Bellator

Bellator 144: Halsey vs. Carvalho

Completed Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, United States 13 bouts

Key takeaways

  • Rafael Carvalho beat Brandon Halsey by knockout in the main event.
  • Brennan Ward beat Dennis Olson by knockout in the co-main event.
  • Eleven of the 13 results came early: three knockouts and eight submissions.

Main card

RC ✓

Rafael Carvalho vs Brandon Halsey

Knockout R2 1:42
BH
BW ✓

Brennan Ward vs Dennis Olson

Knockout R1 4:37
DO
GY ✓

Goiti Yamauchi vs Isao Kobayashi

Submission R3 3:50
IK
Michael Page ✓

13Michael Page vs Charlie Ontiveros

Knockout R1 3:20
Charlie Ontiveros
KM ✓

Kin Moy vs Walter Smith-Cotito

Submission R3 3:53
WS
BG ✓

Billy Giovanella vs Brandon Polcare

Submission R1 2:19
BP
KR

Kevin Roddy vs Matt Bessette

Submission R1 3:47
Matt Bessette ✓
KH ✓

Kevin Haley vs Mike Zichelle

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
MZ
MS ✓

Matt Secor vs Jeremie Holloway

Submission R2 4:54
JH
PR

Pete Rogers Jr. vs Marius Enache

Submission R2 2:37
ME ✓
TH

TJ Hepburn vs Sam Watford

Unanimous decision R3 5:00
SW ✓
IK

Ilya Kotau vs Kemran Lachinov

Submission R2 2:57
KL ✓
KR

Keenan Raymond vs Damien Trites

Submission R2 1:17
DT ✓
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Results

Main and co-main events

Rafael Carvalho beat Brandon Halsey by knockout at 1:42 of round two in the main event of Bellator 144 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville. In the co-main event, Brennan Ward beat Dennis Olson by knockout at 4:37 of round one.

How the card was decided

Across the 13 bouts that produced a result, three ended by knockout, eight by submission and two on the judges' scorecards — eleven stoppages in 13 fights. Every decision was unanimous: not one result divided the judges.

Finishes and fight times

The quickest finish belonged to Billy Giovanella, who stopped Brandon Polcare at 2:19 of round one, and four of the eleven finishes came inside the opening round. The longest was Kin Moy's submission of Walter Smith-Cotito, 13 minutes and 53 seconds in. End to end, the 13 fights filled one hour and 50 minutes of cage time.

Ranked fighters on the card

One ranked fighters appeared. The only other ranked name was Michael Page, No. 13 at welterweight.