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BELLATOR 111 LIVE RESULTS: Carter's round by round report for "Dantas vs. Leone" event
Mar 7, 2014 - 10:45:12 PM BELLATOR 111 LIVE RESULTS: Carter's round by round report for "Dantas vs. Leone" event

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Alvin Benjamin Carter III, MMA Torch Specialist

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Fight 1: Heavyweight Tournament: Mark Holata vs. Alexander Volkov

Round 1
Holata comes forward and lands some heavy right hands and Volkov fires back. Holata staggers him a bit, but they lock up against the cage. Holata is working short elbows against the cage while pressing for a takedown. Volkov lands a series of short left hands and Holata drops and Volkov continues to hammer away with more range. Herzog stops the fight.

Alexander Volkov def. Mark Holata via TKO - Rd. 1


Fight 2: Heavyweight Tournament: Peter Graham vs. Mighty Mo

Round 1
Both take the center and exchange. Mighty Mo is stepping in with a heavy jab. Graham goes for an inside leg kick and Mighty Mo shoots in and Graham stuffs the shot. Graham tries to clinch and knee. Mo is swinging, and Graham keeps throwing kicks and lands a heavy leg kick. Mighty Mo is jabbing and looking for an opening and Graham chops with repeated leg kicks. Mo returns one and Graham follows. Mo lands a short left and an uppercut. Graham lands another leg kick. Mo lands to strong left hooks. Grham comes in with a right to the head and then throws a left. Graham throws a head kick and Mo pushes him off. They exchange until the bell rings with Mo in the center of the cage.

Round 2
They clinch and swim. Mo pushes Graham to the cage and grabs a single. He gets it. Mo smothers Graham from guard. He tries to posture up and ends up almost mounting Graham, but Graham gets up. Graham lands vicious leg kicks. Mo finally checks a kick. Graham grabs a Thai clinch and lands a knee to the head. Mo catches a kick and takes Graham down. He stands over Graham and lands some shots while standing above him. Then he takes side control and the bell rings.

Round 3
Both try to work in and then clinch. Graham lands a knee and then they move to the cage. Mo gets a single leg and works for an Americana from side control. Mo keeps working for a submission, and mo gets a scarf hold of sorts and lands some strikes. Mo has a head and arm choke that looks like a neck crank locked on, but Graham looks like he has away out. Graham gets smothered while in the hold and taps.

Mighty Mo defs. Peter Graham via Head and Arm Choke


Fight 3: Heavyweight Tournament: Lavar Johnson vs. Ryan Martinez

Round 1
They touch gloves and trade a bit before locking up. Johnson has him against the cage and Martinez with a throw. He lands on top and is striking from half guard. Johnson is trying to shrimp, but Martinez is smother him. Martinez ties up a limb. Then he lands some big hammer fists. Lavar is firing off his back and i warned twice for hitting the back of his head. Johnson gets up and lands a push kick. Both are swinging wildly. Martinez get caught. and then Johnson misses and Martinez counters. Johnson lands a left behind the ear that drops Martinez. Johnson swarms and lands two heavy rights to the jaw before the ref stops it.

Lavar Johnson defs. Ryan Martinez via TKO in Rd. 1


Fight 4: Bantamweight Championship: Eduardo Dantas vs. Anthony Leone

Round 1
Dantas gets a kick caught and Leone throws a right. Leone catches another kick right after and forces Dantas to hop back to the cage and he takes Dantas down. Dantas is looking for triangles and armbars while Leone is keeping his base in guard and work body and head shots. Leone is land a number of short shots to the ribs. Dantas is trying to control Leone's wrists, but Leone keeps breaking free and going for body-head strikes. Leone is active in guard and Dantas puts on a body triangle. Leone is working short elbows. Leone is working short shots in an effort to not have his limbs available for submissions. The bell rings.

Round 2
Dantas lands a jab. They feel each other out. Danatas goes for a flying knee and Leone shoots a single that Dantas escapes. Dantas lands a high kick and then slips and Leone pushes forward while Dantas blocks. Leone is showing combos but not connecting. Dantas lands a left. He lands a pair of fast jabs. Leone lands a wild spinning back hand that glances. Leone rushes with punches and shoots. Dantas stuffs gets top position on Leone who is on his knees. Dantas gets back up and Leone is still attached to his calf working for the takedown. Leone grabs both ankles and Dantas just sits back for INSTANT BACKMOUNT trapping one of his arms and locks in the rear naked choke!

Eduardo Dantas defs. Anthony Leone via Rear Naked Choke in Rd. 2