Count Martina
Jindrova as the latest addition to the
Professional Fighters League roster.
The polished and determined kickboxer did just enough to eke out a
split decision over Jacqueline
Cavalcanti in the
PFL Challenger Series 3 main event on Friday at Universal
Studios in Orlando, Florida. All three cageside judges scored it
29-28, two of them siding with Jindrova (4-2). Afterward, she was
awarded a contract by PFL President Ray Sefo.
Cavalcanti (2-1) mixed up her attacks beautifully, made fluid
stance switches and occasionally beat her counterpart to the punch.
After a competitive first five minutes, Jindrova hit the
accelerator in Round 2. There, she had Cavalcanti reeling with
right hands, cut off her bids for desperation takedowns and
continued to assault her with clean, accurate punches in an attempt
to finish. The increased output came at a cost, and Jindrova had
little left in the tank in the third. Cavalcanti snapped back the
Czech’s head more than once with plunging right hands and pressed
the issue during the final period, but the stoppage she needed
failed to materialize.
Meanwhile,
Syndicate MMA export Jeslen
Mishelle put away Julia Dorny
with punches in the first round of their women’s lightweight
feature. Bleeding from a cut across the bridge of her nose, Dorny
(2-1) bowed out 3:51 into Round 1.
Mishelle (1-0) paired pace with power and created a toxic blend.
She battered Dorny with knees from the clinch, wore down the German
at close range and turned up the heat. Mishelle sent one right hand
after another crashing into her fading counterpart’s face. Visible
damage began to mount. She sat down Dorny with a two-punch combination,
hovered above and drew the curtain with unanswered
standing-to-ground punches.
Elsewhere, onetime Olympic hopeful Jackie
Cataline dazzled in her professional debut, as she put Camee Adams
to sleep with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their
women’s lightweight attraction. A Jeremy Horn
protégé, Adams (0-1) lost consciousness 2:41 into Round 1.
Cataline (1-0) struck for a takedown inside the first 30 seconds,
floated into side control and eventually moved to a mounted
crucifix position, at which point she started dropping heavy
punches. Adams turned away from contact but exposed her back in the
process. Cataline wheeled around behind her, cinched the
choke and turned out the lights.
Finally,
American Top Team’s Michelle
Montague submitted Olivia
Parker with a rear-naked choke in the first round of their
women’s lightweight showcase. Parker (4-3) conceded defeat 3:57
into Round 1, suffering her third consecutive defeat.
Montague (1-0) pressed forward behind kick-punch combinations,
ducked into a belly-to-back suplex and climbed to an advantageous
position. She applied her ground-and-pound, progressed to the back
and went to work on the choke. Parker withstood her initial
advances but only prolonged the inevitable. Montague readjusted, snaked her arms in place and
tightened her squeeze until the job was done.