Sergey Bilostenniy Claims Another Stoppage With Single Left Hook

Sergey Bilostenniy is a former Army hand-to-hand combat athlete who studied at Russian State University of Physical Culture and Sports. A pupil of Maxim Guzovsky and Robert Drysdale, Bilostenniy has won eight of his last 10 fights. He fell to Valentin Moldavsky in the first round of this year’s Heavyweight World Tournament.

Karl Williams is a wrestling specialist who comes into tonight with a 10-3 sport. An Xtreme Couture product, Williams first appeared in the PFL during the 2022 PFL Challenger Series. Williams then was elevated on mere days’ notice to face Oleg Popov in the first round of the World Tournament, giving a strong effort but losing a decision.

Who will impress in this heavyweight outing?

Round 1

Bilostenniy with a left hand. Right hand by Bilostenniy. Hooks from both men. Left hand by Williams. Low kick by Williams. Bilostenniy misses a right. Low kick by Bilostenniy. Right hand by Bilostenniy. Bilostenniy misses a spinning back kick. Hooks from both men. Left hand lands for Bilostenniy. Low kick by Bilostenniy, and a left hand by Williams. One-two by Bilostenniy, but a sharp hook by Williams. Williams lands inside. Low kick by Williams.

Left hand by Williams, who then drives Bilostenniy to the fence as he tries for a takedown. It’s unsuccessful, however, and Bilostenniy gets out of the grip. Williams aims for the body with a right hand. Left hook to the body by Bilostenniy. Left hand by Bilostenniy. Williams with a low kick. Combination from both men. Left hand to the body by Bilostenniy. Low kick by Bilostenniy. Low kick by Williams. Left hook by Bilostenniy. Body jab by Bilostenniy. Left hand by Bilostenniy.

Round 2

Strong right hand by Williams. Left hook by Bilostenniy. Low kick by Williams. Left hand by Bilostenniy. Low kick by Williams. Bilostenniy with a left hand, but Williams level changes and presses Bilostenniy into the fence. Williams gets accidentally eye poked. Fight resets in the center of the SmartCage. Uppercut by Bilostenniy, and Williams with a hook. Left hand by Bilostenniy. Left straight by Bilostenniy, followed by a right hand. Low kick by Williams. Williams is pausing; he’s bothered by the eye. The ref says they can’t stop…then calls time because of vaseline in the eye. But the replay shows an eye poke the ref missed!

Karl Williams connects!

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The fight resumes. The two swing in an exchange. Bilostenniy circling on the outside. Bilostenniy misses a right, and Williams level changes, pushing Bilostenniy back against the fence. Bilostenniy reverses the position before a break. Left hand lands on the body for Bilostenniy. Right hand misses for Williams. One-two by Williams. Left hand by Bilostenniy. Left hook lands for Bilostenniy, and Williams stumbles and falls to the mat! He’s done!

SERGEY BILOSTENNIY STUNS KARL WILLIAMS

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Sergey Bilostenniy becomes the first man to knock out Karl Williams, as he ends things with one punch!

OFFICIAL RESULT

Sergey Bilostenniy def. Karl Williams via second-round TKO (punch, 4:11)