Bellator Fighting Championships visits the Mississippi state tonight with their latest installment of their season four tournament bouts.
Bellator XXXVIII features the Light Heavyweight Tournament quarterfinals and takes place at Harrah’s Tunica Hotel and Casino. The live main card will air exclusively on MTV2 beginning at 7PM EST.
The preliminary card also includes five local feature fights, with bouts taking place before and after the televised main card.
Tournament participants include BJJ black belt Daniel Gracie, undefeated Tim Carpenter, as well as D.J. Linderman, Raphael Davis, Richard Hale, Nik Fekete, Chris Davis, and Christian M’Pumbu. Saturday’s winners will move on to next months semi-finals for a shot at becoming the first Bellator light heavyweight champion and a $100,000 payday.
Check out live ‘Play-by-Play’ coverage beginning at 6PM EST (3PM PST) at Sherdog.com
Don’t forget to catch the post fight press conference live at 9:45PM EST (6:45PM PST) at Bellator.com
The official Bellator 38 ‘Quick Results’ are as follows:
Main Card (MTV2)
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: Tim Carpenter def. Daniel Gracie via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: D.J. Linderman def. Raphael Davis via TKO (punches) – R3 @ 3:40
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: Richard Hale def. Nik Fekete via technical submission (inverted triangle) – R1 @ 1:55
Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal Fight: Christian M’Pumbu def. Chris Davis via TKO (strikes) – R3 @ 3:34
Local Feature Bouts
Local Feature Fight: Austin Lyons def. Jimmy Van Horn via submission (armbar) – R1 @ 2:10
Local Feature Fight: Jake Underwood def. Tim Galluzzi via submission (triangle choke) – R1 @ 1:04
Local Feature Fight: Cody Donovan def. Brian Albin via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Local Feature Fight: Blagov Imanov def. William Penn via TKO – R1 @ 2:58
Local Feature Fight: Amaechi Oselukwue def. Abe Wilson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29).