Bellator 202 ‘Budd vs. Nogueira’ takes place July 13, 2018 at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Okla. Join MMA Mania as we bring you all of the results televised tonight on Paramount Network!
Bellator 202 “Budd vs. Nogueira” takes place TONIGHT (July 13, 2018) at WinStar World Casino and Resort in Thackerville, Oklahoma, featuring a Featherweight title defense for reigning “Jewel” Julia Budd (11-2) and her undefeated challenger Talita Nogueira (7-0).
In addition former Bantamweight champion Eduardo Dantas (20-5) takes his first bout since losing the belt against recent Bellator newcomer Michael “Mayday” McDonald (18-4).
Bellator 202 “Budd vs. Nogueira” will start at 9 p.m. ET on Paramount Network. MMAmania.com will deliver results and play-by-play for the entirety of the Bellator MMA card.
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BELLATOR 202 “Budd vs. Nogueira” QUICK RESULTS:
Julia Budd vs. Talita Nogueira —
Eduardo Dantas vs. Michael McDonald —
Chris Honeycutt vs. Leo Leite —
Valentin Moldavsky vs. Ernest James —
Jon Hill vs. Rudy Schaffroth — Schaffroth TKO 0:42 R1.
Fernando Gonzalez vs. Tyler Ingram — Ingram via sub (RNC) 4:13 R2.
Emily Ducote vs. Veta Arteaga — in progress.
Gerald Harris vs. Yaroslav Amasov — Amasov UD 30-26, 30-27 X2.
Will Morris vs. Charles Williams —
Nation Gibrick vs. Luis Erives — Gibrick via sub (heel hook) 1:30 R1.
Aaron Webb vs. Daniel Carey —
Steve Kozola vs. Ryan Walker — Kozola TKO 1:45 R1.
BELLATOR 202 “BUDD VS. NOGUEIRA” PLAY BY PLAY:
Julia Budd vs. Talita Nogueira
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Eduardo Dantas vs. Michael McDonald
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Chris Honeycutt vs. Leo Leite
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Valentin Moldavsky vs. Ernest James
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Jon Hill vs. Rudy Schaffroth
Hill is 12-6, 6’0”, 256 lbs. and has a 72” reach. Schaffroth is 4-0, 6’4”, 252 lbs. and has a 77” reach. Schaffroth fights out of Clackamas, Oregon in the black trunks and blue gloves. Hill is in the silver trunks and red gloves out of Oklahoma City, OK. Our referee is Jacob Montalvo.
Round 1: Schaffroth comes out throwing leather at Hill immediately and has him rocked 15 seconds into the fight. Once he goes to his knees the ground and pound from behind his back is fierce and Montalvo has finally seen enough and saves him via TKO at 42 seconds.
Final result: Rudy Schaffroth wins via technical knockout at 0:42 of the first round.
Fernando Gonzalez vs. Tyler Ingram
Gonzalez is 3-0 in the red gloves and black trunks, Ingram 1-0 is in the blue gloves and also has black trunks. Ingram has a 2” reach advantage, 73” to 71”. Ingram fights out of Wichita, Kansas while Gonzalez fights out of San Jose, California. Our referee is Jerin Valel.
Round 1: Gloves are touched at center and Ingram immediately starts winging punches. Gonzalez steps in and out carefully on the outside. Ingram gets his gloves up to protect his head. Both men fire off leg kicks. Ingram momentarily backs Gonzalez up to the fence. Gonzalez is hunting for the left hook and setting it up with his right jab. Ingram tries to clinch but is unable to hold on. He tries again, pushes Gonzalez to the fence and gets a knee up the middle. Ingram hits a takedown after the fighters are warned not to grab the cage. Ingram takes the back after Gonzalez gets back up and executes a beautiful suplex. Ingram tries to pass from half guard to side control with short time left in the round but is content to pound away instead. 10-9 Ingram.
Round 2: Between rounds the replay shows us multiple kicks Ingram landed to Gonzalez’ right leg. 16 seconds into R2 Ingram has landed another. Ingram has pushed Gonzalez into the fence for some pressure and nearly throws a knee to the head – Gonzalez slips out of clinch at the last second. The leg kicks are really hurting Gonzalez – you can see the look on his face each time one lands. Ingram kicks him again at 1:40 and Gonzalez falls down. At first Ingram considers letting him up but then he gets on top passes to side, goes for a kimura and then gets full mount. He slices Gonzalez up with some NASTY elbows. Transition to side control and multiple right hands. Ingram tries to spin to the back to get hooks in and ends up sitting on his side. 3-4 hard right elbows in a row land. Valel is taking a close look right as Ingram gets his arm under for a rear naked choke and Gonzalez quickly taps.
Final result: Tyler Ingram wins via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:13 in round two.
Emily Ducote vs. Veta Arteaga
Ducote is 6-4, Arteaga is 3-2. Ducote is the younger at 24 to 30 but everything else is virtually identical. Arteaga has a full bodysuit and blue gloves fighting out of Boise, Idaho. Ducote sports the green top and trunks with red gloves and fights out of Oklahoma City, OK. Our referee is Jerin Valel.
Round 1: Touch of gloves and we’re underway. Arteaga has Ducote backing up and circling on the outside immediately. Ducote drops levels for a possible takedown then lets go at 57 seconds. Arteaga keeps coming forward. Ducote is throwing leg kicks that connect even as Arteaga keeps coming at her. Ducote gets a takedown off a level change at 2:01 and passes to side immediately. She spins to take the back and then transitions to an armbar. Arteaga escapes and we’re back on the feet with two minutes left. Arteaga throws multiple punches and kicks but Ducote gets her to the ground again. She’s back up with 80 seconds left. Arteaga with knees to the body. Arteaga and Ducote trade simultaneous right hooks. Arteaga pushes Ducote into the cage and stomps on her feet. Ducote gets a takedown and the hooks in going for a rear naked choke twice. The second one could have worked but Arteaga was saved by the bell. 10-9 Ducote.
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Gerald Harris vs. Yaroslav Amasov
Harris is in the black trunks and red gloves for this fight. Amasov is in the red trunks and blue gloves. Harris is 25-6 and Amasov 19-0. Harris has a 77.5” reach and Amasov 76”. Amasov fights out of Kiev, Ukraine. Harris fights out of Tulsa, Oklahoma. Our referee in charge of this fight is Mike Bell.
Round 1: Glove tap is offered by Amasov and Harris accepts. Amasov shoots for a single leg early but can’t get it to the ground. He does get some good knees to the body though. They break at the one minute mark. Amasov dances around Harris and throws leg kicks. Harris stays on the outer circle and steps slowly side to side, winging an occasional left while pawing at the range with his right. Amasov finally gets the takedown he wanted at 2:07 and takes the back. Amasov can’t keep him from getting back up at 2:48. More push kicks and leg kicks by Amasov in the center. Amasov wings a right hook and Harris steps back. Amasov goes upstairs with a kick. Right hook by Amasov. Amasov hits two lefts and Harris hits a right as he backs up. Amasov with another single leg at 4:43. Amasov has a front headlock at the bell. 10-9 Amasov.
Round 2: Amasov with another single leg attempt early in R2 that pushes Harris to the fence. He escapes at 0:32. Front kick up the middle by Amasov. Amasov with a spinning backfist at 2:09. Body kick by Amasov. Nothing has put Harris away yet and he’s still walking toward Amasov but his offense is lacking at this point. He’s getting outpointed 5-to-1 in striking exchanges. Amasov throws a combo and a flurry and Harris one shot. Harris gets rocked by a left hand and is warned by Bell to move as he drops to his knees eating punches. He turtles up as Amasov is looking for a submission. Harris stands up at 4:13 but still looks unsteady on his feet. Head kick by Amasov. Amasov shoots for a takedown and doesn’t get it. The jumping knee does work. 10-8 Amasov.
Round 3: The doctor checks Harris over before the start of R3 and clears him to continue. The two touch gloves. Sean Grande and Chael Sonnen are speculating about whether or not Amasov injured his right foot on the late head kick in R2. Harris lands a left and has Amasov backing up. Amasov clinches in response and dumps Harris to the ground at 1:34, immediately in side control, purposefully moving to full guard to keep Harris grounded. Amasov is warned about shots to the back of the head. Harris bucks him off and gets up at 2:40 then gets warned not to grab the fence multiple times. Amasov drags him back down at 2:56. Harris gets up for a split second at 3:40 and is taken right back down. Harris gets to his knees and finally gets up again at 4:32 looking for a takedown of his own. Amasov breaks free with 15 seconds left. He should easily take a unanimous decision.
Final result: The judges score this contest 30-26, 30-27 and 30-27 all for Amasov.
Will Morris vs. Charles Williams
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Nation Gibrick vs. Luis Erives
Round 1: Unaired online.
Final result: Nation Gibrick wins via submission (heel hook) at 1:30 of round one.
Aaron Webb vs. Daniel Carey
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Steve Kozola vs. Ryan Walker
Kozola is 8-2 with a 73” reach, his opponent Walker is 7-3 with a 74” reach. Walker fights out of Las Vegas, NV with the black trunks and blue gloves. Kozola fights out of San Diego, CA in the white trunks and red gloves. Our referee is Jason Herzog.
Round 1: Kozola and Walker waste little time throwing stiff shots at each other. Kozola isn’t worrying much about defense – he’s more interested in throwing shots than keeping his hands up and it works as he drops Walker to his knees with a combo. The second time Herzog sees enough and waves it off after one right hand while he’s down. Considering Walker was dazed and unresponsive there’s no doubt it was the right call.
Final result: Steve Kozola wins via technical knockout at 1:45 of the first round.