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Round 1
Willis paws with his jab and circles as the bout begins. Holata
throws a leg kick and the heavyweights quickly clinch up. Holata
lands a crunching knee that drops Willis to the mat. Holata pounces
on his hurt foe and cracks him with two follow-up punches. Willis
wants no part of the beating and taps out due to strikes at just 49
seconds of the first round.
K. Mills
Howell (bottom) impressed against
Oshiro.
K. Mills
Hess (bottom) showed off his subs.
Round 1
Kevin Nix is the referee for the evening’s first televised bout.
Spoon lobs a kick to the body after 30 seconds of feeling out, and
Nogueira decides to charge in with a combo. He lands, but eats a
hard right hand and stumbles backward. Spoon doesn’t give chase and
the bantamweights go back to stalking. Nogueira goes to outside
thigh kicks and lights Spoon up with a one-two. Another Nogueira
combination in the pocket is followed by a body kick and a flying
knee, and he’s got Spoon moving backward. Spoon just misses with a
wide left hook at the 90 second mark and Nogueira scores a
takedown. Spoon scrambles to his feet quickly and eats more inside
thigh kicks from Nogueira. Kick to the body lands for Spoon, but he
slips and falls to the mat. He pops back up and Nogueira walks him
down. Spoon ends the round with a single-leg takedown against the
cage just before the bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Nogueira
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Nogueira
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Nogueira
Round 2
Spoon times a leg kick off the bat and drives forward on a
single-leg, but Nogueira gets his back against the cage and stays
vertical. The Brazilian keeps feeding Spoon a steady diet of leg
kicks while moving out the way of the American’s wide, hard hooks.
Some nice punches and elbows land in close quarters for Nogueira,
who continues to press forward, then play matador to Spoon’s
strikes. Spoon gets a couple right hands through and eats a
counter. Nogueira comes forward with a three-punch combo, a body
kick, and then grabs underhooks to press Spoon into the fence.
Spoon circles out and Nogueira decks him with another sharp right
hook. Nogueira counters an overhand right from Spoon with a stiff
left. With a minute remaining, Nogueira goes to the body with his
punches. Nogueira finishes the round strong with a takedown. Spoon
elbows from the bottom as the bell sounds.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Nogueira
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Nogueira
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Nogueira
Round 3
K. Mills
Nogueira (left) made a successful
U.S. debut.
Spoon sprawls, but is clearly exhausted as he gets to his feet and is greeted by a straight left from Nogueira. Spoon lands his best two-punch combination of the fight -- left straight, right cross -- just as it ends.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Nogueira (30-27 Nogueira)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Nogueira (30-27 Nogueira)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Nogueira (30-27 Nogueira)
Official scores: Judge Nick Atwood has it 30-27, while judges Jason Greenwalt and Jim Lambert each have it 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Luis Nogueira.
K. Mills
M'Pumbu (right) punched his ticket
to the tournament final.
Round 1
Arocho tries to tie up the collar of Mann and swing uppercuts
underneath. Mann stumbles, but it looks to be more from a slip of
the foot than anything from his opponent. Mann gets caught stepping
in and tripped to the mat by Arocho, but the Brit hits the switch
and sweeps nicely, shoveling Arocho into the fence. Mann bloodies
the left eye of Arocho with hard elbows and punches from inside
Arocho’s closed guard. More nasty elbows are followed by punches to
the body and head, and Arocho’s face is looking badly dented up
just halfway through the opening round. Arocho throws a few punches
from the bottom that prompt Mann to smile and nod before driving
his fist into Arocho’s face once more. Further elbows come from
Mann on top; Arocho is just trying to tie up and limit the damage,
unable to push free. Arocho tries to throw up a triangle, but it
doesn’t stick and Mann blasts him with a few more punches before
the bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Mann
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Mann
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mann
Round 2
Mann ducks under a left and pops the busted-up Arocho with a hard
right straight. Arocho shoots a double and gets sprawled on, then
pushed to his back by Mann in the center of the cage. It’s back to
the grinding, mashing style of the first round by Mann, who targets
the body of Arocho when the American shifts to one side. Mann is
racking up elbows as Arocho opens and closes his guard, trying to
find a way to stifle his man’s offense. The right hand of Mann
drives into Arocho’s ribs half a dozen times with a minute left on
the clock. Both of Arocho’s eyes are badly swollen, and the several
hard left hands that Mann lands before the bell don’t help
matters.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Mann
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Mann
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-8 Mann
Round 3
K. Mills
Mann (right) entered Bellator's 145-pound
division impressively.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Mann (30-27 Mann)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Mann (30-27 Mann)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Mann (30-26 Mann)
Official scores: Judge Jim Lambert submits a lopsided scorecard of 30-25, while judges Nick Atwood and Jason Greenwalt each have it 30-27 in favor of Ronnie Mann, the winner by unanimous decision.
Round 1
Intense staredown between the main eventers as referee Kevin Nix
gives instructions. Hale comes out throwing leg kicks at Linderman,
while the southpaw flicks jabs at Hale. Huge overhands left
swinging over the top from Linderman at his taller opponent; Hale
tries to keep him at range with front kicks, one of which sends
Linderman staggering back. Backward movement from Hale, who plants
a nice left straight on Linderman’s jaw in retreat. Hale’s hands
stay at his waist between strikes, inviting the smaller Linderman
to come inside. Hale ducks inside and ties up, thudding short left
hands to the head of Linderman in the clinch. They disengage.
Linderman continues pushing forward and whiffs on a spinning
backfist. Hale answers in kind with a missed turning kick. Hale
lights Linderman up with a left hook, then a right, but can’t
finish with less than 10 seconds remaining.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hale
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Hale
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hale
Round 2
Linderman goes for another spinning backfist early in the second,
and this one finds the mark on the face of the clowning Hale.
Linderman rushes him into the fence, lifts Hale into the air and
plants him at the base of the cage. Without any trouble, Hale
stands back up and puts Linderman’s back to the fence. Hale catches
Linderman in the cup with an inside knee strike and Kevin Nix
splits the pair up. Linderman takes about 90 seconds to recover and
gets back to work. Linderman throwing leg kicks now, but he eats a
hard one-two from Hale on his way inside. Hale answers with some
slapping outside thigh kicks of his own as Linderman pushes
forward. The faces of both men are showing wear at the midway point
of the bout, as both sport lumps beneath their eyes. Hale measures
a low kick well and jams a few straight shots into Linderman’s
grill. Linderman comes over the top with a punch, then clinches up
and misses with knees up the gut. Now Hale digs to the body with
the right and Linderman counters with an overhand right. Hale slaps
at the face of Linderman, then launches a huge Superman punch.
Another single right straight from Hale lands just before the
bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hale
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Linderman
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hale
Round 3
K. Mills
Hale (right) weathered Linderman's
early attack.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hale (30-27 Hale)
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Hale (29-28 Hale)
Chris Nelson scores the round 10-9 Hale (30-27 Hale)
Official scores: Judge Jason Greenwalt sees the bout 29-28 in favor of D.J. Linderman. However, judges Nick Atwood and Jim Lambert each score it 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Richard Hale. “Rare Breed” moves on to face Christian M’Pumbu in Bellator’s light heavyweight tournament final.
Round 1
The featherweight local main event starts with a head kick from
Evinger and the pair clinch up, where Evinger brings the bout to
the mat. Shelton quickly scrambles back to his feet, however, and
they reset. Evinger lands a short right and Shelton dives down,
taking him to the mat. Shelton quickly looks for an armbar from
top, but as Evinger escapes, he exposes his back. Shelton
transitions to the back of Evinger, sliding his arm through beneath
the neck for the rear-naked choke. The tap follows, and Brandon
Shelton is the winner at 2:35 of the first round.