World Series of Fighting aired directly opposite UFC 201 last night, but it’s worth catching a replay of the event if only to see Marlon Moraes putting on another terrific show. The Brazilian bantamweight defended his title against Josh Hill for the 2nd time in just over a year. He went the distance with Hill (49-46 x3) the first time, but in Everett, Washington he put a hurtin’ on Hill.
Check out the head kick finish at the top of the page. Moraes is now a free agent, and I’m sure most fans want to see him in the UFC as soon as possible. It’s long overdue at this point.
Meanwhile, Lance Palmer took back the featherweight title against the man who took it from him, Alexandre de Almeida. This seemed like a pretty clear Palmer victory, but one judge interestingly enough used the 10-10 card and scored it a 48-48 draw. Almeida probably deserved to lose anyway just for this failed walkoff KO attempt.
Alexandre de Almeida vs Lance Palmer #WSOF32 Knockdown! pic.twitter.com/xwSsTwCzfR
— WSOF (@MMAWorldSeries) July 31, 2016
Adopted brothers Caros Fodor and Ben Fodor (Phoenix Jones) fought each other in the heavily promoted feature main card fight. Caros won a 30-26 (x3) unanimous decision in a fight that genuinely didn’t need to happen. Shockingly, Caros is much better at MMA than Ben.
Caros Fodor vs Ben “Phoenix Jones” Fodor #WSOF32 #BrotherVsBrother End of round 3 pic.twitter.com/F8RpsCXd3o
— WSOF (@MMAWorldSeries) July 31, 2016
For what it’s worth, this pre-fight interview with Phoenix told me everything I needed to know about needing to watch this fight.
Phoenix Jones Very Emotional Pre Fight Interview Before Fighting His Brother Caros Fodor #WSOF32 pic.twitter.com/el3khAG1Ob
— WSOF (@MMAWorldSeries) July 31, 2016
Lastly, highly touted prospect Phil Hawes was choked out by Louis Taylor with a guillotine just about midway through the 2nd round. It was a sweet submission followed by a … erm … well, Taylor used his finger guns to fire off two shots at Hawes.
Louis Taylor def Phil Hawes via Guillotine #WSOF32 pic.twitter.com/lZHLlTPBAN
— WSOF (@MMAWorldSeries) July 31, 2016
Main Card
Marlon Moraes def. Josh Hill via KO (Head Kick) at :38 of Round 2
Lance Palmer def. Alexandre de Almeida via Majority Decision (49-46, 48-48, 50-45)
Caros Fodor def. Ben Fodor (Phoenix Jones) via Unanimous Decision (30-26 x3)
Louis Taylor def. Phil Hawes via Submission (Guillotine) at 2:15 of Round 2
Preliminary Card (results via MMA Fighting)
Hakeem Dawodu def. Marat Magomedov via second-round TKO (2:03)
Rex Harris def. Nicolai Salchow via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Andrews Nakahara def. Travis Doerge via first-round TKO (0:55)
Matt Kovacs def. Bill Widler via first-round TKO (4:22)
Brett Malone def. Patrick Benson via submission (rear-naked choke) (R1, 4:20)
Matt Coble def. Colt Hausauer via submission (rear-naked choke) (R2, 1:52)
Tycen Lynn def. Justin Hugo via submission (triangle choke) (R1, 2:17)
Joe Elzea def. Marcos Lopez via submission (armbar) (R2, 4:34)
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