Tonight’s live Bellator Fighting Championships 42 event is taking place at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Oklahoma.
The live televised card of the event kicks off at 9PM EST (6PM PST) on MTV2 featuring Bellator’s light heavyweight tournament semifinals. Christian M’Pumbu squares off with undefeated Tim Carpenter, while D.J. Linderman takes on Richard “Rare Breed” Hale in the other semifinal bout. All four fighters are vying to become the promotions first ever 205 lb champion and the $100,000 in prize money.
Also featured on the televised card is a Special Featherweight Feature Fight between Josh Arocho and Ronnie Mann along with Jerod Spoon fighting Luiz “Terrier” Nogueira.
The preliminary card has already begun and you can check on the live ‘Play-by-Play’ coverage of each round by visiting Bellator.com and clicking on the perspective bout.
And be sure to visit Bellator.com for tonight’s post fight press conference, which the promotion streams live on the web at 11:45PM EST (8:45PM PST). Here is the link http://www.bellator.com/mediaPortal/player.dbml?catid=0 for tonight’s post-fight press conference.
To view the full live ‘Quick Results’ for Bellator XLII click
MAIN CARD:
Light-Heavyweight Semifinal Fight: Richard “Rare Breed” Hale def. D.J. Linderman via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Special Featherweight Feature Fight: Ronnie Mann def. Josh Arocho via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-27, 30-27)
Light-Heavyweight Semifinal Fight: Christian M’Pumbu def. Tim Carpenter via TKO (punches) – R1 @ 2:08
Local Feature Fight: Luiz “Terrier” Nogueira def. Jerod Spoon via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
UNDERCARD:
Local Main Event: Brandon Shelton def. Owen Evinger via submission (rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 2:35
Local Feature Fight: Jared Hess def. Chris Bell via submission (triangle choke) – R1 @ 1:40
Local Feature Fight: Shane Howell def. Mark Oshiro via submission (Brabo choke) – R1 @ 4:15
Local Feature Fight: Mark Holata def. Tracy Willis via submission (strikes) – R1 @ 0:49