PFL 4 Results, Vassell betters Moldavsky in Rubber Match

The Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville Connecticut hosts PFL 4 where the Heavyweights & Women’s Flyweights will have their second fights of the regular season.

Preview

After the first week of Heavyweight competition Valentin Moldavsky sits in first place with six points. Oleg Popov is in second with five points and Denis Goltsov has three. Daniel James who has five points & Sergei Bilostenniy has three points, neither is on this card or in control of their future.

The women’s Flyweights are more tightly packed together as Dakota Ditcheva, Talia Santos, and Jena Bishop all have six points. Reigning Bellator Women’s Flyweight Champion Liz Carmouche & her upcoming opponent Kana Watanabe both have three points rounding out the top five.

Event Story

The bragging rights go to Linton Vassell but Valentin Moldavsky is going to the playoffs.

Linton Vassell won the PFL 4 main event by split decision over Valentin Moldavsky. While both parties had success with their grappling at times, they did match in continually reversing position. It was Vassell who did more damage, cutting Moldasky outside his left eye and knocking Moldavsky down with a well-timed knee in the clinch.

The expectations for Dakota Ditcheva are already a mile high and she’s continuing to show they are valid. The 2023 PFL Europe women’s Flyweight champion knocked down former Muay Thai champion Chelsea Hackett with a right hand and then battered Hackett to the body for a first-round finish that secured Ditcheva the number one seed heading into the playoffs.

Dennis Goltsov made quick work of Thiago Santos scoring a first-round finish. Santos charged at Goltsov getting sat down by a check left hook. Santos managed to escape from under Goltsov’s mount but was dragged back down and finished with punches from back mount. The victory places Golsov in first heading into the playoffs.

It was much closer the second time around but the win streak for Liz Carmocuhe continues. Carmouche took top position in the first but surrendered it to Kana Watanabe in the second. The Bellator champ landed several solid right hooks and uppercuts before being wrestled down in the third. Rescuing the fight from seeing the judges’ score cards, Carmouche is able to secure an armbar in the final moments of the contest.

Jena Bishop came out on the losing side of a split decision to Taila Santos, but both have made the playoffs.

Barring injury the Heavyweight playoffs will see Denis Goltsov vs. Tim Johnson & Oleg Popov & Valentin Moldavsky. And the Women’s Flyweight playoffs will see Dakota Ditcheva vs. Jena Bishop & Bellator champion Liz Carmouche vs Taila Santos.

• Heavyweight: Linton Vasssell (25-9) def. Valentin Moldavsky (13-4) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Split Decision
• Women’s Flyweight: Dakota Ditcheva (12-0) def. Chelsea Hackett (4-3-1) by TKO (Knees & Punches) R1
• Heavyweight: Denis Goltsov (34-8) def. Thiago Santos (22-13) by TKO (Punches from Back Mount) 2:22 R1
• Women’s Flyweight: Liz Carmouche (22-7) def. Kana Watanabe (13-3-1) by Submission (Armbar) 4:52 R3
• Women’s Flyweight: Talia Santos (21-3) def. Jena Bishop (7-1) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Split Decision
• Heavyweight: Oleg Popov (18-1) def. Davion Franklin (6-3) by (30-25, 30-27 x2) Unanimous Decision
• Heavyweight: Tyrell Fortune (14-2) def. Marcelo Golm (10-6) by (30-26, 30-27 x2) Unanimous Decision
• Women’s Flyweight: Ilara Joanne (12-9) def. Shanna Young (9-7) by (29-28, 30-27 x2) Unanimous Decision
• Heavyweight: Tim Johnson (18-9) def. Danilo Marques (15-6) by TKO (Strikes from Half Guard) 3:14 R1
• Women’s Flyweight: Juliana Velasquez (13-3) def. Lisa Mauldin (6-5) by TKO (Strikes from Half Guard) 1:30 R2
• Women’s Flyweight: Sumiko Inaba (7-1) def. Saray Orozco (8-6) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Split Decision

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