Logan Storley is the new Bellator welterweight interim champion.
The American defeated Michael “Venum” Page in the main event of Bellator 281 which took place Friday night in London, UK.
Storley got the W via split decision after the full five rounds were played out. The hometown hero Page was looking to become the welterweight champ, as he had to fight the official champion Yaroslav Amosov, but the Ukrainian withdrew to aid his native Ukraine’s defence.
Logan’s wrestling was on display from the beginning to the end of the fight, as he smothered Page’s elite kickboxing skills with some solid ground wrestling and grappling, even though he was nowhere near a submission .
After the full 25 minutes went by, the judges scored the fight 49-46, 48-47, 47-48 in favor of Storley.
Here are the full results from Bellator 281:
Logan Storley def. Michael Page via split decision (49-46, 48-47, 47-48)
Fabian Edwards def. Lyoto Machida via first-round KO (punches, 3:18)
Kana Watanabe def. Denise Kielholtz via second-round submission (triangle, 3:03)
Paul Daley def. Wendell Giacomo via second-round KO (punches, 4:09)
Simon Biyong def. Luke Trainer via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-27, 28-27)
Daniel Weichel def. Robert Whiteford via first-round TKO (punches, 1:12)
Elina Kallionidou def. Kate Jackson via second-round TKO (strikes, 4:43)
Oliver Enkamp def. Mark Lemminger via third-round submission (buggy choke, 0:35)
Alfie Davis and Tim Wilde fought to majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)
Andrew Fisher def. Attila Korkmaz via unanimous decision (29-28. 29-28, 29-28)
Charlie Ward def. Alan Carlos via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-25)
Maciej Rozanski def. Lee Chadwick via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Chiara Penco def. Lanchana Green via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
