The second fight between Emmanuel Sanchez and Georgi Karakhanyan played out differently, but the result was the same: Sanchez having his hand raised in the end.
“El Matador” swept the scorecards with three 29-28s to pick up a second win over Karakhanyan (28-9-1) in the Bellator 218 main event Friday at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma.
When the two featherweights first fought at Bellator 170 back in January 2017, Sanchez won a majority decision after a three-round bout that was mostly contested on the feet. This time around, Karakhanyan made it abundantly clear that this would be a wrestling-intensive match, which suited Sanchez just fine.