Vadim Nemkov / Photo: © Etsuo Hara / Contributor / Getty Images Sport / Gettyimages.ru –
–
Bellator 244 tournament was held in Uncasville (Connecticut, USA). The main event of the evening was the confrontation of the Russian Vadim Nemkov and champion of promotion in two divisions American Ryan Bader… At stake was the light heavyweight championship belt.
For Bader, this was his second title defense. Nemkov won an early victory by knocking out his opponent in the second round.
For 28-year-old Nemkov, this is the 12th career victory. The 37-year-old Bader suffered his sixth defeat, the American last lost before this fight on January 30, 2016.
Within the main card, Russian Valentin Moldavsky defeated American Roy Nelson by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
In the undercard of the tournament, Russian Vladimir Tokov lost to Chris Gonzalez, the victory was given to the American by a split decision (30-27, 29-28, 28-29). For Tokov, this is the first defeat in his career.
–
– .
