The Brazilian Patricky Pitbull had the chance this Saturday night, in Atlanta, in the United States, to win the Bellator lightweight GP title. But with efficient wrestling, the North American Michael chandler He canceled the game of the athlete from Rio Grande do Norte and won the unanimous decision of the judges.
Patricky started the fight trying to keep the fight standing to use his boxing skills. With good right blows, Pitbull injured Chandler's eye and had the advantage. However, the undefeated North American closed the distance and took down the Brazilian, working with punches in the ground fight. History repeated itself in the following rounds, and despite not being very aggressive, Chandler managed a few blows from inside the guard and continued scoring points to win the judges' decision after three rounds. As a result, Michael chandler will have pocketed a prize of US$ 100 thousand and will have the right to fight for the lightweight belt against the current champion Eddie Alvarez
In the main fight of the night, the tough Hector Lombard, the organization's middleweight champion, faced Falaniko Vitale, and even without putting his title on the line, he knocked out his opponent at the end of the second round and successfully defended a long unbeaten streak of 23 fights.
Check out the full results of the event below:
Michael chandler derrotou Patricky Pitbull in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Hector Lombard defeated Falaniko Vitale by knockout in R3;
Jay Silva defeated Gemiyale Adkins via unanimous decision;
Jeff Lentz defeated Anthony Leone via unanimous decision;
Alexander Shlemenko defeated Brett Cooper via unanimous decision;
Giedrus Karavackas submitted Sam Oropeza with an armbar in R3;
Jamall Johnson submitted Randy Smith with a rear naked choke in R2;
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