Do Gyeom
Lee‘s Cornerman calls the fight after the 2nd round. Boston
Salmon gets the TKO Win!#PFLonFuboTV
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March 12, 2022
The only fighter to score a finish Friday night was rewarded with a
spot on the upcoming
Professional Fighters League 2022 Regular Season.
Ultimate Fighting Championship alum Boston
Salmon was the worthiest man at
PFL Challenger Series 4. Salmon (8-3, 1-0 PFL) went to war with
Do
Gyeom Lee (8-5, 0-1 PFL), exchanging wild strikes for 10
minutes. In Round 2, Salmon’s educated jab found the way to its
target more freely, inflicting major damage to Lee’s mouth. The
Korean — who missed weight by 2.6 pounds the day before the fight —
attempted to battle through the pain, but his corner called it a
night between the second and third stanzas. In addition to the
promotional contract, “Boom Boom” also pocketed a $5,000
performance bonus.
The card’s headliner featured a close clash between Reinaldo
Ekson (18-5, 1-0 PFL) and Mike
Barnett (10-4, 0-1 PFL). Both fought very carefully on their
feet, and neither showed many initiatives as they limited
themselves to score from afar. The highlight of the fight was a
guillotine choke attempt by Eksen, which Barnett denied in the
second frame. When the dust settled, the judges unanimously gave
30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 nods to Eksen.
In the co-feature, Edwin
Cooper Jr. (6-1, 1-0 PFL) attempted to score a quick finish as
he rushed Troy Lamson
(13-5, 0-1 PFL) to the canvas and hammered his opponent from the
crucifix position. While Lamson survived the storm, Cooper kept
landing more punches and kept his prey pinned on his back for the
first stanza. The second frame followed the same script as Cooper
spent plenty of energy dictating the pace and the place of the
clash. In Round 3, Lamson looked fresher than his adversary looked
and managed to keep the fight on the feet, making the most out of
the situation to attack with a variety of punches. Ultimately, the
judges’ scorecards read 29-28, 29-28 and 29-27 in favor of
Cooper.
In the first fight on the card, Brahyan
Zurcher (3-0, 1-0 PFL) made a savvy display of takedowns and
swift punches to outpoint Scottie
Stockman (3-2, 0-1) on all three scorecards (29-28, 29-28,
29-28).