Soa Palelei

Nikita Krylov vs. Soa Palelei

Round 1
Palelei catches the opening kick from Krylov and elevates the Ukrainian with a double-leg. Krylov is warned by ref Al Wichgers for holding the fence; once Krylov releases his grip, Palelei is able to finish the takedown and get to work from half-guard. Palelei works some ground-and-pound but leaves his left arm laying in Krylov’s guard. Krylov grabs hold of the limb and traps it under his right leg. Palelei bashes him with hammer fists until Krylov lets go, then steps into full mount and begins bashing Krylov with punches. Krylov rolls over and slips out the back door, then stands and blitzes Palelei with a barrage of punches against the fence. Palelei looks to be in danger before the big men clinch up and the Aussie is able to latch on to Krylov’s back. After escaping a standing Krylov kimura attempt, Palelei hits another takedown at the base of the fence. Krylov throws up a triangle which Palelei escapes to take side control. Palelei tries an unorthodox neck crank, hooking Krylov’s head and leg, and nearly gets himself caught in an armbar before the end of the round.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Palelei
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Palelei
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Palelei

Round 2
Palelei gets another quick takedown against the fence and resumes working Krylov with short punches. Krylov rolls over and escapes to his feet in slow-motion, then gets taken down by Palelei again after a few seconds of business on the fence. There’s not much happening on the ground, so ref Wichgers stands them up. Krylov rushes a clearly exhausted Palelei and roughs him up with punches on the fence. Knees, uppercuts and hooks rock Palelei, who is leaning over and barely defending himself enough to stay in the fight. Palelei finally starts throwing punches in the last seconds of the round, but it’s all Krylov down the stretch.

Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Krylov
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Krylov
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Krylov

Round 3
Palelei slugs Krylov with a good right hand, but Krylov keeps coming and clinches the Australian against the fence. Krylov drops levels for a single-leg, and Palelei takes advantage of the position to thump his kneeling opponent with punches. Krylov goes to his back and Palelei steps into full mount, continuing to throw heavy hands as the ref hovers nearby. Krylov is not intelligently defending himself, so referee Wichgers steps in to halt the beating.

The Result
Soa Palelei def. Nikita Krylov via TKO (Punches) R3 1:34