Eduardo
Henrique secured the
Legacy Fighting Alliance flyweight championship in the fourth
round of his
LFA 172 main event against Cody Davis
on Friday at the Arizona Financia Theatre in Phoenix.
Considering his striking background, Henrique (12-2) looked to keep
the fight on the feet and succeeded in doing so. The Brazilian even
managed to drop Davis (8-2) with a sharp check hook in Round 1, all
while stuffing multiple takedown attempts. Henrique continued to
tag Davis on the feet while fending off all takedown attempts until
the third round. Despite being taken down, “Chapolin” kept his
composure and got back to his feet, eventually hurting Davis with a
knee on the break. Round 3 ended with a hurt Davis shooting in for
a takedown, only to be mounted and pounded for the remainder of the
period.
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The fourth frame saw a determined Henrique pressure a visibly
exhausted Davis with his leg kicks and forward movement, eventually
securing a technical knockout via punches at the 2:36 mark.
In the co-headliner, featherweight Lerryan
Douglas (9-5) recorded a thunderous left hook knockout of
Arizona native Ivan Tena
(6-2) at 1:38 of Round 1. The win was the Brazilian’s first under
the LFA banner, as it followed a TKO loss in his promotional
debut.
Meanwhile, Russia’s Nikita
Kulshin (5-0) remained undefeated against Juliano
Prescendo (9-3), as he took a unanimous decision in their
lightweight showcase. The Russian outclassed his opponent
throughout the match, securing scorecards that read 30-27, 30-27
and 30-26 in his favor.
In the only welterweight affair on the card, Mirafzal
Axtamov (7-0) knocked out Keyth
Dawson (4-5) at the 1:12 mark of the first frame. The win made
for a successful promotional debut for the Uzbekistan national, who
has finished three of his last four fights.
In another lightweight matchup, Cedric
Katambwa (4-0) notched a technical knockout via elbows 1:47
into the second round against Bret Cooper
(2-2).
In preliminary action, Arizona native Leslie
Hernandez (2-1) fought her way to a split decision against
Cristina
Brador (1-1) at 115 pounds, and strawweight newcomer Grace
DiFrancesco (1-0) shined in her pro debut by punching out
Jasmine
Pouncy (1-4) at the 2:54 of the second round.