UFC strawweights Shauna Bannon and Puja Tomar battled at UFC London on Saturday looking to build momentum at 115 pounds on Saturday.
Bannon (6-1) came into the fight off a split-decision win against Alice Ardelean at UFC 304. The former Cage Legacy champion looked to make her way up the rankings in the strawweight division.
Tomar (9-4)
Round 1 both ladies came out firing side kicks to the lead legs before Tomar rushed in with strikes forcing Bannon to grab her put her on the fence.
Tomar got away and landed some shots on Bannon who played defense well. Bannon took the inside position and landed on Tomar taking advantage that she was real close to the fence.
Bannon took advantage of her opponent being unable to get away from the fence and landed a nasty head kick up close. A low blow from Tomar caused a timeout, and Bannon came out on fire when the clock started again.
Both ladies went in on a super aggressive exchange where both landed significant shots.
Round ended with Bannon landing a right hand up top.
Round 2 Bannon continued her side kick attacks forcing Tomar on the back foot once again. Tomar was clearly having issues dealing with those side kicks messing with her timing and game plan.
A spectacular head kick dropped Bannon just over 2 minutes, but found herself caught in an arm bar. After about 30 seconds of adjusting Bannon was able to get the elbow in the right place scoring the first finish of the night.
Official Result: Shauna Bannon def. Puja Tomar via R2 SUB (Arm Bar), 3:22
