Kayla Harrison went the distance for the first time in her career, but the results were the same.
The two-time Olympic gold medal winning judoka improved to 4-0 as a pro fighter and earned herself three points in the lightweight standings with a unanimous decision win over short-notice replacement Larissa Pacheco (11-3) in the main event of PFL 12, the league’s season premiere, on Thursday at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York.
Harrison was in top control for almost the entire fight, setting the tone early with a takedown off of the cage and relentlessly working to improve position and keep Pacheco pinned to the mat.