James Gallagher continued his dominance in the bantamweight division.
The Ireland native pulled off another strong victory this past weekend as Gallagher beat Cal Ellenor via submission in the first round. Despite Ellenor’s accolades, Gallagher dominated the bout thanks to his superior grappling. Gallagher’s latest win now puts him on a four-fight winning streak.
In the co-main event, Charlie Ward managed to keep Andy Manzolo at bay by preventing the middleweight from capitalizing on his ground game. Manzolo nailed several take downs on Ward, but the former UFC star defended himself against submission attempts and got some nasty shots in every time he regained control of the fight. Ward is now on a two-fight winning streak.
Check out the full results for Bellator Europe 9 below:
James Gallagher def. Cal Ellenor via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 4:31
Charlie Ward def. Andy Manzolo via unanimous decision
Charlie Leary def. Kiefer Crosbie via TKO (doctor stoppage) – Round 1, 5:00
Sinead Kavanagh def. Katharina Lehner via unanimous decision
Aymard Guih def. Chris Bungard via split decision
Acoidan Duque def. Carlo Pedersoli Jr. via unanimous decision
Gokhan Saricam def. Joffie Houlton via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:52
Andrew Fisher def. Ashleigh Grimshaw via unanimous decision
Kane Mousah def. Alessandro Botti via split decision
Asael Adjoudj def. Nathan Jessimer via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 2:58
Marek Jakimowicz def. Curtis Dodge via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:45