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Bellator 48 Results: Ring Girls Mercedes & Jade Talk Fights, Sweet Subs and More

Bellator 48 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT featured and amazing night of fights with the entire card putting on an exciting show.After the event, Bleacher Report caught up with Bellator’s lovely ring girls Mercedes Terrell and Jade Bryce to…

Bellator 48 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT featured and amazing night of fights with the entire card putting on an exciting show.

After the event, Bleacher Report caught up with Bellator’s lovely ring girls Mercedes Terrell and Jade Bryce to find out what they thought about the evening’s results.

“This was a good, good night,” Mercedes said, “I think everybody’s favorite tonight is going to be Curran.” And who can disagree with her after seeing the newly crowned featherweight tournament champion Pat Curran knockout the highly touted Marlon Sandro with a highlight reel head kick.

“The head kick knockout was super entertaining,” Jade said.  

Many analysts did not think Curran could win this fight because of Sandro’s impressive record, with only two losses to top UFC featherweights Michihiro Omigawa and Hatsu Hioki.

“I was rooting for Pat all the way,” Mercedes exclaimed, making sure her support for the underdog was well known. “I wouldn’t even call it an upset,” she said.

Jade was a little more torn over her pick for the night saying that, “Marlon has such an amazing back story but Curran is definitely one of my favorites too so I was having a hard time choosing who to root for”.

“I’d be happy either way but I was happy with the way Curran knocked him out,” Jade added.

Although the evening featured nine exciting bouts, seven that ended in finishes, Mercedes and Jade still have to rank the classic bout between Patricky “Pitbull” Freire and Toby Imada at Bellator 39 as their top Bellator fight of all-time.

But the choice was easy when it came to their favorite moment working for Bellator.  “Sweet Submissions!” Jade exclaimed.

Sweet Submissions is a series of online videos where Jade and Mercedes teach fans different submission moves that the pros use.  Both ring girls enjoy the taping process and all the attention they get.

“Whenever we do the filming of it, it’s supposed to be a clear set but all the guys from our trucks, our TV crew are all of a sudden surrounding the cage,” Mercedes explained. “It’s kind of hilarious. It’s always funny if you’re there in person,” she said.

The techniques they learn are not just for show either, as both girls have taken an affinity to a few special moves.

“I like the triangle,” Mercedes said, “I’m pretty flexible so anything where I can use that.”

“The only one where I was able to make her tap was the guillotine,” Jade said. “So far that’s my favorite.”

Looking forward to Bellator’s upcoming fifth season on MTV 2 Jade and Mercedes are excited for the bouts lined up this fall.

“Chandler and Alvarez,” Jade said, explaining that she can’t wait for this lightweight title fight.  “That’s going to be big,” Mercedes added.

Both girls also look forward to Bellator Featherweight champion Joe Warren taking a crack at the 135 lb. division in the upcoming bantamweight tournament.  They look forward to all the fights coming up with Jade saying, “I’m excited for the whole next season, Bellator weekends are my favorites”.

Bellator season five kicks off on September 10th on MTV2 and marks the beginning of the welterweight tournament. The first event will be Bellator 49 in Atlantic City, New Jersey.

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Bellator 48 Fight Card: Main Card Results Featuring Ring Girls Mercedes, Jade

What a night of fights Bellator provided on Saturday. From the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., Bellator had one hell of a card. Every one of the prelims was packed with action, and when the card went live on MTV2, nothing changed. Seth Petruzel…

What a night of fights Bellator provided on Saturday. From the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., Bellator had one hell of a card. Every one of the prelims was packed with action, and when the card went live on MTV2, nothing changed. Seth Petruzelli knocked out Ricco Rodriguez in impressive fashion, Cole Konrad showed […]

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Bellator 48 Fight Card: Main Card Results Featuring Ring Girls Mercedes, Jade

Win Streak History, but Ricco Rodriguez Vows ‘I’m Not Done’

Filed under: Bellator, NewsUNCASVILLE, Conn. — After a personal best 12-fight win streak was snapped at Bellator 48, Ricco Rodriguez simply asked for another chance.

The former UFC heavyweight champion never got his game plan going and was knocked ou…

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. — After a personal best 12-fight win streak was snapped at Bellator 48, Ricco Rodriguez simply asked for another chance.

The former UFC heavyweight champion never got his game plan going and was knocked out by debuting Seth Petruzelli in the first-round of their fight. Rodriguez made no excuses for the loss, crediting Petruzelli for his execution in the cage.

And despite the loss, Rodriguez vowed that we haven’t seen the last of him on the major MMA scene.

“I have to go back to the drawing board, but I’m not done,” he said. “I’m definitely going to come back. Hopefully, Bellator gives me another opportunity.”

Rodriguez’s representatives were reportedly going to ask to have him included in the upcoming Bellator heavyweight tournament, which is slated to begin in early October.

Petruzelli knocked Rodriguez out with a step-back right hook that was similar to the punch that he used to floor Kimbo Slice. Against Rodriguez, he needed a few ground strikes to finish the fight off, but the stoppage win was all the more impressive when you consider Rodriguez hadn’t been TKO’d since Tim Sylvia captured the UFC belt from him in February 2003.

“He hits hard,” Rodriguez said.

But Rodriguez promised to get back on the horse. After all, this is a guy who many figured was done a long time ago, yet he managed to put his demons behind him and put together an impressive winning streak that got him to Bellator. While that stretch of success is history now, he says he has the tools to recover and rebuild.

“This is a tough job,” Rodriguez said. “Every fighter can get knocked out, every fighter can get subbed. It’s a fight. It’s a way of life. You have to pick up the pieces when you’re down. When you’re up, you’re up. But even when you’re at the top of the mountain, everyone’s trying to knock you down.”

 

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Long Line Forming for Fights Against Bellator’s Joe Warren

Filed under: Bellator, NewsUNCASVILLE, Conn. — If everything goes according to Joe Warren’s plans, he might find himself to be the busiest fighter in MMA. Warren, who is Bellator’s reigning featherweight champion, is moving forward with plans to enter…

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Joe WarrenUNCASVILLE, Conn. — If everything goes according to Joe Warren‘s plans, he might find himself to be the busiest fighter in MMA. Warren, who is Bellator‘s reigning featherweight champion, is moving forward with plans to enter the promotion’s upcoming bantamweight tournament field. But he also has two other fighters waiting for dates against him with hopes of wresting that featherweight belt from his grasp.

So in what order will he tackle his many tasks? According to Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney, Warren is locked and loaded for the bantamweight tournament, where he’ll take on former Cuban Olympic wrestler Alexis Vila in September.

But after that, things get tricky.

Of course, if Warren beats Vila, he’ll advance, and if he makes it through to the tournament finale, he’ll be booked up until November. That will leave current No. 1 contender Patricio “Pitbull” Freire waiting … or not. Pitbull is currently recovering from a broken hand and his return date is yet undetermined.

If he’s healthy, he’d get the first featherweight title shot at Warren, but there’s another guy in line right behind him, and that’s Pat Curran, who punched his ticket to face-off for gold by knocking out Marlon Sandro at Saturday night’s Bellator 48.

Curran could potentially face either Warren or Pitbull, depending on who emerges from their bout with the belt. But it may be a while for that to happen. That may not be the worst thing for Curran, who has fought four times in the last four months and could probably use a break.

Rebney said Pitbull should get back into training in the next three to four weeks, and would likely need at least two months of camp before facing Warren.

So things will depend mainly on how far Warren advances and how quickly Sandro’s hand heals.

“If Joe … wins the bantamweight tournament and earns the right to fight [champion] Zach [Makovsky], then he could conceptually have three world title fights in a row,” Rebney said.

Here’s one more wrinkle for fun: Warren has brought up the possibility of trying to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in wrestling. Think there’s a back log of fighters waiting to get at him now? It might only get worse.

“It’ll play itself out, but it’ll be interesting theater to watch it play itself out,” Rebney said.

 

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Top 5 Bellator Fighters That Could Make in in the UFC

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, ther…

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.

Could Curran make it in the UFC? He has potential, but probably not yet, but here are five fighters who could make some serious waves in the UFC.

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Bellator 48 Fight Card: Pat Curran vs. Marlon Sandro Reactions

First RoundSo 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 defin…

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