Keyboard Kimura: Julia Budd defends Bellator title, takes a breath

Standing in the centre of the cage after 25 frustrating minutes of work, Julia Budd was confident that she had done enough to retain her Bellator MMA featherweight title, but the Port Moody native knew the three officials charged with scoring her championship main event with Arlene Blencowe may have felt otherwise.
“She wins a lot of close decisions,” Budd said of Blencowe, the morning after emerging with a split decision victory at Bellator 189 in Thackerville, Okla.
“So I was