All photos by: Bellator MMA/Eric Coleman

TEMECULA, Calif. (Mayo 15, 2015) – While Brandon “Bull” Halsey (9-0) can no longer say he’s Bellator MMA’s Middleweight World Champion, he’s still managed to show his talent with a one-sided destruction of proven veteran Kendall “Ang Spyder” Kakahoyan (21-15).

 

The contest served as the feature main event of Biyernes “Bellator: Halsey vs. Kakahoyan” card at Pechanga Resort & Casino sa Temecula, Calif.

 

Halsey nearly finished the fight in the early going, moving to an arm-triangle choke that would have finished a lesser opponent, but Grove somehow battled through the effort. Bisan pa, it was a one-sided round for the former champ.

 

Grove was able to avoid such a precarious position in the second, but he was still forced to be on the defensive throughout most of the frame. With a high-paced wrestling attack, Halsey simply pushed his way to the floor and enjoyed top position for almost the entirety of the round.

 

The pattern continued as the fight wore on, with Halsey simply overpowering his opponent and constantly earning himself the dominant position. Grove briefly threatened with an armbar in the fourth frame, but Halsey simply yanked his limb free and pounded away with punches shortly after until he earned the TKO win at the 2:25 mark of the frame.

 

The undefeated Halsey, who was stripped of the Bellator MMA Middleweight World Title for failing to make weight, will look to again earn the belt in his next appearance.

 

“I was my own worst enemy. It was how I performed. He didn’t throw anything at me that I wasn’t ready for. I was just trying to tough through the injury. I had to tough it out and come out with the victory,” Halsey said.

 

“Obviously, you want to be as dominant as possible. I just felt like I couldn’t explode through my combinations or explode through the fight and finish how I wanted to. But like I said, you’ve got to deal with adversity, and I did it the best I could,” Halsey continued.

 

“I learned my lesson. I thank Bellator. I apologize to the commission. It’s unprofessional not to make weight. Walay mga pasangil, but anybody knows that it’s hard to cut weight with an injury. The belt’s just a decoration, so I’m still the champ in my eyes. No one has taken the belt from me.”

 

In the night’s co-main event, former Bellator MMA Bantamweight World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (17-4), of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, took a step toward another shot at the title with a hard-fought decision victory over the hard-hitting Mike “Ang Marine” Richman, of Rose Mount, Gikan sa.

 

While Richman showed excellent takedown defense throughout the 15-minute affair, Dantas’ work rate helped him earn the favor of the judges. Constantly pressing and looking to bring the fight to the floor, Dantas was able to just edge out Richman on the cards, 29-28 according to all three officials.

 

“I went out there and fought the way I trained to fight,” Dantas said after the win. “I knew Mike Richman was going to come with everything, but I wanted to win this fight and get back to the title. The only fight that makes sense next is for the title.

 

In a welterweight contest, Fernando “Ang Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (24-13), of Menifee, Calif., scored a thrilling, come-from-behind victory over “Curtious” Curtis Millender (7-2), sa San Bernardino, Calif.

 

With Millender enjoying a six-inch height advantage, the smaller Gonzalez struggled to score points in the first two rounds. But when the fight hit the floor in the third, Gonzalez latched onto a guillotine choke and earned a tap from his opponent at the 1:14 sa katapusan nga round.

 

“Ako 4-0 karon,” Gonzalez said after the win. “That’s one step closer to the title, and I’m excited to get in there and mix it up with whoever is next.”

 

With the result, Gonzalez now boasts four-straight Bellator MMA victories and put himself in line for a potential shot at the promotion’s Welterweight Title.

 

In the night’s first main-card matchup, undefeated paglaom Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (7-0), of Rahway, N.J., used a superior wrestling game to outwork more experienced opponent Rafael “kabog” Silva (22-5), of Lajes, Brazil, en route a unanimous-decision victory.

 

With Caldwell scoring takedowns throughout the matchup, Silva looked for submissions when available, but he simply couldn’t find the necessary hold to work past his opponent’s defense. Inay, Caldwell kept his pressure high, and judges awarded him the fight, 29-28 sa tanan nga tulo ka mga cards.

 

After the victory, Caldwell made it clear he’s clearing his way to a shot at the Bellator MMA World Title.

 

“I don’t think there are any fighters out there as explosive as me at 135 libra, or as fast,” Caldwell said. “Sa katapusan, I’ll be able to prove that.”

 

In the night’s final preliminary bout, Guam’s Joe Taimanglo (21-6-1) scored a third-round knockout of Mexico’s Antonio Duarte (18-6).

 

Dugang pa, featherweight paglaom Jordan Parsons (11-1), sa San Diego, Calif., earned a third-round decision win over the previously undefeated Brazilian Julio Cesar Neves Jr.. (30-1).

 

Sa usa ka kahayag heavyweight contest, Virgil Zwicker (14-4-1), of Temecula, Calif., earned a first-round knockout win over Razak Al-Hassan (12-5), sa Milwaukee, Wisc.

 

And in the night’s first fight, Ricky “Ang Sniper” Rainey (11-3), of Gastonia, N.C., earned a second-round knockout win over Jessie Juarez (22-10), sa Torrance, Calif.

Brandon Halsey (9-0) def. Kendall nga Kakahoyan (21-15)

Eduardo Dantas (17-4) def. Mike Richman (18-6 )

Fernando Gonzalez (24-14) def. Curtis Millender (7-2)

Darrion Caldwell (7-0) def. Rafael Silva (22-5)

Mahitungod sa Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA mao ang usa ka nag-unang Mixed Martial Arts organisasyon nga nagpakita sa daghan sa mga labing maayo nga mga manggugubat sa kalibutan. Ubos sa direksyon sa beterano away promoter Scott Coker, Bellator anaa sa dul-an sa 400 milyon nga panimalay sa tibuok kalibutan sa kapin sa 120 mga nasud. Sa United States, Bellator makita sa mibugway, the MMA television leader. Bellator MMA is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, live event organisar, fighter nga kalamboan / nga relasyon, venue procurement, sponsorship paglalang / development, internasyonal nga lisensiya nga angayan, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Santa Monica, California ug gipanag-iya sa higante nga kalingawan Viacom, panimalay ngadto sa mga kalibutan sa una nga kalingawan brands nga Sumpaysumpaya ang uban sa mga tumatan-aw pinaagi sa lig-ong nga sulod sa tibuok telebisyon, motion hulagway, online ug mobile nga mga platform.

 

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Temecula, Calif. (Mayo 14, 2015) - Tanan kaluhaan ug unom nga mga atleta nga nakigkompetensya sa ugma sa "Bellator: Halsey vs. Ang kalihokan sa Grove "malipayon nga nag-usab pagkahuman sa paglansad sa timbangan sa karon nga timbang nga opisyal, nga nahitabo sa Cabaret Theatre sulod sa Pechanga Resort and Casino sa Temecula, Calif.

"Bellator: Halsey vs. Kakahoyan,"Nga matag live ug gawasnon sa mibugway sa 9 sa gabii. UG / 8 sa gabii. CT, adunay usa ka panguna nga panghitabo sa taliwala Brandon "Bull" Halsey (8-0) ug gitahod nga beterano Kendall "Da Spyda" Grove (21-14). Ang incumbent champion napakyas sa pag-igo sa gikinahanglan nga marka nga 185-pounds. Ingon sa usa ka resulta, Si Grove mao ra ang usa ka manlalaban nga mahimong mobiya sa kalihukan ingon ang kampiyon, kung si Halsey ang nagdumala aron modaog, siya mapugos sa pagbiya sa bakus.

Sa co-main event, usa ka bantamweight battle ang magpadayon sama sa giplano tali sa kanhi 135-pound champion Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas(16-4) ug usa ka paglusot Si Mike "The Marine" Richman (18-5), bisan pa wala’y gibug-aton si Richman.

Sa usa ka kritikal nga welterweight nga away tali sa duha ka mga lumulupyo sa lungsod, Tawo nga Cinderella Fernando "Ang Menifee madasigon kaayo" Gonzalez (23-13) nagtan-aw sa pagpadayon sa iyang mainit nga lihok sa usa ka bata "Curtious" Millender sa Curtis (7-1).

Sa pag-abli sa televised away sa gabii, usa sa labing gisaad nga prospect sa MMA Darrion "Ang Lobo" Caldwell (6-0), nagtan-aw nga dili mapakyas ang iyang rekord batok sa usa ka higpit Rafael "Morcego" Silva (22-4), nga nag-antos ra sa usa ka kapildihan sa iyang naulahi 15 mga kinatumyan

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Main Card (9 sa gabii. UG)

 

Bellator middleweight title Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (188.1 lbs.) vs. Kendall nga Kakahoyan (184.9 lbs.)

 

Bellator Bantamweight Fight: Eduardo Dantas (135.2 lbs.) vs. Mike Richman (139.8 lbs.)

 

Bellator welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (170.9 lbs.) vs. Curtis Millender (170.8 lbs.)

 

Bellator Bantamweight Fight: Darrion Caldwell (135.7 lbs.) vs. Rafael Silva (135.7 lbs.)

Preliminary Card (7:45 sa gabii. UG)

Bellator middleweight Fight: Benji Boards (186 lbs.) vs. Ben Reiter (186 lbs.)

 

Bellator Bantamweight Fight: Joe Taimanglo (136.2 lbs.) vs. Antonio Duarte (135.1 lbs.)

 

Bellator featherweight Fight: Jordan Parsons (145.5 lbs.) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr.. (146 lbs.)

 

Tigbug-at sa Tigpugong sa Timbang sa Bellator: Virgil Zwicker (206.7 lbs.) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (205.6 lbs.)

 

Bellator welterweight Fight: Jesse Juarez (171 lbs.) vs. Ricky Rainey (170.7 lbs.)

 

Bellator featherweight Fight: A.J. Jenkins (146 lbs.) vs. Arlene Blencowe (145.8 lbs.)

 

Bellator Lightweight Pakigbisog: Steve Kozola (155.8 lbs.) vs. Ian Butler (155.2 lbs.)

 

Bellator Bantamweight Fight: Shawn Hugpong (135.4 lbs.) vs. Rolando Perez (135.3 lbs.)

 

Bellator Bantamweight Fight: Juan Yoo (135.4 lbs.) vs. Albert Morales (134.4 lbs.)

 

Mahitungod sa Bellator MMA

Bellator MMA mao ang usa ka nag-unang Mixed Martial Arts organisasyon nga nagpakita sa daghan sa mga labing maayo nga mga manggugubat sa kalibutan. Ubos sa direksyon sa beterano away promoter Scott Coker, Bellator anaa sa dul-an sa 400 milyon nga panimalay sa tibuok kalibutan sa kapin sa 120 mga nasud. Sa United States, Bellator makita sa mibugway, the MMA television leader. Bellator MMA is comprised of an executive team that includes top industry professionals in television production, live event organisar, fighter nga kalamboan / nga relasyon, venue procurement, sponsorship paglalang / development, internasyonal nga lisensiya nga angayan, marketing, advertising, publicity and commission relations. Bellator is based in Santa Monica, California ug gipanag-iya sa higante nga kalingawan Viacom, panimalay ngadto sa mga kalibutan sa una nga kalingawan brands nga Sumpaysumpaya ang uban sa mga tumatan-aw pinaagi sa lig-ong nga sulod sa tibuok telebisyon, motion hulagway, online ug mobile nga mga platform.

 

SAYON Tweet: Hard-igo MMA vet @benjyradach mobalik pag-atubang sa undefeated kanhi @PennWrestling nga bitoon @BenReiterMMA Mayo 15 #Bellator

 

Santa Monica, Calif. (Mayo 7, 2015) - Usa ni MMA pinakalisud-igo sa mga pioneer mobalik sa paglihok alang sa unang higayon sukad sa 2010, ingon nga Benji “Ang Razor” mga konseho(21-6) miuyon sa pag-ilis sa usa ka naangol A.J. Matthews (7-3) sa usa ka middleweight preliminary away batok sa Ben “Ang Hunter” Reiter (15-0-1).

 

Ang bag-ong dugang pag-usab finalizes sa usa ka bug-os nga siyam-away preliminary card gikatakda sa suporta sa upat ka mga contest main-card sa “Bellator MMA: Halsey vs. Kakahoyan.”

 

Featured matchups sa gabii naglakip sa undefeated Bellator MMA World middleweight champion Brandon “Bull” Halsey (8-0) batok sa tag-as nga Hawaiian scrapper Kendall “Ang Spyder” Kakahoyan (21-14), kanhi Bellator MMA World Champion Eduardo “Dudu” Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike “Ang Marine” Richman (18-5), welterweights Fernando “Ang Menifee Maniac” Gonzalez (23-13) vs. “Curtious” Curtis Millander (7-1) ug Bantamweights Darrion “The Wolf” Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael “kabog” Silva (22-4).

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Kakahoyan” mahitabo sa Biyernes, Mayo 15, sa Pechanga Resort & Casino sa Temecula, Calif. nag-unang card sa gabii kalaki nagpuyo sa mibugway TV sa 9 sa gabii. UG (6 sa gabii. PT lokal nga panahon), samtang ang preliminary bouts magaganayan sa Spike.com.

 

Ang mga tiket alang sa “Bellator: Halsey vs. Kakahoyan,” nga magsugod sa lang $50, sa pagkakaron sa sale sa Pechanga.com ug ang Pechanga Resort & Casino box office.

 

Mga pultahan alang sa “Bellator: Halsey vs. Kakahoyan” open sa 4 sa gabii. PT lokal nga panahon, ug ang unang contest mahitabo 45 minutos ang milabay.

 

Nakig-away sa propesyonal sukad 2001, Radach nakig-away alang sa daghan sa pinakadako nga promosyon ni MMA, lakip na ang Strikeforce, EliteXC, sa International Fight League ug sa UFC. Napulog-pito sa Radach ni 21 daog career mianhi pinaagi sa knockout, ug siya naghimo sa walay tinago nga sa iyang tuyo sa diha nga siya mosulod sa halwa. Pagpanghambog nangagi kadungan sa MMA inilang sama Brian Foster, Gerald Harris, Mat Horwich, Chris Leben, Gustavo Machado, Murilo “Ninja” Rua ug Scott Smith, uban pa, Radach gibutang ang iyang pagpakig-away career sa salipdanan sa 2010, samtang namulong siya sa usa ka matang sa nangisog nga samad. Karon bug-os nga nabawi, Radach-aw aron sa paghimo sa usa ka malampuson nga pagbalik sa aksyon.

 

Radach karon magtigum sa usa ka top undefeated paglaom ug kanhi UPenn wrestling nga bitoon Reiter, nga away alang sa ikaduha nga higayon sa ilalum sa mga Bellator MMA bandila human sa paggahin og daghan sa iyang sayo nga career sa Peru.

 

“Bellator: Halsey vs. Kakahoyan” - Biyernes, Mayo 15, Pechanga Resort & Casino, Temecula, Calif.

Main Card (9 sa gabii. UG)

 

Bellator middleweight title Fight: Champ Brandon Halsey (8-0) vs. Kendall nga Kakahoyan (21-14)

Bellator Featured Bantamweight Fight: Eduardo Dantas (16-4) vs. Mike Richman (18-5)

Bellator Featured welterweight Fight: Fernando Gonzalez (23-13) vs. Curtis Millender (7-1)

Bellator Featured Bantamweight Fight: Darrion Caldwell (6-0) vs. Rafael Silva (22-4)

Preliminary Card (7:45 sa gabii. UG)

 

Bellator middleweight Prelim Fight: Benji Boards (21-6) vs. Ben Reiter (14-0)

Bellator Kahayag heavyweight Prelim Fight: Virgil Zwicker (13-4-1) vs. Razak Al-Hassan (12-4)

Bellator Bantamweight Prelim Fight: Joe Taimanglo (20-6-1) vs. Antonio Duarte (18-5)

Bellator featherweight Prelim Fight: Jordan Parsons (10-1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves Jr.. (30-0)

Bellator welterweight Prelim Fight: Jesse Juarez (22-9) vs. Ricky Rainey (10-3)

 

Dark away (banabana. 11 sa gabii. UG)

 

Bellator Lightweight Dark Prelim: Juan Yoo (0-0) vs. Albert Morales (1-0)

Bellator Lightweight Dark Prelim: Shawn Hugpong (3-1) vs. Rolando Perez (7-4)

Bellator Lightweight Dark Prelim: Steve Kozola (5-0) vs. Ian Butler (1-1)

Bellator Lightweight Dark Prelim: A.J. Jenkins (17-5) vs. Arlene Blencowe (5-4)