By: Frank Hyden, MMATorch Senior Columnist
PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson was this past weekend and featured some exciting fights and finishes. Who won and who lost? Let’s get to the rundown.
PFL Brussels: Habirora vs. Henderson
GOOD- Asael Adjoudj stops Keisuke Sasu
They start off trading kicks before Sasu catches one and throws Adjoudj to the mat momentarily. Adjoudj continues connecting with kicks, some of which seem to be hurting Sasu, who responds by scoring a trip takedown. Adjoudj gets up and both fighters crack the other with strikes before the first round ends. The second round begins with Sasu staggering Adjoudj with a big left hand before they both go back to throwing kicks. Adjoudj lands a big left leg head kick that drops Sasu and knocks him out. Adjoudj follows and lands two unnecessary hammerfists before the referee can jump in to stop the fight not quite midway through the second round.
Adjoudj improves to 11-1 and has now won 11 straight fights while Sasu drops to 14-5-1. Good win for Adjoudj.
GOOD- Marcirley Alves vs. Naoki Inoue
They start off trading a lot of kicks early. Alves is mixing up his strikes while Inoue continues to work kicks to the lead leg. Inoue’s movement is the difference so far, as he’s managed to avoid trouble as the first round ends. The second round begins with more striking exchanges. Alves is having more success this round, including dropping Inoue, and landing some powerful strikes that hurt the Japanese fighter before the second round ends. The third round starts with more Inoue strikes and effective movement that stymy Alves, who responds with a quick takedown. Inoue is right back up, though, and he drops Alves during another striking exchange. Alves gets another takedown before the fight ends. We go to the judges to render their verdict.
Inoue wins the Split Decision to improve to 21-5 while Alves drops to 15-5 and has his 3 fight winning streak snapped. Good win for Inoue.
GOOD- Boris Mbarga Atangana stops Jared Gooden
They trade kicks early, including a head kick from Atangana that hurts Gooden. Atangana follows, battering Gooden with lefts and rights that would end the fight and drop Gooden if Atangana would stop punching him. The referee jumps in to stop the fight just over a minute into the first round.
Atangana improves to a perfect 9-0 while Gooden drops to 23-12 and has lost 3 straight fights. Good win for Atangana.
GOOD- Taylor Lapilus vs. Jake Hadley
They trade strikes for a while before a Hadley takedown attempt ends with Lapilus on top. Lapilus tries to strike while Hadley threatens from his back so Lapilus backs off and stands up. After Hadley stands up Lapilus drops him with three big punches to the nose before the first round ends. The second round begins with the fighters trading strikes as Hadley tries to get some takedowns but can’t. Lapilus is smacking Hadley with some stiff strikes. Hadley responds by trying for takedowns but he can’t complete any and the second round ends. The third round starts with Hadley trying for more takedowns that Lapilus defends well. This continues for the rest of the fight and fans boo with Hadley flops to his back a few more times before the fight ends. We go to the judges to render their verdict.
Lapilus wins the decision to improve to 25-4 and has won 6 straight fights while Hadley drops to 12-6. Good win for Lapilus.
GOOD- Patrick Habirora stops Benson Henderson
Habirora catches Henderson with a powerful left hand that’s dropping him as Habirora adds a short uppercut and a few quick right hands as Henderson lays on the mat before the referee can jump in to stop the fight twenty seconds into the first round. Wow.
Habirora improves to a perfect 9-0 as Henderson drops to 30-13. Good win for Habirora.
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