Stepping in on a day’s discover, Marcirley Alves outworked Leandro Higo to advance to the semi-final spherical of the bantamweight PFL World Match on Friday evening.
Midway by means of the opening spherical, Alves cracked Higo with a giant left hand that knocked the previous Bellator title challenger to the mat. Alves moved in shortly and began winging photographs as Higo tried to get well. That allowed Alves to attain a takedown close to the fence and get high management.
Higo reversed place and ended the spherical on high, however Alves seemingly walked away with the spherical in his pocket after scoring a knockdown.
Higo got here out in search of a flying knee within the second stanza, however Alves was hip to it. Regardless of a number of takedown makes an attempt, Higo was by no means capable of get Alves all the way down to the mat. Nonetheless, Higo appeared to have a slight edge on the ft, swinging the reside odds into his favor.
The third spherical noticed Higo desperately try to take Alves to the mat with repeated takedown makes an attempt, however Alves sprawled and stayed upright each single time as Higo did not correctly arrange his photographs. The spherical ended with Higo catching a kick from Alves and placing him on the mat with a counter proper hand.
Official Outcome: Marcirley Alves def. Leandro Higo by way of break up choice (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
