Two-time Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison improved to 3-0 in MMA competition with a dominant first-round TKO of Moriel Charneski.
The women’s lightweight bout was part of today’s PFL 11 event at Hulu Theatre at Madison Square Garden in New York. It aired on NBCSN. Harrison (3-0) stopped Charneski (3-5) with punches from the back mount.
Harrison wasted absolutely no time getting to work at the outset of the fight. She put Charneski on the ground almost instantaneously before passing to full mount. From there, Harrison postured up and unleashed a heavy flurry of ground-and-pound. She had Charneski on the verge of a TKO stoppage on multiple occasions, but Charneski did well to squirm free and back up to her feet.
Unfortunately, she was greeted by another impactful judo toss as soon as she stood up. Harrison got mount again, then took the back where she got into armbar position. She couldn’t finish it with a submission, so instead postured up and pounded on Charneski with strikes until referee Kevin MacDonald called the fight at the 3:39 mark of Round 1.
Although it was one-sided, Harrison said she wasn’t thrilled with her performance.
“Gosh darn it, I’m trying not to be a judo player in the cage, but when you do something for 20 years old habits are hard to break,” Harrison said in her post-fight interview with Carolyn Pierce. “I wanted to come in and work on my striking and be an MMA fighter.”
With the win, Harrison set up her position to compete in the inaugural PFL women’s lightweight season, which begins next year. She said she’s already looking forward to winning the prize money.
“I’m honored PFL is started a 155-pound division and putting their trust in me, but I’ve got strong shoulders. I’m going to be a millionaire next year.”
Up-to-the-minute PFL 11 results include:
- Kayla Harrison def. Moriel Charneski via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:39
- Natan Schulte def. Rashid Magomedov via unanimous decision (48-46, 48-46, 48-46) – to win lightweight title
- Lance Palmer def. Steven Siler via unanimous decision (50-43, 50-45, 49-46) – to win featherweight title
- Louis Taylor def. Abusupiyan Magomedov via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 0:33 – to win middleweight title
For complete coverage of PFL 11, check out the MMA Events section of the site.
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