Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two

Bellator Fighting Championships
Genre Sports
Created by Bjorn Rebney
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time 120 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel FOX Sports Net
Original run 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]

Contents

Events

Bellator XIII

Bellator XIII
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
Date April 8, 2010
Venue Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City Hollywood, Florida, USA
Event chronology
Bellator XII Bellator XIII Bellator XIV

Bellator XIII 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] 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]

Background

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

Vanier defeated Duarte via TKO (Punches) at 4:14 of round 3.
Huerta defeated Hinton via submission (kneebar) at 0:56 of round 3.
Warren defeated Marriott via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Karakhanyan defeated Quach via KO (Knee) at 4:05 of round 1.

Local Feature Fights

Rocha defeated Soares via TKO (punches) at 2:07 of round 2.
Diniz defeated Kelly via submission (kneebar) at 4:36 of round 1.
Manuel defeated Acosta via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:35 of round 3.
Gomez defeated Gabin via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).

Bellator XIV

Bellator XIV
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
Date April 15, 2010
Venue Chicago Theatre
City Chicago, Illinois, USA
Event chronology
Bellator XIII Bellator XIV Bellator XV

Bellator XIV 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.[4][3] 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]

Background

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 Straus was canceled due to an undisclosed illness.

Results

Main Card

Imada defeated Krause via submission (Armbar) at 2:44 of round 2.
Askren defeated Thomas via technical submission (Guillotine Choke) at 2:40 of round 1.
Reis defeated Lierley via submission (Rear Naked Choke) at 3:33 of round 3.
Curran defeated Ricci via KO (Punches) at 3:01 of round 1.

Local Feature Fights

Goldsby defeated Curran via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament.
Herrig defeated Rakocsy via split decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–29).
Taylor defeated Sturdy via KO (Head Kick) at 1:08 of round 1.

Bellator XV

Bellator XV
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
Date April 22, 2010
Venue Mohegan Sun Arena
City Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Event chronology
Bellator XIV Bellator XV Bellator XVI

Bellator XV 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 card featured quarter-final bouts in the Welterweight and Featherweight 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]

Background

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

Carl defeated Cooper via split decision (28–29, 29–28, 29–28).
Hornbuckle defeated Stinson via submission (triangle choke) at 2:03 of round 1.
Thomas defeated McClintock via TKO (punches) at 4:11 of round 1.
Freire defeated Romero via submission (heel hook) at 2:01 of round 1.

Local Feature Fights

Branch defeated Mehman via submission (rear naked choke) at 0:26 of round 2.
Quinn defeated Lee via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 28–27)
Cramer defeated Ollsen via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
de Los Reyes defeated van Artsdalen via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:03 of round 2.

Bellator XVI

Bellator XVI
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
Date April 29, 2010
Venue Kansas City Power & Light District
City Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Attendance 2,000–2,500 [9]
Event chronology
Bellator XV Bellator XVI Bellator XVII

Bellator XVI 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 card featured the quarter-final bouts of the Middleweight Tournament 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.

Background

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

Hess defeated McGivern via submission (Guillotine Choke) at 1:54 of round 2.
Baker defeated Loeffler via TKO (Punches) at 2:43 of round 1.
Shlemenko defeated Major via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Schambari defeated Zachrich via submission (Arm Triangle Choke) at 3:04 of round 1.

Local Feature Fights

Weedman defeated Bears via KO (Punches) at 4:19 of round 1.
Tims defeated Davidson via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament.
Marriott defeated Deeds via submission (Triangle Choke) at 3:02 of round 2.
Dober defeated Nolte via submission (Arm Triangle Choke) at 4:45 of round 1.

Bellator XVII

Bellator XVII
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
Date May 6, 2010
Venue Citi Performing Arts Center: Wang Theatre
City Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Attendance 1,000 [11]
Event chronology
Bellator XVI Bellator XVII Bellator XVIII

Bellator XVII 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.[12] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Results

Main Card

Alvarez defeated Neer via technical submission (rear naked choke) at 2:08 of round 2.
Curran defeated Huerta via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
Imada defeated Vanier via submission (armbar) at 3:33 of round 2.
Konrad defeated Bennett via unanimous decision (30–26, 29–28, 30–27) to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Three Heavyweight Tournament.

Local Feature Fights

Torrey defeated Everson via TKO (strikes) at 3:55 of round 2.
Rebello defeated Doyle via unanimous decision (29–27, 29–27, 29–27)
LaBerge defeated Bonnell via TKO (punches) at 0:48 of round 1.
O'Neil defeated Vitale via TKO (cut) at 1:02 of round 3.

Bellator XVIII

Bellator XVIII
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
Date May 13, 2010
Venue Monroe Civic Center[13]
City Monroe, Louisiana, USA[13]
Event chronology
Bellator XVII Bellator XVIII Bellator XIX

Bellator XVIII was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Thursday, May 13, 2010 in Monroe, Louisiana.[13] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

This event featured two semi-final matchups from Bellator's season two tournament as well as four additional preliminary card fights featuring local fighters.[13]

Background

Hector Lombard was scheduled to face former WEC Middleweight champion Paulo Filho in a non-title bout[14], but Filho pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Jay Silva.[15] This marks the fourth bout Filho has pulled out of in two years.

Results

Main Card

Lombard defeated Silva via KO (punches) at 0:06 of round 1.
Freire defeated Reis via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
Warren defeated Karakhanyan via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Local Feature Fights

Albrecht defeated Anderson via submission (armbar) at 0:36 of round 1.
Stafford defeated Bruchez via KO (punches) at 0:19 of round 2.
Jordan defeated Williams via TKO (punches) at 0:19 of round 1.
Kerry defeated Braswell via TKO (punches) at 3:20 of round 1.
Rader defeated Fulgium via TKO (punches) at 3:27 of round 1.

Bellator XIX

Bellator XIX
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
Date May 20, 2010
Venue Verizon Theater
City Grand Prairie, Texas, USA
Event chronology
Bellator XVIII Bellator XIX Bellator XX

Bellator XIX 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.[16] The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Results

Main Card

Soto defeated Saraiva via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round 1.
Askren defeated Thomas via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Hornbuckle defeated Carl via submission (kimura) at 2:31 of round 1.

Local Feature Fights

Bedford defeated Lopez via TKO (Strikes) at 2:16 of round 3.
Barrett defeated Lee via TKO (punches) at 2:25 of round 1 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Three Heavyweight Tournament.
Christopher defeated McDowell via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:36 of round 1.
Skelly defeated Pineda via submission (kneebar) at 2:16 of round 2.
Smith defeated Winrow via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Frey defeated Wise via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:49 of round 1.

Bellator XX

Bellator XX
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
Date May 27, 2010
Venue Majestic Theatre
City San Antonio, Texas, USA
Attendance 1,000[17]
Event chronology
Bellator XIX Bellator XX Bellator XXI

Bellator XX 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.[18] 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 Sursa.[19]

Two of the matchups became catchweight bouts after Brian Melancon and Andrew Chappelle failed to make weight.[20]

Results

Main Card

Baker defeated Schambari via Submission (Triangle Choke) at 2:29 of Round 1.
Shlemenko defeated Hess via TKO (Knee Injury) at 2:20 of Round 3.
Sanchez defeated Sursa via TKO (punches) at 0:23 of Round 3 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Three Heavyweight Tournament.

Local Feature Fights

Flick defeated DeLeon via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28, 29–28).
Mamalis defeated Oshiro via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:29 of Round 2.
Chappelle defeated Marks via submission (rear-naked choke) 3:18 of Round 2.
Roriguez defeated Battle via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:28 of Round 2.
Schindler defeated Melancon via unanimous decision at 5:00 of Round 3.
Rosa defeated Villegas via unanimous decision at 5:00 of Round 3.

Bellator XXI

Bellator XXI
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
Date June 10, 2010
Venue Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City Hollywood, Florida, USA
Event chronology
Bellator XX Bellator XXI Bellator XXII

Bellator XXI 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.[21] The card featured the final tournament fight in the Lightweight division. The winner was crowned the Bellator season 2 Lightweight winner and will face the current Bellator Lightweight Champion Eddie Alvarez sometime during season 3. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Results

Main Card

Curran defeated Imada via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
Fujii defeated Schneider via TKO (punches) at 1:58 of round 3 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Three Women's Tournament.
Hayes defeated Banks via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Three Heavyweight Tournament.

Local Feature Fights

Palomino defeated Figueroa via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
Makovsky defeated Luke via submission (kimura) at 4:28 of round 2 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament.
Carrillo defeated Homasi via TKO (elbows) at 3:16 of round 3.
Gabin defeated Boffil via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:41 of round 1.
Eckstein defeated Chamale via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Bellator XXII

Bellator XXII
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
Date June 17, 2010
Venue Kansas City Power & Light District
City Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Event chronology
Bellator XXI Bellator XXII Bellator XXIII

Bellator XXII 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.[22] The card featured the final tournament fight in the Welterweight division. The winner was crowned the Bellator season 2 Welterweight winner and will face the current Bellator Welterweight Champion Lyman Good sometime during season three. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Results

Main Card

Askren defeated Hornbuckle via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).
Vega defeated Card via KO (punch) at 0:39 of round 1 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament.
Ward defeated Frausto via technical submission (rear naked choke) at 2:01 of round 1 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Three Women's Tournament.
Davis defeated Richards via submission (strikes) at 2:51 of round 1.

Local Feature Fights

Stinson defeated Pecanha via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:42 of round 1.
Bears defeated Green via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:29 of round 1.
Downing defeated Vandenberg via submission (rear naked choke) at 1:35 of round 3.
Konrad defeated Orr via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Bellator XXIII

Bellator XXIII
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
Date June 24, 2010
Venue Fourth Street Live!
City Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Event chronology
Bellator XXII Bellator XXIII Bellator XXIV

Bellator XXIII 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.[23] 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. The event was distributed live in primetime by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

Background

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.[24]

Results

Main Card

Warren defeated Freire via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
Shlemenko defeated Baker via TKO (punches) at 2:45 of round 1.
Mamalis defeated Rios via TKO (punches) at 4:40 in round 1 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Three Bantamweight Tournament.
Frausto defeated Sexton via KO (knee and punches) at 2:00 in round 1 to earn a spot in Bellator's Season Three Women's Tournament.

Local Feature Fights

Weedman defeated Troyer via Submission (Armbar) at 4:55 in round 1.
Straus defeated Hinton via unanimous decision.
Kinser defeated Overfield via TKO (punches) at 2:30 of round 1.
Hale defeated Flaniken via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:20 of round 2.

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 Krause1[›] 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 Thomas1[›] 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  

External links

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