BOISE, IDAHO (Травня 20, 2016) - Рафаель Карвалью (13-1) defended his middleweight belt in controversial fashion at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Айдахо в п'ятницю ніч, taking home a split decision win over at the expense of Мелвін Манхуф (30-13).
The packed house was less than enthusiastic with the judges’ рішення, which amounted to two 48-47 scores for Carvalho, while Manhoef took home one of the same tally.
З перемогою, the 29-year old Brazilian is now 4-0 under the Bellator MMA umbrella and continues to ride his remarkable 13-fight winning streak.
BELLATOR KICKBOXING: ST. LOUIS ANNOUNCED
The first fight for “Bellator Kickboxing: Вулиця. Луїс” has been announced in a rematch of sorts, викришування Джо Шилінг проти Hisaki Като. When the two first met at “Bellator 139: Конго проти. Волков,” Kato stunned Schilling with a “Superman punch” knockout that many pundits considered to be the “2015 Knockout of the Year.” That was MMA, and this time the two will fight in a kickboxing match. A world champion kickboxer, “Stitch ‘Em Up” Schilling will look for revenge against Kato, a karate striker.
Додаткові бої, including a main event matchup will be announced shortly.
The second event for the brand new Bellator Kickboxing promotion will take place on Червень 24, immediately following “Bellator: Dynamite 2” at the Scottrade Center in St. Луїс, and will air LIVE and FREE on SPIKE.
Featherweight Co-Main Event Ends in Unanimous Decision Victory for Pat Curran
It took all three rounds to determine a winner in the evening’s co-main event, але зрештою, former two-time Bellator champion Пет Карран (22-7) emerged victorious with a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) схилити на свою сторону Георгій Караханян (24-6-1). “Paddy Mike” connected with a great left hook that dropped Karakhanyan to the mat. The Chicago native relied heavily on his ground game in this one, consistently forcing Karakhanyan into uncomfortable positions and ultimately leading to the featherweight’s 12ї win under the Bellator MMA fray.
Heavyweight Slugfest Ends in Draw for Dan Charles and Augusto Sakai
The evening’s second heavyweight feature fight was heavily overshadowed by multiple low blows from the foot of Аугусто Сакаи (9-0-1), leaving Ден Чарльз (10-3-1) curled over the canvas and gasping for air. In a bout that took every bit of 15 хвилин, the judges’ scorecard concluded a majority draw (30-26 Чарльз, 28-28, 28-28), making it just the ninth in Bellator MMA history. Although the Brazilian Sakai remains undefeated, his nine-fight winning streak came to an end with the bittersweet finish at CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Айдахо. For Charles, it was the third time in his five-year career that a fight went the distance and the first of his 14 bouts to end in a majority draw.
Alexis Dufresne Shocks MMA World With Submission Victory Over Marloes Coenen
In a highly-anticipated female catchweight bout, Alexis Dufresne (6-2) delivered one of the largest upsets of the year by finishing Dutch superstar Марлоес Коен (23-7) with an armbar submission 4:33 у першому турі. Along with Miesha Tate, “Sneaky Zebra” becomes just the second fighter ever to force Coenen to tap out. Not far removed from the birth of her first child, the 25-year-old Dufresne was able to impress in her Bellator MMA debut, despite being a +500 невдаха.
Gormley Outlasts Beltran in Heavyweight Opener
During the opening contest at "Bellator 155: Карвалью проти. Манхуф," Джої Белтран (17-13) і Чейз Гормлі (13-5) traded blows in what was a heavyweight dogfight that took all three rounds to claim a victor. Наприкінці, it was Gormley that came out on top with the split decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29) win over “The Mexicutioner.” Gormley, a 32-year-old native of Los Angeles is now 7-0 when his fights go to the judges table. The win is his first with the Bellator MMA promotion and sixth of his last seven bouts.
Попередні результати Карткові:
Вінс Моралес (4-1) переможений Гамільтон Ash (3-2) via KO at 2:32 три раунди з
Джо Гамільтон (4-0) переможений Тайлер Freeland (3-1) за допомогою представлення (задній удушення) на 0:22 першого раунду
Кейсі Джонсон (5-0) переможений Брендон Рефтері (4-3) за допомогою представлення (задній удушення) на 1:16 два тури
Marcin відбудеться (22-4) переможений Дейв Янсен (20-4) одноголосним рішенням суддів (30-27, 29-28 2х)
Джессі Брок (22-8) переможений Olly Bradstreet (39-13) за допомогою представлення (задній удушення) на 3:57 три раунди з
Уілл Ноленд (16-6) переможений Шон Пауерс (9-6) нокаутом (удари) на 3:29 першого раунду
Скотт Thometz (10-5) переможений Джош Тайлер (7-4) одноголосним рішенням суддів (30-27, 30-25, 30-25)
Вета Артеага (2-0) переможений Джекі Vandenburgh (0-2) одноголосним рішенням суддів (29-27, 30-27, 29-28)