Bellator 74 went down this past Friday at Caeser’s Atlantic City, Palladium Ballroom with a great night of fights from top to bottom. Here are the results of the event as well as a list of medical suspensions sustained in the evenings events that were handed down by the New Jersey State Athletic Control Board.
Lyman Good 170.2 vs. Jim Wallhead 169.8
Ref: Dan Miragliotta
Judges: Ricardo Almeida, Jeff Blatnick and Cardo Urso
Good wins unanimous decision in three rounds, all three judges 29-27.
Wallhead suspended 30 days
Marius Zaromskis 170.8 vs. Nordine Taleb 170.8
Ref: Dan Miragliotta
Judges: Ricardo Almeida, Jeff Blatnick and Cardo Urso
Zaromskis wins unanimous decision in three rounds, 29-28, 29-28 and 30-27 Almeida
Zaromskis suspended pending orthopaedic clearance of both forearms and left elbow.
Zaromskis suspended indefinite pending xrays of both arms.
Tim Welch 170.4 vs. Mikhail Tsarev 170.8
Ref: Dan Miragliotta
Judges: Ricardo Almeida, Jeff Blatnick and Tony Tamburrino
Tsarev wins via tap due to rear naked choke at 1:57 of round two.
No suspensions reported.
Andrey Koreshkov 170.8 vs. Jordan Smith 169.8
Ref: Keith Peterson
Judges: Ricaro Almeida, Tony Tamburrino and Cardo Urso
Koreshkov wins unanimous decision in three rounds, all three judges 29-28.
Smith suspended indefinite pending x-rays of right forearm.
Smith suspended indefinite pending orthopaedic clearance of right forearm.
Will Martinez, Jr. 144.6 vs. Casey Johnson 144.6
Ref: Keith Peterson
Judges: Michelle Agustin, Tony Tamburrino and Cardo Urso
Martinez wins via rear naked choke at 2:27 of round one.
No suspensions reported
Munah Holland 125.8 vs. Michelle Ould 123.8
Ref: Keith Peterson
Judges: Michelle Agustin, Ricardo Almeida and Cardo Urso
Ould wins unanimous decision in three rounds, 30-27, 30-27 and 29-28 Urso.
Holland suspended no contact for 14 days.
Ould suspended 30 days for facial laceration.
Ould suspended indefinite pending orthopaedic clearance of right hand.
Alexandre Bezerra 155.2 vs. Matt McCook 157.6
Ref: Keith Peterson
Judges: Michelle Agustin, Jeff Blatnick and Tony Tamburrino
Bezerra wins via tap due to rear naked choke at 3:04 of round one.
McCook suspended indefinite pending orthopaedic clearance of right ankle.
Phillipe Nover 156 vs. Derrick Kennington 154.2
Ref: Dan Miragliotta
Judges: Jeff Blatnick, Tony Tamburrino and Michelle Agustin
Nover wins via rear naked choke at 4:20 of round two.
Kennington suspended 60 days.
Kennington suspended indefinite pending CT scan of facial bones.
Nover suspended indefinite pending orthopaedic clearance of right elbow following x-ray
Brylan Vanartsdalen 145.4 vs. Jay Haas 145.6
Ref: Keith Peterson
Judges: Michelle Agustin, Jeff Blatnick and Tony Tamburrino
Vanartsdalen wins via tap due to arm in guillotine at 1:03 of round one.
No suspensions reported
Claudio Ledesma 134.8 vs. Kenny Foster 135.8
Ref: Keith Peterson
Judges: Jeff Blatnick, Tony Tamburrino and Cardo Urso
Ledesma wins via unanimous decision in three rounds, all three judges score 30-27.
Ledesma suspended 30 days.
Also note the fight between Alexandre Bezzera and Matt McCook was fought at a catch weight of 157lbs after McCook was brought in on two days notice to replace Jeff Smith who was pulled from the card in what was originally was thought to be a failed medical but sources close to Smith have verified the last minute scratch was by Bellator.
Requests to Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney as to why Smith was pulled from the card have gone unanswered.
Smith (10-1) who is represented by OnFire Management was set to make his promotional debut with Bellator before the last minute pull by the company.