UNCASVILLE, Conn. – Before Friday, it had been three years since Bellator light heavyweight champion Ryan Bader competed at 205 pounds. When he stepped into the cage against Vadim Nemkov , the champion faced a rude welcoming. Nemkov (12-2 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) knocked out Bader (27-6 MMA, 5-1 BMMA) in an elongated mauling, which Bader survive multiple onslaughts in the second round. Nemkov finally was able to put him out, finishing the fight with strikes at 3:02 of Round 2.
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