Bellator 214 invades The Forum in Los Angeles California tonight, main card starting at 9:00 PM. Bellator 214 will crown the Grand Prix Heavyweight Champion as Ryan Bader and Fedor Emelianenko square off for the title. Bader is 26-5 and was very competitive in the UFC, but could never quite climb that mountain. He has his chance to do just that tonight in Bellator against quite possibly the best MMA fighter ever to enter the octagon/ring. Fedor boasts an impressive record of 38-5 with 1 NC. At one point Fedor was on an unbeaten streak of 28 fights with the only blemish a no-contest result due to a head-butt. Fedor is now 42, but is in the midst of a career resurgence with wins over Chael Sonnen and Frank Mir. He will need to be on his game to compete with the younger, well-rounded Bader.

If you are unable to watch the main card of Bellator 214, come back all night long to get up to the minute recaps of each round with my projected winner of each round. Main Card Fight results will be posted for each fight until the new champion is crowned.

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Brandon McMahan vs Adel Altamimi

Altamimi is walked to the cage by Chris Pratt- Cool entry and amazing story.

Round 1: Fighters touch gloves. Fighters stand in the middle sizing each other up. Altamimi strikes first with two kicks to the body and one to the head. McMahan catches high kick and drives Altamimi to the cage. Adel grabs head, takes McMahan to the ground and grabs arm in kimura attempt. Rolls over and turns to an arm bar submission. McMahan taps in first round- 1:16.

Winner: Adel Altamimi

Juan Archuleta vs Ricky Bandejas

Round 1: Fighters touch gloves. Bandejas takes the middle. Archuleta charges forward knocking Bandejas to the ground. From there Archuleta presses him against the fence- takes Bandejas down. Bandejas back up, fighting hands on the cage. Fighters break and head to the center of the ring. Archuleta charges forward punching; Bandejas falls off balance. Bandejas takes the middle of the ring again. Archuleta throws high kick and then kick to the mid-section. Bandejas throws spinning heel kick, but misses. Archuleta has taken the middle of the ring. Archuleta comes in low and catches low kick to the head. Both fighters trade punches. Archuleta constantly changing stances. Archuleta tries another take down. Finally secures it, but Bandejas quickly back to his feet. Round 1: Archuleta 10-9

Round 2: Archuleta comes in to throw punch, caught with straight right counter from Bandejas. Archuleta tries another take down. Nothing doing. Archuleta circling. Bandejas catches Archuleta with another kick as he engages. Bandejas catches kick and dumps Archuleta. Archuleta drives Bandejas against the fence. Both fight for position. Fighters break. Archuleta continuously charges forward throwing punches. Bandejas tries flying knee. Bandejas continues to hold the center of the ring. Neither fighter connecting much. Archuleta pushes Bandejas against the cage again. Fighting for position again. Round 2: Toss up- Bandejas connected more, but Archuleta dominated on cage and was more active.

Round 3: Archuleta comes out throwing wild kicks and punches. Bandejas responds and is pushed against the fence. Fighters break. Archuleta comes in and gets caught with a knee. Looks momentarily stunned. Archuleta gathers himself, and takes down Bandejas, who gets up quickly. Archuleta continues to push Bandejas against the fence. Hand fighting continues. Bandejas finally breaks free. Archuleta back to wild attacks. Bandejas continues to hunt down Archuleta, but finding it difficult to land a strike. Bandejas tries knee, but is caught and taken down. Now, back to the fence. Bandejas breaks free. Bandejas lands side kick. Wild strikes to finish the round. Round 3: Archuleta 10-9

Winner: Juan Archuleta – Unanimous Decision 29-28

Jake Hager vs J.W. Kiser

Round 1: Hager takes the center of the ring. Kiser lands punch, but is pressed against the cage and taken down. Hager working from the top. Hager controlling Kiser. Hager working on kimura. Releases it to drop an elbow. Hager drops three more elbows. Kiser trying to control Hager’s head. Not working. Hager now working on choke. Hager submits Kiser via arm triangle choke in the first round.

Winner: Jake “Jack Swagger” Hager- Let him have the name!

Aaron Pico vs Henry Corrales

Round 1: Fighters touch gloves. Both meet in the middle. Both throwing tentatively. Pico drills Corrales with an upper cut. Comes forward with pressure. Using patience. Corrales regains control and drills Pico with a right that knocks out Pico. Corrales wins in first round KO.

Winner: Henry Corrales

Based on the Twitter poll- Ryan Bader will win with 57% vote.

Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko vs Ryan “Darth” Bader

Bader comes out to Darth Vader breathing and light sabers. ( I think I hear lawyers working on a law suit)

Round 1: Fighters touch gloves in respect. Both meet in the middle to size each other up. Bader dancing around. Bader hits Fedor with a left hook and drops him. He jumps in to add some hammer fists. The ref quickly steps in to stop.

Winner: Ryan Bader by KO

That’s a wrap from Bellator 214. If you love finishes, this was the main card for you. Except one fight, the fighters did not leave it in the hands of the judges. And finally, Bellator has its first Champ Champ.

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