Alfie Davis secured a spot in the PFL World Tournament lightweight finals, defeating ex-Bellator champion Brent Primus on Friday night.
After struggling to get Davis to the canvas in the early going, Primus pulled guard and looked to control Davis’ posture with his rubber guard. As Davis looked to fight his way out, Primus started fishing for a gogoplata.
Davis defended, but gave up his position, allowing Primus to get top control and rain down some ground strikes, busting open his opponent in the process.
Davis fared much better in the second round, fending off all of Primus’ takedown attempts and frustrating the former Bellator lightweight titleholder with his striking from long range.