Biaggio Ali Walsh returned to the PFL cage on Saturday night at PFL Austin…
And left with a first-round submission loss that briefly had everyone in the building worried.
Facing undefeated prospect Gamid Khizriev on the prelim card, Walsh struggled from the opening seconds against an opponent whose grappling proved to be a serious test of his development.
Khizriev stayed composed and methodical, scoring takedown after takedown and repeatedly dragging Walsh to the mat, taking away the range and movement his boxing-based approach relies on.
Walsh worked his way back to his feet more than once, but couldn’t shake Khizriev’s pressure for long.
Khizriev eventually took the back and locked in a body triangle, then countered Walsh’s attempt to rotate free by shifting into a modified twister, a spinal compression hold requiring both technical precision and full positional control.
Walsh tapped at 2:32 of the first round.
What happened afterward drew more concern than the finish itself.
Once Khizriev released the hold, Walsh remained down, draped across his opponent’s leg and visibly in pain, prompting real worry from those ringside that he might need help leaving the arena.
He eventually got back to his feet and appeared to have avoided any lasting damage.
SCOTTISH TWISTER. Gamid Khizriev submits Biaggio Ali Walsh with a nasty spinal lock in the first round
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