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Bellator 81 ‘Quick Results’ – Marcin Held And Dave Jansen Advance To Lightweight Finals

The Season Seven lightweight tournament finalists were decided Friday night (Nov. 16, 2012) with wins by Marcin Held and Dave Jansen on the main card of Bellator 81. Bellator 81 took place at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island with the main card airing live on MTV2 and the prelim card streaming live at […]

Marcin Held (L) sinks in a toe hold submission against Rich Clementi in Round 2 of the Bellator Season Seven lightweight tournament semifinals

The Season Seven lightweight tournament finalists were decided Friday night (Nov. 16, 2012) with wins by Marcin Held and Dave Jansen on the main card of Bellator 81.

Bellator 81 took place at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island with the main card airing live on MTV2 and the prelim card streaming live at Spike.com.

Dave Jansen and Ricardo Tirloni battle in the Season Seven lightweight semifinals – Image: Eric Coleman /Eric Coleman Photography /Bellator Fighting Championships via Spike.com

Held moved into the lightweight final following a nasty toe-hold submission against Rich Clementi, forcing the tap at 3:04 of the second round in the main event of Bellator 81. While Jansen earned a split decision against Brazilian Ricardo Tirloni in their back-and-forth lightweight semifinal bout.

Season Six featherweight finalist Marlon Sandro made short work of Bellator newcomer Dustin Neace, choking out his opponent in the first round with a rear-naked choke to earn the technical submission win at 2:05 of the first.

Check out the rest of the full results below for Bellator 81:

Main Card (MTV2)

Lightweight tournament semifinal bout: Marcin Held def. Rich Clementi via Submission (toehold) – R2 @ 3:04
Lightweight tournament semifinal bout: Dave Jansen def. Ricardo Tirloni via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Featherweight bout: Marlon Sandro def. Dustin Neace via Submission (Rear naked choke) – R1 @ 2:05
Middleweight bout: Perry Filkins def. Jonas Billstein via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)

Lightweight bout: Andrew Calandrelli def. Eric Brown via Submission (Armbar) – R2 @ 3:10
Middleweight bout: Dan Cramer def. Joe Lamoureux via technical KO (Punches) – R1 @ 3:26
Catchweight (165-lbs) bout: Murad Machaev def. Lorawnt-T Nelson via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Catchweight fight (210-lbs) bout: Mike Mucitelli def. Matt Uhde via Submission (Armbar) – R1 @ 0:26
Middleweight bout: Brennan Ward def. Sam McCoy via KO (Punches) – R1 @ 2:49
Lightweight bout: Matt Bessette def. Paul Barrow via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Bantamweight bout: Ruben Rey def. Robbie LeRoux via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Canadian Fighters Step Up For Movember Movement – Cote, Ring And Carvalho All Sporting Mo’s At UFC 154

With Movember in full swing, Canadian fighters Patrick Cote, Nick Ring and Antonio Carvalho have all opted to grow ‘Mo’s’ for the month of November in support of Men’s health. All three fighters are set to compete this Saturday at UFC 154 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. Cote will face Alessio Sakara, while […]

UFC fighters Antonio Carvalho (far L), Nick Ring (L), and Patrick Cote (R) pose for Movember

With Movember in full swing, Canadian fighters Patrick Cote, Nick Ring and Antonio Carvalho have all opted to grow ‘Mo’s’ for the month of November in support of Men’s health. All three fighters are set to compete this Saturday at UFC 154 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec. Cote will face Alessio Sakara, while Ring takes on Costa Philippou, and Carvalho meets Rodrigo Damm.

Support the Movember movement by growing a ‘Mo’, registering at Movember.com, or by making a donation.

Image via Bob Torrens (@BobbyT52)

Cung Le Drops Rich Franklin With A One-Punch Knockout (Gif)

With one punch, former Strikeforce middleweight title holder Cung Le (9-2) earned himself his second Octagon victory as well as the “Knockout of the Night” bonus, an extra $40,000 in his back pocket. Le faced former UFC champ Rick Franklin in a middleweight matchup in the main event of UFC on FUEL TV 6, in the promotions first trip to China. Le appeared tentative in the opening minutes, picking his shots versus Franklin. After ‘Ace’ landed an outside leg kick, Le would reply with an overhand right connecting right on the chin. Franklin would fall face first to the mat ending things at 2:17 of the round.

Props to FiveKnuckles.com for the gif.

With one punch, former Strikeforce middleweight title holder Cung Le (9-2) earned himself his second Octagon victory as well as the “Knockout of the Night” bonus, an extra $40,000 in his back pocket. Le faced former UFC champ Rick Franklin in a middleweight matchup in the main event of UFC on FUEL TV 6, in the promotions first trip to China. Le appeared tentative in the opening minutes, picking his shots versus Franklin. After ‘Ace’ landed an outside leg kick, Le would reply with an overhand right connecting right on the chin. Franklin would fall face first to the mat ending things at 2:17 of the round.

Props to FiveKnuckles.com for the gif.

UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit Election Poster

With a Presidential election looming, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has put together this parody poster for the upcoming UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit event picturing event headliners UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre and interim cha…

With a Presidential election looming, the Ultimate Fighting Championship has put together this parody poster for the upcoming UFC 154: St-Pierre vs. Condit event picturing event headliners UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre and interim champ Carlos Condit. The two are set to clash on November 17, 2012 at the Bell Centre in Montreal, Quebec.

‘Rumble’ Johnson Earns “One-Punch” Knockout Win At WSOF 1 (Gif & Video)

Former UFC welterweight Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson (14-4) stole the show Saturday night during the WSOF 1 television broadcast. ‘Rumble’ earned a one punch knockout victory, finishing a fighter who had never been stopped before in former heavyweight D.J. Linderman. After an apparent eye-poke, which referee Herb Dean did not see, Linderman pushed forward looking to take advantage of the pause but was instead dropped to the mat after a right cross from Johnson.
Be sure to check out more of Zombie Prophet’s Gif work from the rest of the main card by visiting BloodyElbow.com.
Watch the full fight after the jump

Former UFC welterweight Anthony ‘Rumble’ Johnson (14-4) stole the show Saturday night during the WSOF 1 television broadcast. ‘Rumble’ earned a one punch knockout victory, finishing a fighter who had never been stopped before in former heavyweight D.J. Linderman. After an apparent eye-poke, which referee Herb Dean did not see, Linderman pushed forward looking to take advantage of the pause but was instead dropped to the mat after a right cross from Johnson.

Be sure to check out more of Zombie Prophet’s Gif work from the rest of the main card by visiting BloodyElbow.com.

Watch the full fight after the jump

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Bellator 79 – Santos vs. Hale Weigh-in Results

Bellator Fighting Championships continues it’s seventh season tournament this Friday when it visits Orilla, Ontario. Bellator 79 will feature a semifinal bout in the heavyweight and featherweight divisions. Heavyweights, Season Five tournament finalist Thiago Santos and Season Four light heavyweight Richard Hale, meet in the main event of the Canadian show. As well as featherweight […]

Bellator 79 weigh-ins – Richard Hale (L) and Thiago Santos (R) square off

Bellator Fighting Championships continues it’s seventh season tournament this Friday when it visits Orilla, Ontario. Bellator 79 will feature a semifinal bout in the heavyweight and featherweight divisions.

Heavyweights, Season Five tournament finalist Thiago Santos and Season Four light heavyweight Richard Hale, meet in the main event of the Canadian show. As well as featherweight tourny semifinalists Mike Richman and Russian Shahbulat Shamhalaev.

Bellator 79 is set to take place on November 2, 2012 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario with the main card airing live on MTV2 and the prelim card streaming living at Spike.com.

Weigh-ins for the event took place this afternoon.

Check out the full weigh-in results for Bellator 79 below:

Main Card (MTV2)

Heavyweight tournament semifinal: Thiago Santos (265) vs. Richard Hale (238.4)
Featherweight tournament semifinal: Mike Richman (145.2) vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev (145.6)
Catchweight (180-lbs) bout: Douglas Lima (179.4) vs. Kobe Ortiz (179.8)
Welterweight bout: Ryan Ford (169.8) vs. Kyle Baker (170.8)

Preliminary Card (Spike.com & Bellator.com)

Heavyweight bout: Ed Carpenter (236.6) vs. Josh Appelt (256.2)
Lightweight bout: Jonny Carson (155.6) vs. Guillaume DeLorenzi (155.6)
Welterweight bout: Chris Franck (172.2) vs. Marcus Aurelio (170.4)
Heavyweight bout: Vladimir Starcencov (260.2) vs. Vitaly Minakov (245.8)
Lightweight bout: Josh Pulsifier (155.4) vs. Magomedrasul Khasbulaev (155.4)