Bellator 218: Emmanuel Sanchez Outscores Georgi Karakhanyan
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from Bellator 218, which took place in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
In the main event, featherweight contender Emmanuel Sanchez worked his way to decision win over Georgi Karakhanyan. The two were fighting for the second time, as Sanchez also earned a decision victory over Karakhanyan in 2017.
Bellator 218: Sanchez vs. Karkhanyan 2 Main Card:
Emmanuel Sanchez (17-4) defeated Georgi Karakhanyan (28-8-1) via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Valentin Moldavsky (8-1) defeated Linton Vassell (18-8) via unanimous decision (29-27 x3)
Anatoly Tokov (28-2) defeated Gerald Harris (25-7-1) via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:37 of round two
Nobert Novenyi Jr. (3-0) defeated Will Lavine (1-2) via submission (head and arm choke) at 4:05 of round two
Preliminary Card:
Deborah Kouzmin (2-0) defeated Ky Bennett (1-2) via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
Johnny Eblen (5-0) defeated Chauncey Foxworth (9-8) via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
John Macapa (22-4-3) defeated Kevin Croom (18-12) via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 29-27)
Jordan Newman (1-0) defeated Joseph Holmes (0-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Vladimir Tokov (4-0) defeated Ryan Walker (8-5) via unanimous decision (29-28 x3)
Victoria Leonardo (5-1) defeated Malin Hermansson (2-1) via submission (armbar) at 4:49 of round one
Nation Gibrick (3-0) defeated Nick Page (0-3) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:14 of round one
Isaiah Gutierrez (5-1) defeated Aaron Vickers (3-2) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
Luis Erives (2-1) defeated Craig Fairley (2-2) via TKO at 2:40 of the second round