Bellator 107: Kongo vs. Graham Results & Discussion

Date: November 8, 2013
Location: Thackerville, Oklahoma

MAIN CARD (Spike TV, 9 p.m. ET)
Cheick Kongo def. Peter Graham via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) - Season 9 heavyweight tournament final
Joe Warren def. Travis Marx via TKO (strikes) - Round 2, 1:56 - Season 9 bantamweight tournament final
Brennan Ward def. Mikkel Parlo via TKO (strikes) - Round 2, 1:39 - Season 9 middleweight tournament final
Derek Campos def. Martin Stapleton via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com, 7 p.m. ET)
Patricky Freire def. (James) Edson Berto via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
Jonas Billstein def. Cortez Coleman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Mike Mucitelli def. Ryan McCurdy via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Raphael Butler def. Josh Burns via submission (strikes) - Round 1, 2:14
Linton Vassell def. Matt Jones via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

Kongo has been moved to the following week, Nov 8th Bellator 107, that fight will be the main event.

Guilherme Cruz ‏@guicruzzz 2m

Kongo vs Spartan. RT @kongo4real Now that the PPV is cancelled, my fight is moved to Bellator 107, Nov 8, and will be the MAIN EVENT
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@Jason_Floyd: With Vinicius Spartan injured, Cheick Kongo now meets Peter Graham in heavyweight tournament final at Bellator 107

http://themmareport.com/2013/10/with-vinicius-spartan-injured-cheick-kongo-now-meets-peter-graham-in-heavyweight-tournament-final-at-bellator-107/

Holy shit. Assuming Graham's takedown defense holds up, this should be an easy KO victory for him. I am very much looking forward to this fight.

Kongo/Graham is a great fight. Really looking forward to this one. Way better than Page/Tito or Page/Beltran.

Dude all Kongo has to do is circle the first round Graham's cardio is atrocious

LOL.....

Graham could ko Kongo should Kongo decide to get in an exchange but I think kongos grappling at all costs til Graham's cardio fails then its easy takedown and gnp win.

[Heavyweight Tournament Final]
Peter Graham (9-5) vs. Cheick Kongo (19-8-2)

[Bantamweight Tournament Final]
Travis Marx (21-4) vs. Joe Warren (9-3)

[Middleweight Tournament Final]
Mikkel Parlo (11-1) vs. Brennan Ward (8-1)

Edson Berto (17-10-1) vs. Patricky 'Pitbull' Freire (10-5)

PRELIMINARY BOUTS (7:00 pm EST)

Derek Campos (12-3) vs. Martin Stapleton (12-2)

Jonas Billstein (11-3) vs. Cortez Coleman (9-4)

Matt Jones (4-5) vs. Linton Vassell (11-3)

Ryan McCurdy (8-3) vs. Mike Mucitelli (5-0)

Raphael Butler (7-0) vs. Josh Burns (8-6)

Chris Jones (8-2) vs. Robert White (3-0)

Really good card. Big fan of that Patricky/JEB match.

Graham is badass. I want to see him fighting for the title. He had jet lag in his first Bellator fight which can explain why he gassed pretty fast.

Really excited for this card. I'm torn on Kongo/Graham as I'm a fan of both but I might lean towards Graham. I think this fight could be another Mark Hunt or Roy Nelson for Kongo if Graham can block the clinch and stuff takedowns. Graham didn't look the best in his last fight with Prindle but I not only blame that on jet lag but also that Prindle is tough and has never been knocked out. If you notice, Graham didn't get tired until Round 2 when he tried to finish Prindle and couldn't. If he does that to Kongo, he'll probably win.

I'm also rooting for Butler. I think he can be a very good addition to the heavyweight division. I'm also hoping for Mucitelli, Vassell, and Parlo to pull out the win.

Rocksoldier84 wrote:Really excited for this card. I'm torn on Kongo/Graham as I'm a fan of both but I might lean towards Graham. I think this fight could be another Mark Hunt or Roy Nelson for Kongo if Graham can block the clinch and stuff takedowns. Graham didn't look the best in his last fight with Prindle but I not only blame that on jet lag but also that Prindle is tough and has never been knocked out. If you notice, Graham didn't get tired until Round 2 when he tried to finish Prindle and couldn't. If he does that to Kongo, he'll probably win.

I'm also rooting for Butler. I think he can be a very good addition to the heavyweight division. I'm also hoping for Mucitelli, Vassell, and Parlo to pull out the win.

Yeah, Graham/Kongo is a tough one to call. I think I'm leaning toward Kongo in this one.

Joe Warren via baddest man on the planet.

Cheick Kongo (237.1) vs. Peter Graham (243.8) - Season 9 heavyweight tournament final
Travis Marx (135.8) vs. Joe Warren (135.8) - Season 9 bantamweight tournament final
Mikkel Parlo (186)* vs. Brennan Ward (185.5) - Season 9 middleweight tournament final
Derek Campos (156.7)** vs. Martin Stapleton (157.1)*** - 157-pound catchweight fight
PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com, 7 p.m. ET)
Chris Jones (156.3)**** vs. Robert White (155.8) - 156-pound catchweight fight
(James) Edson Berto (155.7) vs. Patricky Freire (155.9)
Jonas Billstein (185.6) vs. Cortez Coleman (185.4)
Ryan McCurdy (204.9) vs. Mike Mucitelli (204.4)
Raphael Butler (260) vs. Josh Burns (243.9)
Matt Jones (202.5) vs. Linton Vassell (205.5)

Patricky should always be on TV!

I love Joe Warren. He's so bad.

Official graham has the worst gas tank in all mma

Graham fought a terrible fight. Disappointing to say the least.

oh man i forgot about bellator ! 

Anyone think Kongo has a shot to win the title......anybody anybody no ok.

I think Kongo matches up really well with Volkov.

Minakov is literally a whole different monster.