PFL 7 Results: Flying Knees & Spinning Back Kicks

The Professional Fighters League (PFL) strolls into the Ocean Resort Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey for the last event of the regular season.

The main event will feature hard-hitting light heavyweights Smealinho Rama and Jamie Abdallah. The co-main event will pit burgeoning MMA broadcaster Sean O’Connell taking on the always dangerous Bazigit Atajev.

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Here are the results as they happen:

Facebook Prelims:

Mo De’Reese vs. Leroy Johnson

•  Mo De’Reese defeats Leroy Johnson via KO (knee) at 2:25 of round one

Robert Hale vs. Ramazan Kuramagomedov

•  Ramazan Kuramagomedov defeats Robert Hale via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Saidyokub Kakharamonov vs. Omar Nurmagomedov

•   Omar Nurmagomedov defeats Saidyokub Kakharamonov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)

Jason Butcher vs. Emiliano Sordi

•  Emiliano Sordi defeats Jason Butcher via KO (punch) at 16 seconds of round one

Caio Magalhães vs. Sadibou Sy

•  Sadibou Sy defeats Caio Magalhães via KO (punches) at 2:06 of round one

NBCSN Main Card:

Paul Bradley vs. Handesson Ferreira

Ferreira throws caution into the wind and rushes Bradley with punches. The American goes down, and Ferreira jumps all over Bradley with a flurry of right hands from back side control. The referee jumps in and calls a stop to the fight.

•  Handesson Ferreira defeats Paul Bradley via TKO (punches) at 20 seconds of round one

Alexandre Bezerra vs. Magomed Idrisov

Both fighters are tentative to start; they exchange leg kicks. Bezerra is pressing the action with faints and lunging attacks. Idrisov occasionally firing back. Bezerra backs Idrisov up against the cage and unleashes a flying knee that sends the Russian crumbling to the canvas.

•  Alexandre Bezerra defeats Magomed Idrisov via KO (flying knee) at 3:24 of round one

Caio Alencar vs. Mike Kyle

Alencar throws a big head kick to start the fight, but Kyle blocks the brunt of it. Kyle clips Alencar, wobbling the Brazilian. The fighters clinch, and Alencar regains his senses and drags the fight to the ground. He quickly achieves full mount and fires off some punches but Kyle bucks and ends up in the Brazilians side control. Alencar locks in an arm triangle choke and puts a deep squeeze in. Kyle manages to survive the choke. Alencar locks in a head and arm choke from full mount, Kyle reveres position and spends the last 30 seconds of the round reigning down some ground and pound of his own.

Alencar appears to be gassed to start round two. Kyle throws his hands up at the Brazilian as if to say come on. Alencar manages to get the fight to the ground; however, no offense was achieved. Kyle reversed position again. The fight stalls and the referee stands the fighters up. Its evident both men are exhausted. Alencar stumbles on top of Kyle where the round ends.

Alencar starts the last round walking forward throwing wild uppercuts. Kyle easily defends the punches as they had nothing behind them at this point. Alencar once again gets the fight to the ground and finds himself in Kyle’s full guard. The Brazilian has lived there all fight. Alencar threatens a head and arm choke but its unlikely from the position and level of exhaustion. After an arduous 90 seconds, the fight ends. Alencar likely did enough to get the nod here.

•  Caio Alencar defeats Mike Kyle via unanimous decision (30-27, 30.27, 29-28)

Bazigit Atayev vs. Sean O’Connell

O’Connell takes the center of the decagon early but eats a hard jab from Atayev. O’Connell fires back with a leg kick. Ateyev clips the American and follows O’Connell to the ground. O’Connell survives Ateyev’s onslaught and gets the fight back the feet. O’Connell clinches the Russian against the cage and stalls the fight for 60 seconds. The referee stops the fight and has the doctor look the cut above O’Connell’s eye. The fight resumes, and Atayev times a spinning back kick to O’Connell’s liver that sent the American reeling to the canvas two seconds later. Bas Rutten calling the fight seems fitting.

•  Bazigit Atayev defeats Sean O’Connell via KO (spinning back kick) at 3:30 of round one

Smealinho Rama vs. Jamie Abdallah

The fighters waste no time and meet with fists flying in the center of the decagon. The fight quickly becomes a grappling affair for a minute or so. The fighters separate and again both men swing with vicious intent. Rama’s nose appears to be busted open. Regardless he pushes on and lands a crisp one-two that rocks Abdallah momentarily. The Australian answers back with a combo of his own. Rama picks apart Abdallah the last 90 seconds of the round.

Round two starts with Rama landing punches and kicks. The Australian drops to the canvas and Rama gains top side control and sinks in both hooks. The Canadian maneuvers into top mount and then to an RNC position, then back to top mount. The fight stalls and Abdallah gets back to his feet. Rama closes the distance and drags Abdallah to the ground. He locks in both hooks and again looks for an RNC. Abdallah defends and gets back to his feet once again. Then the Aussie rallies in the last 45 seconds and nearly finishes Rama with strikes in the closing moments of round two.

The doctors are calling a stop to the fight between rounds two and three.

• Smealinho Rama defeats Jamie Abdallah via doctor stoppage (TKO) at 5:00 of round two