Welcome to the PWInsiderXtra.com live coverage of the Bellator 103 Main Card, live from the Kansas Star Casino in Mulvane, Kansas.
Fight #7 - Bellator Light Heavyweight Division Fight
Aaron Rosa (17-5-0) vs. Mikhail Zayats (21-7-0)
Referee: Rob Hinds
Round One
The round begins with Rosa cracking Zayats with a few rights, Zayats scores a takedown on Rosa and he gets side control. Zayats locks in the kimura and the tap out follows.
Fight Result: Mikhail Zayats def. Aaron Rosa by submission via kimura (0:47, R1)
Fight #8 - Bellator Lightweight Division Fight
JJ Ambrose (19-4-0) vs. David Rickels (14-2-0)
Referee: John McCarthy
Round One
The round begins with Rickels attacking Ambrose with some leg kicks, Ambrose grabs a hold of Rickels before attacking him with a knee strike. Ambrose grabs Rickels and forces him up against the cage wall, Rickels switches spots with Ambrose before nailing him with a few strikes. Ambrose cracks Rickels with a counter left, Rickels responds by rocking Ambrose with a push kick and a few other strikes. The fighters again battle for position along the cage wall, Rickels backs up Ambrose by nailing him with a pair of punches and a knee strike. Rickels scores a takedown on Ambrose and he gets the full guard, Rickels transitions to back control on Ambrose. Ambrose uses a scramble to get himself on top of Rickels as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Rickels attacking Ambrose with a variety of kicks, Ambrose responds by landing a striking combo of his own. Ambrose scores a takedown on Rickels after eating a knee strike, Rickels attacks Ambrose with elbow strikes from his back. The referee stands up the fighters after inactivity and Rickels hits Ambrose with some jabs, Rickels drops Ambrose with a kick to the rib cage and he pounces on him with a plethora of strikes. Ambrose recovers to get himself on top of Rickels after surviving the strikes, Ambrose attacks Rickels with some ground and pound. Rickels scrambles to get Ambrose off of him and the fight standing, Rickels then drops Ambrose with a leg kick. Rickels attacks Ambrose with some elbow strikes as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Rickels cracking Ambrose with a left hook, Ambrose then hits Rickels with a three punch combination. Rickels drags Ambrose to the ground while assaulting him with elbow strikes, Ambrose recovers to scramble and get on top of Rickels. Rickels does the same thing to get the fight standing again, Ambrose looks for the takedown again after eating a right from Rickels. Rickels keeps on pounding on Ambrose as he looks for the takedown, Rickels nails Ambrose with a ton of ground and pound while he was held in an inverted triangle until the referee jumps in.
Fight Result: David Rickels def. JJ Ambrose by TKO via strikes (2:37, R3)
Fight #9 - Bellator Featherweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Joe Taimanglo (19-4-1) vs. Justin Wilcox (12-5-0)
Referee: Rob Hinds
Round One
The round begins with Taimanglo attacking Wilcox with a high side kick, Taimanglo blitzes Wilcox with a few strikes and little connect. Wilcox charges forward on Taimanglo while throwing strikes, Wilcox then cracks Taimanglo with a knee strike. Taimanglo responds by nailing Wilcox with a pair of rights, Wilcox then scores a takedown on Taimanglo and he gets the half guard. Wilcox tries to attack Taimanglo with some ground and pound, Wilcox attacks Taimanglo with more strikes as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Taimanglo hitting Wilcox with an uppercut, Wilcox starts hitting Taimanglo with some leg kicks. Taimanglo recovers by popping Wilcox with a straight left, Taimanglo follows that up by hitting Wilcox with a striking combination. Wilcox cracks a swinging Taimanglo with a counter right, Taimanglo continuously pops Wilcox with the left. Wilcox scores a takedown on Taimanglo and he gets the half guard, Wilcox quickly transitions to side control on Taimanglo. Taimanglo responds by forcing Wilcox back into the half guard, Taimanglo finds a way to stand up with Wilcox holding onto him. Wilcox then cracks Taimanglo with a knee strike before scoring another takedown, Wilcox begins to attack Taimanglo with ground and pound as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with both fighters attacking the other with some kicks, Wilcox then gains the takedown on Taimangloand he gets the full guard. Wilcox transitions to the half guard on Taimanglo after avoiding a triangle choke attempt, Taimanglo gets full guard on Wilcox after avoiding an arm triangle choke. Wilcox regains the half guard position on Taimanglo, Wilcox occasionally attacks Taimanglo with some strikes. Taimanglo eats strikes while getting Wilcox back into the full guard, Wilcox continues to attack Taimanglo with ground and pound. Wilcox transitions back to the half guard while landing strikes on Taimanglo as the round ends.
Fight Result: Justin Wilcox def. Joe Taimanglo by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Main Event - Bellator Featherweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Patricio Freire (19-2-0) vs. Fabricio Guerreiro (19-2-0)
Referee: John McCarthy
Round One
The round begins with the fighters clinching on the cage wall, Freire then cracks Guerreiro with a knee strike before scoring a takedown. Freire uses a kimura attempt to get full mount on Guerreiro, Guerreiro uses the cage wall to assist in getting the fight standing again. Guerreiro then cracks Freire with a knee strike to the midsection, Guerreiro rolls for the leg lock and Freire blocks it to get on top of him. Freire gets side control on Guerreiro while hitting him with shoulder strikes, Freire then transitions to full mount on Guerreiro. Guerreiro eventually forces Freire into the half guard again, Freire postures up and lands a few strikes on Guerreiro as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Guerreiro attacking Freire with a high kick, Freire scores a takedown on Guerreiro and he gets back control. The fighters exchange knee strikes while in the clinch, the referee separates the fighters after inactivity and Guerreiro pops Freire with a right. The fighters clinch up again and Freire nails Guerreiro with knee strikes, the referee separates the fighters for inactivity and Guerreiro pops Freire with a counter left. Freire responds by nailing Guerreiro with a counter left hook, Freire starts attacking Guerreiro with multiple strikes as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Guerreiro attacking Freire with a head kick attempt, Guerreiro looks for the takedown and Freire winds up on top of him. Freire transitions to side control on Guerreiro, Guerreiro eventually traps Freire in the half guard position. Freire then starts to attack Guerreiro with a few knee strikes, Guerreiro scrambles to stand up and Freire hits him with leg kicks. Freire grans a hold of Guerreiro and holds him against the cage wall, Freire scores a takedown on Guerreiro and he gets the full guard. Freire transitions to the half guard on Guerreiro following a short struggle, Freire then advances to side control on Guerreiro. Freire purposely allows the fight to be stood back up, Guerreiro charges at Freire while throwing strikes as the round ends.
Fight Result: Patricio Freire def. Fabricio Guerreiro by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)