UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Over 13 years into her professional career, Liz Carmouche might be hitting new highs with nine straight wins.
At 2024 PFL 4 on Thursday, Carmouche (22-7) submitted Kana Watanabe (13-3-1) with eight seconds left in the fight to earn four points and clinch her spot in the women’s flyweight playoffs. The stoppage came at 4:52 of Round 3. The fight took place at Mohegan Sun Arena.
Carmouche was on the bottom, in guard, when she threw up a lightning-fast submission attempt and locked it in. The tap came mere seconds later.
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The fight was a rematch of a June 2021 bout in Bellator that Carmouche also won. That one was by 35-second standing TKO.
The up-to-the-minute 2024 PFL 4 results include:
- Liz Carmouche def. Kana Watanabe via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 4:52
- Taila Santos def. Taila Santos via split decision
- Oleg Popov def. Davion Franklin via unanimous decision
- Tyrell Fortune def. Marcelo Golm via unanimous decision
- Ilara Joanne def. Shanna Young via unanimous decision
- Tim Johnson def. Danilo Marques via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:14
- Juliana Velasquez def. Lisa Mauldin via TKO (ground-and-pound) – Round 2, 1:30
- Sumiko Inaba def. Saray Orozco via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for 2024 PFL 4.
