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Andrew
Hemingway
Houston tapped out Riggs.
Round 1
Riggs and Houston trade leg kicks to start the bout. Riggs connects
with a wicked overhand right. He follows with a flurry but Houston
recovers. Riggs gets a takedown and sets up in guard, landing
punches from top position. They make it back to their feet and
Houston answers with his own takedown. Riggs forces a scramble, and
they get to their feet again. Both men are exhausted. Shots from
both are lumbering and inaccurate. A fatigued Riggs tries to pull
Houston back to the mat but Houston ends up in full mount. Riggs
tries to push off the cage, but Houston locks up a tight belly-down
armbar and forces Riggs to tap out at 3:30 of the first round.
Round 1
Sampson starts the 140-pound catch-weight bout with a low kick to
the groin, but there's no stoppage. Both fighters shake and quickly
continue. Both trade hooks that hit only air. Myers tries a crane
kick that grazes Sampson's arm. Sampson shoots in for a double-leg,
but Myers' defense is true. Sampson is trying to close the
distance, with little success. He wades in with a hook and grabs a
bodylock, but Myers easily breaks free. Sampson is more active on
the feet. Sampson rushes forward with a combination and grabs a
double-leg against the cage. Myers keeps it up with underhooks, and
turns the tables with a throw of his own. They scramble back to the
feet right after they hit the mat. Myers is the one moving forward
now. He whips a body kick at Sampson, who grabs his foe's leg and
goes for another takedown. Sampson has Myers against the cage. They
break off the fence, but now the action slows. Sampson lands a
straight right. Myers tries a one-two that Sampson ducks under and
answers with a left hook. The round ends with Sampson landing a
single-leg takedown. Sherdog.com sees the opening frame 10-9 for
Jason Sampson.Round 2
A.
Hemingway
Sampson choked Myers.
The featherweights exchange combinations and leg
kicks to open the second frame. Sampson dives in for a takedown,
but Myers defends. Sampson tries a flying knee but his foot catches
Myers' groin. The fight is paused briefly by referee Myron Gaudet.
Upon restarting, they begin trading serious leather, but neither
can land a clean shot. The action slows as both men circle away,
looking to get their wind back. Sampson's movement is a lot better
on the feet as he moves in and out of the pocket. Sampson lands a
nice one-two combo, then shoots in for a double-leg takedown. Myers
is defending against the cage. Sampson keeps working for the
takedown and finally gets Myers to the mat. He transitions to the
back, puts both hooks in and starts dropping leather on Myers'
ears. He gets full mount and lands punches and elbows as the round
ends. Sherdog.com sees the second frame 10-9 again for Jason
Sampson.Round 3
Sampson again sets up the takedown with the one-two combo. He lands
in Myers' guard and is able to drop a few hard, clean punches to
the face and body. Sampson moves into side control. Myers is able
to get back to his knees, but the Texan has him pressed against the
cage. Myers tries to stand, but Sampson drills him to the face with
a vicious knee along the fence. “Wild Thing” quickly transitions to
Myers' back during the scramble and sinks in a rear-naked choke.
Myers is left with no choice but to tap, giving Sampson the win at
2:25 of the final round.
A.
Hemingway
Krantz caught Scallan.
Round 1
Scallan starts with a high kick that's blocked by Krantz. Scallan
circles and dives for a double-leg. Krantz sprawls beautifully and
they scramble to their feet. Krantz turns the tables and gets a
takedown of his own from the clinch. He moves into side control.
Scallan is working hard to get a better position, keeping Krantz
from mounting any offense on top. Scallan turns into Krantz, trying
to scramble back to his feet. Krantz fits his arm under the neck
and locks up a brabo choke. Scallan tries to break free, but he's
caught in deep. He goes out cold and referee Myron Gaudet steps in
to rescue him at 3:01 of the first round.
Round 1
A.
Hemingway
Rogers mauled Vianna.
Outside low kick by Rogers marks the beginning of
the middleweight quarterfinal bout. Vianna steps into the pocket
and gets touched with a one-two for his trouble. Rogers wings in
with a right hook, giving Vianna the chance to duck under and shoot
a double-leg. The Ohio native stuffs it and posts his back along
the cage. Vianna knees him to the body, then breaks away. Left hook
by Rogers hits Vianna's gloves, but thuds with some power. Vianna
kicks to the body, Rogers catches it and the Brazilian hits the
deck, but his opponent shows no desire to go to the mat. Rogers
wades in again, and Vianna again shoots. Rogers gets an overhook
and nicely tosses Vianna to his back with a short uchimata. “The
Predator” postures up and lands some hammerfists before standing
back up.Outside low kicks continue to land for Rogers. Rogers throws a
double jab and smacks Vianna with a right cross. The Brazilian
stumbles back, and Rogers is all over him. “The Predator” detonates
a flying knee on the chin of Vianna, and the Brazilian hits the mat
flat on his back. Jason Herzog halts the bout immediately at 4:14
of the first round. Incredible, clean knockout for Brian Rogers,
the first Bellator Season 6 middleweight tournament
semifinalist.
Round 1
Santana stalks Santos, launching an overhand right that backs his
stocky opponent up. Santana charges in on a single-leg takedown,
and Santos shuts him down with an overhook, elbowing his head.
Santana stays in one the single leg, and tries to roll through to
force “Carioca” to his back, but Santos smartly rolls through and
regains his feet. The men clinch with over-unders along the fence.
Santos lands a knee low on Santana, and referee Jason Herzog
intervenes to give him a respite. After 90 seconds or so, they
restart in the clinch. Santos quickly turns Santana's back to the
fence before Santana breaks free. Santana charges forward with a
volley of punches, but Santos stays off the end of them, then
clinches Santana. They pummel along the cage with neither man
gaining an advantage. Santos lands a right hook in tight, then they
break. Jab for Santos snaps Santana's head back, and he follows
with an inside low kick. Hard outside low kick for Santos and a
jab. Santana throws a wild left hand, and gives chase before the
bell. Sherdog.com sees a close first frame 10-9 for Bruno
Santos.Round 2
Santana attacks with outside low kicks to start. Santos returns
fire, then Santana smacks him with a left hook that prompts the
stocky Santos to clinch momentarily. Santos cuts into Santana with
another inside low kick before initiating another bodylock that
goes nowhere. Santana scores with an awkward right shovel punch,
but when he tries to attack, Santos picks him up and throws him to
the mat. The Baiano stands above him, kicking his legs from
Ali-Inoki position, but Santana grabs a hold of him and almost
works his way to a wakigatame armbar. They scramble back to
the feet. With a minute left, Santos smacks another loud low kick.
Overhand right for Santana scores, and then Santos drives him to
the fence. They break off the cage and trade hooks until the bell,
with Santana's right landing on his shorter foe. Sherdog.com
reckons the second round 10-9 for Giva Santana.
Round 3
A.
Hemingway
Santos bested Santana.
Santana jumps into the pocket and gets hit with an awkward left
from Santos. Another clinch goes nowhere for Santos, but he
separates and cracks Santana with another low kick. Santana drives
for another single-leg takedown, but Santos shows more solid
balance, clubbing Santana's head as he uses an underhook to shuck
him off. Santana is starting to slow and now Santos is coming
forward with offense. The unblemished Brazilian pumps single jabs
in the face of Santana, and when the BJJ black belt comes at him,
Santos changes levels and double-legs him easily to the canvas.
Santos sets up in full guard, and buries his head in Santana's
chest. Santana postures in pursuit of Santos' arm, and Santos
stands away from him again. This time, he steps back and lets
Santana regain his feet. With a minute to go, Santana begins
lunging forward with kicks, but can't find a home for them.Santos single-legs him to the canvas with 45 seconds to fight,
landing a few short rights before standing up again. Santana butt
scoots, and eats leg kicks for his trouble. Santana dives for
Santos' leg in desperate pursuit of a finish, but Santos controls
his hips well enough to shut down the attempt and hear the bell.
Sherdog.com sees the decisive frame 10-9 for Bruno Santos, and
awards him the bout 29-28.
Official result: Judge Jordan Bass sees the bout
30-27, while Myron Gaudet and Buddy Caskey have it 29-28 for the
winner by unanimous decision, Bruno Santos. Bruno Santos advances
to the semifinals of the Bellator Season 6 middleweight
tournament.
Round 1
Both fighters pumping jabs to start the bout, but it's O'Donnell
touching more first. Vasilevsky lands a sneaky right hook.
O'Donnell using good head movement to set up punch combinations and
inside leg kicks. Vasilevsky lands a one-two as O'Donnell looks for
a double-leg, but O'Donnell shoots moments later, dirves him to the
fence and puts him on the mat. O'Donnell tries to walk over the
Russian's legs to get to mount, but Vasilevsky turns to the fence
and walks up the wall. The American drives in on another takedown
and gets him to his back with two minutes to go in the round.
Vasilvesky just hangs on to O'Donnell's neck while the Bellator
tournament vet drops hammerfists. The action slows and referee
Jason Herzog stands them up 60 seconds to go in the round. As the
round winds down, Vasilvesky gets a takedown of his own, but
O'Donnell uses double butterfly hooks to get back to his feet.
Vasilevsky lands knees to the body and a pair of uppercuts before
the horn. Sherdog.com sees the opening round 10-9 for Victor
O'Donnell, the more effective boxer through the first five
minutes.Round 2
A.
Hemingway
Vasilevsky outpointed O'Donnell.
Both men paw with jabs. Vasilevsky trying to stay outside of
O'Donnell. When the American steps in, Vasilevsky lands a short
lead left square on the chin that stuns O'Donnell and sends him to
his seat. Vasilevsky dives all over him with hammerfists, forcing
him to roll around to turtle. O'Donnell goes for a kneebar, and
Vasilevsky grabs the fence to keep his feet. Jason Herzog warns
him, but Vasilevsky is able to stay on his feet before kneeling
back to the mat and setting up in O'Donnell's guard. O'Donnell is
trying to tie up Vasilevsky's arms, but the Russian lands punches
with both hands to the head and body. O'Donnell continues to try to
control Vasilevsky, but can't control his opponent's hands.
Vasilevsky continues to land solid rights and left to both the body
and the head. Vasilevsky lands two baby hooks on top that seem to
stun O'Donnell, and the Russian gets busy with more punishment.O'Donnell is starting to get badly marked up, and is almost
entirely on the defensive now. Vasilevsky moves to half guard and
peppers O'Donnell with short shots. O'Donnell tries to roll away,
and Vasilevsky keeps punching away until the bell. Sherdog.com sees
a fairly lopsided second round 10-8 for Vyacheslav Vasilevsky, who
nearly ended the bout late in the stanza.
Round 3
O'Donnell is on uneasy legs as the third begins. Vasilevsky smacks
him with another left, and the American's legs are gone. He hits
the mat and Vasilevsky is all over him again. O'Donnell is trying
to fight back from his guard, but he's being overwhelmed.
Vasilevsky gets in half guard and begins to chip away with right
hands on O'Donnell, who is simply laying still and covering his
face. O'Donnell tries to sit up, and Vasilevsky controls his head
and smashes him with punches and uppercuts. Incredibly, O'Donnell
gets back to his feet. Right cross from Vasilevsky cracks
O'Donnell, whose left eye is now swelling badly. Jab from
Vasilevsky pops O'Donnell. Another big right cross, then another
jab. O'Donnell is just target practice on the feet now. Three-piece
combination lands for Vasilevsky off of a lazy O'Donnell left hook.
Body shots for Vasilevsky now land. Vasilevsky's jab remains
tethered to O'Donnell's face for the last minute of the bout.
Complete domination for the final 10 minutes for Slava Vasilevsky.
Sherdog.com sees the final frame 10-8 Vasilevsky, and gives him the
bout 29-26.
Official result: All three judges -- Jordan Bass,
Buddy Caskey and Myron Gaudet -- score the bout 29-28 for the
winner by unanimous decision, Vyacheslav Vasilevsky. Vasilevsky
advances to the Bellator Season 6 middleweight tournament
semifinals.
Round 1
Paraisy walks Falcao to the fence, but the minute the Frenchman
kicks, Falcao catches his leg and trips him to the canvas. The
Brazilian quickly advances to the full mount, but Paraisy explodes
and gets back to his feet. Paraisy throws a one-two, and Falcao
flurries with both hands. Falcao looking to explode with counters
when Paraisy attacks. “Big Rig” pushes Paraisy into the fence and
knees him to the thighs and body before separating. Outside low
kick by Falcao is answered in kind by Paraisy. Falcao chases with
punches, lands a low kick, then shoots for a takedown. Paraisy
stuffs it and lands some small hammerfists. Short peppering lefts
from Falcao. The Brazilian digs for a double-leg before the horn,
picking Paraisy up, but the Frenchman's underhook stops him from
slamming him properly. Sherdog.com sees the opening frame 10-9 for
Maiquel Falcao.Round 2
Nasty outside leg kicks land for Falcao, and Paraisy tries to land
kicks of his own to the body, but can't land clean. Falcao flurries
to the body, then cracks another low kick into the left knee of
Paraisy. The Frenchman shoots this time, and the Brazilian sprawls,
shuts it down, and gains his feet. The action hits the fence again,
as Falcao presses Paraisy into the cage, and drives more knees into
the meat of the thighs and knees of his opponent. Both fighters
wing wildly as they exit the clinch. Paraisy comes forward, right
onto another Falcao leg kick. Paraisy is starting to slow as the
Brazilian continues to punish his legs. Paraisy keeps walking
foward, winging strikes, but can only manage to land a groin kick
low that pauses the bout for a brief moment. Paraisy keeps swiping
with big hooks, and Falcao finally counters him, landing a short
hook that forces Paraisy back to the fence. Hooks and knees land
for Falcao as Paraisy covers and retreats. Falcao is stalking
Paraisy, playing with his food now, as he smacks him with another
heavy right hook. Falcao rips Paraisy to the body with kicks and
punches at the horn. 10-9 round again for Maiquel Falcao.
Round 3
The middleweights touch glove as the final frame begins. More hard
low kicks for the confident Falcao. A push kick from Paraisy is
caught, and Falcao trips the Frenchman to the canvas with
authority. The Brazilian gets right to the neck and looks to pass
to full mount. Paraisy uses his feet on the cage to try to turn
away from the pass, but Falcao smashes him with right hands.
Paraisy gets back to his feet, but eats a hook for it. Low kick and
a right cross for Falcao. Paraisy shoots in desperation, and Falcao
flips him to his back with just underhooks. Falcao sets up on top
again and tries to move into full mount once more. Paraisy tries to
move to deep half guard to sweep, and Falcao hammerfists him.
Paraisy manages to roll the Brazilian to his back, and sets up on
top in half guard. Falcao quickly regains guard and closes it.
Paraisy is trying to stay busy, but Falcao begins boxing his ears
vigorously from the bottom. Referee Jason Herzog stands them up
with 20 seconds to fight. Falcao taunts Paraisy, initiating a
swinging contest to the finish with Falcao getting the better licks
in. Paraisy's eyes are swollen up bad. Sherdog.com sees it 10-9 for
Maiquel Falcao, and a clean sweep for the UFC veteran, 30-27.
Official result: All three judges -- Jordan Bass,
Myron Gaudet and Bobby Caskey -- see the fight 30-27 for the winner
by unanimous decision, Maiquel Falcao. Falcao is the fourth and
final Bellator Season 6 middleweight tournament semifinalist.
Round 1
Quayhagen's early kicking offense lets Taylor catch his leg and
trip him to the mat. Taylor whips his legs by and nicely passes
into side control. Quayhagen gets out from under his man and
regains his feet. Outside low kick, two hooks and a head kick for
Quayhagen, though Taylor blocks most of it. Quayhagen coming
forward, but Taylor is backpedaling from Quayhagen's kicking
offense. Switch kick to the body lands for Lake Charles, La.,
native. Spinning back kick to the body now for Quayhagen. Quayhagen
tries a spinning wheel kick, but slips, allowing Taylor to get a
lick in before he can get back to his feet. Right cross, outside
low kick and a pair of stinging hooks land for Quayhagen. Taylor's
right nostril is now trickling. Taylor tries to return fire but
can't land. Sherdog.com scores the round 10-9 for Josh
Quayhagen.Round 2
Quayhagen is walking forward landing ample low kicks and jabs now.
Taylor is able to sneak a right-hand counter in, but Quayhagen is
kicking to the legs and body with both of his legs, forcing Taylor
to retreat to the outside of the cage. Spinning back kick for
Quayhagen lands to Taylor's bread basket. Quayhagen's hands are
starting to fall, but he is still effortlessly walking his opponent
down and landing kicks. Hard right-hand lead for Quayhagen lands,
and then a right hook. A wild spinning hook kick for Quayhagen
whizzes over Taylor's head, and he slips to the canvas. Taylor's
brief moment he spends on top before the bell leaves the blood from
his nose all over Quayhagen's chest. Sherdog.com sees round two
10-9 again for Josh Quayhagen.
Round 3
Taylor attempts a flying knee and just narrowly escapes eating a
big right-hand counter from Quayhagen. Overhand right for Quayhagen
stumbles Taylor, who is circling quickly now. Body kicks for
Quayhagen land. Two leg kicks follow. Quayhagen is in complete
control of the bout and Taylor is simply retreating now. Big right
hand by Quayhagen and more kicks. Taylor's nose might be broken and
he looks like he's just trying to avoid taking damage. Quayhagen
with more kicks. Taylor throws a one-two, but Quayhagen roars back
with more punches and kicks. Two big knees and two right crosses
for Quayhagen smack Taylor's head back and force him to shoot.
Taylor is able to get Quayhagen to the mat, but can't advance
position, so referee Jordan Bass stands them up with a minute to
go. A bloodied Taylor is shoots on Quayhagen again. Quayhagen
attempts an ugly guillotine, but Taylor passes. They scramble, and
Taylor grabs a guillotine of his own. Taylor straining to finish as
Quayhagen tries to wait out the bell. He succeeds. Sherdog.com sees
the fight a clean sweep for Josh Quayhagen, 30-27.
Official result: All three judges -- Joe Hicks,
Justin Cox and Myron Gaudet -- score the bout 30-27 for the winner
by unanimous decision, Josh Quayhagen.