Bellator 229 Koreshkov vs. Larkin, Quick Results
Bellator MMA is at the Pechanga Resorts & Casino in Temecula, California, for Bellator 229. The main event is a meeting between, former champion, Andrey “The Spartan” Koreshkov & Lorenz “The Monsoon” Larkin.
Koreshokv comes in off a decision win over Mike Jasper, giving him three wins in his last four fights. The Russian fighter has 15 of his 22 wins by stoppage, 12 by knockout. Larkin, a Strikeforce & UFC vet, has all 11 of his stoppage wins by knockout. A native of Riverside, California, “The Monsoon” has won back to back decisions over Fernando Gonzales & Ion Pascu.
The co-main event is in the Lightweight division as, hard hitting, Saad Awad faces, submission specialist, Goiti Yamauchi. Awad has won four of his last six fights, including TKO’s of Zach Freeman & Ryan Couture. Yamauchi has won four of his last five fights, coming off a decision win over Daniel Weichel.
Postlims
- 155: Jay Jay Wilson (4-0) def. Jorge Juarez (4-1) by submission (rear naked choke) 1:33 R1
- 155: Kelvin Gentapanan (1-0) def. Sunni Imhotep (2-1) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
- 185: Jordan Newman (2-0) def. Riley Miller (0-1) by TKO (ground & pound) R1
- 155: Vladimir Tokov (5-0) def. Brandon Hastings (6-4) by (30-26, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- 185: Johnny Eblen (6-0) def. Mauricio Alonso (13-8) by (30-26, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- 170: Joey Davis (6-0) def. Jeff Peterson (10-7) by KO (jumping knee) 1:00 R1
- 170: Derek Anderson (16-3) vs. Guilherme Bomba (10-6) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
Paramount Main Card
- Main Event- 170: Lorenz Larkin (21-7) def. Andrey Koreshkov (23-4) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
- Co-Main Event- 155: Goiti Yamauchi (24-4) def. Saad Awad (23-12) by submission (armbar) 1:40 R1
- 115: Keri Melendez (4-0) def. Mandy Polk (6-5) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
- Tony Johnson (9-2) def. Joe Schilling (4-6) by KO (left hook) 2:07 R3
Prelims
- 185: Anatoly Tokov (29-3) def. Hracho Darpinyan (17-9-2) by submission (rear naked choke) 4:38 R2
- 145: Salim Mukhidinov (7-3) def. Adel Altamimi (8-6) by (30-27, 30- 4:2826, 29-27) unanimous decision
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