Professional Fighters League (PFL) concludes its 2022 season TONIGHT (Fri., Nov. 25, 2022) with a massive night of fights at PFL 10, which will feature six title bouts to go along with six $1 million checks to the winners. Headlining the card will be a women’s Lightweight title fight between division champion, Kayla Harrison, and top contender, Larissa Pacheco.
MMAmania.com will deliver LIVE results and real-time play-by-play coverage of the entire PFL Championships main card below, which begins at 8 p.m. ET on ESPN+ pay-per-view (PPV). We’ll also provide quick results for the “Prelims” undercard on ESPN+, which will start streaming at 5:30 p.m. ET.
Co-headlining the event is a featherweight title fight between Brendan Loghnane and Bubba Jenkins, while Ante Delija will battle Matheus Scheffel in a Heavyweight affair. Also, Aspen Ladd will make her PFL debut when she takes on long-time veteran, Julia Budd.
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PFL 10 QUICK RESULTS:
155 lbs.: Kayla Harrison vs. Larissa Pacheco – Pacheco via unanimous decision (HIGHLIGHTS)
145 lbs.: Brendan Loughnane vs. Bubba Jenkins – Jenkins via third-round TKO (HIGHLIGHTS)
265 lbs.: Ante Delija vs. Matheus Scheffel – Delija via second-round TKO
145 lbs.: Julia Budd vs. Aspen Ladd – Ladd via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Stevie Ray vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier – Aubin-Mercier via second-round knockout (HIGHLIGHTS)
170 lbs.: Sadibou Sy vs. Dilano Taylor – Sy via unanimous decision
205 lbs.: Rob Wilkinson vs. Omari Akhmedov – Wilkinson via second-round TKO, doctor’s stoppage (HIGHLIGHTS)
145 lbs.: Marlon Moraes vs. Sheymon Moraes – Sheymon Moraes via third-round TKO (HIGHLIGHTS)
155 lbs.: Natan Schulte vs. Jeremy Stephens – Schulte via second-round submission (HIGHLIGHTS)
170 lbs.: Magomed Magomedkerimov vs. Gleison Tibau – Magomedkerimov via unanimous decision
125 lbs.: Dakota Ditcheva vs. Katherine Corogenes – Ditcheva via first-round knockout
155 lbs.: Biaggio Ali Walsh vs. Tom Graesser – Walsh via first-round knockout
PFL 10 PLAY-BY-PLAY:
Kayla Harrison vs. Larissa Pacheco
Round 1: Kick to the body from Harrison. Pacheco using a calm approach, doesn’t want to get overzealous. They clinch. Harrison with a nice trip and she is now in Pacheco’s guard. Dropping down punches, not much behind them though. Pacheco looking for an armbar but Harrison escapes. Big right hand from Harrison right on Pacheco’s nose. Pacheco trying to land hammer fists from the bottom, not very effective. Harrison gets up and she rushes back in as Pacheco can’t get the space to get up. Harrison starts to land some shots from the top position to close out the opening round. 10-9 Harrison
Round 2: Pacheco lands a huge right hand. Harrison is bleeding from the nose. Harrison goes in for the takedown and she pushes Pacheco up against the cage. Single leg for Harrison and she gets it. Pacheco has a guillotine, she almost has it and Harrison is free. Back to their feet and Harrison has her up against the cage. Pacheco looks a bit winded as she lands a calf kick. Harrison’s nose is still leaking. Harrison has also slowed down a bit. Pacheco lands a two-punch combination and Harrison stumbles. Pacheco on the attack as she senses the Harrison is hurt and she lands another right hand. Pacheco pushing the pace as Harrison goes in for the takedown. Stuffed. They go to the mat and Harrison tries an armbar. Pacheco escapes. 10-9 Pacheco
Round 3: Harrison shoots for a single leg and Pacheco stuffs again and starts raining down some hammer fists. Harrison gets the takedown. Pacheco is staying busy with huge shots from the bottom. Harrison looks a bit tired here. Harrison with a good right hand from top position. Pacheco shoots up a triangle. She has it. It’s tight! She is still squeezing and Harrison is fighting it. Harrison gets out of it. Nice try from Pacheco but Harrison survives. Pacheco spent a lot of energy trying to get that finish and now has Harrison on top of her. Harrison has full mount with 90 seconds remaining in the round. Shots to the side of the head from Harrison starting to deliver the ground and pound as the round comes to an end. What a close round and fight. 10-9 Pacheco
Round 4: Harrison shoots a double leg and she gets it. They fight on the ground for position and now Pacheco takes her back, looking for a rear-naked choke. Harrison reverses position now and she has control. Harrison takes Pacheco’s back and has one hook in. Great scrambles in this round and now Pacheco is up top and is in side control landing body punches. Pacheco with some huge shots to the body and now shots to the side of the head and blasts Harrison with three straight right hands on the way up. Harrison shoots in for the takedown, doesn’t get it. Pacheco is looking a bit revitalized now as she lands a nice jab and then a right hand. Harrison shoots again, stuffed. 10-9 Pacheco.
Round 5: I have Pacheco winning but it can be 2-2 easily going into the final round. Harrison shoots in for another takedown attempt, but it’s a pretty weak effort. Hip toss attempts from Harrison, Pacheco goes down briefly but she’s back up. Pacheco with a couple of knees up the middle. Hammer fists from Pacheco as Harrison is trying to the takedown. More hammer fists from Pacheco. Harrison isn’t letting go of the single leg. She lets it go and Pacheco now takes Harrison’s back. Harrison somehow gets back on top and Pacheco is fighting hard to to get back to her feet. Pacheco is still throwing heat from bottom. One minute remaining in this five-round fight. Pacheco is connecting bombs from the bottom and Harrison stands to her feet and dives in with a huge right hand that catches nothing but air. 10-9 Harrison
Final result: Pacheco def. Harrison via unanimous decision
Brendan Loughnane vs. Bubba Jenkins
Round 1: Jenkins with a high kick, then a jab. Kick to the body from Loughnane. Jab from Jenkins finds its target. One-two misses from Jenkins. Loughnane shoots in for the takedown and Loughnane escapes. Jenkins telling him he barely escaped. Jenkins with a nice left hook and he shoots in for the takedown. He has a single leg. Loughnane hanging tough. Jenkins still trying for the takedown. They separate. Nice jab from Jenkins, followed by a left hook. Jenkins dives in for a left hook and Jenkins crack Loughnane’s with a HARD right hand. 10-9 Jenkins
Round 2: Loughnane has a cut on the bridge of his nose, thanks to a stiff jab from Jenkins. Double jab. Nice low kick connects for Loughnane, he then follows it up with a kick to the body and a right hand upstairs. Jenkins shoots for a takedown and Loughnane is one again on the defense. Hammer fists for Loughnane and Jenkins takes his back. Loughnane escapes. High kick for Loughnane. Jenkins continues to stalk. Push kick attempt for Loughnane. Jenkins with a right jab. Low blow from Loughnane. Time is called. Action resumes. Kick to the body from Loughnane to close out the round. 10-9 Jenkins
Round 3: Jenkins comes out the aggressor. Another kick to the shin from Loughnane. Kick to the thigh from Loughnane. Stiff jab from Jenkins snaps Loughnane’s head back. Loughnane really working the low kicks and Jenkins’ shin is a mess. Loughnane lands a nice combination. Jenkins lands a right hand flush and Loughnane’s face is a bloody mess. Jenkins shoots for a takedown and it is stuff once again. Push kick for Loughnane. Jab for Jenkins lands. Loughnane is starting to let his fists fly a bit more here and he is connecting to close out the third round. 10-9 Loughnane
Round 4: Double jabs land f.or Jenkins. Jenkins shoots for the takedown and Loughnane spins away again. Nice right hand cracks Jenkins right in the jaw. Jenkins with a nice right hand on the chin. Loughnane cracks Jenkins with a nasty right hand and he drops him. He tries to get up but Loughnane pounces. He starts unloading and the referee steps in just as Jenkins was getting up. Loughnane comes through with a huge win.
Final result: Loughnane def. Jenkins via third-round technical knockout
Ante Delija vs. Matheus Scheffel
Round 1: Both men fire off left hooks to kick things off. Scheffel lands a left hand. Delija clips Scheffel with a crisp right hand that momentarily wobbles Scheffel. They are trading blows in the center of the cage and both men land some hard shots. Delija stuns Scheffel against with a left hook and he bring in the punishment and he drops Scheffel. He goes in for the kill and his is unloading bombs until the referee steps in to put an end to the fight! What a finish for Delija, who came up short last year in the $1 million fight.
Final result: Delija def. Scheffel via first-round technical knockout
Julia Budd vs. Aspen Ladd
Round 1: Feeling out process to begin. Jab from Budd, then a high kick. Budd grabs a hold of Ladd and she takes her down. She has her in a head lock and is now looking for a rear-naked choke. Ladd somehow reverses position and she now has her back and is raining down left hands, looking for the rear-naked choke. Ladd has a body lock in. Budd trying to wiggle her way out and she now reverses position and is in side control. Now Ladd sweeps and she has side control. Impressive transitions from these two ladies. Ladd firing down some big right hands and now some knees to her shoulder while she is in North/South position. 10-9 Ladd
Round 2: Budd goes in for the takedown and Ladd stuffs it. Thai clinch from Budd and she lands a knee to the midsection. Ladd driving her knee into Budd’s thighs. A real struggle up against the fence for the last two minutes. Budd trying to stop the takedown, while Ladd working hard to get it. Budd manages to separate. Ladd comes right back and she starts firing some hard shots. Ladd with an over-hand right than lands as she grabs a hold of Budd one more time up against the cage. They exchange knees as the round comes to an end. That was a close round. 10-9 Budd
Round 3: Ladd lands an overhand right and fires off a nice three-punch combo. Budd fires back with a one-two of her own. Ladd looking pretty good with her standup game, she keeps coming forward like a mini Terminator while Budd hangs in the pocket to deliver her own shots. Budd getting a bit more aggressive. Ladd keeps coming forward. Budd starting to find some success with here striking. Buff with a nice combination, looking much sharper and more alive in this round. Ladd shoots for the takedown and she is stood up by Budd. They are starting to throw bombs in the center of the cage, Budd perhaps sensing she is in need of a finish. They start throwing haymakers to close out the final 10 seconds. What a nice end to the fight. 10-9 Ladd
Final result: Ladd def. Budd via split-decision
Stevie Ray vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier
Round 1: Jab to the body from Ray. Aubin-Mercier fires back with a double jab. Low kick to the body from Aubin-Mercier. Ray pushes Aubin-Mercier up against the cage and they separate. Ray light on his feet, eats a kick to the body. Huge right hand from Ray lands. Aubin-Mercier eats it. Aubin-Mercier comes in with a two-punch combo. Aubin-Mercier tags Ray with a kick to the body and he drops Ray. He tags Ray again with a low kick and knocks him off his feet one more time. Wheel kick attempt from Stevie Ray. Aubin-Mercier tags ray with a solid right hand. A lot of nice action in the first round, a tight round. Round one is in the books. It was very close. 10-9 Aubin-Mercier.
Round 2: Aubin-Mercier tags Ray with a big left hand, then follows it up with a lazy kick. Ray takes his back and he slams Aubin-Mercier down hard to the mat. Aubin-Mercier getting the body lock and he is looking for a rear-naked choke. Aubin-Mercier fighting the hands and he is eating some shots to the side of the head. Ray isn’t letting this position go, has a good tight lock with the body triangle. Low kick from Aubin-Mercier after he gets out of the triangle. Ray being a bit aggressive with his attack. Kick to the side of the body and Aubin-Mercier drops Ray with a massive right hook. And he is out! WOW, what a finish!
Final result: Aubin-Mercier def. Ray via second-round knockout
Sadibou Sy vs. Dilano Taylor
Round 1: High kick from Sy top start things off. Solid body kick lands for Sy, Taylor felt that one. Sy goes upstairs with a kick and Taylor eats it. Taylor needs to pick up the pace. Sy content with staying on the outside peppering his foe with kicks to the body. He has the reach, distance to do this all night. Kick to the inner thigh lands for Sy. Taylor fires back with a body kick of his won. A lot of feints from Taylor, Sy with another low kick. High kick from Sy, Taylor returns fire to close out the round. 10-9 Sy
Round 2: Sy once again going to the well, utilizing his kickboxing game and lands a huge kick to the body. The thud was pretty loud. Kick to the thigh for Sy, Taylor catches and Sy stumbles backward. Push kick from Taylor. Taylor starting to get a bit more aggressive, he lands a nice jab that whips Sy’s head back, Taylor rushes in and gets a hold of Sy. Looking for the takedown. Fighting for position in the center of the cage and Taylor lands a right hand on the way out. Another solid kick to the body from Sy. Taylor will be feeling those tomorrow. Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Sy, his first real big punch he’s attempted. Taylor attempts a high kick but Sy evades as the round ends. 10-9 Sy
Round 3: Taylor shoots in for a single leg and Sy evades well. Double jabs from Sy catch nothing but air. Taylor has been more aggressive, but can not seem to close the distance enough to get a clean hit in. Front kick from Taylor and he rushes in to grab a hold of Sy. Nice jab from Sy. Under hooks for Sy now, a stalemate in the grappling department thus far. Taylor fires a couple of knees to the midsection and they separate. Taylor comes flying in for a single leg takedown and Sy simply moves out of the way like a matador. 10-9 Sy
Round 4: Sy now goes in for a takedown early but it is stuffed. Double jabs from Taylor in an effort to close the distance, but Sy uses his great footwork to once again evade. Sy lands another solid body kick. Taylor grabs a hold of Sy, fires a knee up the middle and they separate. Sy catches Taylor with a nice right hand as he comes in rushing. And another body kick form Sy, follows it up with a double jab, then a one-two. Taylor trying to put on the pressure and he fires off a high kick. They exchange low kicks, Sy will win that battle all day. Taylor now lands a solid kick to the body, then a jab. Taylor once again rushes Sy but can not and anything clean heading into the final round. 10-9 Taylor
Round 5: Taylor comes out trying to push the pace and is met by another kick to the body. Taylor the aggressor and pops Sy with a clean jab. They clinch and Taylor unloads some more knees. Taylor has to know he needs a knockout or submission to get the title and $1 million. Nice left hand for Taylor. Sy feinting, low kick to the shin. Tayor has a takedown stuff and now Sy changes levels. Taylor stops the takedown. Sy with a front kick, Taylor with a left hand. They exchange jabs. Nice right hand and then an uppercut from Sy. Taylor getting aggressive and he unloads a 1-2 combo. Sy manages to evade and goes to the kick to the body again. Taylor feeling the pressure to get something going but it could be too little, too late. 10-9 Sy.
Final result: Sy def. Taylor via unanimous decision
Rob Wilkinson vs. Omari Akhmedov
Round 1: Big low kick from Akhmedov, then he slips to his back on a push kick attempt. Another low kick from Akhmedov. Double jab from Akhmedov. Nice uppercut lands for Wilkinson. Akhmeddov complains of a low blow. Right hand from Wilkinson, who loses his mouthpiece. Akhmedov shoots, stuff. Wilkinson lands a right hand down the middle. Another right uppercut lands for Wilkinson, who goes on a blitzing attack. Akhmedov keeps losing his balance quite a bit. A low calf kick lands for Akhmedov. Wilkinson bulls his way and takes Akhmedov down, or he slipped. Flying knee lands for Wilkinson and Akhmedov is dazed as the round comes to an end. 10-9 Wilkinson
Round 2: Stiff jab stuns Akhmedov and they are trading in the center of the cage. Akhmedov just can not seem to keep his balance, he is slipping all over the Smart Cage. Wilkinson once again rushes his foe, who then goes for the takedown. Akhmedov pulls guard and Wilkinson is now trying to mount. Akhmedov fights his way back to his feet. Nice right hand lands for Akhmedov. A low kick from Wilkinson finds its spot and he lands a right hand, and then an uppercut and Akhmedov is stunned a bit, and he’s bleeding all over the place. Wilkinson drops Akhmedov with a huge right hand. Akhmedov recovers and he goes for the takedown. The referee calls for time so the doctor can check Akhmedov’s cut. He has a nice big gash on his right eye. Fight continues. Wilkinson looking for the kill, Akhemdov determined to push through and Wilkinson lands a nice combo, then an uppercut. Akhmedov is tough. Wilkinson piling on the punishment, the referee wants to step in and Akhmedov makes it to the bell. Wow, he was close to getting finished again. 10-9 Wilkinson
Akhmedov’s corner was trying hard to stop the bleeding of his cut. The doctor once again gave it a look and decided to not let the fight continue.
Final result: Wilkinson def. Akhmedov via second-round TKO (doctor’s stoppage)
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