It was a memorable night time for these in attendance at Utilita Enviornment in Newcastle, England on Saturday night time, as they witnessed their hometown champion Savannah Marshall (1-0) efficiently put aside the boxing gloves in her MMA debut, ending Mirela Vargas in a wild 4:27 of motion.
The undisputed super-middleweight boxing champion weathered a number of takedown makes an attempt from her Brazilian foe, escaped submissions, and used her elite hand pace to power a stoppage from the referee to a raucous crowd who have been handled to an electrical spherical of blended martial arts.
After the struggle PFL athlete and longtime foe of Marshall, Claressa “The GWOAT” Shields entered the PFL SmartCage because the rivals teased a rematch underneath an MMA ruleset within the close to future.
Within the co-main occasion, Dylan Tuke (8-4) defeated Kane Mousah (14-7) in a unanimous determination as his grappling allowed him to regulate the struggle and stifle the offense of the The Hazard’s highly effective weapons.
Additional down the primary card, Jack Grant (20-8) shocked the group with an unimaginable slam that despatched Charlie Leary (17-14-1) head first into the canvas, with floor and pound to observe which sealed his victory in spherical one. Jack now advances to the PFL Europe Playoffs in Glasgow on twenty eighth September on the OVO Hydro.
Lewis McGrillen (9-1) put all his MMA instruments on show towards Matiss Zaharovs (6-3) after a tense build-up forward of the struggle, and displayed his skillset to the Newcastle crowd to earn the unanimous determination.
In one of many standout finishes of the night time, Shanelle Dyer (6-0) remained undefeated as she defeated her opponent Mariam Torchinava (9-3) in spherical one after an exquisite kicking show which led to devastating style after touchdown a head kick that ended the struggle in gorgeous style.
The Dagestani-born UK sensation Ibragim Ibragimov (7-0) made brief work of his opponent Josh Reed (13-9) to show as soon as once more why he’s touted as an enormous prospect by ending the struggle in underneath a minute by way of an arm triangle.
PFL Europe Newcastle Season UpdatesJack Grant faces Florim Zendeli within the Welterweight semifinalsJulien Lopez will face Alexander Luster within the Bantamweight semifinalsKarolina Wojcik will face Paulina Wisniewska within the Girls’s Flyweight semifinals,Shanelle Dyer faces Valentina Scatizzi within the Girls’s Flyweight semifinalsKhurshed Kakhorov faces Dean Garnett within the Bantamweight semifinals. (Garnett earned a walkover win to advance to the playoffs after his opponent needed to withdraw)
PFL Europe Newcastle Fundamental Card Outcomes:Savannah Marshall (1-0) defeated Mirela Vargas (1-3) by way of TKO at 4:27 of spherical one
Dylan Tuke (8-4) defeated Kane Mousah (14-7) by way of unanimous determination (29-27 x2, 30-27)
Jack Grant (20-8) defeated Charlie Leary (17-14-1) by way of KO at :41 of spherical one – with the win, Grant advances to the he 2024 PFL Europe Welterweight Playoffs
Lewis McGrillen (9-1) defeated Matiss Zaharovs (6-3) by way of unanimous determination (29-28 x3)
Shanelle Dyer (5-0) defeated Mariam Torchinava (9-3) by way of KO at 3:53 of spherical one – with the win, Dyer advances to the 2024 PFL Europe Girls’s Flyweight Playoffs
Preliminary Card Outcomes:Ibragim Ibragimov (7-0) defeated Josh Reed (13-9) by way of submission (head and arm triangle) at :50 of spherical one
Julien Lopez (135.4 lbs) defeated Dominique Wooding (135.7 lbs) by way of technical submission (guillotine choke) at 3:10 of spherical one – with the win, Lopez advances to the 2024 PFL Europe Bantamweight Playoffs
Karolina Wójcik (12-5) defeated Lizzy Gevers (3-2) by way of unanimous determination (29-28 x 3) – with the win, Wójcik advances to the 2024 PFL Europe Girls’s Flyweight Playoffs
Claudio Pacella (4-2) defeated Mark Ewen (5-1) by way of unanimous determination (30-27 x2, 29-28)
Khurshed Kakhorov (13-1) defeated Tuomas Grönvall (12-7-1) by way of KO at 1:11 of spherical three – with the win, Kakhorov advances to the 2024 PFL Europe Bantamweight Playoffs
Valentina Scatizzi (3-2) defeated Marie Loiseau (6-5) by way of unanimous determination (30-27 x3) – with the win, Scatizzi advances to the 2024 PFL Europe Girls’s Flyweight Playoffs
Ben Woolliss (4-0) defeated Nikola Ivanovic (0-8) by way of TKO at 4:02 of spherical one
Alexander Luster (8-1) defeated Alperen Karabulut (10-4) by way of submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:59 of spherical one – with the win, Luster advances to the 2024 PFL Europe Bantamweight Playoffs
Paulina Wiśniewska (3-0) defeated Dee Begley (4-6) by way of TKO at 3:08 of spherical two – with the win, Wiśniewska qualifies for the 2024 PFL Europe Playoffs
