Bellator 117: Lima vs. Hawn Results & Discussion

April 18, 2014  | Mid-America Center   | Council Bluffs, Iowa

Results:

Douglas Lima def. Rick Hawn for vacant welterweight title TKO (corner stoppage) - Round 2, 3:19
Marcin Held def. Derek Anderson submission (triangle choke) - Round 2, 3:09
Karl Amoussou def. David Gomez split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) - Round 3, 5:00
Patricky Freire def. Derek Campos TKO (punches) - Round 2, 0:52

Ryan Jensen def. Mark Stoddard submission (arm-triangle choke) - Round 1, 3:52
Houston Alexander def. Matt Uhde TKO (doctor's stoppage) - Round 2, 5:00
Trey Brown def. Jared Downing unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) - Round 3, 5:00
LaRue Burley def. Cliff Wright unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-27) - Round 3, 5:00
Joe Vedepo def. Ben Crowder verbal submission (injury) - Round 1, 0:48
Anthony Smith def. Victor Moreno submission (triangle choke) - Round 2, 0:59
Julio Cesar Neves def. Josh Arocho TKO (strikes) - Round 2, 2:37
Jordan Parsons def. Tim Bazer knockout (punches) - Round 2, 0:04

I got Lima by TKO.

Hawn will have a really good speed and boxing advantage, he better use it because Lima is VIOLENCE in human form with his kicks and striking.

good fight, but Lima via murda.

This will be a good fight. I think Hawn will fight cautiously and cause this fight to go late or to decision. Either way, I pick Lima to win.

im going with the new champ lima

MAIN CARD:
Douglas Lima (25-5) vs. Rick Hawn (18-2)
Patricky Pitbull (12-5) vs. Derek Campos (14-3)
Derek Anderson (11-0) vs. Marcin Held (17-3)
Karl Amoussou (16-6) vs. TBA

PRELIMINARY CARD:
Jordan Parsons (9-1) vs. Tim Bazer (14-15)
Julio Cesar Neves (28-0) vs. Josh Arocho (13-12)
Anthony Smith (17-11) vs. Victor Moreno (32-18)
Larue Burley (3-0) vs. Cliff Wright Jr. (8-5)
Houston Alexander (15-10) vs. Matt Uhde (3-4)
Jared Downing (9-4) vs. Martin Trey Brown (6-2)
Joe Vedepo (14-8) vs. Ben Crowder (10-11)

It's a very stacked card. Lima, Hawn, Held, Amoussou, Leves, Burley, Anderson


can't wait

Can't wait!

War LIMA!

Been one of my top 10 or 15 favorite fighters for a while!

Sweet fight. Lima by KO.

Does Amoussou have an opponent yet?

wekka wrote:Does Amoussou have an opponent yet?

Seems like he´s still up against TBA

At first I had a hard time deciding on who I believed would win this match. I thought Hawn's grappling would cause major problems for Lima due to how well Askren was able to control him on the ground. But Hawn is a much different grappler in comparison to Askren. And he likes to stand and throw. I see Lima catching him with a devastating kick and finishing the fight with in the first two rounds.

Jose Cansayflows wrote:At first I had a hard time deciding on who I believed would win this match. I thought Hawn's grappling would cause major problems for Lima due to how well Askren was able to control him on the ground. But Hawn is a much different grappler in comparison to Askren. And he likes to stand and throw. I see Lima catching him with a devastating kick and finishing the fight with in the first two rounds.

Lima has been on a tear after the Askren fight with 4 T(KO)s and I also think he finishes Hawn.

Golden Age wrote:

wekka wrote:Does Amoussou have an opponent yet?

Seems like he´s still up against TBA

TBA def. Amoussou via wrestling   

backdoor to zuffa wrote:

Golden Age wrote:

wekka wrote:Does Amoussou have an opponent yet?

Seems like he´s still up against TBA

TBA def. Amoussou via wrestling   

LOL ouch

Anoussou could have beat askren he fit itchy and forced a few situations causing the td and eventually gassing him.
He nearly kod him and defended numerous takedowns but likeci said git too confident in his success and forced bad decisions. s

wekka wrote:Does Amoussou have an opponent yet?

David Gomez 16-7 record

PRELIMINARY CARD (Spike.com 1, 7 p.m. ET)

Houston Alexander (202.2) vs. Matt Uhde (205.2)
Ryan Jensen (175.9)* vs. Mark Stoddard (174.2) – 175-pound catchweight
Martin Trey Brown () vs. Jared Downing (155.7)
Larue Burley () vs. Cliff Wright Jr. ()
Ben Crowder (183.8) vs. Joe Vedepo (186)
Victor Moreno (184.1) vs. Anthony Smith (186)
Josh Arocho (149.1) vs. Julio Cesar Neves (146)
Tim Bazer (155.3) vs. Jordan Parsons (156)

MAIN CARD:
Bellator Welterweight World Title Fight: Douglas Lima (169.8) vs. Rick Hawn (169.7)
Bellator Lightweight Semifinal: Patricky Pitbull (154.7) vs. Derek Campos (155.9)
Bellator Lightweight Semifinal: Derek Anderson (155.9) vs. Marcin Held (155.9)
Welterweight Feature Fight: Karl Amoussou (170.6) vs. David Gomez (170.7)

Check out a complete Spike TV main card preview of Bellator 117, which takes place at Mid-America Center at Council Bluffs, Iowa, this Friday night (April 18, 2014), featuring a welterweight title main event that pits Douglas Lima vs. Rick Hawn. In addition, the lightweight tournament semifinals will be decided as Patricky Pitbull takes on Derek Campos and Marcin Held squares off against Derek Anderson. Who do we think will win? Find out below!

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Bellator MMA's Season 10 continues this Friday night (April 18, 2014) live from Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Bellator 117 "Prelims" under card mixed martial arts (MMA) matches will stream online via SpikeTV.com, beginning at 7 p.m. ET, followed by the televised main card starting at 9 p.m. ET, also on Spike TV.

In the main event, Douglas Lima will take on Rick Hawn to decide the vacant Bellator welterweight championship.

The 170-pound belt became vacant after longtime champion Ben Askren vacated the throne when he left Bellator last year to attempt to get a contract with Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) before settling on a deal with Asian promotion ONE FC.

Lima won the season eight tournament finals with a head-kick knockout over Ben Saunders last year back at Bellator 100.

Meanwhile, Hawn rides into this fight on the heels of his victory over Ron Keslar in the finals of the season nine tournament back at Bellator 109.

Elsewhere on the card, Patricky Pitbull takes on Derek Campos and Marcin Held squares off against Derek Anderson in the semifinals of the lightweight tournament.

Check out our full preview and predictions below:

170-pound title fight: Douglas Lima vs. Rick Hawn

At 37 years of age, this might be Hawn's last best chance at winning Bellator gold.

The former Olympic judoka has been something of a perennial fixture in Bellator's regular tournaments ever since his debut for the promotion back in 2010 at Bellator 33. He's been involved in tournament finals twice and even fought for the lightweight belt against then-champ Michael Chandler, but he has yet to win the big one.

Lima is also a top-level tournament vet, having run through the season five welterweight tourney before eventually falling short against former 170-pound kingpin Ben Askren. However, considering that he's only 26 years old, it's probable Lima hasn't even entered his athletic peak and will be able to fight at a high level for years to come.

Necessity may be the mother of invention, but I don't see the "must win" nature of this fight for Hawn being enough for him to pull it off. From what we've seen of Hawn over the years, he more often than not prefers to stand and trade rather than use his judo to work in the clinch and look for takedowns.

That's not a recipe for success against a superior striker like Lima. What's more, if the fight goes to the ground, Lima is a significant threat there as well, as his 11 career submissions attest to.

Hawn might need this fight if he wants to ever wear championship gold, but that's not going to help him against Lima.

Final prediction: Douglas Lima via third round TKO.

155-pound tournament semifinal fight: Patricky Pitbull vs. Derek Campos

For years, the book on Patricky Pitubull was that he was the less talented of the two Pitbull brothers. Kind of like Rick Steiner being overshadowed for years by the massive shadow cast by the jacked-up physique of his brother "Big Poppa Pump" Scott Steiner, it appeared Patricky was destined to be thought of more as a footnote to his brother Patricio.

However, Patricky looked like a star in his own right with his KO victory over Dave Rickels to win the opening round of the lightweight tournament back at Bellator 113.

To be honest, I haven't seen much from Campos that has impressed me so far. He's good at controlling fighters, but is decidedly lacking in finishes inside the Bellator cage as of late.

While it's totally possible Derek Campos lays on top of Pitbull and delivers a mental monologue aimed at his maker, I'm going to go with an optimistic pick here and say Pitbull delivers more of the ultra-violence he displayed against "The Caveman" against Campos.

Final prediction: Patricky Pitbull via first round TKO.

155-pound tournament semifinal fight: Derek Anderson vs. Marcin Held

This one is a wash. Both fighters are skilled on the ground and standing up as well. My instincts say to go with Held since he's the more proven commodity, but that sick knockout by way of a knee Anderson dished out to Brandon Girtz at Bellator 113 has me questioning that line of reasoning.

Still, when I posed the question "Will Marcin Held defeated Derek Anderson" to a Magic 8-Ball, that all knowing mystic seer replied with either "Signs Point to Yes" or "Definitely" 14 out of 20 times. That's good enough for me.

Final prediction: Marcin Held via second round submission.

170-pound feature fight: Karl Amoussou vs. David Gomez.

If Merriam Webster ever decides to add the term "skippable Bellator feature fight" to its dictionary, there's a good chance this fight will be listed in the examples.

Bellator newcomer Gomez is a King of the Cage (KOTC) veteran who sports a 2-3 record over his past five fights. Meanwhile, Amoussou, while a good fighter, has lost his past two in a row.

In what universe is a bout like this a good way to hook viewers into watching two hours of fighting on a Friday night?

That being said, I think Amoussou is in a different league than Gomez. This fight reeks of a showcase set up for Amoussou in order to rehab him back into tournament contention.

Look for the Frenchman to roll over Gomez like Napoleon through Austerlitz in this one, folks.

Final prediction: Karl Amoussou via first round TKO.

That's a wrap.

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Pretty good event from Bellator. Congrats to the new champion.

The main event was one of the weirdest fights I 've see for a long time.

How much weight does Lima cut? The size difference was unbelievable. Had to be at least a 20lb difference in the cage. This f***'n weight cutting has to stop.