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UNCASVILLE, Пайв. (Nov. 4, 2016) – It’s a wonderful life for Фил Дэвис (17-3), who dethroned Лиам McGeary (11-1) рӯзи ҷумъа шаб дар “Bellator 163,” taking home the light heavyweight championship.
As has been the case plenty of times throughout Davis’ illustrious career, his wrestling pedigree was the deciding factor, nullifying the world-class jiu-jitsu of the Renzo Gracie-trained former champion. For nearly 25-minutes, “Ҷаноб. Wonderful” maintained top pressure on the New York-native, frustrating McGeary and putting him into desperation mode in the fifth and final round. McGeary fought valiantly to both stop and submit the longtime Alliance MMA-product, вале дар охири, Davis took home the unanimous decision with scorecards of 50-43, 50-45, 50-44.
McGeary, who suffered the first loss of his young career, was humble in defeat, admitting that while Davis was the better man throughout their main event fight, he will be back to reclaim what he feels is rightfully his.
Returning home to Southern California with a new belt in tow, Davis now sets his sights on his pregnant wife, who is due to give birth to his second son рӯзи душанбе.
Бреннан Ward & Saad Awad Provide 90 Seconds of Pure Violence
In an absolute barnburner, Бреннан Ward ва Шумо Awad went toe-to-toe for the 86 seconds they shared the Bellator MMA cage together, doing their best imitation of Rock Em’ Sock Em’ Robots until “Ирландӣ” caught “Assassin” with an uppercut that sent the Palestinian face first into the canvas. With the knockout, Ward moves into sixth place on the all-time list of KO’s under the promotion’s banner, and now sets his sights on a future matchup against the elite at 170-pounds.
Neiman Gracie Tells the MMA World, ‘Gracie Jiu-Jitsu’ is Back
After finding out they would be competing live on SPIKE less than 24 hours before entering the Bellator MMA cage, Neiman Gracie (5-0) дод кори тези Ба зимма дорад Rudy (16-15), latching on to an arm bar 4:39 into the opening frame and forcing the tap from “Bad News.” Gracie was able to add to his impressive submission record, which has now been stretched to three victories in three Bellator MMA appearances, including a pair of first-round submissions. The 27-year-old was also able to please Royce Gracie, who was cornering his bout for the evening.
Javy Ayala Spoils Return of Sergei Kharitonov in 16 сония
In what many people thought would be a triumphant return to the sport of MMA for Сергей Харитонов (23-6), Javy Ayala (10-5) spoiled that, sending the Russian heavyweight to the canvas in a heap following an overhand right 16 seconds into the matchup. Бо пирӯзии, “Eye Candy” immediately inserted himself into further big-time match-ups, namedropping both Бобби Lashley ва Мат Mitrione during his post-fight interview. In his last two outings, the Northern California-native has finished his foe in the opening round via stoppage.
Натиҷаҳои пешакии Card:
Ва Рут (1-0) шикаст Dustin Collins-Miles (0-1) тавассути TKO (punches) дар 3:19 як даври
Tyrell Fortune (1-0) шикаст Cody Miskell (0-1) тавассути TKO (punches) дар 2:22 як даври
Тим Вилр (6-0) шикаст Steve Skrzat (8-9) via TKO at 1:22 як даври
Hannah Regina (1-0) шикаст Соро Пардохти (1-4) тавассути пешнињоди (arm bar) дар 4:51 як даври
Тим Вилр (6-0) шикаст Steve Skrzat (8-9) via TKO at 1:22 аз даври ду
Блэр Tugman (9-6) шикаст Уолтер Смит-Cotito (4-5, 1 NC) тавассути қарори якдилонаи (29-28)
Christopher Foster (10-4) шикаст Thomas English (6-7) тавассути қарори якдилонаи (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Тайлер Подшоҳи (12-4) шикаст Еҳ Diekmann (15-8, 1 NC) тавассути пешнињоди (каломро пушти сар-бараҳна) дар 1:39 аз даври ду
Carlos Corriea (2-0) шикаст Иля Kotau (1-2) тавассути қарори ҹудо (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
Vinicius De Jesus (5-1) шикаст James Boran (6-1) тавассути пешнињоди (каломро пушти сар-бараҳна) дар 1:55 аз даври 2