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Bellator 225 results: Alejandra Lara snaps two-fight skid with TKO of Taylor Turner

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – In the lone women’s fight of Bellator 225, Alejandra Lara put her multi-faceted abilities on full display and snapped a losing skid in the process.

The 25-year-old Lara (8-3 MMA, 2-2 BMMA) defeated Taylor Turner (4-6 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) by first-round TKO in her bantamweight debut at Webster Bank Arena.

In the opening minute, Lara took down her opposing foe Turner and eventually landed in the back sidemount. The two fighters eventually rose to their feet, but Lara dragged the bout to the ground once again.

From there, Lara brutalized Turner with ground and pound from the mount. Turner rolled to her back, but Lara continued the bombardment of fists. Completely stretched out, Turner was unable to defend herself. Referee Dan Miragliotta waived off the contest at 3:44 of Round 1.

With the victory, Lara snapped a two-fight losing streak. After kicking off her career 6-1, the Colombian fighter lost back-to-back flyweight outings to current champ Ilima-Lei Macfarlane and Brazil’s Juliana Velasquez.

Complete Bellator 225 results include:

  • Alejandra Lara def. Taylor Turner via TKO (ground and pound) – Round 1, 3:44
  • Yaroslav Amosov def. David Rickels via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 2, 4:05
  • Tyrell Fortune def. Rudy Schaffroth via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 2, 2:08
  • Nick Newell def. Corey Browning via submission (arm-triangle choke) – Round 1, 3:15
  • Connor Dixon def. Kastriot Xhema via submission (armbar) – Round 3, 2:08
  • Jon Manley def. Thiago Rela via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:47
  • Chris Disonell def. Mike Kimbel via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:54
  • Ricky Bandejas def. Ahmet Kayretli via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:21
  • Austin Vanderford def. Joseph Creer via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
  • Sabah Homasi def. Micah Terrill via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:17
  • Aviv Gozali def. Eduard Muravitskiy via submission (heel hook) – Round 1, 0:11
  • Khonry Gracie def. Oscar Vera via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 2:50

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