Bellator 295 results: Highlights & recaps for Raufeon Stots vs. Patchy Mix [UPDATED LIVE]
Everything you need to know about Bellator 295's fight card including results, highlights and recaps.
Bellator MMA goes on with the second of its annual two-show weekend in Hawaii with Bellator 295, which sees the long-awaited final showdown in the Bellator Bantamweight Grand Prix.
The exciting tournament final will see Raufeon Stots defending the interim Bellator bantamweight championship against Patchy Mix in the main event tonight. The winner will not only be interim champion and earn the $1 million prize, but they will also be granted the right to face the undisputed champion in a title unificiation match in the future.
Bellator 297 in June will see the opponent determined when Sergio Pettis โ in his first fight back since injury โ defends the Bellator bantamweight title against current Bellator featherweight champion and former lightweight champ Patricio "Pitbull" Freiere, who will be going for gold in an unprecedented third weight class.
Stots, who enters this fight having won 10 straight and a sole pro loss on his record, is undefeated in the Bellator cage. Stots's tournament path thus far has seen him knock out former champ Juan Archuleta in the quarterfinals at Bellator 279 to win the interim title before retaining it with a decision win over Danny Sabatello at Bellator 289.
At the same events, respectively, Mix advanced to the finals with a decision win over former champ Kyoji Horiguchi and a technical submission of Magomed Magomedmov. Mix previously challenged for the then-vacant bantamweight title at Bellator 246, getting edged out on the scorecards against Archuleta.
This story will be updated live throughout the night.
Bellator 295 live results [UPDATED]
Bellator 295: Raufeon Stots vs. Patchy Mix Main Card (Showtime, 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT)
Raufeon Stots vs. Patchy Mix
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Patchy Mix def. Raufeon Stots via KO (knee) - Round 1, 1:20
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Ilima-Lei Macfarlane vs. Kana Watanabe
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Ilima-Lei Macfarlane def. Kana Watanabe via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
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Aaron Pico vs. James Gonzalez
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Aaron Pico def. James Gonzalez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Yancy Medeiros vs. Charlie Leary
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Yancy Medeiros def. Charlie Leary via submission (rear-naked choke) - Round 1, 4:39
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Bellator 295: Raufeon Stots vs. Patchy Mix Preliminary Card (YouTube/Pluto TV, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT)
Mads Burnell vs. Justin Gonzales
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Mads Burnell def. Justin Gonzales via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Kai Kamara III vs. Adli Edwards
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Kai Kamaka III def. Adli Edwards def. Veta Arteaga via UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Sumiko Inaba vs. Veta Arteaga
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Sumiko Inaba def. Veta Arteaga via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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Bobby King vs. Aalon Cruz
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Aalon Cruz def. Bobby King via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
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Davion Franklin vs. Kasim Aras
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Davion Franklin def. Kasim Aras via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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Ilara Joanne vs. Bruna Ellen
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Bruna Ellen def. Ilara Joanne via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
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Alexey Shurkevich vs. Masayuki Kikuiri
OFFICIAL RESULTS: Masayuki Kikuiri def. Alexey Shurkevich via KO (punch) - Round 2, 4:33
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