Bellator 207 live blog: Mitrione vs. Bader

This is the Bellator 207 live blog for Matt Mitrione vs. Ryan Bader, a heavyweight bout at Friday’s Bellator event at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn.
Mitrione, winner of four straight, faces Bader, the Bellator light heavyweight champion who has won his last five, in the main event to determine who advances to the finals of the Bellator Heavyweight World Grand Prix.
Check out the Bellator 207 live blog below.
Round 1: Early feeling out process, but Bader soon snaps in a jab and exp