Bellator 43 Results: Jay Hieron Vs. Rick Hawn, Joe Riggs Vs. Bryan Baker, And More

Round 1 - Our referee for this bout is Jason Herzog. Hieron comeos out and takes center-cage. Leg kick lands. And another. Hawn misses with a right hand. Hieron lands a counter left. Leg kick. Uppercut and left hook for Hieron. Hawn looks outclassed early. Two leg kicks for Hieron. Jab for Hawn. Side kick sends Hawn into the fence. Cup check for Hawn after an errant leg kick. Hieron with lots of kicks early. Jab. Ducks under a right hand. Another leg kick for Hieron. Jab for Hieron. Another as Hawn comes in. And another. Jumping knee misses. Leg kick for Hieron. Little offense for Hawn with just under 90 seconds to go. Jab lands for Hawn. Right hand for Hieron. Body kick lands.

SB Nation scores the round 10-9 for Jay Hieron.

Round 1 - Our referee for this bout is Jason Herzog. Glove tap. Baker comes in wild with an inside leg kick. Wheelock mentions that Riggs is only 28 years old. Crazy. Tentative start. Baker comes in with another kick. He’s dropping his arms down to his side when he throws those kicks. A minute in, and we’ve seen two strikes. Riggs hasn’t thrown anything. And he misses with a one-two. Baker throws a knee that lands low. Herzog calls time. Short break before the restart. Riggs blocks a body kick. Both guys missing with strikes. Riggs lands with a right hook. Baker lands a flying knee. Riggs lands a left and then a lead hook. Each guy is keeping their distance. Head kick from Baker stumbles Riggs for a second. Inside leg kick. Weird round with thirty seconds to go. Knees from the clinch for Baker. Using his height well here. Flying knee, Riggs answers with a lead hook.

SB Nation scores the round 10-9 for Bryan Baker.

Round 1 - Our referee for this bout is Jason Herzog. Sean Wheelock reminds us that the winner of this tournament will get into next season’s bantamweight tournament. Beebe opens with a lead hook. Jose Vega responds with a jab. Chopping leg kick from Vega. Tie up. Knee to the body from Beebe. Standing guillotine from Beebe. He drops down, but Vega pops his head free. Beebe quickly works back to his feet, and grabs a hold of another standing guillotine. Vegas has him pressed up against the fence. Vega slips his head out. The two trade short punches. The two disengage, and we’re back center-cage. Dirty boxing from both. Uppercut for Vega. They split. Vega steps forward with a lead hook. Combo from Beebe. He has Vega up against the fence now. Drops levels and takes Vega down. Half-guard with the knee in. Short elbow from Beebe. He works to pass. Vega sits up and gets back to his feet. Presses Beebe into the fence. Short elbow from Beebe. He grabs a hold of the neck once again. Vega has a leg, so Beebe decides to drop down. He secures half-butterfly guard and forces Vega to tap!

Chase Beebe submits Jose Vega with a guillotine choke at 4:06 of round one.

Round 1 - The referee for this bout is Kevin Nix. Sloppy exchange to open the fight. Sparks lands a left hand. Lands some more in an exchange. Lucero looks like a mix of Buentello and Konrad. Left hook from Sparks. Outside leg kick. Big right, followup left just misses. Leg kick takes Lucero down to the floor. Sparks in side control. Using his elbow to apply pressure. Looking for the Americana, but lets it go. Looking for it again. Lucero doing little to move out of the submission. Sparks torquing. Lucero grimacing in pain. Sparks really twisting that arm, and Lucero is forced to tap. Sparks pumps his fist -- almost looked like he wanted to throw a punch -- with the win.

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