Bellator 169 Results: Lawal and Gallagher Pick Up Wins in Dublin
Bellator 169 Results: Lawal and Gallagher Pick Up Wins in Dublin
King Mo Lawal and Irish upstart James Gallagher put on dominant performances at Bellator 169.
What a night it was in Dublin, Ireland.
BAMMA 27 got the party started and then Bellator 169 kicked it into another gear to get the 3Arena rocking despite a somewhat lackluster main event.
The evening headliner saw Muhammad 'King Mo' Lawal take on Satoshi Ishii in a heavyweight clash that many would describe as best forgotten.
Unlike the other main fight cards, it made frustrating viewing both at home and for those in attendance as Ishii seemed disinterested in engage throughout the entire contest.
What transpired was a slow paced, plodding contest which Lawal dominated both in the standup and grappling exchanges.
To the distain of most, the contest went the full three rounds and when the cards came in, Lawal got the nod via unanimous decision taking all three rounds.
Main event aside, the card delivered and then some.
In the co-main event, James Gallagher defeated Anthony ‘Pretty Boy’ Taylor in the third round via submission. Gallagher largely dominated the opening two rounds, knocking Taylor to the canvas in round one, but the America hung in there well and to the surprise of most took it to the final five minutes.
When the third round began, Gallagher almost instantly jumped on the back of the American and from there the finish was academic. Taylor simply couldn’t shake the SBG man off his back and eventually fell on his front to the mat where Gallagher sunk in a deep rear-naked choke to get the tap.
While Gallagher won, it wasn’t all smooth riding for SBG Ireland at Bellator 169. The night began with Dylan Tuke losing Cameron Else in just 20-seconds, while Brian Moore was also defeated in the first round via submission.
In the other Bellator fight of the evening, Sinead Kavanagh got the ball rolling again for John Kavanagh and co with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Elina Kallionidou.
Bellator 169 Results
Muhammed Lawal def. Satoshi Ishii via unanimous decision
James Gallagher def. Anthony Taylor via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:52 Round 3
Sinead Kavanagh def. Elina Kallionidou via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-25, 30-26)
Daniel Weichel def. Brian Moore via submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:44 Round 1
Cameron Else def. Dylan Tuke by KO at 0:20 Round 1
BAMMA 27 got the party started and then Bellator 169 kicked it into another gear to get the 3Arena rocking despite a somewhat lackluster main event.
The evening headliner saw Muhammad 'King Mo' Lawal take on Satoshi Ishii in a heavyweight clash that many would describe as best forgotten.
Unlike the other main fight cards, it made frustrating viewing both at home and for those in attendance as Ishii seemed disinterested in engage throughout the entire contest.
What transpired was a slow paced, plodding contest which Lawal dominated both in the standup and grappling exchanges.
To the distain of most, the contest went the full three rounds and when the cards came in, Lawal got the nod via unanimous decision taking all three rounds.
Main event aside, the card delivered and then some.
In the co-main event, James Gallagher defeated Anthony ‘Pretty Boy’ Taylor in the third round via submission. Gallagher largely dominated the opening two rounds, knocking Taylor to the canvas in round one, but the America hung in there well and to the surprise of most took it to the final five minutes.
When the third round began, Gallagher almost instantly jumped on the back of the American and from there the finish was academic. Taylor simply couldn’t shake the SBG man off his back and eventually fell on his front to the mat where Gallagher sunk in a deep rear-naked choke to get the tap.
While Gallagher won, it wasn’t all smooth riding for SBG Ireland at Bellator 169. The night began with Dylan Tuke losing Cameron Else in just 20-seconds, while Brian Moore was also defeated in the first round via submission.
In the other Bellator fight of the evening, Sinead Kavanagh got the ball rolling again for John Kavanagh and co with a dominant unanimous decision victory over Elina Kallionidou.
Bellator 169 Results
Muhammed Lawal def. Satoshi Ishii via unanimous decision
James Gallagher def. Anthony Taylor via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:52 Round 3
Sinead Kavanagh def. Elina Kallionidou via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-25, 30-26)
Daniel Weichel def. Brian Moore via submission (arm triangle choke) at 4:44 Round 1
Cameron Else def. Dylan Tuke by KO at 0:20 Round 1