Cageside view: Bellator 86

We are back with a new Cageside view! First off, I want to thank everyone who read this column's debut. Also don't be afraid to leave a comment, I love feedback and I want to know what you guys think and what I should do more or less of. With that out of the way let's get things underway. First off we have...

The Facts: Results (I'm going based on what I saw)

Preliminaries

Cortez Coleman defeats Matt Jones via unanimous decision

Damon Jackson defeats Zach Church via submission

Raul Amaya defeats Jose Gomez via t.k.o

Brent Weedman defeats Marius Zaromski via unanimous decision

Jason Sampson defeats Chris Pham via submission

Main Card

Ben Saunders defeats Koffi Adzitso via unanimous decision

Douglas Lima defeats Michail Tsarev via t.k.o

King Mo defeats Przemyslaw Mysiala via t.k.o

Ben Askren defeats Karl Amoussou via t.k.o

Hunter Tucker defeats Javier Obregon via digivolution... just kidding he won via submission

The Blows

We had some interesting fights on this card. In the fight involving Ben Saunders a german suplex was attempted this ended poorly for his opponent. Because as his opponent was trying to suplex him Ben Saunders stopped it by sitting on his face. A funny yet still effective way to stop the throw.

Michail Tsarev got his leg destroyed by Ben Lima and I do have to Tsarev respect for still trying to fight but the doctor was right for stopping the fight as Tsarev could not stand on that leg and wouldn't have been able to fight anyway.

King Mo shows that a staph infection and being suspended did not slow him down as he had an impressive first round knockout and showed that all his hard work paid off.

Ben Askren absolutely dominated Karl Amassou. To Amassou's credit he was never knocked out and kept on trying to fight back no matter what. But Ben Askren is just so strong he was able to dictate the fight exactly how he wanted it to go.

I unfortunately did not see the Hunter Tucker fight.

Talking Points

King Mo and Ben Saunders are picking up steam again. I am a big fan of King Mo and it makes me happy to see him come back after all the crap that's happened to him. What about you guys you think King Mo will find success? Ben Saunders looks good in this tournament, is it possible for him to get past the semi finals?

Ben Askren is such a strong dominant champion. Who has the best shot of taking him out, if anybody? Should he just already move up into the UFC?



Here's something extra. Bellator post fight interviews from Sherdog.