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Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Clark
Jesse Denis scores the round 10-9 Clark
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Clark
Round 2
Herrig stays outside to begin the second row, landing low kicks and
teeps. Clark is able to counter with her hands on the occasion when
Herrig does get close, slowlng her offense. The women exchange hard
left hooks. Clark looks upstairs for a right head kick, but Herrig
rushes her with punches and pushes her back to the fence. Referee
Jorge Ortiz pauses the action briefly to discard one of Herrig's
neon yellow hair extensions which had come loose. Herrig runs into
the clinch again and tries to inside trip “Hurricane” to the
canvas, but Clark tries to counter with another headlock throw. In
the double-botched takedown attempt, Herrig winds up taking Clark's
back and sinks in a body triangle as she grapples for a rear-naked
choke along the fence. Clark ably defends, but Herrig maintains
position and punches until the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Herrig
Jesse Denis scores the round 10-9 Herrig
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Herrig
Round 3
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Herrig got a leg up from back mount.
Clark pins Herrig's left arm with her own so Herrig goes for a one-armed rear-naked choke, gripping her own shoulder. Clark grimaces but toughs it out, tightly pinning Herrig's other arm to prevent her from finishing the choke. Clark rolls again and Herrig stays glued to her back, fishing for the choke. With 10 seconds to go, Herrig punches away before slipping over Clark's back. Clark winds up on top, but it's too late. The bell rings, Herrig jumps up and celebrates in Clark's face, prompting some after-the-bell shots from both women.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Herrig (29-28 Herrig)
Jesse Denis scores the round 10-9 Herrig (29-28 Herrig)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Herrig (29-28 Herrig)
Official result: Judge Mike Ross sees the bout 29-28 for Heather Clark, while Chris Lee scores the contest 29-28 for Felice Herrig. Deciding judge Richard Davis sees the bout 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Felice Herrig.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Cenoble
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Cenoble
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Cenoble
Round 2
Fryklund comes out guns blazing, racing at Cenoble with a chain of
one-two's, just glancing his target. The UFC veteran does put
Cenoble on his heels, setting up a takedown. Cenoble grabs the
fence and attempts to use it to stand back up from the mat, but
referee Troy Waugh instantly steps in and docks him a point for his
blatant foul. The fight resumes on the feet and Fryklund plows
Cenoble to the canvas again, looking for a keylock on top. He's
unable to keep down the squirrely Cenoble, who comes back to his
feet with the same wild swinging style. Fryklund covers up high and
puts Cenoble on the mat with another double-leg takedown, bodying
him along the cage with some punches. Cenoble gets back to his
feet, but his shoddy wrestling lets him down again as Fryklund
dumps him on his seat. Fryklund tries to pin Cenoble's right arm
underneath his own body while landing short lefts. Cenoble breaks
free and spins in vain pursuit of an armbar. Fryklund lands some
more grinding shots on top before the bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Fryklund
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-8 Fryklund
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-8 Fryklund
Round 3
Cenoble sticks his long jab in the 42-year-old Fryklund's swollen
face, easily shrugging off his desperate takedown attempts. Cenoble
is now loading up on each southpaw power shot like a video game
character. Fryklund shoots and clings to Cenoble's wrist while
getting decked. “The Freak” is a punching bag at this point, as the
local fighter cuts angles and bashes him to the head and body with
both hands.
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Cenoble's lack of takedown defense left
him disappointed against Fryklund.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Cenoble (28-28 Draw)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-10 (29-28 Fryklund)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Cenoble (28-28 Draw)
Official result: Judge Don Balas has the bout 29-27 for Patrick Cenoble, while judge Chris Lee sees it 29-27 for Tony Fryklund. Judge Richard Davis sees the bout an even 28-28, making the bout a split draw.
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Berto showed his roots with the leglock win.
Carvalho tries to roll through, but the EliteXC veteran cranks it tighter. Carvalho is forced to tap out at 1:27 of the first round.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Taimanglo
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Taimanglo
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Taimanglo powered his way to the tap.
Round 2
Taimanglo walks through Rogers' kicks, ducking low and slamming him
with a high-crotch lift just seconds into the second frame. The
Guamanian fighter quickly moves to north-south position and then
locks up a choke. The HIT Squad fighter is stuck the choke and
can't escape. The north-south choke brings Taimanglo the tap at 33
seconds of round two.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Vidonic
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Vidonic
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Vidonic
Round 2
Vidonic again punches to the clinch, where Aguilar reaches for the
double collar tie and goes to work with a short volley of knees.
Vidonic tries for a change of venue, pressing Aguilar into the cage
for a single-leg takedown but “Jag” takes Vidonic off her leg and
runs her back into the fence. The action slows to a crawl as the
women jockey for position along the cage. Just past the halfway
mark of the round, Vidonic yanks Aguilar's leg out and deposits her
on the canvas. Vidonic crossfaces Aguilar and digs to the body with
right hands. Aguilar opens up and looks for an armbar, but eats
left hands and forearms for it. Aguilar keeps looking for the
armbar but Vidonic simply hammerfists in response. Aguilar finally
turns and gets decent position on Vidonic's arm but the Oregon
fighter stacks her against the fence and punches with her free arm
until the round expires.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Vidonic
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Vidonic
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Vidonic
Round 3
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Aguilar's wrestling helped her eke by.
Aguilar gets back into Vidonic's full guard, but just as was the case in the first frame, can't find any substantial offense. Referee Jorge Ortiz stands the pair up with just over a minute to fight. Upon retaking their feet, both women run to the clinch again, where Aguilar lands with clean knees to the body once more. Vidonic pushes her to fence wall again, with both fighters exchanging short knees to the midsection until the final bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-10 (30-28 Vidonic)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Aguilar (29-28
Vidonic)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Vidonic (30-27 Vidonic)
Official result: Judge Chris Lee scores the bout 29-28 for Jessica Aguilar, while Richard Davis sees it 29-28 for Patricia Vidonic. The deciding scorecard comes down to Mike Ross, who scores the contest 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Jessica Aguilar.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Sakai
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Sakai
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Sakai
Round 2
The second round begins where most of the first frame occurred,
with Sakai running Horton back into the cage and hammering him with
knees. Horton gets free but takes an outside low kick that almost
trips him to the mat. The Brazilian native lands two more sharp
knees to the face and a left hand to the mouth. Sakai drives to the
body with knees until one grazes Horton low, prompting referee Troy
Waugh to pause the bout momentarily. Upon resumption, Sakai walks
Horton down again, cracking him with another outside low kick and
initiating the clinch again.
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Kakai's knees destroyed Horton's face.
Horton instantly falls to all fours and referee Troy Waugh has finally seen enough. The thumping mercifully comes to an end at 4:01 of the second round.
Round 1Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lima
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Lima
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lima
Round 2
Lima kicks on leg kicking, even as Mann grabs at his legs and keeps
looking to counter. Mann throws a right body kick and Lima catches
him with a right hook. “Ratinho” drops for a takedown, running Mann
back into the cage for a moment before stepping away. A long right
cross from Lima snaps Mann's head back. Mann keeps his workrate up
with the outside low kick to Lima's left leg but is more gunshy
after feeling “Ratinho's” power. Mann kicks to the body again,
prompting a forward rush from Lima. Mann avoids the brunt of Lima's
heavy blows and resets standing. Mann sticks Lima with two knees to
the face as the Brazilian fighter charges in, but Lima punches
right through the clinch to get free.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lima
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Lima
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lima
Round 3
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Lima got the better of Mann everywhere.
When Mann tries to roll inside to look for a takedown, Lima seeks a brabo choke. Mann explodes and initiates a scramble that nets him top position, but he winds up instantly trapped in a “Ratinho” traingle. Lima doesn't have the choke airtight, so he uses it to control his opponent and pelt him with punches and elbows until the final bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Lima (30-27 Lima)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Lima (30-27 Lima)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Lima (30-27 Lima)
Official result: All three judges -- Don Balas, Chris Lee and Mike Ross -- score the bout 30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Rodrigo Lima. Lima earns a berth in the Bellator 2013 Summer Series bantamweight tournament with the victory.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Melo
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Melo
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Melo
Round 2
Houston shows more of his kicking offense early in the second
round, even putting a teep to the mouth of the Brazilian. The
Oklahoman is able to get a bit of a brawl started, enticing the
Brazilian into changing blows with him. Melo manages not to eat any
major blows, but as he looks to clinch, Houston decks him with a
right cross the spills him on the mat. In the blink of an eye “That
Just Happened” is on his back looking for a rear-naked choke.
Houston is able to sink the choke but can't secure his hooks,
allowing Melo to turn into him and escape. The Brazilian gets back
to his feet, undaunted, punching his way right into another
takedown against Houston. “Sergio Junior” has slowed considerably
but still manages to land some clean blows on Houston's face. Melo
passes under the legs to side control again and nearly manages to
go right to a north-south choke from there. Houston spins out, but
gets trapped on all fours with Melo pounding away. The Brazilian
stands and cracks Houston in the ribs with a nasty soccer kick,
then dives back into his guard. Melo keeps diligently pounding
away, eventually forcing Houston into the turtle position again.
Houston tries to forward roll into a more advantageous position,
but Melo controls his waist and keeps punching away until the bell
dings again.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Melo
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Melo
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Melo
Round 3
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Melo's rugged game left Houston ragged.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Awad
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Awad
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Awad
Round 2
Awad catches Rickels' first kick, nearly putting him on the mat.
Rickels wriggles free but Awad stays glued to him, driving him into
the cage and dumping him on the mat. The Derby, Kan., fighter gets
back to his feet and yanks Awad to the canvas from the waistlock
this time. Rickels sets up shop in half guard, landing short
elbows. Awad is able to sweep Rickels and roll through, taking top
position and winding up in Rickels' full guard. The Millenia MMA
fighter cracks Rickels with solid lefts while Rickels looks for an
armbar. Rickels continues trying to climb the ladder and look for
submissions, but Awad powers out. Awad reaffirms his top position,
grinding with short elbows on Rickels, who is trying to shrimp his
way back to the fence. Awad stands briefly but dives into Rickels'
half guard before the bottom man can hop back to his feet.
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Rickels' bizarre walk-off KO earned him
a Bellator lightweight title shot.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Newton
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Zayats
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Newton
Round 2
Wild right hands from both tournament finalists sail wide of their
targets. Newton creeps forward slowly on Zayats but can't land
clean with his sudden bursts of punches and kicks. “The Hardcore
Kid” unloads a spinning wheel kick that is not in Zayats' zip code.
It's a more tentative, stalking start to the second round and when
the fighters to throw punches, they're not landing clean if at all.
Heavy feinting from both fighters. Zayats slips in a left cross to
the kisser and Newton can't follow up after clinching. Newton
continues to flash crescent kicks and the like from the outside but
can't put his mitts on Zayats. Zayats lands a right hand that rips
Newton open above the left eyebrow and then drives him to the
canvas at the bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Zayats
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Zayats
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Zayats
Round 3
Newton throws a left body kick and eats a Zayats right hand. The
American works his way into the clinch, pressing Zayats' back to
the cage, punching to the body and trying to drag him to the mat. A
tiring Zayats grabs onto a headlock briefly before Newton frees
himself. Newton trips Zayats to the mat for just a second, but the
Russian gets to his feet and breaks away from Newton's grip. A head
kick from Newton clips Zayats but the overhand right directly
behind it drops him on his seat. Newton dives on the Russian
quickly, nearly locking up a bulldog choke in the process, but
Zayats twists out of it and gets back to his feet. Newton switches
to southpaw briefly, then back again, just investigating potential
kicking attacks on Zayats. Newton jabs, turns sideways while eating
a Zayats counter and tries to rip him with a spinning back fist
like he did to Mo Lawal. Zayats shoots a double-leg takedown then
switches to a single, but Newton is back to his feet as soon as he
touches the canvas. Under a minute left to fight. Newton lands two
left roundhouses to the body then eats a Zayats cross. “The
Hardcore Kid” opts to play it safe, dragging Zayats to the mat. The
Russian nearly locks up an armbar, but Newton escapes and punches
away until the final bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Newton (29-28 Newton)
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Newton (29-28 Zayats)
Mike Whitman scores the round 10-9 Newton (29-28 Newton)
Official result: All three judges -- Don Balas, Richard Davis and Mike Ross -- score the bout 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision and the winner of Bellator's Season 8 light heavyweight tournament, Emanuel Newton.
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