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Bellator 278: Velasquez vs. Carmouche

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03.08.2022 | 2:27 PM ET

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Bellator 278
  • Friday 04.22.2022 at 09:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Showtime
  • Promotion: Bellator MMA
  • Ownership: Bellator Sport Worldwide, LLC
  • Venue: Neal S. Blaisdell Center
  • Location: Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
  • Enclosure: Cage
  • TV Announcers: Mauro Ranallo, John McCarthy
  • Ring Announcer: Michael C. Williams
  • Post-Fight Interviews: John McCarthy
  • MMA Bouts: 8
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Bout   Info
Liz Carmouche   defeats   Juliana Velasquez   via KO/TKO, Elbows From Crucifix   4:47 Round 4 of 5, 19:47 Total Bout Page
Enrique Barzola   defeats   Nikita Mikhailov   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Danny Sabatello   defeats   Jornel Lugo   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Grant Neal   defeats   Christian Edwards   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Manny Muro   defeats   Nate Andrews   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Weber Almeida   defeats   Fabricio Franco   via KO/TKO, Leg Kick   3:01 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Dante Schiro   defeats   Scotty Hao   via KO/TKO, Ground and Pound   1:03 Round 3 of 3, 11:03 Total Bout Page
Blake Perry   defeats   Makoa Cooper   via Submission, Anaconda Choke   4:14 Round 2 of 3, 9:14 Total Bout Page

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loudenSwain
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04.23.2022 | 2:34 AM ET

Predictions: 5 of 8 Winners, 2 Perfect, 325 Points   |   Tied for 242nd

Badass stoppage I’d say. Amazing night of fights. Velasquez was stuck had no where to go and caught in Hellbow oblivion. She was going nowhere but Valhalla. Ref maybe saved her life. 

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04.23.2022 | 3:54 AM ET

Predictions: 7 of 8 Winners, 6 Perfect, 550 Points   |   Tied for 2nd with 1 other

Biggest robbery of the night is Mike Beltran stealing my top position from the tapology 'My Picks' ranking in this event.

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04.23.2022 | 6:48 AM ET

Predictions: 4 of 8 Winners, 2 Perfect, 275 Points   |   Tied for 459th

Wow. Way to rob an undefeated champion who was up 3-0 on the scorecards with only 13 seconds left in the round. She got crucifixed. Sure? But them 4 tiny ass elbows had 0 impact on the fight and she wasn't given a chance to even try to move. What a joke. Mike Beltran should be fired. What a trash can. 
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04.23.2022 | 7:48 AM ET

Predictions: 4 of 8 Winners, 2 Perfect, 265 Points   |   Tied for 525th

Damn 2 solid wins in Bellator now for Barzola, a solid fighter who always comes with great fitness and stamina

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04.23.2022 | 7:50 AM ET

Predictions: 4 of 8 Winners, 2 Perfect, 265 Points   |   Tied for 525th

Hopefully when they come back to Hawaii they will feature more Hawaii fighters, kind of a lame card for Hawaii, like lets see more hometown guys fight

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04.23.2022 | 11:13 AM ET

Predictions: 5 of 8 Winners, 2 Perfect, 325 Points   |   Tied for 242nd

Finally got to watching the last two fights. What a dumb pick by me going against Barzola. He’s really putting it together and looking good doing so right now. 

As far as the main event, idk what the guck that was. Should’ve been 2-2 going into 5 for me. Definitely sketchy stopping it there. Not sure Velasquez would’ve gotten out but wasn’t given the opportunity.  It wasn’t anything devastating landing so time should’ve expired. 

Playing devils advocate, IF it was bigger shots refs should not care how much times left In fight or round while determining stopping the fight. However, that wasn’t stoppage level damage at all. Shady call for sure. 

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04.23.2022 | 11:17 AM ET

@richosama


https://twitter.com/BellatorMMA/status/1517726365986009088

she's literally flat on her back getting her face smashed, seems to me she had all the time in the world to "move". At 0:16 on the fight clock Liz just starts repeatedly dropping elbows and Velasquez just lays there.

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04.23.2022 | 1:10 PM ET

Predictions: 4 of 8 Winners, 2 Perfect, 280 Points   |   Tied for 442nd

Keep in mind that the winning method was announced as a KO, so Beltran reported that Julianna was out.

Super shady.

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04.23.2022 | 2:43 PM ET

If you were on Carmouche

Predictions: 6 of 8 Winners, 3 Perfect, 390 Points   |   Tied for 65th

especially if you made money, you shouldn't feel the least bit of awful about profiting from whatever decision Beltran made.  I feel Carmouche was en route to ending it and/or pulling away in the last round. More importantly, if Velasquez was going to win, so what?  How many times have you been proper ****** by bad fighter IQ, bad judging, or bad reffing?  You take what the MMA gods give.

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04.23.2022 | 3:21 PM ET

@MMARanks

are you sure it wasn't maybe just...a mistake??? lol

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04.23.2022 | 5:33 PM ET

@checklefthook

Predictions: 4 of 8 Winners, 2 Perfect, 280 Points   |   Tied for 442nd

A mistake by Beltran you mean?  
He still maintains she was out, even after the fight.

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