Dan Argueta Dominates Mairon Santos Alves in LFA 123 Main Event

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Dan Argueta stayed undefeated after his first Legacy Fighting Alliance main event atop the LFA 123 card.

Argueta showed off his superior grappling early as he took down Mairon Santos Alves and that became a theme of the fight. In Round 2, Argueta (7-0) rained down punches from top position and put Alves (12-1) in danger. The final frame was more of the same as "The Determined" obtained another takedown and punished Santos with punches and elbows until the referee mercifully stopped the beating at 2:40 of Round 3.

The co-main event saw Askar Askar gain some pivotal momentum at bantamweight. "AK-47" was able to outstrike Ryskulbek Ibraimov over three rounds with neither fighter ever being in danger of being finished. The work of Askar (13-2) on the feet led to three 29-28 scorecards in his favor. Ibraimov falls to 19-10 with the defeat.

Josh Streacker hurt Miguel Jacob Elmokdisi with punches early in their 157-pound catchweight bout but wasn't able to put his opponent away in Round 1. What followed was a back-and-forth battle on the feet that saw each fighter have their moments in the final two frames with Elmokdisi (5-2) landing damaging kicks. The judges ultimately favored the work of Streacker (8-4), who took a split decision with scores of 28-29, 30-27 and 29-28.

Flyweight prospect Cody Davis picked up a dominant unanimous decision over Payton Brezinski. The superior ground game of Davis (5-0) shined as he nearly locked in several rear-naked chokes over the 15-minute fight. While Brezinski (4-2) survived, he never had any momentum in the fight. Scorecards were 30-26, 30-27 and 30-27 in the favor of Davis.

Logan Nail delivered a decisive finish against Halston Williams in the main card's lone light heavyweight bout. Nail (3-2) landed a crushing overhand right and then finished off Williams (1-2) with a series of punches. The stoppage came at 1:11 of Round 1.

The main card's first bout pitted featherweights Alberto Rodriguez and Beau Samaniego up against one another. As the fight continued, Samaniego (3-1) managed to break away and dictate the fight positionally while Rodriguez (3-2) struggled to put anything together. After three rounds of action, the judges awarded Samaniego a unanimous decision with scores of 30-26, 30-27 and 29-28.

In preliminary action, Kevin Fernandez (3-0) stayed undefeated as a professional and took a unanimous decision over Cody Linne (2-1); Gabriel Mota knocked out Tyler Hufnagle in just 18 seconds with a punch; and Justin Lovrich submitted Aleksander Keca with a rear-naked choke at 3:24 of Round 1.