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PFL 6 2019: Results and Highlights for Professional Fighters League on ESPN2
August 9, 2019
The Professional Fighters League regular season ended Thursday at Ocean Casino Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey, with 11 light heavyweight and heavyweight bouts taking place.
The PFL has featured six sessions dating back to May 9, with each of the six weight classes represented in the organization taking part in two total fights.
The light heavyweights and heavyweights first featured in PFL action June 6 at PFL 3 in Uniondale, New York, before finishing their season at PFL 6 in Atlantic City.
Fighters are judged on a point system in the standings, with three points awarded for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss. A first-round stoppage results in three bonus points, with two awarded for a second-round stoppage and one if it occurs in the third and final round.
The top eight fighters in each weight class advance to the quarterfinals.
Light Heavyweight Results
Emiliano Sordi (2-0) def. Bozigit Ataev (1-1) via first-round knockout (1:23).
Vinny Magalhaes (1-1) def. Rakim Cleveland (0-2) via first-round submission (3:05).
Jordan Johnson (1-1) def. Sigi Pesaleli (1-1) via unanimous decision.
Maxim Grishin (2-0) def. Mikhail Mokhnatkin (0-2) via first-round knockout (0:48).
Viktor Nemkov (1-1) def. Rashid Yusupov (1-1) via unanimous decision.
Heavyweight Results
Alex Nicholson (1-1) def. Zeke Tuinei-Wily (0-2) via first-round TKO (3:07).
Denis Goltsov (2-0) def. Kelvin Tiller (1-1) via second-round submission (3:40).
Francimar Barroso (2-0) def. Ben Edwards (1-1) via unanimous decision.
Muhammed Dereese (1-1) def. Valdrin Istrefi (0-2) via first-round knockout (2:06).
Ali Isaev (2-0) def. Carl Seumanutafa (1-1) via unanimous decision.
Jared Rosholt (1-1) def. Satoshi Ishii (1-1) via unanimous decision.
Special Feature (Bantamweight)
Umar Nurmagomedov (1-0) def. Sidemar Honorio (0-1) via unanimous decision.
Highlights
Alex Nicholson delivered one of the biggest blows of the night when his right hand took down Zeke Tuinei-Wily en route to a first-round TKO:
Maxim Grishin's knockout of Mikhail Mokhnatkin is right up there with Nicholson's effort:
Emiliano Sordi wasn't too far behind when he earned a win over Bozigit Ataev:
A highly anticipated heavyweight matchup between Denis Goltsov and Kelvin Tiller ended with the former winning after a successful choke attempt:
Valdrin Istrefi couldn't withstand Maxim Grishin's furious ground-and-pound:
And Vinny Magalhaes got in the win column thanks to this armbar submission against Rakim Cleveland:
The PFL postseason will begin for the light heavyweights and heavyweights on Oct. 31 at Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas. PFL listed both brackets:
The women's lightweight and men's welterweight postseason participants will begin their playoffs on Oct. 11, also in Las Vegas. Men's featherweights and middleweights will get their postseasons underway on Oct. 17 in Vegas.