India’s premier Mixed Martial Arts promotion, the Super Fight League, returned to Mumbai this past Friday for its 16th installment, and showcased a stellar fight card that produced some great finishes and match-ups.
SFL 16: The Aftermath
In the featured bout of the evening, BJJ specialist Sascha Sharma locked horns with 20-year-old MMA prospect, Marca Gomez Sariol. Sharma used his grappling and control on the canvas en route to earning a Unanimous decision win over the young Spaniard.
The co-main event saw Lena Ovchynnikova snap her losing streak under the SFL banner with an unorthodox Guillotine Choke submission victory over Indian-born Fathia Mostafa. The former managed to utilize her Muay Thai in the early exchanges, before locking in the aforementioned choke just past the mid-way point of the 1st stanza.
Other notable fights:
In what was an explosive encounter, fans in attendance were on their feet and gave a standing ovation to both Irfan Khan and Sachin Panwar. Both fighters put on an incredible fight for the audience, and would have definitely garnered ‘Fight of the Night’ honors. Irfan Khan pressured his opponent throughout the fight and was unlucky to have not earned a stoppage victory. Sachin Panwar, on the other hand, showed lots of heart by escaping his opponent’s near submission attempts, and moving forward.
Amit Thapa put on a beastly performance with a TKO win over Sandeep Kumar. Following a takedown, Thapa had two Americana submission attempts before gaining full mount. He then started raining down punches and forced a referee’s stoppage in controversial circumstances. There wasn’t any complaints from Sandeep Kumar, however, after the stoppage, but many felt that the official had stopped the fight too early.
MMASucka.com’s SFL 16 Three Stars:
1. Irfan Khan
2. Lena Ovchynnikova
3. Mohammed Shahid
Check out the full results of SFL 16 below:
- Sascha Sharma def. Marca Gomez Sariol via Unanimous Decision
- Lena Ovchynnikova def. Fathia Mostafa via Submission (Guillotine Choke) at 3:36 of Round 1
- Mohammed Shahid def. Abdul Hamid via TKO (Knees) at 3:17 of Round 3
- Amit Thapa def. Sandeep Kumar via TKO (Punches) at 2:34 of Round 1
- Irfan Khan def. Sachin Panwar via Unanimous Decision
- Arun Nagar def. Manoj Chuhan via Split Decision
- Sandeep Yadav def. Arun Singh Charak via Submission (Standing Guillotine Choke) at 0:35 of Round 3
The Super Fight League returns in two weeks when they bring you SFL 17: Friday Night Fights, so keep it locked to MMASucka.com for more information and updates. _______________________________________________________________________________________ Follow Thinesh on Twitter (@ThineshJohnMMA), and keep up with the latest MMA news from MMASucka via Twitter (@MMASucka) and Facebook
