Bellator 155 took over the CenturyLink Arena in Boise, Idaho, Friday, bringing a middleweight title clash between champ Rafael Carvalho and challenger Melvin Manhoef with it.
This main-event fight promised fireworks, but promises are made to be broken, after all.
The two started off slowly – so slowly, in fact, referee "Big" John McCarthy had to halt action to remind them why they were there, encouraging them to pick up the pace. In Round 2, Manhoef began to open up with hard kicks to the legs and to the body of Carvalho.