LIVE! Bellator 194 Results, Streaming Updates

Bellator 194: “Mitrione vs. Nelson 2” takes place TONIGHT (Fri., Feb. 16, 2018) at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., featuring the second Heavyweight Grand Prix bout that pits old rivals from The Ultimate Fighter (TUF) opposite each other as “Big Country” Roy Nelson (23-14) meets Matt Mitrione (12-5) to determine who will advance to the next round.

Speaking of rematches, the long-awaited second fight between Patricky Freire (18-8) and Derek Campos (19-6) will finally go down in the Lightweight division, with each man putting a multi-fight win streak and their potential No. 1 contender status on the line.

Bellator 194’s main card will start at 9 p.m. ET on Paramount Network, while the “Prelims” undercard matches will get underway a little earlier online at 7 p.m. ET. MMAmania.com will deliver results and play-by-play for the entirety of the Bellator MMA card.

Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action. Feel free to leave a comment (or 194) about the bouts and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show -- it's always a lot of fun!

BELLATOR 194 QUICK RESULTS:

Matt Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson —
Patricky Freire vs. Derek Campos —
Liam McGeary vs. Vadim Nemkov —
Heather Hardy vs. Ana Julaton —
Tywan Claxton vs. Jose Antonio Perez —
Marcus Surin vs. Dean Hancock — Surin via sub (arm triangle) 4:50 R2.
Walter Howard Jr. vs. Jarod Trice — Trice MD 28-28, 29-27 X2.
Peter Nascimento vs. Kastriot Xhema — unaired on the prelims.
Regivaldo Carvalho vs. Tom English — Carvalho KO 0:17 R1.
Tyler Hamilton vs. Pat Casey — unaired on the prelims.
Ron Leon vs. Ross Richardson — Richardson TKO 1:41 R2.
Mike Kimble vs. Geoffrey Then — Kimble KO 1:03 R1.

BELLATOR 194 PLAY-BY-PLAY:

Matt Mitrione vs. Roy Nelson

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Patricky Freire vs. Derek Campos

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Liam McGeary vs. Vadim Nemkov

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Heather Hardy vs. Ana Julaton

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Tywan Claxton vs. Jose Antonio Perez

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Marcus Surin vs. Dean Hancock

Surin has the black trunks and red gloves and is 4-1 out of Spring Valley, NY. Hancock has the blue gloves and black trunks and is 3-1 out of Danbury, CT. Surin holds a 2” reach advantage 72” to 70”. Keith Peterson is our referee.

Round 1: Gloves are tapped and R1 is underway. Hancock presses forward right away and gets a takedown, slipping off the back when he tried to get in the hooks. Surin pushes forward throwing a left jab and cocking a big right hook which occasionally sneaks in. Hancock starts to press forward again and Surin uses his hands to reverse the momentum. Hancock throws a spin kick to the body that seems to momentarily stun Surin. Surin clinches and Hancock is momentarily on top, they get back up and Hancock nearly got a warning for grabbing the cage before Surin took him back down. He gets one hook in but loses it with a little under two minutes left. Hancock goes for a single leg but can’t get the hooks in and then Surin gets another takedown and is on top landing heavy right elbows. Hancock sits up and sweeps with 58 seconds left. Surin counters and has side control at 4:32. Hancock gets up again but eats some knees against the fence and one right elbow to the face at the bell. 10-9 Surin.

Round 2: Hancock pressures to open R2, throwing hands and leg kicks, Surin makes him retreat with the right hook. Surin and Hancock tie up and Surin wins as they go to the ground, having the mount and taking the back with both hooks in. Hancock tries to buck his way out but Surin rides and drives elbows to the body. Hancock escapes at 2:30 and throws punches to the body and hip as they clinch. Surin pulls him back down to the ground and Hancock turtles up trying to avoid having his back taken. It works. Hancock stands up and gets double underhooks and turns Surin into the fence then suplexes him through the air but it’s Surin who gets the back and both hooks in. He tries a rear naked choke but Hancock escapes at 4:14. Surin goes for the arm triangle choke and gets it at 4:50.

Final result: Marcus Surin wins via arm triangle choke at 4:50 of the second round.

Walter Howard Jr. vs. Jarod Trice

Trice is 2-0 in the red gloves, Howard is 3-4 in the blue gloves, but Howard has a 4.5” reach advantage at 80”. Howard sports checkerboard red/black trunks and fights out of Newark, NJ. Trice has black trunks and fights out of Tempe, AZ. Our referee is Dan Miragliotta.

Round 1: A tap of fingers starts R1. Trice is quickly moving forward and firing his left hand, keeping his right up defensively. Howard is warned by Miragliotta to watch his fingers. Trice fires shots to the body and a right hook as Howard circles on the outside. Kick to the body from Trice. Trice eats a stiff left jab and teases shooting for the legs. Trice starts to wing out the right and then comes over the top with the left. Trice tries to shoot at 3:30 but can’t grab onto anything. Trice starts talking trash and telling Howard “I’m right here” then whistles at a leg kick before throwing an overhand right. Trice nearly throws himself off balance with the next one he throws. Trice comes over the top at 4:50 and his corner is yelling “That hurt him though!” 10-9 Trice.

Round 2: Trice continues to hunt for the overhand right and lands it at 44 seconds. He grapples and pushes Howard around but loses the grip at 1:02. Howard draws a hard warning and is told he’ll lose a point as Trice gets a timeout for being poked in his left eye with a thumb. Miragliotta takes the point and the round resumes with Trice being reminded to watch his fingers too. Trice lands a couple of nasty left hooks and continues to fight through even though he’s having a hard time keeping one eye open. Trice ties up with Howard at 2:54 for a potential takedown. Howard gets free at 3:18. Left hook loops and lands for trice but he eats a right jab in return. Another left for Trice gets in and Howard responds with kicks. 10-8 Trice thanks to the deduction.

Round 3: Trice stuns Howard with a big left hand at 23 seconds and comes forward looking to land an uppercut in the dirty boxing clinch, but it’s Howard who responds with a furious flurry and suddenly it’s Trice who is in trouble, and he goes defensively for a takedown at 1:03 to try to clear his head. They break at 1:19. Miragliotta continues to warn everybody to watch their fingers. Trice whiffs on the left hook and seems to be sucking wind. Trice gets lucky though as Howard throws a kick and he catches it for a takedown -- then again maybe not so lucky as Howard counters and takes the back. Trice escapes and takes Howard down again, taking his back against the fence. Trice is unloading with right hands and heavy elbows even as Miragliotta warns him to watch the back of the head. Howard gets back up at 3:25. Trice ties him up against the fence but Howard circles off at 4:14. Trice goes back to the dirty boxing and Howard responds with a head kick. Howard comes forward battering Trice and lands a big head kick at 4:48 as Trice was looking away. 10-9 for Howard.

Final result: The judges score it 28-28, 29-27 and 29-27 for Trice by majority decision.

Peter Nascimento vs. Kastriot Xhema

Round 1: Unaired on the prelims.

Final result: To be determined.

Regivaldo Carvalho vs. Tom English

Carvalho is in the red gloves and black trunks, his record 4-2, fighting out of Danbury, CT. English is in the blue gloves and white trunks with a record of 6-8 from Dix Hills, NY, and Carvalho’s biggest advantage is his age - 24 versus 42. Our referee is Kevin MacDonald.

Round 1: Carvalho just finished by knockout in 17 seconds! The fight’s over so quick the replay of his right hand is the entire fight. He landed one good one to the chin when English was on the ground and that one made it 100% over. Good to see English get back up afterward. Carvalho gives him a hug and lifts him high up in the air.

Final result: Regivaldo Carvalho wins via knockout at 0:17 of the first round.

Tyler Hamilton vs. Pat Casey

Round 1: Unaired on the prelims.

Final result: To be determined.

Ron Leon vs. Ross Richardson

Richardson is in the black trunks and red gloves, age 22, fighting out of Bronx, New York. Leon is in the gray trunks blue gloves, age 25, fighting out of Queens, New York. Both men are making their pro debut. Richardson has a 2” reach advantage at 73.5”. Our referee in charge is Dan Miragliotta.

Round 1: After a weird crawl and leapfrog by Leon to start things out we get a takedown and Richardson is on top throwing elbows. Leon tries to close guard to avoid damage or set up a potential submission. Richardson throws lefts to the body and head and keeps on dropping elbows. Leon eats a left elbow and a right to the chin as we pass the 2 minute mark. This fight has been entirely one sided thus far but Richardson hasn’t landed anything hard enough to stop it. Leon manages to kip up and Richardson trips him right back down to half guard. Richardson tries to jump over the top and winds up in closed guard. Richardson continues to mash the hands and elbows as he postures up then tries to scramble for a better position but he’s back in guard again. It’s a definite 10-9 for Richardson borderline to 10-8.

Round 2: Miragliotta warns the fighters to close their hands 30 seconds into R2. Richardson ties up with Leon looking to take it back down to the ground and completes it with a leg trip at 58 seconds. Left hands and left elbows to the head follow. Full mount is achieves at 1:27 and the ground and pound gets really vicious. Miragliotta waves it off at 1:41.

Final result: Ross Richardson wins via technical knockout at 1:41 of round two.

Mike Kimble vs. Geoffrey Then

Kimble is making his pro debut in the black trunks and red gloves fighting out of Waterbury, CT. Then is 0-1 in the blue trunks and blue gloves fighting out of Danbury, CT. Kimble has a 7” reach advantage, 74” to 67”. Our referee is Keith Peterson.

Round 1: A quick tap and both men are quickly dancing. Kimble is trying to come forward with power up the middle and Then is letting him by backing up to the fence. Then is dropped by a right hand at 44 seconds. Then is looking for an armbar when Kimble dives on top, but Kimble powerbombs him to break free and continues to throw heavy ground and pound blows once he gets loose, forcing Peterson to wave it off. Those right hand hammerfists were NASTY.

Final result: Mike Kimble wins via knockout at 1:03 of the first round.