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Main Event: Vitor Belfort vs. Luke Rockhold

Round 1: Belfort in the center, Rockhold on outside. Rockhold goes for takedown, stuffed. Belfort lands a right hand and puts Rockhold against cage. Rockhold lands a nice right hook. Belfort lands a spinning back kick and wins by Knock out.

Official decision: Vitor Belfort wins by KO at 2:32 in round 1 over Luke Rockhold

Co-main event : Chris Camozzi vs. Ronaldo Souza

Round 1: Souza closes distance, puts Camozzi against cage, Camozzi reverses position. Camozzi lands knee in clinch, Souza gets Camozzi to mat. Souza eventually moves to side control, Camozzi scrambles. Souza gets an ompaplata, Camozzi escapes. Souza goes for and head and arm choke and gets it.

Official decision: Ronaldo Souza wins by submission (head and arm choke) at 3:37 in round 1 over Chris Camozzi

Bout 11: Rafael dos Anjos vs. Evan Dunham

Round 1: Dunham blocks a head kick. Dunham lands a nice right jab, Dos Anjos lands a jab. Dunham counters with a  combination. Dunham blocks another head kick. Dos Anjos lands some nice body shots. Dunham puts Dos Anjos to ground after he catches Dos Anjos leg kick. Dunham in Dos Anjos guard. Dunham lands soem groudn and pouns, short body shots.

Round 2: Dunham staying busy, Dos Anjos doing good job of countering. Dos Anjos egts a cut. Dunham looks for takedown. Dos Anjos puts Dunham against the cage. Dunham lands a nice counter strike. they break loose, move to center. Dunham is findign his range, Dos Anjos lands some nice shots, but Dunham lands a solid knee. Dunham gets a takedown.

Round 3: Dunham pressures Dos Anjos. Both guys working hard here. Dunham goes for a takedown. They eventually get back to their feet, Dos Anjos lands some solid kicks to body. Dunham doing an alright job an mixing up his strikes, keeping busy. Dunham puts Dos Anjos against the cage. Dos Anjos gets free, both guys throwing their hands.

Official decision: Rafael Dos Anjos wins by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) over Evan Dunham

Bout 10: Rafael Natal vs. Joao Zeferino

Round 1: both men rush to center, Natal misses leg kick, Zeferino lands a nice right hand. Zeferino throws a nice head kick. Zeferino pressuring Natal. Natal gets Zeferino against the cage, Natal gets taken down. Zeferino drops down and works for a heel hook. The referee stands the up after a long battle on the ground.

Round 2: Zeferino trying to establish his hands again here in round 2. Zeferino working hard, but looks like he is slowing down. Zeferino goes for takedown, Natal stuffs and lands some blows. Zeferino lands a nice combination as Natal comes in. Zeferino falls to back in exhaustion. Natal comes down in Zeferino’s guard.

Round 3: Zeferino lands a nice right hand. Natal lands a nice right leg kick. Natal goes for takedown, attacks Zeferino. Zeferino lands a nice right, goes upstairs with head kick. Natal ends up on top, is in half guard. Natal lands some short shots. Zeferino gets back to guard. Natal takes Zeferino’s back lands some big shots, Zeferino trying to survive and get out of trouble. Natal lands some ground and pound.

Official decision: Rafael Natal wins by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) over Joao Zeferino

Bout 9: Hacran Dias vs. Nik Lentz

Official decision: Nik Lentz wins by unanimous decision (28-27, 29-28, 29-28) over Hacran Dias

Bout 8: Mike Rio vs. Francisco Trinaldo

Official decision: Francisco Trinaldo wins by submission (head and arm choke) at 3:08 in round 1 over Francisco Trinaldo

Bout 7: John Cholish vs. Gleison Tibau

Official decision: Gleison Tibau wins by submission (guillotine choke) at 2:34 in round 1 over John Cholish

Bout 6: Michel Prazeres vs. Paulo Thiago

Official decision: Paulo Thiago wins by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) over Michel Prazeres

Bout 5: Yuri Alcantara vs. Iliarde Santos

Official decision: Yuri Alcantara wins by TKO at 2:31 in round 1 over Iliarde Santos

Bout 4: Roger Hollett vs. Fabio Maldonado

Official decision: Fabio Maldonado wins by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) over Roger Hollett

Bout 3: Azamat Gashimov vs. John Lineker

Official decision: John Lineker wins by TKO at in round 2 over Azamat Gashimov

Bout 2: Chris Cariaso vs. Jussier Formiga

Official decision: Jussier Fromiga wins by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) over Chris Cariaso

Bout 1: Jeremy Larsen vs. Lucas Martins

Official decision: Lucas Martins wins by KO at 0:13 in round 3 over Jeremy Larsen

matt-riddle

It did not take Matt Riddle too long to sign with Legacy Fighting Championships after being cut by the UFC for his second failed drug test for marijuana metabolics. Riddle was supposed to fight on a  LFC card on July 19th, but Bellator MMA entered the picture and bought out Riddle’s contract. Riddle is (7-3) and is riding a four fight win streak, although two of those victories were turned to no-contest after he failed his most recent drug test following UFC on FUEL TV 7. Riddle is a great fit for Bellator’s welterweight division as no one has truly tested the current Bellator welterweight champion Ben Askren. Riddle could also have options to fight other big names like Lyman Good, Paul Daley, War Machine, Douglas Lima, Ben Saunders, and more.

Vitor Belfort weigh-in

Vitor Belfort (186.0) vs. Luke Rockhold (186.0)

Chris Camozzi (186.0) vs. Ronaldo Souza (186.0)

Rafael dos Anjos (156.0) vs. Evan Dunham (156.0)

Rafael Natal (186.0) vs. Joao Zeferino (185.0)

Hacran Dias (146.0) vs. Nik Lentz (146.0)

Mike Rio (156.0) vs. Francisco Trinaldo (154.0)

John Cholish (156.2)* vs. Gleison Tibau (156.0)

Michel Prazeres (171.0) vs. Paulo Thiago (170.0)

Yuri Alcantara (136.0) vs. Iliarde Santos (134.0)

Roger Hollett (204.0) vs. Fabio Maldonado (205.0)

Azamat Gashimov (126.0) vs. John Lineker (126.0)

Chris Cariaso (126.0) vs. Jussier Formiga (126.0)

Jeremy Larsen (155.0) vs. Lucas Martins (153.0)

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