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.
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The sexy Zoila Frausto took the first ever 115 pound Women’s Title Championship at Bellator 34. For full results go: here
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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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(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.
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.
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
Megumi Fujii gets her long-awaited opportunity to win a championship at Bellator 34 on Oct. 28.
The promotion confirmed the date of the undefeated star’s matchup with Zoila Frausto on Wednesday.
The 36-year-old Fujii is 22-0 in a sterling career, including 18 wins by way of submission, and she’s also considered by many to be the best pound-for-pound female fighter in the world, yet she’s never captured an MMA championship.
(Bellator: the only place where chicks who like to bang are respected.)
By ReX “Dude, Big Ups to the 90s” Richardson
Chances are very good that you missed at least one good fight card last night. If you neglected to tune in to Versus for WE…
(Bellator: the only place where chicks who like to bang are respected.)
By ReX “Dude, Big Ups to the 90s” Richardson
Chances are very good that you missed at least one good fight card last night. If you neglected to tune in to Versus for WEC 51, you are likely still kicking yourself in the balls for not watching a card that was ludicrously stacked (and lived up to expectations). If you forgot about the Bellator Fighting Championships in all the excitement, you passed on some pretty fun stuff there, too: of eight fights, only one went to decision. The women’s division was on showcase last night with two semifinal bouts, seasoned with a double handful of the kind of hungry fighters who tend to knock the piss out of one another.
Follow me past the jump, because let’s face it, at this time of day you’re just killing time until the weekend anyway. I’ll let you know where I stand on the judges’ controversy. **dramatic music**
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.
