Bellator MMA: Season Nine









































Bellator MMA
Genre
Sports
Created by
Bjorn Rebney
Country of origin
United States
Production
Running time
120 minutes
Release
Original network
Spike TV
Original release
September 7 – November 22, 2013
Chronology
Preceded by
Bellator MMA: 2013 Summer Series
Followed by
Bellator MMA: Season Ten

Bellator MMA: Season Nine was the ninth installment of Bellator MMA, which began on September 7, 2013.[1]


Mixed martial arts tournament weight classes that were a part of this season were the Heavyweight, Welterweight, Featherweight, Middleweight and Lightweight divisions.[2] This season aired on Spike TV on a new time on Friday nights.




Contents






  • 1 Events


    • 1.1 Bellator 98


    • 1.2 Bellator 99


    • 1.3 Bellator 100


    • 1.4 Bellator 101


    • 1.5 Bellator 102


    • 1.6 Bellator 103


    • 1.7 Bellator 104


    • 1.8 Bellator 105


    • 1.9 Bellator 106


    • 1.10 Bellator 107


    • 1.11 Bellator 108


    • 1.12 Bellator 109




  • 2 Tournaments


    • 2.1 Bantamweight tournament bracket


    • 2.2 Featherweight tournament bracket


    • 2.3 Lightweight tournament bracket


    • 2.4 Welterweight tournament bracket


    • 2.5 Middleweight tournament bracket


    • 2.6 Heavyweight tournament bracket




  • 3 References


  • 4 External links





Events



Bellator 98

















Bellator 98
Information
Date
September 7, 2013
Venue
Mohegan Sun Arena
City
Uncasville, Connecticut

Bellator 98 took place on September 7, 2013 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.[3] The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV. It marked the season debut of season nine.


Background


Bellator 98 was supposed to feature a Bellator Middleweight Championship bout between Alexander Shlemenko and Season 8 Middleweight Tournament Winner Doug Marshall. However, on August 19 Marshall was forced out of the title bout due to an injury and was replaced by Season 8 Middleweight Tournament Runner Up Brett Cooper.[4]


The Fight Master: Bellator MMA finale between Joe Riggs and Mike Bronzoulis was expected to take place at this event. However, on September 3, it was revealed Riggs has sustained a significant eye injury and the bout was postponed indefinitely.[5] The fight was later scheduled for Bellator 106.


Dan Cramer was originally scheduled to face Perry Filkins in the Middleweight tournament opening round, but withdrew from the match and was replaced by Jeremy Kimball.


Joe Warren was scheduled to face Nick Kirk on this card. However, on the Friday before the event, Warren was removed for undisclosed medical reasons. The fight was later scheduled for Bellator 101


Andreas Spang was originally scheduled to face Justin Torrey in the Middleweight tournament opening round, but was declared unfit to fight by the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation. He was replaced by Brennan Ward, who originally was supposed to face Dave Vitkay on the preliminary card.[6]


Andrew Calandrelli was originally scheduled to face Ryan Quinn, but was removed from the card and replaced by Brylan Van Artsdalen.


The card featured all the Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal bouts.


Results






























































































































Main Card (Spike TV)
Weight Class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Middleweight
Alexander Shlemenko (c)
 def.
Brett Cooper
 Decision (unanimous) (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
 5
 5:00
 [a]
Middleweight
Mikkel Parlo
 def.
Brian Rogers
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
 3
 5:00
 [b]
Middleweight
Jason Butcher
 def.
Giva Santana
 TKO (punches)
 2
 1:12
 [b]
Middleweight
Brennan Ward
 def.
Justin Torrey
 TKO (punches)
 2
 3:28
 [b]
Middleweight
Perry Filkins
 def.
 Jeremy Kimball
 Submission (rear naked choke)
 3
 4:18
 [b]
Lightweight
 Derek Anderson
 def.
Patricky Freire
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
 3
 5:00

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Light Heavyweight
Mike Mucitelli
 vs.
 Jeff Nader
 No Contest
 1
 1:30
 [c]
Heavyweight
Josh Diekmann
 def.
 Parker Porter
 TKO (strikes)
 1
 1:12
Lightweight
Ryan Quinn
 def.
Brylan Van Artsdalen
 Submission (arm triangle)
 1
 2:34
Featherweight
Matt Bessette
 def.
Nick Piedmont
 TKO (punches)
 1
 1:41
Featherweight
Rico Disciullo
 def.
 Glenn Allair
 KO (strikes)
 1
 1:21




  1. ^ For Middleweight Championship


  2. ^ abcd Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal


  3. ^ Mucitelli inadvertently poked Nader in the eye in round one.




Bellator 99

















Bellator 99
Information
Date
September 13, 2013
Venue
Pechanga Resort & Casino
City
Temecula, California

Bellator 99 took place on September 13, 2013 at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula, California.[7] The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.


Background


Bellator 99 featured the Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal bouts.


Vladimir Matyushenko was originally scheduled to face for Bellator Light Heavyweight champion Christian M'Pumbu. However, on August 18, it was announced that M'Pumbu had a hand injury and he was replaced by Houston Alexander.[8]


Shahbulat Shamhalaev was originally scheduled to face Akop Stepanyan on this card. However, on September 9, it was revealed Shamhalaev was forced to pull out of the tournament due to his ailing father. He was replaced by Justin Wilcox.[9]


A bantamweight bout between Derek Loffer and Mario Navarro was initially planned for this card, but cancelled for unknown reasons.[10]


Results





















































































































Main Card (Spike TV)
Weight Class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Featherweight
Patricio Freire
 def.
Diego Nunes
 KO (punch)
 1
 1:19
 [a]
Featherweight
Fabricio Guerreiro
 def.
Desmond Green
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
 [a]
Light Heavyweight
Vladimir Matyushenko
 def.
Houston Alexander
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
Featherweight
Justin Wilcox
 def.
Akop Stepanyan
 Technical submission (rear naked choke)
 2
 2:20
 [a]
Featherweight
Joe Taimanglo
 def.
 Andrew Fisher
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
 [a]

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Heavyweight
Blagoi Ivanov
 def.
 Manny Lara
 Submission (guillotine choke)
 1
 1:17
Featherweight
Goiti Yamauchi
 def.
 Musa Toliver
 Submission (rear naked choke)
 1
 1:01
Welterweight
 Gavin Sterritt
 def.
Andy Murad
 Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
Light Heavyweight
Hector Ramirez
 def.
 Savo Kosic
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00

Unaired
Light Heavyweight
Virgil Zwicker
 def.
 Nick Moghaddam
 TKO (punches)
 1
 3:22




  1. ^ abcd Featherweight Tournament Quarterfinal




Bellator 100

















Bellator 100
Information
Date
September 20, 2013
Venue
Grand Canyon University Arena
City
Phoenix, Arizona

Bellator 100 took place on September 20, 2013 at the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona.[11] The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.


Background


Bellator 100 featured the Season 9 Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal bouts and the Season 8 Welterweight finals.


Matthew Riddle was originally scheduled to face Luis Melo on this card, but pulled out due to a cracked rib.[4] He was replaced by Ron Keslar.[12]


Mark Scanlon was originally scheduled to face Herman Terrado on this card, but pulled out due to an injury and was replaced by Rick Hawn


Results









































































































































Main Card (Spike TV)
Weight Class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Welterweight
Douglas Lima
 def.
Ben Saunders
 KO (head kick)
 2
 4:33
 [a]
Welterweight
War Machine
 def.
 Vaughn Anderson
 Technical Submission (rear naked choke)
 2
 4:01
 [b]
Welterweight
Rick Hawn
 def.
Herman Terrado
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
 [b]
Welterweight
Ron Keslar
 def.
 Luis Melo
 Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
 [b]
Welterweight
Brent Weedman
 def.
Justin Baesman
 Submission (armbar)
 1
 3:20
 [b]

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Bantamweight
Travis Marx
 def.
Brandon Bender
 TKO (strikes)
 2
 4:28
 [c]
Lightweight
LaRue Burley
 def.
Bubba Jenkins
 TKO (punches)
 3
 3:40
Light Heavyweight
Clifford Starks
 def.
 Joe Yager
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
Light Heavyweight
Liam McGeary
 def.
 Beau Tribolet
 KO (punches)
 1
 0:27
Heavyweight
Siala-Mou Siliga
 def.
Dan Charles
 TKO (punches)
 3
 1:26
Welterweight
Adam McDonough
 def.
 Johnny Buck
 TKO (strikes)
 1
 4:51

Unaired
Lightweight
Efrain Escudero
 def.
 Zack Surdyka
 Decision (unanimous)
 3
 5:00




  1. ^ Season 8 Welterweight Tournament Final


  2. ^ abcd Welterweight Tournament Quarterfinal


  3. ^ Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal




Bellator 101

























Bellator 101
Information
Date
September 27, 2013
Venue
Rose Garden
City
Portland, Oregon
Attendance
2,368
Total gate
$87,568

Bellator 101 took place on September 27, 2013 at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, Oregon.[13] The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.


Background


Bellator 101 featured the Season 9 Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal bouts.


Rob Sinclair was scheduled to face Rich Clementi in a Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal fight, but on Sept. 9, 2013 had to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Ricardo Tirloni. Marcin Held was originally scheduled to face Tirloni on the preliminary card, and Ryan Healy took the fight as a replacement.


Results





























































































































Main Card (Spike TV)
Weight Class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Bantamweight
Joe Warren
 def.
 Nick Kirk
 Submission (reverse triangle armbar)
 2
 3:03
 [a]
Lightweight
Alexander Sarnavskiy
 def.
Marcus Davis
 Submission (rear naked choke)
 1
 1:40
 [b]
Lightweight
Ricardo Tirloni
 def.
Rich Clementi
 Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
 [b]
Lightweight
Will Brooks
 def.
John Alessio
 Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-25)
 3
 5:00
 [b]
Lightweight
Saad Awad
 def.
Martin Stapleton
 Submission (rear naked choke)
 1
 3:46
 [b]

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Welterweight
Nathan Coy
 def.
Andy Uhrich
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
Lightweight
Marcin Held
 def.
Ryan Healy
 KO (punches)
 1
 1:12
Middleweight
Dave Vitkay
 def.
 Tyson Jeffries
 Submission (rear naked choke)
 3
 3:07
Lightweight
Brent Primus
 def.
 Scott Thometz
 Submission (rear naked choke)
 1
 3:48
Bantamweight
 Austin Springer
 def.
 Zack Skinner
 Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 29-28, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
Middleweight
 Peter Aspenwal
 def.
Jeremiah Riggs
 Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
 3
 5:00




  1. ^ Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal


  2. ^ abcd Lightweight Tournament Quarterfinal




Bellator 102

























Bellator 102
Information
Date
October 4, 2013
Venue
Visalia Convention Center
City
Visalia, California
Attendance
1,482
Total gate
$73,410

Bellator 102 took place on October 4, 2013 at Visalia Convention Center in Visalia, California. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.


Background


Bellator 102 featured the Heavyweight Tournament Semifinals, Middleweight Tournament Semifinals and Summer Series bantamweight tournament final between Anthony Leone and Rafael "Morcego" Silva.


Michael Page and Kenny Ento were scheduled to face each other in a Welterweight bout on this card. However, on September 30, it was announced that Page was injured and both he and Ento were removed from the card.[14]


Perry Filkins was to face Brennan Ward in the Middleweight Tournament Semifinals. However, he had to pull out due to injury and was replaced by Joe Pacheco.[15]


Results






























































































































Main Card (Spike TV)
Weight Class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Heavyweight
Cheick Kongo
 def.
 Mark Godbeer
 TKO (knees and punches)
 2
 2:04
 [a]
Heavyweight
Vinicius Queiroz
 def.
Lavar Johnson
 KO (punch)
 1
 0:23
 [a]
Bantamweight
Rafael Silva
 def.
Anthony Leone
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
 [b]
Middleweight
Mikkel Parlo
 def.
Jason Butcher
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
 [c]
Middleweight
Brennan Ward
 def.
Joe Pacheco
 Submission (guillotine choke)
 2
 2:41
 [c]

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Featherweight
Scott Cleve
 def.
 Isaac DeJesus
 TKO (strikes)
 2
 3:14
Heavyweight
 Javy Ayala
 def.
Thiago Santos
 KO (punches)
 1
 5:00
Lightweight
Brandon Girtz
 def.
Poppies Martinez
 Submission (armbar)
 1
 1:20
Catchweight (165 lbs.)
 Stephen Martinez
 def.
 Bryan Travers
 Technical submission (guillotine choke)
 1
 0:56
Lightweight
Cain Carrizosa
 def.
 Juan Quesada
 Submission (triangle choke)
 2
 4:51
Heavyweight
 Brandon Cash
 def.
 William Richey
 TKO (exhaustion)
 2
 5:00




  1. ^ ab Heavyweight Tournament Semifinals


  2. ^ 2013 Summer Series Bantamweight Tournament Final


  3. ^ ab Middleweight Tournament Semifinals




Bellator 103

















Bellator 103
Information
Date
October 11, 2013
Venue
Kansas Star Arena
City
Mulvane, Kansas

Bellator 103 took place on October 11, 2013 at Kansas Star Arena in Mulvane, Kansas. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.


Background


Bellator 103 featured the Featherweight Tournament Semifinal bouts.



Results




















































































































Main Card (Spike TV)
Weight Class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Featherweight
Patricio Freire
 def.
Fabricio Guerreiro
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
 [a]
Featherweight
Justin Wilcox
 def.
Joe Taimanglo
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
 [a]
Lightweight
David Rickels
 def.
J.J. Ambrose
 TKO (punches)
 3
 2:37
Light Heavyweight
Mikhail Zayats
 def.
Aaron Rosa
 Submission (kimura)
 1
 0:47

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Light Heavyweight
Carlos Eduardo
 def.
 Wayman Carter
 Submission (rear naked choke)
 1
 2:06
Lightweight
 Remy Bussieres
 def.
 Blake Pool
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
Heavyweight
 Maurice Jackson
 def.
 Matt Uhde
 TKO (cut)
 1
 0:52
Lightweight
 Donnie Bell
 def.
Marcio Navarro
 Submission (rear neck crank)
 1
 2:06
Bantamweight
 Jeimeson Saudino
 def.
 Jesse Thornton
 Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
Catchweight (150 lbs)
 Ricky Musgrave
 def.
Cody Carrillo
 Submission (kimura)
 1
 2:59




  1. ^ ab Featherweight Tournament Semifinals




Bellator 104

















Bellator 104
Information
Date
October 18, 2013
Venue
U.S. Cellular Center
City
Cedar Rapids, Iowa

Bellator 104 took place on October 18, 2013 at the U.S. Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.


Background


Bellator 104 featured the Welterweight Tournament Semifinal bouts.



Results




















































































































Main Card (Spike TV)
Weight Class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Welterweight
Rick Hawn
 def.
Brent Weedman
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
 [a]
Welterweight
Ron Keslar
 def.
War Machine
 Technical Submission (rear naked choke)
 1
 3:31
 [a]
Middleweight
Kendall Grove
 def.
Joe Vedepo
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
Heavyweight
Peter Graham
 def.
Eric Prindle
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Welterweight
Paul Bradley
 def.
Karl Amoussou
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
Lightweight
Paul Sass
 def.
 Rod Montoya
 Submission (toe hold)
 1
 2:01
Catchweight (150 lbs)
Rob Emerson
 def.
Jared Downing
 Submission (inverted heel hook)
 1
 1:44
Catchweight (160 lbs)
Brandon Girtz
 def.
 Mike Estus
 Submission (armbar)
 1
 4:25
Catchweight (161 lbs)
Cliff Wright
 def.
 Derek Loffer
 Submission (armbar)
 2
 4:28
Featherweight
 Andre Tieva
 def.
 Chris Lane
 TKO (punches)
 1
 2:20




  1. ^ ab Welterweight Tournament Semifinals




Bellator 105

















Bellator 105
Information
Date
October 25, 2013
Venue
Santa Ana Star Center
City
Rio Rancho, New Mexico

Bellator 105 took place on October 25, 2013 at Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.


Background


Bellator 105 featured the Lightweight Tournament Semifinal bouts.


Eugene Fadiora was initially scheduled to face Andreas Spang. However, Spang was removed from the card and replaced by Keith Berry.


Results































































































































Main Card (Spike TV)
Weight Class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Lightweight
Will Brooks
 def.
Saad Awad
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
 [a]
Lightweight
Alexander Sarnavskiy
 def.
Ricardo Tirloni
 Submission (triangle choke)
 1
 1:08
 [a]
Heavyweight
Siala-Mou Siliga
 def.
Ron Sparks
 Submission (keylock)
 1
 2:52
Middleweight
 Eugene Fadiora
 def.
Keith Berry
 TKO (elbows)
 2
 4:19

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Featherweight
Desmond Green
 def.
Angelo Sanchez
 TKO (cut)
 2
 1:04
 [b]
Heavyweight
Raphael Butler
 def.
 Joseph Bryant
 TKO (strikes)
 1
 1:04
Light Heavyweight
Volkan Oezdemir
 def.
 Josh Lanier
 TKO (strikes)
 1
 3:13
Bantamweight
Luis Nogueira
 def.
 Frank Baca
 Submission (arm triangle choke)
 1
 4:41
Middleweight
 Eddie Larrea
 def.
 Rocky Ramirez
 Submission (heel hook)
 2
 1:45
Bantamweight
Steve Garcia
 def.
Shawn Bunch
 TKO (punches)
 3
 3:29

Unaired
Bantamweight
 Jesse Brock
 def.
 Adrian Cruz
 Decision (unanimous)
 3
 5:00




  1. ^ ab Lightweight Tournament Semifinals


  2. ^ Doctor stopped the fight due to a cut caused by an elbow strike.




Bellator 106

























Bellator 106
Information
Date
November 2, 2013
Venue
Convention and Entertainment Center
City
Long Beach, California
Attendance
6,596
Total gate
$350,319

Bellator 106 took place on November 2, 2013 at Convention and Entertainment Center in Long Beach, California. The event aired live on Spike TV.


Background


Bellator 106 was to be Bellator's first ever pay-per-view event and was expected to be headlined by a Light Heavyweight bout between Tito Ortiz and Quinton Jackson, both of whom would have been making their promotional debuts.[16] However, on October 25, it was announced that Ortiz was out of the bout due to injury. Subsequently, Bellator announced that the show would air on Spike TV rather that PPV.[17]


The main event featured a Lightweight title rematch between the current champion Michael Chandler and former champion Eddie Alvarez. Chandler defeated Alvarez via fourth round submission in their original bout back at Bellator 58.[18]


The Heavyweight tournament final between Cheick Kongo and Vinicius Queiroz was originally scheduled for this card. However, an injury to Queiroz forced it off the card and it will be rescheduled on a future show.[19]


Results































































































































Main card
Weight class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Lightweight
Eddie Alvarez
 def.
Michael Chandler (c)
 Decision (split) (48-47, 47-48, 48-47)
 5
 5:00
 [a]
Light Heavyweight
Emanuel Newton
 def.
Muhammed Lawal
 Decision (unanimous) (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
 5
 5:00
 [b]
Featherweight
Daniel Mason-Straus
 def.
Pat Curran (c)
 Decision (unanimous) (49-45, 48-46, 48-46)
 5
 5:00
 [c]
Welterweight
Joe Riggs
 def.
Mike Bronzoulis
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
 [d]
Featherweight
Mike Richman
 def.
Akop Stepanyan
 TKO (punches)
 1
 4:05

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Welterweight
Cristiano Souza
 def.
 Alejandro Garcia
 Submission (rear naked choke)
 3
 3:06
Light Heavyweight
Brandon Halsey
 def.
Hector Ramirez
 TKO (punches)
 1
 0:52
Lightweight
Mike Guymon
 def.
Aaron Miller
 Submission (triangle choke)
 2
 4:20
Catchweight (150 lbs)
Cleber Luciano
 def.
 Joe Camacho
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
Lightweight
 Josh Smith
 def.
 Darren Smith
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
 3
 5:00

Unaired
Welterweight
Jesse Juarez
 def.
Joe Williams
 Submission (guillotine choke)
 1
 0:57




  1. ^ For Lightweight Championship


  2. ^ For Interim Light Heavyweight Championship


  3. ^ For Featherweight Championship


  4. ^ Fight Master Welterweight Final






Bellator 107

















Bellator 107
Information
Date
November 8, 2013
Venue
WinStar World Casino
City
Thackerville, Oklahoma

Bellator 107 took place on November 8, 2013 at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.


Background


Bellator 107 featured the Heavyweight Tournament final, Middleweight Tournament final and Bantamweight Tournament final.


Cheick Kongo was originally scheduled to face Vinicius Queiroz in the Heavyweight tournament finals, but Queiroz withdrew due to a knee injury.[19] He was replaced by Peter Graham.[20]


Results





















































































































Main Card (Spike TV)
Weight Class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Heavyweight
Cheick Kongo
 def.
Peter Graham
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
 [a]
Bantamweight
Joe Warren
 def.
Travis Marx
 TKO (knee and punches)
 2
 1:54
 [b]
Middleweight
Brennan Ward
 def.
Mikkel Parlo
 TKO (punches)
 2
 1:39
 [c]
Catchweight (157 lbs)
Derek Campos
 def.
Martin Stapleton
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Lightweight
Patricky Freire
 def.
 Edson Berto
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
Middleweight
Jonas Billstein
 def.
Cortez Coleman
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
Light Heavyweight
Mike Mucitelli
 def.
 Ryan McCurdy
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
 3
 5:00
Heavyweight
Raphael Butler
 def.
Josh Burns
 Verbal submission (punches)
 1
 2:14
Light Heavyweight
Linton Vassell
 def.
Matt Jones
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
 3
 5:00

Unaired
Catchweight (156 lbs)
 Chris Jones
 def.
 Robert White
 Decision (unanimous)
 3
 5:00




  1. ^ Heavyweight Tournament Final


  2. ^ Bantamweight Tournament Final


  3. ^ Middleweight Tournament Final




Bellator 108

















Bellator 108
Information
Date
November 15, 2013
Venue
Revel Casino
City
Atlantic City, New Jersey

Bellator 108 took place on November 15, 2013 at Revel Casino in Atlantic City, New Jersey[21] The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.


Background


Bellator 108 featured the Featherweight Tournament Finals.


Heavyweight champion Alexander Volkov made the first defense of his title against Vitaly Minakov on this show in the co-main event.


The card featured the Bellator debut of Quinton Jackson following the cancellation of his bout against Tito Ortiz. He faced Bellator and UFC veteran Joey Beltran in the main event.[22]


Nah-Shon Burrell was originally scheduled to face Dante Rivera on this card. However, he was rescheduled to face Jesus Martinez due to undisclosed reasons.[23]


Results








































































































































Main Card (Spike TV)
Weight Class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Catchweight (210 lbs)
Quinton Jackson
 def.
Joey Beltran
 TKO (punches)
 1
 4:59
Heavyweight
Vitaly Minakov
 def.
Alexander Volkov (c)
 TKO (punches)
 1
 2:57
 [a]
Bantamweight
Marcos Galvao
 def.
 Tom McKenna
 TKO (punches)
 1
 4:29
Featherweight
Patricio Freire
 def.
Justin Wilcox
 TKO (punches)
 1
 2:23
 [b]

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Catchweight (174 lbs)
Sam Oropeza
 def.
 Chip Moraza-Pollard
 TKO (punches)
 1
 0:37
Light Heavyweight
Tom DeBlass
 def.
Jason Lambert
 KO (punch)
 1
 1:45
Catchweight (180 lbs)
Nah-Shon Burrell
 def.
Jesus Martinez
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
Lightweight
Anthony Morrison
 def.
Kenny Foster
 Majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 30-26)
 3
 5:00
 [c]
Light Heavyweight
Liam McGeary
 def.
 Najim Wali
 Submission (armbar)
 1
 1:31
Featherweight
Will Martinez
 def.
Kevin Roddy
 Submission (rear naked choke)
 1
 3:50
Featherweight
 Dan Matala
 def.
 Ryan Cafaro
 TKO (strikes)
 2
 3:52
Bantamweight
 Rob Sullivan
 def.
 Sergio da Silva
 Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00




  1. ^ Heavyweight Title fight


  2. ^ Featherweight Tournament Final


  3. ^ Foster was docked one point for illegal groin strikes.




Bellator 109

















Bellator 109
Information
Date
November 22, 2013
Venue
Sands Casino Event Center
City
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania

Bellator 109 took place on November 22, 2013 at Sands Casino Event Center in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The event aired live in prime time on Spike TV.


Background


Bellator 109 featured the 2013 Season 9 Welterweight and Lightweight Tournament Finals.


Michael Page and Andrew Osbourne were slated to face each other in a Welterweight bout on this card but the fight was scrapped due to Page recovering from lingering injuries.[24]


Matt Riddle was expected to come out of his 3-week retirement to fight Nathan Coy at this event. However, he pulled out of the bout on November 13, 2013.[25]


Results




















































































































Main Card (Spike TV)
Weight Class


Method
 Round
 Time
 Notes
Middleweight
Alexander Shlemenko (c)
 def.
Doug Marshall
 KO (punch to the body)
 1
 4:28
 [a]
Welterweight
Rick Hawn
 def.
Ron Keslar
 KO (punch)
 3
 0:55
 [b]
Lightweight
Will Brooks
 def.
Alexander Sarnavskiy
 Decision (unanimous) (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
 3
 5:00
 [c]
Lightweight
Terry Etim
 def.
 Patrick Cenoble
 Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 29-28, 30-26)
 3
 5:00

Preliminary Card (Spike.com)
Lightweight
 Mike Bannon
 def.
 Ahsan Abdulla
 Technical submission (arm triangle choke)
 1
 1:51
Heavyweight
Blagoy Ivanov
 def.
 Keith Bell
 Submission (rear naked choke)
 1
 3:59
Catchweight (153 lbs)
Goiti Yamauchi
 def.
Saul Almeida
 KO (punches)
 1
 2:04
Lightweight
Bubba Jenkins
 def.
 Ian Rammel
 TKO (punches)
 3
 2:38
Lightweight
Brent Primus
 def.
 Brett Glass
 Submission (rear naked choke)
 1
 3:20
Featherweight
Lester Caslow
 def.
Jay Haas
 Submission (guillotine choke)
 3
 2:44




  1. ^ Middleweight Championship


  2. ^ Welterweight Tournament Final


  3. ^ Lightweight Tournament Final




Tournaments



Bantamweight tournament bracket












































































Semifinals
 Finals
           

Travis Marx
 TKO
Brandon Bender
 2

Travis Marx
 2


Joe Warren
 TKO

Joe Warren
 SUB
Nick Kirk
 2


Featherweight tournament bracket


























































































































































Quarterfinals
 Semifinals
 Finals
                 

Diego Nunes
 1

Patricio Freire
 KO

Patricio Freire
 DEC


Fabricio Guerreiro
 3

Desmond Green
 3

Fabricio Guerreiro
 DEC

Patricio Freire
 TKO


Justin Wilcox
 1

Justin Wilcox*
 SUB

Akop Stepanyan
 2

Justin Wilcox
 DEC


Joe Taimanglo
 3
Andrew Fisher
 3

Joe Taimanglo
 DEC

  • (*) Replaced Shahbulat Shamhalaev


Lightweight tournament bracket


























































































































































Quarterfinals
 Semifinals
 Finals
                 

Marcus Davis
 1

Alexander Sarnavskiy
 SUB

Alexander Sarnavskiy
 SUB


Ricardo Tirloni
 1

Rich Clementi
 3

Ricardo Tirloni*
 DEC

Alexander Sarnavskiy
 3


Will Brooks
 DEC

Saad Awad
 SUB

Martin Stapleton
 1

Saad Awad
 3


Will Brooks
 DEC

John Alessio
 3

Will Brooks
 DEC

  • (*) Replaced Rob Sinclair


Welterweight tournament bracket


























































































































































Quarterfinals
 Semifinals
 Finals
                 

War Machine
 SUB
Vaughn Anderson
 2

War Machine
 1


Ron Keslar
 SUB

Ron Keslar*
 DEC
Luis Melo
 3

Ron Keslar
 3


Rick Hawn
 KO

Brent Weedman
 SUB

Justin Baesman
 1

Brent Weedman
 3


Rick Hawn
 DEC

Rick Hawn**
 DEC

Herman Terrado
 3


  • (*) Replaced Matthew Riddle

  • (**) Replaced Mark Scanlon



Middleweight tournament bracket


























































































































































Quarterfinals
 Semifinals
 Finals
                 

Justin Torrey
 2

Brennan Ward**
 TKO

Brennan Ward
 SUB


Joe Pacheco***
 2
Jeremy Kimball*
 3

Perry Filkins
 SUB

Brennan Ward
 TKO


Mikkel Parlo
 2

Mikkel Parlo
 DEC

Brian Rogers
 3

Mikkel Parlo
 DEC


Jason Butcher
 3

Jason Butcher
 TKO

Giva Santana
 2


  • (*) Replaced Dan Cramer

  • (**) Replaced Andreas Spang

  • (***) Replaced Perry Filkins



Heavyweight tournament bracket












































































Semifinals
 Finals
           

Cheick Kongo
 TKO
Mark Godbeer
 2

Cheick Kongo
 DEC


Peter Graham*
 3

Lavar Johnson
 1

Vinicius Queiroz
 KO

  • (*) Replaced Vinicius Queiroz


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