Bellator 80, Season 7 Heavyweight and Featherweight Tournament Semi-Finals Live Results

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Nov 092012
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV)—

Bantamweight Feature Fight
Joe Warren vs. Owen Evinger: Warren via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Season 7 Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals Fight
Vinicius Queiroz vs. Alexander Volkov: Volkov via TKO (Punches), Round 2, 4:59

Season 7 Featherweight Tournament Semi-Finals Fight
Wagnney Fabiano vs. Rad Martinez: Martinez via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Welterweight Feature Fight
Darryl Cobb vs. Brett Cooper: Cooper via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00 Continue reading »

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Bellator 80, Season 7 Heavyweight and Featherweight Tournament Semi-Finals: Pre-Fight Breakdown

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Nov 082012
 

Bellator 80 will offer fans a chance to see several rising stars, such as fight-finisher Brett Cooper (gold trunks), strut their stuff on the big stage. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)

Bellator returns to its old stomping grounds Friday night as Bellator 80′s stage is set at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The battles are getting increasingly intense as the Season 7 tournaments have thinned out and the finalists have been chosen. Former Bellator middleweight turned welterweight “Fudoshin” Brett Cooper (16-7) and Darryl Cobb (5-5) will battle it out in the 170lbs. division to start off the MTV2 card. The Brazilian knockout artist “Spartan” Vinicius Queiroz (6-2) will face Russian finishing artist ”Drago” Alexander Volkov (17-3) in the second heavyweight semi-final. IFL and WEC veteran Wagnney Fabiano (15-3) and hard-nosed Rad Martinez (13-2) battle it out in the second featherweight semi-final. In the main event of the evening former Bellator Featherweight Champion Joe Warren (7-3) returns after two knockout losses to face Owen Evinger (7-3) in a 135lbs. bout which will determine the fate of each man’s career. Continue reading »

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Bellator 58 Live Results

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Nov 192011
 

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—MAIN CARD—

Lightweight Championship Fight
Eddie Alvarez vs. Michael Chandler: Chandler via Submission (Rear Naked Choke), Round 4, 3:06

Catchweight (195lbs.) Feature Fight
Hector Lombard vs. Trevor Prangley: Lombard via KO (Punches), Round 2, 1:06

Women’s Feature Fight
Lisa Ellis vs. Jessica Aguilar: Aguilar via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Featherweight Feature Fight
Marlon Sandro vs. Rafael Dias: Sandro via Submission (Standing Arm-Triangle Choke), Round 1, 3:56 Continue reading »

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Bellator 50, Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Quarter-Finals Live Results

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Sep 172011
 

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—MAIN CARD (on MTV2)—

Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Jared Hess vs. Bryan Baker: Baker via TKO (Strikes), Round 3, 2:52

Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Victor O’Donnell vs. Brian Rogers: Rogers via TKO (Kick and Punches), Round 1, 1:56

Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Zelg Galesic vs. Alexander Shlemenko: Shlemenko via Submission (Standing Guillotine Choke), Round 1, 1:55

Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Quarter-Final Fight
Sam Alvey vs. Vitor Vianna: Vianna via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00 Continue reading »

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Bellator 50, Season 5 Middleweight Tournament Pre-Fight Breakdown

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Sep 162011
 

Long reigning Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard will watch closely as eight top level fighters enter the Season 5 tournament for a crack at his gold. (Photo courtesy of Bellator)

Tomorrow night the famed Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino hosts yet another Bellator event: the Bellator 50 and the Season 5 Middleweight Tournament quarter-finals. ”Shango” Hector Lombard (28-2), with the championship belt hoisted across his shoulder, reigns at 185lbs. and only one man will earn the chance to challenge for his gold strap. Stacked with Bellator veterans, a former title challenger, and new faces from around the globe, the tournament seems geared to ensure that man is the toughest test yet of Hector’s reign. “The Beast” Bryan Baker (12-2), a giant and powerful middleweight, has overcome many hardships to unleash “The Beast” inside the cage. Standing across from him is the hard nosed and gritty Jared Hess (12-2), the man who was the runner-up in the first season but was cut down short in the second season due to a freak knee injury. Russian striker “The Storm” Alexander Shlemenko (30-4) will bring his flashy spinning back fists and kicks into the cage to welcome Croatian kickboxer and DREAM and Cage Rage veteran Zelg Galesic (9-5), a man who has never been out of the first round in his entire career. Perhaps one of the most decorated Jiu-Jitsu champions in the world, Vitor Vianna (10-1), will bring his high level grappling with him as he makes his Bellator debut against “Smiling” Sam Alvey (14-2). Starting off the tournament are two newcomers in Strikeforce veteran Brian Rogers (7-2) and Victor O’Donnell (12-1). Both men love to strike and have secured most of their pro wins by TKO. Only four men can move on to the semi-finals but with such talent that is involved in this tournament, anything goes.

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Bellator Middleweights Set for War at September Bellator 50 Event

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Jul 302011
 

Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard (black shorts) has dominated the Bellator middleweight division with both of his iron fists; now he will watch again as eight men battle for a chance at his belt. (Photo courtesy of Bellator)

Bellator’s most popular host, The Seminole Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood, Florida, will welcome perhaps the most talented division of all the Bellator ranks. The middleweight tournament is set and eight men will enter the cage to fight their way to the top. Ruled by the aggressive and powerful champion “Shango” Hector Lombard (27-2), the middleweight division has to produce a truly gifted challenger to make it worth his while and Bellator has done just that with eight of the best the world has to offer. With several returning fighters and plenty of new faces looking to take Bellator by storm, Season 5 is perhaps the deepest tournament pool to date. Continue reading »

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Spinning Back Bag of Fights!

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May 172011
 

 

Last week the UFC held their “Fighter Summit” where they invited all of the Zuffa fighters to come to Las Vegas and learn about such topics as head injuries, social media, taxes, information about their new insurance coverage, and so on. Continue reading »

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Bellator 44: The Aftermath

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May 152011
 

Spinning back fists, kicks, and an overall aggressive stance are what won the day for Alexander Shlemenko (black trunks) at Bellator 44. (Photo courtesy of Zuffa, LLC.)

Mixed martial arts invaded the night life of Atlantic City, New Jersey last night with a stacked card that suffered several hiccups in regards to the supporting bouts, but nonetheless did not disappoint. Headlined by a superfight between Bellator Middleweight Champion “Shango” Hector Lombard (27-2) and “Niko” Falaniko Vitale (27-9) and a supporting lightweight title contender bout between Season 4 finalists “Pitbull” Patricky Freire (3-1) and Michael Chandler (8-0), the card made promises of a stellar night of fights from the outset. Despite a bantamweight fight between Anthony Morrison (14-9) and Byran Goldsby (14-9) being cancelled due to Morrison missing weight by an astonishing 10lbs., the premium MMA organization from Chicago still had more than enough talent on its undercard to make good on those promises. “The Storm” Alexander Shlemenko (30-4) made his return to the cage against rising middleweight star Brett Cooper (12-6) and kicked off the night with a middleweight qualifying match that was followed by a pair of bouts that were every bit as exciting as the fans have come to expect from Bellator. Continue reading »

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Bellator 44 Quick Results

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May 142011
 

 

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—MAIN CARD—

Falaniko Vitale vs. Hector Lombard: Lombard via KO (Punch), Round 3, 0:54

Patricky Freire vs. Michael Chandler: Chandler via Unanimous Decision (29-27, 29-27, 29-27), Round 3, 5:00

Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brett Cooper: Shlemenko via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00 Continue reading »

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Bellator 44: Pre-Fight Breakdown

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May 132011
 

Bellator 44's main event features a middleweight superfight between reigning 185lbs. champ "Shango" Hector Lombard (left) and submission ace "Niko" Falaniko Vitale. (Photo courtesy of Dave Mandel and Sherdog)

The historic setting of Atlantic City, New Jersey, known for its casinos and night life, will host Bellator 44 tomorrow night with a locked and loaded main card that is perhaps the organization’s best offering to date. Even after the loss of “Cyborg” Lyman Good (11-2) to a hamstring injury last week that caused his fight with “The Handler” Dan Hornbuckle (18-4) to be put on hold, the card remains stacked with fighters known for their exciting styles. Bryan Goldsby (14-9) and Anthony Morrison (14-9) kick off the main card with a bantamweight fight that guarantees the winner the final spot in the Season 5 tournament, proceeded by returning title contender and self-proclaimed “pure striker” Russian-born kickboxer “The Storm” Alexander Shlemenko (29-4) meeting former welterweight Brett Cooper (12-5) who has found new life at a more natural weight of 185lbs. Then, Bellator Season 4 Lightweight Tournament finalist “Pitbull” Patricky Freire (3-0) will meet Mike Chandler Jr. (7-0) for the title of tournament champion and to earn his place as the next man in line for reigning 155lbs. champion Eddie Alvarez’s (21-2) belt. The trio of promising bouts will prime the pump for an explosive main event superfight in the middleweight division pitting UFC, Strikeforce, and SUPERBRAWL veteran “Niko” Falaniko Vitale (27-8) against the dangerous king of the Bellator middleweight division “Shango” Hector Lombard (26-2). Vitale’s slick Jiu-Jitsu may be enough to end one of the longest win streaks in MMA, but he will have to get past Lombard’s aggressive sweet science first or end his night sleeping on the canvas. Continue reading »

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Bellator 44 Brings Stacked Card to Atlantic City

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Apr 282011
 

Bellator 44 delivers big names including dangerous kickboxers Alexander Shlemenko (left) and reigning Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard (right). "The Storm" will take on Brett Cooper and "Shango" will lock horns with UFC veteran Falaniko Vitale. (Photo courtesy of Dave Mandel and Sherdog)

The recently announced Bellator Fighting Championships Featherweight “Summer Series” Tournament begins May 14 with perhaps their most stacked card to date. The event will take place in Atlantic City, New Jersey and also hosts a middleweight elimination match to determine who will grace the Season 5 Tournament as Bellator Season 2 Middleweight Tournament winner and title challenger “The Storm” Alexander Shlemenko (29-4) steps back into the cage against Brett Cooper (12-5). Continue reading »

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