Valentin Moldavsky didn’t get the finish against Javy Ayala at Bellator 239. But he dominated the Bellator 239 main-card opener in every conceivable fashion.
Moldavsky landed heavy shots in the standup and won the grappling game at WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla., on Feb. 21. Ayala, for his part, lived up to his truly underrated reputation for toughness, but getting to the final horn was about the only thing that went right for him on this night.
The judges’ scores were a pair of 30-24s and a 30-25 in the heavyweight bout as Moldavsky, a former world sambo championships gold medalist, improved to 4-0 in the Bellator cage.
With the MMA world on hold due to the coronavirus pandemic, Bellator has gone into its library and made several fights free for fans to enjoy. So check out Moldavsky vs. Ayala in the video above.
