UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Logan Storley used his biggest strength to his advantage Friday night and cruised to a win over Ion Pascu.
Storley (10-0 MMA, 5-0 BMMA) may not have endeared himself to the fans for much of his win over Pascu (18-10 MMA, 0-3 BMMA) thanks to his wrestling-heavy attack, but he stayed perfect with a unanimous decision win. Storley, the biggest favorite on the card at as much as 8-1, took the fight with a pair of 30-26 scores and a 30-27.
Afterward, a cut-open Pascu spit his bloody mouthpiece in Storley’s direction and yelled at him, clearly frustrated with his opponent’s ability to keep him pinned to the canvas most of the fight.
The welterweight bout was the co-main event of Friday’s Bellator 215 show at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card aired on Paramount and streamed on DAZN following prelims on MMAjunkie.
Storley landed a right kick to the body quickly into the fight, but soon after found himself needing to work on the ground while Pascu worked on a choke. Storley fairly easily wrestled his way out of trouble. With two minutes left in the round, Storley picked Pascu up for a slam, then went to work in half-guard looking for short punches and elbows, but couldn’t put Pascu away.
The second and third rounds played out much the same as the first. Storley took Pascu down in each frame, then stayed heavy on top of him while looking for short punches and elbows. He kept looking for a path a ground-and-pound finish or openings for submissions.
But Pascu’s defense was just enough to stay in the fight – but not enough to keep the fans from regularly booing their displeasure. Storley eventually cut Pascu above his left eyebrow with a slicing elbow during his ground-and-pound.
Storley stayed unbeaten as a pro and moved to 5-0 under the Bellator banner. Pascu lost for the third time in four fights and remains winless for Bellator.
Up-to-the-minute Bellator 215 results include:
- Logan Storley def. Ion Pascu via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
- Eduardo Dantas def. Toby Misech via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- John Douma def. Mike Kimbel via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 2:51
- Austin Vanderford def. Cody Jones via submission (arm triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:49
- Billy Goff def. Ryan Hardy via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Zarrukh Adashev def. Ron Leon via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Matt Probin def. Ali Zebian via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Pete Rogers def. Jason Rine via TKO (strikes) – Round 2, 0:50
- Steve Mowry def. Darion Abbey via submission (kimura) – Round 1, 1:27
- Amanda Bell def. Amber Leibrock via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:52
- Lindsey VanZandt def. Tabatha Ann Watkins via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:25
- Pat McCrohan def. Jason Markland via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 1:11
For complete coverage of Bellator 215, check out the MMA Events section of the site.
