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Round 1
Ruffin start the proceedings with two low kicks. Gallemore tries to
corner Ruffin against the cage. Gallemore has yet to pull the
trigger on strikes, but has moved Ruffin back against the cage.
Ruffin keeps throwing out low kicks. Gallemore finally connects
with two kicks of his own as Ruffin circles out. Gallemore connects
with a looping right but doesn’t follow up and Ruffin attempts a
takedown but to no avail. Ruffin ends up on his back and the
subsequent scramble finds him fighting off a guillotine on the way
up. Gallemore can’t finish with the submission and the fight is
back up on its feet. Ruffin goes for another takedown and this time
hits it and quickly moves to side guard. The round ends in a battle
of positioning with Gallemore still on his back.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Ruffin
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Ruffin
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Ruffin
Round 2
K. Mills
Ruffin quit on his stool.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Gallemore
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Gallemore
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Gallemore
Between rounds, Derrick Ruffin quits on his stool, prompting referee Jason Herzog to call the bout via retirement before the third round.
Round 1
K. Mills
Ely got a quick choke.
Round 1
K. Mills
RNC was the trick for Akin, too.
Round 1
Brooks forces de Souza down with his single-leg takedown early and
connects with some lefts and rights from full guard. De Souza
quickly finds his way back up and Brooks dances out of the way of
his strikes before taking any damage in a scramble situation. With
both fighters back standing, de Souza is unsuccessful with a
single-leg. He throws a knee but catches Brooks low and the referee
Jason Herzog steps in to give him time to recover. On the restart,
Brooks connects with a strong right and a left high kick. De Souza
kicks again, and hits Brooks low again. This time Herzog deducts a
point from the Topeka, Kan.-based Brazilian. After the latest
restart, Brooks lands the most significant shot with a kick right
in the midsection. The bell sounds.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Brooks
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-8 Brooks
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-8 Brooks
Round 2
The fighters clinch almost immediately to start the second. De
Souza tries to pull guard and pays for it as Brooks slams him to
the mat and throws in a few shots for good measure. After a brief
scramble sees Brooks escape from a potential submission, the
Cahokia, Ill., native goes back to work on the feet. As he's
working from the standup he connects with a low blow of his own on
de Souza. On the restart, de Souza forces the clinch with Brooks
but can’t capitalize from it. The fight goes back to a striking
battle on the feet, but the pace has slowed. De Souza tries to hit
a single-leg takedown but Brooks isn’t having any of it. He defends
and manages to bring de Souza down to the mat following up with
lefts before the bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Brooks
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Brooks
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Brooks
Round 3
With de Souza likely down 20-17 on the scorecards, he opens the
third a bit more careful about engaging than the last two rounds.
With about 75 seconds gone in the round, De Souza tries to come in
with a flurry of strikes but Brooks puts him on the mat. Seemingly
content with riding out his two round advantage Brooks brings the
fight back to its feet. He connects with a few kicks and again
clinches with de Souza. De Souza drops down looking for a single
but Brooks is having none of it. With 1:30 left in the round, de
Souza is on his back again with Brooks half-heartedly looking for
an opening. He steps away to let de Souza stand up but he’s clearly
waiting for the bell content knowing the Brazilian can’t hurt him.
De Souza paws aimlessly until the bell.
K. Mills
Brooks booted de Souza.
Official result: Judges Mike Boyd, Kelvin Champion and Henry Gueary score the bout 30-26, 30-26 and 29-27 for the winner by unanimous decision, Emanuel Brooks.
Round 1
Tiller gets a takedown and ends up on top of Spohn quickly, past
guard and threatening Spohn's arm before Spohn regains his footing
and briefly engaged Tiller in the clinch. Tiller controls the
distance with body kicks and straight right hands, as Spohn
occasionally rushes in with punch combinations. Tiller counters
with a stiff right hand, but Spohn responds with a right of his own
and rushes into the clinch. Neither fighter can get much offense
going in close quarters before they disengage once again. Tiller
briefly contemplates a takedown, but settles on landing another
punch-body kick combination against the cage as the round
expires.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Tiller
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Tiller
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Tiller
Round 2
Tiller gets another early takedown, ending up in Spohn's half guard
and throwing short elbows as Spohn attempts to keep Tiller's head
close. Tiller flirst with a keylock attempt, but is forced to
abandon the submission as Spohn gains full guard. Tiller stays low
and chips with punches and elbows, opening a pair of cuts, one on
Spohn's scalp and one from somewhere in his mouth. Tiller scoots
Spohn to the cage, but is unable to generate much offense as Spohn
squirms and begins to land blows from the bottom and attempting to
spin away from the cage. Spohn eventually manages to find space
away from the cage, throwing repeated strikes while Tiller shells
up in his guard as the round ends.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Tiller
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Tiller
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Tiller
Round 3
K. Mills
Tiller earned the upset.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Tiller (30-27 Tiller)
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Tiller (30-27 Tiller)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Tiller (30-27 Tiller)
Official result: Judge Kevin Champion sees the bout 29-28 for Dan Spohn. However, judges Mike Boyd and Henry Gueary have it 30-27 and 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Kelvin Tiller.
Round 1
With the crowd strongly in his corner, Bears comes out with a push
kick and a few lefts and rights. Bears is finding a home with more
of his shots early as Navarro looks for one big punch. Two minutes
gone in the first and Navarro still hasn’t mounted anything
significant offensively yet. Finally Navarro starts to let go and
the welterweights engage in a brief firefight exchanging shots.
Navarro comes away from the exchange and adds a kick to the body.
Bears charges forward with a left-right-left combination but
catches air with each shot. Bears comes back with a couple of shots
to the body and Navarro answers with a leg kick. With less than a
minute to go in the round Bears hits Navarro with a slew of kicks
to his legs and further up to the body. He tries to follow up with
a combination to the face, but Navarro finally finds his big shot
and drops Bears with a right-hand counter. Navarro jumps on Bears
to try and finish the fight but Bears has recovered in time to wait
out the end of the round.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Bears
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Bears
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Bears
Round 2
After ending the round with the most powerful shot of the fight
thus far, Navarro starts the second more aggressive than the first.
Bears tries to put him on the back foot though with a small flurry.
Navarro is still coming though and connects with a straight left.
However, just as Navarro connects with his left Bears connected
with a shot of his own, square to Navarro’s groin. The shot looks
like it took a lot out of him but he’s able to continue. On the
restart, Bears connects with a left-right-left high kick
combination followed by another one-two. Bears’ right eye is
swollen, likely from the shot at the end of the first by Navarro.
Bears is consistently getting off more shots in the round, but
Navarro's shots have the power. Two minutes to go in the round and
Bears’ pace has slowed down. Navarro lunges in with a Superman
punch that doesn’t connect cleanly, but sends Bears backpedaling.
Bears answers back with a flurry of rights and lefts, only half
connecting. As the round ends, Bears connects with a left head kick
that echoes throughout the arena.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Bears
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Bears
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Bears
Round 3
K. Mills
Bears got busted up.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-8 Navarro (28-28 Draw)
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-8 Navarro (28-28 Draw)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Navarro (29-28 Bears)
Official result: Judge Henry Gueary has it 29-28 for Rudy Bears, while Mike Boyd has it 29-28 for Marcio Navarro. Judge Dave Clifton has it 29-28 for the winner by split decision, Marcio Navarro.
K. Mills
Prindle pummeled Sparks quickly.
Round 1
The first of the heavyweight semifinals sees Prindle and Sparks
feel each other out, measuring for big punches. Sparks leans in for
a low kick to Prindle’s lead leg. Prindle counters with a beautiful
left knocking Sparks out cold before he hits the ground. He follows
up with two additional shots with Sparks on the ground but it’s
unnecessary. Prindle advances to the finals with a knockout just 40
seconds into the first round.
Round 1 Schindler opens the round with a few low kicks and an inadvertent low blow to Spoon. The action doesn’t stop though as Spoon indicates he’s just fine. Both fighters throw and miss with their respective combinations and the subsequent scramble sees Schindler clinch up with Spoon and force him to the mat. Schindler works for better positioning on Spoon’s back but Spoon manages to escape and for a moment end up on top. Schindler quickly takes back dominant position and is on Spoon’s back again with two minutes to go in the round. Spoon turns into Schindler and brings him back to his open guard. Spoon has managed to open up a cut with elbows from the bottom on Schindler’s left eye but still can’t get off his back. With less than a minute to go in the round Spoon brings the fight back to its feet and hits Schindler with a spinning back fist.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Schindler
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Schindler
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Schindler
Round 2
Schindler starts the second with a succession of kicks to Spoon’s
lead leg. Spoon’s speed is getting the better of Schindler as he’s
in and out of range quickly while connecting with some sharp blows.
Schindler drops down for a leg and connects with a takedown. He
tries to move into side guard but Spoon stops him. Schindler stands
over Spoon to reposition himself and comes back down looking to
keep him grounded again. But Spoon gets the fight back standing and
with two minutes to go looks the much fresher of the two fighters.
Spoon connects with a straight left and Schindler looks to be
having trouble with his breathing through his nose. Spoon follows
with another combination on Austin, Texas' Schindler. Spoon is in
and out of the pocket without much of a response from
Schindler.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Spoon
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Spoon
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Spoon
Round 3
Schindler starts the round with an overhand right that does little damage and a looping right and finds more of a home. Schindler tries for a double-leg on Chickasha, Okla.’s Spoon but to no avail. Spoon answers back with a double jab. Two minutes gone in the final round and Schindler looks to clinch up with Spoon, but nothing comes from it. Spoon answers back with a big shot to the body and an attempted low kick. Schindler grabs that leg and takes Spoon to the mat with it. He tries to line up an armbar but Spoon quickly stands the fight back up. Schindler has noticeably slowed since the opening round but Spoon is still jumping around, looking ready to go another 15 minutes. Spoon connects with another couple of shots and another attempted leg kick. But again, Schindler takes the leg and turns that into a trip takedown. With Spoon connecting with lefts and rights to Schindler’s face all fight, Schindler’s face is a mess at the final horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Spoon (29-28 Spoon)
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Spoon (29-28 Spoon)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Spoon (29-28 Spoon)
Official scores: Judges Henry Gueary, Mike Boyd and Dave Clifton see the fight 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 for the winner by unanimous decision, Jeremy Spoon.
Round 1
Santos offers to touch gloves but Grove wants none of it. Nothing
comes of a brief clinch early and they break apart. Santos drops
Grove with a huge looping right and immediately follows up. Santos
comes down with punches in bunches, forcing Grove to give Santos
his back. Santos follows up by quickly latching on the rear-naked
choke with no hooks in and that is all: Grove taps just 38 seconds
into the bout, sending Santos into the final against Eric
Prindle.
Round 1
Askren opens with a wild looping right that nearly makes him slip.
Askren continues to charge in at Hieron, looking for a clinch. He
runs into an uppercut as he dives for Hieron's legs, and hits the
mat attached to his foe's legs. He tries to scramble to top, but
Hieron gets on top in half guard. Hieron punches away until Askren
scrambles back up ably. Right hand lands for Askren, and another.
Hieron sticks the jab in his face, and continues to pump it. Askren
runs in and grabs a single, but Hieron escapes. Askren wades in and
lands a sharp knee and an uppercut on Hieron, but the UFC vet
stuffs the Olympian's takedown. Askren backs up and shoots again,
but Hieron again sprawls and shuts it down. Hieron's jab coming to
life. More pawing on the feet goes nowhere. Askren slips on a head
kick after the 10-second clapper, and Hieron kicks him for his
trouble.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hieron
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Hieron
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Hieron
Round 2
Hieron sticks the jab out, but Askren ducks under and finally gets
him to the mat, setting up in half guard. Askren continues to look
to pass, but Hieron keeps his half guard tight. The former Mizzou
wrestler grinds with short shots and tries to isolate Hieron's far
arm. Hieron tries to punch away from his back, but Askren is
smothering on top, as he hammerfists from above. Hieron finally
regains full guard, but Askren continues moving and gets to side
mount. Knees to the body for the champ fall in until the horn.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Askren
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Askren
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Askren
Round 3
Hieron comes in with a looping right that grazes Askren. The
Missouri wrestler connects with a kick to the body that goes
without answer. "Mizzou" chants go up in the crowd in support of
the champion. Askren looks for a trip takedown but Hieron fights
him off. Askren is still attacking though while Hieron tries to
keep him at range away from a potential shot. Hieron throws a left
that misses as Askren goes down and looks for a double leg but
Hieron defends successfully. The fighters get back up to their feet
and Askren shoots in for another takedown that again is thwarted by
Hieron. Askren manages to lift Hieron up for a scoop slam takedown
with more than two minutes to go in the round. Askren moves to half
guard and throws some short elbows down on Hieron. Askren looks to
improve his position but it allows Hieron the opportunity to sweep
and stand the fight back up in the subsequent scramble. Hieron
connects with a right-left combination and follows up with another
shot to the body. Askren answers back with a leg kick to the
midsection. With 30 seconds left in the round, Hieron throws a
looping left as Askren looks for another takedown.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Askren
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Askren
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Askren
Round 4
The championship rounds start in the same way the first three have.
Askren is looking for the takedown and Hieron is trying to defend
it. Askren shoots in and takes Hieron’s back in the scramble. With
the Xtreme Couture welterweight turtled up, Askren throws some
knees to the body much to the delight of the crowd. With three
minutes left, Hieron is working on Askren’s hands underneath but
still taking punishment. Askren comes down with more knees and
moves to the other side for a few more there. With less than two
minutes to go in the round,Hieron very abruptly rolls through and
manages to stand the fight back up. Hieron connects with a right
and another shot to the body. Another looping shot barely grazes
Askren and Hieron immediately walks away motioning to the ref he
was poked in the eye. Askren acknowledges the foul and Jason Herzog
steps in to allow Hieron time to recover. The round ends quickly
after the restart.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Askren
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Askren
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Askren
Round 5
The start of the final round sees Askren go for another takedown
but Hieron manages to defend it. Hieron misses with a straight kick
but continues to be more aggressive in the striking department than
we saw earlier in the fight. Hieron connects with a low leg kick
and follows with a right and then a left. Askren connects with a
shot of his own and Hieron responds with a right that sends Askren
backpedaling. Hieron claps his hands in acknowledgement as he
continues to press the action here in the final round. To this
point Askren has only really attempted two takedowns of note in the
round. Hieron connects with a spinning back kick that puts Askren
on the ground and Hieron inexplicably raises his arms in victory as
if he won. He follows up throwing kicks to Askren on the mat and
smiling about the exchanges. Hieron is now doing his best Rashad
Evans impression, dancing mid-fight while punching before the
bell.
Jordan Breen scores the round 10-9 Hieron (48-47 Askren)
Joe Ortiz scores the round 10-9 Hieron (48-47 Askren)
Lutfi Sariahmed scores the round 10-9 Hieron (48-47 Askren)
Official result:Judge Henry Gueary has it 48-47 for Ben Askren, while Mike Boyd sees it 48-47 for Ben Askren. Judge Kevin Champion sees the fight 48-47 for the winner by split decision, and still Bellator welterweight champion, Ben Askren.
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