a leg kick but misses. The two fighters engage. Pacheco misses a big right hand, putting her off balance and allowing Kaufman to attack with a jab and a glancing blow with a high kick. The two fighters engage. Pacheco falls for a feint and is left vulnerable to attack. Kaufman checks a leg kick and counters with a left jab and a good right hook. Both fighters meet in the center. Pacheco hits a left hand. Kaufman hits a jab and also scores with a stinging right high kick. Standing and trading is not working for Pacheco, so far in this fight she has simply been out-classed and out-struck. Pacheco looks unsteady on her feet as she retreats, that last blow may have rocked her! Kaufman moves in for the kill and lands a big right hand! Pacheco goes down! Kaufman senses victory and starts to unload with punches! Kaufman fires away and Pacheco is eating powerful shot after powerful shot! With Pacheco taking a beating, referee Mario Yamasaki has to stop the fight! The winner, by TKO; Sarah Kaufman! Official Result: Sarah Kaufman def. Larissa Pacheco by TKO (Strikes) in 1:34 of Round 2. Flyweight Bout: Dustin Ortiz (19-8) vs. Ian McCall (13-7-1) Round 1 And here we go! The two fighters touch gloves. They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot. McCall steps forward, looking to strike. McCall steps into the pocket. A jab is wide from McCall, but then he hits Ortiz with a spinning kick to the body. An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but nothing comes of it. McCall initiates an exchange of strikes. Ortiz throws a counter jab but misses. A jab is wide from McCall, but then he catches Ortiz with a right hook. McCall steps forward, looking to strike. McCall steps into the pocket, avoiding a jab on the way. McCall can't hit a set-up left jab, but then he hits Ortiz with a straight right. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Ortiz misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing McCall to attack with a left hand. McCall stalks forward, pressuring Ortiz. McCall looks to pressure Ortiz, stepping into the pocket. McCall uses a left jab but misses with a vicious right hand. McCall steps forward, looking to strike. Ortiz hits a jab in the exchange. McCall lands a left hand and then he scores with a right cross. They exchange strikes but nothing really gets through. McCall comes forward, walking down Ortiz. McCall avoids a jab and is able to move into the pocket. A one-two from McCall fails to land. McCall rolls his shoulders to relax them, then moves forward. A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage. It looked like we were about to see Ortiz try and get some grappling started, but McCall was more aggressive and took the initiative. McCall connects with a nice jab and then hits a nice straight right. McCall comes forward on the attack. Ortiz hit a counter left hand. McCall hits two left jabs and then he hits a nice straight right. McCall comes forward and the two fighters start trading blows. Ortiz manages a counter jab. McCall can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he hits a nice straight right. The two fighters come together and strike but it's really tentative and nothing comes of it. The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange. Round one ends as time expires. That was a quality round and the fans are really getting into this. I think McCall took that round, 10-9 on my score card. This is not how we saw this fight going at all, and Ortiz looks a little shell-shocked too. Round 2 Round two begins! Both fighters come together and strike. Ortiz misses a right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a left cross. They come together and strike. McCall misses a jab and also has a right hook blocked. Ortiz is off target with a left jab and also has a right hand blocked. Both fighters step in to strike. McCall slips past a right hook and counters with a quick left hook. It looks like Ortiz has been cut under the eye. McCall glances at his corner and gets a thumbs up in response. Both fighters move in and engage. Ortiz misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing McCall to attack with a left jab and a good right hook. Both fighters meet in the center. Ortiz misses a right hook and gets countered with a jab and a left kick to the ribs. They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging. Both fighters move in and engage. Ortiz is left off balance after falling for a cleverly executed feint. McCall slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a left jab and a good right hook. Both fighters step in to strike. McCall fools Ortiz with a feint. McCall counters a right hand with a good right hook. They come together and strike. McCall scores with a left hook. Ortiz connects with a left hand. Ortiz acknowledges some instructions from his corner with a curt nod of the head and returns his full attention to the fight. Both fighters meet in the center. Ortiz is off target with a left jab but scores with a right hook. McCall lights his opponent up with a one-two followed by a leg kick. We move into the final sixty seconds of this round. Both fighters meet in the center. Ortiz scores with a jab but has a right hook blocked. McCall hits a jab and also hits a kick to the leg. Both fighters meet in the center. Ortiz misses a right cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. McCall comes in with a quick left jab and a right hand that narrowly fails to connect. McCall closes the distance, obviously looking to strike. A jab is wide from McCall, but then he catches Ortiz with a right hook. The two fighters engage. McCall misses a right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a right hand. The time runs out on round two. That has to go down as a 10-9 round to McCall. With one round left, Ortiz realistically needs to stop his opponent in order to win. The cut man goes to work between rounds trying to patch up Ortiz. Round 3 Our last round, round three, begins! A jab hits home from McCall and then he hits Ortiz with a straight right. McCall lands a left hand and then hits Ortiz with a straight right. For the first time, McCall is starting to breathe a little heavier. McCall hits a left jab and then lands a low kick to the legs. They stand and trade, but all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with. The two fighters engage. It's a stalemate as both fighters throw strikes but fail to land anything. McCall is off-target with a jab and also doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Ortiz is off target with a left jab and also misses with a right hand. Both fighters step in to strike. McCall hits a left hand. Ortiz finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two. We move into the second half of this round. McCall confidently comes in closer. Ortiz looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but McCall simply took the initiative first. A jab is wide from McCall, but then he hits a nice straight right. Ortiz is limping a little bit. A jab is wide from McCall, but then he catches Ortiz with a right roundhouse kick to the body. McCall lands a left jab, but his big right hand follow-up misses. McCall lands two left hands, but finds nothing but air with a big right. McCall fails to find a home for his jab, but then hits a nice straight right. Ortiz is bleeding under his eye again, a strike has re-opened the wound. McCall is definitely slowing, his gas tank is being challenged here. The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left. McCall looks confident, shortening the range as he looks to strike. Ortiz appeared to be going to try and get in close, but McCall took the initiative first. Two left hands land from McCall, but his big right hand follow-up misses. Ortiz glances at the clock, grimacing slightly. Both fighters meet in the center. Ortiz misses a right cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. McCall comes in with a left jab and a good right hook. A stand-up striking battle is doing Ortiz no favours, McCall is comfortably winning the exchanges so far in this fight. Ortiz backs off and covers up, clearly rocked! McCall immediately advances, sensing that this is a chance to end the fight! Ortiz takes a right hand! A big right hand from McCall drops Ortiz! McCall starts pounding away on Ortiz, looking to finish him off! McCall pounds away, Ortiz is taking heavy shot after heavy shot! With Ortiz taking a beating, the referee has to stop the fight! By TKO, the winner is Ian McCall! Official Result: Ian McCall def. Dustin Ortiz by TKO (Strikes) in 4:59 of Round 3. Welterweight Bout: Tarec Saffiedine (16-7) vs. Ryan LaFlare (14-3) Round 1 We are underway! Saffiedine deliberately doesn't touch gloves to start. They engage in the center. LaFlare misses a right cross that leaves him wide open to the counter. Saffiedine comes in with a left cross. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. LaFlare misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Saffiedine attacks with a quick kick to the lead leg. Moving forward constantly, Saffiedine is pressuring LaFlare. LaFlare fires off a counter jab. Two right hands land from Saffiedine, but a spin kick fails to make contact. Both fighters come together and strike. Saffiedine misses with a spinning kick and gets countered with a jab and a good right hook. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. LaFlare misses a right hook and gets countered with a quick right jab and a right roundhouse kick to the body. Both fighters come together and strike. LaFlare hits a left jab but misses with an attempted shot to the body. Saffiedine lands a right jab but doesn't connect with a low kick. Saffiedine comes forward, walking down LaFlare. LaFlare manages a counter jab. Saffiedine feints one way and then the other, throwing LaFlare off balance and leaving him badly exposed. Saffiedine lands a right jab but misses when he attempts a big head kick to follow. We go past the halfway point of this round. They stand and trade blows but neither can land anything damaging. An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but nothing comes of it. The two fighters engage with strikes but nothing significant lands. The two fighters come forward and engage. LaFlare hits a left jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Saffiedine throws three quick punches and lands two of them but doesn't make contact on a low kick. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Saffiedine lands a right jab but doesn't make contact on a low kick. LaFlare lands a left jab but misses with a right hand. Both fighters move in and engage. LaFlare uses a left jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Saffiedine lands a right jab and also hits a kick to the leg. The two fighters engage. There's a quick exchange of strikes but nobody manages to land anything significant. Saffiedine throws a three punch combination but LaFlare maintains his good guard and is safe. LaFlare has a right hook blocked. The time is up, and that's the end of round one. I have to give that round to Saffiedine, but only a 10-9. Round 2 Round two begins! The two fighters come forward and engage. Saffiedine misses a big left hand, putting him off balance and allowing LaFlare to attack with a quick left jab and a big right hand that just misses. The two fighters engage. Saffiedine misses with a roundhouse kick to the body. LaFlare doesn't connect with a right hand to the body. The two fighters come forward and engage. LaFlare misses a right hook and gets countered with a right kick to the rib cage. Saffiedine is still moving well, but he is definitely breathing a little deeper now. The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing. The two fighters come forward and engage. Saffiedine misses a left cross that leaves him open to the counter. LaFlare attacks with a jab and a good right hand. The two fighters engage. LaFlare misses with a big right hand, allowing Saffiedine to counter with a jab and a left cross that just misses. LaFlare is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy. The two fighters engage. LaFlare misses a right hook and gets countered with a right jab and a left hand that narrowly fails to connect. Both fighters step in to strike. LaFlare misses a jab but hits a right hand. Saffiedine scores with a jab but fails to land a body kick. The two fighters engage with strikes but neither can land a significant shot. The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but neither lands anything significant in the exchange. There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands. The time runs out on round two. Incredibly close round, but LaFlare came out just ahead on my score card. We go into the final round with everything still to fight for. Round 3 It's the final round and we are back underway! The two fighters come forward and engage. LaFlare misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Saffiedine to attack with a right jab and a left hand. Blood is visible on LaFlare, a strike looks to have opened up a cut under his eye. They come together and strike. Saffiedine hits a right hand. LaFlare hits a left jab and also lands a left kick to the body. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Saffiedine dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a kick to the leg. Both fighters come together and strike. LaFlare misses a right hook and gets countered with a kick to the lead leg. The two fighters come forward and engage. Saffiedine slips past a right hook and counters with a quick right hook. Saffiedine moves forward, constantly trying to pressure LaFlare into exchanging strikes. LaFlare scores with two counter jabs. Saffiedine throws some strikes and a fast leg kick, but LaFlare avoids them all. The two fighters come forward and engage. LaFlare scores with a quick kick to the lead leg. Saffiedine misses with a right jab but scores with a great left hook. With LaFlare bleeding, referee Herb Dean pauses the fight so that the cut can be checked. The doctor seems happy that the cut isn't going to be an issue. The referee signals for the fight to continue! We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. A little fatigue may be creeping in, LaFlare is starting to move noticeably more slowly now. They come together and strike. LaFlare misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Saffiedine attacks with a quick right jab and a good left hand. Retreating, LaFlare looks punch-drunk...he may be in big trouble! He is covering up as best as he can, but is very unsteady on his feet! Saffiedine uses a spectacular flying knee! LaFlare didn't take all of it though, and doesn't go down. LaFlare retreats further and ends up trapped against the cage. Saffiedine is trying to lock LaFlare into a Muay Thai clinch. Saffiedine can't get it though, LaFlare may be dazed but he is still able to prevent it. Having apparently cleared his head, LaFlare is able to get out of trouble and return to the center. Saffiedine comes forward looking to force a striking exchange. LaFlare lands two left hands in the exchange. A combo that ends with a spinning back kick fails to land for Saffiedine. Saffiedine appears to be feeling a little fatigue for the first time in this fight, his hands are starting to lower just a fraction. Saffiedine stalks forward, pressuring LaFlare. LaFlare hits a jab in the exchange. Saffiedine misses all the strikes in a combo that ended with a head kick attempt. We have one minute of the round remaining. The two fighters engage. LaFlare counters a short body kick with a quick left jab and a right hand. The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but neither lands anything significant in the exchange. The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires. I think Saffiedine took that round, 10-9 on my score card. Here come the official scores. Adelaide Byrd: 29-28 LaFlare. Terrence Neubauer has given 29-28 to Saffiedine. Aiden Oboyle has given 30-27 to Saffiedine. Tarec 'Sponge' Saffiedine wins by split decision! Official Result: Tarec Saffiedine def. Ryan LaFlare by Split Decision. Lightweight Bout: Chris Wade (17-6) vs. Marcin Held (26-7) Round 1 The fight begins! The fighters touch gloves. There's a takedown attempt from Wade, who set it up well. Held cannot stop the takedown and only catches Wade in half guard. Wade is trying to get out of half guard and into a better position. Held allows the pass, but it's just a ploy to allow him to try and scramble. Held spots an opportunity and moves quickly to try and secure one of his opponent's legs. That was a tactical mistake from Held, by going for the leg he has left himself in a bad position. Held manages to come out on top, with Wade pulling half guard. Held fires away with punches, but Wade doesn't take any undue damage. Wade tries to move from half guard to full guard, but Held doesn't allow it. Held tries to pound on Wade, but none of the blows land with any degree of power. Wade works some separation, then tries to quickly scramble his way into a better position. There wasn't enough separation though, Held is able to catch him and secure side control. Held tries to grab a leg to prepare Wade for a kneebar. Wade stops Held from hooking a leg. Wade transitions to half guard. Held fires off a few punches, but they aren't thrown with any great force. Wade takes the opportunity to transition from half guard to full guard. Held throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can think. Wade uses his legs to push Held back, and tries to scramble for position. He may regret that choice, as it gives Held the perfect opportunity to come over the top and get side control. Held attempts a kneebar by hooking a leg. Wade fights off the kneebar attempt. Held blocks Wade as he tries a transition to guard. Held fires off some rights, but Wade isn't troubled by them. Time expires and we come to the end of round one. Incredibly close round, but Held came out just ahead on my score card. Round 2 We are back underway! Wade sets up a nice takedown attempt. He drives forward, and despite the best efforts of Held to stay upright, the takedown is completed! Held is left seated, with his back to the cage, with Wade holding him down. Wade looks to get a more dominant position by pushing Held from a seated position onto his back. Wade isn't able to mount Held this time around. Held hits Wade with a few weak strikes to the back. Wade starts trying to get Held on his back so that he can gain a better position. Held doesn't let Wade get the mount. Held hits some weak punches to the upper back, but they're more out of frustration than anything. Wade tries to improve his position. Wade isn't able to mount Held this time around. Held hits Wade with a few weak strikes to the back. With no progress being made, the referee separates the two fighters. Setting it up well, Held shoots in for a takedown. Held gets hold of a leg but Wade remains standing, hopping on the other foot. Held drives Wade up against the cage. There's under a minute left in this round. With the cage trapping Wade, Held looks to be attempting to set up a judo throw. Held uses a nice inside leg trip and Wade is forced to pull guard! Held tries to break the guard of Wade, perhaps looking for a leglock opportunity. Wade stops Held from applying it by keeping him tightly in guard. Held gets pushed back thanks to a butterfly guard, and Wade quickly scrambles. Held seizes the opportunity, Wade was too slow and gets caught in side control. The time runs out on round two. That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Held. By my scorecard, Wade is going to lose this fight if it goes to the judges. He needs a finish in this final round. Round 3 There's the bell and the final round begins! Setting it up well, Wade shoots in for a takedown. The takedown is successful, Held pulls guard. Showing great awareness, Held got a guillotine off the takedown and now threatens to choke out Wade! Wade gets free of the guillotine, Held didn't have it locked in tight enough. Wade throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move. Held attempts to secure an arm. Wade defends it. Time slips away as Wade successfully keeps Held stuck against the ground. The clock runs down as Held is being smothered against the ground by Wade. We pass the halfway mark of this round. The clock runs down as Held is being smothered against the ground by Wade. Wade smothers Held with his body by pushing forward and down. In guard, Wade throws a couple of punches designed to keep Held guessing. With no progress being made, referee Mario Yamasaki stands them back up. Wade moves in closer, looking to open up and attack. Held looked like he was going to shoot, but Wade simply took the initiative first. Wade can't hit a set-up right jab, but then hits Held with a straight left. Wade moves in closer, looking to open up and attack. Wade throws two quick punches but doesn't hit with either. Held may have been setting up to shoot, but Wade aggressively took the initiative. Wade lands two jabs and then scores with a left cross. Time runs out and that's the end of the fight. That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Wade. The judges' scores are now being announced. Wiktor Shrewsbury gives a score of 29-28 in favour of Wade. Adelaide Byrd has scored it 29-28 Held. Terrence Neubauer scores the contest as 29-28 to Held. Marcin Held wins by split decision! Official Result: Marcin Held def. Chris Wade by Split Decision. Middleweight Bout: Elias Theodorou (16-3) vs. Nicholas Musoke (15-5-1) Round 1 The fight begins! The two fighters touch gloves. The two fighters come forward and engage. Musoke hits a jab but doesn't make contact on a low kick. Theodorou hits a jab and also lands with a left hand to the body. The fighters go toe-to-toe with strikes but the flurry ends without any really damaging shots landing. Both fighters step in to strike. Theodorou dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a pair of jabs that are followed by a good right hook. That was the perfect example of how Theodorou can use his reach advantage. If he maintains the correct distance, he can simply pick off Musoke without getting into danger. Musoke comes forward on the attack. Theodorou hits a jab in the exchange. Musoke fails to find a home for his jab, but then he hits a body kick. The two fighters stand and trade strikes but neither lands anything damaging. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Theodorou doesn't connect with a left jab but connects with a right hand. Musoke hits a pair of jabs and also hits a right cross. It looks like Theodorou has been cut above the eye. They engage in the center. Musoke slips past a right hook and counters with a left hand. Both fighters meet in the center. Musoke is off target with a left jab but hits a right cross. Theodorou scores with a left hook. Musoke comes in, looking for a takedown. Musoke gets hold of a leg but Theodorou remains standing, hopping on the other foot. Musoke drives Theodorou up against the cage. With Theodorou stuck against the cage, Musoke tries to complete a takedown by going low and grabbing both legs. The takedown is successful and he gets side control too. In side control, Musoke catches his breath, content just to throw a couple of punches to the body. The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left. Musoke attempts to arm triangle Theodorou from side control. Theodorou fights off the arm triangle attempt. Musoke throws a few weak-looking punches as he decides on his next move. Musoke pounds away with elbow strikes but Theodorou isn't troubled by them. The time is up, and that's the end of round one. That round goes to Musoke, 10-9 on my card. Theodorou, the heavy favourite, would not have expected the first round to go like that; he looks a little dazed. The corner goes to work between rounds trying to close the cut on Theodorou. Round 2 And here we go, round two! Both fighters meet in the center. Musoke misses a right cross that leaves him open to the counter. Theodorou attacks with two jabs that are followed by a right cross. They come together and strike. Musoke misses a right hook and gets countered with a left hand. A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything. Musoke comes forward. Musoke steps into the pocket, avoiding a jab on the way. A combo that ends with a kick to the legs fails to land for Musoke. Musoke steps forward, looking to strike. Theodorou lands a left hand in the exchange. A jab is wide from Musoke, but then he hits Theodorou with a body kick. They come together and trade leather but neither fighter really does any damage. We move into the second half of this round. They engage in the center. Musoke scores with a jab but misses with a right hand. Theodorou hits a crunching kick to the thigh. Both fighters meet in the center. Theodorou doesn't connect with a left jab but hits a right cross. Musoke uses a left jab but doesn't connect with a low kick. Both fighters come together and strike. Musoke misses a couple of jabs but scores with a left kick to the body. Theodorou lands a left hook. They come together and strike. Theodorou finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two. Musoke hits a jab but has a right hook blocked. Both fighters move in and engage. Theodorou counters a right hand with a right hook. Taking a few gulps of breath, Musoke is giving the first hint that he is starting to tire a touch. Both fighters meet in the center. Musoke lands a left jab and also hits a kick to the lead leg. Theodorou lands a left hook. Both fighters move in and engage. Musoke hits a left jab but doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Theodorou finds a way past his opponent's guard and lands a sharp one-two. The time runs out on round two. I have to give that round to Theodorou, but only a 10-9. It looks like whoever can win this final round should also win the fight. Round 3 There's the bell for the start of the final round! Both fighters step in to strike. Theodorou misses with a big right hand, allowing Musoke to counter with a jab and a right hand that narrowly fails to connect. Both fighters move in and engage. Theodorou dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a jab and a spin kick to the body. Musoke attacks with strikes. Theodorou lands a left hand in the exchange. Musoke throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow. Both fighters step in to strike. Theodorou hits a two-punch combination, a quick left and a straight right. Musoke uses a left jab and also scores a glancing blow with a right head kick. A strike has re-opened the cut above the eye of Theodorou. Theodorou steps forward and a striking exchange begins. Musoke hits two left hands on the counter. Theodorou can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he scores with a leg kick. Musoke comes forward. Theodorou hit a counter left hand. Musoke throws a one-two, but Theodorou was equal to it. They come together and strike. Musoke misses with a pair of jabs but scores with a left kick to the body. Theodorou hits a jab and also drives a kick into the thigh area. Musoke limps pretty heavily as he circles around. Both fighters meet in the center. Musoke parries away a right head kick attempt and counters with a left jab and a right hand that landed cleanly. Theodorou is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit. Looking a bit tense, Theodorou moves around the cage. An exchange of strikes doesn't go anywhere. Musoke limps pretty heavily as he circles around. Moving forward constantly, Theodorou is pressuring Musoke. Musoke scores with two counter jabs. Theodorou connects with a nice jab and then he hits a scything kick to the legs of Musoke. Musoke limps pretty heavily as he circles around. Both fighters step in to strike. Theodorou scores with a jab but has a right hand blocked. Musoke lands a one-two. Theodorou moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Musoke into exchanging strikes. Musoke manages a counter jab. Theodorou lands a jab and then he lands a right hand. They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter gives or takes any real damage. Musoke has an obvious limp as he circles. Theodorou stalks forward, pressuring Musoke. Theodorou moves into the pocket. Theodorou lands a left jab but Musoke avoids a big right. With Theodorou bleeding, the referee pauses the fight so that the cut can be checked. The ringside doctor gives the wound a look, but quickly signals that it is not going to be a problem. Referee Mario Yamasaki signals for the fight to continue! Musoke, who looks drained, comes forward looking for a takedown. He has the takedown! Theodorou pulls guard. That's his second takedown of the fight. The time expires on round three, and that is the end of the fight. I think Musoke took that round, 10-9 on my score card. The ring announcer is now giving the official scores. All three judges give 29-28. The winner, by unanimous decision, is Nicholas 'Nico' Musoke! Official Result: Nicholas Musoke def. Elias Theodorou by Unanimous Decision. Heavyweight Bout: Gabriel Gonzaga (17-10) vs. Antonio Silva (19-12-1 NC) Round 1 The fight begins! Silva comes forward and the two fighters exchange strikes. Gonzaga lands a left hand in the exchange. Silva throws a one-two, but Gonzaga was equal to it. Both fighters meet in the center. Gonzaga throws a leg kick but doesn't make contact. Silva counters with a left to the body. Silva forces an exchange of strikes. Gonzaga fires off a counter jab. Silva connects with a jab but Gonzaga dodges the leg kick that follows. Silva comes forward, walking down Gonzaga. Gonzaga fires off a counter jab. Silva fails to find a home for his jab, but then he hits Gonzaga with a leg kick. There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands. They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot. Both fighters step in to strike. Gonzaga finds his right cross blocked. Silva is well off target with a head kick. We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. They stand and trade, but all the shots are either off target or are safely dealt with. The two fighters engage. Silva lands a left hook. Gonzaga hits a left jab and also scores with a massive right hook to the jaw! Silva hits the mat, that shot has rocked him! Gonzaga quickly pounces, looking to rain down punches on the stunned Silva! Gonzaga fires away and Silva is eating powerful shot after powerful shot! Referee Herb Dean pulls Gonzaga away, stopping the fight! Gabriel 'Napao' Gonzaga takes the win by TKO! Official Result: Gabriel Gonzaga def. Antonio Silva by TKO (Strikes) in 3:30 of Round 1. Light Heavyweight Bout: Emiliano Sordi (21-8) vs. Jimi Manuwa (17-6) Round 1 And here we go! Manuwa comes forward looking to force a striking exchange. Manuwa steps into the pocket, showing little fear of Sordi. Manuwa can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he hits Sordi with a spinning kick to the body. There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands. Manuwa comes forward looking to force a striking exchange. Manuwa looks to pressure Sordi, stepping into the pocket. Manuwa comes in fast with three quick punches, landing two of them, but misses with a vicious right hand. A quick exchange of strikes doesn't lead to anything. There's an exchange of strikes at relatively close range but nothing really lands. Manuwa comes forward. Sordi fires off a counter jab. Manuwa throws some strikes and a fast leg kick, but Sordi avoids them all. The two fighters engage. Manuwa slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a pair of jabs that are followed by a right hook that is ducked. Manuwa forces an exchange of strikes. Sordi tries to hit a jab, but misses. Manuwa fails to find a home for his jab, but then he lands a right hand. The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange. Manuwa steps forward and a striking exchange begins. Sordi misses with a left hand in the exchange. Showing good hand speed, Manuwa lands four out of a flurry of four punches and then he hits Sordi with a straight right. They come together and strike. Sordi doesn't connect with a left jab but hits a right cross. Manuwa hits a left jab and also lands a leg kick. We move into the final sixty seconds of this round. Manuwa moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Sordi into exchanging strikes. Sordi hit a counter left hand. Sordi falls for a clever feint. Manuwa can't connect with his set-up strikes, but then he catches Sordi with a crunching right hook. An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good. Both fighters meet in the center. Manuwa dodges a right hand and counter-attacks with a kick to the leg. Time expires and we come to the end of round one. That round goes to Manuwa, 10-9 on my card. Manuwa looks very happy with that first round. He is certainly living up to position as being the heavy favourite to win this fight. It's going to be a real uphill struggle for Sordi from this point onward. Round 2 There's the bell for the start of the round! Manuwa moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Sordi into exchanging strikes. Sordi tries to hit a jab, but misses. A jab lands from Manuwa but the following leg kick misses. Manuwa comes forward to attack. Sordi tries to hit a jab, but misses. A jab hits home from Manuwa and then he hits a nice straight right. Manuwa is starting to slow down a touch, perhaps conserving a little energy. Both fighters come together and strike. Sordi misses a right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a left jab and a right hook. Manuwa really used his huge reach advantage well there. Manuwa attacks with strikes. Sordi tries to hit a jab, but misses. Manuwa lands a jab and then he lands a big right hand. They stand and trade in the center of the cage but neither fighter can land a good shot. The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile. Manuwa comes forward to attack. Manuwa looks to pressure Sordi, stepping into the pocket. A jab hits home from Manuwa and then he hits a scything kick to the legs of Sordi. We've now passed the halfway mark in this round. Sordi is limping slightly. A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage. The two fighters engage with strikes but neither lands anything worthwhile. The two fighters stand and trade strikes, neither lands a significant blow in the exchange. The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left. They engage in the center. Sordi misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Manuwa to attack with a left jab and a kick to the leg. Both fighters step in to strike. Sordi misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Manuwa to attack with a quick left jab and a right cross. The two fighters engage. Manuwa slips past a right hook and counters with a left kick to the rib cage. The time runs out on round two. I think Manuwa took that round, 10-9 on my score card. Even if he can take this final round, I can't see Sordi winning on the judges' scorecards. He needs a finish. Round 3 And here we go, one last round! The two fighters engage. Sordi misses a right hook and leaves himself open to be countered with a jab and a solid right hand. Manuwa, who looks very tired, clinches rather than trying to move away. Manuwa tries to wrestle Sordi backward and up against the cage. He does so and now has Sordi pinned to the cage. Manuwa drives a knee to the thigh area. Sordi is trapped against the cage and Manuwa punishes him with some dirty boxing. Manuwa tries to get Sordi into a Muay Thai clinch. Sordi can't fight it off and ends up caught. From the Muay Thai clinch, Sordi eats a knee to the side of the ribs. Manuwa finds an attempted knee strike caught, and the leverage allows Sordi to wrestle free of the Muay Thai clinch. Sordi is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit. Manuwa is definitely slowing, his gas tank is being challenged here. Both fighters move in and engage. Manuwa lands a left kick to the rib cage. Sordi scores with a jab but has a right hand absorbed on the gloves. Breathing very hard, Manuwa is looking ragged. We are now at the halfway point of the round. The two fighters come forward and engage. Sordi misses a big right hand, putting him off balance and allowing Manuwa to attack with a jab and a powerful straight right! Sordi wobbles, then falls! Manuwa moves in quickly, kneeling beside Sordi and starting to hammer down with punches! Manuwa fires away with punches, and Sordi is stung by several big shots. Manuwa starts trying to work to go from side control to mount. Manuwa almost gets the mount, but Sordi bucks his hips and starts scrambling. Sordi manages to come out on top with side control. Sordi throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can catch his breath. Sordi blocks an attempt to pull guard. Looking to catch his breath, Sordi is content to just throw a couple of punches to the body. Sordi blocks Manuwa as he tries a transition to guard. Sordi pounds away with right hands, but doesn't do much damage. Time runs out and that's the end of the fight. I have to give that round to Manuwa, but only a 10-9. The judges have given their scores, which are about to be announced. All three judges score the contest as 30-27. The winner, by unanimous decision, is Jimi 'Poster Boy' Manuwa! Official Result: Jimi Manuwa def. Emilano Sordi by Unanimous Decision. Flyweight Bout: John Moraga (19-7) vs. Wilson Reis (23-10) Round 1 There's the opening bell! Reis had looked like he was angling for a takedown attempt, but couldn't take the initiative. Moraga hits a left hand, but his big right hand follow-up misses. Reis looked like he was going to step in and grapple, but Moraga simply took the initiative first. A jab is wide from Moraga, but then he lands a right hand. Reis chooses to shoot in on Moraga. Moraga almost got away but not quite; he is left hopping while Reis has hold of one leg. Reis can't get Moraga down and so settles for pushing him up against the cage. Reis attempts a leg-sweep trip to put Moraga on the ground. The trip doesn't work, Moraga blocked it and then turns it so that Reis is the one against the cage. Moraga scores with an glancing elbow strike from the clinch. It looks like Reis has been cut above the eye. Moraga tries to foot stomp Reis, but he wrestles free and circles back to the center. Reis sets up a nice takedown attempt. Moraga gets taken down by a single leg, and has to pull guard. Reis seems to be trying to loosen the guard in an attempt to create a leglock opportunity. Moraga maintains a tight, secure guard. Moraga tries to push Reis away, but can't. Reis throws a few left hands as he takes a moment to plan ahead. Reis leans back to avoid a couple of wild swings from Moraga. Reis tries to loosen the guard, possibly thinking about a leglock. Moraga defends himself well by keeping the guard tight. Moraga manages to scoot them both backward until they are against the cage. Reis stops Moraga from cage walking, pinning him in a seated position to the cage-side. Reis starts trying to get Moraga on his back so that he can gain a better position. Reis shifts his position to gain side control. Reis pounds away, but Moraga calmly deals with them. The time runs out on round one. That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Reis. Bleeding, Reis is attended to by the cut man between rounds. Round 2 There's the bell and round number two begins! Moraga fails to find a home for his jab, but then scores with a right cross. Moraga closes the distance, obviously looking to strike. A jab is wide from Moraga, but then he scores with a leg kick. A jab hits home from Moraga and then he hits Reis with a leg kick. Moraga misses all the strikes in a combo that ended with a head kick attempt. Reis moves in fast and shoots on Moraga. Moraga almost got away but not quite; he is left hopping while Reis has hold of one leg. Reis drives Moraga up against the cage. Reis attempts a leg-sweep trip to put Moraga on the ground. An outside leg trip sweeps Moraga down to the ground where he is left on his back pulling guard! Reis tries to loosen the guard, possibly thinking about a leglock. Moraga defends himself well by keeping the guard tight. Moraga wriggles backward, taking both him and Reis back toward the side of the cage. Moraga tries to cage walk, but Reis keeps him trapped, sitting pressed up against the cage. Reis attempts a guillotine. Moraga stops Reis from applying it. Reis cannot stop Moraga from walking his way up via the cage, but does retain control. Reis looks to sweep a leg out from under Moraga so as to take him down with a trip. Moraga blocks the attempted trip and turns Reis around so that he has his back to the cage. Moraga attempts to hit a knee but Reis tightens the clinch. Although pressed against the cage, Reis still hits a few small punches to the ribs. Moraga tries to use a knee to the thigh, but Reis is able to block it. Reis goes to the ribs, then the head, with short punches. Moraga tries to keep Reis up against the cage for some dirty boxing, but Reis works enough space that he can slip out and away, back to the center. Time expires and we come to the end of round two. That was a very close round but I think Reis just about edged it. Even if he can take this final round, I can't see Moraga winning on the judges' scorecards. He needs a finish. Round 3 There's the bell and the final round begins! A jab is wide from Moraga, but then he hits Reis with a straight right. Reis had looked like he was angling for a takedown attempt, but couldn't take the initiative. Moraga lands a jab and then hits a nice straight right. Moraga can't connect with a jab, but then hits a nice straight right that lands hard. Moraga closes in on Reis, looking to unleash some strikes. Moraga throws a quick one-two but doesn't land either blow. Moraga comes in with a flurry of three quick punches, landing two of them, but his big right hand follow-up misses. Reis shoots in, looking for a takedown. Moraga almost got away but not quite; he is left hopping while Reis has hold of one leg. With Moraga not going down, Reis settles for pushing him up against the cage. Reis looks to take Moraga down with a trip. Moraga blocks the attempted trip and turns Reis around so that he has his back to the cage. Reis gets caught with a knee to the side of the stomach. Moraga hits a knee strike to the thigh. Moraga hits a knee strike to the side of the ribs. Moraga tries to foot stomp Reis, but he wrestles free and circles back to the center. Reis chooses to shoot in on Moraga. Moraga gets taken down by a single leg, and has to pull guard. Reis seems to be trying to loosen the guard in an attempt to create a leglock opportunity. Loosening the guard, Reis is able to secure a leglock, Moraga has to tap! Wilson Reis takes the victory by way of submission! Official Result: Wilson Reis def. John Moraga by Submission (Leglock) in 3:36 of Round 3. Welterweight Bout: Ray Cooper III (20-7-1) vs. Martin Kampmann (20-7) Round 1 Round one begins! They engage in the center. Cooper III manages to connect with only one punch out of a flurry but doesn't connect with a right hand. Kampmann lands a left jab and a right cross. The two fighters engage. Kampmann misses a right hook and gets countered with a right hook. An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant. Cooper III comes forward, walking down Kampmann. Cooper III steps into the pocket, avoiding a jab on the way. Cooper III comes in with a flurry of five quick punches, landing one of them, and then he hits Kampmann with a leg kick. Attacking with a quick flurry, Cooper III lands three of five punches but misses with a vicious right hand. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Cooper III slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a sequence of jabs that are followed by a quick kick to the lead leg. They engage in the center. Kampmann misses with a left jab but hits a kick to the lead leg. Cooper III finds a good angle and lands a nice one-two. We have one minute of the round remaining. A quick exchange of strikes does not produce any damage. Cooper III comes forward on the attack. Kampmann lands a left hand in the exchange. Cooper III throws a flurry of five punches and then a low kick to the legs but doesn't connect with any of the strikes. Cooper III switches to a southpaw stance. Round one ends as time expires. That round goes to Cooper III, 10-9 on my card. Round 2 There's the bell for the start of the round! An exchange of strikes sees both fighters fail to land anything significant. Cooper III moves forward, constantly trying to pressure Kampmann into exchanging strikes. Kampmann hits a pair of jabs in the exchange. Showing good hand speed, Cooper III lands two out of a flurry of five punches but finds nothing but air with a big right. An exchange of strikes happens right in the center of the cage but neither fighter lands anything good. An exchange of strikes does not produce any damage. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Kampmann misses a right hook and gets countered with a jab and a right hook that is avoided at the last second. Cooper III stalks forward, pressuring Kampmann. Cooper III steps into the pocket, showing little fear of Kampmann. A flurry of five punches from Cooper III see two of them land but doesn't hit the body kick follow-up. The two fighters engage. Kampmann is off target with a pair of jabs but lands a low kick. Cooper III nails two quick punches from a flurry but fails on a leg kick attempt. Cooper III is still moving well, but he is definitely breathing a little deeper now. They come together and trade leather but neither fighter really does any damage. We have one minute of the round remaining. Cooper III steps forward and a striking exchange begins. Kampmann throws a counter left but doesn't connect. Cooper III uses a left jab but finds nothing but air with a big right. Both fighters meet in the center. Kampmann hits a left jab and also lands a leg kick. Cooper III throws three quick punches and lands two of them but has a low kick checked. Time expires and we come to the end of round two. I think Cooper III took that round, 10-9 on my score card. Even if he can take this final round, I can't see Kampmann winning on the judges' scorecards. He needs a finish. Round 3 There's the bell and the final round begins! They exchange a few strikes but nothing significant lands. Both fighters step in to strike. Kampmann deals with three punches without issue, his guard remains solid. Kampmann is off target with a left jab and also finds his right cross blocked. The two fighters engage. Kampmann uses a left jab but misses with a right hand. Cooper III hits two out of a flurry of four punches but doesn't connect with a low kick. They come together and strike. Cooper III slips past a right hook attempt and attacks with a pair of left jabs that are followed by a right hand. The two combatants meet in the center and start to strike. Cooper III counters a leg kick attempt with a few quick left jabs that are followed by a low kick that can't connect. Kampmann is being totally outstruck so far in this fight. We move into the second half of this round. The two fighters engage. Cooper III uses a pair of left jabs but has a right hand blocked. Kampmann lands a leg kick. Both fighters move in and engage. Kampmann doesn't connect with a left jab but hits a kick to the leg. Cooper III quickly throws five punches and two of them land but doesn't find the mark with a right hook. Kampmann comes forward, walking down Cooper III. Cooper III scores with two counter jabs. A jab is wide from Kampmann, but then he scores with a leg kick. Kampmann is slowing just a little as he starts to get into the gas tank a bit. The two fighters engage. Cooper III misses a right hook and gets countered with a quick kick. We're into the final minute of the round. Cooper III appears to be feeling a little fatigue for the first time in this fight, his hands are starting to lower just a fraction. Kampmann glances at the clock, grimacing slightly. Kampmann comes forward on the attack. Cooper III lands a left hand in the exchange. Kampmann can't connect with a jab, but then he hits a scything kick to the legs of Cooper III. Cooper III has a definite limp from the damage he has taken to his legs. The two fighters come forward and engage. Kampmann scores with a left hook. Cooper III lands two of a flurry of quick punches but misses with a big right hand. The fight comes to an end as the time limit expires. I think Cooper III took that round, 10-9 on my score card. Here come the official scores. The judges have scored it 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28. So the winner, by unanimous decision, is Ray 'Bradda Boy' Cooper III! Official Result: Ray Cooper III def. Martin Kampmann by Unanimous Decision. Welterweight Bout: Rory MacDonald (21-6-1) vs. Ben Askren (19-2-1 NC) Round 1 And here we go! They start with a touch of gloves. There's a takedown attempt from Askren, who set it up well. He has the takedown! It's a single leg, and MacDonald has to pull guard. Askren fires off a few punches. In guard, Askren begins working to pass to side control. The pass attempt results in a scramble for position as MacDonald tries to get back up. Askren manages to come out on top, with MacDonald pulling half guard. Askren attempts to pass half guard. The pass attempt results in a scramble for position as MacDonald tries to get back up. Askren is up first and quickly grabs MacDonald, pushing him up against the cage. Askren presses MacDonald into the cage, forcing him to carry all of his weight. They spend the next minute in that position, hitting each other with short punches to the body and side of the head. Unable to get free, MacDonald is smothered up against the cage. The next sixty seconds sees them doing very little other than throwing occasional short punches to the body. With no progress being made, the referee separates them. MacDonald lands a jab and then scores with a right cross. The end of the round is coming quick, there's under a minute left. Setting it up with excellent timing, Askren comes forward and shoots for the takedown. MacDonald cannot stop the takedown and has to pull guard. Time slips away as Askren successfully keeps MacDonald stuck against the ground. Askren lies on top of MacDonald, basically smothering him. Round one is brought to an end as time runs out. I have to give that round to Askren, but only a 10-9. Round 2 There's the bell and round number two begins! Askren had looked like he was angling for a takedown attempt, but couldn't take the initiative. Stepping in, MacDonald throws four quick punches, three of which land, but misses with a vicious right hand. Setting it up with excellent timing, Askren comes forward and shoots for the takedown. The takedown is completed, MacDonald is on his back and pulls guard. He continues to enjoy a 100% takedown completion rate in this fight. Time slips away as Askren successfully keeps MacDonald stuck against the ground. Not allowing his opponent any room to work submissions from, Askren keeps close contact and throws short, stinging strikes. MacDonald throws out some punches, but Askren leans back to avoid them. Askren fires off a few punches. MacDonald tries to ensnare an arm. Askren blocks it. Askren attempts to pass guard. The pass attempt results in a scramble for position as MacDonald tries to get back up. Askren ends up in guard. Askren looks to get past the guard. MacDonald tries to counter the pass attempt, and they find themselves scrambling for position. The scramble leaves MacDonald turtled up, facing Askren. Askren pounds away but MacDonald deals with the blows fairly easily. Askren unloads with big rights, but MacDonald covers up well. Askren attempts to set up a D'Arce choke. The attempt is unsuccessful, and MacDonald is able to pull free and scramble. The scramble leaves Askren on his back pulling guard. MacDonald is trying to pass guard. Askren allows the pass, but it's just a ploy to allow him to try and scramble. Askren ends up having to pull guard, losing out in the scramble. Perhaps wary of submissions, MacDonald keeps extremely tight to Askren and peppers him with short punches. The time runs out on round two. That has to go down as a 10-9 round to Askren. I have Askren ahead 20-18. Round 3 And here we go, round three! Askren looked like he was going to shoot, but MacDonald simply took the initiative first. A quick flurry of punches from MacDonald sees five of five hit home and then scores with a right cross that landed hard. There's a very quick takedown attempt from Askren. The takedown is successful, it's a single leg that leaves MacDonald pulling guard. He continues to enjoy a 100% takedown completion rate in this fight. Not giving his opponent any room to work, Askren keeps close body-to-body contact while throwing short strikes to the head and body. Askren blocks MacDonald as he tries a sweep from the guard. Askren throws some minor strikes. Askren keeps MacDonald guessing with a few quick strikes. MacDonald tries to push Askren away, but can't. Askren peppers MacDonald with small strikes, making sure to keep very tight and not give him any room to work with. MacDonald tries to push Askren away, but can't. Askren fires off a handful of punches, each easily being blocked with gloves. MacDonald attempts to secure an arm. Askren doesn't let his arm get taken. Askren throws a few strikes, but is clearly slowing things down so that he can think. MacDonald tries to ensnare an arm. Askren blocks it. With no progress being made, the referee stands them back up. Showing great timing, Askren comes in fast and looks for a takedown. The takedown is completed, MacDonald is on his back and pulls guard. The clock runs down as MacDonald is being smothered against the ground by Askren. The time runs out and that round is over, and so is the fight. I have to give that round to Askren, but only a 10-9. The ring announcer is now giving the official scores. The judges score the contest as 29-28, 30-27 and 30-27. 'Funky' Ben Askren is the winner by unanimous decision. Official Result: Ben Askren def. Rory MacDonald by Unanimous Decision. PFL 2: Regular Season 2020 Date: March 27, 2020 Venue: Nassau Coliseum City: Uniondale, New York, USA Attendance: 5,620 Gate: $ 865,480 Main Event Welterweight Bout: Ben Askren def. Rory MacDonald by Unanimous Decision. Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Ray Cooper III def. Martin Kampmann by Unanimous Decision. Flyweight Bout: Wilson Reis def. John Moraga by Submission (Leglock) in 3:36 of Round 1. Light Heavyweight Bout: Jimi Manuwa def. Emiliano Sordi by Unanimous Decision. Heavyweight Bout: Gabriel Gonzaga def. Antonio Silva by TKO (Strikes) in 3:30 of Round 1. Middleweight Bout: Nicholas Musoke def. Elias Theodorou by Unanimous Decision. Preliminary Card Lightweight Bout: Marcin Held def. Chris Wade by Split Decision. Welterweight Bout: Tarec Saffiedine def. Ryan LaFlare by Split Decision. Flyweight Bout: Ian McCall def. Dustin Ortiz by TKO (Strikes) in 4:59 of Round 3. Women´s Featherweight Bout: Sarah Kaufman def. Larissa Pacheco by TKO (Strikes) in 1:34 of Round 2. Middleweight Bout: Jordan Johnson def. Joe Riggs by Submission (Rear Naked Choke) in 1:30 of Round 1. Bonus Awards Fight of the Night: Wilson Reis vs. John Moraga KO of the Night: Gabriel Gonzaga Submission of the Night: Wilson Reis Predictions mattu29: 4 / 7 cagerage: 6 / 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted March 5, 2020 Author Share Posted March 5, 2020 NICK DIAZ RETURNS TO MEET JOHNY HENDRICKS IN MIDDLEWEIGHT CLASH AT PFL 3 PFL President Ray Safo announced the bout during post conference after PFL 2. The matchup will take place at PFL 3 in Las Vegas. A PFL official confirmed to Blurcat.com that the bout will take place at 185 pounds, Diaz and Hendricks normally competes at welterweight, but in his last bout against Anderson Silva at 183 happened at middleweight bout, and Hendricks compete in middleweight division in her last bouts. Diaz, is a former WEC and Strikeforce champion, and in his last three fights ended up being defeated in the decision by Carlos Condit, Georges St.Pierre and Anderson Silva, this fight however became no-contest, after both were caught in the doping. Hendricks is a former UFC welterweight champion, and also comes in a bad phase, won one of his last six bouts and comes from a two-game losing streak. The card also features the return of PFL season 2019 champions, Lance Palmer and Philipe Lins. Palmer seeks his third million, and begins his season against Daniel Pineda, while Lins has a tough fight against Anthony Johnson, who returns after 3 years of hiatus. PFL 3: Regular Season 2020 Main Event Middleweight Bout: Nick Diaz (26-9-2 NC) vs. Johny Hendricks (18-8) Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Rick Story (21-10) vs. Gleison Tibau (34-14) Heavyweight Bout: Philipe Lins (14-3) vs. Anthony Johnson (22-6) Heavyweight Bout: Mark Hunt (13-14-1-1 NC) vs. Jared Rosholt (20-8) Middleweight Bout: Tamdan McCrory (14-5) vs. Thales Leites (27-8) Featherweight Bout: Lance Palmer (22-3) vs. Daniel Pineda (26-13-2 NC) Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Magomed Magomedkherimov (26-5) vs. Jake Ellenberger (31-13) Featherweight Bout: Alexandre Almeida (21-10) vs. Tyler Diamond (11-1) Lightweight Bout: Johnny Case (27-7-1) vs. Mark Bocek (13-5) Light Heavyweight Bout: Viktor Nemkov (27-7-1) vs. Smealinho Rama (11-5-1) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Alexis Dufresne (6-3) vs. Iony Razafiarison (6-3) Light Heavyweight Bout: Fabio Maldonado (24-12) vs. Attila Vegh (32-9-2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CageRage Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 PFL 3: Regular Season 2020 Main Event Middleweight Bout: Nick Diaz (26-9-2 NC) vs. Johny Hendricks (18-8) Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Rick Story (21-10) vs. Gleison Tibau (34-14) Heavyweight Bout: Philipe Lins (14-3) vs. Anthony Johnson (22-6) Heavyweight Bout: Mark Hunt (13-14-1-1 NC) vs. Jared Rosholt (20-8) Middleweight Bout: Tamdan McCrory (14-5) vs. Thales Leites (27-8) Featherweight Bout: Lance Palmer (22-3) vs. Daniel Pineda (26-13-2 NC) Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Magomed Magomedkherimov (26-5) vs. Jake Ellenberger (31-13) Featherweight Bout: Alexandre Almeida (21-10) vs. Tyler Diamond (11-1) Lightweight Bout: Johnny Case (27-7-1) vs. Mark Bocek (13-5) Light Heavyweight Bout: Viktor Nemkov (27-7-1) vs. Smealinho Rama (11-5-1) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Alexis Dufresne (6-3) vs. Iony Razafiarison (6-3) Light Heavyweight Bout: Fabio Maldonado (24-12) vs. Attila Vegh (32-9-2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattu29 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 [PFL 3: Regular Season 2020 Main Event Middleweight Bout: Nick Diaz (26-9-2 NC) vs. Johny Hendricks (18-8) Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Rick Story (21-10) vs. Gleison Tibau (34-14) Heavyweight Bout: Philipe Lins (14-3) vs. Anthony Johnson (22-6) Heavyweight Bout: Mark Hunt (13-14-1-1 NC) vs. Jared Rosholt (20-8) Middleweight Bout: Tamdan McCrory (14-5) vs. Thales Leites (27-8) Featherweight Bout: Lance Palmer (22-3) vs. Daniel Pineda (26-13-2 NC) Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Magomed Magomedkherimov (26-5) vs. Jake Ellenberger (31-13) Featherweight Bout: Alexandre Almeida (21-10) vs. Tyler Diamond (11-1) Lightweight Bout: Johnny Case (27-7-1) vs. Mark Bocek (13-5) Light Heavyweight Bout: Viktor Nemkov (27-7-1) vs. Smealinho Rama (11-5-1) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Alexis Dufresne (6-3) vs. Iony Razafiarison (6-3) Light Heavyweight Bout: Fabio Maldonado (24-12) vs. Attila Vegh (32-9-2) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 <img src=https://i.imgur.com/gWXe3fj.jpg> Professional Fighters League - Regular Season 2020 BACKGROUND A Middleweight bout between Former WEC and Strikeforce Welterweight Champion Nick Diaz and Former UFC Welterweight Champion Johny Hendricks served as the main event. Attila Vegh was expected to face Fabio Maldonado. However, Vegh was forced to pull out due to a ankle injury and was replaced by Bozigit Ataev. STATS & FACTS Nick Diaz notable wins: Robbie Lawler, Frank Shamrock, Marius Zaromskis, Hayato Sakurai, Paul Daley and B.J. Penn. Johny Hendricks notable wins: Jon Fitch, Josh Koscheck, Martin Kampmann, Carlos Condit and Robbie Lawler - This is the first time that fighters has headlined in PFL - This card will have a 3 PFL's Season Winners: Lance Palmer (Season 2018/2019 Featherweight Champion) Magomed Magomedkerimov (Season 2018 Welterweight Champion) Philipe Lins (Season 2019 Heavyweight Champion) - This card will have 8 former world champions in others organizations: Nick Diaz - Former WEC and Strikeforce Welterweight Champion. Johny Hendricks - Former UFC Welterweight Champion Thales Leites - Former SC Middleweight Champion Lance Palmer - Former two-times WSOF and RFA Featherweight Champion Alexandre Almeida - Former WSOF Featherweight Champion Viktor Nemkov - Former two-times M-1 Global Light Heavyweight Champion Smealinho Rama - Former WSOF Heavyweight Champion Fabio Maldonado - Former FNG Light Heavyweight Champion - PFL Submission record holder Lance Palmer will be on this card (4) - One of the fighters with the most fights in the PFL Jared Rosholt will be on this card (11 tied with Lance Palmer) - Philipe Lins finished all fights in season 2019. - Nick Diaz hasn´t fight since January 2015. - Lance Palmer and Magomed Magomedkerimov has the most winning streak on this card (11) - Jake Ellenberger the most losing streak on this card (4) - 12 fighters on this card debut in PFL: Nick Diaz, Johny Hendricks, Gleison Tibau, Anthony Johnson, Mark Hunt, Tamdan McCrory, Thales Leites, Jake Ellenberger, Tyler Diamond, Alexis Dufresne, Iony Razafiarison and Fabio Maldonado. BLURCAT STAFF PICKS Diaz vs. Hendricks (7-0) Story vs. Tibau (1-6) Lins vs. Johnson (0-7) Hunt vs. Rosholt (7-0) McCrory vs. Leites (1-6) Palmer vs. Pineda (7-0) Magomedkerimov vs. Ellenberger (0-7) Almeida vs. Diamond (0-7) Case vs. Bocek (0-7) Nemkov vs. Rama (7-0) Dufresne vs. Razafiarison (7-0) Maldonado vs. Ataev (0-7) PFL 3 Weigh-In Results: Nick Diaz, Johny Hendricks hit marks Nick Diaz checked in at 185 pounds for his three-round clash with Johny Hendricks (185) in the PFL 3 main event on Friday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. Welterweight co-headliners Rick Story (170) and Gleison TIbau (170) also met their contracted weight requirements without issue at official weigh-in. PFL 3: Regular Season 2020 Date: April 10, 2020 Venue: MGM Grand Garden Arena City: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA Main Event Middleweight Bout: Nick Diaz (185 lbs) vs. Johny Hendricks (185 lbs) Co-Main Event Welterweight Bout: Rick Story (170 lbs) vs. Gleison Tibau (170 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Philipe Lins (219 lbs) vs. Anthony Johnson (265 lbs) Heavyweight Bout: Mark Hunt (265 lbs) vs. Jared Rosholt (265 lbs) Middleweight Bout: Tamdan McCrory (185 lbs) vs. Thales Leites (185 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Lance Palmer (145 lbs) vs. Daniel Pineda (145 lbs) Preliminary Card Welterweight Bout: Magomed Magomedkerimov (170 lbs) vs. Jake Ellenberger (170 lbs) Featherweight Bout: Alexandre Almeida (145 lbs) vs. Tyler Diamond (145 lbs) Lightweight Bout: Johnny Case (155 lbs) vs. Mark Bocek (155 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Viktor Nemkov (205 lbs) vs. Smealinho Rama (205 lbs) Women´s Featherweight Bout: Alexis Dufresne (145 lbs) vs. Iony Razafiarison (145 lbs) Light Heavyweight Bout: Fabio Maldonado (205 lbs) vs. Bozigit Ataev (205 lbs) cagerage and mattu29 Vegh is out, Ataev replace... change your picks? I think it is better to wait for weigh-in before predictions hehehe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattu29 Posted March 6, 2020 Share Posted March 6, 2020 yeh ill ditch Fabio and go ataev loving your statistical writeups, like the one above, its different to most other dynasties and really informative keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rodrigoviolim Posted March 6, 2020 Author Share Posted March 6, 2020 yeh ill ditch Fabio and go ataev loving your statistical writeups, like the one above, its different to most other dynasties and really informative keep up the good work! I think these statistics and records are cool and make the dynasty more interactive. thanks for feed!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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