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Bellator 284 Gracie vs Yamauchi Results
Bellator 284 went down in Sioux Falls, S.D Friday night, and this card was one for the hardcore fans of mixed martial arts. The main event had two grapplers facing off in Neiman Gracie vs Goiti Yamauchi along with a couple of heavyweight fights on the main card, and a middleweight match-up that could shake up the rankings.
The co-main event between Valentin Moldavsky and Steve Mowry ended in a lackluster fashion but the middleweight match-up between Austin Vanderford and Aaron Jeffery will likely propel Jeffery to the top of the rankings.
Either way, if you missed Bellator 284 on Friday night MyMMANews has the prelims stream above. Check out the complete main card breakdown and results below:
Austin Vanderford vs. Aaron Jeffery
Staying ready counts for a lot and Jeffery was ready when he faced off against Vanderford on short notice. It took the former CFFC champ only 85 seconds to get a win that will likely see him hit the rankings after the event.
🤯 𝑴𝑨𝑱𝑶𝑹 𝑺𝑯𝑶𝑪𝑲𝑬𝑹
It's the night of the mullets, as @AaJMMA KOs @AustinV170MMMA in the opening fight of the #Bellator284 main card.
Watch live NOW on @SHOsports. pic.twitter.com/xwfqBSU2dt
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) August 13, 2022
#9-Said Sowma vs. #10-Gokhan Saricam
These heavyweights went the distance for all three rounds. Both men seemed to not over commit to anything but when it came to controlling the action, Saricam seemed to do enough to convince two of the three judges to give him the victory.
#4-Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Bruna Ellen
Macfarlane had to deal with the bad press of not making weight but that still doesn’t take away from the fact that she is a former champion and will fight as such. Still, Ellen did not relent in her effort to beat a former champion with the third round having Ellen slapped on a very tight guillotine that Macfarlane exercised patience to get out of. All heart from Macfarlane had her do enough to win a split decision victory.
🚨 Another CLOSE result 🚨
Ilima-Lei Macfarlane comes out on top by split decision after a hard-fought, back-and-forth bout with Bruna Ellen#Bellator284 | @BellatorMMA pic.twitter.com/nmephvuU2i
— SHOWTIME SPORTS (@SHOsports) August 13, 2022
#1-Valentin Moldavsky vs. #5-Steve Mowry
An unfortunate turn of events in the co-main event was an eye poke at the beginning of round one from Moldavsky to Mowry would have the fight called off when the doctor looked at Mowry’s eye. Credit to Moldavsky as well for recognizing the poke and backing off during the fight. Due to the accidental nature of how things turned out, the bout was deemed a “no-contest.”
#5-Neiman Gracie vs. Goiti Yamauchi
Oddly enough, or may not so odd as it makes the most sense to test the unknown grounds of striking for the two high-level grapplers. It seemed apparent in round one that, that would be the plan for both men. However, even with Gracie’s reach advantage, Yamauchi’s experience in MMA would show to be just a little bit better as he dropped Gracie in round 1. Yamauchi would follow Gracie down and that allowed Gracie to get back to his feet and complete the round.
Round 2 had Gracie go down a few times as Yamauchi seemed to be better when standing. It seemed as if Gracie was doing it to bait Yamauchi to the ground but he was still taking damage when striking exchanged led him there. It would be one strike too many as Yamauchi would land an uppercut that would put Gracie down for good and pick up the win.
𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙣 🤯@GoitiOfficial may have the most submissions in Bellator history, but that doesn’t mean he can’t hang on the feet!
A spectacular finish to #Bellator284 live on @SHOsports. pic.twitter.com/b7I5AxY3PL
— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) August 13, 2022
BELLATOR 284: GRACIE VS. YAMAUCHI MAIN CARD: SHOWTIME Friday, August 12 — 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PM PT
Goiti Yamauchi defeats Neiman Gracie via knockout at 3:58 of round 2
#1-Valentin Moldavsky vs. #5-Steve Mowry “No-contest” due to accidental eye-poke to Mowry
#4-Ilima-Lei Macfarlane defeats Bruna Ellen via split decision (30-27,29-28 Macfarlane, 29-28 Ellen)
#10-Gokhan Saricam defeats #9-Said Sowma via split decision (29-28, 29-28 for Saricam, 29-28 Sowma)
Aaron Jeffery defeats #2-Austin Vanderford via TKO at 0:85 of round 1
BELLATOR 284: GRACIE VS. YAMAUCHI PRELIMINARY CARD: BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV 6:00 PM ET/3:00 PM PT
Marcos Breno defeats #9-Josh Hill via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
#6-DeAnna Bennett defeats #8-Justine Kish via unanimous decision (29-28,29-28, 29-28)
Sullivan Cauley defeats Tyson Jeffries at 1:39 of round 1 via knockout
Patrick Downey III defeats Keyes Nelson via arm triangle at 0:36 of round 1
Bailey Schoenfelder defeats Mark Currier via rear-naked choke at 2:35 of round 2
Mitchell McKee defeats Tony Ortega via TKO at 1:28 of round 2
