Tulsa, OK – Houston-based Legacy Fighting Championships made another stop outside the borders of the unusual confines in the State of Texas to hold Tulsa, OK captive with Legacy 35. The event took place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino with the main fight card televised live on AXS TV.
In the night’s main event, Brazilian import Leonardo Leite captured the Legacy light heavyweight title with a dominating performance over Oklahoma’s Myron Dennis. Leite did not allow Dennis a moment of reprieve in the fight, smothering him on the canvas and working a painful mix of ground and pound and submission attacks. After a flurry of shots to the head of a turtled up Dennis, the referee stopped the fight in the fourth round. The official time of the stoppage was 4:50.
Andrew Todhunter went straight beast mode on the grizzled Levi Avera in the fights co-main event. Todhunter wasted no time in muscling Avera around the cage, taking the fight to the ground where a rear naked choke ended the fight. The official time of the stoppage was 3:34 in round one.
Dave Barrow looked impressive in submitting Edward Cline with a first round armbar. The time of the submission was 3:21.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu champion and famed grappler Rafael Lovato was a force to be reckoned with in his Legacy FC debut controlling Canaan Grigsby throughout the opening round before ultimately submitting him with an arm triangle choke. The official time of the submission was 4:07.
East Texas’ Derrick Krantz smashed a game Daniel Roberts muscling him in the round before sinking in a modified arm choke. The time of the submission was 2:49 in round one.
James Warren stopped Jesse Chaffin via second round TKO (strikes). The official time of the stoppage was 4:17 in round two.
Justin “Darth” Rader defeated Jarrett Rouse with a first round rear naked choke. Official time of the submission was 3:22.
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