FanSided photographed the Bellator 229 athletes before and after their bouts and have showcased them here to show the ravages of a fight.

Tonight there will be blood.

FanSided MMA was granted access to each athlete at Bellator 229. Here we showcase the brutality and sometimes normalcy of the 15 minutes the athletes endure inside the cage.

Lorenz Larkin vs. Andrey Koreshkov

Larkin def. Koreshkov via split decision

Saad Awad vs. Goiti Yamauchi

Yamauchi def. Awad via submission – Round 1, 1:40

Keri Melendez vs. Mandy Polk

Melendez def. Polk via unanimous decision

Joe Schilling vs. Tony Johnson

Johnson def. Schilling via KO – Round 3, 2:07

*Schilling was transported to the hospital

Anatoly Tokov vs. Hracho Darpinyan

Tokov def. Darpinyan via TKO – Round 2, 4:38

Adel Altamimi vs. Salim Mukhidinov

Mukhidinov def. Altamimi via unanimous decision

Derek Anderson vs. Guilherme Bomba

Anderson def. Bomba via unanimous decision

*Bomba was transported to the hospital

Joey Davis vs. Jeff Peterson

Davis def. Peterson via KO (flying knee) – Round 1, 1:00

Johnny Elben vs. Mauricio Alonso

Eblen def. Alonso via unanimous decision

Vladimir Tokov vs. Brandon Hastings

Tokov def. Hastings by unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)

Jordan Newman vs. Riley Miller

Newman def. Miller via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:28

Sunni Imhotep vs. Kelvin Gentapanan

Gentapanan def. Imhotep via split decision

Jay-Jay Wilson vs. Jorge Juarez

Wilson def. Juarez via submission (rear-naked choke)

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