Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two

Bellator Fighting Championships
Genre	Sports
Created by	Bjorn Rebney
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	120 minutes
Release
Original network	FOX Sports Net
Original release	April 8, 2010 – June 24, 2010
Chronology
Preceded by	Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One
Followed by	Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started on April 8, 2010 and ended June 24, 2010. Tournaments were held in the featherweight, lightweight, welterweight and middleweight divisions. The winner of each tournament will get a shot at the current Bellator Champion in his respective weight class. Three of the four current Bellator Champions also fought during this season in "Super Fights".^[1] These non-tournament, non-title catch-weight fights were to help prepare the champions in defending their titles against the winners of this season's tournament winners sometime in the third season.^[1]

Events

Bellator 13

Bellator 13
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 8, 2010
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City	Hollywood, Florida, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 12 Bellator 13 Bellator 14

Bellator 13 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.^[2][3]

Background

The card featured two quarter-final bouts of the Featherweight and Lightweight tournaments Bellator is holding in its second season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.^[3]

Janne Tulirinta was originally set to fight Carey Vanier, however, Tulirinta was forced out of the bout because of visa issues. Joe Duarte was his replacement.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Roger Huerta	def.	Chad Hinton	Submission (kneebar)	3	0:56	[lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight	Joe Warren	def.	Eric Marriott	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[lower-alpha 2]
Lightweight	Carey Vanier	def.	Joe Duarte	TKO (punches)	3	4:14	[lower-alpha 3]
Featherweight	Georgi Karakhanyan	def.	Bao Quach	KO (knee)	1	4:05	[lower-alpha 4]
Local feature fights
Lightweight Edson Diniz def. John Kelly Submission (kneebar) 1 4:36 Bantamweight Chris Manuel def. Ralph Acosta Submission (guillotine choke) 3 0:35 Catchweight (187 lbs) Mikey Gomez def. Moyses Gabin Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Lightweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout Featherweight Quarterfinal Tournament bout Lightweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout Featherweight Quarterfinal Tournament bout Bellator 14 Bellator 14 Information Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships Date April 15, 2010 Venue Chicago Theatre City Chicago, Illinois, United States Event chronology Bellator 13 Bellator 14 Bellator 15 Bellator 14 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 15, 2010 at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois.[3][4] Background The card featured the quarter-final bouts in three of the four tournaments Bellator is holding in its second season. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.[3] Originally, Imada was set to fight Ferrid Kheder at Bellator 15 but an injury forced Kheder out of the bout. James Krause was tapped as Kheder's replacement and the bout was moved to this event.[5] To make room, a featherweight tournament bout between Patricio Freire and William Romero was moved to Bellator 15.[5] A bout between Jonatas Novaes and Daniel Mason-Straus was canceled due to an undisclosed illness. Results Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Lightweight Toby Imada def. James Krause Submission (armbar) 2 2:44 [lower-alpha 1] Welterweight Ben Askren def. Ryan Thomas Submission (guillotine choke) 1 2:40 [lower-alpha 2] Featherweight Wilson Reis def. Shad Lierley Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 3:33 [lower-alpha 3] Lightweight Pat Curran def. Mike Ricci KO (punches) 1 3:01 [lower-alpha 4] Local feature fights Bantamweight Bryan Goldsby def. Jeff Curran Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 5] Women's bout Felice Herrig def. Jessica Rakoczy Decision (split) (29–28, 29–28, 28–29) 3 5:00 Middleweight Louis Taylor def. Ryan Sturdy KO (head kick) 1 1:08 Lightweight Quarterfinal Tournament bout Welterweight Quarterfinal Tournament bout Featherweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout Lightweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament Bellator 15 Bellator 15 Information Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships Date April 22, 2010 Venue Mohegan Sun Arena City Uncasville, Connecticut, United States Event chronology Bellator 14 Bellator 15 Bellator 16 Bellator 15 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took take place on Thursday, April 22, 2010 in Uncasville, Connecticut.[6] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.[3] Background The card featured quarter-final bouts in the Welterweight and Featherweight tournaments Bellator is holding in its second season. Dan Hornbuckle was originally set to fight Sean Pierson, but a back injury forced Pierson out of the bout. Tyler Stinson was his replacement.[7] Jim Wallhead was forced out of his bout with Jacob McClintock due to air travel not being available in England. Ryan Thomas was Wallhead's replacement.[8] Results Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Welterweight Steve Carl def. Brett Cooper Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1] Welterweight Dan Hornbuckle def. Tyler Stinson Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:03 [lower-alpha 2] Welterweight Ryan Thomas def. Jacob McClintock TKO (punches) 1 4:11 [lower-alpha 3] Featherweight Patricio Freire def. William Romero Submission (heel hook) 1 2:01 [lower-alpha 4] Local feature fights Catchweight (190 lbs) David Branch def. Derrick Mehmen Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 0:26 Welterweight Ryan Quinn def. Matt Lee Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 28–27) 3 5:00 Middleweight Dan Cramer def. Dennis Olson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Rich De Los Reyes def. Brylan Van Artsdalen Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:03 Welterweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout Welterweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout Welterweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout Featherweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout Bellator 16 Bellator 16 Information Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships Date April 29, 2010 Venue Kansas City Power & Light District City Kansas City, Missouri, United States Attendance 2,000–2,500 [9] Event chronology Bellator 15 Bellator 16 Bellator 17 Bellator 16 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, April 29, 2010 in Kansas City, Missouri.[10] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. Background The card featured the quarter-final bouts of the Middleweight Tournament Bellator is holding in its second season. Eric Schambari was originally set to fight Matt Major, but Major instead fought Alexander Shlemenko and Schambari fought Luke Zachrich. Rudy Bears was first set to fight Zak Cummings, however due to undisclosed reasons, Cummings pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Brent Weedman. Results Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Middleweight Jared Hess def. Ryan McGivern Submission (guillotine choke) 2 1:54 [lower-alpha 1] Middleweight Bryan Baker def. Sean Loeffler TKO (punches) 1 2:43 [lower-alpha 2] Middleweight Alexander Shlemenko def. Matt Major Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 3] Middleweight Eric Schambari def. Luke Zachrich Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 3:04 [lower-alpha 4] Local feature fights Welterweight Brent Weedman def. Rudy Bears KO (punches) 1 4:19 Bantamweight Danny Tims def. Brian Davidson Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 5] Featherweight Eric Marriott def. Demi Deeds Submission (triangle choke) 2 3:02 Lightweight Drew Dober def. Nick Nolte Submission (arm-triangle choke) 1 4:45 Middleweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout Middleweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout Middleweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout Middleweight Quarterfinal Tournament Bout For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament Bellator 17 Bellator 17 Information Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships Date May 6, 2010 Venue Citi Performing Arts Center: Wang Theatre City Boston, Massachusetts, United States Attendance 1,000 [9] Event chronology Bellator 16 Bellator 17 Bellator 18 Bellator 17 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 6, 2010 at the Citi Performing Arts Center: Wang Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts.[11] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. Results Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Catchweight (160 lbs.) Eddie Alvarez def. Josh Neer Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 2:08 Lightweight Pat Curran def. Roger Huerta Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1] Lightweight Toby Imada def. Carey Vanier Submission (armbar) 2 3:33 [lower-alpha 2] Heavyweight Cole Konrad def. Pat Bennett Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 30–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 3] Local feature fights Catchweight (187 lbs.) Justin Torrey def. Lance Everson TKO (strikes) 2 3:55 Middleweight Greg Rebello def. John Doyle Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 Featherweight Josh LaBerge def. Dan Bonnell TKO (punches) 1 0:48 Catchweight (172 lbs) Chuck O'Neil def. Damian Vitale TKO (cut) 3 1:02 Lightweight Semifinal Tournament Bout Lightweight Semifinal Tournament Bout For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Heavyweight Tournament Bellator 18 Bellator 18 Information Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships Date May 13, 2010 Venue Monroe Civic Center[12] City Monroe, Louisiana, United States[12] Event chronology Bellator 17 Bellator 18 Bellator 19 Bellator 18 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 13, 2010 in Monroe, Louisiana.[12] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. Background This event featured two semi-final match ups from Bellator's season two tournament as well as four additional preliminary card fights featuring local fighters.[12] Hector Lombard was scheduled to face former WEC Middleweight champion Paulo Filho in a non-title bout,[13] but Filho pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Jay Silva.[14] This marks the fourth bout Filho has pulled out of in two years. Results Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Catchweight (190 lbs.) Hector Lombard def. Jay Silva KO (punches) 1 0:06 Featherweight Patricio Freire def. Wilson Reis Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1] Featherweight Joe Warren def. Georgi Karakhanyan Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 2] Local feature fights Middleweight Bill Albrecht def. Jason Anderson Submission (armbar) 1 0:36 Middleweight Lamont Stafford def. Jules Bruchez KO (punches) 2 0:19 Heavyweight Shawn Jordan def. Douglas Williams TKO (punches) 1 0:19 Middleweight Brock Kerry def. Mike Braswell TKO (punches) 1 3:20 Welterweight Charlie Rader def. Christian Fulgium TKO (punches) 1 3:27 Featherweight Semifinal Tournament Bout Featherweight Semifinal Tournament Bout Bellator 19 Bellator 19 Information Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships Date May 20, 2010 Venue Verizon Theater City Grand Prairie, Texas, United States Event chronology Bellator 18 Bellator 19 Bellator 20 Bellator 19 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 20, 2010 at Verizon Theater in Grand Prairie, Texas.[15] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. Results Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight Joe Soto def. Diego Saraiva TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 5:00 Welterweight Ben Askren def. Ryan Thomas Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1] Welterweight Dan Hornbuckle def. Steve Carl Submission (kimura) 1 2:31 [lower-alpha 2] Local feature fights Bantamweight Johnny Bedford def. Jared Lopez TKO (strikes) 3 2:16 Heavyweight Scott Barrett def. Ty Lee TKO (punches) 1 2:25 [lower-alpha 3] Welterweight Joe Christopher def. Brandon McDowell Submission (guillotine choke) 1 1:36 Featherweight Chas Skelly def. Daniel Pineda Submission (kneebar) 2 2:16 Middleweight Josh Smith def. Donyiell Winrow Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Doug Frey def. Aaron Wise Submission (guillotine choke) 1 0:49 Welterweight Semifinal Tournament Bout Welterweight Semifinal Tournament Bout For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Heavyweight Tournament Bellator 20 Bellator 20 Information Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships Date May 27, 2010 Venue Majestic Theatre City San Antonio, Texas, United States Attendance 1,000[16] Event chronology Bellator 19 Bellator 20 Bellator 21 Bellator 20 was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 27, 2010 at the Majestic Theatre in San Antonio, Texas.[17] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. Background The bout between Eddie Sanchez and Wayne Cole was reported to be for a spot in Bellator's season three Heavyweight tournament. However, Cole pulled out of the fight and was replaced by Marcus Suers.[18] Two of the match ups became catchweight bouts after Brian Melancon and Andrew Chappelle failed to make weight.[19] Results Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Middleweight Bryan Baker def. Eric Schambari Submission (triangle choke) 1 2:29 [lower-alpha 1] Middleweight Alexander Shlemenko def. Jared Hess TKO (knee injury) 3 2:20 [lower-alpha 2] Heavyweight Eddie Sanchez def. Marcus Sursa TKO (punches) 3 0:23 [lower-alpha 3] Local feature fights Flyweight Jimmy Flick def. Humberto Deleon Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Nik Mamalis def. Mark Oshiro Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:29 Catchweight (175 lbs) Andrew Chappelle def. Cedric Marks Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 3:18 Lightweight Fernando Rodriguez def. Kenneth Battle Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 1:28 Catchweight (161 lbs) Adam Schindler def. Brian Melancon Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Light Heavyweight Aaron Rosa def. Robert Villegas Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Middleweight Semifinal Tournament Bout Middleweight Semifinal Tournament Bout For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Heavyweight Tournament Bellator 21 Bellator 21 Information Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships Date June 10, 2010 Venue Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino City Hollywood, Florida, United States Event chronology Bellator 20 Bellator 21 Bellator 22 Bellator 21 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 10, 2010 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.[20] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. Background The card featured the final tournament fight in the Lightweight division. The winner was crowned the Bellator season 2 Lightweight winner and would face the current Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez sometime during season 3. Results Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Lightweight Pat Curran def. Toby Imada Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1] Women's (120 lbs) Megumi Fujii def. Sarah Schneider TKO (punches) 3 1:58 [lower-alpha 2] Heavyweight Mike Hayes def. Steve Banks Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 3] Local feature fights Lightweight Luis Palomino def. Jose Figueroa Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00 Bantamweight Zach Makovsky def. Eric Luke Submission (kimura) 2 4:28 [lower-alpha 4] Catchweight bout (175 lbs.) Frank Carrillo def. Sabah Homasi TKO (elbows) 3 3:16 Middleweight Moyses Gabin def. Chris Boffil Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 4:41 Bantamweight Brian Eckstein def. Mitchell Chamale Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Lightweight Final Tournament bout For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Women's Tournament For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Heavyweight Tournament For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament Bellator 22 Bellator 22 Information Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships Date June 17, 2010 Venue Kansas City Power & Light District City Kansas City, Missouri, United States Event chronology Bellator 21 Bellator 22 Bellator 23 Bellator 22 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 17, 2010 at Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Missouri.[21] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. Background The card featured the final tournament fight in the Welterweight division. The winner was crowned the Bellator season 2 Welterweight winner and would face the current Bellator Welterweight Champion Lyman Good sometime during season three. Results Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Welterweight Ben Askren def. Dan Hornbuckle Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1] Bantamweight Jose Vega def. Jarrod Card KO (punch) 1 0:39 [lower-alpha 2] Women's 115-pound Lisa Ward def. Stephanie Frausto Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 2:01 [lower-alpha 3] Light Heavyweight Raphael Davis def. Demetrius Richards Submission (strikes) 1 2:51 Local feature fights Welterweight Tyler Stinson def. Leonardo Pecanha Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 1:42 Welterweight Rudy Bears def. Brian Green Submission (rear-naked choke) 1 3:29 Batamweight Jared Downing def. Chad Vandenberg Submission (rear-naked choke) 3 1:35 Heavyweight Cole Konrad def. John Orr Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00 Welterweight Final Tournament Bout For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Women's Tournament Bellator 23 Bellator 23 Information Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships Date June 24, 2010 Venue Fourth Street Live! City Louisville, Kentucky, United States Event chronology Bellator 22 Bellator 23 Bellator 24 Bellator 23 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, June 24, 2010 at Fourth Street Live! in Louisville, Kentucky.[22] The event was distributed live in primetime by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. Background The card featured the final tournament fight in the Featherweight and Middleweight divisions. The winners were crowned the Bellator Season 2 Featherweight and Middleweight winners and would face the current Bellator Featherweight and Middleweight Champions, Joe Soto and Hector Lombard, respectively, sometime during season 3. Luke Zachrich was originally set to compete in a middleweight bout against Mike Fleniken. However, Zachrich was forced to pull out of the fight for an undisclosed reason. He was replaced by UFC veteran, Johnny Rees. However, Rees was then replaced by Stoney Hale. Kurt Kinser agreed to catchweight contest after Dave Overfield weighed-in well-over the 155-pound lightweight limit.[23] Results Main card Weight class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight Joe Warren def. Patricio Freire Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 1] Middleweight Alexander Shlemenko def. Bryan Baker TKO (punches) 1 2:45 [lower-alpha 2] Bantamweight Nick Mamalis def. Albert Rios TKO (punches) 1 4:40 [lower-alpha 3] Women's (121 lb) Zoila Frausto def. Rosi Sexton KO (knee and punches) 1 2:00 [lower-alpha 4] Local feature fights Welterweight Brent Weedman def. John Troyer Submission (armbar) 1 4:55 Lightweight Daniel Mason-Straus def. Chad Hinton Decision (unanimous) 3 5:00 Catchweight (160 lbs) Kurt Kinser def. Dave Overfield TKO (punches) 1 2:30 Middleweight Stoney Hale def. Mike Fleniken Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:20 Featherweight Final Tournament Bout Middleweight Final Tournament Bout For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament For a spot in Bellator's Season Three Women's Tournament Tournaments Featherweight Tournament Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals                   Georgi Karakhanyan KO Bao Quach 1 Georgi Karakhanyan DEC Joe Warren 3 Joe Warren DEC Eric Marriott 3 Joe Warren DEC Patricio Freire 3 Wilson Reis SUB Shad Lierley 3 Wilson Reis DEC Patricio Freire 3 Patricio Freire SUB William Romero 1 Lightweight Tournament Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals                   Roger Huerta SUB Chad Hinton 3 Roger Huerta DEC Pat Curran 3 Mike Ricci KO Pat Curran 1 Pat Curran DEC Toby Imada 3 Toby Imada SUB James Krause^1[›] 2 Toby Imada SUB Carey Vanier 2 Joe Duarte TKO Carey Vanier 3 ^ 1: James Krause replaced Ferrid Kheder ^ 2: Joe Duarte replaced Janne Tulirinta Welterweight Tournament Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals                   Ben Askren SUB Ryan Thomas 1 Ben Askren DEC Ryan Thomas 3 Jacob McClintock TKO Ryan Thomas^1[›] 1 Ben Askren DEC Dan Hornbuckle 3 Dan Hornbuckle SUB Tyler Stinson 1 Dan Hornbuckle SUB Steve Carl 1 Brett Cooper DEC Steve Carl 3 ^ 1: Ryan Thomas replaced Jim Wallhead ^ 2: Tyler Stinson replaced Sean Pierson Middleweight Tournament Bracket Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals                   Bryan Baker TKO Sean Loeffler 1 Bryan Baker SUB Eric Schambari 1 Luke Zachrich SUB Eric Schambari 1 Bryan Baker TKO Alexander Shlemenko 1 Matt Major DEC Alexander Shlemenko 3 Alexander Shlemenko TKO Jared Hess 3 Jared Hess SUB Ryan McGivern 2 References "MMA News - All Articles on Bellator MMA - Bellator.Spike.com". 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