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Round 1
They keep the line moving in the middleweight division, as Fremd
(11-6, 0-0 PFL) toes the line against Al-Silawi (21-7, 4-4 PFL) at
185 pounds. Nick Berens administers the law and order. No glove
touch between the two participants. Fremd greets his counterpart
with a jab, low kick and lead left hook. Al-Silawi circles and gets
off a one-two. Fremd controls the center, then eats an overhand
right. Fremd answers with one of his own and charges forward with
Al-Silawi off-balance. Strong leg kick from Fremd, who jabs at the
body and then goes to the head. Al-Silawi dives on a single-leg,
only to run right into a front choke. Nevertheless, he completes
the takedown and settles in half guard as Fremd clings to his neck.
Al-Silawi moves behind the American and loses position in his haste
to take the back. Al-Silawi trips him with an attempted heel hook
and again works to the back, with Fremd on his knees. Punches and
hammerfists from the Jordanian. Fremd stands, only to be taken down
again. More ground-and-pound from Al-Silawi with a minute left in
the round. Fremd reverses into top position. Al-Silawi closes his
guard in an attempt to minimize damage. He rolls for an armbar. No
luck. They stand in the closing seconds before Fremd scores with a
late takedown.
Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Fremd
J.L. Kirven scores the round: 10-9 Fremd
Mike Pendleton scores the round: 10-9 FremdRound 2
Back at it after the one-minute respite. Fremd presses forward and
slams a kick into his opponent’s lead leg. Al-Silawi struggling
without output in the standup exchanges. Fremd clinches. Al-Silawi
lands a knee to the body, but eats some punches to the face. He
defends a single-leg. Al-Silawi snatches a front headlock and lands
a knee. They separate with a little more than three minutes left in
the round. Two left hooks to the body from Al-Silawi, who closes in
and completes a takedown. Fremd stands. Al-Silawi dives back into
the clinch. They break apart. Al-Silawi lands a right uppercut.
Fremd looks tired all of a sudden. Even so, he presses forward.
Al-Silawi lands a body kick. Fremd answers with a jab. Strong
multi-punch volley from the American followed by a clinch knee.
Fremd pins him to the fence, unleashes his hands and scores with a
takedown. Ground-and-pound ensues, who may have salted away another
round with a late surge.Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Fremd
J.L. Kirven scores the round: 10-9 Fremd
Mike Pendleton scores the round: 10-9 FremdRound 3
Al-Silawi may be faced with an uphill climb here. They touch gloves
in a show of respect. Fremd jabs to the head, then feints to the
body before landing a leg kick and a short left hook. Al-Silawi
lands a left hook. Fremd cuts him off with a quick barrage and a
knee behind it. He steps into an overhand right. Al-Silawi jumps to
a guillotine with Fremd still standing. Big slam from Fremd, who
dodges an armbar and plows into full guard with three minutes to
go. Al-Silawi rolls for another armbar and eats a right hand to the
face for his troubles. Fremd moves to half guard. Body-head punches
from the American, with a few elbows mixed in. Al-Silawi hunts a
leg lock. Fremd counters with powerful punches. Al-Silawi’s leg
gets entangled in his opponent’s shorts. Wardrobe malfunction. They
restart after the ref separates them. Fremd sends a knee crashing
into the Jordanian’s body.
Fremd connects with a picture-perfect counter left hook that
faceplants his opponent in the center of the cage. Fremd lands one
final shot before Berens can intervene. Chants of
“USA!” break out. Fremd reduced to tears.The Official Result
Josh Fremd def. Jarrah Al-Salawi—KO (Punch) 3:57 R3
Round 1
Women’s flyweights are next to the stage in the Steel City, where
the unbeaten Postarnakova (4-0, 0-0 PFL) takes on Dana (8-1, 1-1
PFL) at 125 pounds. Jason Herzog draws the officiating assignment.
Away they go. They exchange low kicks and punches. Dana plows
forward and eats a jab. The Brazilian flurries and knocks the
off-balance Postarnakova to the mat. She dives at the legs but runs
into a front headlock from Dana. Action stalls. Dana sprawls to
close off a potential takedown. Postarnakova sticks with it and
powers into top position. She attacks the body with punches, then
goes to the head in full guard. Midway through the round. More
punches from the Russian, who has effectively neutralized Dana.
Postarnakova slips through an omoplata attempts and continues to
land punches from inside full guard. She postures to increase her
leverage and lands two left hands. Ninety seconds to go. Dana rolls
for an armbar, only to be cut off. Postarnakova stays busy with
punches, even as her opponent answers from the bottom. Time winding
down. Postarnakova stands, kicks the legs and drives home right
hand, then continues to punch until the bell sounds.Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Postarnakova
J.L. Kirven scores the round: 10-9 Postarnakova
Mike Pendleton scores the round: 10-9 PostarnakovaRound 2
They meet in the middle. Dana lands an inside leg kick.
Postarnakova connects with an outside leg kick, then misfires on a
spinning backfist. Lead left hook from Dana. Postarnakova turns to
her jab and circles. Right hand over the top from Dana. Sweeping
left hook lands for Postarnakova. Inside leg kick from Dana.
Postarnakova ducks into a double-leg, times it perfectly and
completes the takedown. Dana elbows the top of the head, with the
Russian resting low in her full guard. Postarnakova maintains top
position but not doing much in terms of damage. She stands and
kicks the legs, then settles in full guard. Two minutes to go.
Activity from Dana has dropped off noticeably, as she seems
resigned to her fate here. Strong left hand for Postarnakova. Dana
kicks her away and stands. Spinning back kick to the body from
Postarnakova. Dana cuts off a single-leg and bullies her way into
half guard, with the Russian seated at the base of the fence. She
springs a reversal with 25 seconds to go and stands.Sherdog Scores
Brian Knapp scores the round: 10-9 Postarnakova
J.L. Kirven scores the round: 10-9 Postarnakova
Mike Pendleton scores the round: 10-9 PostarnakovaRound 3
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