Bellator 293 goes down later TONIGHT (Fri., March 31, 2023) inside Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, Calif., featuring a Heavyweight bout between Marcelo Golm and Daniel James. Co-headlining the event will be a women’s Featherweight bout between Leah McCourt and Cat Zingano.
Many readers check in before, during, and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action, which will begin at 7 p.m. ET with YouTube “Prelims” (watch them here) and then transition to Showtime at 10 p.m. ET for main card action. Feel free to leave a comment (or 293) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show — it’s always a lot of fun!
BELLATOR 293 QUICK RESULTS:
265 lbs.: Marcelo Golm vs. Daniel James
145 lbs.: Cat Zingano vs. Leah McCourt
185 lbs.: John Salter vs. Aaron Jeffery
205 lbs.: Sullivan Cauley vs. Luke Trainer – Trainer via first-round submission(rear-naked choke)
155 lbs.: Archie Colgan vs. Justin Montalvo – Colgan via first-round TKO
155 lbs.: Mike Hamel vs. Nick Browne – Hamel via first-round TKO
145 lbs.: Lucas Brennan vs. Josh San Diego – Brennan via first-round submission (rear-naked choke)
155 lbs.: Lance Gibson Jr. vs. Vladimir Tokov – Tokov via first-round knockout
135 lbs.: Pam Sorenson vs. Sara Collins – Collins via first-round submission (neck crank)
265 lbs.: Christian Edwards vs. Rakim Cleveland – Cleveland via third-round submission (front choke)
120 lbs.: Randi Field vs. Ashley Cummins – Field via unanimous decision
135 lbs.: Bryce Meredith vs. Brandon Carrillo -Meredith via first-round submission (rear-naked choke)
115 lbs.: Maria Henderson vs. Mackenzie Stiller – Stiller via first-round submission (armbar)
170 lbs.: Joey Davis vs. Jeff Creighton – Creighton via split-decision
155 lbs.: Mandel Nallo vs. Adam Piccolotti – Piccolotti via third-round submission (rear-naked choke)
BELLATOR 293 PLAY-BY-PLAY:
265 lbs.: Marcelo Golm vs. Daniel James
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145 lbs.: Cat Zingano vs. Leah McCourt
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185 lbs.: John Salter vs. Aaron Jeffery
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205 lbs.: Sullivan Cauley vs. Luke Trainer
Round 1: Jab from Trainer to open things up. Cauley goes in for the early takedown, and he gets it. Trainer back up to his feet and he gets taken back down. Cauley driving knees to Trainer’s behind and thigh, that looks like it hurts. Trainer works his way back up. Cauley working the clinch and Trainer reverses position and he takes Cauley down. Nice reversal. Trainer is looking for a rear-naked choke. He has it and Cauley taps! WOW! Trainer with an explosive performance to hand Cauley his first-ever loss. Trainer then proposes to his girlfriend inside the cage, and she said yes! Winner all the way around!
Final result: Trainer def. Cauley via first-round submission
155 lbs.: Archie Colgan vs. Justin Montalvo
Round 1: Colgan with a low kick to start things off. Jab to the stomach from Colgan. Double jabs from Montalvo. Huge body shot from Colgan. Low kick from Colgan again. Big overhand right from Colgan lands flush. He cracks Montalvo with an elbow and he has him reeling. Colgan putting it on him, lands a nice uppercut that rocks Montalvo, who is hanging in there. What a chin. Another uppercut from Colgan, who shoots in and lands a ferocious takedown. Montalvo works his way back up to his feet and they separate. Montalvo with a nice-three-punch combo. Nice jab rocks Montalvo. This is an action-packed first round. Another sharp right hand from Colgan. Colgan drops Montalvo with a right hand. He tries to get back up and Colgan rocks him with an uppercut and he goes back down. Colgan jumps in and finishes him off with relentless ground and pound. What is in the water tonight in Temecula?
Final result: Colgan def. Montalvo via first-round technical knockout (TKO)
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