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FRESNO, Calif. (ເດືອນມິຖຸນາ 17, 2016) — It was a rematch over three years in the making, it was a fight that was scheduled, cancelled and re-scheduled, ແລະໃນວັນສຸກ ຢູ່ໃນ “Bellator 156” inside Save Mart Center, Marcos Galvao (17-7-1) ເມື່ອທຽບກັບ Eduardo Dantas (18-4) was also a barnburner of a main event with the Bellator MMA Bantamweight Championship on the line.
Galvao, 33, walked into the arena with the belt in tow, riding high on his memorable victory at the expense of Joe Warren ໃນ 2015. But over the course of 25 ນາທີ, Dantas put a halt to any momentum “Loro” had, peppering his former training partner’s left-eye with punches, until it swelled shut. Galvao tried valiantly to slow the pace of “Dudu” through grappling, but the 27-year-old did enough to earn the nod from the California State Athletic Commission judges and take back the belt that he claimed was his all along.
With the defeat, Galvao’s four-fight winning streak was snapped, while Dantas has now pieced together two consecutive victories. The Nova Uniao product will now set his sights on the winner of Darrion Caldwell ຕໍ່ ໂຈ້ທິມປັງໂລ ຢູ່ໃນ “Bellator 159,” a bout that will determine the new No. 1 contender for Dantas’ freshly won title.
Chidi Njokuani ‘Bang Bangs’ His Way to Knockout Victory
The co-main event of the evening featured contrasting styles, ມີ Chidi Njokuani (15-4) looking to keep the fight at length and utilize his height and reach advantage, ໃນຂະນະທີ່ Thiago Jambo (18-5) worked hard to close the distance and compete on the inside. “Chidi Bang Bang” won out, cracking the gut of Jambo with a kick that folded the Brazilian to the mat. Njokuani pounced, landing left and right punches until referee Mike Beltran waved the fight off at2:39 ໄດ້ຕະຫຼອດສຸດທ້າຍ, giving the Las Vegas native a knockout win. After the scrap, the 28-year-old made his interview concise, telling the welterweight division: “anyone can get it.”
John Salter Taps Brandon Halsey via Triangle Choke
Throughout the lead up to ວັນສຸກ event in Fresno, Brandon Halsey (9-2) made it clear that fans watching would see a new and improved “Bull,” and while the former Fresno State Bulldog did demonstrate a new array of striking, ມັນແມ່ນການ John Salter (12-3) who stole the show. The 31-year-old Wilmington, N.C. resident caught Halsey on the mat with a triangle choke submission, forcing him to tap out after 4:03 ໃນຮອບທໍາອິດ. Keeping with the trend of his career thus far, every fight Salter has won has been via submission, furthering his claim for a shot at the promotion’s 185-pound belt.
Honeycutt Impresses Hometown Crowd in Middleweight Debut
In the opening main card contest of “Bellator 156: Galvao ທຽບ. Dantas,” Fresno’s own Chris Honeycutt (8-1) welcomed Mikkel Parlo (13-3) back to the Bellator MMA cage with a complete 15-minute performance, building upon the wrestling pedigree he’s known for with a newfound dynamic striking arsenal. Usually Parlo, a Danish fighter who had not competed for the Scott Coker-led promotion since 2014, gets the better of his opponents when the fight stays upright, ແຕ່ ໃນວັນສຸກ, ມັນແມ່ນການ “Cutt ການ” who got the better of the punching exchanges. ໃນທີ່ສຸດ, it was the 27-year-old Honeycutt who walked away with a unanimous decision, pushing out his current winning streak to two bouts and improving to 4-1 under the Bellator umbrella.
ຜົນການຄົ້ນຫາ Card Preliminary:
Jermaine McDermott (3-0) ແພ້ Blake Watkins (5-1) ຜ່ານ TKO ທີ່ :20 ຂອງຕະຫຼອດຫນຶ່ງ
Paul Ruiz (7-3) ແພ້ Chris Buron (5-1) ຜ່ານການແບ່ງປັນການຕັດສິນໃຈ (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
JAVY Ayala (9-5) ແພ້ Roy Boughton (14-8) ຜ່ານ TKO ທີ່ 3:02 ຂອງຕະຫຼອດຫນຶ່ງ
Nick Bustamante (4-1) ແພ້ Antoine Smith (2-6-1) ຜ່ານການຕັດສິນໃຈສ່ວນໃຫຍ່ (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Jose Cabezas (6-8) ແພ້ John Paul Elias (3-1) via knockout at :25 ຂອງຕະຫຼອດຫນຶ່ງ
Chris Lewis (1-0) ແພ້ Myron Smith (2-3) ຜ່ານ TKO ທີ່ 4:48 ຂອງຕະຫຼອດຫນຶ່ງ
Luis Jauregui (4-2) ແພ້ Ryan Tobar (3-3) ຜ່ານການຕັດສິນໃຈ unanimous (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ben Reiter (17-1-1) ແພ້ A.J. ມັດທາຍ (8-5) ຜ່ານການຕັດສິນໃຈ unanimous (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Carrington Banks (5-0) ແພ້ C.J. Keith (8-4) ຜ່ານການຕັດສິນໃຈ unanimous (30-25, 30-26, 30-26)
