Bellator 175: King Mo’s Revenge and Event Highlights
Bellator 175 took place on March 31, 2017, at Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. In the rematch, Muhammed “King Mo” Lawal defeated Quinton “Rampage” Jackson by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 29–28. The event followed Bellator 174.
King Mo Wins the Rematch
Jackson had won their first meeting at Bellator 120 in 2014. Lawal evened the series at Bellator 175, taking a unanimous decision on identical 29–28 scorecards. The result headlined a five-bout main card at the Rosemont arena.
Sanchez Takes the Co-Main Event
Emmanuel Sanchez earned a unanimous decision over former Bellator bantamweight champion Marcos Galvao in Galvao’s featherweight debut. All three judges scored the bout 30–27 for Sanchez.
Other Main-Card Results
Sergei Kharitonov knocked out Chase Gormley with punches at 3:55 of Round 1. Noad Lahat submitted Lloyd Carter with a rear-naked choke at 3:50 of Round 2. Steve Kozola stopped Jake Roberts with punches 28 seconds into Round 1.
Preliminary Results
Joaquin Buckley defeated Justin Patterson by unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28); Damian Norris beat Tom Shoaff by unanimous decision (30–27 on all cards); and James Bochnovic submitted Matt Paul with a rear-naked choke at 4:30 of Round 1. Manny Vazquez also won a unanimous decision over Nate Williams, while Tim Cho stopped J.D. Hardwick by third-round TKO at 2:43.
Other preliminary winners included Josh Streaker by split decision over Tom Holder, Cory Galloway by first-round guillotine choke over David Garcia, Mike DeLaVega by split decision over Brian Akins, Asef Askar by first-round rear-naked choke over James Esposito, and Brandon Shelhart by second-round rear-naked choke over Max Fuentes. See the complete card and scores in the linked results reports below.
Selected Bout Results
- Brandon Shelhart defeated Maximillian Fuentes by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 1, 2:21.
- Asef Askar defeated James Esposito by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 1, 3:06.
- Josh Streacker defeated Tom Holder by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
- Muhammed Lawal defeated Quinton Jackson by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Emmanuel Sanchez defeated Marcos Galvao by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Sergei Kharitonov defeated Chase Gormley by KO (Punches); round 1, 3:55.
Sources
MMA Fighting: Bellator 175 results; Combat Press: Full Bellator 175 results; Event results record.
Article Tags
Bellator, Bellator 175, Mixed Martial Arts
