[Show: Bellator 140] [Location: Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Conn] [Date: 7/17/15] [Airing Live On Spike TV]
PRELIMINARY CARD (Online, 7 p.m. ET)
Kin Moy def. Blair Tugman via submission (triangle choke) (R3, 3:01)
Ilya Kotau def. Nicolas Sergiacomi via rear-naked choke (1st, 2:17)
Parker Porter def. Eric Bedard via submission (anaconda) (R2, 2:51)
Remo Cardarelli def. Billy Giovanella via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28 x2)
MAIN CARD (Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET)
Rudy Bears vs. Michael Page
Round 1: Page opened the round with a flying kick that missed. Page with a dancing style to create range. Page went for a spinning back kick, but Bears clinched and got a quick double leg takedown. Page back to his feet quickly. Page with a right hook that put Bears on his back and that’s it.
Result: Michael Page def. Rudy Bears by KO in 1:05 of the 1st RD
Paul Bradley vs. Chris Honeycutt
Round 1: Bradley shot in on a double-leg, but stuffed. Honeycutt put him on the fence while in the clinch. They separate moments later. Honeycutt with some good back-to-back jabs. Bradley has a cut on his right temple. Honeycutt caught him with a left hook. Honeycutt is starting open up as the round closes.
Round 2: Bradley got a double-leg takedown to begin the round, but Honeycutt made his way up to his feet. Bradley clinches with Honeycutt and presses him up against the fence. They separate, Honeycutt was poked in the eye. Both guys are throwing strikes, but Honeycutt is being more effective. Bradley is bleeding from his nose. They accidentally clashed heads each other. The fight is stopped after Bradley said enough. This fight ends in a no contest.
Result: Paul Bradley vs. Chris Honeycutt ends a no contest.
Gavin Sterritt vs. Brennan Ward
Round 1: Ward with a double leg takedown, but got right back up to his feet. Ward with a good combo that stunned Sterritt. Sterritt went for a spinning back kick, but dumped on his back. Ward caught a kick and landed a straight right. Sterritt kicked Ward in the nuts. Back to fighting, Ward caught him with a flying knee. Ward with a straight right that put Sterritt straight to sleep!
Result: Brennan Ward def. Gavin Sterritt by knockout in 2:06 of the first-round.
Paul Daley vs. Dennis Olson
Round 1: Olson scored an early round takedown into the guard of Daley. Daley got back to his feet, he landed a wicked uppercut and then a knee to the ribs of Olson. Daley dragged Olson down to the mat and got on top. Olson went for a triangle, but Daley got away. Daley with some big strikes from the top. Daley let Olson back to his feet. Daley with a big knee to the ribs of Olson then landed some big combos that leads to an opening for Olson to get a double leg takedown. Daley finished the round by rocking Olson with some big strikes.
Round 2: Daley blitzed Olson with strikes to begin the round. Olson dropped and Daley continued the onslaught to finish it.
Result: Paul Daley def. Dennis Olson by TKO in 1:12 of the second-round.
Bellator welterweight championship: Douglas Lima © vs. Andrey Koreshkov
Round 1: Koreshkov misses an opening round spinning back kick. Koreshkov shoots in on a double leg but stuffed and Lima clinches with Koreshkov on the fence. Moments later, Koreshkov gets a double leg takedown. Lima made his way to his feet but dragged right back down to the ground by Koreshkov. Moments later, Lima made it back to his feet and tagged Koreshkov at 1:40 remaining in the round. With thirty seconds remaining, Koreshkov got a double leg takedown.
Round 2: After a slow start to this round, Koreshkov shot in on a takedown but stuffed and Lima got on top of Koreshkov in half guard. Koreshkov scrambled off his back and to his feet. They exchange in the pocket, Koreshkov clinches with Lima and gets a double leg takedown.
Round 3: Koreshkov gets a single leg takedown about one minute into the fight. There’s not a ton of action in this fight and the fans are not impressed with this fight. Koreshkov on top position in half guard as Koreshkov starts to bleed from his head. Lima sweeps and gets to his feet.
Round 4: Koreshkov was the aggressor coming into this round. Koreshkov worked Lima with strikes that led him to back peddling and Koreshkov capitalizing with a single leg takedown. Lima sweeped from his back to top position, but Koreshkov scrambled and got back into top position in half guard.
Round 5: More of the same in this round as seen in previous rounds. Koreshkov controlled most of the fight with his clinch work and just did what he wanted with Lima.
Result: Andrey Koreshkov def. Douglas Lima via unanimous decision – wins Bellator welterweight title
