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Last night at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, Bellator put on an outstanding card.

Bellator 48 featured Seth “The Kimbo Killer” Petruzelli going up against the former UFC heavyweight champion, Ricco Rodriguez.

In the co-main event, there was a non-title superfight featuring the heavyweight champion, Cole Konrad, against the always dangerous, Paul Buentello.

The main event of the evening had Marlon Sandro face off against Pat Curran in the Bellator Summer Series finale in the featherweight division.

Curran landed a massive head kick in the second round, and Sandro was out cold.

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First Round

So far both fighters are pretty even striking, with Sandro showing a bit more movement than Curran.

Sandro is starting to pick up the pace, and is throwing a few more strikes than Curran is.

Spinning heel kick from Sandro just misses, he definitely has some nice, crisp striking. He throws another one to the body which lands.

Tough round to score, B/R has it 10-9 Sandro

Second Round

Fighters touch gloves, and the second round is underway.

Each fighter is throwing big combos and swinging for the fences, looking to land a game-changer.

Third Round

First Round

Both fighters come out orthodox, with no glove touch to start if off.

Konrad immediately takes the center.

An uneventful first round, with neither fighter landing anything of real significance, but Konrad did control the center for the most of it.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Konrad

Second Round

Buentello comes out looking for urgent, and looking to land something at the start. Konrad still holds the center of the cage.

Konrad is landing a few kicks and jabs here and there, but still nothing major at the midway point of the second round.

Konrad goes for a takedown, fails, then tries to swarm, but Buentello gets away.

With about thirty seconds left in the round, Konrad lands a solid combo, and again Buentello gets away.

B/R scores the round 10-9 Konrad

Third Round

More of the same for the first minute of the round, until Buentello slips and Konrad ends up on his back working for a rear-naked choke.

Konrad had it sunk in good, but Buentello escaped, and Konrad still has his back.

Konrad is now in Buentello’s half guard, looking to try throw down some ground and pound.

Dan Miragliotta stands them up with one minute remaining in the third round.

The round ends with Konrad pushing Buentello up against the cage, and boos are heard from the crowd.

B/R scores the fight 30-27 for Cole Konrad

Official Decision: Cole Konrad defeats Paul Buentello by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27) after three rounds.

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.