Exclusive Bellator 34 Photo Gallery

Some highlights from Thursday’s Bellator season finale at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, courtesy of John Sluder.
Part 1, below: Hector Lombard def. Alexander Shlemenko via unanimous decision. Continue to Bellat…

Some highlights from Thursday’s Bellator season finale at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, courtesy of John Sluder.

Part 1, below: Hector Lombard def. Alexander Shlemenko via unanimous decision.
Continue to Bellator 34 photo gallery pt. 2 (Frausto vs. Fujii)
Continue to Bellator 34 photo gallery pt. 3 (The best of the rest)

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Bellator: Lombard Defends; Frausto Wins Belt While Snapping Fujii’s Streak

Filed under: Bellator, NewsHector Lombard became the first Bellator champion to successfully defend a championship, outlasting Alexander Shlemenko to retain the middleweight title in the main event of Bellator 34.

The win didn’t come easily for the Cu…

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Hector Lombard became the first Bellator champion to successfully defend a championship, outlasting Alexander Shlemenko to retain the middleweight title in the main event of Bellator 34.

The win didn’t come easily for the Cuban-born Lombard, however. After winning his last two fights in a combined 44 seconds, this one was a marathon, going the full 25 minutes to become the longest fight in his career.

As is his custom, Lombard came out guns blazing in the first round, rocking Shlemenko early as he looked for his fourth straight first-round finish, but Shlemenko weathered the storm and fought gamely throughout.

Brittney Palmer’s Backside Brings You The MMAFix Friday Link Dump

Have fight fans been duped? With the UFC-WEC merger, how many free fights will we see on Versus? CagePotato breaks it down: here
The latest on the Randy Couture retirement chatter: here
The sexy Zoila Frausto took the first ever 115 pound Women’s Title Championship at Bellator 34. For full results go: here
UFC Middleweight […]

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Have fight fans been duped? With the UFC-WEC merger, how many free fights will we see on Versus? CagePotato breaks it down: here

The latest on the Randy Couture retirement chatter: here

The sexy Zoila Frausto took the first ever 115 pound Women’s Title Championship at Bellator 34. For full results go: here

UFC Middleweight Title Contendor, Vitor Belfort talks training for Champion Anderson Silva and Wanderlei Silva’s “big mouth”: here

Prepare yourself to see more Brittney Palmer in 2011 when she joins Arianny Celeste and Chandella Powell cageside: here

Bellator XXXIV: Not With a Bang, But a Whimper

(Hector Lombard takes Alexander Shlemenko way out of his game, and Zoila Frausto doesn’t look like a woman who just won a fight. Photos courtesy of our own John Sluder. Full gallery coming soon!)
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(Hector Lombard takes Alexander Shlemenko way out of his game, and Zoila Frausto doesn’t look like a woman who just won a fight. Photos courtesy of our own John Sluder. Full gallery coming soon!)

By ReX “Unnecessary Literary Reference” Richardson

Bellator Fighting Championships slouched toward Bethlehem last night, returning to the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida for the last show of the third season. Anticipation for this last show has been running high, and Bellator held back some exciting fighters for the finale, trying to put some asses in the seats. The women’s featherweight tournament concluded with monster featherweight Zoila Frausto versus undefeated phenom Megumi Fujii, and middleweight champ Hector Lombard putting his title on the line against eternal scrapper Alexander Shlemenko. Also on the broadcast was Serbian next big thing Dragan Tesanovic — who brought an undefeated record from the European circuit for his first fight in the US — as well as King of the Cage moneyweight Tony Lopez arriving in Bellator, presumably hoping they’ll establish a light heavyweight title for him to collect.

I’m not gonna lie to you: I wish the season had ended last week. Only three fights made the broadcast because decisions were the order of the night. Make that controversial decisions, since fans were already debating what kind of drugs the judges were on before the televised event was finished. Come on in past the jump, and I’ll recap the action for you and possibly bitch about judging a bit. I’m not even going to tease you with anything this time, because that’s just the kind of guy I am.

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Wednesday Morning MMA Link Club: Y’Ever Notice How White People Eat Sandwiches?

(Cain Velasquez and George Lopez enjoy a PBJ and milk in honor of Brock Lesnar’s cracker-ass heritage. Props: fpvault)
– Five Lessons: UFC 121 Edition (Versus MMA Beat)
– Cesar Gracie Says Jake Shields Is the Guy to Beat GSP (FightMagazine)

(Cain Velasquez and George Lopez enjoy a PBJ and milk in honor of Brock Lesnar’s cracker-ass heritage. Props: fpvault)

– Five Lessons: UFC 121 Edition (Versus MMA Beat)

– Cesar Gracie Says Jake Shields Is the Guy to Beat GSP (FightMagazine)

– Dana White: Brock Lesnar Is Not Going Back to WWE (LowKick)

– Court McGee Not Entirely Pleased With Performance in UFC 121 Win (MMA Fighting)

– The IRS Put a Lien On James Toney’s UFC 118 Fight Purse (MMA Convert)

– Marquardt vs. Okami Winner Guaranteed Title Shot (Heavy.com/MMA)

– Bellator Finalizes Line-Up for Thursday Night’s Season-Ending Event (Five Ounces of Pain)

– Playboy Playmate LaTasha Marzolla Gets Her Arm Snapped in an MMA Bout (MiddleEasy)

– Herb Dean Talks Refereeing and Judging and His New Line of Condoms (MMA Scraps)

– UFC President Dana White Talks Jon Jones, Jose Aldo on the Fight Fix (SBNation.com/MMA)

Bellator 34 Final Card Features Super Hot Zoila Frausto in 115 Pound Title Fight

Bellator Final Championships presents their Final Card at Bellator 34, Thursday night, October 28th with a first ever 115 pound Womens Title Championship Belt on the line between contenders Zoila Frausto and Megan Fujii. Other notable but less sexy bouts featured on the Main Card include the headlining Middleweight Championship tilt between titleholder, […]

Gina Carano who?  This is the lovely Zoila Frausto.

Gina Carano who? This is the lovely Zoila Frausto.

Bellator Final Championships presents their Final Card at Bellator 34, Thursday night, October 28th with a first ever 115 pound Womens Title Championship Belt on the line between contenders Zoila Frausto and Megan Fujii. Other notable but less sexy bouts featured on the Main Card include the headlining Middleweight Championship tilt between titleholder, Hector Lombard and tournament winner Alexander Shlemenko. The event will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, FL with the Main Card aired live on Fox Sports Net . Full Bellator 34 Card breaks down as follows:

MAIN CARD
Champ Hector Lombard vs. Alexander Shlemenko (for middleweight title)
Zoila Frausto vs. Megumi Fujii (women’s 115-pound tourney finale)
Mike Bernhard vs. Dragan Tesanovic
Raphael Davis vs. Tony Lopez
PRELIMINARY CARD
William Kuhn vs. John Kelly
Ralph Acosta vs. Tulio Quintanilla
John Queiroz vs. J.P Reese
Igor Almeida vs. Dan Cramer
Frank Carrillo vs. Moyses Gabin