In a closely contested match at PFL vs. Bellator on Feb. 24, Johnny Eblen secured a victory against Impa Kasanganay with scores of 29-28, maintaining his undefeated record at 15-0 and winning the Super Belt. Earlier, 47-year-old Yoel Romero triumphed over Santos with scores of 30-27 twice and 29-28, using effective leg kicks throughout the fight, despite not delivering the most entertaining fight and Santos having a history of double knee surgery. The event also highlighted personal stories, such as Eblen's relationship with OnlyFans model RebeccaJ, adding a unique backdrop to the athletic competition.
Johnny Eblen isn’t sure if his Onlyfans relationship is still intact after his win https://t.co/Ab24Ob8lK1
Doozy for Eblen there. Good to see him weather a very scary storm. I had it 29-28 Eblen but can easily see Impa winning 29-28 too. All down to that first.
Johnny Eblen not only wins this title belt stays 15-0 but he can keep those @OnlyFans Girlfriends #PFLvsBellator
Johnny Eblen takes the W and the Super Belt home! #PFLvsBellator LIVE NOW 🇺🇸 https://t.co/ZwqrGR9auB 🌏 https://t.co/KBGUrUXBLA https://t.co/rrC1VuUbdk
Eblen is tough ! I’d like to see if we could get a fight done ! #PFLvsBellator
Harvard Student Impa Kasanganay takes Unbeaten Bellator Champ Johnny Eblen the distance #PFLvsBellator https://t.co/CY4k8wlShb
Very good fight between Eblen vs Impa . I’m interested in seeing 2 more rounds . Both looked solid #PFLvsBellator
Hell of a fight between Eblen and Kasanganay. These fights should have been five rounds. #PFLvsBellator
Johnny Eblen and Impa Kasanagnay are badasses. Those final few seconds were insane #PFLvsBellator
29-28 Kasangany 10-9 Eblen in Round 3 with the use of his wrestling. Eblen closed the round with Kasangany's back landing GNP while Kasanganay was throwing elbows #PFLvsBellator
29-28 Johnny Eblen on my scorecard but I wouldn't be shocked to see Impa Kasanganay get that. It all comes down to R1 scoring. R2 clearly Impa, R3 clearly Eblen #PFLvsBellator
Wish we had two more rounds. 29-28 either way. Kasanganay in R2, Eblen in R3. It'll come down to the first.
Honestly this has been an amazing recovery from Eblen. I forgot to score R1 so not sure what the cards will look like, but if it was tied than Johnny really gutted this one out. #PFLvsBellator
29-28 Eblen. I would be comfortable with 28-28 though. @MMADecisions
EBLEN ON THE BACK!!!! IMPA TRYING TO DEFEND!!! BODY TRIANGLE FOR JOHNNY! Fight ends with both men throwing big shots! #PFLvsBellator
29-28 Eblen. #PFLvsBellator
29-28 Eblen on my card #PFLvsBellator
29-28 Impa Kasanganay for me. I think he won the first two rounds due to damage and Eblen took the third. Close fight, fully expecting a split decision. #PFLvsBellator
29-28 Eblen imo… we might see some weird scorecards here #PFLvsBellator
Eblen should get this 29-28 That was a fun one and I'd love to see them run it back over five.
BIG left hook for Eblen, but he's fine. Eblen shoots and scores the takedown. #PFLvsBellator
Impa uppercut, but he eats a left hoom sammich. BIG 1-2 for Eblen, Impa with the guard low and he's wide open for shots. Eblen landing big shots. #PFLvsBellator
Impa working angles, Eblen really wants to walk him down, but the shots coming back tough. Left hook for Impa, but Eblen throws a big right. Impa jab. Right hand Impa, Right hand Eblen and he follows it with a left. #PFLvsBellator
Eblen needed a lot more of that GNP. Impa was looking exhausted in the 2nd half of R2 #PFLvsBellator
20-18 Kasangany Kasangany dropped Eblen hurt him and locked up a tight guillotine choke. Credit to Eblen who did get his barring back and finished the round having Kasangany's back #PFLvsBellator
Round ends with Eblen on top landing left hands. #PFLvsBellator
Kasanganay dropped Eblen and hurt him with several hard shots on the feet. He takes the round, but strong end for Eblen with the grappling.
19-19 heading into the final round between Eblen and Impa
Definitely saw a little fatigue out of Impa after that near finish. Eblen getting these takedowns but he needs DAMAGE
Eblen has Impa on the fence again, landing knees to Impa's tree trunk legs. More knees from Eblen. Eblen with the body lock from behind and he gets Impa down! Eblen on the back with one leg laced. #PFLvsBellator
Eblen looks exhausted. This is shocking. #PFLvsBellator
EBLEN GOES DOWN EARLY IN ROUND 2 #PFLvsBellator https://t.co/152nxdVu1x
EBLEN IN TROUBLE!! #PFLvsBellator
Well gut check time for Johnny Eblen. He's hurt bad right now #PFLvsBellator
Oh shit. Impa floors Eblen early in R2
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10-9 Kasangany Kasanagany turned it on in the later portions of the round got the better of the striking controlled the cage and was first #PFLvsBellator
Impa drops Eblen with a huge right hand!
Impa is doing better than expected so far. Would be a massive upset if he can beat Eblen. #PFLvsBellator
Eblen vs. Kasanganay up now! Impa was the feelgood story of 2023, going undefeated and winning 205lb gold. He moves back to middleweight to face the undefeated Eblen who is a stud. #PFLvsBellator
Judges score the fight 30-27 30-27 & 29-28 for Yoel Romero @BellatorMMA is up 2-0. Not the most entertaining fight but Romero still looks like he has a lot left in the tank at 47 years old #PFLvsBellator
Scores: 30-27 twice and 29-28 for Yoel Romero #PFLvsBellator
29-28 Romero The leg kicks were the difference in this fight and you wonder how much longer Santos can keep fighting especially a few years off of double knee surgery #PFLvsBellator
Yoel Romero should get this decision… think he was good value at a Pick ‘em even though the fight was not fun to watch #PFLvsBellator
Santos' knees are barely hanging on at this point. Every kick Yoel lands it looks like he's about to topple over. #PFLvsBellator
19-19. 10-9 Romero in Round 2 Romero landed heavy leg kicks on Santos that were so impactful that Santos had to switch his lead leg and Romero started landing kicks on that leg with Santos showing signs of pain #PFLvsBellator
Yoel Romero has been investing in those low kicks through 2 rounds. 1 more round to go! #PFLvsBellator LIVE NOW 🇺🇸 https://t.co/ZwqrGR9auB 🌏https://t.co/KBGUrUXBLA https://t.co/TeEvt871Mt
So far Romero vs. Santos has been exactly what most expected, for better or worse. But Marreta is now reacting to even the slightest leg kick from Romero. #PFLvsBellator
10-9 Santos in Round 1 A very close round but felt that Santos did enough to win the round with an edge in strikes #PFLvsBellator
Santos vs. Romero is either going to be a boring dog shit fight or a strange, competitive war No in between #PFLvsBellator
Joaquin Buckley reacts to #Bellator champ Johnny Eblen making headlines for dropping $85K on OnlyFans model RebeccaJ and entertaining several different women in the lead up to his super fight against Impa Kasanganay at #PFLvsBellator on Feb. 24. 👀 “If his girl wit it, or if his… https://t.co/DCdJL4OARo
46 year old Yoel Romero weighs-in ⚖️ 💪🏽 🎥 @pflmma & @bellatormma https://t.co/oOeniyjYXB
10-9 Robles in Round 1 Robles was able to cut off the cage and land the harder and crisper strikes in the opening round. #A1Combat18
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