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Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Coleman
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Coleman
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Coleman

Round 2

Jeff Sherwood

Coleman took it to Jones in rounds one, two.

A nasty one-two again staggers Jones, who clinches and again survives, firing back with a looping right that catches Coleman on the cheek. Jones again moves forward, despite being outgunned, winging punches while blood streams down the left side of his face.

Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Coleman
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Coleman
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Coleman

Round 3
Round three begins with Jones looking for a takedown, but Coleman shucks him off several times in the first two minutes of the frame. Jones moves forward and lands another looping right, though Coleman is counterpunching effectively with harder shots, despite looking quite tired at this point. Jones fires off a low kick but eats a solid uppercut before firing back with a nice one-two. Coleman may be ahead on points, but Jones is acquitting himself well in this third frame. Jones continues to press the action as the final bell sounds but cannot land a home run shot.

Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Jones (29-28 Coleman)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jones (29-28 Coleman)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Jones (29-28 Coleman)

Official scores: All three judges see the bout 29-28 for Cortez Coleman.

J. Sherwood

Jackson tossed Church around.

Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Jackson
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Jackson
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Jackson

Round 2
Jackson launches a front kick to start round two and hits another takedown, landing in side control against the fence. Church pulls half guard but has to fend off an arm-triangle try. Off the scramble, Church somehow locks Jackson in a weird inverted triangle and looks to have a form of a hammerlock available to him on Jackson’s left appendage. Jackson manages to escape and quickly takes his foe’s back, snatching Church’s neck and forcing a tap out via rear-naked choke. The official time is 2:43.

Bellator Season 8 Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Raul Amaya vs. Jose Gomes

J. Sherwood

Amaya overpowered Gomes.

Never mind, as Amaya floors the 41-fight vet with another hard hook and pounces looking for the finish. Though Gomes does his best to hold on, Amaya manages to pound him out with hammer fists, forcing referee Kerry Hatley to stop the contest 3:12 into the first round. Amaya is your first welterweight semifinalist.

Bellator Season 8 Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Marius Zaromskis vs. Brent Weedman

J. Sherwood

Weedman controlled Zaromskis.

Round 2
Weedman tells his corner that he feels good between rounds, and he resumes his forward movement to start round two. Zaromskis whiffs on a high kick and then eats a straight right and a knee to the body. The Lithuanian fires back with a nice body shot, but he is now on the retreat, as Weedman pursues with jabs and right hands. The Kentuckian again hits a takedown and tries to take the back. However, he is riding a little too high and slide off. Zaromskis recovers his vertical base and launches what appears to be a backflip knee-drop. Weedman easily defends the wild but inventive attack, taking Zaromskis’ back with 90 seconds remaining in the frame and rides “The Whitemare” until the round expires.

Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Weedman
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Weedman
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Weedman

Round 3
Weedman attacks with low kicks to start and then shoots for another takedown. Zaromskis grabs a Thai clinch with Weedman on his knees and lands two deliberate knees to the American’s face. Herzog warns him after the first one, but Zaromskis wastes no time in throwing the second. Herzog deducts a point from the former Dream king after Weedman gets checked out by the doctor and agrees to continue. Weedman walks through a spinning back fist from Zaromskis and tries another takedown against the cage. Zaromskis sprawls out and lands in Weedman’s guard, pounding away to the body with 2:30 remaining. Herzog stands them due to inactivity, and Zaromskis immediately launches a somersault kick. Weedman shoots, but Zaromskis shucks him off and pounds away from the turtle position before allowing the onetime lightweight to recover guard. Herzog again stands the fighters, and Zaromskis has two high kicks blocked to end the fight.

Mike Whitman scores the round 9-9 (29-27 Weedman)
TJ De Santis scores the round 9-9 Weedman (29-27 Weedman)
Mike Fridley scores the round 9-9 Weedman (29-27 Weedman)

Official scores: All three judges see the bout 29-27 for Weedman, winner by unanimous decision.

Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Sampson
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Sampson
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Sampson

Round 2

J. Sherwood

Sampson finished Pham in round three.

A sweet armbar attempt from Sampson ends the middle stanza.

Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Sampson
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Sampson
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Sampson

Round 3
Round three begins with a flying knee attempt from Sampson, who scores another takedown after whiffing on the knee. Sampson again takes Pham’s back as the Louisianan tries to stand, but this time Sampson has more than three minutes with which to work. Sampson is framing up another RNC, but he cannot free his second hand. Hatley warns Sampson about hitting Pham in the back of the head, and “C-Lo’s” corner is griping loudly about the blows from outside the cage. Pham is taking a beating, but he will not cry uncle. Sampson secures another smooth armbar attempt and transitions to a triangle, switching back to the armbar and extending the elbow to force his foe to submit with just five seconds remaining in the fight.

Bellator Season 8 Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Koffi Adzitso vs. Ben Saunders

Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Saunders
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Saunders
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Saunders

Round 2

J. Sherwood/Sherdog.com

Saunders outhustled his opponent.

Adzitso grabs a single leg, but Saunders hits a switch and follows with a series of sharp series of knees.

Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Saunders
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Saunders
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Saunders

Round 3
Round three begins with more knees from Saunders, and Adzitso goes right back to the single-leg. The UFC vet again counters with a switch and lands in Adzitso’s guard. More ground-and-pound from Saunders, but Hatley is hovering dangerously close, and a standup seems imminent. Surprisingly, Saunders is instead allowed to work, and he lands some really crisp shots to the face and body as Adzitso tries to wall-walk. Adzitso tries a belly-to-back suplex, but Saunders drops his weight and lands -- bottom first -- on Adzitso’s face. The men scramble to their feet, and Adzitso tries another throw. This time, Saunders’ counter lands in him full mount. Punches and hammer fists follow, and Saunders pivots for a straight armbar. The bell sounds before he can lock out the appendage, however.

Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Saunders (30-27 Saunders)
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Saunders (30-27 Saunders)
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Saunders (30-27 Saunders)

Official scores: All three judges see the bout 30-27 for Saunders, who wins by unanimous decision.

Bellator Season 8 Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal
Douglas Lima vs. Michail Tsarev

J. Sherwood/Sherdog.com

Lima destroyed Tsarev with kicks.

Round 2
Lima’s low kick to end the first round apparently floored Tsarev, and the Russian limped back to his corner. The Brazilian-born talent immediately goes to work on that leg, flooring Tsarev with another brutal shin to the thigh. Tsarev is wincing and gamely trying to stay in the fight, standing only to be floored again with another leg kick.

“The Lonely Wolf” can no longer put any weight on that lead leg, and Herzog mercifully waves the contest off. The official time of the stoppage is 1:44 of round two.

J. Sherwood/Sherdog.com

King Mo abused Mysiala.

The London-based fighter is gamely trying to hang in there, but it looks as if he is severely outclassed. With one minute to go, the former Oklahoma State Cowboy, slips a right cross and lands a slick one-two, flooring Mysiala with a short right. Hatley halts the contest before “King Mo” can even pursue any ground-and-pound, awarding Lawal the technical knockout victory at 3:52 of round one.

Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Askren
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Askren
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Askren

Round 2

J. Sherwood/Sherdog.com

Askren absolutely dominated his challenger.

Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Askren
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-9 Askren
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Askren

Round 3
Amoussou’s eye is swollen badly, but the cage-side doctor allows him to come out for round three. The Frenchman lands a hard uppercut as Askren charges forward, but “Funky” walks right through it, stepping through with a double-leg and quickly passing to half-guard. It’s rinse, repeat for the champion, who is relentlessly pounding on the challenger with right hands. Askren is in total control now, sitting down on a leglock attempt and landing more jackhammer rights before stepping into mount. Askren launches a flurry of punches, and Amoussou gives him his arm. Askren won’t take the armbar, however, sitting on Amoussou’s chest and pounding away to end round three.

Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Askren
TJ De Santis scores the round 10-8 Askren
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-8 Askren

The cage-side doctor will not allow a battered Amoussou to come out for round four, and referee Jason Herzog awards Askren a third-round technical knockout.

Round 2
The two men fire kicks at one another to start the round. The exchanges of strikes shows no advantage to either man. Tucker is able to clinch and slam Obregon to the canvas. The ground play is short lived however as the two men get back to their feet a moment later. Tucker is the aggressor with Obregon not really commiting to any of hi s strikes. A left high kick rocks the jaw of Obregon. The strike lands with the foot rather than the chin and Obregon is able to get a takedown off the landed strike. Tucker is able to get back to his feet with two minutes remaining in the period. Another Obregon takedown attempt gets the fight to the floor. However, Tucker settles in to a fight-ending guillotine choke. The tap comes at 3:17 of the second round.