PFL Europe 2 is now one for the books at Newcastle had been handled to a stella card on paper and fortunately it performed out the identical. Now we have your entire dwell outcomes dwell on MMASucka.com so you should definitely test them out however we give you the highlights and standout performances. You’ll be able to take a look at the MMASucka podcast which breaks down the complete PFL Europe 2 card right here:
PFL Europe 2 Most important Occasion
Savannah Marshall, the boxing world champion lastly made her lengthy awaited debut in opposition to Brazil’s, Mirela Vargas. What was vital for Marshall is that she was examined. All of us knew going into the bout that she’d have an enormous benefit within the stand-up sport, particularly within the boxing realm as a result of her background, however what would she be like adjusting to the MMA gloves? Might she deal with the leg kicks? What if she bought taken down?
Fortunately, these questions had been answered in her dwelling metropolis of Newcastle. Vargas did effectively when attacking the legs of Marshall, so it’s clear the place she wants extra coaching and that she wants to deal with it behind closed doorways. She even addressed the problem in her put up battle speech.
Her takedown defence held up comparatively effectively, nonetheless, when she was taken down, she managed to intelligently get again to her toes, avoiding too many strikes and any potential submissions.
As everyone knows, she then did the enterprise on the toes, getting Vargas out of their with a TKO within the first, presumably resulting in a MMA rematch with Claressa Shields.
Dyer-ing for a Knockout
The knockout of the night time, unquestionably went to 23 12 months previous, Shanelle Dyer. England’s subsequent nice star and scorching prospect prolonged her profitable run to 5 straight and did so in style. Establishing the pinnacle kick, Dyer started to assault the legs early within the battle, backed her opponent as much as the fence and struck while the iron was scorching. A straight to the physique introduced the arms down of her opponent earlier than the pinnacle kick despatched her tumbling to the bottom. An exceptional knockout from the younger, undefeated Dyer.
Shanelle Dyer knocks out Mariam Torchinava 👀🔥#PFLNewcastle | Reside on DAZN pic.twitter.com/p28fRETmYK
— DAZN MMA (@daznmma) June 8, 2024
McGrillen-Evans Settles the Beef with a Win
Lewis McGrillen-Evans bought again to profitable methods with a unanimous resolution victory in Newcastle. He clearly labored onerous at defending the takedown pre-fight, managing to remain on his toes for almost all of the battle. He was a little bit too heavy in looking for the knockout, consistently taking pictures out energy left arms, nonetheless, it’s one thing that he’ll definitely develop within the coming months of coaching. McGrillen-Evans and his opponent, Matiss Zaharovs squashed their beef after the battle, in what was a aggressive bout.
Different Notable Performances
Kicking off the night time we noticed Paulina Wisniewska dominate Dee Begley to a second spherical TKO. In the identical division, Lizzy Gevers misplaced a controversial resolution to Karolina Wojcik.
Final 12 months’s champion, Khurshed Kakhorov continued to dominate and recorded a brutal third-round knockout.
All in all, it was a strong card, with aggressive fights and now we look forward to Glasgow in September!
