LUÂN ĐÔN — (Tháng bảy 16, 2016) - Douglas Lima (27-6) và 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.
Các sự kiện chính của “Bellator 158: London” 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 từ phút, 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). Với chiến thắng này, Vôi, 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. Hiện nay, 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, nhưng Michael Page (12-0) managed to do just that with his second round finish of Evangelista “Cyborg” (21-19) on Satuday night in London. Đoạn kết đến tại 4:31 của khung thứ hai, when Cyborg shot for a takedown but was caught in the head with a knee that sent him sprawling to the mat.
Sau đó, “Venom” continued to do what he does best – entertain.
Click here to watch the post-fight celebration everyone is talking about.
Francis Carmont Submits Opponent in Opening Round
In light heavyweight action, Francis Carmont (25-11) đánh bại Lukasz Klinger (7-3) via submission to bounce back from his defeat at the hands of Phil Davis. Sự kết thúc đến lúc 3:54 của khung mở, 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) giữ lục bất bại của mình còn nguyên vẹn, 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. Cuối cùng, it didn’t matter, as the 19-year-old cruised to a unanimous 30-27 chiến thắng.
Kết quả sơ bộ thẻ:
James Mulheron (9-1) đánh bại Neil Grove (12-8-1) thông qua quyết định nhất trí (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)
Michael Shipman (9-1) đánh bại Dom Clark (7-10) qua trình (Anaconda Choke) R1
Pietro Menga (13-0) đánh bại Spencer Hewitt (12-11) knockout (cú đấm) tại :41 of R1
Luiz Tosta (8-4-1) và Dean Garnett (7-0-1) fought to majority draw
Jason Radcliffe (9-2) đánh bại Jack Mason (29-16-1) knockout (đầu gối) tại :14 of R1
Manuel Garcia (28-19) đánh bại Alex Reid (11-10-1) thông qua quyết định nhất trí (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Danny Mitchell (18-7) đánh bại C.J. Meeks (5-2) qua trình (twister) 4:25 of R1
Nathanial Wood (9-3) đánh bại Chase Morton (6-3) qua trình (phía sau naked sặc) tại 3:59 of R3