LFA 46 took place Friday on a military base, and the AXS TV-televised promotion brought some weirdness and drama.
Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Newport News, Va., hosted the card, and the servicemen and servicewomen in attendance certainly got a show.
As reported late Friday night, a fight between Mumia Abu Dey Ali (3-1) and Mitch Aguiar (1-1) ended in 31 seconds with an absolutely stupid knockout sequence. While the highlights above show most of the action that led Ali to a victory, you need to see the full fight video to truly appreciate the brief back-and-forth drama of the fight.
Also on the card, 140-pounder Ahmet Kayretli (8-2) picked up a questionable victory over Shaun Spath (4-2) after crushing his opponent with a stomp to the midsection.
While Kayretli was officially awarded the victory via TKO, the result could very well be overturned since these types of stomps – any kick to a grounded opponent with a bended leg – are banned by the Unified Rules of MMA.
Here’s another look at the stomp to the gut, which forced Spath to grunt in pain (via Twitter):
Also on the card, welterweight champion James Nakashima (9-0) notched his first title defense with a dominant unanimous-decision victory over U.S. Marine Kyle Stewart(10-1) in the main event, and light heavyweight Christhian Torres (13-9) knocked out Dashawn Boatwright (3-2) with a body-freezing first-round uppercut on just four days’ notice.
Full LFA 46 results included:
- Champ James Nakashima def. Kyle Stewart via unanimous decision (50-45, 48-47, 50-45)
- Alexandre Bezerra def. Sam Toomer via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:00
- Cristhian Torres def. Dashawn Boatwright via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:58
- Ahmet Kayretli def. Shaun Spath via TKO (foot stomp) – Round 4:00
- Mumia Abu Dey Ali def. Mitch Aguiar via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:31
- Victoria Leonardo def. Salina Rowland via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
For more on LFA 46, check out the MMA Events section of the site.
