Natan Schulte Puts Jason High to Sleep in PFL 5 Headliner
Choked out in the first round! @NatanSchulte scores the first round submission win, earning 6 points and a spot in the PFL Lightweight Playoffs. #PFL5 #PFLmma pic.twitter.com/rAhyOfjA7n
— #PFLmma (@ProFightLeague) August 3, 2018
Natan Schulte dominated Jason High is every aspect of their lightweight battle until he put him to sleep in the first.
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Another first round finish for @VinnyMMA! He locks up the top seed in the PFL Light Heavyweight Playoffs. #PFL5 #PFLmma pic.twitter.com/gR0vaeipWH
— #PFLmma (@ProFightLeague) August 3, 2018
Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran Vinny
Magalhaes made quick work of Brandon
Halsey in the evening’s co-featured bout. Halsey was wobbled by
a glancing head kick that landed behind the ear and once “Pezao”
pounced on the Huntington Beach, California, fighter, Halsey’s fate
was sealed. The Las Vegas-based Brazilian slammed down several
unanswered punches from on top and when referee Todd Anderson
realized Halsey couldn’t escape, he called off the mugging. The end
came just 94 seconds into the contest, giving Magalhaes six points
and the No.1 seed entering the PFL’s light heavyweight
playoffs.
Former Bellator MMA lightweight champion Will Brooks dominated Robert Watley from start to finish. “Ill” Will controlled the pace of the duel in the clinch and scored timely takedowns in rounds two and three. In those same frames, the Chicago native continuously threatened Watley from his back with rear-naked choke attempts, but “Contact” fended the attacks off nicely. Brooks was given the unanimous decision win over the Maryland fighter with scores of 30-27 across the board. Brooks earned three points toward making the playoffs.
Rear naked choke and it’s over! Maxim Grishin submits Rakim Cleveland in the second round, earning 5 points and securing his spot in the PFL Light Heavyweight Playoffs. #PFL5 #PFLmma pic.twitter.com/yTqXeoGP2H
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Russia’s Maxim Grishin fought out of two tight guillotine chokes before he was able to put away Rakim Cleveland in their light heavyweight encounter. Grishin peppered the Floridian with dozens of leg kicks and once he escaped the second guillotine attempt, “Maximus” seized his foe’s back. From there, Grishin flattened out “The Boogeyman” and softened him up with several unanswered punches before sinking in the rear-naked choke. Cleveland had nowhere to go and bowed out at 4:03 of the second. The submission earned Grishin five points toward making the light heavyweight playoffs.
In the opening bout of the telecast, Dagestan’s Rashid Magomedov escaped some early danger when submission ace Luiz Firmino threatened with a rear-naked choke. Once Magomedov was able to get the fight back on the feet, he never again touched the canvas and picked the Brazilian apart with clean, crisp boxing. Magomedov rubberized Firmino’s legs briefly in the third with a sharp right to the jaw but wasn’t able to put him away. In the end, Magomedov won the lightweight battle via unanimous decision with scores of 29-28 and 30-27 (twice). The victory earned Magomedov three points toward making the lightweight playoffs.
Home sweet home! @CWadeMMA secures the first round submission win, earning 6 points and a spot in the PFL Lightweight Playoffs. #PFL5 #PFLmma pic.twitter.com/6lyu3YCc7B
— #PFLmma (@ProFightLeague) August 3, 2018
In off-TV results, lightweight Chris Wade took out Yuki Kawana with first-round guillotine choke at the 4:24 mark to earn six points towards to the playoffs; Dan Spohn unanimously out-pointed Artur Alibulatov (30-26, 29-27, 29-27) after the bout was stopped due to accidental groin strikes to earn three points for the light heavyweight playoffs; and Thiago Tavares eked out a split decision win over Arthur Estrazulas (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) to earn three points towards making the lightweight playoffs.
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