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Bellator 297: Nemkov vs. Romero
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- Friday 06.16.2023 at 06:00 PM ET
- U.S. Broadcast: Showtime | Prelims: YouTube
- Promotion: Bellator MMA
- Ownership: Bellator Sport Worldwide, LLC
- Venue: Wintrust Arena
- Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Enclosure: Cage
- TV Announcers: John McCartney, Josh Thomson, Mauro Ranallo
- Ring Announcer: Michael C. Williams
- MMA Bouts: 15
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| Bout | Info | |
|---|---|---|
| Wladmir Gouvea defeats Gabriel Sayeg via KO/TKO, Body Kick, Punches and Knee | 0:20 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Kyle Crutchmer defeats Bobby Nash via KO/TKO, Hammerfists | 3:42 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Mike Hamel defeats Shamil Nikaev via Decision, Majority | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Karl Moore defeats Alex Polizzi via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Timur Khizriev defeats Richie Smullen via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Vadim Nemkov defeats Yoel Romero via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Sergio Pettis defeats Patricio Pitbull via Decision, Unanimous | 5 Rounds, 25:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Corey Anderson defeats Phil Davis via Decision, Split | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Gokhan Saricam defeats Daniel James via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Gadzhi Rabadanov defeats Pieter Buist via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Ramazan Kuramagomedov defeats Jaleel Willis via KO/TKO, Knee and Ground Punches | 1:24 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Norbert Novenyi Jr. defeats Kamil Oniszczuk via KO/TKO, Straight Right to Hammerfists | 0:46 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Archie Colgan defeats Emmanuel Sanchez via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page | |
| Jordan Newman defeats Matthew Perry via Submission, Americana | 4:20 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page | |
| Cody Law defeats Edwin Chavez via Decision, Unanimous | 3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page |
Responses Page 2
04.18.2023 | 11:00 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 775 Points | Tied for 416th
Vadim Nemkov, DEC
Feel like this could be close
Pettis vs. Pitbull
Sergio Pettis, TKO, R2
Pitbull is a world class talent but man I really don’t know if bw is the best idea; dude is huge. Could see this being a dillashaw/ccc situation
Anderson vs. Davis
Corey Anderson, DEC
This will probably be boring, but on paper this is a great fight. Davis is an ultra vet
James vs. Saricam
Daniel James, TKO, R3
James smesh. Loving his Bellator run rn
Moore vs. Polizzi
Alex Polizzi, DEC
Finally this fraud moore will lose. He’s not gonna finish Polizzi & isn’t as good of a wreatler
Buist vs. Rabadanov
Gadzhi Rabadanov, SUB, R2
Buist is a cool signing by Bellator but he’s well out of his prime & can’t wrestle. Gadzhi is gonna have easy wrestling success but he could probably win on the feet as well
Faraldo vs. Nash
Roman Faraldo, TKO, R1
This is gonna be crazy. Nash is a brawler whose chin is always up in the air. Faraldo not losing to another striker
Willis vs. Kuramagomedov
Ramazan Kuramagomedov, DEC
Ordinarily I would be worried about this fight since Willis has good tdd & ramazan is not a good wrestler (despite the name). But, then I remembered the crazy striking war ramazan had on dwcs. He should win this but he does underperform at times
Colgan vs. Sanchez
Archie Colgan, TKO, R2
Good step up for colgan but this won’t be competitive at all. Sanchez is so washed.
Novenyi Jr. vs. Oniszczuk
Norbert Novenyi Jr., SUB, R2
I don’t trust novenyi (as I don’t trust 99% of Bellator “prospects”). He looks good thus far but has only fought bums. This polish guy isn’t a total can
Khizriev vs. Smullen
Timur Khizriev, DEC
Khizriev is an elite talent. He is so well rounded. Don’t see how smullen wins this
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
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- paulopasta
04.21.2023 | 2:32 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 6 Perfect, 775 Points | Tied for 416th
Yoel Romero, TKO, R3
Pure heart pick. Yoel winning a major title against a very legit guy would be a amazing to see
Anderson vs. Davis
Corey Anderson, DEC
Rooting for Mr. Wonderful but I think Corey edges him out here
04.27.2023 | 2:41 PM ET
Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 7 Perfect, 775 Points | Tied for 433rd
* Edited at 04.27.2023, 2:41 PM ET *
04.27.2023 | 9:22 PM ET
Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 9 Perfect, 875 Points | Tied for 104th
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04.28.2023 | 5:37 AM ET
Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 690 Points | Tied for 767th
* Edited at 04.28.2023, 5:37 AM ET *
04.30.2023 | 6:33 PM ET
Predictions: 12 of 14 Winners, 8 Perfect, 815 Points | Tied for 250th
Finishing #6 gets you a fight with #10? Daniel James probably just sees it as an easy paycheck and wants to stay active, but holy crap I would have held out for Mowry or Tim Johnson or something.
04.30.2023 | 6:46 PM ET
Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 775 Points | Tied for 416th
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
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- Osantowski
05.01.2023 | 7:14 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 8 Perfect, 725 Points | Tied for 663rd
05.02.2023 | 5:13 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 6 Perfect, 715 Points | Tied for 688th
Yoel Romero, TKO, R3
Romero still looks great. This can be close.
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bout status update
Faraldo vs. Nash Changed from Confirmed to Cancelled
bout announced
Kyle Crutchmer vs. Bobby Nash at 170 lbs (77.1 kg)
bout announced
Austin Vanderford vs. Imamshafi Aliev at 185 lbs (83.9 kg)
bout announced
Leandro Higo vs. Nikita Mikhailov at 135 lbs (61.2 kg)
bout announced
Wladmir Gouvea vs. Kevin Childs at 265 lbs (120.2 kg)
bout announced
Mike Hamel vs. Shamil Nikaev at 155 lbs (70.3 kg)
bout announced
Jordan Newman vs. Matthew Perry at 185 lbs (83.9 kg)
bout announced
Cody Law vs. Edwin Chavez at 145 lbs (65.8 kg)
bout announced
Max Metzgar vs. David McKinney at 155 lbs (70.3 kg)
05.03.2023 | 11:03 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 12 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 775 Points | Tied for 416th
Kyle Crutchmer, DEC
Nash is kill or be killed but he is not good. Crutchmer makes no sense; he ragdolled guys like chokheli or enkamp but then couldn’t wrestle Willis at all? Maybe he was injured or maybe he just sucks, idk. He should beat Nash who is honestly not good and also a striker
Vanderford vs. Aliev
Imamshafi Aliev, TKO, R2
I don’t understand this matchmaking. Aliev is good but kinda green. I don’t rate vanderford at all but like he’s got a big experience advantage. Then again, his training consists of cringe nude photo shoots with his gf. Gimme the Russian
Higo vs. Mikhailov
Leandro Higo, DEC
Mikhailov is ****. He’s not a wrestling dagi which is how you beat Higo. In fact, mikhailov got a very weird decision against the ghost of Caldwell & looked awful while doing it. I think Higo got this
Gouvea vs. Childs
Wladmir Gouvea, TKO, R1
Gouvea is so bad & never will be a top guy, but Bellator is feeding him can after can
Hamel vs. Nikaev
Mike Hamel, DEC
Nikaev is a fraud. Hamel has a deceptive record, well rounded skillset, good tdd, and good fight iq. Nikaev has been pulling out of every fight he’s been booked to get a favorable matchup, but even then he’s not getting an easy one here
Newman vs. Perry
Jordan Newman, SUB, R2
They’re just picking bums off of the street for this guy
Law vs. Chavez
Cody Law, TKO, R2
Cody law fell off bad. This is a career saver here
Metzgar vs. McKinney
Max Metzgar, SUB, R2
I’ve heard very good things about metzgar. Not sure we’re gonna get any answers because he’s getting a freebie, but this kid is good
"“Unfortunately you can’t talk like that on FOX” - Joe Rogan"
05.04.2023 | 1:22 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 7 of 7 Winners, 3 Perfect, 480 Points | 1126th Place
Timur Khizriev, TKO, R1
Khizriev is a complete top tier fighter, his strong Sambo base will prevent Smullen from any sub threat. Smullen's standup is so lackluster I think Timur has an opportunity to put him out
Gouvea vs. Childs
Wladmir Gouvea, TKO, R1
Gouvea's not great, but for a 'HW Prospect Can Crusher' I do like 3 things from his last outing - Trip TD & hunted crucifix (shows grappling ability), was getting after it hard with the punches (a killer) & made it to round 2 without gassing badly. This other dude is a joke
Newman vs. Perry
Jordan Newman, SUB, R2
Newman is a classic 'Bellator Fraud'- after all this time to develop, his offensive standup is still not crisp while his defense is atrocious (particularly his head exposed after throwing 1st in punches). That said, his wrestling will keep him safe here. BTW, watched an unimpressive Perry fight at FW where he looked out of shape....and now he's at MW?
Metzgar vs. McKinney
Max Metzgar, TKO, R1
Only seen short clips of this Metzgar in Amateurs but I liked what I saw against other finishers. McKinney is a 'cover up and quit kind of guy'. I expect a ground & pound finish quick
* Edited at 05.04.2023, 1:45 PM ET *
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- Osantowski
05.05.2023 | 9:19 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 8 Perfect, 725 Points | Tied for 663rd
05.05.2023 | 10:38 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 7 Winners, 3 Perfect, 480 Points | 1126th Place
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05.05.2023 | 10:44 PM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 14 of 15 Winners, 9 Perfect, 980 Points | Tied for 3rd with 1 other
Shamil Nikaev, DEC
Overhated
"Jarno Errens, Damir Hadzovic"
05.06.2023 | 12:17 PM ET
Bellator is talented at finding the worst possible fighters with somewhat passable records to feed their guys smh...usually below their guys weight at least one class if not two. I'm a light/ welterweight and would fight middleweight again for them and trust in my skills over size in order to get the opportunity since I know it will always be sideways, but they'd rather feed an undefeated fighter/national champ an inactive out of shape featherweight with 0 quality wins. Believe me, this isn't gonna look right...and the celebration of a garbage win will be the icing on the cake
* Edited at 05.06.2023, 12:28 PM ET *
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- Osantowski
05.07.2023 | 2:35 PM ET
Predictions: 10 of 14 Winners, 8 Perfect, 725 Points | Tied for 663rd
05.07.2023 | 4:13 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 7 Winners, 3 Perfect, 480 Points | 1126th Place
But to your point - you’re 100% about that and it is part of their business model. At the top of my head Patrick Downey & Joey Davis got exposed somewhat recently giving ‘the planned underdog’ their day. If that’s what the small time local has to do then hats off to them for earning it the hard way. A unique type of respect is earned in those circumstances
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05.08.2023 | 8:59 AM ET
Predictions: 11 of 15 Winners, 6 Perfect, 715 Points | Tied for 688th
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05.08.2023 | 9:39 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 15 Winners, 5 Perfect, 665 Points | Tied for 843rd
05.08.2023 | 3:27 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 7 Winners, 3 Perfect, 480 Points | 1126th Place
* Edited at 05.08.2023, 3:34 PM ET *
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