Sergio Pettis
(134.4) vs. Mitchell McKee (135.6)Raufeon Stots (136) vs.
Renat Khavalov (136)Gabriel Braga (145)
vs. Cheyden Leialoha (146)Viviane
Araujo (125.8) vs. Shanna Young (128.2: Missed Weight)Jena Bishop
(125.2) vs. Borena Tsertsvadze (125.8)Omar El Dafrawy
(170.2) vs. James Vake (169.8)Kana Watanabe (125)
vs. Paulina Wisniewska (126)Rodrigo
Nascimento (254.4) vs. Alexander Romanov (259.4)
Biaggio Ali Walsh (156) vs. Dashiande Harris-Moore (159: Missed
Weight)Valanti Atsas
(170.8) vs. Nate Jennerman (170.4) Sherdog's live
PFL Chicago coverage will begin Saturday at 6 p.m. ET.
A world class
bantamweight clash headlines PFL Chicago: Tune in LIVE, Saturday,
April 11 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
Round 1
Welterweights kick off festivities in The Windy City, as Atsas
(9-1, 0-0 PFL) locks horns with Jennerman (18-6, 1-0 PFL) at 170
pounds. Mike Cimm oversees the action. No glove touch from the
welterweight hopefuls. Atsas opens with a series of leg kicks, then
follows up with a body kick. Jennerman operates from the center of
the cage. Atsas doubles up on his right hand, then gets his jab in
gear. Another strong leg kick from Atsas, who clinches and secures
a trip takedown. Jennerman reverses briefly with an attempted
guillotine, but Atsas scrambles into top position and into side
control. Jennerman stuck on bottom for now. Atsas moves to mount.
Jennerman recovers half guard after eating a few punches. Atsas
moves back to side control. Two minutes left on the clock. Atsas
steps into mount. Jennerman recovers half guard again. Atsas works
body-head punches, as his counterpart shrimps toward the fence.
Jennerman builds a base and gets to a kneeling position. Atsas
lands two illegal knees to the side of the head, both of them
partially blocked. The fouls result in a pause to the action. Cimm
issues the warning and waits for Jennerman to recover. They restart
standing with less than a minute to go. They ytrade punches in the
center. Atsas lands a body kick. They flurry with punches again,
with neither man gaining an advantage. Atsas moves to a body lock
but fails to get the takedown as the round ends.
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Atsas
J.L. Kirven scores the round: 10-9 Atsas
Mike Pendleton scores the round: 10-9 Atsas
Round 2
Back at it for the second round. They meet in the middle and
exchange left hooks. Atsas lands a kick below the belt, leading to
another unscheduled respite. Cimm gives Jennerman time to check the
jewels before he restarts them. Jennerman steps forward behind his
jab and hooks from both hands. Atsas lures him into the clinch and
presses him into the fence. They jockey for position while trading
knees. Atsas boxes the ears, and Jennerman returns the favor. Atsas
lands a left hook on the break, and drops his opponent with an
overhand right. He jumps into top position and connects with
hammerfists while defending against an armbar. Atsas settles in
full guard and stays busy with punches. Midway through the round.
Body-head punches from Atsas, who is well on his way to securing a
two-rounds-to-none-lead. Sneaky elbow to the body from Atsas,
followed by punches. Action slows. Atsas works to side control with
a little more than a minute to go, then to north-south. He floats
back to side control and delivers a series of elbows. Atsas works
from half guard and continues to pile up points with punches.
Jennerman gets to all fours and sets off a scramble before closing
the round on top.
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Atsas
J.L. Kirven scores the round: 10-9 Atsas
Mike Pendleton scores the round: 10-9 Atsas
Round 3
Jennerman facing an uphill climb to start the third round.
Jennerman lands his jab and follows it with a right cross. Atsas
looks tired. Jennerman landing punches from both hands. Atsas
clinches along the fence, then breaks and punches. Back to the
clinch they go. Atsas whiffs on an elbow and wanders into a
standing arm-triangle. Jennerman uses it as part of a takedown.
Atsas gets back to his feet and clinches. They trade punches and
knees at close range. Atsas stays glued to his adversary. Both men
breathing heavily. Midway through the round. Atsas continues to
milk the clock. Jennerman lands and elbows and forces a break.
Atsas gets right back to the clinch and pins the Roufusport rep to
the cage. Ninety seconds to go. This has turned into a grind, with
both men visibly fatigued. Jennerman bites down on a late
guillotine attempt and transitions to a brabo choke. He readjusts
his grip with less than a half minute left on the clock. Atsas
escapes and drops in on an unsuccessful double-leg as time winds
down.
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Jennerman (29-28
Atsas)
J.L. Kirven scores the round: 10-9 Jennerman (29-28 Atsas)
Mike Pendleton scores the round: 10-9 Jennerman (29-28 Atsas)
The Official Result
Valanti Atsas def. Nate Jennerman—Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28,
29-28)
Round 1
Lightweights are next to the stage, as Walsh (3-1, 3-1 PFL)—the
grandson of the incomparable Muhammad Ali—toes the line against
Harris-Moore (2-0, 0-0 PFL) at 155 pounds. John McCarthy
administers the law and order. They touch gloves and get going.
Harris connects with a body kick. Walsh defense an attempted
single-leg.
Walsh drops his counterpart with a straight right to the ches. He
follows with punches as Harris stands. Sensing the end was near,
Walsh unleashes his hands and lets loose with punches until
McCarthy has seen enough.
The Official Result
Biaggo Ali-Walsh def. Dashiande Harris-Moore—TKO (Punches) 0:46
R1
Round 1
Attention now shifts to the heavyweight division, where Nascimento
(12-4, 1-1 PFL) squares off with Romanov (21-4, 1-1 PFL) in a
three-round rematch at 265 pounds. Nick Cimmarusti steps in as the
third man in the cage. Nascimento steps to the center in a crouched
stance. He attacks the body with punches and resets. Romanov dives
on a single-leg and secures a takedown. The Brazilian gets to a
kneeling position and gets to his feet. Romanov drags him back to
the mat and starts to lean on his opponent. He lands knees to the
leg and glute. Nascimento struggling to find an answer for the
Moldovan’s approach. He stands and gets dragged back to the canvas
again. Romanov lands a series of punches to the side of the head
and scores with a slam takedown. More punches follow. He works on a
face crank and settles in side control. Romanov mounts, flirts with
a keylock and pounds away from the top. Nascimento escapes another
crank. Romanov moves to his back and hammers away with punches,
then shifts back to mount and lands more hammerfists, with a few
elbows mixed in. Thirty seconds to go. Romanov in side control and
moves to full mount while landing elbows in the waning seconds.
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-8 Romanov
J.L. Kirven scores the round: 10-8 Romanov
Mike Pendleton scores the round: 10-8 Romanov
Round 2
Nascimento could not have envisioned a poorer start, but he
nevertheless comes out for the middle stanza. The Brazilian pumps
out a jab. Romanov answers with a left hook, secures a body lock
and scores with a trip takedown. Romanov moves behind him, then to
side control and full mount—a gooch-to-face mount, no less. He
transitions to the back, sets his hooks and threatens the neck.
Back to mount, where he drops punches and Donkey Kong hammerfists.
Midway through the period.
Romanov subtly positions himself for a guillotine, secures his grip
and tightens the squeeze for the tap. Game over.
The Official Result
Alexander Romanov def. Rodrigo Nascimento—Submission (Guillotine
Choke) 3:10 R2
Round 1
Next on the PFL Chicago docket: a women’s flyweight tilt pitting
Watanabe (13-4-1, 1-2 PFL) against Wisniewska (6-1, 4-1 PFL) at 125
pounds. Cimm officiates. Watanabe takes the center. Wisniewska
knocks the judoka off her feet with a hard inside leg kick. She
sprawls on an attempted takedown, snatches the neck and works on an
anaconda choke. Watanabe bleeding from the nose. The Japanese
veteran scrambles to her feet and scores with a beautiful throw.
Wisniewska was apparently unimpressed. She escapes to her feet and
executes a slam takedown before settling in full guard. Midway
through the first round. Wisniewska postures and lands a series of
ferocious standing-to-ground punches. Watanabe gets to all fours,
with the Pole clamped onto her neck. Wisniewska releases her, lands
more punches and gets back on the neck. A minute to go. Watanabe
scrambles to top position but eats an elbow for her troubles, then
several more. Wisniewska with a violent performance thus far.
Watanabe on top trying to regain her composure as the round
concludes.
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Wisniewska
J.L. Kirven scores the round: 10-9 Wisniewska
Mike Pendleton scores the round: 10-9 Wisniewska
Round 2
Off the go for the second round. Watanabe shoots for a takedown.
Wisniewska blocks it, moves into top position and advances to the
back. She traps Watanabe in an inverted triangle. The judoka frees
herself, sets off a scramble and forces a standup.
Watanabe crashes forward, right into a sprawl. Wisniewska back on
top and driving elbows into her opponent’s face. Brutal stuff.
Watanabe fishes for an armbar but continues to eat punches, with
blood streaming into her eyes. More elbows from Wisniewska, and
Cimm elects to stop it.
The Official Result
Paulina Wisniewska def. Kana Watanabe—TKO (Elbows) 3:15 R2
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
The Official Result
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
The Official Result
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
The Official Result
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
The Official Result
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
The Official Result
Round 1
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
Round 2
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
Round 3
Sherdog Scores Brian Knapp scores the round:
J.L. Kirven scores the round:
Mike Pendleton scores the round:
The Official Result
Visit betsport24.es for more information.
Read full story at source