Yaroslav Amosov and Logan Storley met in the main event at Bellator 291
Bellator 291’s main event saw Yaroslav Amosov and Lorgan Storley collide to unify the welterweight titles. Amosov, the incumbant champion, and Storley, the interim. Storley’s title was earned after a win over Michael Page, a title that was deemed necessary after Amosov put his career on hold to fight for Ukraine in the Ukrainian and Russian War. With Amosov back, he’ll look to prove his 19-month layoff didn’t hinder him at all.
The first round was not what anyone expected, with Amosov and Storley shocking the audiences with a heavy output of striking. The two grapplers have the skills to do so but they both use their grappling to great effect, but Amosov wanted to start the fight with a shocking barrage of strikes, which allowed him to presumably take an easy round.
Amosov, a four-time Combat Sambo champion, was able to negate Storley’s attempts to wrestle in the second and continued to pepper Storley with jabs and leg kicks. Leg kicks near the end of the second forced Storley to change his stance, with his movement becoming significantly affected.
The third round kept not only the same early outcomes, but the same pace as well, with Amosov forcing Storley to stay on his feet, peppering him with a lot of strikes, and body-kicks. With about a minute and some change left, Amosov finally attempted a takedown on Storley and secured it with ease.
Yaroslav Amosov continued to dominate Logan Storley heading into the championship rounds at Bellator 291
Storley’s face started telling the real tale of the fight, with a cut opening up around his eye, spilling down his cheek and onto the mat as Amosov started using level changes to open up more striking opportunities. Heading into the final two and a half minutes into the fight, Storley had six failed takedown attempts. This allowed Amosov to take a combination that nearly knocked out Storley and allowed Amosov to take him down to the mat. Somehow, Storley ended the fourth round still upright.
Amosov changed up his tactic in the fifth, throwing less and defending more. This has allowed Storely to try more, like a near-successful takedown attempt, but Amosov brushed it off and continued to keep his distance with some impressive front-kicks.
Winner: Yaroslov Amosov by decesion
Bellator 291: Yaroslav Amosov vs. Logan Storley takes place on Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, live from the 3 Arena in Dublin, Ireland. Follow along with FanSided MMA for all your news and highlights.
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