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Bellator 213: Macfarlane vs. Letourneau was the second event in a row for Bellator MMA which took place at Honolulu, Hawaii on Saturday, following Bellator 212 from the previous night.
Following Michael Chandler's immense return to the top of Bellator, it was time for the Bellator Women's Flyweight Champion, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane taking on Valérie Létourneau in the main event of the night defending her title.
What should have been a middleweight bout but turned into a catchweight bout, took place as well, when former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Lyoto Machida faced off against former Bellator Champion, Rafael Carvalho in the co-main event of the night.
The fight card had some incredible fights on both the main card and the preliminary card. In this article, we are going to display the results of the preliminary card first, before delving into the Main Card from the night.
Without wasting any more time, let's take a look at the results from the Preliminary Card, including all the dark bouts which were featured on the card.
Preliminary Card
Lightweight: Isaac Hopps vs. Dustin Barca: Results - Dustin Barca defeated Isaac Hopps via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Catchweight (180 lbs): Chris Cisneros vs. Maki Pitolo: Result - Maki Pitolo defeated Chris Cisneros Submission (Rear Naked Choke, Round 3, 2 minutes and 40 seconds)
Bantamweight: Shojin Miki vs. Kai Kamaka III: Result - Kai Kamaka III defeated Shojin Miki via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Dark bout - Lightweight: Spencer Higa vs. Ryan Dela Cruz: Result - Ryan Dela Cruz defeated Spencer Higa via Unanimous Decision
Dark bout - Light Heavyweight: Kala Hose vs. Marcus Gamble: Result - Marcus Gamble defeated Kala Hose via TKO (Punches, Round 1)
Dark bout - Flyweight: Michael Nakagawa vs. Russell Mizuguchi: Result - Russell Mizuguchi defeated Michael Nakagawa via Unanimous Decision
Dark bout - Featherweight: Timothy Teves vs. Canaan Kawaihae: Result - Canaan Kawaihae defeated Timothy Teves via Unanimous Decision
Now, let's take a look at all the fights on the main card, and what happened there.
On the main card for the night in the main event of the night, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane faced Valerie Letourneau in front of her home crowd, defending her UFC Women's Flyweight Championship. She retained her title in front of a hometown crowd who cheered her on in the main event of Bellator 213.
Macfarlane was able to defeat the veteran Letourneau by an excellent Rear Naked Choke in the third round of their fight. A slow start would see both fighters tightly locked in a fight for supremacy, it came when Macfarlane was able to secure an early takedown in the third round of their fight. She was able to take Letourneau’s back and from there worked in a Rear Naked Choke which she transitioned into an armbar. Finally, she transitioned to a Triangle Choke forcing Letourneau to tap out.
Lyoto Machida made his debut in Bellator at the co-main event, and after being well-matched with Letourneau for most of the fight, his wrestling dexterity saw him come away with the win in a Split Decision.
Women's Flyweight: Valerie Letourneau vs. Ilima-Lei Macfarlane: Result - Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (c) defeated Valerie Letourneau via Submission (Triangle Choke, Round 3, 3 minuted and 19 seconds)
Catchweight (186.5 lbs): Rafael Carvalho vs. Lyoto Machida: Result - Lyoto Machida defeated Rafael Carvalho via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Welterweight: Ed Ruth vs. Neiman Gracie: Result - Neiman Gracie defeated Ed Ruth via Submission (Rear Naked Choke, Round 4, 2 minutes and 15 seconds)
Light Heavyweight: Muhammad Lawal vs. Liam McGeary: Result - Liam McGeary defeated Muhammad Lawal via TKO (Punch, Round 3, 53 seconds)
Lightweight: Kona Oliveira vs. Nainoa Dung: Result - Nainoa Dung defeated Kona Oliveira via TKO (Punches, Round 3, 2 minutes and 5 seconds)
