BOISE, IDAHO (ພຶດສະພາ 20, 2016) - Rafael Carvalho (13-1) defended his middleweight belt in controversial fashion at the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, ລັດໄອດາໂຮ ໃນວັນສຸກ ໃນຕອນກາງຄືນ, taking home a split decision win over at the expense of Melvin Manhoef (30-13).
The packed house was less than enthusiastic with the judges’ ການຕັດສິນໃຈ, which amounted to two 48-47 scores for Carvalho, while Manhoef took home one of the same tally.
ມີໄຊຊະນະ, 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: St. Louis” has been announced in a rematch of sorts, pitting Joe Schilling ຕໍ່ Hisaki Kato. When the two first met at “Bellator 139: ຄອງ vs. 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.
ການຕໍ່ສູ້ເພີ່ມເຕີມ, including a main event matchup will be announced shortly.
The second event for the brand new Bellator Kickboxing promotion will take place on ເດືອນມິຖຸນາ 24, immediately following “Bellator: Dynamite 2” at the Scottrade Center in St. Louis, 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, ແຕ່ໃນທີ່ສຸດ, former two-time Bellator champion Pat Curran (22-7) emerged victorious with a unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) ໄຊຊະນະໃນໄລຍະ 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 12th 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 Augusto ໄກ (9-0-1), leaving Dan Charles (10-3-1) curled over the canvas and gasping for air. In a bout that took every bit of 15 ນາທີ, the judges’ scorecard concluded a majority draw (30-26 Charles, 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, ລັດໄອດາໂຮ. 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 Marlo Coenen (23-7) with an armbar submission 4:33 ເຂົ້າໄປໃນຮອບທໍາອິດ. 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 underdog.
Gormley Outlasts Beltran in Heavyweight Opener
During the opening contest at "Bellator 155: Carvalho vs. Manhoef," Joey Beltran (17-13) ແລະ ແລ່ນ Gormley (13-5) traded blows in what was a heavyweight dogfight that took all three rounds to claim a victor. ໃນທີ່ສຸດ, 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.
ຜົນການຄົ້ນຫາ Card Preliminary:
Vince Morales (4-1) ແພ້ Hamilton Ash (3-2) via KO at 2:32 ຂອງສາມໄດ້ຕະຫຼອດ
Joe Hamilton (4-0) ແພ້ Tyler Freeland (3-1) ຜ່ານການຍອມ (choke ຫລັງ, naked) ຢູ່ໃນ 0:22 ຂອງຕະຫຼອດຫນຶ່ງ
Casey Johnson (5-0) ແພ້ brendon Raftery (4-3) ຜ່ານການຍອມ (choke ຫລັງ, naked) ຢູ່ໃນ 1:16 ຂອງທັງສອງໄດ້ຕະຫຼອດ
Marcin ໄດ້ຈັດຂຶ້ນ (22-4) ແພ້ Dave Jansen (20-4) ຜ່ານການຕັດສິນໃຈ unanimous (30-27, 29-28 2x)
Jesse Brock (22-8) ແພ້ Olly Bradstreet (39-13) ຜ່ານການຍອມ (choke ຫລັງ, naked) ຢູ່ໃນ 3:57 ຂອງສາມໄດ້ຕະຫຼອດ
ຈະ Noland (16-6) ແພ້ Sean Powers (9-6) ຜ່ານເກາະ (ດີໃຈຫລາຍ) ຢູ່ໃນ 3:29 ຂອງຕະຫຼອດຫນຶ່ງ
Scott Thometz (10-5) ແພ້ Josh Tyler (7-4) ຜ່ານການຕັດສິນໃຈ unanimous (30-27, 30-25, 30-25)
Veta Arteaga (2-0) ແພ້ Jackie Vandenburgh (0-2) ຜ່ານການຕັດສິນໃຈ unanimous (29-27, 30-27, 29-28)
