XFC 23: Louisville Slugfest took place last night from the Kentucky International Convention Center in Louisville, Kentucky.
The main card aired live on AXS TV and featured former UFC fighter Shamar Bailey meeting former Bellator fighter Luis Santos and Zach Underwood taking on Deivison Ribeiro.
In the nights featured contest, Luis Santos dispatched Shamar Bailey quickly and easily. When the bell rang the two touched gloves and almost immediately Santos landed a brutal head-kick stunning Bailey. Bailey then went for a lazy takedown but it didn’t matter as Santos was already dropping heavy strikes and the referee called a stop at the 1:02 mark of the first round. The victory pushes Santos’s record up to 55-9-1, while Bailey drops to 15-9.
In other action, Zac Underwood stunned the Louisville crowd with a dominant unanimous decision victory of Deivision Ribeiro. From the onset Underwood made it clear that he wanted to clinch and keep the fight on the ground and that is exactly what he did.
Each round was almost a carbon copy of the last, which Underwood pushing clinch-work early on in the rounds. From there he looked to continually secure takedowns and focus on having top-position for the majority of the rounds.
The only real opportunity Ribeiro had in the fight was at the beginning of the second round when the less experienced Underwood gave up position on his back and Ribeiro tried working for a submission. Fortunately for Underwood, the was able to squeak out and ride to a unanimous decision upset. The win pushes Underwood’s record to 11-4 and drops Ribeiro’s to 23-9.
Full XFC 23 Results:
Main Card: (AXS TV)
Luis Santos defeated Shamar Bailey via TKO (strikes) – RD 1, 1:02
Zach Underwood defeated Deivison Ribeiro via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Stephanie Eggink defeated Brianna Van Buren via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Joey Diehl defeated Eric Moell via submission (guillotine choke) – RD 2, 0:31
Gerardo Julio Gallegos defeated John Troyer via TKO (strikes) – RD 2, 1:41
B.J. Ferguson defeated Charles Stanford via TKO (strikes) – RD 1, 0:59
Preliminary Card: (Not Aired)
Eugene Perrin defeated Augusta Tindall via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Scott Hope defeated Joshua Blanchard via TKO (strikes) – RD 1, 1:25
Brandon Sandefur defeated Josh Cooper via submission (rear-naked choke) – RD 2, 1:35
Brandon Hurst defeated Eric Jarvis via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)