Lion Fight 20 took place at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Connecticut last night. The main event featured Jorina Baars in her first title defense. Chantal Ughi was looking to dethrone Baars, the pair had previously fought years ago in a bout that Baars won by split decision. This time around the fight was not close. From the ring of the first bell Baars established herself as the stronger and more skilled fighter. She peppered Ughi's lead leg with kicks and the third round Baars scored a knockdown that Ughi was able to recover from, but the beating continued. Ughi's leg was a mess and in between the third and fourth rounds Ughi refused to get off her stool awarding Baar's her first Lion Fight title defense. Baars remains undefeated with the win.
In the co-main event Chris Mauceri was looking to add respected Thai veteran Sittisak to his list of wins, but Sittisak had different plans. The crafty veteran proved to be too skilled and experienced for Mauceri. Through out the fight he used great defense to avoid much damage from Mauceri's strikes and his elbows were his bread and butter. Mauceri showed toughness by pressing forward throughout the fight but Sittisak's counter attacks were very accurate. It was a valiant effort by Mauceri but Sittisak was simply the better fighter on the night and walked away with a unanimous decision win.
John Nofer and Jason Andrada met in a fight that had fans excited. After a close first round Andrada started the second round strong until Nofer changed the tied with an elbow that sent Andrada to the canvas. Once Andrada was up Nofer was like a shark smelling blood in the water. Nofer continued to pour on the pressure and throw elbows. The ending came when another elbow planted Andrada on the canvas. The referee jumped in to count for a split second then waived the fight. Big win for Nofer.
In the night's other bouts Jo Nattawut notched his third straight win under the Lion Fight banner with a unanimous decision win over Richard Abraham. Gaston Bolanos added another highlight reel knockout to his resume with a spinning elbow KO over Caleb Archer in the third round of their bout. Julio Pena kicked off the night's televised bouts with a devastating knockout of Tom Evans.
Results:
Jorina Baars def. Chantal Ughi via (T)KO at 3:00 of Rd. 3
Sittisak Por. Sirichai def. Chris Mauceri via Unanimous Decision
John Nofer def. Jason Andrada via (T)KO at 2:58 of Rd. 2
Jo Nattawut def. Richard Abraham via Unanimous Decision
Gaston Bolanos def. Caleb Archer via KO at 1:05 of Rd. 3
Julio Pena def. Tom Evan via KO at 1:30 of Rd. 1
Bryce Lawrence def. Tim Amorim via Split Decision
