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BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015

In the first round the story was Adam Piccolotti moving backwards while Salvador Becerra moved in and seemed to land first with his range. In the second Becerra kept landing big strikes. Eventually Piccolotti made the decision to get it to the ground. He got the takedown pretty easily and from there went right to working for a choke. He managed to get to Becerra’s back and went for a rear naked choke. It ended up being more of a neck crank and after trying to hold on, Becerra was force to tap.

BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015

In the second GLORY kickboxing match we saw lightweights Serhiy Adamchuck and Anvar Boynazarov go to work. There was a big of a feeling out process at the start. Adamchuck landed first, then it was Anvar who landed a heavy body kick. Both of these guys were very technical. It was Anvar who seemed to be walking Adamchuck down, plotting forward. They clinched briefly a few times. Anvar’s pace was pretty slow, but he kept the pressure on.

BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015

In the first GLORY kickboxing match of the night we saw Jose Palacios tale on TJ Arcengal. TJ landa a few nice front body kicks early. Both fighters start fast. Jose lands a nice leg kick. These guys really went for it. TJ landed a few teak kicks. Both fighters took turns landing leg kicks. TJ comes in with a sweeping right hand. Both guys landed some nasty leg kicks. TJ landed with a nice one-two combo. Spinning back fist just missed from Jose before the round ended. It was close that round.

BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015

In the second fight of the night Team Alpha Male’s Mike Malott took on Thomas Diagne. In the first round it was all Malott, who dominated Diagne. The fight went to the ground and Diagne really had no answer for Malott’s grappling game. The fight took place there on the mat for most of the round with Malott in control.

BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015

Bellator’s massive cross-promotional event ‘Dynamite’ goes down tonight in San Jose, California and will feature both MMA fights in the cage and GLORY kickboxing matches in the ring, which will be right next to each other. For the most part the fights will take place one after the other, but for a few on the prelims we’ll get to see simultaneous action going in the cage and the ring.

BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015

The night is finally here. Bellator MMA’s ‘Dynamite 1’ event is set to take place tonight in San Jose, CA. In what is sure to be an exciting and interesting night of fights, we will finally see what it’s like to see MMA and kickboxing going on in the same night, in the same venue, right next to each other. One cage, one ring and a ton of exciting fights.

BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015

Here’s something you don’t see everyday. MMA legends Royce Gracie and Fedor working out together, trying to keep up with their fitness. The two greats were in San Jose, CA as a part of the Bellator ‘Dynamite’s’ Fan Fest. Other guests included Randy Couture, Sakuraba, Frank Shamrock and Cung Le.

BJPENN.COM News - September 19, 2015

Fedor Emelianenko, the man, the myth, the legend, was in attendance at Bellator MMA’s ‘Dynamite’ media day. ‘The Last Emperor’ was there as a guest and a part of the Fan Fest, along with other legends like Randy Couture, Royce Gracie, Frank Shamrock and Sakuraba. Fedor talked to the media, including BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage, who asked Fedor about all the biggest topics in MMA.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

What do you expect from a Tito Ortiz fight? Today at the Bellator ‘Dynamite’ weigh-ins all the fighters stepped on the scale and made weight, making tomorrow night official. There were some pretty good staredowns between the fighters, but only one delivered like the main event between light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary and MMA legend Tito Ortiz.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

Tomorrow night history will be made with Bellator ‘Dynamite.’ Not only will there be a stacked line-up of MMA fights, but we’ll also get a night of action packed GLORY kickboxing fights with the cage and the ring set up right next to each other. On the Bellator side we’ll see a four-man, one-night light heavyweight tournament featuring Phil Davis, Emanuel Newton, ‘King Mo’ Lawal and Linton Vassell.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

Bellator MMA middleweight Kendall Grove won’t be fighting at ‘Dynamite’ this Saturday, but instead will take on Joey Beltran on next week’s Bellator 143 card. Grove did however help Tito Ortiz train for his title fight against Liam McGeary, which will go down in the main event this Saturday.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

As soon as it was announced that Bellator MMA had signed former UFC welterweight Josh Koscheck the only fight anyone could talk about was a rematch between him and Paul Daley. Their first fight is of course a memorable one, mostly just for what happened after the final bell.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

Light heavyweight fighter Phil Davis is set to make his Bellator MMA debut on the promotions biggest card yet, this Saturday’s ‘Dynamite’ event. Davis will be one of four fighters competing in the one-night tournament to determine the next title challenger. In his first fight he will be facing former champ Emanuel Newton. If he can get past Newton he’ll meet the winner of ‘King Mo’ Lawal vs. Linton Vassell in the final.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

The historic Bellator ‘Dynamite’ event is only a day away. Saturday night we’ll get to see just how all the craziness will play out. We’ll have a cage and a kickboxing ring next to each other, with fights in both happening at the same time (for the prelims), a one-night four-man tournament and a light heavyweight title fight between Liam McGeary and Tito Ortiz. Before any of that can happen the fighters have to step on the scale and make weight. So tune in and watch the live Bellator ‘Dynamite’ weigh-ins right here on BJPENN.COM at 8PM ET.

BJPENN.COM News - September 18, 2015

Before he enters the Bellator cage on Saturday to challenge for the light heavyweight title, MMA legend Tito Ortiz spoke with the media, including BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage. Ortiz talked about a wide range of topics, as usual at a media event, and one of those was his relationship with Amber Nichole Miller.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

American Kickboxing Academy’s Josh ‘The Punk’ Thomson is all set to make his Bellator MMA debut in San Jose, CA, at the historic ‘Dynamite’ event, which will feature both MMA fights and GLORY kickboxing in one venue, with the cage and ring right next to each other. Thomson will be fighting in front of a home crowd on Saturday night and he couldn’t be more excited. Thomson talked to BJPENN.COM’s Layzie The Savage a week before his debut and said he’s good to go and can’t wait to see what the future holds for Bellator.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

Bellator MMA’s Emanuel Newton is set to fight former UFC fighter Phil Davis in the first round of the four-man, one-night tournament, going down at the big ‘Dynamite’ event this Saturday. Newton was the former light heavyweight champion before losing to current champ Liam McGeary back in Feb. Now he’s ready to get back to the title and will do so if he becomes the tournament champion.

bjpenndotcom - September 18, 2015

Bellator MMA light heavyweight ‘King Mo’ Lawal will compete in Saturday night’s four-man, one-night tournament at the giant ‘Dynamite’ event. He’ll meet Linton Vassell in the first fight and if he gets past him then he’ll go up against the winner of Phil Davis vs. Emanuel Newton.