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Round 1
Lopez comes out aggressive with his kicks. Ramirez eats a hard kick
to the abdomen but still comes forward. Lopez pounds the body again
of the south pawed Ramirez with another body kick. Ramirez responds
with two left hands that connect to Lopez’s chin. Ramirez briefly
switches to orthodox stance and lands a couple of jabs before
moving back to southpaw. Lopez is able to secure a takedown and
settles in to the guard of Ramirez. Lopez is working from the open
guard of Ramirez with 90-seconds remaining in the frame. He stands
and allows Ramirez to follow him back up to the feet. Lopez eats a
shot and decides to ground his opponent with another takedown.
Ramirez is active off of his back with some strikes. Referee Kim
Winslow warns Ramirez with some shots to the back of the head but
doesn’t take a point away. The two men stand and exchange again at
distance to end the round.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lopez
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lopez
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Lopez
Round 2
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Lopez decisioned Ramirez on the cards.
The two start with a similarly quick pace to begin the second as
Ramirez walks Lopez down with swiping hooks. Ramirez clocks him
with a stiff left hook that drops Lopez on his seat, but can't land
the necessary follow-up to get him out. Lopez sucks him close in
guard, then shrimps back to his feet where they resume striking.
Ramirez keeps pressing, landing short two- and three-punch
combinations coming forward. Lopez lands a counter left and looks
for another jumping knee, but can't locate it. Ramirez's forward
pressure is constant, as he puts left hooks and right crosses on
the face of his foe again.
The Californian seeks to right the ship, changing levels and
dumping Ramirez on the canvas. Ramirez uses butterfly guard to push
himself back to the fence where he tries to stand up. He creeps
back to his feet with Lopez clinging to a bodylock. Lopez takes his
time, setting up an outside trip takedown with just under 90
seconds to fight and getting to side mount. Lopez tries to step
over Ramirez's head into the side crucifix, but can't get the
position. Ramirez regains half guard with 30 seconds to go in the
round but Lopez lands a volley of forearms. Before the bell, Lopez
postures up and rains down punches with both hands, but can't land
effectively.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Ramirez
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lopez
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Ramirez
Round 3
Ramirez immediately walks Lopez back to the fence and tries to
unload, but Lopez thinks better of it at this point, changes levels
and puts Ramirez on the mat again. Ramirez moves to double
butterfly guard and looks for a chance to stand. Lopez deftly jumps
over his legs on the farside, right into side mount. Lopez
pressures from knee on belly, nearly allowing Ramirez a backdoor
escape, but he manages to reaffirm top position with an overhook.
Lopez smartly uses the overhook to step into full mount as Ramirez
tries to turn away. Lopez immediately figure fours his arms in hot
pursuit of a rear-naked choke. Lopez switches to a body triangle
with Ramirez trying to snake his legs up the fence. Lopez sits up
with the triangle cinched, punching Ramirez and sucking him back to
the mat. The hometown fighter continues to try to wall walk while
body triangled, creating an awkward angle. Lopez switches back to
full mount, punches briefly, then takes the back once more. Ramirez
is exhausted as Lopez is relentlessly driving for the finish.
Ramirez gets back to his knees, but that's as far as he can get
after several minutes of Lopez back mount is ended by the final
bell.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lopez (29-28 Lopez)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Lopez (30-27 Lopez)
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Lopez (29-28 Lopez)
The Official Result
Benito Lopez def. Oscar Ramirez via Unanimous Decision (30-27,
30-27, 29-28) R3 5:00
Round 1
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Smith quickly put away Powell.
Smith lands an inside low kick low on Powell and Powell takes a
brief moment to jog it off. Smith lands two right crosses and a
body kick. He continues pressing forward but Powell shoots in and
puts him on the mat. Smith teases an armbar from the bottom while
maintaining an active guard, stifling Powell's ground-and-pound
attempts. Smith continues trapping Powell's arms and finally, the
hometown Reno product launches up a tight armbar. Powell stands up,
but is tapping before he even has a chance to step over.
The Official Result
Sinjen Smith def. Josh Powell via Submission (Armbar) R1 1:52
Round 1
Aquitania lands a one-two that briefly stumbles Appelt right out of
the gate. Aquitania lands another right, so Appelt launches a heavy
right and goes into the clinch. Aquitania easily dumps him on the
canvas, gets hooks in and punches away. Appelt eventually bucks
Aquitania off of his back, but the Sacramento fighter is still on
top, pounding away. Appelt tries to kick him away and stand up to
no avail. Aquitania passes the guard and steps over right into full
mount, landing blows with both hands. Appelt manages to escape
while under fire, though Aquitania pins him to the fence and
continues to land short punches and knees.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Aquitania
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Aquitania
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Aquitania
Round 2
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Aquitania took two rounds from Appelt.
The southpaw Appelt lands a glancing lead left, but nothing behind
it. He tries a kick to the body but Aquitania catches it, drives
him to the mat, then takes his back once more with quickness.
Appelt stands briefly and impressively rolls out of the position,
but Aquitania grabs a front headlock, snaps him back down to his
knees and continues pounding away with one hook in. Appelt gives
referee Kim Winslow a thumbs up while the Team Alpha Male fighter
whacks away on his head with hammerfists.
Aquitania continues to ride Appelt with his nearside hook in,
punching away until he gets opportunities to take full mount. With
90 seconds left in the round, Aquitania is essentially sitting on
Appelt in quarter guard, punching away and crossfacing him. Appelt
feebly looks for a kimura to defend himself but Aquitania keeps
punching away. Appelt can't get out of the turtle position until
there's 17 seconds left on the clock. He regains his feet but can't
escape the clinch.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Aquitania
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Aquitania
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Aquitania
Round 3
Appelt lands a left hook after stuffing an Aquitania takedown. He
notices that Aquitania is swelling badly below his right eye and
doubles the left. Aquitania stumbles back to the fence, bleeding
from the nose, as Appelt jockeys for position. Aquitania turns him
around and stalls the action until referee Kim Winslow breaks them
up. They quickly come together once more in the clinch and
Aquitania gets double underhooks. Referee Kim Winslow again
separates them, but it appears both fighters think the break is for
a low knee on Aquitania. Both fighters pause for a moment before
Appelt cracks Aquitania with another salvo of lefts and rocks him
back to the fence again. Appelt goes for a takedown but Aquitania
shamelessly grabs the fence to stay up, prompting a pointless
warning from Winslow. Aquitania is desperately holding on to
Appelt, trying to hear the final bell, but Winslow breaks them up
again with 30 seconds to fight. Appelt cracks him with another left
hand, but gets sucked into the clinch again. Appelt swings for the
fences before the bell but can't reach his target.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Appelt (28-27 Aquitania)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Appelt (29-28 Aquitania)
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Appelt (29-28 Aquitania)
The Official Result
Freddie Aquitania def. Josh Appelt via Unanimous Decision (29-28,
29-28, 29-28) R3 5:00
Round 1
Reeves immediately runs across the cage in pursuit of a double-leg
takedown, but eats a right hand for his trouble. The lengthier
Reeves pumps his jab and looks for leg and body kicks as Terry
patiently counters while circling. Terry tags Reeves with a few
clean counter jabs, weaving around the Reno native's offense.
Reeves launches an overhand right then shoots for Terry's legs.
Reeves is stuffed, but holds onto a rear waistlock and tries to
jump on the Strikeforce veteran's back standing. Reeves drops his
hips and yanks Terry to the ground. Terry is shrewd, grabbing a
headlock and forcing his way to top position. He tightens a
guillotine, steps over and takes mount for a moment, but Reeves
scrambles free and gets loose. Reeves jabs and lands a hard leg
kick behind it. Terry catches his leg, but before he can actually
take Reeves down, the Reno fighter just falls to his back, inviting
the ground battle. Terry buries his head to the farside in half
guard, punching Reeves to the ribs until the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Terry
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Terry
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Terry
Round 2
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Reeves edged terry by split decision.
Reeves continues to kick whilst Terry circles, counters and jabs.
Terry continues to stick his jab out, but he's not landing clean or
stopping Reeves from moving forward. Reeves chops into Terry's left
leg as he retreats, eventually landing a one-two that actually has
some sting. Reeves keeps walking forward slowly as Terry circles to
his own right. Terry isn't countering any more as Reeves keeps
kicking away at his legs. Terry misses a left hook, but the right
cross afterward is the hardest punch of the fight.
The exchange opens the action up a bit, as Terry lands another
right hook and Reeves smacks him back with an uppercut. Late in the
round, Terry begins moving forward more, landing a sharp leg kick
of his own and slamming Reeves with a double-leg before the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Round 3
Reeves rushes for a takedown and gets caught in a guillotine. Terry
torques it standing up, running Reeves back to the fence. Reeves
breaks his grip, but Terry holds the front headlock to thwart
Reeves' takedown. “Intensity” flips Reeves over and claims top
position for himself, smothering the Nevada fighter from half
guard. Terry is just grinding away on top, putting his hand over
his opponent's mouth and periodically punching. Terry passes into
side control, but Reeves pushes off the fence and escapes. Terry
refuses to give up the position, scrambling back to top position
and punching away in half guard. Reeves is bleeding from under his
right eye now. Terry passes to the far side and looks for a
crucifix. He settles for punching away at Reeves' ribs until the
final bell.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Terry (30-27 Terry)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Terry (30-27 Terry)
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Terry (30-28 Terry)
The Official Result
Rick Reeves def. James Terry via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28,
28-29) R3 5:00
Round 1
The spindly Jones opens up by kicking from distance. As soon as
Morales attempts to return fire with a spinning back fist, Jones
changes levels and tackles him to the mat. Jones pounds away
tepidly until Morales spins for a leglock briefly, giving him a
better chance for ground-and-pound. Morales scrambles back to his
feet, but is stuck is the clinch with the lanky Jones. He finally
gets free, but as soon as he kicks Jones, Jones catches his leg and
puts him on the mat again. Jones postures up to pound, inviting
Morales to try to escape. When he tries, Jones dives on him, riding
him and looking to take his back. Jones controls Morales, knees him
to the body and boxes his ears until the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Jones
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jones
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Jones
Round 2
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Morales bested Jones after 15 minutes.
Jones and Morales cautiously gauge the distance standing, pawing
with jabs and missing with leg kicks. Jones finally cracks Morales
wit ha few hard outside low kicks. Morales is pressing forward
against Jones, but is hesitant to let his strikes go. As a result,
the crowd gets restless. Jones whizzes an overhand left wide of its
target and Morales beats his chest, begging Jones to engage with
him. Morales kicks to the body again, resulting in another Jones
takedown. Morales tries to limpleg out, but Jones runs him across
the cage, rams him into the fence and lands a hard knee.
Jones sucks Morales to the canvas again, but just for a moment, as
Morales pops back up against the cage. Morales lands a chopping
left elbow inside and misses with the following right hand. Morales
looks for a takedown of his home, which Jones stuffs, landing
elbows to the side of the head. Morales and Jones exchange briefly
with neither man landing substantially, prompting another Morales
shot at the bell, which is stuffed.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Morales
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Morales
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Morales
Round 3
Morales is more aggressive to start the third, walking Jones down
quickly and letting his hands go. Jones counters with a sharp right
uppercut that backs Morales up. Morales lands a right hook in
retaliation. Jones continues circling, landing a jab-cross and
double-legging his man to the mat again. Morales instantly grabs a
kimura from full guard, working it diligently for 10-15 seconds
before bucking his hips and rolling into full mount. Morales claims
full mount against the cage and unloads a dozen left elbows. Most
of them are being blocked, but Jones is just laying there. Jones
bucks and now it is right elbows from Morales, chopping into his
hairline and drawing blood. Jones turns again and exposes his arm,
giving Morales the chance to threaten with an armbar. Jones slowly
steps over and escapes, trying to lock up a standing kimura of his
own. Jones throws Morales down while holding him with the armlock,
but Morales pops right back up. Morales walks away from the
exchange, turning his back and trying to catch his chasing foe with
a spinning back fist. With 30 seconds to go, Morales shoots a
double, dumps Jones on the canvas and chips away until the
bell.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Morales (29-28 Morales)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Morales (29-28 Morales)
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Morales (29-28 Morales)
The Official Result
Rudy Morales def. Jimmy Jones via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28,
28-29) R3 5:00
Round 1
Parlo starts the round with a left and a right low kick which
allows Cisneros to clinch and push Parlo in to the fence. Parlo is
able to reverse the position and then gets a takedown. Cisneros
gets to all fours and then stands back up. The Russian pushes
Cisneros back in to the fence and throws a combination on the
inside. Parlo then grabs the leg and scoops up his opponent for a
takedown. Cisneros gives his back and Parlo takes the position bit
is unable to get a hook. Cisneros breaks free and the two fighters
are again back at space. Parlo enters in to another double-leg and
takes down his opponent. From the open guard Parlo postures and
throws down heavy shots. Cisneros is able to make space and gets
back to his feet. With his back to the fence Cisneros lands a nice
combination emphasized with a low kick. The two men clinch against
the fence exchanging dominant positions along the perimeter to end
the round.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Parlo
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Parlo
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Parlo
Round 2
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Parlo easily outpointed Cisneros.
Parlo runs Cisneros right back to the cage, flurries inside and
drives him to the mat once more. Parlo muscles the Californian,
punching away and trapping his arms. Cisneros gets to his knees,
but the Dane uses a front headlock to keep him down. Parlo locks up
a cradle, puts Cisneros on his back again and passes to full mount
just before the halfway mark of the round. Cisneros turns his back
under Parlo's constant punching, going belly down and protecting
his neck. Parlo keeps digging for a rear-naked choke. He learns
back and nearly loses the back, but takes mount again and gets back
to punching.
Parlo postures up and lands more left hands and forearms, before
sitting back and letting loose with both hands before the bell.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Parlo
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Parlo
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Parlo
Round 3
Parlo leg kicks and evades Cisneros' wild, winging combinations.
Parlo shoots and is stuffed, but finds the takedown on his re-shot.
He is instantly back into half guard, punching away on the grounded
Californian. Cisneros turns his back while trying to stand, so
Parlo briefly threatens with another take of the back. Cisneros
pulls guard instead and Parlo goes right back to work. The Danish
fighter keeps busting Cisneros with short shots before taking his
back again halfway through the round. Cisneros escapes the
position, but can't escape Parlo, who stays on top, taking full
mount again with 30 seconds left. Parlo punches away with both
hands, trying to seal the deal, but can't crack Cisneros.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Parlo (30-26 Parlo)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Parlo (30-27 Parlo)
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Parlo (30-27 Parlo)
The Official Result
Mikkel Parlo def. Chris Cisneros via Unanimous Decision (30-27,
30-27, 30-27) R3 5:00
Round 1
The longer Oezdemir immediately trips Anundson off of his feet with
a low cut kick to his plant leg. Anundson closes the distance on
the much lengthier fighter, elevating him and slamming to the mat
from the waistlock. Oezdemir gets a warning from referee Herb Dean
for grabbing the fence as Anundson drags him across the cage in
pursuit of a takedown. Anundson puts Oezdemir down again but can't
keep him down, so this time, he locks his hands, elevates the Swiss
fighter and slams him in the middle of the cage. Anundson continues
to use the rear waistlock to control his opponent, kneeing his
thighs and forcing him to play defense. Anundson again slams
Oezdemir to the canvas but can't actually control him, leading to
Oezdemir standing back up once more. The hometown favorite Anundson
keeps driving for a double-leg takedown and gets another one, but
unsurprisingly, Oezdemir stands up along the fence. Less
surprisingly, Anundson ragdolls him to the mat again. Oezdemir gets
up, Anundson mauls him to the mat again. Anundson, from his knees,
looks for a rear-naked choke with no hooks. Oezdemir escapes again
and ends the round on his feet.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Anundson
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Anundson
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Anundson
Round 2
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Anundson neck cranked Oezdemir.
Anundson lands a running overhand left on Oezdemir, segueing into
his eighth takedown of the fight, double-legging his man in the
center of the cage. Oezdemir crawls his way to the fence, but
Anundson is still riding him, boxing his ears and controlling him
the waistlock. When Oezdemir gets back to his feet, he's tackled to
the canvas again. This time, Anundson instantly pins down a kimura
from half guard and sets to work on it. Oezdemir powers his way out
with little technique, but is still on the bottom of side control.
Oezdemir rolls and shows his back again, resulting in more of the
same rear waistlock control along the fence.
The American Top Team rep is turning this fight into a wrestling
practice with punches. Oezdemir is just getting run into the
ground. Anundson hooks one of Oezdemir's legs and looks for the
rear-naked choke. The Reno native can't sink the choke clean, but
he crossfaces Oezdemir so hard he gets the tapout from the neck
crank.
The Official Result
Kelly Anundson def. Volkan Oezdemir via Submission (Neck Crank) R2
3:19
Round 1
Jason Herzog gets this welterweight assignment. Terrado wastes
little time rushing Baesman and clinches forcing the Nick Diaz WAR
MMA veteran in to the fence. With an underhook on the left side
Terrado uses the free right arm to land a standing elbow to
Baesman. Terrado stumbles backwards as Baesman pushes him away and
the guys return to open space. Terrado shoots in again and forces
his opponent to the mat. Baesman stands however and then forces
Terrado in to the fence while clinched. Terrado spins, eats a knee,
but forces Baesman in to the fence. Terrado grabs a single leg and
gets the takedown. He quickly takes mount and Baesman surrenders
his back. Terrado flattens out the Pittsburgh, Calif., native.
Referee Jason Herzog reminds Terrado not to hit the back of the
head as the welterweight rains down strikes on to Baesman’s skull.
Baesman moves and is defending but cannot break free. Baesman
continues to defend himself and then rolls free. The scramble
forces Terrado to the bottom position as Baesman finishes the round
on top.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Terrado
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Terrado
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Terrado
Round 2
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Terrado and Baesman fought to a draw.
The middle round starts with Terrado throwing looping punches with
Baesman backing up. A low kick from Baesman causes Terrado to
stumble backwards but he continues forward. Baesman catches Terrado
with a high kick which forces the fighter to shoot in. Baesman
stuffs it briefly and then takes the back of Terrado. Three minutes
remain in the round with Baesman controlling the back of Terrado.
The Californian is not able to secure a hook howver which allows
Terrado to roll through and grab a leg. Baseman moves and gets out
of any danger. Back at space “Raw Deal” lands a kick to the body of
Baesman. Terrado shoots and is stuffed.
Terrado goes to his back and Baesman launches an assault of strikes
from the guard. Terrado briefly flirts with an armbar attempt but
nothing is there. Baesman launches a barrage of elbows which forces
referee Jason Herzog to get in for a closer look but the round
comes to an end.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Baesman
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-8 Baesman
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-8 Baesman
Round 3
The third round of this evenly matched contest starts with Terrado
stalking Baesman. Terrado launches a right hand that rocks the head
of Baesman. Terrado eats a low kick to his lead leg. Baesman
follows with a spinning back fist that misses. Terrado still
pressing forward lands a combination. Baesman tries to respond with
another spinning backfist. However, the low-percentage move misses
again. Baesman lands a combination and gets a takedown. Terrado is
able to move however and ends up on top fishing for the right arm
of Baesman. He secures the arm and it’s fully extended. However,
Baesman powers out of it and stands. Baesman falls to the mat after
missing what looked to be a spinning elbow attempt. Terrado is able
to get on top of the grounded Baesman and works from the guard.
Time is not on the side of Baesman as Terrado is able to keep up
the action to ride out the fight on top.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Terrado (28-28 Draw)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Terrado (28-28 Draw)
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Terrado (28-28 Draw)
The Official Result
Herman Terrado and Justin Baesman draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28) R3
5:00
Round 1
The first action comes 10 seconds in when Minakov throws a jab and
an inside leg kick that goes low on Kongo, prompting a brief pause
from referee Herb Dean. Minakov continues walking Kongo back to the
fence after the restart, trying to line him up for a long right
hand. Minakov feints a leg kick, but the Frenchman remains patient
and doesn't flinch. Minakov quickly clinches and trips Kongo to the
ground deftly, moving into half guard. As Minakov looks to pound,
Kongo jumps to his feet and eats a knee to the groin on his way up.
Herb Dean again pauses the action as Kongo sits on the canvas,
adjusting his jock. After Kongo indicates he's good to go, Dean
deducts a point from the champion for his second low blow in the
first two-and-a-half minutes of the fight. On the restart, Kongo
lands with a long pair of crosses, rattling the champ. The Russian
roars back with a right cross that puts Kongo flat on the deck.
Kongo gets his wits back, but Minakov rolls back for an Achilles
lock. He can't get the hold and Kongo has recovered, so they end up
in an awkward leglock race. After 90 seconds of tinkering with
Kongo's feet, Minakov sits up and reclaims half guard on top. He
pounds away with short punches and elbows until the bell rings.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 9-9
TJ De Santis scores the round 9-9
Joe Ortiz scores the round 9-9
Round 2
Minakov again feints and stalks Kongo back to the fence. The minute
the champion tries to pounce, however, Kongo lunge at his legs for
a takedown. He gets his hands clasped and dumps Minakov on the mat
by the fence. Minakov takes his time, tying Kongo's arms up and
then walking up the cage wall to his feet. Minakov lands another
knee by the borderline, prompting a reaction from Kongo, but Herb
Dean tells him the strike wasn't low and to fight on. Kongo is
aggressive, perhaps angry, when the action begins again, whipping
body kicks at the champ. Minakov keeps trying to line Kongo up for
another long right hand. Kongo comes inside and nearly eats knees
from Minakov, but he covers up well and escapes. Minakov continues
stalking forward, landing a front kick and a right hand. Kongo
turns away as if hurt, but it's a possum attack, as he explodes
with a giant right cross when Minakov approaches. The Russian
avoids the killshot and tackles Kongo to the mat, instantly hopping
into mount. Kongo covers his head while turtled on his knees,
eating left hands from the champ. Kongo shakes Minakov off and gets
back to his feet, then the bell rings.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Minakov
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Minakov
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Minakov
Round 3
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Minakov was the sharper fighter at Bellator 115.
Kongo holds off the advancing Minakov with a right cross, then
rushes forward with both hands blazing. Minakov avoids the crosses
and clinches, using another outside trip to put Kongo on his back.
The UFC veteran is able to sit up against the fence, but not to get
back to his feet, as Minakov buries his head into Kongo's chest and
lands with short, blind punches. Halfway through the round, Minakov
finds a second wind, getting real torque into his punches from his
knees, ripping Kongo in close, grounded quarters. Kongo fights to
get up and is able to push Minakov over and get top position along
the fence.
Minakov shrimps and rolls into a tired takedown attempt before
getting back to his feet. Kongo is still glued to his legs. Minakov
hooks through Kongo's legs and rolls him over, taking top position
back and thumping him with left hands to the abdomen until the bell
rings.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Minakov
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Minakov
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Minakov
Round 4
Minakov is quickly in on a sloppy, tired takedown, allowing Kongo
to sprawl, then suck his legs out. Kongo mostly holds Minakov down,
elbowing his legs and body as Minakov tries to slide up the fence.
As Minakov looks for a switch or some way to stand up, he is forced
to contend with Cheick Kongo's patented shorts-grabbing techniques.
Referee Herb Dean warns Kongo multiple times before pausing the
action to warn both fighters for grabbing the shorts, with no point
deduction. Kongo continues holding Minakov down in half guard as
Minakov elbows his head and tries to catch his breath. With 20
seconds to go in the round, Herb Dean stands the pair up for
inactivity. Kongo lands a stepping knee on Minakov, who eats it
easily and exhaustedly dumps Kongo on the mat again before the
bell.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-10
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Kongo
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Kongo
Round 5
The minute Kongo swings, the champion snatches a single-leg
takedown and spins the Frenchman to the mat. Minakov smothers Kongo
on top in half guard, boxing his ears. Minakov manages to break
Kongo's grip, posture up and rain down some solid shots with both
hands. Minakov stays diligent, threatening the guard pass while
punching away, getting to full mount with under 90 seconds to go.
Minakov lands a hard salvo of punches before Kongo ties him up,
prompting the Russian to favor short elbows instead. Kongo holds
him tight in the last 10 seconds with Minakov trying to flail on
him.
Sherdog Scores
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Minakov (49-46 Minakov)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-8 Minakov (48-45 Minakov)
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Minakov (48-46 Minakov)
The Official Result
Vitaly Minakov def. Cheick Kongo via Unanimous Decision (48-46,
48-46, 48-46) R5 5:00