2012 in Bellator MMA was the sixth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships,[1] which began on March 9, 2012.[2] The sixth season of Bellator was originally scheduled to begin on March 2, 2012. However, the debut was pushed back a week so it began with the show on March 9, 2012.[3]
| 2012 in Bellator MMA | |
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| Information | |
| Promotion | Bellator MMA |
| First date aired | March 9, 2012 |
| Last date aired | December 14, 2012 |
Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in five weight classes, including the bantamweight,[4] featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions.
Bellator 60
| Bellator 60 | |
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| Information | |
| Date | March 9, 2012 |
| Venue | The Venue at Horseshoe Casino |
| City | Hammond, Indiana |
Bellator 60 took place on March 9, 2012 at The Venue at Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.[5] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 60 was expected to take place on March 2, but the season opener was pushed back one week.[6]
Wagnney Fabiano was originally scheduled to face Ronnie Mann in the opening round of the Featherweight tournament; however, on March 1, 2012, Fabiano pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Mike Corey.[7]
Genair da Silva was originally scheduled to face Alexandre Bezerra in the opening round of the Featherweight tournament; however, after weigh-in issues, da Silva was forced to pull out of the bout. He was replaced by Kenny Foster who was set to fight Bobby Reardanz on the undercard of this event.[8]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Pat Curran | def. | Joe Warren (c) | KO (punches) | 3 | 1:25 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Marlon Sandro | def. | Roberto Vargas | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:35 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Alexandre Bezerra | def. | Kenny Foster | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:57 | [c] |
| Featherweight | Daniel Mason-Straus | def. | Jeremy Spoon | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Featherweight | Mike Corey | def. | Ronnie Mann | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [e] |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Jake Nauracy | def. | Cory Galloway | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:22 | |
| Catchweight (215 lb) | Travis Wiuff | def. | Anthony Gomez | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (280 lb) | Sean McCorkle | def. | Richard White | Submission (neck crank) | 1 | 1:02 | |
| Catchweight (165 lb) | Josh Shockley | def. | Shamar Bailey | Decision unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (148 lb) | Genair da Silva | def. | Bobby Reardanz | TKO (leg kicks and punches) | 3 | 0:51 | |
Bellator 61
| Bellator 61 | |
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| Information | |
| Date | March 16, 2012 |
| Venue | Horseshoe Riverdome |
| City | Bossier City, Louisiana |
Bellator 61 took place on March 16, 2012 at Horseshoe Riverdome in Bossier City, Louisiana.[9] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
The event was to feature the rematch between season-five heavyweight tournament finalists Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos. Prindle and Santos met in the finals of Bellator's season-five heavyweight tourney, but the bout was ruled a no-contest when Santos inexplicably kicked a downed Prindle in the groin.[10] However, on March 15, Bellator announced the fight had been pushed back a week to Bellator 62 due to Prindle having "flu-like symptoms."[11]
This event marked the first time that Bellator Fighting Championships aired in Brazil on TV Esporte Interativo.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Maiquel Falcao | def. | Norman Paraisy | Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Vyacheslav Vasilevsky | def. | Victor O'Donnell | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Bruno Santos | def. | Giva Santana | Decision unanimous (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Middleweight | Brian Rogers | def. | Vitor Vianna | KO (flying knee) | 1 | 4:14 | [d] |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Catchweight (165 lb) | Josh Quayhagen | def. | Brent Taylor | Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Derrick Krantz | def. | Eric Scallan | Technical submission (D'arce choke) | 1 | 3:01 | |
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Jason Sampson | def. | Jeremy Myers | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 3 | 2:25 | |
| Middleweight | Trey Houston | def. | Jeremiah Riggs | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:30 | [e] |
Bellator 62
| Bellator 62 | |
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| Information | |
| Date | March 23, 2012 |
| Venue | Laredo Energy Arena |
| City | Laredo, Texas |
Bellator 62 took place on March 23, 2012 at Laredo Energy Arena in Laredo, Texas.[12] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Lightweight Tournament.[12]
Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos were supposed to have their rematch of the Season Five Heavyweight Tournament Final on this card, after having been delayed a week from Bellator 61. Santos, however, failed to make weight and the bout was cancelled, and Prindle was awarded the tournament win by default. A scheduled fight between Cosmo Alexandre and Oscar de la Parra was also scrapped.[13]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Lloyd Woodard | def. | Patricky Freire | Submission (kimura) | 2 | 1:46 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Rick Hawn | def. | Ricardo Tirloni | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:36 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Brent Weedman | def. | J.J. Ambrose | Submission (Von Flue choke) | 2 | 3:26 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Thiago Michel | def. | Rene Nazare | Decision split (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Catchweight (162 lb) | Luis Vega | def. | Sonny Luque | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 3:43 | |
| Featherweight | Chris Jones | def. | Steven Peterson | Decision split (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Dave Jansen | def. | Jacob Kirwan | Decision unanimous (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Rad Martinez | def. | Doug Frey | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:08 | [e] |
| Catchweight (173 lb) | Sean Spencer | def. | Joseph Daily | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:24 | |
Bellator 63
| Bellator 63 | |
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| Information | |
| Date | March 30, 2012 |
| Venue | Mohegan Sun Arena |
| City | Uncasville, Connecticut |
Bellator 63 took place on March 30, 2012 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.[14] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
The event hosted the opening round of Bellator's Season Six Welterweight Tournament.[14]
War Machine was expected to fight Karl Amoussou in the opening round of the welterweight tournament. However, War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison and was forced out of the bout and the tournament.[15]
Brian Foster was scheduled to face David Rickels in the opening round of the welterweight tournament, but was not medically cleared for the event. Stepping in to fight Rickels was newcomer Jordan Smith.[16]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Karl Amoussou | def. | Chris Lozano | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:05 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Bryan Baker | def. | Carlos Alexandre Pereira | Decision split (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | David Rickels | def. | Jordan Smith | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:22 | [c] |
| Welterweight | Ben Saunders | def. | Raul Amaya | Decision unanimous (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Catchweight (165 lb) | Ryan Quinn | def. | Marc Stevens | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Matt Bessette | def. | Saul Almeida | Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Dan Cramer | def. | Jeff Nader | Decision split (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Brandon Fleming | def. | Pete Rogers Jr. | Submission (Peruvian necktie) | 1 | 3:39 | |
| Welterweight | Andrey Koreshkov | def. | Tiawan Howard | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:26 | [e] |
| Women's (125 lb) | Munah Holland | def. | Marianna Kheyfets | KO (punches) | 2 | 4:45 | |
Bellator 64
| Bellator 64 | |
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| Information | |
| Date | April 6, 2012 |
| Venue | Caesar’s Windsor |
| City | Windsor, Ontario |
Bellator 64 took place on April 6, 2012 at Caesar's Windsor in Windsor, Ontario.[17] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
The event hosted two of the opening round bouts of Bellator's Season Six Bantamweight Tournament.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Ben Askren (c) | def. | Douglas Lima | Decision unanimous (50–45, 50–45, 50–45) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Marlon Sandro | def. | Alexandre Bezerra | Decision split (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Travis Marx | def. | Masakatsu Ueda | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Bantamweight | Hiroshi Nakamura | def. | Rodrigo Lima | Decision unanimous (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Catchweight (192 lb) | Elias Theodorou | def. | Rich Lictawa | TKO (retirement) | 3 | 0:33 | |
| Catchweight (160 lb) | Kyle Prepolec | def. | Lance Snow | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 2:54 | |
| Welterweight | Chad Laprise | def. | Josh Taveirne | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 2:48 | |
| Featherweight | Mike Richman | def. | Chris Horodecki | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:23 | |
| Welterweight | Nordine Taleb | def. | Matt Secor | Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–24) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jason Fischer | def. | Taylor Solomon | Technical Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 4:59 | |
Bellator 65
| Bellator 65 | |
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| Information | |
| Date | April 13, 2012 |
| Venue | Boardwalk Hall |
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Bellator 65 took place on April 13, 2012 at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[18] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad was originally slated to defend his title against Eric Prindle at this event. The fight, however, was moved to Bellator 70.[19]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Eduardo Dantas | def. | Zach Makovsky (c) | Technical Submission (arm triangle choke) | 2 | 3:26 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Daniel Mason-Straus | def. | Mike Corey | Decision unanimous (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Luis Nogueira | def. | Alexis Vila | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Bantamweight | Marcos Galvao | def. | Ed West | Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Featherweight | Kenny Foster | def. | Jay Haas | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:51 | |
| Lightweight | Will Martinez | def. | Terrell Hobbs | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 4:12 | |
| Middleweight | Duane Bastress | def. | Plinio Cruz | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 2:52 | |
| Featherweight | Scott Heckman | def. | Lester Caslow | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 3:40 | |
| Welterweight | Lyman Good | def. | LeVon Maynard | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:13 | [e] |
| Welterweight | Kris McCray | def. | Ailton Barbosa | Decision split (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [f] |
| Lightweight | E. J. Brooks | def. | Mikhail Malyutin | Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 66
| Bellator 66 | |
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| Information | |
| Date | April 20, 2012 |
| Venue | I-X Center |
| City | Cleveland, Ohio |
Bellator 66 took place on April 20, 2012 at I-X Center in Cleveland, Ohio.[20] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
NAAFS women's champion Aisling Daly was originally scheduled to face Jessica Eye on this card. Daly withdrew from the bout due to an ear infection and was replaced by Anita Rodriguez.[21]
Bruno Santos was originally scheduled to face Brian Rogers in a Middleweight tournament semifinal bout; however, on April 16, 2012, it was revealed that Santos had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Bellator newcomer Andreas Spang.[22]
Tyler Combs and Jason Dent were originally announced to face each other in a lightweight bout. Nevertheless, the fight did not materialize.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez | def. | Shinya Aoki | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:14 | |
| Middleweight | Andreas Spang | def. | [Brian Rogers] | KO (punch) | 2 | 3:34 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Maiquel Falcao | def. | Vyacheslav Vasilevsky | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Rick Hawn | def. | Lloyd Woodard | KO (punch) | 2 | 0:10 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Brent Weedman | def. | Thiago Michel | Decision split (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Women's Bout (130 lb) | Jessica Eye | def. | Anita Rodriguez | Decision unanimous (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | John Hawk | def. | Marcus Vanttinen | Decision split (27–30, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Attila Vegh | def. | Dan Spohn | Decision split (29–28, 28–29, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Frank Caraballo (ic) | def. | Donny Walker (c) | KO (knee) | 4 | 2:25 | [e] |
| Lightweight | Julian Lane | def. | Joe Heiland | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 2:49 | |
Bellator 67
| Bellator 67 | |
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| Information | |
| Date | May 4, 2012 |
| Venue | Casino Rama |
| City | Rama, Ontario |
Bellator 67 took place on May 4, 2012 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario, Canada.[23] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator Lightweight champion, Michael Chandler, competed in a non-title "Super Fight" against PRIDE, UFC, and DREAM veteran, Akihiro Gono, at this event.[24]
Results
| Main card (MTV2) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Michael Chandler | def. | Akihiro Gono | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:56 | |
| Welterweight | Bryan Baker | def. | Ben Saunders | Decision unanimous (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Damian Grabowski | def. | Dave Huckaba | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Ryan Ford | def. | Luis Santos | TKO (knee & punches) | 2 | 1:24 | |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Lightweight | Cosmo Alexandre | def. | Lorawnt-T Nelson | Decision unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | David Harris | def. | Nick Kirk | Decision unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (148 lb) | Will Romero | def. | Matt Veal | TKO (knees & punches) | 2 | 4:25 | |
| Catchweight (180 lb) | Nordine Taleb | def. | Matt MacGrath | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:30 | |
| Welterweight | Dom O'Grady | def. | Nathan Gunn | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:51 | |
Bellator 68
| Bellator 68 | |
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| Information | |
| Date | May 11, 2012 |
| Venue | Caesars Hotel and Casino |
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Bellator 68 took place on May 11, 2012 at Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[25][26] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Kurt Pellegrino was scheduled to fight Marcin Held at this event.[27] However, on March 13, Pellegrino suffered a knee injury and was forced to pull out of the bout.[28] Phillipe Nover had stepped in as Pellegrino's replacement, but was eventually replaced by Bellator newcomer Derrick Kennington.
Eddie Fyvie and Jeff Lentz were originally scheduled to compete in a featherweight bout;[25] however, the fight did not materialize.
Marius Žaromskis versus Waachiim Spiritwolf was originally going to be contested at welterweight; however, Spiritwolf failed to make the 171 pounds cut off allowance and the fight was changed to a catchweight bout at 172 pounds.[29]
A catchweight bout at 230 pounds between Carmelo Marrero and Seth Petruzelli was cancelled the day of the show due to an illness by Petruzelli.[30]
Results
| Main card (MTV2) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Daniel Mason-Straus | def. | Marlon Sandro | Decision unanimous (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Marcos Galvão | def. | Travis Marx | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Marcin Held | def. | Derrick Kennington | Submission (heel hook) | 1 | 2:08 | |
| Catchweight (172 lb) | Marius Žaromskis | def. | Waachiim Spiritwolf | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Lightweight | Don Carlo-Clauss | def. | Jacob Kirwan | Decision split | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (175 lb) | Aung La N Sang | def. | Jesus Martinez | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:36 | |
| Bantamweight | Anthony Leone | def. | Claudio Ledesma | Decision split | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Francois Ambang | def. | Gregory Milliard | Decision split | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 69
| Bellator 69 | |
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| Information | |
| Date | May 18, 2012 |
| Venue | L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort |
| City | Lake Charles, Louisiana |
Bellator 69 took place on May 18, 2012 at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana.[31][32] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event held the finals of the Season Six Middleweight tournament.[33]
Heavyweights Ron Sparks and Kevin Asplund were to compete in a tournament eliminator bout for a spot in the Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight tournament.[33] However, the bout was cancelled the day of the show due to Sparks feeling ill.
With Hector Lombard leaving for the Ultimate Fighting Championship,[34] the Middleweight title was vacated. On April 25, 2012, Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney announced that the winner of the Middleweight tournament finale between Maiquel Falcão and Andreas Spang will face Alexander Shlemenko to crown the company's new Middleweight champion.[35]
Results
| Main card (MTV2) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Maiquel Falcão | def. | Andreas Spang | Decision unanimous (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Karl Amoussou | def. | David Rickels | Decision split (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Women's 115 lb | Jessica Aguilar | def. | Megumi Fujii | Decision unanimous (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Mark Holata | def. | Abe Wagner | Verbal Submission (straight ankle lock) | 1 | 2:24 | |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Catchweight (158 lb) | Josh Quayhagen | def. | Cliff Wright | Decision unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Shanon Slack | def. | Booker Arthur | Decision unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Andrey Koreshkov | def. | Derrick Krantz | TKO (strikes) | 3 | 0:51 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Rich Hale | def. | Josh Burns | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:38 | |
| Lightweight | E. J. Brooks | def. | Kalvin Hackney | Decision unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 70
| Bellator 70 | |
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| Information | |
| Date | May 25, 2012 |
| Venue | Orleans Convention Center |
| City | New Orleans, Louisiana |
Bellator 70 took place on May 25, 2012 at the Orleans Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana.[19] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad was originally slated to defend his title against Eric Prindle at Bellator 65. Prindle, however, was injured and the fight was moved to this card, Bellator 70.[36]
Results
| Main card (MTV2) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Rick Hawn | def. | Brent Weedman | Decision unanimous (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Cole Konrad (c) | def. | Eric Prindle | Submission (kimura) | 1 | 1:00 | [b] |
| Bantamweight | Luis Nogueira | def. | Hiroshi Nakamura | KO (punches) | 3 | 1:58 | [c] |
| Catchweight (157 lb) | Rich Clementi | def. | Derek Campos | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 4:18 | |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Catchweight (173 lb) | Keith Schneider | def. | Josh Shockley | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:59 | |
| Welterweight | A.J. Matthews | def. | Charlie Rader | KO (soccer kick) | 2 | 3:34 | |
| Catchweight (190 lb) | Kelvin Tiller | def. | Jeremiah Riggs | Verbal submission (kimura) | 3 | 3:38 | |
| Middleweight | Jonas Billstein | def. | Mike Seal | Technical submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:55 | |
| Bantamweight | Derek Arcement | def. | Blake Dufour | Decision unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
Tournaments
Middleweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
 | Maiquel Falcão | UD | ||||||||||||
 | Norman Paraisy | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Maiquel Falcão | UD | ||||||||||||
 | Vyacheslav Vasilevsky | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Vyacheslav Vasilevsky | UD | ||||||||||||
 | Victor O'Donnell | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Maiquel Falcão | UD | ||||||||||||
 | Andreas Spang | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Bruno Santos | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Giva Santana | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Andreas Spang[1] | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Brian Rogers | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Brian Rogers | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Vitor Vianna | 1 | ||||||||||||
1: Bruno Santos was set to face Brian Rogers in the semifinal round of the middleweight tournament. However, Santos had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury and was replaced by Andreas Spang.
Welterweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| | Karl Amoussou | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Chris Lozano[1] | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Karl Amoussou | SD | ||||||||||||
| | David Rickels | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | David Rickels | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Jordan Smith[2] | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Karl Amoussou | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Bryan Baker | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Bryan Baker | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Carlos Alexandre Pereira | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Bryan Baker | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Ben Saunders | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Ben Saunders | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Raul Amaya | 3 | ||||||||||||
1: War Machine was set to appear in the welterweight tournament. However, War Machine was sentenced to a year in prison and was forced out of the tournament. He was replaced by Chris Lozano.
2: Brian Foster was set to appear in the welterweight tournament. However, Foster was not medically cleared to fight. He was replaced by Jordan Smith.
Lightweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| | Rick Hawn | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Ricardo Tirloni | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Rick Hawn | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Lloyd Woodard | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Lloyd Woodard | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Patricky Freire | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Rick Hawn | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Brent Weedman | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Brent Weedman | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | J.J. Ambrose | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Brent Weedman | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Thiago Michel | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Thiago Michel | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Rene Nazare | 3 | ||||||||||||
Featherweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| | Daniel Straus | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Jeremy Spoon | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Daniel Straus | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Mike Corey | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Mike Corey[1] | UD | ||||||||||||
 | Ronnie Mann | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Daniel Straus | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Marlon Sandro | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Marlon Sandro | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Roberto Vargas | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Marlon Sandro | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Alexandre Bezerra | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Alexandre Bezerra | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Kenny Foster[2] | 2 | ||||||||||||
1: Wagnney Fabiano was expected to appear in the featherweight tournament. However, Fabiano suffered an undisclosed injury and was forced out of the tournament. Mike Corey filled in as Fabiano's replacement.
2: Genair da Silva was expected to appear in the featherweight tournament. However, after weigh-in issues arose at Bellator 60, da Silva was forced out of the tournament. Kenny Foster, who was slated to fight on the event's undercard, replaced da Silva.
Bantamweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| | Marcos Galvao | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Ed West | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Marcos Galvao | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Travis Marx | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Travis Marx | UD | ||||||||||||
 | Masakatsu Ueda | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Marcos Galvao | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Luis Nogueira | 2 | ||||||||||||
| | Luis Nogueira | UD | ||||||||||||
 | Alexis Vila | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Luis Nogueira | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Hiroshi Nakamura | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Hiroshi Nakamura | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Rodrigo Lima | 3 | ||||||||||||
Bellator 71
| Bellator 71 | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | June 22, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort | |||
| City | Chester, West Virginia | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 71 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on June 22, 2012 at the Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort in Chester, West Virginia.[37] The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the opening round fights in the Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament.[citation needed] The event was distributed live in prime time by EPIX and online at SpikeTV.com.
Background
A preliminary bout between E. J. Brooks and Joey Holt was originally announced by the promotion. However, the bout failed to materialize.[37]
Richard Hale was supposed to face Beau Tribolet in the Tournament Quarterfinal, but was not cleared to compete so Tim Carpenter (who originally was supposed to face John Hawk) stepped in as a last minute replacement.
Results
| Main card (EPIX and SpikeTV.com) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Travis Wiuff | def. | Chris Davis | TKO (Strikes) | 1 | 4:12 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Attila Vegh | def. | Zelg Galesic | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:00 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Tim Carpenter | def. | Beau Tribolet | Submission (Armbar) | 2 | 4:51 | [c] |
| Light Heavyweight | Emanuel Newton | def. | Roy Boughton | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 0:49 | [d] |
| Heavyweight | Brett Rogers | def. | Kevin Asplund | TKO (Doctor's Stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Josh Stansbury | def. | Dan Spohn | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 1 | 2:30 | |
| Middleweight | Jason Butcher | def. | Duane Bastress | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Featherweight | Neil Johnson | def. | Brylan Van Artsdalen | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 2 | 4:29 | |
| Catchweight (190 lb) | Kevin Zalac | def. | Chris Goldbaugh | Decision unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 72
| Bellator 72 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | July 20, 2012 | |||
| Venue | USF Sun Dome | |||
| City | Tampa, Florida | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 72 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on July 20, 2012 at USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida.[38] The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the semifinal round fights in the Summer Series Tournament.[citation needed] The event was distributed live in prime time by EPIX and MTV2.
Background
Paul Daley made his promotional debut at this event against Rudy Bears in a welterweight fight.
Marius Žaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf competed in a rematch - their third fight together - following a controversial doctor stoppage in their previous Bellator fight in May 2012.
A heavyweight bout between Chris Barnett and Tom Sauer was initially announced by the promotion for this card.[39] However, the bout failed to materialize.
Results
| Main card (EPIX and MTV2) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Karl Amoussou | def. | Bryan Baker | Submission (inverted heel hook) | 1 | 0:56 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Paul Daley | def. | Rudy Bears | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:45 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Travis Wiuff | def. | Tim Carpenter | Decision unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Attila Vegh | def. | Emanuel Newton | Decision split | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Welterweight | Marius Žaromskis | def. | Waachiim Spiritwolf | Decision split | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Catchweight (150 lb) | Paul Barrow | def. | Jason Carapelluci | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 3 | 0:46 | |
| Catchweight (178 lb) | Ben Saunders | def. | Brian Warren | TKO (knees) | 1 | 0:22 | [d] |
| Welterweight | Raul Amaya | def. | Kenny Moss | Verbal submission (Shoulder Injury) | 2 | 0:30 | |
| Featherweight | Matt McCook | def. | Shanon Slack | Decision split | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Julien Williams | def. | Ryan DeRocher | Technical submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 1:32 | |
Bellator 73
| Bellator 73 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | August 24, 2012 | |||
| Venue | Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino | |||
| City | Tunica, Mississippi | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator 73 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on August 24, 2012 at Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi.[40] The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the final round fights in the Summer Series Tournament.[citation needed] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This fight card was to feature Pat Curran making the first defense of his Featherweight title against Bellator season 4 Featherweight tournament winner Patricio Freire. However, on August 14, 2012, it was announced that Curran had suffered an injury and the bout was to be rescheduled for a later date.[41]
The card featured the finals of the season 6 Bantamweight tournament and 2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight tournament.
Marcus "Lelo" Aurelio was originally supposed to make his promotional debut on this card, but was removed due to an injury. His original opponent, Amaechi Oselukwue, instead met replacement Kelvin Tiller.[42] Additionally, a heavyweight bout between Maurice Jackson and Chris Miller was announced, but failed to materialize.
Results
| Main card (MTV2) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Attila Vegh | def. | Travis Wiuff | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:25 | [a] |
| Bantamweight | Marcos Galvao | def. | Luis Nogueira | TKO (elbows) | 2 | 4:20 | [b] |
| Light Heavyweight | Mike Mucitelli | def. | Matt Van Buren | Submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 3:01 | |
| Heavyweight | Mike Wessel | def. | Ryan Martinez | Decision split | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary | |||||||
| Lightweight | Zach Underwood | def. | Chris Coggins | Decision unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Brian Hall | def. | Jay Black | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:44 | |
| Welterweight | Andy Uhrich | def. | Joe Williams | Decision unanimous | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (190 lb) | Kelvin Tiller | def. | Amaechi Oselukwue | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:21 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jacob Noe | def. | Brian Albin | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Cosmo Alexandre | def. | Harry Johnson | TKO (knee to the body) | 2 | 0:39 | |
Light Heavyweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
 | Attila Vegh | SUB | ||||||||||||
 | Zelg Galesic | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Attila Vegh | SD | ||||||||||||
| | Emanuel Newton | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Emanuel Newton | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Roy Boughton | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Attila Vegh | KO | ||||||||||||
| | Travis Wiuff | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Travis Wiuff | TKO | ||||||||||||
| | Chris Davis | 1 | ||||||||||||
| | Travis Wiuff | UD | ||||||||||||
| | Tim Carpenter | 3 | ||||||||||||
| | Tim Carpenter[1] | SUB | ||||||||||||
| | Beau Tribolet | 2 | ||||||||||||
1: Tim Carpenter replaced Richard Hale.
Bellator 74
| Bellator 74 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | September 28, 2012 |
| Venue | Caesars Atlantic City |
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Bellator 74 took place on September 28, 2012 at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey.[citation needed] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. It was the season debut of season seven.
Background
Bellator 74 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Welterweight Tournament.[43]
Alexandre Bezerra was originally scheduled to face The Ultimate Fighter: Live alumni Jeff Smith. However, Smith failed his pre-fight medical and was replaced by Matt McCook in a 157 lb catchweight fight.[44] Plinio Cruz and Kelvin Tiller were also originally announced to meet in a middleweight fight, but the bout was cancelled after Cruz sustained an injury in training.[44]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Lyman Good | def. | Jim Wallhead | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Marius Žaromskis | def. | Nordine Taleb | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Welterweight | Michail Tsarev | def. | Tim Welch | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 1:57 | [c] |
| Welterweight | Andrey Koreshkov | def. | Jordan Smith | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [d] |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Will Martinez | def. | Casey Johnson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 2:27 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Michelle Ould | def. | Munah Holland | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (157 lb) | Alexandre Bezerra | def. | Matt McCook | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:04 | |
| Lightweight | Phillipe Nover | def. | Derrick Kennington | Technical submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:20 | |
| Featherweight | Brylan Van Artsdalen | def. | Jay Haas | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Bantamweight | Claudio Ledesma | def. | Kenny Foster | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 75
| Bellator 75 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | October 5, 2012 |
| Venue | Horseshoe Casino |
| City | Hammond, Indiana |
Bellator 75 took place on October 5, 2012 at The Venue in the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.[citation needed] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 75 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament.[citation needed]
The event featured the long-planned rematch between season-five heavyweight tournament finalists Eric Prindle and Thiago Santos. Prindle and Santos met in the finals of Bellator's season-five heavyweight tourney, but the bout was ruled a no-contest when Santos inexplicably kicked a downed Prindle in the groin.[45] The initial rematch was scheduled for Bellator 61. However, on March 15, Bellator announced the fight had been pushed back a week to Bellator 62 due to Prindle having "flu-like symptoms."[11] The following week Santos failed to make weight and the bout was cancelled, and Prindle was awarded the tournament win by default.[46] Incredibly, the fourth scheduled meeting of these two fighters again ended in controversy as this time Prindle accidentally kicked Santos in the groin in round one.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Thiago Santos | def. | Eric Prindle | DQ (groin strike) | 1 | 4:51 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Alexander Volkov | def. | Brett Rogers | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Heavyweight | Richard Hale | def. | Mike Wessel | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:19 | [c] |
| Heavyweight | Vinicius Queiroz | def. | Mark Holata | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:26 | [d] |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Chase Beebe | def. | Bo Harris | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Ryan Martinez | def. | Manny Lara | Majority decision | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Joe Williams | def. | Rod Montoya | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 3:17 | |
| Catchweight (178 lb) | Jason Graves | def. | Rafał Skibiński | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:50 | |
| Catchweight (210 lb) | Anthony Gomez | def. | Jose Medina | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:32 | |
| Catchweight (148 lb) | Cliff Wright | def. | Bobby Reardanz | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 3:39 | |
Bellator 76
| Bellator 76 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | October 12, 2012 |
| Venue | Caesars Windsor |
| City | Windsor, Ontario, Canada |
Bellator 76 took place on October 12, 2012 at Caesars Windsor in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.[47] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 76 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Featherweight Tournament.
Fight card
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Eddie Alvarez | def. | Patricky Freire | KO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 4:54 | |
| Featherweight | Rad Martinez | def. | Nazareno Malegarie | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Wagnney Fabiano | def. | Akop Stepanyan | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 3:24 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Mike Richman | def. | Jeremy Spoon | KO (head kick and punches) | 1 | 0:23 | [c] |
| Featherweight | Shahbulat Shamhalaev | def. | Cody Bollinger | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:49 | [d] |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Featherweight | Magomedrasul Khasbulaev | def. | Nayeb Hezam | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:24 | [e] |
| Featherweight | Jason Fischer | def. | Kyle Prepolec | Submission (arm-triangle choke) | 3 | 3:19 | |
| Lightweight | Chad Laprise | def. | Ainsley Robinson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Ali Mokdad | def. | Simon Marini | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Dom O'Grady | def. | A.J. Matthews | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 77
| Bellator 77 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | October 19, 2012 |
| Venue | Reading Eagle Theater |
| City | Reading, Pennsylvania |
Bellator 77 took place on October 19, 2012 at the Reading Eagle Theater in the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania.[48] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 77 hosted the opening round in the Bellator Season Seven Lightweight Tournament.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Rich Clementi | def. | Alexander Sarnavskiy | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Dave Jansen | def. | Magomed Saadulaev | Submission (guillotine choke) | 3 | 0:41 | [b] |
| Lightweight | Marcin Held | def. | Murad Machaev | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Ricardo Tirloni | def. | Rene Nazare | Submission (D'arce choke) | 2 | 1:14 | [d] |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Flyweight | Matthew Lozano | def | Dave Morgan | Submission (inverted triangle choke) | 2 | 2:28 | |
| Catchweight (240) | Lew Polley | def. | Carmelo Marrero | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Darrell Horcher | def. | E. J. Brooks | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:21 | [e] |
| Catchweight (157) | Cosmo Alexandre | def. | Mike Bannon | TKO (doctor stoppage) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Duane Bastress | def. | Ariel Sepulveda | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Brett Martinez | def. | Eric Albright | Submission (guillotine choke) | 2 | 3:28 | |
Bellator 78
| Bellator 78 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | October 26, 2012 |
| Venue | Nutter Center |
| City | Dayton, Ohio |
Bellator 78 took place on October 26, 2012 at the Nutter Center in Dayton, Ohio.[49] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 78 hosted the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Welterweight Tournament.
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Lyman Good | def. | Michail Tsarev | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:54 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Andrey Koreshkov | def. | Marius Zaromskis | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:14 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Daniel Mason-Straus | def. | Alvin Robinson | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 4:51 | |
| Middleweight | Brian Rogers | def. | Dominique Steele | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Women's Flyweight | Zoila Gurgel | def. | Casey Noland | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Lightweight | Rob Hanna | def. | Rocky Edwards | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (140 lb) | Justin McNally | def. | David Blattman | Technical submission (triangle choke) | 1 | 0:38 | |
| Middleweight | Mikkel Parlo | def. | Jared Combs | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:51 | |
| Middleweight | Billy Horne | def. | Trey Houston | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 3:30 | |
| Middleweight | Jason Butcher | def. | Shaun Asher | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:32 | |
Bellator 79
| Bellator 79 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | November 2, 2012 |
| Venue | Casino Rama |
| City | Rama, Ontario |
Bellator 79 took place on November 2, 2012 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario.[50] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 79 hosted the one half of the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament and Featherweight Tournament.
Paul Daley was originally scheduled for this event, but was taken off the card due to concerns that he would be stopped at Canada border entry due to incomplete paperwork needed to secure a visa.[51]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Richard Hale | def. | Thiago Santos | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:31 | [a] |
| Featherweight | Shahbulat Shamhalaev | def. | Mike Richman | TKO (punches) | 1 | 1:45 | [b] |
| Catchweight (180 lb) | Douglas Lima | def. | Jacob Ortiz | TKO (head kick and knee) | 3 | 4:50 | |
| Welterweight | Ryan Ford | def. | Kyle Baker | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Josh Appelt | def. | Ed Carpenter | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 3:20 | |
| Catchweight (173 lb) | Christ Franck | def. | Marcus Aurélio | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Vitaly Minakov | def. | Vladimir Starcencov | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:27 | |
| Lightweight | Magomedrasul Khasbulaev | def. | Josh Pulsifer | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 3:30 | |
| Lightweight | Guillaume DeLorenzi | def. | Jonny Carson | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 4:49 | |
Bellator 80
| Bellator 80 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | November 9, 2012 |
| Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino |
| City | Hollywood, Florida |
Bellator 80 took place on November 9, 2012 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.[52] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 80 hosted the second half of the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight Tournament and Featherweight Tournament.
The featherweight bout between Sky Moiseichik and Shanon Slack was changed to a 150 lb catchweight bout after both fighters failed to make weight.[53]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Joe Warren | def. | Owen Evinger | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Rad Martinez | def. | Wagnney Fabiano | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Alexander Volkov | def. | Vinicius Queiroz | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:59 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Brett Cooper | def. | Darryl Cobb | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Brandon Girtz | def. | Mike Quinones | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Cristiano Souza | def. | Robert Otani | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:46 | |
| Lightweight | Cosmo Alexandre | def. | Josh Quayhagen | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight (150 lb) | Shanon Slack | def. | Sky Moiseichik | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Joe Vedepo | def. | Mike Bernhard | Submission (shin choke) | 1 | 3:26 | |
| Welterweight | Ryan DeRocher | def. | Taylor Krahl | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:20 | |
Bellator 81
| Bellator 81 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | November 16, 2012 |
| Venue | Ryan Center |
| City | Kingston, Rhode Island |
Bellator 81 took place on November 16, 2012 at the Ryan Center in Kingston, Rhode Island.[54] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 81 hosted the semi-finals of Bellator's Season Seven Lightweight Tournament.[54]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Marcin Held | def. | Rich Clementi | Submission (toe hold) | 2 | 3:04 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Dave Jansen | def. | Ricardo Tirloni | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Marlon Sandro | def. | Dustin Neace | Technical submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:05 | |
| Middleweight | Perry Filkins | def. | Jonas Billstein | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Bantamweight | Ruben Rey | def. | Robbie LeRoux | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Matt Bessette | def. | Paul Barrow | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Brennan Ward | def. | Sam McCoy | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:49 | |
| Catchweight (210 lb) | Mike Mucitelli | def. | Matt Uhde | Submission (armbar) | 1 | 0:26 | |
| Middleweight | Dan Cramer | def. | Joe Lamoureux | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:26 | |
| Lightweight | Andrew Calandrelli | def. | Eric Brown | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 3:10 | |
| Catchweight (165 lb) | Murad Machaev | def. | Lorawnt-T Nelson | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 82
| Bellator 82 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | November 30, 2012 |
| Venue | Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort |
| City | Mt. Pleasant, Michigan |
Bellator 82 took place on November 30, 2012 at the Soaring Eagle Casino & Resort in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan.[55] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 82 hosted the final of Bellator's Season Seven Welterweight Tournament.[55]
British fighter Michael Page was expected to make his Bellator debut at this event, but withdrew due to undergoing jaw surgery.[56][57]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Andrey Koreshkov | def. | Lyman Good | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Catchweight | David Rickels | def. | Jason Fischer | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Middleweight | Doug Marshall | def. | Kala Hose | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:22 | |
| Lightweight | Alexander Sarnavskiy | def. | Tony Hervey | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Catchweight (162 lb) | John Schulz | def. | Hector Garcia | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:45 | |
| Welterweight | Mario Navarro | def. | Anthony Bain | Submission (triangle choke) | 2 | 3:18 | |
| Bantamweight | Shawn Bunch | def. | Chad Coon | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Giva Santana | def. | Brendan Seguin | Submission (kneebar) | 2 | 2:33 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Terry Davinney | def. | Matt Van Buren | KO (punch) | 1 | 0:15 | |
| Featherweight | Jeremy Czarnecki | def. | Justin Houghton | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 83
| Bellator 83 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | December 7, 2012 |
| Venue | Caesars Atlantic City |
| City | Atlantic City, New Jersey |
Bellator 83 took place on December 7, 2012 at the Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey[59] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 83 was expected to host the final of Bellator's Season Seven Featherweight Tournament between finalists Shahbulat Shamhalaev and Rad Martinez.[60] However, the night of the show it was announced on the air that the bout was cancelled due to Shamhalaev having food poisoning. The fight was initially moved to the following week's show,[61] but then later postponed to season eight.[62]
Results
| Main event | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Anthony Leone | def. | Zach Makovsky | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Jessica Eye | def. | Zoila Gurgel | Technical submission (arm-triangle choke) | 1 | 0:58 | |
| Lightweight | Darrell Horcher | def. | Chris Liguori | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Mike Wessel | def. | Alexei Kudin | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Jimmie Rivera | def. | Jesse Brock | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Terrell Hobbs | def. | Brylan Van Artsdalen | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:07 | |
| Catchweight (129 lb) | Tuan Pham | def. | Matthew Lozano | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Claudio Ledesma | def. | David Harris | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 84
| Bellator 84 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | December 14, 2012 |
| Venue | Horseshoe Casino |
| City | Hammond, Indiana |
Bellator 84 took place on December 14, 2012 at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana.[63] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
Bellator 84 hosted the final of Bellator's Season Seven Heavyweight and Lightweight Tournaments.[60]
Christian M'Pumbu was expected to make his first defense of his light heavyweight title against 2012 Summer Series tournament winner Attila Vegh.[63] However, on December 3, 2012, it was announced that Vegh had been pulled from the card due to injury and the match postponed for a later date.[64]
Marcin Held and Dave Jansen were scheduled to compete in the Lightweight Tournament Final on this card. However, the match was cancelled because the Indiana Gaming Commission barred the 20-year-old Held from competing as one must be 21 to enter a casino.[65]
The fight between Richard Hale and Alexander Volkov was the Heavyweight Tournament Final as well as for the vacated Heavyweight Title.[66]
Results
| Main card | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight | Alexander Volkov | def. | Richard Hale | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Middleweight | Daniel Vizcaya | def. | Jack Hermansson | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Felice Herrig | def. | Patricia Vidonic | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Louis Taylor | def. | Joe Vedepo | KO (punch) | 1 | 4:12 | |
| Preliminary card | |||||||
| Lightweight | Christian Uflacker | def. | Cliff Wright | Technical decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:26 | |
| Catchweight (215 lb) | Anthony Gomez | def. | Anton Talamantes | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 3:30 | |
| Flyweight | Jerald Williams | def. | Joey Diehl | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Robert White | def. | Kenny Booker | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Belal Muhammad | def. | Quinton McCottrell | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Dave Sharp | def. | Eddie Castillo | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:35 | |
Tournaments
Heavyweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Alexander Volkov | UD | |||||||||||||
| Brett Rogers | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Alexander Volkov | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Vinicius Queiroz | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Vinicius Queiroz | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Mark Holata | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Alexander Volkov | UD | |||||||||||||
| Richard Hale | 5 | |||||||||||||
| Richard Hale | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Mike Wessel | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Richard Hale | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Thiago Santos | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Thiago Santos | DQ | |||||||||||||
| Eric Prindle | 1 | |||||||||||||
Welterweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Andrey Koreshkov | UD | |||||||||||||
 Jordan Smith | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Andrey Koreshkov | KO | |||||||||||||
 Marius Žaromskis | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Marius Žaromskis | UD | |||||||||||||
| Nordine Taleb | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Andrey Koreshkov | UD | |||||||||||||
| Lyman Good | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lyman Good | UD | |||||||||||||
| Jim Wallhead | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Lyman Good | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Michail Tsarev | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Michail Tsarev | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Tim Welch | 2 | |||||||||||||
Lightweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Dave Jansen | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Magomed Saadulaev | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Jansen | SD | |||||||||||||
| Ricardo Tirloni | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Ricardo Tirloni | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Rene Nazare | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Dave Jansen | UD | |||||||||||||
 Marcin Held | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Marcin Held | UD | |||||||||||||
| Murad Machaev | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Marcin Held | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Rich Clementi | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Rich Clementi | SD | |||||||||||||
| Alexander Sarnavskiy | 3 | |||||||||||||
Featherweight tournament bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||||||
| Shahbulat Shamhalaev | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Cody Bollinger | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Shahbulat Shamhalaev | KO | |||||||||||||
| Mike Richman | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Mike Richman | TKO | |||||||||||||
| Jeremy Spoon | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Shahbulat Shamhalaev | KO | |||||||||||||
| Rad Martinez | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Rad Martinez | UD | |||||||||||||
 Nazareno Malegarie | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Rad Martinez | UD | |||||||||||||
| Wagnney Fabiano | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Wagnney Fabiano | SUB | |||||||||||||
| Akop Stepanyan | 1 | |||||||||||||