BOISE, IDAHO (મે 20, 2016) - રફેલ Carvalho (13-1) defended his middleweight belt in controversial fashion at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, ઇડાહો શુક્રવારે રાત્રે, taking home a split decision win over at the expense of મેલ્વિન Manhoef (30-13).
The packed house was less than enthusiastic with the judges’ નિર્ણય, which amounted to two 48-47 scores for Carvalho, while Manhoef took home one of the same tally.
આ વિજય સાથે, 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: એસટી. LOUIS ANNOUNCED
The first fight for “Bellator Kickboxing: સેન્ટ. લૂઈસ” has been announced in a rematch of sorts, પોતાને મુકીને જૉ Schilling સામે Hisaki કાટો. When the two first met at “વોરિયર 139: કોંગો વિ. Volkov,” 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.
વધારાની લડાઇઓ, including a main event matchup will be announced shortly.
The second event for the brand new Bellator Kickboxing promotion will take place on જૂન 24, immediately following “Bellator: Dynamite 2” at the Scottrade Center in St. લૂઈસ, 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, પરંતુ અંતે, former two-time Bellator champion પેટ કુર્રન (22-7) emerged victorious with a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) જીતવા Georgi Karakhanyan (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 12મી 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 ઓગસ્ટો સકાય (9-0-1), leaving ડેન ચાર્લ્સ (10-3-1) curled over the canvas and gasping for air. In a bout that took every bit of 15 મિનિટ, the judges’ scorecard concluded a majority draw (30-26 ચાર્લ્સ, 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, ઇડાહો. 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 Marloes Coenen (23-7) with an armbar submission 4:33 પ્રથમ રાઉન્ડમાં પ્રવેશ. 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 લાચાર.
Gormley Outlasts Beltran in Heavyweight Opener
During the opening contest at "વોરિયર 155: Carvalho વિ. Manhoef," જોય Beltran (17-13) અને ચેઝ ગોર્મલી (13-5) traded blows in what was a heavyweight dogfight that took all three rounds to claim a victor. અંતે, 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.
પ્રાથમિક કાર્ડ પરિણામો:
વિન્સ મોરાલ્સ (4-1) પરાજય હેમિલ્ટન એશ (3-2) ખાતે KO દ્વારા 2:32 રાઉન્ડ ત્રણ
જૉ હેમિલ્ટન (4-0) પરાજય ટેલર Freeland (3-1) રજૂઆત દ્વારા (પાછળનું નગ્ન ચોક) ખાતે 0:22 રાઉન્ડ એક
કેસી જોહ્ન્સનનો (5-0) પરાજય બ્રેન્ડન Raftery (4-3) રજૂઆત દ્વારા (પાછળનું નગ્ન ચોક) ખાતે 1:16 રાઉન્ડ બે
Marcin યોજાય (22-4) પરાજય દવે Jansen (20-4) સર્વસંમત નિર્ણય મારફતે (30-27, 29-28 2એક્સ)
જેસી બ્રોક (22-8) પરાજય Olly Bradstreet (39-13) રજૂઆત દ્વારા (પાછળનું નગ્ન ચોક) ખાતે 3:57 રાઉન્ડ ત્રણ
વિલ Noland (16-6) પરાજય સીન પાવર્સ (9-6) KO દ્વારા (પંચની) ખાતે 3:29 રાઉન્ડ એક
સ્કોટ Thometz (10-5) પરાજય જોશ ટેલર (7-4) સર્વસંમત નિર્ણય મારફતે (30-27, 30-25, 30-25)
વેતા Arteaga (2-0) પરાજય જેકી Vandenburgh (0-2) સર્વસંમત નિર્ણય મારફતે (29-27, 30-27, 29-28)
