Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) legend, Junior dos Santos, chases his first win in more than three years TONIGHT (Fri., May 20, 2022) when he headlines Eagle FC 47 opposite fellow Octagon veteran, Yorgan De Castro.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of tonight’s main card on FLXCast. The undercard broadcast begins at 6 p.m. ET, with the main card likely to kick off closer to 9-10 p.m. ET.
The co-feature sees former Bellator Middleweight champion-turned UFC Welterweight contender, Hector Lombard, move up to 205 pounds to face former American Top Team teammate, Thiago Silva. The main card will also see Contender Series graduate, Maki Pitolo, take on Doug Usher, LFA veteran Gabriel Checco welcome The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) winner Andrew Sanchez to the Eagle FC cage, and Akhmed Aliev open the show in a rescheduled clash with Darrell Horcher.
EFC 47 Quick Results:
Junior dos Santos vs. Yorgan de Castro
Hector Lombard vs. Thiago Silva
Maki Pitolo vs. Doug Usher
Gabriel Checco vs. Andrew Sanchez — Sanchez def. Checco by unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Akhmed Aliev vs. Darrell Horcher — Aliev def. Horcher by KO (punches) at 0:30 of Round One
Islam Mamedov vs. Zach Zane — Mamedov def. Zane by submission (rear naked choke) at 1:50 of Round One
Ronny Markes vs. Reggie Pena — Markes def. Pena by submission (verbal) at 1:21 of Round Two
Alexandre Almeida vs. Roosevelt Roberts — Roberts def. Almeida by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)
Paulo Silva vs. Sean Soriano — Silva def. Soriano by split decision (28-29, 29-28 x2)
Adi Alic vs. Shawn Bunch — Alic def. Bunch by unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Dennis Hughes Jr. vs. Dylan Mantello — Mantello def. Hughes by TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 5:00 of Round Two
EFC 47 Round-by-Round Coverage:
265 lbs.: Junior dos Santos vs. Yorgan de Castro
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Round two:
Round three:
Final result:
205 lbs.: Hector Lombard vs. Thiago Silva
Round one:
Round two:
Round three:
Final result:
185 lbs.: Maki Pitolo vs. Doug Usher
Round one:
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Round three:
Final result:
205 lbs.: Gabriel Checco vs. Andrew Sanchez
Round one: Checco tries a front kick. They exchange body kicks. Side kick and head kick attempt from Sanchez. He catches a body kick and comes back with punches a minute in. Counter right. Checco’s looking for low kicks and Sanchez is meeting him with combinations when he does. Knee and uppercut land for Sanchez in the clinch. Two minutes in. Sanchez finding openings for 1s and 2s. Body shot. Checco body kick. He looks for a low single, immediately rebuffed. Nice check hook by Sanchez with two minutes to go.
Checco shoots again, easily sprawled on, falls to his back. Sanchez kicks at his legs, then lets him up. Checco body kick. One minute to go. Sanchez tries a head kick and follows with combinations. Lead left from Checco in return. 1-2 to the body from Sanchez, 1-2-3 to the head. He flurries and stuffs another takedown before the bell.
Round two: Back to trading kicks at a distance. Sanchez clips him with a check hook after jabbing the body. One minute in. Good boxing sequence from Sanchez and Checco pulls guard. Sanchez avoids a leglock and grabs a front headlock, landing from top half. Solid right hands. Side control for Sanchez two minutes in. Checco rolls to his knees, eats punches. Two minutes to go.
Sanchez keeping a rear body lock, landing knees. He easily avoids a leglock and continues with the ground-and pound. Sneaky elbows with a minute to go. Elbows piling up. Back to the front headlock. Checco tries to pull guard. 10-9 Sanchez.
Round three: Checco still firing kicks, lands a right hand. Brazilian kick from Sanchez, who blocks a combination. Stiff jabs landing for him. Checco low kick. One minute in. Checco overhand left, more jabs come back at him. Sanchez with a body kick and 1-2. He’s in cruise control. Two minutes in. Checco shoots, denied. Trading punches in the clinch and Sanchez looks to have him hurt. He denies another takedown and follows him into guard with two minutes to go.
Steady ground-and-pound. He stands, then dives back in with a minute to go. Side control. Good elbow from Sanchez, then a few more punches to seal the deal. 10-9 Sanchez.
Final result: Sanchez def. Checco by unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Akhmed Aliev vs. Darrell Horcher
Round one: Low kicks from Aliev to start. Horcher tries to come back with a wide hook and Aliev just torches him with a four-piece, then a pair of coffin nails on the mat.
Final result: Aliev def. Horcher by KO (punches)
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