Filed under: Bellator, ResultsMMA Fighting has Bellator 44 results of Hector Lombard vs. Falaniko Vitale, Michael Chandler vs. Patricky Pitbull and the rest of the May 14 card in Atlantic City, N.J.
Bellator middleweight champion Lombard knocked out H…
Bellator middleweight champion Lombard knocked out Hawaii MMA veteran Vitale in a non-title bout. Meanwhile, Chandler bested Pitbull in the finals of this season’s lightweight tournament, banking $100,000 and a shot at champion Eddie Alvarez.
In only a few hours, Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard will meet Falaniko Vitale in a non-title bout and the winner of the Bellator Season 4 Lightweight Tournament will be crowned as Patricky Freire takes on Michael Chandler.Bleacher Report…
In only a few hours, Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard will meet Falaniko Vitale in a non-title bout and the winner of the Bellator Season 4 Lightweight Tournament will be crowned as Patricky Freire takes on Michael Chandler.
Bleacher Report will be covering the event live and will provide round-by-round results and play-by-play right here. Coverage will be at approximately 7:30 pm EDT from Caesar’s Resort in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
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Filed under: BellatorBellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard in action, and Patricky “Pitbull” Freire vs. Michael Chandler in the finals of the lightweight tournament, are the anchors for this Saturday’s Bellator 44 in Atlantic City.
With two episodes remaining, the season four tournaments are winding down while other bouts are potential qualifiers for next season’s tournaments in September.
After the jump, let’s take a look at five of the storylines heading into Bellator 44.
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…
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.
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.
(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!)
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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.