LONDON — (Iúil 16, 2016) - Douglas Lima (27-6) agus Paul Daley (38-14-2) had been bound to cross paths throughout their Bellator MMA tenures, and on Saturday night at The O2 in London, the welterweight battle finally came to a head.
An imeacht is mó de “Bellator 158: Londain” pitted the former 170-pound titlist against “Semtex,” an Englishman who has been on a tear since coming back into the fray. Over the course of 15 nóiméad, the two warriors ripped into each other’s bodies, rocking their foe with shots and scoring takedowns. Much to the chagrin of Daley’s hometown faithful, Lima got the better of Daley, earning a unanimous decision of (30-27 x3). Leis an bua, Aol, eyes a rematch with Andrey Koreshkov, the man who took his title nearly a year ago.
Matt Mitrione Moves to 2-0 Under the Bellator MMA Umbrella
Matt Mitrione (11-5) returned to the Bellator MMA cage fresh off his victory at “Bellator: Dynamite 2” and finished Oli Thompson (17-9), winning his second fight in three weeks. “Meathead” and the former Britain’s strongest man winner went toe-to-toe for the better part of two rounds, but at 4:21 in the second frame, Mitrione turned the lights out for Thompson. Anois, Mitrione moves ever closer to a shot at the vacant heavyweight belt, something he hopes to claim before the end of 2016.
Michael Page’s Knee Catches Itself A ‘Cyborg’
It’s rare when antics following a fight upstage a flying knee knockout, ach Michael Leathanach (12-0) managed to do just that with his second round finish of Evangelista “Cyborg” (21-19) on Satuday night in London. An deireadh tháinig ag 4:31 den dara fráma, when Cyborg shot for a takedown but was caught in the head with a knee that sent him sprawling to the mat.
Ina dhiaidh sin, “Venom” continued to do what he does best – entertain.
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Francis Carmont Submits Opponent in Opening Round
In light heavyweight action, Francis Carmont (25-11) defeated Lukasz Klinger (7-3) via submission to bounce back from his defeat at the hands of Phil Davis. An deireadh tháinig ag 3:54 den fhráma oscailte, when Georges St. Pierre’s training partner used the D’Arce choke to make his opponent tap out.
James Gallagher is 19-Years-Old & is a “Strabanimal”
In the opening contest of "Bellator 158: London” James Gallagher (4-0) choinnigh a thaifead undefeated slán, cruising to a unanimous decision victory against Mike Cutting (6-6). “The Strabanimal” did all he could to have an action-packed Bellator MMA debut, but Cutting – who missed weight on Friday – relentlessly circled the cage, avoiding as much toe-to-toe combat as possible. Sa deireadh, it didn’t matter, as the 19-year-old cruised to a unanimous 30-27 bua.
Réamh Torthaí Cárta:
James Mulheron (9-1) defeated Neil Grove (12-8-1) trí chinneadh d'aon toil (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)
Michael Shipman (9-1) defeated Dom Clark (7-10) via aighneacht (Anaconda Choke) R1
Pietro Menga (13-0) defeated Spencer Hewitt (12-11) via knockout (Punch) ag :41 of R1
Luiz Tosta (8-4-1) agus Dean Garnett (7-0-1) fought to majority draw
Jason Radcliffe (9-2) defeated Jack Mason (29-16-1) via knockout (glúine) ag :14 of R1
Manuel Garcia (28-19) defeated Alex Reid (11-10-1) trí chinneadh d'aon toil (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Danny Mitchell (18-7) defeated C.J. Meeks (5-2) via aighneacht (twister) 4:25 of R1
Nathanial Wood (9-3) defeated Chase Morton (6-3) via aighneacht (chúl-naked choke) ag 3:59 of R3