Clay Collard had to earn his first Professional Fighters League Championship appearance the hard way.
In a surefire “Fight of the Year” contender, Collard held off a hard-chargingto win a closely-contesting unanimous decision triumph in the PFL 9 headliner at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York on Wednesday night. All three cageside judges submitted tallies in favor of Collard: 29-28, 29-28 and 29-28. The UFC veteran will advance to face defending PFL championCollard set the tone early, utilizing his trademark volume punching to the head and body to rack up a lead on the scorecards.
Meanwhile, Aubin-Mercier punched his ticket to a second consecutive PFL final with a technical knockout victory againstin their lightweight semifinal. “The Canadian Gangster” ended the contest with a salvo of punches and hammerfists from mount at the 4:41 mark of Round 2. Miranda sees a seven-bout winning streak snapped in defeat.
After a competitive opening stanza, Aubin-Mercier made his move. He dropped Miranda with a left hand early in the period and then quickly assumed top position. From there, the UFC veteran methodically hammered away with ground-and-pound while twice advancing to full mount. On the second occasion, Aubin-Mercier increased the intensity of his output, forcing referee Dan Miragliotta to step in on Miranda’s behalf.
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