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The Bellator featherweight title remains around Patricio “Pibull” Freire’s waist, and the other bracket of the promo’s semifinals in the featherweight grand prix are set after Bellator252
Freire knocked out Pedro Carvalho at the 2: 10 mark of the first round of Thursday’s headliner at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The two-division champ set a terrible tone early with heavy counters before rounding off the task with a left hook-straight right combination that sent out Carvalho crashing to the mat.
The Champ Champ, is still the Champ and now he’s on his method to the next round of the Featherweight World Grand Prix! #Bellator252 #FeatherweightWGP pic.twitter.com/cI7xpcowkM— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) November 13,2020
” It’s nearly difficult to take my right hand on the chin and keep standing, and I understood that,” stated Freire, who advances in the $1 million 145- pound tournament to rematch Emmanuel Sanchez, a fighter he beat via unanimous choice in2018 The other bracket sees A.J. McKee square off with Darrion Caldwell.
Sanchez outworked Weichel to make his 2nd fracture at Freire, who likewise holds the light-weight title.
” He’s tough,” Freire said after his win and before a staredown with his previous challenger. “I was expecting that. He’s more vibrant, so I can’t wait to fight him again.”.
Freire almost protected a guillotine choke after landing one of his ravaging counters early in the fight, however Carvalho, an item of competing fitness center SBG Ireland, scrambled totally free and got back to his feet. The 2nd huge shot, it was clear Carvalho would not last against Freire’s power, but he continued to press the issue and paid very much.
” Pitbull” now has actually won seven of 8 considering that recapturing the featherweight title from Daniel Straus in2017
Amosov keeps 0 – hardly.
The man promoted as the fighter with the very best present record in Mixed Martial Arts looked really susceptible in Bellator 252’s headliner. He eventually secured his resume.
Yaroslav Amosov advanced to 25 -0 after a split call win over Logan Storley, who had him in deep problem in the last moments of their three-round battle. Were it not for some nimble hand-fighting, Amosov looked like he was on the road to a blackout as Storley squeezed on several rear-naked choke efforts.
The submissions were Storley’s last move after a tough 2nd round in which he appeared to tire after a D’Arce choke effort from Amosov, who invested much of the battle ducking and dodging from his challenger’s low single attempts. Storley had Amosov on his heels, however couldn’t control exchanges as much as he would have liked and wound up on his back taking shots late in the middle frame.
The final scorecards were 29-28 twice for Amosov with one judge dissenting with a 29-28 rating for Storley, who suffers the very first pro loss of his profession after 12 trips
. @YaroslavAmosov and @StorleyStorm put on an incredible efficiency at #Bellator252 this evening!Check out Round 2 þ 0f;   e3; of their bout in it’s whole now! #MMA #Bellator pic.twitter.com/xL8PN37 qrA– BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) November 13,2020
Sanchez avenges loss, advances in tourney.
Judges were needed once again in the 2nd conference in between Daniel Weichel and Emmanuel Sanchez. This time, there was a various winner, and it was an unanimous decision.
Sanchez’s pace and volume was too much for Weichel to get rid of, causing consentaneous scorecards in his favor by means of 49-45, 49-45, 49-45 tallies. The success not only avenged a split-call loss in 2016 but sent Sanchez to the semifinals of the featherweight grand prix.
That Weichel even made it to the scorecards was something of a miracle. A series of body shots in the 2nd round initially brought a noticeable wince and after that an uncontrolled journey to the mat. Sanchez pounded away, and Weichel at one point drew a caution from the referee. But Weichel made it back to his feet and continued to punch away.
Emmanuel Sanchez has Daniel Weichel in difficulty early on in round 2 þ 0f;   e3;. #Bellator252 is LIVE now on @CBSSportsNet in the and with @SkySports in the. #Bellator #MMA #FeatherweightWGP pic.twitter.com/T9ckI7TUiQ— BellatorMMA (@BellatorMMA) November 13,2020
It wasn’t that Weichel wasn’t effective at minutes. His straight punches repeatedly discovered their target versus a more free-wheeling Sanchez. There just weren’t enough of them in volume or power to move momentum in his favor. Sanchez continued to put together mixes, utilizing a kick-heavy attack to hobble his opponent by the 3rd round.
Weichel clinched up and held on for dear life in the fourth to slow down Sanchez, and he tried one last charge as time went out. The last bell served as the puncutation on Sanchez’s success.
Complete Bellator 252 results:.
Patricio Freire def. Pedro Carvalho via KO (punch) – Round 1, 2:10
Yaroslav Amosov def. Logan Storley by means of split choice (28-29, 29-28, 29-28).
Emmanuel Sanchez def. Daniel Weichel through consentaneous choice (48-46, 49-46, 49-45).
Aaron Pico def. John de Jesus by means of knockout (strikes) – Round 2, 4:12
Keri Taylor-Melendez def. Emilee King via submission (rear naked choke) – Round 1, 3:02
Manny Muro def. Devin Powell through consentaneous choice (30-27, 29-28, 30-27).
Jornel Lugo def. Schyler Sootho by means of unanimous choice (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
Lucas Brennan def. Andrew Salas through unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26).
Roman Faraldo def. Pat Casey through KO (knee) – Round 2, 2:30
Trevor Gudde def. Khonry Gracie through TKO (strikes)– Round 3, 3: 28
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