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Programming Reminder: Bellator 120 "Rampage vs. King Mo" replay premieres on Spike TV tonight
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Bellator's inaugural pay-per-view event will debut on Spike TV tonight, as the Bellator 120 replay comes at 9PM ET. Follow along tonight with our live report from the event below, which aired on pay-per-view in May.


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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief

BELLATOR 120
MAY 17, 2014
LIVE FROM SOUTHAVEN, MISSISSIPPI

=====Spike TV Prelims=====

Jimmy Smith and Sean Wheelock open up the broadcast with a rundown of the top three fights coming to the pay-per-view broadcast tonight, then get right to our first two fighters in the cage.

PRELIM FIGHT ONE: MIKE RICHMAN VS. GOITI YAMAUCHI (FEATHERWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Richman circled on the outside and landed a couple of leg kicks to open up. Yamauchi landed a hard low blow right between the legs and Richman went down in pain. Richman takes plenty of time to recover before things start up again. Richman popped in with a jab. Yamauchi landed a hard kick to the body. He connected again from range to the body. He went back to the body again with a hard kick. He got in a knee to the body as Richman moved in and they clinched. He pressed Richman back to the cage. Yamauchi landed a nice elbow while holding onto the clinch, but Richman turned him around. Richman got in some knees to the body and legs, with a couple of punches. Richman got separation, then landed a nice left hand. Richman landed a nice counter right, then popped back in with a left. Yamauchi nearly dropped right into a head kick but it was partially blocked. They traded body kicks. Richman popped in with a nice right hand. Richman landed a punch to the body and clinched. Richman picked Yamauchi up and threw him down, but stood up and had him stand. Richman landed a nice right. He backed Yamauchi up with a combination. Yamauchi went high with a kick but it was blocked. Richman popped out a couple of leg kicks. Yamauchi landed several strikes in combination that backed Richman up. Richman recovered and fired back, then clinched and pressed Yamauchi to the cage. Yamauchi separated with a couple of strikes. Close round.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Yamauchi. Close first round. Probably goes to Yamauchi with significant offense, but Richman was quite active as well.

ROUND TWO: Richman came out the aggressor and landed a couple of strikes. Yamauchi came forward with a really nice combination and Richman was cut open. Richman got a clinch after a body shot, but Yamauchi tripped him up and took him down. Richman tried to get to a knee on the cage, but Yamauchi controlled his leg and landed several strikes. Richman worked to his feet and ate a knee on the way up. Richman got in a punch to the body. Yamauchi landed a few strikes. Richman lunged in with a strike. Yamauchi threw a straight kick to the face. Yamauchi landed a jab. They traded kicks. Richman slipped on a kick and Yamauchi nearly capitalized, but Richman got out. He blocked a head kick. Yamauchi landed a jab. Richman connected to the body. Richman landed a couple of hard body kicks. He landed a nice left and Yamauchi clinched. Richman turned him around though. Richman went for a single leg but Yamauchi landed on his feet and avoided the takedown. Things slowed down a bit in the final minute.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Yamauchi. Clearer round for him that time with more effective offense.

ROUND THREE: Richman pressed in with an early combination. He nearly got a front choke in on Yamauchi but lost it and wound up in Yamauchi's guard. Richman tried not to get in trouble from the top position as Yamauchi tried to attack from the bottom. Yamauchi held closed guard with a body triangle briefly. Yamauchi looked to set up the gogoplata, but Richman popped free and landed a strike. No activity from Richman on top as he was playing defensively. Yamauchi tried to attack for an armbar, but Richman got loose and landed a strike. Richman landed a few more. Yamauchi attacked for an armbar again, but Richman stuffed the attempt and landed some strikes. Richman got in a nice elbow. Richman again avoided the submission attempt and landed a strike. They were finally stood up and Richman moved forward. He landed a strike. Richman got in a good body kick. Yamauchi landed a couple of body kicks of his own before the bell.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Richman. Yamauchi was active from his back, but Richman did enough with top position and defense to negate anything Yamauchi did from the bottom. This score will come down to that close first round.

WINNER: Yamauchi via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

STAR RATING: (**) Competitive, but average fight. Yamauchi's body kicks and a couple of his combinations in the first round turned the tide in his favor. The low blow 30 seconds in surely didn't help Richman, though.


PRELIM FIGHT TWO: SHAHBULAT SHAMHALAEV VS. FABRICIO GUERREIRO (FEATHERWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Shamhalaev landed a leg kick to open things up. He got in a kick to the body and avoided the counter. He landed a hard left hand as Guerreiro moved in. He avoided another rush with solid head movement. Shamhalaev with a leg kick, then a hard kick to the body. Shamhalaev threw a push kick after the action slowed for a bit. Guerreiro connected on a right hand as he popped in. Shamhalaev landed a punch to the body. Guerreiro pounced on Shamhalaev as he rushed in and landed a series of elbows as he tried to control the posture. Shamhalaev pressed him to the cage. Guerreiro set up for a kimura and used a cage grab to hold position. Shamhalaev tried to roll over but that allowed Guerreiro to wrench the hold tighter. Shamhalaev tapped but the ref didn't see it right away, so the hold was on an extra second or two. Ouch. Shamhalaev's arm might be broken.

WINNER: Guerreiro via submission (kimura) at 3:29 of the first round

STAR RATING: (**+) Nice, nasty finish off an odd setup. Shamhalaev looked like he perhaps slipped as Guerreiro rushed in, and Guerreiro was able to grab that kimura and wound up holding onto the submission. On replay, Shamhalaev's arm almost certainly broke there. Looked like it snapped ala Mir-Nogueira II.

-We get a preview on the Ortiz-Shlemenko fight. Ortiz said his comeback was possible because of stem cell injections in his neck after breaking it last fall.


PRELIM FIGHT THREE: MARCIN HELD VS. NATE JOLLY (CATCHWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Jolly landed a couple of hard strikes but then nearly got dropped with a knee to the face. He recovered well and they each landed strikes in another wild exchange. Held clinched and pressed Jolly to the cage. Held tripped him up and looked to take his back. He got both hooks in. Jolly tried to cover his face and defend with some hand fighting. He rolled to his knees, but Held kept his position. Held tried to trap an arm. Jolly rolled again, but Held remained in position, throwing short strikes. Held rolled into mount and nearly got an arm triangle locked in, but Jolly escaped. Held stayed on his back, though. Jolly escaped and got on top, dropping down several strikes. But then Held moved into an armbar and caught him. Jolly's arm was actually caught under Held's armpit, and he had to tap. Good performance from Held, and nice unique armbar technique there.

WINNER: Held via submission (armbar) at 4:20 of the first round

STAR RATING: (***) Slick work from Held, well worth finding if you missed it tonight. Not often you see an armbar pulled off with the arm stuck under the armpit like that. Really nice technique from Held.

-Hype time on Rampage-King Mo with time to kill. One fight left on the broadcast before the pay-per-view. Bellator tries to do a live interview with Mo in the locker room, but they have audio issues and Jimmy Smith couldn't hear Mo, so there were a few awkward moments before they moved on.

-Prior to the awkward cut-off, Lawal took a shot at Bjorn Rebney and Bellator's push of Rampage, saying, "I came out here to beat Rampage and stop all the dick riding Bjorn be doing." What's funny is he was getting that same type of push from them before the Rampage signing. They went back to him after a break and he added "I ain't no groupie. I ain't Bjorn Rebney. To Bjorn and them, he might be god, but to me he's another fighter."


PRELIM FIGHT FOUR: CHEICK KONGO VS. ERIC SMITH (HEAVYWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Smith pressed in and landed several strikes, but Kongo covered up and stepped aside. Smith pressed Kongo back again and kept him backed up at the cage. Kongo tossed out some strikes and connected on a couple. Smith landed a hard right hand and clinched. He tried to take Kongo down but failed. He backed away. Smith landed another overhand right. Kongo fired back with a few strikes and Smith clinched up. Kongo got in a knee in the clinch. Smith picked him up and took him down into half guard. Smith backed off and hurt Kongo with a few strikes, and he started throwing more and more as Kongo covered up. Kongo blocked a lot of them and got back to his feet. he landed several body kicks. He hurt Smith with a knee at the cage and started landing a bunch of strikes. More knees to the body in the clinch. Kongo landed a few more strikes. He got in another knee and a punch at the bell.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-10. This was Smith's round until the final minute. Not sure Kongo's final minute was enough offense to negate what he took the first four, but it was close.

ROUND TWO: Kongo opened with a body kick as Smith tried to walk him down. Smith landed a left. Kongo clinched and turned him around. Kongo scored a takedown and landed some strikes. Smith got to his knees but ate a few more strikes. Kongo landed a hard back of the head strike with no warning given. Smith covered up as Kongo landed more strikes. Kongo postured up and landed a brutal knee to the body. Smith tried to work to his feet but Kongo kept him down and landed a body strike. Kongo continued just staying busy enough while occasionally landing strikes. Kongo got in some elbows and punches as Smith again failed to get to his feet. This is just tedious and awful to watch right now, by the way. Smith got to his feet and ate a couple of knees and punches. He landed another hard right. Kongo landed a few strikes. Smith was covering up, but wasn't doing anything to improve his position and fight back, so John McCarthy stopped it standing.

WINNER: Kongo via TKO at 4:35 of the second round

STAR RATING: (*) Kongo looked awful for the first four minutes against a guy who hasn't won a fight in four and a half years. Then he needed another five and a half minutes to wear down the already exhausted Smith before forcing the stoppage because Smith had nothing left to give. Just a bad heavyweight fight, and even with the win it may have hurt Kongo's standing.

-Time for the obligatory 'let's look at the camera and yell out the hard sell for the pay-per-view' spot.


=====Pay-Per-View Main Card=====

-Decent enough opening video, and then Wheelock and Smith discuss tonight's fights before throwing to video packages for the opening bout.

MAIN CARD FIGHT ONE: MICHAEL PAGE VS. RICKEY RAINEY (WELTERWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Page held his hand raised as the referee gave them final instructions. Page landed a couple of strikes and circled. Page held his hands down low as Rainey tried to chase after him. Page missed a kick, but landed several strikes as Rainey wildly ran in. Page continued to pick his spots while avoiding Rainey. Page landed a jumping kick to the face. Page hurt him and shoved him to the ground. He backed off. He turned his head to the side. He started looking into the crowd and anywhere but at Rainey and still landed strikes. He's just toying with Rainey entirely. He spun around but Rainey grabbed a clinch to bring it to the cage. Page got out. He landed a straight kick and another kick. Page started dancing in the cage and the crowd booed the showboating. He put his hands on his knees practically begging Rainey to do something but landing strikes as Rainey got close. Rainey clinched again and brought it to the cage. He tried for a takedown but Page avoided it. Rainey stayed on the clinch, but Page turned him around and separated. Page landed a flying knee. Then a spinning back fist. He avoided Rainey's advance again. He has absolutely zero respect for Rainey's game. Page landed a few jabs, then got in a right hand. He avoided Rainey. Page then floored Rainey with a right hand and the referee stopped it. Rainey rolled to his back expecting Page to follow him to the ground there after the knockdown, but that's a good stoppage.

WINNER: Page via TKO at 4:29 of the first round

STAR RATING: (**+) Not competitive in the slightest, but Page's polarizing actions in that fight brought something a little different to it. Page got a very mixed response, with a lot of people who will love it, and a lot of people who will hate it. But that also equals a lot of people who will want to see him get beat, and will eventually pay to do so.

-Bellator's pacing issues come to the pay-per-view broadcast, but now they have to stall with extended comments from Smith and Wheelock before a legitimately intriguing interview backstage as Frank Shamrock interviewed Tito Ortiz. The two of them fought nearly 15 years ago at UFC 22, and that number alone is plenty to suggest there's no need to see Ortiz fighting in 2014. But it's happening tonight. The stalling continues as they talk extensively of Alexander Volkov and Blagoi Ivanov before bringing them out for the second fight of the night. This crowd could get restless before the top fights tonight. Finally it's sent to the video packages, but still means this fight won't start for another five to ten minutes.


MAIN CARD FIGHT TWO: ALEXANDER VOLKOV VS. BLAGOI IVANOV (HEAVYWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: After a tentative opening 30 seconds, Ivanov landed a hard left hand and grabbed the clinch looking for a takedown. Ivanov struggled a bit as Volkov held control of his wrist with his much longer reach. Volkov landed a knee to the body. He got one in to the head as he fought off the clinch. Ivanov got his arm loose for some punches. The action was seriously stalled on the cage. They traded knees to the body. Ivanov backed off and landed a big right hand, but went right back into the clinch. Ivanov connected on a few strikes. Volkov landed on a couple. Brief clinch after a missed strike. Ivanov missed a big left before the bell.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Ivanov. Not a ton to it, but he landed the more significant strikes in the round.

ROUND TWO: Ivanov swung wildly early, but he was the first to get cut open from a strike by Volkov. Ivanov clinched, and went for a takedown, but Volkov countered and wound up taking his back. He locked on the rear naked choke and forced Ivanov to submit. Nice counter on that takedown gave him that opening. Mistake by Ivanov.

WINNER: Volkov via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:08 of the second round.

STAR RATING: (**-) The first round wasn't good, but the finishing sequence from Volkov was nice. Solid counter to the takedown and right into position for that choke.

-Joe Warren is brought in for an interview to vamp further, and again is given a platform to call the concussed Champion Eduardo Dantas a “pussy.” Then more time showing crowd shots and an empty cage as they don't know how to handle the timing here. Then backstage shots and talk of Michael Chandler and Will Brooks, who aren't up next. Now an interview with Will Brooks. This is brutal pacing.

-Then the lengthy video packages for Shlemenko and Ortiz before they're even brought out for the fight. Anyone who has paid for the event tonight might be regretting it right now. Ortiz says when he gets a hold of Shlemenko he's going to make him “shit himself.” Yep. That happened. And Ortiz comes out to the cage with kids in his hat lining the entrance way. Well that's ridiculous.


MAIN CARD FIGHT THREE: TITO ORTIZ VS. ALEXANDER SHLEMENKO (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: Ortiz looks gigantic next to Shlemenko. Ortiz threw a head kick that was blocked. Shlemenko stuffed a takedown and landed several body kicks and a punch to the body. Shlemenko landed another combination. He tried to back Shlemenko up and got shoved back. Back to the body with kicks and punches. He took a knee, then landed a spinning back fist. Ortiz clinched and got in a knee to the body. Shlemenko threw a punch. Ortiz then got Shlemenko to his knees and tried to flatten him out. He moved to side control and went for an arm triangle choke. He had it and Shlemenko went out. Wow.

WINNER: Ortiz via submission (arm triangle choke) at 2:27 of the first round

STAR RATING: (**) I'm shocked that it happened like that, especially with Ortiz looking lethargic as all hell to start the fight. Then he powered Shlemenko down and the Bellator Champ gave up a terrible spot and handed the sub to Ortiz.

-Now Ortiz is doing a Hulk Hogan impression. Look, this isn't him being “back.” It's him beating a massively undersized fighter – a fact of which wasn't nearly as clear as it wound up being until they were in the cage. Shlemenko's stock drops in a big way as well, and all the work he did to establish himself as a major and legitimate middleweight is kind of washed down the drain by losing to a guy who had one win in the last eight years. I'm not sure this did anyone but Ortiz any good, and I don't think it's going to make people want to see Ortiz any more than they did tonight anyway.


MAIN CARD FIGHT FOUR: MICHAEL CHANDLER VS. WILL BROOKS (INTERIM LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP)

ROUND ONE: Both fighters rushed to the center. Chandler punched his way in close and scored a takedown just over 20 seconds in. Brooks tried to hold control of Chandler's body. Funny that Chandler said of Brooks that “the sport doesn't need another guy like Brooks who lays and prays nad pitter patters.” That's what he was doing for a bit there. Brooks got to his feet. Chandler moved in with a strike. Brooks landed a knee and backed away. Brooks stuffed a shot and they clinched. Chandler landed a foot stomp. Chandler dropped down, picked Brooks up, and dropped him, but Brooks quickly put his back on the cage. Chandler dragged him down further. Chandler wasn't doing a ton from the top, although Brooks wasn't giving him much room. Chandler landed a series of elbows in the final 30 seconds. Brooks still wasn't giving him much space. Chandler ended the round on top.

Penick's Analysis: 10-9 Chandler. Brooks was defensive enough that it was one of the duller rounds we've seen from Chandler. He just wasn't given much space to do anything with.

ROUND TWO: They traded leg kicks to start the second round. Brooks got in a body kick. Chandler landed a right. Chandler shot in but Brooks held it off on the cage. Brooks backed him off with a knee to the body after stuffing the takedown attempt. Brooks landed a body kick. He landed a jab. Chandler shot in again and Brooks couldn't stuff that one. Brooks had his back on the cage as Chandler sat on his knees and threw punches to the body and legs. Chandler tried to drag him down further and managed to do just that. Chandler landed some strikes as he tried to get busier on top. Brooks tried to sweep but Chandler moved to half guard. Brooks scooted back to the cagebut got dragged down again. Brooks finally got loose and then took Chandler down himself. He took Chandler's back and got both hooks in, but Chandler turned into him and got back on top in guard. Missed opportunity for Brooks. Brooks went back to defense mode, though he tossed in some strikes to the body. Chandler landed a couple of strikes before the round ended.

Penick's Analysis: 10-9 Chandler. This is far from the entertainment we've gotten out of past Chandler fights, but Brooks is proving to be solid on defense.

ROUND THREE: They traded punches early in the third. Chandler landed a hard left hook. He missed a right hand. Brooks landed a strike and sprawled nicely, then drove a knee to Chandler's midsection. Brooks took Chandler's back standing after stuffing a takedown attempt. He let Chandler go. Brooks landed a knee to the body with an uppercut behind it. Chandler went for a takedown, but Brooks countered and scored one of his own. Chandler gave up his back again and Brooks got both hooks in. Chandler tried to turn out of it again, but Brooks locked on the body triangle and held position. Brooks flattened him out and landed several big strikes and moved into mount. Chandler was busted open. Brooks landed a bunch of big strikes. Chandler held on tight and Brooks tried to get loose with a forearm. He landed several elbows in a row. Brooks postured up and landed several big strikes. Chandler bucked out and got to his feet but ate a big knee to the face and a few more strikes. Brooks got into a sprawl and turned to take Chandler's back. Chandler worked to his feet again but ate a head kick. Brooks landed another head kick, took Chandler down, and again got his back with the body triangle. Brooks landed some more strikes before the bell. Huge, huge round for Brooks.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-8 Brooks. Huge round for the underdog. He busted Chandler up badly, had several dominant positions, and had Chandler hurt in several spots.

ROUND FOUR: Brooks rushed out to the center. He landed a body kick. He got in another. Brooks with a jab. Chandler shot in but Brooks side-stepped it. Brooks landed a left. Chandler moved in but Brooks timed a nice takedown. Chandler again gave up his back and Brooks got his hooks in. Chandler got warned for reaching into Brooks' gloves. The hesitation allowed him to turn back into Brooks. Brooks has to escape himself now. Chandler was staying just active enough. Brooks tried to escape but Chandler grabbed his shorts and held him down. No warning as the ref missed it, but it was clear and Brooks complained. Very little happening in this spot and Brooks was hoping for a standup. They were finally stood due to inactivity. They traded punches. Brooks went high with a kick. Brooks landed a right hand, then stuffed a takedown attempt. He got in a knee to the body. Brooks threw a knee as Chandler had his hand down. That was stupid. Really stupid. Chandler took that right to the head, and sat down as the ref was going to give him time to recover. They were restarted with no point taken. Brooks once again got Chandler to the ground and had his back until the bell.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Brooks. Closest round of the fight thus far.

ROUND FIVE: They traded strikes early. Chandler shot in for a takedown, but Brooks held it off on the cage. Brooks got separation. Brooks got in a few strikes. Brooks scored a slam as Chandler's face was a mess. Brooks again took Chandler's back, but Chandler shook him off. He got on top briefly, but Brooks got to his feet. Chandler tried another takedown but failed. He then landed a flurry out of nowhere and Brooks was driven to the ground. Brooks may have gone out there but the ref missed it if he did. Chandler went for an arm triangle but lost it while moving to mount. Chandler ended the round on top.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Chandler. Strong finish, close to a 10-8. I've got this one a draw.

WINNER: Brooks via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47)

STAR RATING: (***) The last three rounds were really good, the first two weren't. That decision is just so laughably bad. There's not a chance Brooks took the first, second, or fifth round. He won three and four clearly, and I had three as a 10-8 for the draw. But you can't give him one of the other rounds. This is such a mess for Bellator.


MAIN EVENT FIGHT FIVE: QUINTON “RAMPAGE” JACKSON VS. MUHAMMED “KING MO” LAWAL (LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT)

ROUND ONE: No glove touch. Rampage rushed right in and Lawal immediately took him down to boos. Lawal landed a couple of strikes. The crowd continued booing as Lawal managed to mostly hold Rampage down. He passed to side control. Rampage then got free and worked to his feet. Lawal landed a knee to the body as he held the clinch. He dropped for a single leg. He took Rampage back down. Jackson briefly got to his feet and got dragged down. Lawal landed several knees to the thigh as Jackson got to a knee. Jackson got to his feet again and Lawal tripped him right back up for the takedown. Loud boos from the crowd. Lawal got some strikes in as Rampage rolled to his knees. Lawal landed some knees to the thigh again. He got in a couple of strikes and Jackson got to his feet. Lawal got in a knee to the body. Jackson finally pushed him away for some separation. Jackson missed a big winging strike. Tentative stand up with neither landing anything. Lawal avoided another big strike. He landed a kick to the body and avoided another punch before the bell.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Lawal. Jackson couldn't do much at all as he kept getting planted.

ROUND TWO: Jackson tried to close the distance quickly as Lawal circled on the outside. Lawal landed a kick to the body. Jackson got in a strike and stuffed a brief clinch attempt. Jackson connected on a several strikes but Lawal grabbed the clinch and turned him around. Lawal landed a knee to the body and a few strikes. He dropped for a shot but got shoved aside. Lawal landed a left. Lawal was cut open after that combo. Jackson stuffed another takedown attempt. Lawal pawed out a jab and shot in, but Jackson stuffed it. Lawal was fully committed to this takedown attempt, but Jackson held it off well. Jackson punched out, but Lawal took his back standing and got in a knee to the thigh. More knees to the left thigh. Jackson turned back into him. He circled out but Lawal got away from the strikes. Lawal ducked under a strike. He landed a couple of strikes. Lawal threw a jumping knee but missed. Lawal shot in and scored a takedown with 40 seconds left. Lawal landed a hard knee to the chest. Jackson got back to his feet. He landed a knee to the leg. Lawal took a shot and backed away. Jackson got in one more before the round ended. Lawal's left eye is a mess.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Jackson. Lawal took some big shots that round, and the takedowns weren't working for him until late.

ROUND THREE: Lawal threw an awful looking kick to start the round. Jackson tried to stalk him down, but Lawal circled around. Jackson got in a couple of strikes in combination. Things slowed down significantly. Jackson landed a left. Lawal shot in and got stuffed. Lawal pressed him back in the clinch. He dropped down for a single leg, but again got stuffed. This time he picked out the ankle and scored the takedown into half guard. The crowd booed. Lawal threw some strikes. Lawal was warned to work. He postured up with some strikes and McCarthy warned him to work. Jackson rolled to his knees and Lawal stayed on his back as he stood up. Lawal couldn't get him down that time, and Jackson tried to lunge at him with a strike. Both missed punches. Jackson threw a kick and stuffed a shot. Lawal shot back in again and tried for the takedown on the cage. Jackson held it off with a minute left. Jackson turned him around and then they jockeyed for position. They were separated with 35 seconds left from the clinch. Jackson missed a couple of strikes and Lawal circled out. He missed another right hand. And Lawal avoided another. Jackson landed an uppercut, but ate a jab. Lawal circled away to the bell.

Penick's Scorecard: 10-9 Lawal. Jackson had no discernible offense that round and got taken down. Bad round to end a bad fight.

-Jackson continued jawing at Lawal before the scores were announced. Lawal yelled back at him. Several expletives were thrown about. Just laughable all around. Really not a good fight at all. Now Rampage calms down and says, “it was a good fight Mo.”

WINNER: Jackson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

STAR RATING: (*-) Terrible fight with a just laughably corrupt decision for Jackson. It wasn't pretty, but Lawal absolutely won the first and second rounds. Horrible decision, but kind of a perfect capper to this ridiculous event.

Lawal took the microphone and got in Rebney's face! He said “you and your dick-riding ass, over their smiling, you know I won that f***ing fight... Cut me then, if you don't like me.” This was such a trainwreck night for Bellator, I'm not even sure how to parse out what we saw tonight. But it was memorable. So there's that, I guess.