Rayanne Amanda dos Santos Nets Atomweight Title in Dominant Invicta 53 Decision

Rayanne Amanda dos Santos took her game to another level.

The Marajo Brothers product walked away with the undisputed Invicta Fighting Championships bantamweight title, as she cruised to a unanimous decision over Jillian DeCoursey in the five-round Invicta 53 headliner on Wednesday at ReelWorks in Denver. Scores were 50-45, 50-45 and 48-47—all for dos Santos (14-6, 2-0 Invicta). That the fight never felt particularly competitive was a testament to the Brazilian’s considerable efforts.

Moments of success were few and far between for DeCoursey (6-4, 5-3 Invicta), who struggled and ultimately failed to match her challenger’s output, consistency and speed. Dos Santos tore into her with blinding combinations, incorporated leg kicks when the situation called for it and ran circles around her in the grappling exchanges. DeCoursey was left with significant damage to her left eye, multiple facial cuts and a ruptured cauliflower ear.

Meanwhile, Great Britain Top Team rep Olga Rubin disposed of Claire Guthrie with a buggy choke in the second round of their bantamweight co-main event. Rubin (9-3, 2-1 Invicta) slammed the door 4:23 into Round 2, winning for the third time in four appearances.

Guthrie (5-2, 4-2 Invicta) seized the reins at the start, alternating between effective combinations from a distance and a frustrating clinch along the fence. She battered Rubin’s midsection and legs with knee strikes in close quarters, incorporating short punches whenever the opportunity arose. Guthrie countered a trip takedown into top position late in the second round and immediately wandered into danger. Rubin bit down on the buggy choke with conviction and prompted the surprising tapout.

The setback snapped Guthrie’s four-fight winning streak.

Finally, damaging leg kicks, merciless forward pressure and superior output carried Jessica Correa Delboni to a unanimous decision over former King of the Cage champion Danielle Taylor in a three-round strawweight showcase. All three cageside judges scored it for Delboni (13-4, 5-3 Invicta): 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28.

Taylor (11-9, 1-4 Invicta) spent far too much time circling with her back to the fence, often limiting herself to one strike at a time. Xtreme Couture’s Delboni set a pace with which she was comfortable and maintained a purposeful rhythm, as she continued to target the legs and head with equal aplomb. Taylor never managed to force the Brazilian off her mark.

Delboni, 29, has won three of her past four bouts.

In other action, Monique Adriane (6-2, 2-1 Invicta) laid claim to a clear-cut unanimous decision over Nicole Geraldo (5-1, 0-1 Invicta), sweeping the scorecards with 30-27 marks across the board; Elise Pone (3-1, 3-1 Invicta) was awarded a unanimous verdict—30-27, 29-28, 29-28—over Liana Ferreira Pirosin (8-6, 1-4 Invicta) in a three-round flyweight encounter; Elisandra Ferreira de Oliveira (6-2, 2-0 Invicta) took a unanimous decision from Flor Hernandez (4-1, 0-1 Invicta) in a three-round atomweight tilt, drawing 30-27 scores from all three judges; and Ky Bennett (3-2, 1-0 Invicta) put away Kendal Holowell (2-3, 0-2 Invicta) with punches 4:04 into the second round of their flyweight pairing.