Author: Matt Juul

First Round

In a heavyweight bout, Seth Petruzelli took on a Ricco Rodriguez.

Both fighters came out swinging, but Petruzelli was getting the better of the stand up.

Landing a myriad of punches and leg kicks, Petruzelli mixed things up by taking down Rodriguez.  Finding little opportunities on the ground, Petruzelli stood back up and kept at his striking game.

Rodriguez attempted to take his opponent down, but Petruzelli’s takedown defense was on point, stuffing each shot with relative ease.

With less than a minute left, Petruzelli landed a spinning back kick to Rodriguez’s midsection, followed with a spinning hook kick to the head.

It was an overhand right, however, that sealed the deal for the “Kimbo Killer”, buckling the former UFC champion.  Petruzelli followed up the punch with a powerful double hammerfist forcing the referee to call an end to the bout.

Official Decision: Seth Petruzelli defeats Ricco Rodriguez via knockout in the first round. 

First Round

Both fighters immediately come out swinging, with Nazare gaining the edge and forcing Barrantes to clinch with him.

Barrantes is now pressed up against the cage, and Nazare lands a good uppercut upon exit.

Nazare is just walking Barrantes down and hitting him with everything and the kitchen sink, and then lands a big double leg takedown into guard.

Nazare is landing solid ground and pound, and is just not giving Barrantes an opening for anything.

Nazare spent the rest of the round on top in control

B/R scores the round 10-9 Nazare

Second Round

As the second round starts, Barrantes comes out and looks tired.

Both fighters are still swinging for the fences, and Nazare is still holding the edge.

Nazare got a takedown, and spent the entire round on top smothering Barrantes.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Nazare

Third Round

B/R has the fight at 20-18 Nazare going into the third and final round, but if the prelims have showed us anything, it’s that score means nothing if you can get the finish.

Or not..

After a bit of confusion, Nazare is announced as the winner via TKO due to a doctor stoppage.

Official Decision: Renê Nazare defeats Juan Barrantes via TKO (doctor stoppage) after the second round.

First Round

 The final preliminary bout of the night featured middleweight Dan Cramer taking on Jeff Nader.

Both fighters wasted no time clinching up, with Cramer able to land the first takedown of the fight.  Staying in Nader’s guard, Nader landed huge elbows from the top, forcing Cramer to civer up.

Mixing in some hammerfists and punches, Cramer mauled Nader on the ground against the cage in open guard.  Unable to finish Nader from guard, Cramer looked to advance his position,easily transition to half guard with little over a minute left in the round.

Cramer finished the round, peppering his opponent with more ground and pound strikes before the bell rang.

Second Round

The second round started off in a flurry with Cramer landing a round house kick to the head.  Nader quickly shot in and landed a huge double leg takedown, but was reversed just as fast, with Cramer gaining the top guard position.

Two minutes into the round, Cramer advanced to half guard while continuing his barrage from the top.  WIth a minute left on the clock, Cramer mounted Nader but could not hold the position, with Nader escaping back to half guard.

Cramer finished the second round throwing elbows from side control.

Third Round

In the third round, Nader battled back, barraging Cramer with strikes.  Against the cage, Nader landed a huge uppercut that buckled Cramer, forcing referee Kevin Mullhall to call a stop to the action barely a minute into the round.

Official Decision: Jeff Nader defeats Dan Cramer via TKO in the third round.

In a light-heavyweight bout, Nik Fekete showed fans why he is called “the Machete” in a dominating performance over Mark Griffin.

Fekete controlled every aspect of the bout, using his size and strength advantage to power over his opponent.

It was the second round, however, that was the highlight of Fekete’s evening.  After taking Griffin down, “the Machete” quickly gained the crucifix position that was the beginning of the end of Griffin’s night.

After a myriad of elbows and strikes, the bout was called, with Fekete earning his first win in Bellator.

His first bout was a less than stellar performance against Richard Hale who dulled “the Machete’s” record, giving him his first ever loss via inverted triangle.

Now back to his winning ways, Fekete will look to keep the ball rolling going forward.

Improving his record to 5-1, Fekete may be a force to be reckoned with in the 205 lb. weight class.  

Round 1

Ryan Quinn quickly comes out and scores the takedown against Brett Oteri. 

Quinn moves to the mount, and as Oteri attempts to hip escape out, Quinn takes the back of Oteri and sinks in a rear naked choke and after a few moments of struggle, Oteri goes to sleep and Dan Miragliotta calls a stop to the match.

First round rear naked victory technical submission victory for Ryan Quinn

It’s time!

Bellator 48 is finally here and Bleacher Report has all the results, reactions and analysis live from Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT.

The card features the featherweight tournament finals bout between Pat Curran and Marlon Sandro.

Also on the card is undefeated Bellator Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad who will be taking on Paul Buentello in a non-title fight.

The main card will also feature former UFC Heavyweight champion Ricco Rodriguez who will be facing the “Kimbo Killer” Seth Petruzelli in a heavyweight bout.

Myself and Tim McTiernan will be here all night on Bleacher Report for all the Bellator 48 coverage you need!

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