Bellator 57, Season 5 Welterweight, Middleweight Tournament Finals Live Results

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Nov 122011
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2)—

Season 5 Welterweight Tournament Finals Fight
Ben Saunders vs. Douglas Lima: Lima via TKO (Punches), Round 2, 1:21

Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Finals Fight
Alexander Shlemenko vs. Vitor Vianna: Shlemenko via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00

Light Heavyweight Feature Fight
John Hawk vs. Roger Hollett: Hollett via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00

Catchweight (146lbs.) Feature Fight
Alexandre Bezerra vs. Doug Evans: Bezerra via Submission (Heel Hook), Round 1, 4:04 Continue reading »

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UFC on FOX: Velasquez vs. Dos Santos Live Results, Bonuses

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Nov 122011
 

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—MAIN EVENT (on FOX)—

Cain Velasquez vs. Junior Dos Santos: Dos Santos via KO (Punches), Round 1, 1:04

—UNDERCARD (on FoxSports.com and Facebook)—

Clay Guida vs. Ben Henderson: Henderson via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Dustin Poirier vs. Pablo Garza: Poirier via Submission (D’arce Choke), Round 2, 1:32

Cub Swanson vs. Ricardo Lamas: Lamas via Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), Round 2, 2:16

Damarques Johnson vs. Clay Harvison: Johnson via TKO (Punches), Round 1, 1:34

Norifumi Yamamoto vs. Darren Uyenoyama: Uyenoyama via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26), Round 3, 5:00

Mackens Semerzier vs. Robert Peralta: Peralta via TKO (Punches), Round 3, 1:54

Alex Caceras vs. Cole Escovedo: Caceras via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Mike Pierce vs. Paul Bradley: Pierce via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Aaron Rosa vs. Matt Lucas: Rosa via Majority Decision (28-28, 30-26, 30-26), Round 3, 5:00

 —BONUSES—

Submission of the Night: Ricardo Lamas (over Cub Swanson) earned $65,000

Knockout of the Night: Junior Dos Santos (over Cain Velasquez) earned $65,000

Fight of the Night: Clay Guida and Ben Henderson each received $65,000

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Bellator 57, Season 5 Welterweight and Middleweight Tournament Finals: Pre-Fight Breakdown

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Nov 122011
 

Alexandre Bezerra (blue gloves) comes into his Bellator 57 match undefeated in the promotion and will likely remain that way. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)

Tonight at Bellator 57 it’s back to the Casino Rama in Orilla, Ontario, Canada for not one but two tournament finales that grants one contender a homecoming to his former stomping grounds. Former MFC Welterweight Champion “The Phenom” Douglas Lima (18-4) earned his salt in the MFC promotion making him a fan favorite in the region. Standing across from him is UFC veteran, “Killa B” Ben Saunders (12-3). Both men have fought their ways to the finals and now only the other stands in their way for the big payday and the title shot against champion Ben Askren (9-0). Aside from the 170lbs. tournament finals, the promotion’s stacked and dangerous middleweight division will also prepare for glory. Season 2 Tournament winner and Russian striking machine “The Storm” Alexander Shelmenko (32-4) will meet multi-time world Jiu-Jitsu champion Vitor Vianna (12-1) in the tournament finals with the winner gaining the task of attempting to dethrone the champion “Shango” Hector Lombard (28-2). Supporting the two finales are a pair of bouts that could earn the winners a spot in the upcoming season’s tournaments.  NAAFS veteran and owner of one Bellator victory John Hawk (6-3) will meet Extreme Cage Combat and MFC veteran Roger Hollett (11-3) in a light heavyweight affair, and Shark Fights and UFC  veteran Douglas Evans (12-7) faces Bellator veteran Alexandre Bezerra (11-1). Bezerra is looking to stay unbeaten in his Bellator career while Evans is looking to get back on the comfortable side of victory road. Continue reading »

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