Tyrell Fortune moved right into a tie for essentially the most wins in Bellator heavyweight historical past on Friday evening, however seemingly not in the way in which he anticipated.
Fortune received by way of disqualification on the undercard of Bellator 294 after enduring a maelstrom of unlawful blows to the again of the top from promotional newcomer Sergey Bilostenniy. The offending sequence started late within the first spherical when Bilostenniy dropped Fortune to the ground with a brutal elbow to his head as Fortune labored for a single-leg takedown. From there, Bilostenniy unloaded a relentless collection of punches and elbows to the again of Fortune’s head earlier than referee Chris West mercifully stopped the competition.
Fortune stayed down on the mat for a number of minutes after the stoppage.
Watch the whole sequence beneath, beginning across the 51:15 mark.
The official time of the stoppage got here at 3:26 of Spherical 1.
Fortune (13-3, 1 NC) has now received 13 of his 17 bouts beneath the Bellator umbrella.
Bilostenniy (10-3) snaps a five-fight win streak with the disqualification loss.
Take a look at full Bellator 294 outcomes right here.
