Bellator Fighting Championships presented Bellator 84: Hale vs Volkov on Friday, December 14, 2012, at The Venue at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana. This event served as the seventh season finale and will be the final episode to air on MTV2 before Bellator moves over to Spike TV in 2013.
Alexander "Drago" Volkov won the vacant Bellator Heavyweight Championship in the main event, the finals of the Bellator Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament. The Russian Volkov ploddingly outpointed the American Richard "Rare Breed" Hale over the course of a seemingly never-ending 25 minutes.
The original co-main event was scrapped at the last minute when it was discovered that 20-year-old lightweight tournament finalist Marcin Held would not be allowed to enter the casino to fight because of his age. Indiana law requires people to be 21 to enter a casino, which apparently also includes the entertainment venue for the entertainers. How Held could've been scheduled for this event and no one from Bellator or the Horseshoe Casino realized this fact until the day of the event is mind-boggling. That is until you consider the dubious decision-making that has gone on in the past in Bellator, and then it's not all that surprising. Hopefully, the switchover to Spike TV will bring with it some new officials to Bellator who aren't constantly asleep at the wheel.
The biggest winners at Bellator 84 were the male fans, who were treated to Felice Herrig's sexy, self-designed kilt shorts. WMMA's best ass was on full display for the better part of 15 minutes as Herrig dominated "Little" Patricia Vidonic.
Complete Results After the Break
BELLATOR 84: HALE VS VOLKOV
{Heavyweight Championship}
Alexander Volkov (19-3) won by UD over Richard Hale (21-5)
[25:00] - 5 Rounds - (49-46 all)
Daniel Vizcaya (7-2) won by SD over Jack Hermansson (5-1)
[15:00] - 3 Rounds - (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Felice Herrig (8-4) won by UD over Patricia Vidonic (7-4)
[15:00] - 3 Rounds - (30-27 all)
Louis Taylor (8-3) won by KO over Joe Vedepo (14-6)
[4:12] - Round 1 - punch
Christian Uflacker (5-0) won by UD over Cliff Wright (7-4)
[12:26] - 2:26 Round 3 - (technical)
Jerald Williams (3-1) won by UD over Joey Diehl (3-4)
[15:00] - 3 Rounds - (29-28 all)
Anthony Gomez (7-2) won by SUB over Anton Talamantes (5-3)
[3:30] - Round 1 - RNC
Robert White (1-0) won by UD over Kenny Booker (2-1)
[15:00] - 3 Rounds - (29-28 all)
Belal Muhammad (2-0) won by UD over Quinton McCottrell (7-11) *
[15:00] - 3 Rounds
David Sharp (2-0) won by TKO over Eddie Castillo (0-2) *
[7:35] - 2:35 Round 2 - punches
Alexander Volkov (19-3) won by UD over Richard Hale (21-5)
[25:00] - 5 Rounds - (49-46 all)
Daniel Vizcaya (7-2) won by SD over Jack Hermansson (5-1)
[15:00] - 3 Rounds - (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Felice Herrig (8-4) won by UD over Patricia Vidonic (7-4)
[15:00] - 3 Rounds - (30-27 all)
Louis Taylor (8-3) won by KO over Joe Vedepo (14-6)
[4:12] - Round 1 - punch
Christian Uflacker (5-0) won by UD over Cliff Wright (7-4)
[12:26] - 2:26 Round 3 - (technical)
Jerald Williams (3-1) won by UD over Joey Diehl (3-4)
[15:00] - 3 Rounds - (29-28 all)
Anthony Gomez (7-2) won by SUB over Anton Talamantes (5-3)
[3:30] - Round 1 - RNC
Robert White (1-0) won by UD over Kenny Booker (2-1)
[15:00] - 3 Rounds - (29-28 all)
Belal Muhammad (2-0) won by UD over Quinton McCottrell (7-11) *
[15:00] - 3 Rounds
David Sharp (2-0) won by TKO over Eddie Castillo (0-2) *
[7:35] - 2:35 Round 2 - punches
* - Unaired prelims held after the televised fights
Updated MMA win-loss records with total fight time in brackets.
UD = Unanimous | SD = Split Decision | SUB = Submission
MADMAN AWARDS
FIGHTER OF THE NIGHT: Alexander Volkov
BEST FIGHT: Jerald Williams vs. Joey Diehl
BEST KNOCKOUT: Louis Taylor over Joe Vedepo
BEST SUBMISSION: Anthony Gomez over Anton Talamantes
QUICKEST WIN: Anthony Gomez over Anton Talamantes in 210 seconds
WORST FIGHT: Alexander Volkov vs. Rich Hale
FAIL OF THE NIGHT: Bellator/Horseshoe Casino officials
ODDS AND THEIR ENDS
VEGAS ODDSMAKERS: 2-0
Final betting odds with payouts listed for winning fighters.
Alexander Volkov (-130) = 1 unit won 0.77 units
Richard Hale (+120)
Felice Herrig (-450) = 1 unit won 0.22 units
Patricia Vidonic (+400)
Richard Hale (+120)
Felice Herrig (-450) = 1 unit won 0.22 units
Patricia Vidonic (+400)
UPDATED BELLATOR RECORDS AND MMA STREAKS
Plus/minus = fights currently won/lost in a row in ANY MMA promotion
Richard "Rare Breed" Hale (6-2 Bellator) [-1]
Alexander "Drago" Volkov (3-0 Bellator) [+10]
Felice "Lil Bulldog" Herrig (2-0 Bellator) [+3]
Louis "Handgunz" Taylor (2-0 Bellator) [+1]
Anthony Gomez (2-1 Bellator) [+2]
Daniel "The Bulldog" Vizcaya (1-0 Bellator) [+4]
Christian Uflacker (1-0 Bellator) [+5]
Jerald Williams (1-0 Bellator) [+2]
Robert "The Enforcer" White (1-0 Bellator) [+1]
Belal Muhammad (1-0 Bellator) [+2]
Dave Sharp (1-0 Bellator) [+2]
Joe "The Doctor" Vedepo (1-1 Bellator) [-1]
Cliff Wright (1-1 Bellator) [-1]
Jack Hermansson (0-1 Bellator) [-1]
"Little" Patricia Vidonic (0-1 Bellator) [-1]
Joey "The Real" Diehl (0-1 Bellator) [-2]
Anton Talamantes (0-1 Bellator) [-1]
Kenny "The Gorilla" Booker (0-1 Bellator) [-1]
Quinton McCottrell (0-1 Bellator) [-3]
Eddie Castillo (0-1 Bellator) [-1]
