Pierangela Rodriguez Giunta Claims Vacant Strawweight Title in LFA 105 Main Event

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Pierangela Rodriguez Giunta is the new Legacy Fighting Alliance strawweight champion.

The main event of LFA 105 saw Giunta (6-0) face Svetlana Gotsyk in both of their promotional debuts. The power advantage of "La Fiera" became apparent seconds into the fight as she managed to hurt Gotsyk (13-5) several times. "Phoenix" would have her moments in the fight as Giunta's defense left her open to punches, but the Panama native kept advancing forward. The beating eventually became too much for Gotsyk to sustain as the fight was stopped at 1:16 of Round 5.

The co-main event was a featherweight battle between Jake Childers and Canaan Kawaihae. It was Kawaihae (6-1, 1 NC) that took advantage of the spot as the fighter locked in a ninja choke after stuffing a takedown. Childers (8-2) had nowhere to go and was forced to tap after just 20 seconds.

In light heavyweight action, Bruce Souto faced Cristhian Torres. Souto (14-3) managed to take down his veteran opponent, but Torres (15-12) was able to escape several rear-naked chokes. While he'd get reversed in the second frame, Souto was in control for most of the bout. The judges liked the grappling of Torres and all scored the fight 29-28 in his favor.

Former Ohio State wrestler Mark Martin showed why he's a welterweight prospect to watch at the expense of Renato Valente Alves. While Alves (7-4) was able to keep the fight on the feet, it was Martin (6-1) that landed the harder punches. After three rounds of action, the judges gave a split verdict to Martin with scores of 29-28, 28-29 and 30-27.

Tabatha Ricci proved why she was a heavy favorite over fellow strawweight Shawna Lee Ormsby. Ricci (5-0) nearly submitted Ormsby (2-4) in Round 1, but the flexibility of "Bam Bam" came in handy. In the second round, "Baby Shark" switched to delivering ground-and-pound rather than going for submissions, which led to a late stoppage. The referee stepped in to call off the bout at the 4:50 mark of Round 2.

In the main card's opening bout, Zac Pauga dominated fellow middleweight Logan Nail over three rounds. Pauga (3-0) was able to get the fight to the floor at will during the first two rounds and was clearly the better wrestler. Nail (2-2) was able to threaten late in the fight with a guillotine choke, but it wound up being too little, too late. The judges delivered scorecards of 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27, all in the favor of Pauga.

In preliminary action, Braden Pagaoa (1-0) blitzed Josh Islas (1-1) and notched a 12-second TKO win, and Jean-Paul Lebosnoyani (3-1) needed just 1:14 to tap Richardson Santos (1-2) with a guillotine choke.