BELLATOR 14 Results

Run down of the tournament bouts from BELLATOR 14 which took place on Thursday in Chicago.

Pat Curran vs Mike Ricci:
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT --The cousin of former WEC title contender, Jeff Curran, Pat showed some real skill on his feet. Ricci trained with GPS leading up to the Hardy fight so he had a good camp. Ricci is considerably taller and Curran is stalking him around the cage. He lands a body kick but it's blocked. Ricci not doing much of anything. Curran throws a low kick and then a lead right hand, straight down the pipe. Ricci is out, Curran lands five more on the ground before Dave Smith can intervene.

Winner: Pat Curran by KO, Round 1

Shad Lierly vs Wilson Reis:
FEATHERWEIGHT BOUT -- Entertaining fight here. Lots of top pressure from Lierly and a slick guard game from Reis. Shad lands his jab and Wilson swings for the fences. Reis gets a takedown and transitions from half guard to side control to mount. Lots of scrambling. Lierly gets a nice suplex but Reis takes top position to end the round.

More of the same on the feet. Shad landing more often and Reis swinging for the KO. Lierly gets a takedown and is immediately swept from half guard. Reis continues to pass from full guard, to half, to side control and mount. Very slick transitions.

Lierly lands a nice left hook and the crowd responds. So does Reis, taking Lierly down once again. He passes, but Lierly regains his guard. Another pass and Reis is in position to let his fists fly. He unloads a few shots from the mount, Lierly rolls to protect himself and Reis locks in the rear choke.

Winner: Wilson Reis by Rear Choke, Round 1

Ben Askren vs Ryan Thomas:
WELTERWEIGHT BOUT -- Askren comes out looking to trade. He eats a one-two, shoots and gets the takedown. Askren falls right into a triangle but fights his way out of it. Askren grabs head control and looks like he's setting up either a Peruvian Necktie or an Anaconda choke, he loses his grip on the roll and goes for what looks like an arm-in guillotine. Thomas's eyes are closed but he doesn't tap or go out. Referee Dave Smith waves the fight off. Terrible Stoppage.

Winner: Ben Aksren by Guillotine Choke, Round 1

Toby Imada vs James Krause:
LIGHTWEIGHT BOUT -- Both guys swinging away and not even close to connecting. Finally Krause lands a body kick. Imada trips Krause to the mat. He tries to pass but gets swept. In the scramble Imada ends up on top in half guard. Krause gets on Imada's back and tries to roll forward. Imada looks for an omoplata. Krause has none of it and stands. Imada looks for a heel hook, but Krause strikes the body and head. He misses a huge right hand. Imada threatening the leg again. Round ends.

Krause is landing shots from his feet. Imada gets a body lock and muscles Krause to the mat. Krause sweeps and grabs a single. Imada isolates an arm looking for an omoplata, then transitions to an armbar. Very slick.

Winner: Toby Imada by Armbar, Round 2