PFL 9: Kayla Harrison submits Martina Jindrova, meets Larissa Pacheco in finals

Originally published at https://www.postwrestling.com/2022/08/20/pfl-9-kayla-harrison-submits-martina-jindrova-meets-larissa-pacheco-in-finals/

Kayla Harrison is going to the lightweight tournament final with another dominant win in the PFL.

Harrison submitted Martina Jindrova in the opening round of their semi-final contest after securing the mount position and finishing her opponent with an arm-triangle from the mount.

The Olympic gold medalist improves her pro record to 15-0 and will attempt to win her third PFL tournament in November.

The women’s lightweight tournament will see Harrison fight Larissa Pacheco for the third time.

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— Chamatkar Sandhu (@SandhuMMA) August 20, 2022

Pacecho was victorious on the same card on Saturday with a first-round TKO against Olena Kolesnyk at 2:09 of the first round.

Harrison holds two wins over Pacheco with a pair of decision victories in 2019.

Since their last fight in December 2019, Pacheco has gone 5-0 while Harrison’s arm has been raised seven times since their last meeting.

Saturday’s PFL card in London, England also featured the men’s featherweight semi-finals.

Bubba Jenkins submitted Ryoji Kudo by rear-naked choke at 1:49 of the first round and Brendan Loughnane earned a unanimous decision over Chris Wade with scores of 30-27 from the three judges.

The finals of the 2022 PFL season are scheduled for November with the following pairings:
*Heavyweight: Ante Delija vs. Mattheus Scheffel
*Light Heavyweight: Rob Wilkinson vs. Omari Akhmedov
*Welterweight: Sadibou Sy vs. Dilano Taylor
*Lightweight: Stevie Ray vs. Olivier Aubin-Mercier
*Featherweight: Bubba Jenkins vs. Brendan Loughnane
*Women’s Lightweight: Kayla Harrison vs. Larissa Pacheco