Arslan Bilalov Wins LFA Heavyweight Title in LFA 224 Main Event
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Arslan Bilalov Wins LFA Heavyweight Title in LFA 224 Main Event
"Fighting for the vacant title were Matthew Adams and Arslan Bilalov, who sported a flawless 5-0 professional record coming in. Adams (5-2) gave up a takedown early, which allowed Bilalov to unload with punches. The Russian stayed in control by getting into mount position and bloodying "Bad" with elbows. Bilalov pivoted to a rear-naked choke in order to win the belt and advance to 6-0 as a pro. The tap came at 4:47 of the first round."
"The co-main event saw welterweights Josiah Harrell and Bekmyrza Dosmatov battle for a likely title shot. In a wild fight full of scrambles and hard punches being thrown, it was the grueling pace of the undefeated Harrell (11-0) that proved to be too much. An exhausted Dosmatov (13-3) gave up mount in the final round and eventually succumbed to punches from "Muscle Hamster" at the 3:28 mark after his corner waved off the fight."
"In the lone main card women's mixed martial arts bout, Giovanna Canuto faced fellow strawweight Janaina Silva. A heavy betting favorite, Canuto (7-1) had to work for her victory over Silva (5-3), who was the busier fighter on the feet. However, in the third round, Canuto was able to lock in a face crank for the tap at 2:38."
Arslan Bilalov defeated Matthew Adams by rear-naked choke at 4:47 of Round 1 to win the vacant LFA heavyweight title, improving to 6-0. Adams gave up an early takedown and was mounted and bloodied before the choke. In the co-main, Josiah Harrell overwhelmed Bekmyrza Dosmatov, prompting a corner stoppage at 3:28 of the final round after Dosmatov surrendered mount. Giovanna Canuto secured a third-round face crank submission over Janaina Silva at 2:38. Taner Trembley submitted Shaheen Santana with a guillotine at 3:32 of Round 1, and Canon Swanson earned a technical arm-triangle stoppage at 2:59.
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