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Welcome to the PWInsiderXtra.com live coverage of the Bellator 117 Main Card, live from the Mid-American Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Fight #1 - Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Patricky Freire (12-5-0) vs. Derek Campos (14-3-0)
Referee: Rob Hinds
Round One
The round begins with Campos swarming Freire with some strikes, Freire attempts a jumping knee strike on Campos and it barely misses. Freire then pops an incoming Campos with a right hook, Campos hits Freire with a knee strike before landing a left. Freire rocks Campos with a two punch combination, Freire then cracks a swinging Campos with a counter left. Campos stuns Freire with a pair of lefts to the rib cage, both fighters start exchanging some leg kicks. Campos clobbers Freire with a trios of lefts to the head, Campos continues backing up Freire by throwing plenty of striking combinations as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Freire quickly dropping Campos with a left, Freire quickly pounces on Campos with a plethora of strikes, Campos finds a way to stand up and Freire quickly drops him with another left, Freire again pounces on Campos with strikes until the referee jumps in.
Fight Result: Patricky Freire def. Derek Campos by TKO via strikes (0:52, R2)
Fight #2 - Bellator Welterweight Division Fight
Karl Amoussou (16-6-2) vs. David Gomez (16-7-0)
Referee: Dan Miragliotta
Round One
The round begins with Gomez tripping up Amoussou with leg kicks, Amoussou dances around Gomez while throwing jabs. Amoussou then connects with a kick to the midsection of Gomez, Amoussou also attacks Gomez with a plethora of striking combination. Gomez rocks a swinging Amoussou with a counter right, Amoussou recovers by landing a right to the midsection of Gomez. Amoussou also begins to attack Gomez with some leg kicks, Gomez backs Amoussou into the cage wall before landing a knee strike. Amoussou charges at Gomez while throwing strikes as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Amoussou quickly catching Gomez with a left hook and a body kick, Amoussou scores a takedown on Gomez and he gets the open guard. Amoussou rolls for the heel hook and Gomez escapes after a scramble, the fighters stand up and Gomez pops Amoussou with some lefts. Amoussou backs Gomez into the cage wall while landing a few knee strikes, Gomez then cracks Amoussou with a right. Amoussou swarms Gomez with a multiple strikes combination, Amoussou backs up Gomez with punches before landing a flying knee strike. Gomez then catches Amoussou with a few left hooks, Gomez kicks away at Amoussou as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with the fighters having a wild striking exchange, Amoussou then hits Gomez with a kick to the midsection. Gomez begins to pepper Amoussou with a lot of jabs, the fighters clinch up and Gomez nails Amoussou with short range strikes. Amoussou responds by catching Gomez with a two punch combination, Amoussou backs up Gomez as he catches him with a pair of knee strikes. Amoussou holds Gomez against the cage wall before hitting him with more knee strikes, Gomez recovers by hitting Amoussou with a right. Amoussou continues putting Gomez against the cage wall while landing some rights, Gomez hits Amoussou with leg kicks as the round ends.
Fight Result: Karl Amoussou def. David Gomez by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Fight #3 - Bellator Lightweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Derek Anderson (11-0-0) vs. Marcin Held (17-3-0)
Referee: Dan Miragliotta
Round One
The round begins with Held cracking Anderson with a wild left, Anderson starts hitting Held with leg kicks. Held scores a takedown on Anderson and he gets the half guard, Held quickly transitions to side control on Anderson. Held rolls for the heel hook and Anderson tries defending by hitting him with punches, Anderson fully escapes to get himself on top of Held. Anderson begins to attack Held with some ground and pound, Held uses a leg lock attempt to get back on top of Anderson. Held eats strikes while going for a heel hook as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Anderson popping Held with a few rights, Held moves forward on Anderson while landing a left. Held drops a swinging Anderson momentarily with a counter left, Anderson responds by cracking Held with a kick to the rib cage. Held pulls guard on Anderson to bring the fight to the ground, Held catches Anderson in the triangle choke and a tap out follows.
Fight Result: Marcin Held def. Derek Anderson by submission via triangle choke (3:09, R2)
Main Event - Bellator Welterweight Title Decision Fight
Douglas Lima (25-5-0) vs. Rick Hawn (18-2-0)
Referee: Rob Hinds
Round One
The round begins with Lima popping Hawn with a few jabs to the body and head, Lima also begins to attack Hawn with leg kicks. Lima then catches Hawn with a left during a takedown attempt, Hawn responds by nailing Lima with a right. Lima drops Hawn with a leg kick and he kicks his legs more when he is on the ground, Lima drops Hawn with more leg kicks and a knee strike. Lima pounces on Hawn with strikes until the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Lima going right back to the leg kicks on Hawn, Lima again drops Hawn with kicks and he allows him to get up. Lima continues to drop Hawn with leg kicks and he always allows him to stand back up, Lima then catches an incoming Hawn with a right uppercut. Lima also starts attacking Hawn with some high kicks as well, Lima dropped Hawn with more leg kicks and the corner throws in the towel.
Fight Result: Douglas Lima def. Rick Hawn by TKO via corner stoppage (3:19, R2) to win the welterweight title
