PFL 9: Light Heavyweight and lightweight quarterfinals and semifinals results
Light Heavyweight quarterfinals:
Vinny Magalhães def. Rakim Cleveland by submission (kimura) at 1:21 of round 1
Bozigit Ataev def. Emiliano Sordi by TKO (punches) at 1:43 of round 1
Sean O’Connell def. Dan Spohn by majority decision (19-19, 19-18, 19-18)
Smealinho Rama def. Maxim Grishin by first-round tiebreaker after fight ends in majority draw (20-18, 19-19, 19-19)
Light Heavyweight semifinals:
Vinny Magalhães def. Bazigit Ataev by submission (kimura) at 1:58 of round 1
Sean O’Connell def. Smealinho Rama by KO (punches) at 1:45 of round 1
Lightweight quarterfinals:
Natan Schulte def. Johnny Case by first-round tiebreaker after fight ends in majority draw (19-19 x2, 19-18)
Chris Wade def. Robert Watley by majority decision (19-19, 20-18, 20-18)
Islam Mamedov def. Thiago Tavares by unanimous decision (20-18 x3), withdraws due to illness
Rashid Magomedov def. Will Brooks by first-round tiebreaker after fight ends in unanimous draw (19-19 x3)
Lightweight semifinals:
Natan Schulte def. Chris Wade by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Rashid Magomedov def. Thiago Tavares by TKO (punches) at 3:36 of round 2
Alternate bouts:
Brandon Halsey def. Ronny Markes by unanimous decision (20-18 x3) (Light Heavyweights)
Ramsey Nijem def. Yuki Kawana by unanimous decision (19-18 x3) (Lightweights)