לאָנדאָן — (יולי 16, 2016) - דאָוגלאַס לימאַ (27-6) און פאולוס דיילי (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.
די הויפּט געשעעניש פון “בעללאַטאָר 158: לאָנדאָן” pitted the former 170-pound titlist against “סעמטעקס,” an Englishman who has been on a tear since coming back into the fray. Over the course of 15 מינוט, 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 קס 3). מיט די געווינען, לייַם, eyes a rematch with אַנדריי קאָרעשקאָוו, the man who took his title nearly a year ago.
Matt Mitrione Moves to 2-0 Under the Bellator MMA Umbrella
מאַט מיטריאָנע (11-5) returned to the Bellator MMA cage fresh off his victory at “בעללאַטאָר: 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. איצט, 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, אָבער מיכאל Page (12-0) managed to do just that with his second round finish of Evangelista “Cyborg” (21-19) on Satuday night in London. דער סאָף געקומען אין 4:31 פון די רגע ראַם, when Cyborg shot for a takedown but was caught in the head with a knee that sent him sprawling to the mat.
נאָך וואָס, “Venom” continued to do what he does best – entertain.
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Francis Carmont Submits Opponent in Opening Round
In light heavyweight action, פראַנסיס קאַרמאָנט (25-11) דיפיטיד Lukasz Klinger (7-3) via submission to bounce back from his defeat at the hands of פיל דייוויס. דער סוף איז געווען ביי 3:54 פון די עפענונג ראַם, 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 "בעללאַטאָר 158: London” James Gallagher (4-0) געהאלטן זיין ונדעפעאַטעד רעקאָרד בעשאָלעם, 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. אין די סוף, it didn’t matter, as the 19-year-old cruised to a unanimous 30-27 זיג.
פּרעלימינאַרי קאַרד רעזולטאַטן:
James Mulheron (9-1) דיפיטיד Neil Grove (12-8-1) דורך יונאַנאַמאַס באַשלוס (29-28, 30-27, 30-26)
Michael Shipman (9-1) דיפיטיד Dom Clark (7-10) דורך סאַבמישאַן (Anaconda Choke) ר 1
Pietro Menga (13-0) דיפיטיד Spencer Hewitt (12-11) דורך נאַקאַוט (זעץ) בייַ :41 of R1
Luiz Tosta (8-4-1) און Dean Garnett (7-0-1) fought to majority draw
Jason Radcliffe (9-2) דיפיטיד Jack Mason (29-16-1) דורך נאַקאַוט (קני) בייַ :14 of R1
Manuel Garcia (28-19) דיפיטיד Alex Reid (11-10-1) דורך יונאַנאַמאַס באַשלוס (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Danny Mitchell (18-7) דיפיטיד C.J. Meeks (5-2) דורך סאַבמישאַן (twister) 4:25 of R1
Nathanial Wood (9-3) דיפיטיד Chase Morton (6-3) דורך סאַבמישאַן (דערציען-נאַקעט שטיקער) בייַ 3:59 of R3