Bellator 73 Live Results

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Aug 242012
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2)—

Summer Series 2012 Light Heavyweight Tournament Final Fight
Travis Wiuff vs. Attila Vegh: Vegh via Knockout (Punches), Round 1, 0:25

Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Final Fight
Luis Nogueira vs. Marcos Galvao: Galvao via TKO (Strikes), Round 2, 4:20

Light Heavyweight Feature Fight
Mike Mucitelli vs. Matt Van Buren: Mucitelli via Submission (Triangle Choke), Round 1, 3:01

Heavyweight Feature Fight
Ryan Martinez vs. Mike Wessel: Wessel via Split Decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00 Continue reading »

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Bellator 70: The Aftermath

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May 262012
 

It wasn't pretty, but Cole Konrad (top) finished Eric Prindle (bottom) in brutal fashion with a first-round Kimura to retain his Bellator Heavyweight Championship. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)

Bellator Fighting Championships ended its sixth season of mixed martial arts action last night in New Orleans, Louisiana as Bellator 70 saw “Polar Bear” Cole Konrad (9-0) defend his heavyweight strap against “American Soldier” Eric Prindle (7-2) and “Genghis” Rick Hawn (14-1) take the lightweight tournament championship in a war with Brent Weedman (20-8). “Betao” Luis Alberto Nogueira (14-2) made JMMA superstar “Iron” Hiroshi Nakamura (15-6) eat his words in dominant fashion and the night opened with hometown hero and UFC veteran “No Love” Rich Clementi (43-21) earning a much needed win over emerging prospect “The Stallion” Derek Campos (9-3). Continue reading »

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Bellator 70 Video Highlights

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May 262012
 

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Bellator 70, Season 6 Finale Live Results

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May 252012
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2)—

Heavyweight Championship Title Fight
Cole Konrad vs. Eric Prindle: Konrad via Submission (Kimura), Round 1, 1:00

Season 6 Lightweight Tournament Final Fight
Rick Hawn vs. Brent Weedman: Hawn via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Luis Nogueira vs. Hiroshi Nakamura: Nogueira via TKO (Punches), Round 3, 1:58

Catchweight (157lbs.) Feature Fight
Rich Clementi vs. Derek Campos: Clementi via Submission (Guillotine Choke), Round 1, 4:18 Continue reading »

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Bellator 68 Video Highlights

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May 122012
 

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Bellator 68 Main Card: Pre-Fight Breakdown

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May 102012
 

Marius Zaromskis (black trunks) will make his Bellator debut in a long-awaited rematch against Waachiim Spiritwolf. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)

It’s another stop in Atlantic City, New Jersey this Friday night as Caesars Hotel and Casino hosts the Bellator Season 6 Featherweight Tournament finale between former Sengoku 145lbs. king “The Monster of Rio” Marlon Sandro (22-3) and seasoned Bellator veteran Daniel Straus (19-4). Both men are making their second appearance in the tournament finals. Bantamweight semi-final number one goes down in the co-main event as WEC veteran “Loro” Macros Galvao (11-5) faces submission expert “T-Train” Travis Marx (19-3). Two UFC veterans will face off in a light heavyweight special feature fight as “The Silverback” Seth Petruzelli (14-6) battles “The Fury” Carmello Marrero (14-5). Starting off the main card on MTV2 is a rematch that has been brewing since November 2010 when their Strikeforce bout was ruled a No Contest, as DREAM Welterweight Champion “The Whitemare” Marius Zaromskis (16-6) locks horns with Wacchiim Spiritwolf (9-9) for a second time. Continue reading »

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Bellator 65 Video Highlights

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Apr 152012
 

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Bellator 65 Live Results

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Apr 132012
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2)—

Bantamweight Championship Fight
Zach Makovsky vs. Eduardo Dantas: Dantas via Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke), Round 2, 3:26

Season 6 Featherweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Daniel Straus vs. Mike Corey: Straus via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00

Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Alexis Vila vs. Luis Nogueira: Nogueira via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00

Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Ed West vs. Marcos Galvao: Galvao via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00 Continue reading »

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Bellator 65 Main Card: Pre-Fight Breakdown

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Apr 122012
 

Alexis Vila (right) has the speed and power to end his foe's night early, but should be fail to pull the trigger, he risks being dragged into the later rounds where Luis Nogueira has the advantage. (Photo courtesy of Bellator)

Bellator hits the Jersey Shore again this Friday night with a four-fight main card and a golden belt on the line at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. The Bellator 65 main event sees bantamweight champ “Fun Size” Zach Makovsky (14-2) take on Season 5 tournament winner, 22-year-old “Dudu” Eduardo Dantas (13-2), in Makovsky’s first ever title defense. “The Polar Bear” Cole Konrad (8-0) was scheduled to put his heavyweight strap on the line against “The American Soldier” Eric Prindle (7-1), but Prindle was struck by a last-minute injury and the title bout has been rescheduled for Bellator 70. The second 145lbs. tournament semi-final match-up will take place as well when Daniel Straus (18-4) faces the underdog and upset artist Mike Corey (12-2) with the winner to face  former Sengoku champion Marlon Sandro (22-3) in the finale. WEC veteran and Bellator tough man “Loro” Marcos Galvao (10-5) takes on the colorful wrestler “Wild” Ed West (17-6) in a Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Quarter-Finals match-up while the opposing bracket sees returning Season Five 135lbs. finalist “The Exorcist” Alexis Vila (11-1) face Bellator veteran “Betao” Luis Alberto Nogueira (12-2). Continue reading »

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Bellator 64: The Aftermath

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Apr 072012
 

Marlon Sandro (pictured) defeated young Brazilian bomber Alexandre Bezerra in the Bellator 64 co-main event, and moves on to the featherweight tourney finals. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)

It was a successful launch for Bellator’s Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament with two action packed chess matches of fights opening up the main card at Friday night’s Bellator 64 event held at the The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. Promotional debutees 20-year-old Brazilian finishing machine “Ratinho” Rodrigo Lima (10-1) and DEEP and Shooto veteran “Iron” Hiroshi Nakamura (15-5) started off the 135lbs. tourney with a competitive three-round affair, followed up by a match between submission expert “T-Train” Travis Marx (19-3) and former Shooto champion Masakatsu Ueda (15-2). Featherweight “Monster of Rio” Marlon Sandro (22-3) took on fellow countryman “Popo” Alexandre Bezzera (13-2) and his blazing eight-fight win streak for a spot in the tourney finals. In the main event, Bellator Welterweight Champion “Funky” Ben Askren (10-0) made his second title defense against former MFC king and Season 5 tournament champion “The Phenom” Douglas Lima (21-5). Continue reading »

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Bellator 64 Video Highlights

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Apr 072012
 

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Bellator 64 Live Results

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Apr 062012
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2)—

Welterweight Tournament Champion Fight
Ben Askren vs. Douglas Lima: Askren via Unanimous Decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45), Round 5, 5:00

Season 6 Featherweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Marlon Sandro vs. Alexandre Bezerra: Sandro via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29), Round 3, 5:00

Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Travis Marx vs. Masakatsu Ueda: Marx via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00

Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Rodrigo Lima vs. Hiroshi Nakamura: Nakamura via Unanimous Decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27), Round 3, 5:00 Continue reading »

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Bellator 64: Main Card Pre-Fight Breakdown

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Apr 052012
 

Aggressive striker and former MFC champ Douglas Lima (top) will prove a worthy challenger to current Bellator Welterweight Champion Ben Askren's title in the Bellator 64 main event. (Photo courtesy of Bellator)

On Friday, April 6 Bellator Fighting Championships makes the trek North to Windsor, Ontario, Canada to present Bellator 64 live on MTV2 from The Colosseum at Caesars Windsor. Undefeated Bellator Welterweight Champion and former Olympic wrestler “Funky” Ben Askren (9-0) takes on his most dangerous opponent to date in former MFC king and Season 5 welterweight tourney champion “The Phenom” Douglas Lima (21-4) with the 170lbs. title on the line. Season 6 Featherweight Tournament semi-final match-up number one pits former Sengoku 145lbs. champion Marlon Sandro (21-3) against a close friend in “Popo” Alexandre Bezerra (13-1) to determine who will take one of two spots in the finals. Two bouts in the latest bantamweight tournament’s quarter-finals open up the main card as “T-Train” Travis Marx (18-3) takes on Shooto veteran Masakatsu Ueda (15-1) and undefeated WOCS veteran “Ratinho” Rodrigo Lima (10-0) fights DEEP and Shooto journeyman “Iron” Hiroshi Nakamura (14-5). Continue reading »

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Bellator Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament Taking Shape

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Dec 152011
 
Both Alexis Vila (right) and Marcos Galvao (left) will join the field of Bellator veterans and newcomers in the Season 6 tournament, making a rematch of their “Fight of the Year” candidate bout a real possibility for fans. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)

Bellator Fighting Championships CEO Bjorn Rebney is already grinding at the mill stone that is the tournament set-up process for the new season of Bellator beginning on March 2 on MTV2.  The first class of fighters on the slate for Season 6 action is the bantamweight division. With several fighters already in Bellator’s ranks joining newly signed and very skillful talents in the brackets, this upcoming season will surely prove as interesting and dynamic as ever. Continue reading »

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