By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist
PFL Sioux Falls: Storley vs. Zendeli and UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates were both this past weekend and featured some exciting fights and finishes. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown.
PFL Sioux Falls: Storley vs. Zendeli
GOOD- Magomed Magomedov vs. Leandro Higo
They start off trading kicks before mixing in some punches also and they spend the first round doing that. The second round begins with some grappling as Higo tries for a submission off of a Magomedov takedown. Magomedov goes for some submissions of his own before they stand shortly before the second round ends. The third round starts with some striking exchanges until Magomedov gets a takedown. They grapple until the end of the fight. We go to the judges to render their verdict.
Magomedov wins the Split Decision to improve to 22-5 while Higo drops to 23-8. Good win for Magomedov.
GOOD- Sergey Bilostenniy stops Renan Ferreira
They trade some strikes until Bilostenniy gets a takedown and works some ground-and-pound for the rest of the first round. The second round begins with Bilostenniy hurting Ferreira with a huge right hand and using that to get a takedown. Again, he grinds out some ground-and-pound on Ferreira until the second round ends. The third round starts with not a lot happening until Ferreira drops his hands, prompting Bilostenniy to crush him with a rocket of a right hand that drops the taller man. Some follow-up strikes cause the referee to jump in to stop the fight not quite two minutes into the third round.
Bilostenniy improves to 15-4 while Ferreira drops to 13-6 with 3 No Contests and has now lost 3 straight fights. Good win for Bilostenniy.
GOOD- Simeon Powell stops Emiliano Sordi
They spend the entire first round trading power strikes and hurting each other. The second round begins with more trading of power strikes until Sordi gets a takedown and hunts for submissions until the second round ends. The third round starts with more of the same, with Powell pulling away due to his power. Powell smashes Sordi on the chin with a big knee that drops him and causes the referee to jump in to stop the fight a little over three minutes into the third round.
Powell improves to 12-2 while Sordi drops to 26-15-1 and has his 3 fight winning streak snapped. Good win for Powell.
GOOD- Gadzhi Rabadanov vs. Aleksandr Chizov
They trade strikes until Rabadanov gets a takedown. Chizov is quickly back to his feet and he’s having more success in the striking so far. They’re up and down again before the first round ends. The second round begins with an immediate Rabadanov takedown. Chizov is quickly back up but Rabadanov gets another takedown. Again, they’re quickly back to their feet and trade strikes for a moment before Rabadanov gets another takedown. The third round is more of the same, some striking and Rabadanov takedowns. We go to the judges to render their verdict.
Rabadanov wins the decision to improve to 27-5-2 while Chizov drops to 13-4 and has his 3 fight winning streak snapped. Good win for Rabadanov.
GOOD- Logan Storley vs. Florim Zendeli
After some early striking, Storley gets a takedown. Zendeli grabs the fence a few times as he tries to stop Storley from keeping him on the mat, actually drawing a point deduction instead of the usual parade of “hard” warnings. Nice. I guess one point wasn’t enough, though, as Zendeli grabs the fence again to pull himself up and gets another point deducted. Zendeli shouldn’t have bothered, though, as Storley takes him back down. Storley stomps on a grounded Zendeli’s ankle, a foul the referee missed. The second round begins with Storley grinding away and trying to get a takedown. He does for a while but Zendeli works his way back to his feet. The third round starts with Storley getting kneed in the face off of a takedown attempt. Zendeli is hurting Storley with repeated strikes before Storley gets a takedown and smothers Zendeli for the rest of the fight. We go to the judges to render their verdict.
Storley wins the decision to improve to 19-4 while Zendeli drops to 9-2-1 and has his 5 fight winning streak snapped. Good win for Storley.
UFC Fight Night: Della Maddalena vs. Prates
GOOD- Tai Tuivasa vs. Louie Sutherland
Sutherland starts with a few low kicks before going for a takedown. Tuivasa fights him off twice then lays into Sutherland with some hard strikes but Sutherland is able to get a takedown and works some ground-and-pound until the first round ends. The second round begins with another Sutherland takedown. They’re up and down and now Sutherland is on top. Sutherland throws some short strikes until Tuivasa stands up for a second before getting took back down. The third round starts with another Sutherland takedown. He’s hitting Tuivasa with a constant stream of short strikes until they get stood up. Sutherland tries a roll but Tuivasa ends up on top, where he hits Sutherland with an illegal knee. A point gets taken and the fight ends. We go to the judges to render their verdict.
Sutherland wins the decision to improve to 11-5 while Tuivasa drops to 14-10 and has lost 7 straight fights. Good win for Sutherland.
GOOD- Brando Pericic stops Shamil Gaziev
Gaziev gets an early takedown but Pericic is right back up and they’re grinding on the cage until the referee sees enough and separates them. Pericic hurts Gaziev with repeated punches. Gaziev is trying to avoid trouble but Pericic is all over him. Suddenly, Gaziev hurts Pericic with a big punch and they slug it out until the first round ends. The second round begins with both men landing more big strikes. Pericic’s speed is giving him an advantage, though. Gaziev keeps getting hurt by these punches but recovers incredibly quickly. Gaziev is trying to clinch but the referee separates them and Pericic drops Gaziev with a huge right cross that ends the fight a bit over three and a half minutes into the second round.
Pericic improves to 7-1 and has won 5 straight fights while Gaziev drops to 14-3. Good win for Pericic.
GOOD- Marwan Rahiki stops Ollie Schmid
They’re trading early and often, with Rahiki’s defense allowing him to avoid danger. Rahiki drops Schmid with a big left and pounds on him until the referee jumps in to stop the fight not quite three minutes into the first round.
Rahiki improves to a perfect 9-0 while Schmid drops to 4-3 and has his 3 fight winning streak snapped. Good win for Rahiki.
GOOD- Tim Elliot vs. Steve Erceg
They trade strikes for a while until Elliot hurts Erceg with a big right hand. Elliot gets two quick takedowns before the first round ends. The second round begins with the fighters continuing to trade strikes that are coming from all angles. They trade takedowns before resuming trading strikes. Erceg tags Elliot and seems to have the momentum in this round. The third round starts with Erceg continuing to land his jab at will and pulling away. Elliot still lands some good strikes and shows off his toughness but Erceg is doing what he does well and keeps connecting with his strikes. The fight ends so we go to the judges to render their verdict.
Erceg wins the decision to improve to 14-4 while Elliot drops to 21-14-1. Good win for Erceg.
GOOD- Quillan Salkilld stops Beneil Dariush
Dariush starts off with a huge left hand that hurts Salkilld but he recovers quickly. Salkilld hurts Dariush badly with a big right hand, forcing Dariush to try for a takedown to give himself time to recover. It doesn’t work and Salkilld drops Dariush with another right hand, then pounces on him with big left hands to force the referee to jump in to stop the fight three and a half minutes into the first round.
Salkilld improves to 12-1 and has won 1 straight fights while Dariush drops to 23-8-1. Good win for Salkilld.
GOOD- Carlos Prates stops Jack Della Maddalena
They start off trading strikes, with both men landing heavy strikes to the body. Prates is connecting with a lot, prompting Della Maddalena to try for, and get, a takedown before the first round ends. The second round begins with more strikes being traded until Della Maddalena gets a takedown. He can’t take advantage and they stand. They’re both landing some really powerful strikes, though Prates is landing more often, including some nasty leg kicks. The third round starts with more strong strikes from Prates. Another vicious leg kick hurts Della Maddalena then a high kick drops him. Prates lets him up and keeps hurting his opponent. Another Prates leg kick drops Della Maddalena. Prates pounces and throws a bunch of elbows to force the referee to jump in to stop the fight a bit over three minutes into the third round.
Prates improves to 24-7 and has won 3 straight fights while Della Maddalena drops to 18-4. Good win for Prates.
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