BAGHDAD CROWNED NEW LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION!! MURPHY STOPS FRAZZATO!!

RFA 21 - JUUSOLA vs. BAGHDAD  QUICK RESULTS & PHOTOS LAS VEGAS, Nevada -Late replacement Zach Juusola (10-3) proved a worthy adversary, but Mehdi Baghdad (11-3) claimed the RFA's vacant lightweight belt with a crushing fourth-round knockout via elbow. The contest served as the headlining bout of Friday's RFA 221 event, which took place at The Hangar at the OC Fair & Event Center in Costa Mesa, Calif., and aired on AXS TV. RFA 21 Quick Results: (click any photo to be taken to that gallery) Mehdi Baghdad def. Zach Juusola via TKO (elbow and punches) - Round 4, 2:47 to claim vacant lightweight title Joe Murphy def. Bruno Frazatto via TKO (punches) - Round 1, 2:59 Chase Gormley def. Dale Sopi via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-26, 30-26)  Francisco France def. Mikey Gomez via technical submission (arm-triangle choke) - Round 1, 1:43 Sam Toomer def. Altair Alencar via majority decision (29-28, 28-28, 29-27) Khalil Rountree vs. Blake Troop via knockout (punches) - Round 1, 0:39  ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR LOCAL ORANGE COUNTY PARTNERS:     ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ About RFA: RFA is a professional mixed martial arts promotion that gives rising stars and top contenders the opportunity to prove their talent to fans and leaders in the industry. The RFA presents up to 10 fights annually around the United States including Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Denver and Milwaukee. RFA can be seen live in over 40 million homes nationally through its television deal with AXS TV. Based in Las Vegas, Nevada, RFA is one of the most active and respected MMA organizations in the fastest growing sport in the world. (The Octagon, Ultimate Fighting Championship®, UFC®, and the eight-sided competition mat and cage design are registered trademarks owned exclusively by Zuffa, LLC. All rights reserved).   About AXS TV Fights: AXS TV Fights is renowned for its universally recognized Friday Night Mixed Martial Arts and Kickboxing events. As Your Home For MMA, AXS TV utilizes an expansive network of promotions from the United States, Canada, and Europe. And Asia to broadcast more LIVE fights than any other television network. "The Voice" Michael Schiavello and five-time MMA world-champion Pat Miletich provide viewers expert play-by-play, in-depth fighter coverage, and extensive analysis to each fight card. AXS TV broadcasts world-class LIVE fight events from RFA, Lion Fight, Legacy FC, and MFC every Friday night at 7 p.m. PT / 10 p.m. ET.