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 – June 24, 2010
Chronology
Preceded by	Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One
Followed by	Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Three
External links
[{{#property:P856}} Website]

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". 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.

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.

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.

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
Featherweight	Joe Warren	def.	Eric Marriott	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Carey Vanier	def.	Joe Duarte	TKO (punches)	3	4:14
Featherweight	Georgi Karakhanyan	def.	Bao Quach	KO (knee)	1	4:05
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

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.

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.

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. To make room, a featherweight tournament bout between Patricio Freire and William Romero was moved to Bellator 15.

A bout between Jonatas Novaes and Daniel 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
Welterweight	Ben Askren	def.	Ryan Thomas	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:40
Featherweight	Wilson Reis	def.	Shad Lierley	Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	3:33
Lightweight	Pat Curran	def.	Mike Ricci	KO (punches)	1	3:01
Local feature fights
Bantamweight	Bryan Goldsby	def.	Jeff Curran	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
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

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. The event was distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates.

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.

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.

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
Welterweight	Dan Hornbuckle	def.	Tyler Stinson	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:03
Welterweight	Ryan Thomas	def.	Jacob McClintock	TKO (punches)	1	4:11
Featherweight	Patricio Freire	def.	William Romero	Submission (heel hook)	1	2:01
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

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
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. 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
Middleweight	Bryan Baker	def.	Sean Loeffler	TKO (punches)	1	2:43
Middleweight	Alexander Shlemenko	def.	Matt Major	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Eric Schambari	def.	Luke Zachrich	Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	3:04
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
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

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
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. 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
Lightweight	Toby Imada	def.	Carey Vanier	Submission (armbar)	2	3:33
Heavyweight	Cole Konrad	def.	Pat Bennett	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
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

Bellator 18

Bellator 18
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 13, 2010
Venue	Monroe Civic Center
City	Monroe, Louisiana, United States
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. 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.

Hector Lombard was scheduled to face former WEC Middleweight champion Paulo Filho in a non-title bout, but Filho pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Jay Silva. 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
Featherweight	Joe Warren	def.	Georgi Karakhanyan	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
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

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. 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
Welterweight	Dan Hornbuckle	def.	Steve Carl	Submission (kimura)	1	2:31
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
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

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
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. 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.

Two of the match ups became catchweight bouts after Brian Melancon and Andrew Chappelle failed to make weight.

Results

Main card
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Bryan Baker	def.	Eric Schambari	Submission (triangle choke)	1	2:29
Middleweight	Alexander Shlemenko	def.	Jared Hess	TKO (knee injury)	3	2:20
Heavyweight	Eddie Sanchez	def.	Marcus Sursa	TKO (punches)	3	0:23
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

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. 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
Women's (120 lbs)	Megumi Fujii	def.	Sarah Schneider	TKO (punches)	3	1:58
Heavyweight	Mike Hayes	def.	Steve Banks	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
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
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

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. 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
Bantamweight	Jose Vega	def.	Jarrod Card	KO (punch)	1	0:39
Women's 115-pound	Lisa Ward	def.	Stephanie Frausto	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:01
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

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. 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.

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
Middleweight	Alexander Shlemenko	def.	Bryan Baker	TKO (punches)	1	2:45
Bantamweight	Nick Mamalis	def.	Albert Rios	TKO (punches)	1	4:40
Women's (121 lb)	Zoila Frausto	def.	Rosi Sexton	KO (knee and punches)	1	2:00
Local feature fights
Welterweight	Brent Weedman	def.	John Troyer	Submission (armbar)	1	4:55
Lightweight	Daniel 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

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

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

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

• Bellator