ProElite 3 results: female Hitomi Akano puts up a fight

In the evening’s co-feature undefeated female prospect Sara McMann (5-0) kept her perfect record intact with an impressive win over seven-plus year veteran Hitomi Akano (18-9).

McMann looked to box in the opening round, but she quickly returned to her wrestling base and took the fight to the floor with a bit of an awkward shot. She avoided a choke attempt and looked to control from top position but was eventually brought back to her feet on a restart. When Akano moved inside to the clinch on the feet, McMann delivered a powerful slam to the floor.

McMann repeated the task in the second, displaying a massive power advantage over her foe. Akano worked well from her back, keeping the legs high and looking for options to end the fight. Despite a decent work rate from both, referee Yuji Shimada again brought the pair to the feet. McMann delivered with a few impressive strikes before again taking the fight to the floor. Akano looked for a kimura, but McMann pulled free from the hold. An accidental thumb in McMann’s eye forced another restart, but McMann quickly put the action on the ground yet again.

The third round saw more of the same, and while Akano was game until the final bell, McMann again slammed her to the floor on a few different occasions. In the end, McMann was unable to get the finish, but the impressive prospect left little doubt as to the victor of the contest, and she walked away with a unanimous decision win.

In the main event, Kendall Grove defeated Ikuhisa Minowa in a decision.

via ProElite 3 results: Grove, McMann victorious; Odoms-Martinez book final | MMAjunkie.com.