Bellator 207 Results: Bader to the finals, Kharitonov clobbers Nelson

Bellator 207 ‘Bader vs. Mitrione’

October 12, 2018
Mohegan Sun Arena
Uncasville, Connecticut

Event Results

Main Card (Paramount Network/DAZN)

Ryan Bader (25-5) defeated Matt Mitrione (13-5) via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-24, 30-25)
Sergei Kharitonov (29-7-1, 1 NC) defeated Roy Nelson (23-16) via KO (knees) at 4:59 of round one
Lorenz Larkin (20-7, 1 NC) defeated Ion Pascu (18-9) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Corey Browning (4-2) defeated Baby Slice (3-2) via TKO (punches) at 2:08 of round two
Mandel Nallo (7-0) defeated Carrington Banks (7-2) via KO (knee) at :57 of round two

Preliminary Card Results (DAZN/Bellator.com)

Mike Kimbel (2-0) defeated Alex Potts (1-1) via KO (punch) at :06 of round one
Janay Harding (4-4) defeated Sinead Kavanagh (5-3) via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 5:00 of round one
Andre Fialho (10-1) defeated Javier Torres (10-5, 1 NC) via majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Sarah Click (2-2) defeated Kristi Lopez (2-1-1) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Vinicius de Jesus (6-2) defeated Tim Caron (9-3) via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Alexandra Ballou (1-0) defeated Lisa Blaine (2-1) via TKO (elbows) at 3:28 of round three
Pat Casey (4-0) defeated Kastriot Xhema (2-2, 1 NC) via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Kemran Lachinov (7-2) defeated Sean Lally (8-4) via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Major Takeaways

– Ryan Bader dominated Mitrione to earn himself a spot in the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix Finals. He’ll face whomever wins Fedor versus Chael Sonnen tonight for the vacant Heavyweight Title. Bader has yet to eat a punch in this tournament.

– Kharitonov hit a downed Nelson early with an illegal knee but was still able to put him away in the first round after losing a point. Nelson ate one uppercut too many before suffering his first KO loss since Mark Hunt dropped him in Saitama back in 2014.

– Mandel Nello’s KO of Carrington Banks got on SportsCenter’s radar. They called it a KO of the year candidate.

– Mike Kimbel tied Hector Lombard’s record for quickest KO in Bellator history at just 6 seconds.

Bellator 207 Fight Highlights