Bellator Milan/Bellator 230: Manhoef KOs Bahati
If this is Melvin Manhoef’s final fight, or at least his final one in Bellator, it was quite the bang to go out on.
Manhoef scored a knockout of Yannick Bahati to put a bow on Bellator Milan, as he got the fight to the ground fairly early and delivered some hard ground-and-pound until the referee stepped in.
WOW! @team_manhoef gets the job done in the very first round, stopping @yannick_bahati with some nasty ground and pound!
What a finish here at #BellatorMilan.
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— Bellator Europe (@Bellator_Europe) October 12, 2019
Other highlights from Bellator Milan included Italian fan-favorite Alessio Sakara finishing Canaan Grisby in just 23 seconds and Nicolo Solli scoring a first-round submission of Dan Cassell.
It's over!
Fan favourite Alessio Sakara stops Canaan Grigsby in the very first round with a thunderous body shot. #BellatorMilan pic.twitter.com/MI7xvlb99o
— Bellator Europe (@Bellator_Europe) October 12, 2019
The rise of Nicolo Solli continues!
"The Monkey King" gets the stoppage win via triangle choke. Solli is now 3-0 with three finishes. #BellatorMilan pic.twitter.com/R8IND0ewyK
— Bellator Europe (@Bellator_Europe) October 12, 2019
The Bellator 230 portion of the event saw former middleweight champion Rafael Carvalho’s light heavyweight debut get spoiled by Vadim Nemkov, as Nemkov scored a submission with about a minute left in the second round.
Bellator Milan
Melvin Manhoef def. Yannick Bahati via KO (Rd. 1, 2:29)
Stefano Paterno def. Ashley Reece via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-27, 29-27)
Alessio Sakara def. Canaan Grigsby via TKO (Rd. 1, 0:23)
Nicolo Solli def. Dan Cassell via submission (triangle choke) (Rd. 1, 3:15)
Rafael Macedo def. Kane Mousah via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)
Bellator 230
Vadim Nemkov def. Rafael Carvalho via submission (rear-naked choke) (Rd. 2, 3:56)
Dragos Zubco def. Hesdy Gerges via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Kirill Sidelnikov def. Domingos Barros via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Walter Pugliesi def. Andrea Fusi via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)