UNCASVILLE, Conn. — Mandel Nallo isn’t going to be one of those fighters who try to excuse their way out of a low-blow finish. Nallo (7-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) knew from the jump that he nailed Saad Awad good with a low knee in the opening round of their Bellator 249 main-card opener, and that it would likely be the end of the fight. “I’m not going to be one of these weaselly guys who’s like ‘I just grazed him.’ Nallo told MMA Junkie after the fight. It was a big, hard knee, I was trying to knock him out with a knee to the liver, so I knew it was hard.” Indeed, Awad couldn’t continue after the five-minute timeout, and the bout was ruled a no-contest at the 1:44 mark at Mohegan Sun Arena.
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