Ilima-Lei Macfarlane performs Armbar, retains the flyweight championship in the Bellator 201 poster head

Ilima-Lei
Macfarlane is again noted from the opportunity

The undefeated Hawaiian submissive Alejandra
Lara with a third-round armbar to preserve the Bellator
MMA women's flyweight championship in the
Bellator 201 headlines Friday at the Pechanga Resort and
Casino in Temecula, California. Lara (7-2, 1-1 Bellator) conceded
defeat 3:55 in Round 3, his series of three fight wins to a

Macfarlane (8-0, 7-0 Bellator) sailed
difficulty in the first round, where the challenger scrambled into
upper position, resisted a triangle attempt and rolled behind
it before moving from lateral control to north-south
position. Lara's momentum was short-lived. Macfarlane shot a
corner in Round 2 and press the accelerator in the third. There, she
dodged a turning elbow, dragged Lara to the canvas, made the transition
at the back and reaches full assembly. The elbows fell afterwards,
Macfarlane isolated the Colombian member and sat on the
arm bar. After a protracted fight, Lara chose to shoot

In the co-main event, former Gladiator champion Challenge Saad Awad cut
down Ryan
Couture with punches in the first round of his wrestling
confrontation at 160 pounds. Couture (11-6, 3-3 Bellator) succumbed to
breath 4:29 in Round 1, as he lost for the third time in four

Awad (23-9, 11-6 Bellator) remained busy with the combination of punches,
held his in melee and probed for openings. The 35-year-old
stitching stitched with a right hand, supported it at the fence and
unleashed a flurry of punches with both hands, a final uppercut
prompting referee Jason Herzog to act

Still as strong at 35, Awad won four bouts in a

Meanwhile, net counters, well timed takedowns and chew clock
top control worn American Top Team & # 39; s Valerie
Letourneau to a unanimous decision on the undefeated previously
Kristina
Williams in a three-round battle at 125 pounds. Letourneau
(10-6, 2-0 Bellator) swept the scorecards with 29-28 points of all
three judges

Williams (2-1, 2-1 Bellator) initiated a number of wild standup
exchanges but never connected with a fight-altering shot.
Letourneau knocked him down with a right hook in the first round
and cleared the gains of the Oklahoman with a pair of crucial disassemblies
In the third. She spent more than three minutes running out
punches and elbows inside the Williams Guard, in the operator
benefits in times of decline.

Letourneau, 35, has recorded consecutive victories since his separation
with the
Ultimate Fighting Championship in 2016.

Elsewhere, former King of
the Cage champion Juan
Archuleta knocked out Robbie
Peralta with a pronation right and subsequent marterfists in
the third round of their featherweight showcase. Peralta (19-9, 0-1
Bellator) s inclined 14 seconds in round 3, losing for fifth
time in six appearances.

Archuleta (19-1, 2-0 Bellator) kept the Californian well traveled
unbalanced throughout their encounter, incorporating a variety of
kicks – jumping knees and a wheel kick included – with a
stifling clinch and strategic takedowns. At the beginning of the third
round, he blew Peralta with a pronation right, followed him to
the canvas and sealed the case with a volley of hammers.

Archuleta, 30 years old, unleashed 14
victories.

In another action, three-time NCAA wrestling champion Ed Ruth (6-0)
arranged by Andy Murad
(15-3) with 4:59 punches in the second round of their
welterweight deal; Arizona Combat Sports prospect Tyrell
Fortune (5-0) ranked Giovanni
Sarran (5-3) with punches 4:35 in the second round of their
heavy waste; Bodyshop team export Joey Davis
(4-0) remained undefeated with a unanimous decision over Craig
Plaskett (2-3) in a three-weight welterweight match, drawing
30-26 points on the entire chart; Representative of the US High Level Team Jordan
Young (9-0) submitted Jamal
Pogues (4-2) with a triangle strangling 3:50 in the third round of
their slight fight against heavyweights; Keri
Anne Taylor-Melendez (2-0) hired Tiani Valle
(1-1) with a naked rear strangulation 2:46 in the first round of their
women's straw matching; and Jay-Jay
Wilson (1-0) Submitted by David Conte
(0-1) with a naked rear strangulation 59 seconds in the first round of
their inclination in featherweight.