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Tito Ortiz vs. Chael Sonnen Full Fight Video Highlights

Reportedly fighting in his final MMA fight, legendary former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz went out on top by beating rival Chael Sonnen in the main event of tonight’s (Sat., January 21, 2017) Bellator 170 from The Forum in Inglewood, California. The fight featured some heated trash talk, and it began just as fired

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Reportedly fighting in his final MMA fight, legendary former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz went out on top by beating rival Chael Sonnen in the main event of tonight’s (Sat., January 21, 2017) Bellator 170 from The Forum in Inglewood, California.

The fight featured some heated trash talk, and it began just as fired up as the press conferences. “The Huntington Beach Bad Boy” tagged “The Bad Guy” with a solid shot and transitioned well into a takedown, but Sonnen was able to sweep and secure a guillotine choke that appeared to be somewhat tight. However, he was in half guard, and Ortiz eventually broke free to end up in the mount position.

A few of Ortiz’ patented ground and pound elbows and Sonnen gave up his back, opening a path for an easy rear-naked choke attempt. The hold appeared to not be fully locked in under Sonnen’s chin, but Ortiz cranked until his enemy began to turn purple, eventually tapping out for a victorious final fight in the Bellator cage. After the win, Ortiz let his son Jacob lay his gloves down for the final time.

Watch the highlights of Ortiz’ final win courtesy of Fancy Combat here:

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Paul Daley Warns Rory MacDonald: ‘He’s Getting Knocked The F*ck Out’

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Paul Daley made a statement tonight (Jan. 21) at Bellator 170. In the co-main event, Daley took on former middleweight contender Brennan Ward. Many expected fireworks and “Semtex” did not disappoint.

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Paul Daley made a statement tonight (Jan. 21) at Bellator 170. In the co-main event, Daley took on former middleweight contender Brennan Ward. Many expected fireworks and “Semtex” did not disappoint.

Daley was taken down early in the fight, but he was able to get back to his feet quickly. A spinning back elbow from Daley was able to create distance. Once there was separation, it allowed “Semtex” to land a vicious jumping knee to the side of Ward’s head and he was out.

The first round knockout was Daley’s 39th professional win and his 29th knockout. It was Daley’s fifth win inside the Bellator cage. This improves his record in the promotion to 5-1.

After the fight, Daley had some choice words for a certain welterweight making his Bellator debut soon. He said, “If Rory MacDonald step in the cage with me, he’s getting knocked the f*ck out.”

MacDonald took to Twitter to respond:

“Red King” last saw action against Stephen Thompson back in June 2016. He fell short in a unanimous decision loss. Prior, he and Robbie Lawler had a title bout that earned them “Fight of the Year” honors. MacDonald was TKO’d in the final round.

MacDonald decided not to re-sign with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and his next bout will be in a Bellator cage. No fight has been made official for “Red King,” but it’s clear he has someone willing to dance.

Video: Paul Daley Knocks Out Brennan Ward With Vicious Knee

Bellator 170 went down this evening (Jan. 21, 2016) live and free on Spike from The Forum in Inglewood, California. The co-main event featured a battle between welterweight strikers, as British veteran Paul “Semtex” Daley took on “The Irish Bad Boy” Brennan Ward. Many were expecting fire works and that’s exactly what transpired, as Daley

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Bellator 170 went down this evening (Jan. 21, 2016) live and free on Spike from The Forum in Inglewood, California.

The co-main event featured a battle between welterweight strikers, as British veteran Paul “Semtex” Daley took on “The Irish Bad Boy” Brennan Ward.

Many were expecting fire works and that’s exactly what transpired, as Daley landed a spinning back elbow early in the first round before landing a perfectly time flying knee that put Ward to sleep in brutal fashion.

Check out the finish below courtesy of Fancy Combat on Twitter:


In the aftermath of the bout, Daley called out former UFC welterweight title challenger Rory MacDonald, who signed with Bellator last year. The “Red King” is expected to make his promotional debut this summer.

Is that a fight you’d like to see?

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‘Rampage’ Jackson vs. ‘King Mo’ Lawal Rematch Set For March

During the live broadcast of Bellator 170 tonight (Jan. 21, 2017) at The Forum in Inglewood, California, the promotion announced that a rematch between former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal would be taking place on March 31, 2017 presented on Spike. Commentator Jimmy Smith also mentioned that the

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During the live broadcast of Bellator 170 tonight (Jan. 21, 2017) at The Forum in Inglewood, California, the promotion announced that a rematch between former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton “Rampage” Jackson and Muhammad “King Mo” Lawal would be taking place on March 31, 2017 presented on Spike.

Commentator Jimmy Smith also mentioned that the fight would be taking place at heavyweight.

The two rivals met for the first time at Bellator 120 in May 2014 in a bout that Jackson won via unanimous decision, although many felt as if “King Mo” should’ve gotten the nod.

Since then, “Rampage” has won two straight including a unanimous decision victory over Fabio Maldonado at UFC 186 in April 2015 as well as a split decision victory over Satoshi Ishii at Bellator 157 last June.

“King Mo”, on the other hand, has been extremely active since dropping a decision to Jackson. After his fight with “Rampage”, Lawal put together a seven fight win streak before losing to reigning Bellator light heayweight champion Phil Davis last May. He then bounced back with a unanimous decision victory over Ishii before being stopped by Mirko Cro Cop at a Rizin event last month.

Who do you expect to win the rematch between Jackson and Lawal?

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Bellator 170 Live Results

It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, January 21st) will come in the form of Bellator 170. Headlining the card are Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card. Tito Ortiz and

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It’s once again fight day here at LowKickMMA, and the talent on display tonight (Saturday, January 21st) will come in the form of Bellator 170. Headlining the card are Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen, but there’s a whole bunch of great fights also taking place on the rest of the main card.

Tito Ortiz and Chael Sonnen meet in a light heavyweight bout the main event.

Paul Daley and Brennan Ward meet in a welterweight bout in the co-main event.

Ralek Gracie vs. Hisaki Kato was up next in a middleweight bout. In round 1, both fighters come out and we have a feeling out process. Gracie went for a kick but fell down. Gracie was not pressing the action at all and this upset the crowd. Not a ton of action. Kato stunned him with a superman punch and Gracie fell. Kato landed a series of strikes before Gracie scrambled to his feet. In round 2, the referee urged them to press the action. Gracie went for a takedown in the middle of the round but Kato stuffed it. Kato threw some shots and then a superman punch but Gracie stayed backpedaling. The fans as well as Jimmy Smith were not impressed with Gracie. In round 3, the fans started chanting “Fight” to begin the round. Gracie clinched and pressed him up against the fence. Gracie tried to get the takedown. Kator pressed him off and fired away at him with strikes. Gracie scored a takedown midway through the round. Gracie worked him over with strikes from guard. Gracie passed and got full mount. The fight went the distance and the judges gave the win to Kato by decision.

Georgi Karakhanyan vs. Emmanuel Sanchez was next in a featherweight bout. In round 1, Sanchez was pressing forward early. Sanchez went for an outside trip takedown but couldn’t get it. Karakhanyan clinched with him up against the fence while looking for the takedown. Sanchez showed great takedown defense while Karakhanyan had a waist lock on him. Karakhanyan was landing knee strikes to Sanchez’s legs while in the clinch. Karakhanyan took him down with about a minute to go in the round but Sanchez got back to his feet. Sanchez scrambled and got to take him down then got his back and locked in the rear-naked choke but Karakhanyan was saved by the bell. In round 2, after exchanging early in the round, Sanchez scored a takedown and got half guard while landing elbow as well as strikes. Sanchez moved into side control while landing more strikes. Ref stops the action briefly due to an illegal upkick. Restarting fight from last position. Sanchez kneeing the face off a clearly downed Karakhanyan. Doctor in the cage now. The fight keeps going but a point was taken away from Sanchez. Karakhanyan scored a takedown right away but Sanchez scrambled and got his back. Clock runs out with Sanchez working for the RNC.In round 3, Karakhanyan scored a takedown to begin the round and worked him over with strikes from guard. Sanchez went for an armbar off his back but Karakhanyan scrambled and got his back midway through the round. Karakhanyan controlled the majority of the final round with back mount. The judges gave the win to Sanchez won the fight by majority decision. 

Opening the main card on Spike TV was Derek Campos vs. Derek Anderson in a lightweight bout. In round 1, they come right out and start exchanging. Campos wobbled Anderson with a big punch. Anderson returns with a bomb of his own down the middle. They clinch and Anderson landed a knee strike. Anderson lost his mouthpiece during an exchange. Towards the end of the round, they stand in the middle of the cage and just start taking turns throwing bombs on each other. Crazy pace. In round 2, Campos stunned to start the round then they start throwing and with their hands down. Anderson didn’t have his range down and was getting tagged with counter strikes. Campos was bleeding from his mouth starting in this round. Campos landing well in the clinch, Anderson picking his shots from the outside. Anderson went for a takedown midway through the round but had no success. Anderson shot in for another takedown but it was stuffed and Campos clinched with him up against the fence. Anderson separated and landed a right hook. They exchanged to end the round. In round 3, Campos clinched right away to begin the round and then separated. Moments later, Campos clinched then pressed him against the fence. Campos shot in and took down. Anderson scrambled to his feet shortly after and they exchanged. Anderson shot in for a takedown but it was stuffed. Campos took him down under two minutes to go and worked him over with strikes. Anderson scrambled and got on top in guard. Anderson worked him over with strikes then Campos got to his feet to end the round. The judges gave the win to Campos by unanimous decision.

Here are the results for this event:

Main Card

Light Heavyweight Main Event: Tito Ortiz (18-12-1) vs. Chael Sonnen (28-14-1)

Welterweight Co-Main Event: Paul Daley (38-14-2) vs. Brennan Ward (14-4)

Middleweight Main Card Bout: Hisaki Kato def. Ralek Gracie via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)

Featherweight Main Card Bout: Emmanuel Sanchez def. Georgi Karakhanyan via Majority Decision (28-28, 28-27, 28-27)

Lightweight Main Card Bout: Derek Campos def. Derek Anderson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Preliminary Card

Ian Butler vs. Jacob Rosales

Tommy Aaron vs. Mike Segura

Chrissie Daniels vs. Colleen Schneider

Henry Corrales def. Cody Bollinger via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 4:28

John Mercurio vs. Guilherme Vasconcelos

Gabriel Green vs. Jalin Turner

Johnny Cisneros vs. Curtis Millender

Kevin Casey vs. Keith Berry declared majority draw (29-27, 28-28, 28-28)

Alex Soto def. Demarcus Brown via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Chinzo Machida def. Jamar Ocampo via TKO (punch) – Round 3, 3:48

Jalin Turner def. Gabriel Green via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 0:36

Jack May def. Dave Cryer via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 0:41

Daniel Rodriguez def. Christian Gonzalez via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:55

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‘Big’ John McCarthy Will Referee Tito Ortiz’s Last Fight Tonight at Bellator 170

‘Big’ John McCarthy will oversee the final fight of the MMA legend, Tito Ortiz tonight.

Tito Ortiz makes will say his last goodbye to MMA tonight, when he squares off with another ex-UFC legend in Chael Sonnen at Bellator 170 tonight. The event at The Forum in Inglewood, California is live on Spike TV, and will see Sonnen make his first appearance inside the octagon since his 2013 loss to Rashad Evans.

One way to honor Ortiz’s legend  is to enlist MMA’s premier referee, ‘Big John’. California State Athletic Commission executive commissioner Andy Foster confirmed recently that ref McCarthy will stand with Ortiz and Sonnen in the octagon. Bellator 170’s main will certainly be in good hands.

Ortiz will end his career at Bellator 170. The “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” has a a 2-1 record in Bellator since leaving the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2012. The legend of the cage will look to finish his career in style in his home state (California).

Regardless to the result, the world of MMA will surely unite to give a true pioneer of the fight game a deserved send off.

‘Big’ John McCarthy will oversee the final fight of the MMA legend, Tito Ortiz tonight.

Tito Ortiz makes will say his last goodbye to MMA tonight, when he squares off with another ex-UFC legend in Chael Sonnen at Bellator 170 tonight. The event at The Forum in Inglewood, California is live on Spike TV, and will see Sonnen make his first appearance inside the octagon since his 2013 loss to Rashad Evans.

One way to honor Ortiz’s legend  is to enlist MMA’s premier referee, ‘Big John’. California State Athletic Commission executive commissioner Andy Foster confirmed recently that ref McCarthy will stand with Ortiz and Sonnen in the octagon. Bellator 170’s main will certainly be in good hands.

Ortiz will end his career at Bellator 170. The “Huntington Beach Bad Boy” has a a 2-1 record in Bellator since leaving the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in 2012. The legend of the cage will look to finish his career in style in his home state (California).

Regardless to the result, the world of MMA will surely unite to give a true pioneer of the fight game a deserved send off.