By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist
PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2 and UFC Fight Night: Allen vs. Duncan were this past weekend and featured a lot of exciting fights. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown.
PFL Chicago: Carmouche vs. Bishop 2
GOOD- Oualy Tandia vs. J.P. Saint Louis
They start off trading some strikes and the occasional clinch in the first round. The second round begins with more of the same until Saint Louis gets a takedown and works some ground-and-pound. The third round starts with some more striking before they clinch again. A bit more striking and more clinching seal the deal. We go to the judges to render their verdict.
Tandia wins the decision to improve to a perfect 6-0 while Saint Louis drops to 12-6 and has his 5 fight winning streak snapped. Good win for Tandia.
GOOD- Sarvarjon Khamidov stops Rafael do Nascimento
Khamidov lands some heavy strikes early then clinches. Khamidov leaps forward with a powerful left hook that drops do Nascimento, then finishes him off with some hammerfists to force the referee to jump in to stop the fight not quite two minutes into the first round.
Khamidov improves to 18-1 while do Nascimento drops to 13-4 and has his 4 fight winning streak snapped. Good win for Khamidov.
GOOD- Timur Khizriev vs. Gabriel Braga
They trade strikes throughout the first round. The second round begins with Braga dropping Khizriev, who’s quickly back to his feet, only to get dropped again. Things slow down a bit toward the end of the second round. The third round starts and ends with more striking. We go to the judges to render their verdict.
Khizriev wins the Split Decision to improve to a perfect 19-0 while Braga drops to 17-4. I thought Braga won but good win for Khizriev.
GOOD- Liz Carmouche vs. Jena Bishop
This fight was to crown the inaugural PFL Flyweight Champion.
They trade strikes until Bishop initiates a clinch and nails Carmouche with some knees. They eventually separate and Carmouche drops Bishop with a big right hand and works some ground-and-pound until the first round ends. The second round begins with more striking exchanges until Bishop gets a takedown and works some ground-and-pound some wayward elbows cause her to lose position. Bishop gets another takedown and works more ground-and-pound until the second round is over. The third round starts with some striking exchanges until Bishop gets a takedown. Bishop looks for submissions and batters Carmouche until the third round is over.
The fourth round opens with Carmouche turning a sprawl into her being on top. They stand up after grappling for a bit and then clinch for the rest of the fourth round. The fifth round commences with both women straining for position until Bishop gets a takedown. Bishop hunts a choke for the rest of the fight and nearly gets the finish but Carmouche makes it through. We go to the judges to render their verdict.
Bishop wins the decision to improve to 12-3 and has won 3 straight fights while Carmouche drops to
26-9 and has her 4 fight winning streak snapped. Good win for Bishop.
Jena Bishop is the inaugural PFL Flyweight Champion. Congrats to her.
UFC Fight Night: Buckley vs. Malott
GOOD- Mandel Nallo stops Nate Landwehr
Nallo starts off with jabs and kicks while Landwehr fires back with a few kicks of his own. Nallo is ripping into Landwehr until he goes for and gets a takedown before the first round ends. The second round begins with more of the same from Nallo as he ruthlessly beats on Landwehr before dropping him with a leg kick and following up with punches that force the referee to jump in to stop the fight not quite a minute into the second round.
Nallo improves to 15-4 with 1 No Contest while Landwehr drops to 18-9 and has lost 4 straight fights. Good win for Nallo.
GOOD- Timothy Cuamba submits Louis Jourdain
Jourdain starts with kicks while Cuamba favors punches. They trade strikes for a while until Cuamba gets a takedown. They’re up and down a few times and end the first round grappling on the mat. The second round begins with more Cuamba punches and Jourdain kicks. Cuamba gets a takedown and locks in a neck crank that gets the submission not quite three minutes into the second round.
Cuamba improves to 11-4 while Jourdain drops to 9-4 and has his 4 fight winning streak snapped. Good win for Cuamba.
GOOD- Marc-Andre Barriault stops Kyle Daukaus
They trade some early strikes before clinching. Daukaus gets a takedown and starts advancing position. Barriault gets to his feet and elbows Daukaus in the head as Daukaus goes for another takedown. Barriault nails Daukaus with a crushing knee that drops him then starts hammering away with elbows that force the referee to jump in to stop the fight four and a half minutes into the first round.
Barriault improves to 18-11 with 1 No Contest while Daukaus drops to 17-6 with 1 No Contest. Good win for Barriault.
GOOD- Cristian Perez stops Kyle Nelson
Things go from 0 to 100 real quick as punches are immediately flying before Perez hits a crushing knee and left hook that drop Nelson, then pounds him out with punches that force the referee to jump in to stop the fight less than thirty seconds into the first round. Wow.
Perez improves to 16-2 and has won 3 straight fights while Nelson drops to 17-8-1. Good win for Perez.
GOOD- Erin Blanchfield vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius
They trade some strikes early before Jasudavicius gets a takedown. Blanchfield is quickly back to her feet but Jasudivicius gets another takedown and works her ground-and-pound and threatens submissions until the end of the first round. The second round begins with Blanchfield landing strikes before they clinch on the fence. Jasudavicius gets the takedown and they’re grappling hard, reversing each other and fighting for position. Jasudavicius is also going for submissions but the second round ends. The third round starts with more striking exchanges. Blanchfield is more active this round and is landing a lot more. It likely won’t be enough, though, as the fight ends. We go to the judges to render their verdict.
Jasudavicius wins the decision to improve to 16-4 while Blanchfield drops to 14-3. Good win for Jasudavicius.
GOOD- Mike Malott stops Joaquin Buckley
Slow start to this one, as neither man wants to make a critical error. Lots of kicks are traded and the first round is over. The second round begins with them clinching. Malott lands some crushing knees as Buckley hits an elbow. They clinch for a while. When they separate, Malott demolishes Buckley with a perfectly timed knee as Buckley leans into it. His mouthpiece goes flying and Malott follows up with a unnecessary punch before the referee can jump in to stop the fight halfway through the second round. Wow.
Malott improves to 15-2-1 and has won 5 straight fights while Buckley drops to 21-9 and has lost 3 straight fights. Good win for Malott.
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