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LFA 173: Fernando vs. Bekoev
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- Friday 12.15.2023 at 10:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass
- Promotion: Legacy Fighting Alliance
- Tapology Accounts: Bevois | LFA MMA
- Ownership:
- Venue: Pearl Theater
- Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
- Enclosure: Cage
- TV Announcers: Ron Kruck, Gilbert Melendez
- Ring Announcer: Mike Kendall
- Post-Fight Interviews: Alan Jouban
- MMA Bouts: 10
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Promotion Links:
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Event Links:
| Bout | Info | |
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| Azamat Bekoev defeats Lucas Fernando via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Natasha Kuziutina defeats Giovanna Canuto via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Mitch Ramirez defeats Aireon Tavarres via KO/TKO, Hooks | 2:19 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Alfonso Leyva defeats Sarek Shields via KO/TKO, Flying Knee | 2:51 Round 2 of 3, 7:51 Total Bout Page | |
| Jordan Harris defeats Aupuni Pagaoa via KO/TKO, Kick to the Body and Ground Punches | 3:23 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Trent Miller defeats Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan via Submission, Guillotine Choke | 3:03 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Eduardo Penha defeats Ronny Hauser via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 4:20 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Ilay Barzilay defeats Tyler Jones via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Shad Walters defeats Patrick Cornett via Submission, Rear Naked Choke | 4:36 Round 3 of 3, 14:36 Total Bout Page | |
| Shane Shapiro defeats Pat Jones via Submission, Arm Triangle Choke | 2:17 Round 2 of 3, 7:17 Total Bout Page |
Responses
2023.11.20
8:36 PM ET
bout announced
Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan vs. Trent Miller at 185 lbs (83.9 kg)
12.05.2023 | 9:14 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 3 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 230 Points | Tied for 348th
Bekoev vs. Fernando
Azamat Bekoev, TKO, R3
I was very high on Fernando going into dwcs and he looked terrible. He had lost the fight before it began when he decided to wrestle. Obviously a smart gameplan but the fact he didn’t want to strike with Cesinha despite a hugh reach and speed advantage is concerning to me. That means he doesn’t fully trust in his abilities. Because he’s not a wrestler, Fernando kept making mistakes which resulted in a headbutt that compromised him. From that, he gassed out and just completely fell apart. At his best, he is scary. Fernando knows how to use that reach well and melts people with his boxing. Bekoev is a Russian but he is fraudulent. His fight with Budka was terrible and i honestly thought he lost that fight
Kuziutina vs. Canuto
Giovanna Canuto, SUB, R4
This is such a good fight. Kuziutina is a very unique prospect. She is an elite level judoka & has translated that very well to mma. She has been training at ATT and her grappling has looked insanely dominant thus far. The Kline fight did expose a lot of holes, but Kline is also an elite grappler & a very high level fighter in her own right. In that fight we saw that kuziuntina has no striking (Gigi doesn’t really either so it’s ok) and her cardio wasn’t great once she faced resistance. When she got tired her takedowns because very labored. When she is allowed to do her thing, she is very dominant. She has incredible physical strength and her judo throws are nasty. Her speciality is armbars & she will pull them out of the craziest positions. Gigi is a stud, she is very young but has been dominant in bjj before transitioning to mma. She has yet to really be tested but the skill level is pretty clear in her fights. She is taking girls down and murdering them on the mat. I wouldn’t be shocked if we see an upset here, but I think Gigi’s grappling is too good and she’s gonna catch kuziutina in something
Tavarres vs. Ramirez
Aireon Tavarres, TKO, R1
Another strange one to call. I absolutely hated Ramirez’s tape when he was gonna fight for dwcs & he got embarrassed. Of course, his opponent is one of the best fighters from that season but it doesn’t change the fact Ramirez is terrible. His striking is super sloppy and he really doesn’t hit that hard. His wrestling is pretty trash nor does he use it a ton. I’m not sure going down a weight class will help him either, he’s already turning around pretty quick after a beatdown and now has to cut more weight. This other guy have never heard of but he seems good. Clearly someone knows something if he drew a dwcs vet as an opponent
Shields vs. Leyva
Sarek Shields, SUB, R2
This is a tough one to call. I was very high on leyva but his last fight was just pathetic. The loss itself isn’t even bad but leyva looked like it was his first ever fight; his striking looked amateurish, he didn’t think to wrestle once, and he pretty much gave up the second he got hit. It’s weird because allegedly he’s a Greco Olympian but he never uses it. It’s also important to note Greco is kind of **** for mma (probably why leyva never uses it). His striking looked good in other fights so I am baffled as to why it looked so bad last time. Tbf brown is a tricky striker but not the type of guy to style on you like that. I did see leyva has been training day in and day out with the top middleweights/lhw at XC, so maybe we see some improvements. However, I just can’t get that last fight out of my head. Sheilds on the other hand is a terrible striker but a really good grappler. If leyva tries to shoot I think sheilds will lock up a guilly. I know leyva is likely gonna prove me wrong but I can’t pick him after last fight
Harris vs. Pagaoa
Aupuni Pagaoa, TKO, R3
I didn’t get the puni hype at first but this dudes hands are so clean. He is a very good boxer and has crazy power for the weight class. He doesn’t appear to be one of those fraudulent Hawaiians (looking at you puna) so that’s good. I imagine a few more wins and he is on dwcs next year
Oiyemhonlan vs. Miller
Trent Miller, TKO, R1
This will be a good test for miller. Hes clearly the A side being as he trains at XC but he has only fought cans. He is crushing them but hasn’t been tested. This other guy seems pretty bad but he has a huge frame and we saw in his last fight that length can sneak up on you if you aren’t careful. I’m going with the A side here
Hauser vs. Penha
Eduardo Penha, SUB, R2
Penha is very interesting to me. His dad is grappling legend Sergio Penha & Eduardo has translated that skill to mma. He hasn’t fought many people who can test him yet, but his grappling looks incredible thus far. That kimura he hit using his legs in his debut was so crafty
Jones vs. Barzilay
Tyler Jones, DEC
Not sure how to feel about Barzilay yet
Jones vs. Shapiro
Shane Shapiro, SUB, R1
Will be interesting to see how Shapiro looks. Hes been training mma for a while but hasn’t really been active. He is the grappling coach at syndicate & we saw with his appearances on the fight pass invitationals, that his bjj is pretty good. He beat two very solid ufc fighters with ease. Of course, this is mma and not grappling so he could be a can but I think he should cruise here
Azamat Bekoev, TKO, R3
I was very high on Fernando going into dwcs and he looked terrible. He had lost the fight before it began when he decided to wrestle. Obviously a smart gameplan but the fact he didn’t want to strike with Cesinha despite a hugh reach and speed advantage is concerning to me. That means he doesn’t fully trust in his abilities. Because he’s not a wrestler, Fernando kept making mistakes which resulted in a headbutt that compromised him. From that, he gassed out and just completely fell apart. At his best, he is scary. Fernando knows how to use that reach well and melts people with his boxing. Bekoev is a Russian but he is fraudulent. His fight with Budka was terrible and i honestly thought he lost that fight
Kuziutina vs. Canuto
Giovanna Canuto, SUB, R4
This is such a good fight. Kuziutina is a very unique prospect. She is an elite level judoka & has translated that very well to mma. She has been training at ATT and her grappling has looked insanely dominant thus far. The Kline fight did expose a lot of holes, but Kline is also an elite grappler & a very high level fighter in her own right. In that fight we saw that kuziuntina has no striking (Gigi doesn’t really either so it’s ok) and her cardio wasn’t great once she faced resistance. When she got tired her takedowns because very labored. When she is allowed to do her thing, she is very dominant. She has incredible physical strength and her judo throws are nasty. Her speciality is armbars & she will pull them out of the craziest positions. Gigi is a stud, she is very young but has been dominant in bjj before transitioning to mma. She has yet to really be tested but the skill level is pretty clear in her fights. She is taking girls down and murdering them on the mat. I wouldn’t be shocked if we see an upset here, but I think Gigi’s grappling is too good and she’s gonna catch kuziutina in something
Tavarres vs. Ramirez
Aireon Tavarres, TKO, R1
Another strange one to call. I absolutely hated Ramirez’s tape when he was gonna fight for dwcs & he got embarrassed. Of course, his opponent is one of the best fighters from that season but it doesn’t change the fact Ramirez is terrible. His striking is super sloppy and he really doesn’t hit that hard. His wrestling is pretty trash nor does he use it a ton. I’m not sure going down a weight class will help him either, he’s already turning around pretty quick after a beatdown and now has to cut more weight. This other guy have never heard of but he seems good. Clearly someone knows something if he drew a dwcs vet as an opponent
Shields vs. Leyva
Sarek Shields, SUB, R2
This is a tough one to call. I was very high on leyva but his last fight was just pathetic. The loss itself isn’t even bad but leyva looked like it was his first ever fight; his striking looked amateurish, he didn’t think to wrestle once, and he pretty much gave up the second he got hit. It’s weird because allegedly he’s a Greco Olympian but he never uses it. It’s also important to note Greco is kind of **** for mma (probably why leyva never uses it). His striking looked good in other fights so I am baffled as to why it looked so bad last time. Tbf brown is a tricky striker but not the type of guy to style on you like that. I did see leyva has been training day in and day out with the top middleweights/lhw at XC, so maybe we see some improvements. However, I just can’t get that last fight out of my head. Sheilds on the other hand is a terrible striker but a really good grappler. If leyva tries to shoot I think sheilds will lock up a guilly. I know leyva is likely gonna prove me wrong but I can’t pick him after last fight
Harris vs. Pagaoa
Aupuni Pagaoa, TKO, R3
I didn’t get the puni hype at first but this dudes hands are so clean. He is a very good boxer and has crazy power for the weight class. He doesn’t appear to be one of those fraudulent Hawaiians (looking at you puna) so that’s good. I imagine a few more wins and he is on dwcs next year
Oiyemhonlan vs. Miller
Trent Miller, TKO, R1
This will be a good test for miller. Hes clearly the A side being as he trains at XC but he has only fought cans. He is crushing them but hasn’t been tested. This other guy seems pretty bad but he has a huge frame and we saw in his last fight that length can sneak up on you if you aren’t careful. I’m going with the A side here
Hauser vs. Penha
Eduardo Penha, SUB, R2
Penha is very interesting to me. His dad is grappling legend Sergio Penha & Eduardo has translated that skill to mma. He hasn’t fought many people who can test him yet, but his grappling looks incredible thus far. That kimura he hit using his legs in his debut was so crafty
Jones vs. Barzilay
Tyler Jones, DEC
Not sure how to feel about Barzilay yet
Jones vs. Shapiro
Shane Shapiro, SUB, R1
Will be interesting to see how Shapiro looks. Hes been training mma for a while but hasn’t really been active. He is the grappling coach at syndicate & we saw with his appearances on the fight pass invitationals, that his bjj is pretty good. He beat two very solid ufc fighters with ease. Of course, this is mma and not grappling so he could be a can but I think he should cruise here
* Edited at 12.05.2023, 9:16 AM ET *
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
2023.12.06
11:05 AM ET
bout announced
Taha Bendaoud vs. Shad Walters at 135 lbs (61.2 kg)
2023.12.10
4:31 PM ET
event start time updated
From Friday, December 15 at 8:00pm ET to Friday, December 15 at 10:00pm ET
2023.12.10
4:31 PM ET
event picks deadline updated
Fantasy picks now lock at Friday, December 15 at 7:00pm ET
12.11.2023 | 9:46 PM ET
@ayylmao
1 thing too, Kline did look pretty damn huge compared to Kuziutina in that fight. When Kuziutina wasn't strong enough to overpower Kline with her Judo she was a sitting duck.
(And Kline's now fighting at 125.)
1 thing too, Kline did look pretty damn huge compared to Kuziutina in that fight. When Kuziutina wasn't strong enough to overpower Kline with her Judo she was a sitting duck.
(And Kline's now fighting at 125.)
* Edited at 12.11.2023, 9:51 PM ET *
"They killed Jesus for speaking the truth..."
12.11.2023 | 10:04 PM ET
Predictions: 3 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 230 Points | Tied for 348th
Yep that’s true. Kline is also (imo) an elite grappler in her own right & arguably the top wmma prospect so not even a bad loss.
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
12.13.2023 | 7:49 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 6 of 10 Winners, 2 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 216th
Bekoev vs. Fernando
Azamat Bekoev, TKO, R3
Fernando isn't bad, but damn I question his decisions in that last fight. He attempted to grapple when the fight had got too deep and he had nothing left to be effective. with that said, he did okay standing with Almeida so he's live for a KO
Kuziutina vs. Canuto
Giovanna Canuto, DEC
This is an interesting fight for Canuto, honestly might switch picks throughout tomorrow and Friday.
Oiyemhonlan vs. Miller
Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan, TKO, R2
Don't sleep on Oiyemhonlan
Azamat Bekoev, TKO, R3
Fernando isn't bad, but damn I question his decisions in that last fight. He attempted to grapple when the fight had got too deep and he had nothing left to be effective. with that said, he did okay standing with Almeida so he's live for a KO
Kuziutina vs. Canuto
Giovanna Canuto, DEC
This is an interesting fight for Canuto, honestly might switch picks throughout tomorrow and Friday.
Oiyemhonlan vs. Miller
Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan, TKO, R2
Don't sleep on Oiyemhonlan
2023.12.13
10:30 PM ET
bout status update
Bendaoud vs. Walters Changed from Confirmed to Cancelled
2023.12.14
2:00 AM ET
bout announced
Patrick Cornett vs. Shad Walters at 140 lbs (63.5 kg)
12.14.2023 | 3:05 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 3 Perfect, 545 Points | Tied for 58th
"I don't try to intimidate anybody before a fight. That's nonsense. I intimidate people by hitting them. Mike Tyson"
12.15.2023 | 3:46 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 375 Points | Tied for 278th
Kuziutina vs. Canuto
Giovanna Canuto, DEC
6vv4
Giovanna Canuto, DEC
6vv4
12.15.2023 | 10:41 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Ronny Hauser vs. Eduardo Penha
Eduardo Penha, SUB, R1.
Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan vs. Trent Miller
Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan, TKO, R2.
Jordan Harris vs. Aupuni Pagaoa
Aupuni Pagaoa, DEC.
Natasha Kuziutina vs. Giovanna Canuto
Giovanna Canuto, DEC.
Azamat Bekoev vs. Lucas Fernando
Lucas Fernando, TKO, R3.
Eduardo Penha, SUB, R1.
Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan vs. Trent Miller
Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan, TKO, R2.
Jordan Harris vs. Aupuni Pagaoa
Aupuni Pagaoa, DEC.
Natasha Kuziutina vs. Giovanna Canuto
Giovanna Canuto, DEC.
Azamat Bekoev vs. Lucas Fernando
Lucas Fernando, TKO, R3.
* Edited at 12.15.2023, 10:41 AM ET *
2023.12.15
10:21 PM ET
Fighter Announcements
Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan vs. Trent Miller
Tapology Community Predictions: 361
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KO/TKO
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Submission
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Decision
2023.12.15
10:23 PM ET
Round 1 In Progress
Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan vs. Trent Miller
12.15.2023 | 10:27 PM ET
MILLERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
"Self-imposed discipline is the surest way to increase the quality of your existence. "
2023.12.15
10:27 PM ET
bout result
Trent Miller defeats Oseyiomon Oiyemhonlan via Submission at 3:03 of Round 1
12.15.2023 | 10:28 PM ET
Nice lil guillotine by Miller
"They killed Jesus for speaking the truth..."
12.15.2023 | 10:35 PM ET
Predictions: 3 of 10 Winners, 1 Perfect, 230 Points | Tied for 348th
Yeah he fumbled that one bad
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
2023.12.15
10:42 PM ET
Fighter Announcements
Jordan Harris vs. Aupuni Pagaoa
Tapology Community Predictions: 352
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KO/TKO
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Submission
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Decision
2023.12.15
10:44 PM ET
Round 1 In Progress
Jordan Harris vs. Aupuni Pagaoa
12.15.2023 | 10:48 PM ET
omg LOL
"Self-imposed discipline is the surest way to increase the quality of your existence. "
2023.12.15
10:49 PM ET
bout result
Jordan Harris defeats Aupuni Pagaoa via KO/TKO at 3:23 of Round 1
12.15.2023 | 10:51 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 595 Points | Tied for 20th with 8 others
What a kick
12.15.2023 | 10:53 PM ET
Perfect placement in that kick
"They killed Jesus for speaking the truth..."
12.15.2023 | 10:53 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 615 Points | 17th Place
Two things are strange: Why Miller was the underdog and how come so many people faded Harris - who was obvious to win this one.
2023.12.15
11:05 PM ET
Fighter Announcements
Sarek Shields vs. Alfonso Leyva
Tapology Community Predictions: 351
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KO/TKO
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Submission
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Decision
12.15.2023 | 11:05 PM ET
Chris Curtis in the hooooooooouse
"Self-imposed discipline is the surest way to increase the quality of your existence. "
2023.12.15
11:07 PM ET
Round 1 In Progress
Sarek Shields vs. Alfonso Leyva
12.15.2023 | 11:16 PM ET
ssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
"Self-imposed discipline is the surest way to increase the quality of your existence. "
2023.12.15
11:16 PM ET
bout result
Alfonso Leyva defeats Sarek Shields via KO/TKO at 2:51 of Round 2
12.15.2023 | 11:21 PM ET
Predictions: 5 of 10 Winners, 0 Perfect, 250 Points | Tied for 335th
Pagaoa bum
12.15.2023 | 11:30 PM ET
Deontay Wilder?????
"Self-imposed discipline is the surest way to increase the quality of your existence. "
2023.12.15
11:33 PM ET
Fighter Announcements
Aireon Tavarres vs. Mitch Ramirez
Tapology Community Predictions: 361
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KO/TKO
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Submission
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Decision
12.15.2023 | 11:35 PM ET
Predictions: 8 of 10 Winners, 4 Perfect, 595 Points | Tied for 20th with 8 others
Has Ramirez improved since contender series? Let’s see
