Bellator 234: Kharitonov vs. Vassell results and discussion

Bellator 234 took place in Israel on Thursday, but Bellator rights have it as such that we’re not getting a look at this card until Friday night on Paramount Network and DAZN. So in the interest of playing pretend, please don’t post spoilers in the comments section.

Anyway, the main event is a heavyweight bout between Sergei Kharitonov and Linton Vassell. The Gozali father-son duo of Haim and Aviv fight in separate bouts (obviously), while Roger Huerta battles Sidney Outlaw in the co-main event. Austin Vanderford, better known as Paige VanZant’s fiance, will take on Grachik Bozinyan. I don’t even know why I’m using present tense for fights that already happened... maybe I really am going to play pretend.

Discuss the card starting at 9 PM ET on Paramount Network and DAZN, with preliminary card action (also tape-delayed but broadcast “as-live”) at 6 PM ET/3 PM PT.

Main Card (9 PM ET, Paramount Network/DAZN)

Linton Vassell def. Sergei Kharitonov via TKO (punches) at 3:15 of round 2

Sidney Outlaw def. Roger Huerta via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Aviv Gozali def. Zaka Fatullazade via submission (anaconda choke) at :56 of round 1

Haim Gozali def. Artur Pronin via submission (heel hook) at 4:12 of round 1

Austin Vanderford def. Grachik Bozinyan via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Preliminary Card (6 PM ET, Online)

Sinead Kavanagh def. Olga Rubin via TKO (punches) at 4:37 of round 2

Robson Gracie Jr. def. Amir Bashir via submission (triangle choke) at 4:39 of round 1

Adam Keresh def. Vladimir Fedin via TKO (punches) at 3:29 of round 1

Simon Smotritsky def. Illia Hladkii via TKO (punches) at 2:10 of round 1

Vuqar Keramov def. Gustavo Wurlitzer via knockout (punches) at 1:29 of round 1

Kirill Medvedovsky def. Akhmed Al Farazha via submission (guillotine choke) at :46 of round 2

Raz Bring def. Naziri Daniliuk via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 29-28)

Mihail Dulgher def. Ofir Leibel via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

Ron Becker def. Artem Kazartsev via TKO (punches) at 2:57 of round 2

Ben Cohen def. Maksym Tkachuk via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:17 of round 1

Eli Aronov def. Sari Hleihil via split decision (30-26, 27-28, 30-26)

Itay Lipszyc def. Yizhak Yakobov via submission (ankle lock) at 2:51 of round 1

Noam Voldman def. Nisim Rozalis via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28)

Itay Tratner vs. Elias Mamadov declared a split draw (28-27, 28-29, 28-28)

Tomer Maslis def. David Malka via TKO (exhaustion) at 1:32 of round 3