Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire Submits Emmanuel Sanchez In Round One At Bellator 255
Bellator MMA returns for their first event in four months tonight, April 2, 2021, as Bellator 255 goes underway in Uncasville, Connecticut.
Headlining the event is a much anticipated featherweight title clash between the greatest fighter in Bellator history, Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire, who faces their No. 2 ranked featherweight contender Emmanuel Sanchez for the second time.
This is a semi-final bout of the Bellator Featherweight Gran Prix.
Their first bout showed Freire defeat Sanchez via unanimous decision (48-46, 48-47, 48-47), as he made his second consecutive, and fourth overall title defense that night back in November of 2018.
‘Pitbull’ has since defended his title twice more, and Sanchez has since gone 3-0 with three dominant performances.
Continue reading to see how this epic gran prix title fight rematch went down:
Official Result: Patricio Freire def. Emmanuel Sanchez via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 3:35 of round one
Round 1
Pitbull takes the center once the bout starts.
Sanchez is getting his leg kicks going, landing a good deal of them early on. Pitbull remains patient, before opening up with a hard punch combination.
Pitbull throws a couple more combos before putting Sanchez to his back with a hard left hook.
Sanchez appears to be stunned by the strike, but is doing a good job working his way up. However, on his way up, Pitbull catches him in a guillotine choke, and that was all she wrote.
Patricio ‘Pitbull’ Freire makes the fifth straight defense of his Bellator featherweight championship tonight.
