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Two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Kayla Harrison continues her mission for a second Professional Fighters League (PFL) Lightweight title tonight (Fri., June 25, 2021), handling Invicta and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) veteran Cindy Dandois in the 2nd round of this years season.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE coverage of the PFL 6 primary card listed below, which begins at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN2. Well also offer quick outcomes for the “Prelims” undercard on ESPN+, which will begin streaming at 6:30 p.m. ET.
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PFL is set for its sixth occasion on Fri., June 25, 2021, with fighters across the womens and maless Lightweight, Featherweight and Heavyweight departments making their final push of the regular season to make an area in the playoffs. Kayla Harrison and Larissa Pacheco manage their destinies, while Anthony “Showtime” Pettis aims to secure his playoff area in the co-main event, requiring to finish Raush Manfio to advance.
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PFL 6 QUICK RESULTS:
Kayla Harrison vs. Cindy DandoisAnthony Pettis vs. Raush Manfio– Manfio def. DeReese by TKO (punches and head kick) at 2:21 of Round OneLarissa Pacheco vs. Helena Kolesnyk– Pacheco def. Pajic by TKO (head kick and punches) at 4:16 of Round TwoRenan Ferreira vs. Carl Seumanutafa– Ferreira def.
PFL 6 ROUND-BY-ROUND COVERAGE:
155 lbs.: Kayla Harrison vs. Cindy Dandois
Body kick lands for her. Two minutes in. Two minutes to go.
Harrison dominates her, kicks her legs, then returns to punching. Slick pass to side control and then mount with a minute to work. More punches as she isolates an arm, then she turns for an armbar that draws a quick tap.
Outcome: Harrison def. Dandois by submission (armbar).
In the co-feature, previous World Extreme Cagefighting (WEC) and Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Lightweight champion Anthony Pettis aims to move past his marketing debut loss to Clay Collard versus current upset author Raush Manfio. The primary card will also see two-time Featherweight champ Lance Palmer handle hazardous finisher Movlid Khaybulaev and Denis Goltsov fulfill Brandon Sayles at Heavyweight.
Todays undercard concentrates on the Heavyweight and femaless Lightweight seasons, which consist of the likes of Larissa Pacheco, Kaitlin Young and Klidson Abreu, amongst others.
155 lbs.: Anthony Pettis vs. Raush Manfio.
Round one: Counter best lands for Pettis early on. Jab from Manfio. Pettis attempts a spinning kick. Hard left hand a minute in. Wheel kick effort. Counter combo links for Manfio. Pettis low kicks. 2 minutes in. Manfio with a long right hand. Pettis attempts to counter a low kick. Manfio captures a body kick, cant utilize it. Combination attempt. 2 minutes to go.
Both attempt body kicks. Manfio low kick. Body kick links. Pettis answers with a low kick with a minute to go. Counter 2-1 to respond to a body kick. Lead right and leg kick. 10-9 Pettis.
Round two: Early exchange in center cage. Right cross from Pettis links, as does a nasty low blow by Manfio. Pettis recuperates, fires a Superman punch. One minute in. Low kick links. Manfio tries a combination near the fence. Pettis continuing to circle and land low kicks. Good ideal hand. 2 minutes in. Mixes from Pettis, consumes a low kick. Great body shot. Manfio having a hard time to let his hands go. 2 minutes to go.
Theres a lead right by Manfio. Pettis low kicks and best cross, left hook comes back at him. Another left hook from Manfio. One minute to go. Pettis with a Superman punch. Crosses connect, then he takes another low blow. Aggressive exchanges when they resume. Good leg kick by Manfio. 10-9 Pettis.
Round three: Pettis landing jabs early on. Body kick from Manfio, then a leg kick. Tough combination by Manfio sends Pettis to his back and he elects to wave Pettis up. Heavy attacks from Manfio on the fence. Brutal clinch knee ratings a second knockdown, however Pettis manages to make it through and return to his feet. Another knee from Manfio as they separate. Body kick links. Two minutes in. Manfio material to sit at range in spite of his early success. Pettis body kick. Lead. Two minutes to go.
Manfio body kick. Lead ideal hand. One minute to go. Leg kick connects. Pettis tries a wheel kick. Manfio still not pressing the concern. Pettis counter. 10-9 MAnfio.
Outcome: Manfio def. Pettis by split decision.
145 lbs.: Lance Palmer vs. Movlid Khaybulaev.
Round one: Khaybulaev attempts a wheel kick to start. Body kick lands for Khaybulaev a minute in. Khaybulaev with another snap kick downstairs.
Some heavier exchanges now. Khaybulaev attempting to counter, then sprints at him for a moment. One minute to go. Khaybulaev tries a front kick, takes a leg kick. 10-9 Palmer.
Round 2: Khaybulaev lands a strong leg kick before taking Palmer down, trying to find a low mount. Palmer stands, consumes a tough knee, has to battle off a rear wast lock. Stuck on a knee a minute in. High-amplitude takedown by Khabulaev to drag him pull back, looking for the back. Again Palmer makes it to his feet however cant remove Khaubulaev. Back down, back up 2 minutes in. Over to the fence and still Khaybulaev wont release the body lock. Two minutes to go.
Knees to the thigh. Palmer attempting to break his grip, finally does so and separates. Good left hand from Palmer. Khaybulaev whiffs on a spinning back fist with a minute to go. Another straight left by Palmer, eats a leg begin return. Counter right lands for Khaybulaev, misses the counter knee. Another Palmer left hand, avoids a wheel kick. 10-9 Khaybulaev.
Palmer attempts a head kick, takes an ideal hand. Head kick attempt. 2 minutes to go.
Spinning back kick attempt. Palmer looks for a head kick, Khaybulaev tries to spin with a minute to go. Khaybulaev comes back with a left hook, then another left behind a flying knee effort.
Outcome: Khaybulaev def. Palmer by consentaneous decision.
265 lbs.: Denis Goltsov vs. Brandon Sayles.
Round one: Trading single punches and low kicks to start. Goltsov wants to have the sharper jab. One minute in. Sayles fails on the left hook, eats a jab, lands leg kicks. Trading more leg kicks. Sayles on the front foot, doing great on that lead leg. Front kick downstairs, captures Goltsov leaning with a head kick. Two minutes to go.
Goltsov shoots with a minute to go, rejected, gets taken to the fence. 10-9 Goltsov.
Round 2: Sneaky head kicks from Goltsov in the early going. Sayles throwing out more kicks, gets countered by a right-hand man and cracked by a jab. Goltsov ties up and journeys him back down into half guard a minute in. Full mount just seconds later on. He searches for the Ezekiel again, still cant get it. 2 minutes in. Looking for it when again, still no dice. Two minutes to go.
Goltsov continuing to try to find the Ezekiel without success, throwing limited ground-and-pound. One minute to go. He moves to side control, searches for north/south, then covers up a darce as Sayles becomes him. He loses it and winds up on the bottom in side control. Sayles does not have enough time for the arm triangle. 10-9 Goltsov.
Goltsov with a combo into a head kick, then a clinch. He journeys Sayles down a minute in.
Result: Goltsov def. Sayles by TKO (punches).
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Pettis responses with a low kick with a minute to go. Body kick from Manfio, then a leg kick. Khaybulaev tries a front kick, takes a leg kick. Palmer looks for a head kick, Khaybulaev attempts to spin with a minute to go. Front kick downstairs, captures Goltsov leaning with a head kick.