Sumiko Inaba punches her way to her fourth victory against Whittany Pyles in Round 1

Sumiko Inaba adds another finish in her record yesterday at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena after knocking out Pyles in the round. This marks Inaba’s fourth finishes win in Bellator – three wins by way of knock outs and one by way of submission.

POSTLIM | FLYWEIGHT · 125 LBS | PRO MMA. Sumiko Inaba defeats Whittany Pyles via KO/TKO at 1:22 of Round 1

Photo Courtesy of Lucas Noonan/BellatorMMA

 

Sumiko Inaba. Photo courtesy of Lucas Noonan, Bellator MMA

 

In 2020, Sumiko made a statement when she knocked out opponent Jessica Ruiz on her Bellator debut. The Maui girl got a massive win in May last year when she knocked out opponent Kristina Katsikis in the third round of the fight. 

After submitting Randi Field in October, Inaba’s name is definitely on the radar. Her third finish in a row in Bellator. 

This flyweight bout is monumental for Sumiko; fighting in front of her hometown is a dream come true for her. 

 

SUMIKO INABA POST FIGHT EMOTIONAL INTERVIEW

 

BELLATOR 279 RESULTS

BELLATOR 279: CYBORG VS. BLENCOWE 2 / ARCHULETA VS. STOTS MAIN CARD:

C-Cris “Cyborg” (26-2) defeated #1-Arlene Blencowe (15-9) via unanimous decision (49-45, 49-45, 49-45)

#3-Raufeon Stots (18-1) defeated #1-Juan Archuleta (25-4) via knockout (punch) at :16 of round three

Justine Kish (8-5) defeated #1-Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (11-2) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

#2-Patchy Mix (16-1) defeated #5-Kyoji Horiguchi (29-5) via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)

Yancy Medeiros (16-8) defeated #6-Emmanuel Sanchez (20-8) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

PRELIMINARY CARD:

Goiti Yamauchi (27-5) defeated Levan Chokheli (10-2) via submission (armbar) at 3:49 of round one

Sumiko Inaba (4-0) defeated Whittany Pyles (3-5) via KO (punch) at 1:22 of round one

Randi Field (3-1) defeated Maraya Miller (1-2) via submission (rear-naked choke) at :48 of round two

Jordan Winski (12-3) defeated Ryan Dela Cruz (12-9) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Bobby King (12-4) defeated Keoni Diggs (9-2) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)

Dayana Silva (10-7) defeated #6-Janay Harding (6-6) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

#9-Justin Gonzalez (13-1) defeated Kai Kamaka III (9-5-1) via split decision (28-29, 30-27, 29-28)

Lance Gibson Jr. (6-0) defeated Nainoa Dung (4-3) via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-25, 30-25)