Bellator 81 Fight Card
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Paul
Barrow vs. Matt
Bessette
Round 1
Bessette lands a leg kick to start the action. Barrow catches a
kick and looks for a single-leg before switching to a body lock
against the fence. Bessette pushes Barrow against the cage now, and
Barrow lands an accidental low blow as the fighters push off the
cage. Bessette catches a kick and lands a couple punches. Bessette
moves forward and attempts a head kick, Barrow responds with a kick
to the body. Bessette with a low kick, then a body kick. Barrow
defends against a single leg attempt against the cage. Bessette
lands a couple knees in the clinch before pushing his opponent into
the fence once again. Much of the round has been contested in close
quarters. Barrow finally gets a takedown with less than 20 seconds
remaining in the frame and that's how the round ends.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Bessette.
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Bessette.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Bessette.
Round 2
Keith
Mills
Bessette outpointed Barrow for 15 minutes.
Barrow lands a few uppercuts as the lightweights
tie-up. Barrow scores a takedown near the edge of the cage.
Bessette lands some knees and follows with a solid combination.
Bessette lands another elbow in the clinch. A knee from Bessette
hits Barrow below the belt, and he takes a few minutes to recover.
They start again, and Barrow is landing solid right hands. Now back
in the tie-up, with Bessette controlling the action. He changes
levels for a takedown and is denied. Barrow drives hard for a
single leg and finally gets it, but Bessette is quickly up. He
jumps guard with a guillotine.Bessette closes his guard while Barrow lands punches to the ribs.
Barrow gives a thumbs up and escapes the hold. Now in Bessette's
guard, Barrow works some ground-and-pound. Bessette unsuccessfully
attempts a triangle as the round ends.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Bessette.
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Bessette.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Bessette.
Round 3
Bessette closes the distance immediately and begins landing offense
in close. Barrow catches a kick, kicks out Bessette's leg and winds
up in top position. Bessette pushes him off and gets up. Bessette
continues with the occasional knee to the body as they clinch, also
mixing in elbows. Bessette gets a double-leg takedown and moves to
his adversary's back. Barrow breaks away, but Bessette quickly
cinches a front headlock. Barrow whiffs on a spinning back elbow
and right hand. Barrow is bleeding from his nose as he moves
forward. Bessette ends the frame landing a body kick and a left
hand.
K.
Mills
Ward pounded out McCoy in 2:49.
T. Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Bessette
(30-27 Bessette).
B. Knapp scores the round 10-9 Bessette (30-27 Bessette).
M. Fridley scores the round 10-9 Bessette (30-27 Bessette).Official score: 29-28 30-27, 30-27 all in favor of
your winner by unanimous decision, Matt Bessette.
Round 1
McCoy shoots right off the bat, but Ward winds up in top position.
Ward transitions to the back but decides he'd rather stand. McCoy
is diving desperately for takedowns. Ward pounds away with punches
as McCoy turtles on the mat. Ward breaks away and forces another
standup. McCoy continues to throw one or two punches before diving
for telegraphed takedowns. Ward takes advantage and blasts his foe
with a short right hand. McCoy flattens out on the canvas and eats
a few more punches on the ground before referee Todd Anderson
intervenes. The official time of the stoppage is 2:49 for the
winner by knockout, Brennan Ward.
Round 1
K.
Mills
Mucitelli quickly tapped out Uhde.
Uhde moves forward with punches and quickly gets a
takedown.He winds up in Mucitelli's guard and looks to go to work.
He leaves his right arm exposed in the process, however, and
Mucitelli quickly transitions into an armbar attempt. Uhde has
nowhere to go, and Mucitelli elicits the tapout with the hold just
26 seconds into the first stanza.
Round 1
Nelson lands a chopping low kick to begin things. Machaev scores a
takedown, but Nelson pops back to his feet. Machaev dumps his foe
back down to the floor and winds up in Nelson's closed guard.
Machaev lands short punches to the body from top position. Nelson
remains stacked against the fence. In attempt to get to his feet,
Nelson allows Machaev to take his back. Machaev doesn't have room
to put his hooks in yet, but he continues to land left hands to
Nelson's head. Machaev kicks Nelson's leg out when he attempts to
stand. The Russian lands a few knees to the body, then attempts a
modified rear-naked choke. Nelson escapes, but Machaev still has
his back. Machaev finishes the period by peppering his foe with
punches.
K.
Mills
Machaev (top) bested Nelson.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9
Machaev.
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Machaev.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Machaev.Round 2
Machaev throws a right hand and then locks up with Nelson. Nelson
briefly has a standing guillotine, but the fighters break away.
Machaev counters a low kick with a right hand, which allows him to
close the distance and take Nelson down with a single leg. Machaev
goes to work with short left hands from half guard. Now Machaev
moves to side control.He traps Nelson's right arm with the
crucifix, and he pounds away with left hands. Nelson escapes the
crucifix, but now Machaev has his back. Machaev is content to pound
away with punches. Nelson is up but Machaev quickly dumps him back
to the mat. Nelson has yet to mount any significant offense as
Machaev dominates positioning.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Machaev.
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Machaev.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Machaev.
Round 3
Machaev lands a two-punch combination as Nelson misses on an
uppercut. Machaev backs his opponent into the cage and executes
another takedown. Now on Nelson's back, the Russian is landing
measured punches to his head. Nelson briefly stands, but Machaev
has little trouble taking him down again. He continues to
methodically punish Nelson with ground-and-pound and positional
dominance. Machaev achieves the crucifix position again and he's
unloading with left hands on Nelson, who now has cuts under both
eyes. One minute to go, and Nelson shows no signs of mounting a
rally. Machaev moves to full mount and increases his output. Nelson
rolls over, and Machaev forgoes the hooks to continue his punching
assault.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-8 Machaev (30-26
Machaev).
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Machaev (30-27 Machaev).
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Machaev (30-27 Machaev).
Official score: All three judges score the contest
30-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Murad Machaev.
K.
Mills
Cramer absolutely smoked Lamoureux.
Round 1
Lamoureux quickly forces a clinch and drives Cramer back. Cramer
responds with short knees, but Lamoureux continues with pressure
against the fence. Lamoureux attempts to get a takedown, but it's
Cramer that executes a hip toss. Now Cramer is landing big knees
and punches in a brief but furious display of offense. Lamoureux
briefly regains control and pushes his foe against the cage, but
it's short-lived. Cramer lands a knee and a punch, then tees off
with three straight right hands to the temple of Lamoureux, who has
no answer for the barrage and crumples to the floor. The official
time of the TKO stoppage is 3:26 of round one for the winner, Dan
Cramer.
Round 1
One minute has passed and neither fighter has done much during an
extended feeling-out process. Brown connects to a side kick. He
follows by landing a combination. Calandrelli executes an outside
trip and works to free his leg from Brown's half guard. Calandrelli
momentarily has full mount, but Brown recovers half guard. However,
Calandrelli has latched on an arm-triangle choke. He's still in
half guard, but he finally passes to side control. He appears to be
too high on the choke and moves back to mount. He steps out of full
mount and looks for a north-south choke with about 35 seconds to
go. Brown turns out of the move and gets back to his feet.
K.
Mills
Calandrelli dominated and finished Brown.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9
Calandrelli.
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Calandrelli.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Calandrelli.Round 2
Brown moves forward throwing punches, but the powerful Calandrelli
grabs him and takes him down with the outside trip again.
Calandrelli lands a few short strikes from half guard before
passing to full mount. Calandrelli unloads with more punches to the
head and then the body. Calandrelli continues to maintain full
mount before transitioning to an armbar. He patiently gets his hips
into position and commits to the maneuver, giving Brown no choice
but to tapout. The official time of the submission is 3:10.
Round 1
Filkins takes the center of the cage. He connects with a pair of
low kicks and a counter left hand. Billstein changes levels and
looks for a takedown. He pushes Filkins against the cage and lands
a few knees. Filkins drives Billstein against the cage and then
fails on an outside trip. They break away and return to center
cage. Filkins does a good job catching Billstein with punches as he
comes in. Filkins walks forward with a combination. Billstein eats
a solid left hook. Getting the worst of the standup, Billstein
initiates a clinch. Filkins winds up in side control in the final
seconds of the opening frame to close out a solid five minutes for
the American.Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Filkins.
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Filkins.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Filkins.
Round 2
K.
Mills
Filkins took two rounds from Billstein.
Filkins lands a combination, then has a high kick
deflected by Billstein. Billstein moving in and out and seems to
have increased his pace so far in round two. The German pokes
Filkins in the eye; after a short break they resume in the center
of the cage. Now it's Billstein who receives an eye poke. It's not
especially damaging and the action starts again. Filkins counters
as Billstein moves foward, then lands a hard outside leg kick.
Billstein landing with more volume now. Filkins shoots for a
takedown, but Billstein defends. Billstein pulls away and Filkins
lands a combination. Billstein gets a takedown with 15 seconds left
and moves to side control as the round ends.Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Billstein.
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Billstein.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Billstein.
Round 3
Filkins counters a Billstein combination with a right hand.
Billstein clinches and pushes his man against the fence. Filkins
catches Billstein with an inadvertent knee to the cup and takes a
minute to recover. They start again, and Filkins find range for his
left hook. Billstein lands a snap kick, which seems to fire up
Filkins. Filkins lands a right hand. Billstein shoots for a
takedown, bounces his foe against the fence and pulls Filkins on
top of him. Now they're back to the feet and they tie up. Billstein
has his hands on his hips. Filkins lands some more good right
hands, keeping the pressure on. Billstein fails on another takedown
and Filkins tees off with punches and elbows from full mount as the
round ends.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Filkins (29-28
Filkins).
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Filkins (29-28 Filkins).
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Filkins (29-28 Filkins).
Official score: The cageside judges score the
contest 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 for the winner by unanimous
decision, Perry Filkins.
K.
Mills
Sandro choked Neace out cold.
Round 1
Sandro lands a big left hook before clinching, and Neace responds
with a standing guillotine attempt. They go to the mat with Sandro
on top of the "TUF 14" veteran. Neace is hunting for a heel hook as
Sandro stands. Sandro remains composed, and he's warned for
grabbing the fence. He steps out of the hold and spins to take
Neace's back. With one hook in, Sandro slides his arm under his
opponent's neck for a rear-naked choke and it looks tight. Neace
holds out for as long as he can, but Sandro won't relent as the
American is rendered unconscious. The end comes at the 2:05 mark of
round one, as Sandro wins via technical submission.Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament Semifinal
Dave
Jansen vs. Ricardo
Tirloni
Round 1
Tirloni starts aggressively, landing a jumping knee at the outset.
Jansen floors Tirloni with a big punch during the next exchange.
Tirloni lands a big left hook. Jansen counters with a solid knee to
the body. Tirloni connects with a left hand from the outside. The
pace has slowed from the opening minute, but both men continue to
attack with a purpose. Jansen is moving in and out, while Tirloni
attempts to remain on the outside. Jansen lands a jab, and Tirloni
has some swelling under his left eye. A straight right hand from
Tirloni hits its mark. Tirloni is landing plenty of plenty of solid
right hands. Jansen is bleeding under his left eye. Tirloni lands a
left to the body followed by another right hand. Jansen, meanwhile,
has had success with leg kicks. Jansen changes levels, takes
Tirloni's back and suplexes him to the floor. Tirloni is up, and
Jansen briefly slams him down again.Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Jansen.
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Jansen.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Jansen.
Round 2
K.
Mills
Jansen slipped by Tirloni via split decision.
Tirloni comes out firing that right hand again.
Jansen is feigning takedown attempts now. They both land big shots
in an exchange. Tirloni with a straight left and a low kick. The
Brazilian follows that with a solid combination. Tirloni with a low
kick, then misses an uppercut. A counter left hand and a left jab
connect for Jansen. Tirloni with a right hand and a pair of inside
kicks. Jansen catches the second and then pops his foe when he gets
back up. Tirloni is controlling the cage in this frame. The
Brazilian sprawls on a Jansen takedown attempt and nearly has a
choke. They're back to trading on the feet, and Tirloni continues
to club Jansen with big right hands.Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Tirloni.
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Tirloni.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Tirloni.
Round 3
Jansen begins the round throwing punches in volume. Tirloni pops
the American with an uppercut in close. Left hook-right hand combo
connects for Tirloni. Tirloni continues to hunt for his right hand.
He lands an uppercut, but misses the follow-up hook. Jansen looks
for a takedown, but Tirloni isn't having it. Tirloni is doing a
good job of keeping Jansen at bay with his jab. Both fighters are
bleeding now. Jansen remains game, but Tirloni has landed the
better strikes in the frame. Jansen recognizes this and shoots, but
Tirloni defends again. With 30 seconds left Tirloni tries a single
leg takedown. Jansen grabs a guillotine and Tirloni relents. Jansen
gets the back and suplexes his opponent near the end of the period.
Tirloni returns to his feet as the frame ends.
Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Tirloni (29-28
Tirloni).
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Tirloni (29-28 Tirloni).
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Jansen (29-28 Jansen).
Official score: Dave Jansen takes a split verdict
on the official scorecards (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).
Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament Semifinal
Rich
Clementi vs. Marcin
Held
Round 1
Held fires a leg kick. Clementi gets a body lock, and Held rolls
for a leg lock. The 20 year old isn't giving up on the hold. He
switches to a toe hold, and Clementi attempts to push Held away
with his free foot. Both fighters playing the leg lock game while
periodically attacking with punches. Clementi briefly rolls to a
dominant position and lands a couple solid shots before Held
reverses. Held is out, and now Held rolls for a knee bar with a
little more than a minute remaining. He cranks the hold, but it's
too low. Clementi is out and he tries a guillotine. It's
unsuccessful, and Held finishes the round in the Louisianan's
guard.Tristen Critchfield scores the round 10-9 Held.
Brian Knapp scores the round 10-9 Held.
Mike Fridley scores the round 10-9 Held.
K.
Mills
Held painfully tapped out Clementi.
Round 2
Clementi lands a knee and takes Held down. The UFC veteran holds
his position in half guard. Clementi gradually works to set up a
d'arse choke, but Held avoids it. The Rhode Island crowd is growing
restless with the grappling display. Held is rolling for another
leg lock. He puts his whole body into the toe hold. Clementi is in
obvious pain and is forced to submit. The official end comes at the
3:04 mark of round two.
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