Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One

Bellator Fighting Championships
Genre	Sports
Created by	Bjorn Rebney
Country of origin	United States
Production
Running time	120 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ESPN Deportes
Original run	April 3, 2009 – June 19, 2009
Chronology
Preceded by	N/A
Followed by	Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Two

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season One was the first installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships (Bellator FC)-produced series. It started broadcasting April 3, 2009, through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes. The episodes had a one day tape delay.

Events

Bellator I

Bellator I
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 3, 2009
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City	Hollywood, Florida, USA
Event chronology
Bellator I Bellator II

Bellator I was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, April 3, 2009 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, April 4, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.

The event featured quarter-final tournament bouts of the 2009 Featherweight (145 lbs) and Lightweight (155 lbs) Tournaments, along with a number of non-tournament bouts to be held in the organization's other weight divisions. All bouts were contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.

Lightweight Quarterfinals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Jorge Masvidal	def	Nick Agallar	TKO (punches)	1	1:19
Lightweight	Eddie Alvarez	def	Greg Loughran	submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:44
Lightweight	Toby Imada	def	Alonzo Martinez	submission (rear naked choke)	1	3:26
Featherweight Quarterfinals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Yahir Reyes	def	Nick Gonzalez	submission (rear naked choke)	1	2:11
Featherweight	Estevan Payan	def	Luis Palomino	split decision
Featherweight	Joe Soto	def	Ben Greer	TKO (punches)	1	3:40
Non-tournament bouts
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Lorenzo Borgomeo	def	Daniel Morales	submission (rear naked choke)	3	3:46
Middleweight	Gary Padilla	def	Daniel Sarafian	TKO (punches)	2	3:04
Featherweight	Jonathan Brookins	def	Stephen Ledbetter	submission (rear naked choke)	1	3:32

Bellator II

Bellator II
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 10, 2009
Venue	Mohegan Sun
City	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Event chronology
Bellator I Bellator II Bellator III

Bellator II was a mixed martial arts event by the promotion Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, April 10, 2009 at the Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Connecticut. It was then broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, April 11, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.

The event featured the final quarter-final bouts of the 2009 Featherweight (145 lbs) and Lightweight (155 lbs) Tournaments, as well as, the quarter-final round of the Welterweight (170 lbs) Tournament. A number of non-tournament bouts to be held in the organization's other weight divisions also took place. The evening's main event saw undefeated former EliteXC Featherweight Champion Wilson Reis square off against rising star Henry Martinez. All bouts are to be contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.

Featherweight Quarterfinals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Wilson Reis	def	Henry Martinez	Decision (Unanimous)
Lightweight Quarterfinals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Eric Reynolds	def	Thomas Schulte	TKO (punches)	1	4:18
Welterweight Quarterfinals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Lyman Good	def	Hector Urbina	Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	3:22
Welterweight	Jorge Ortiz	def	Aaron Romero	Decision (Unanimous)
Welterweight	Omar De La Cruz	def	Victor Meza	Decision (Unanimous)
Non-tournament bouts
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Jimmie Rivera	def	Willie Gates	Submission (Triangle Choke)	3	3:22
Welterweight	Matt Makowski	def	Aaron Tregear	Decision (Unanimous)
Welterweight	Jesse Juarez	def	Mikey Gomez	TKO (Punches)	1	4:23
Featherweight	Josh LaBerge	def	Chris Simmons	Decision (Unanimous)

Bellator III

Bellator III
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 17, 2009
Venue	Lloyd Noble Center
City	Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Event chronology
Bellator II Bellator III Bellator IV

Bellator III and Bellator IV were two episodes of the mixed martial arts promotion, Bellator Fighting Championships, created from a single event. Bellator IV was originally schedule for Montreal, however regulatory issues prevented the event from being held there. The event took place on Friday, April 17, 2009 at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Each episode featured half of the bouts from the third Bellator event. Bellator III aired nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, April 18, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes. Bellator IV aired on on Saturday, April 25, 2009.

Middleweight Quarterfinals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Hector Lombard	def	Virgil Lozano	KO	1	1:10
Middleweight	Yosmany Cabezas	def	Edwin Aguilar	Submission (Armbar)	1	4:31
Middleweight Tournament Alternate bout
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Marcelo Alfaia	def	Joey Gorczynski	TKO	1	1:32
Non-tournament bouts
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Johnny Eduardo	def	Donald Sanchez	Decision (Unanimous)
Light Heavyweight	Rudy Lindsay	def	Wayne Cole	TKO	2	3:37

Bellator IV

Bellator IV
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	April 17, 2009
Venue	Lloyd Noble Center
City	Norman, Oklahoma, USA
Event chronology
Bellator III Bellator IV Bellator V

Middleweight Quarterfinals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Damien Stelly	def	Alex Andrade	Decision (Unanimous)
Middleweight	Jared Hess	def	Daniel Tabera	submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:34
Welterweight Quarterfinals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Dave Menne	def	Norman Paraisy	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	3	2:39
Middleweight Tournament Alternate bout
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Jason Norwood	def	John Kirk	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	1:52
Non-tournament bouts
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Tyler East	def	Amedio Viola	TKO (Punches)	1	2:40
Light Heavyweight	William Albrecht	def	Mike Messina	TKO (Punches)	1	1:30

Bellator V

Bellator V
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 1, 2009
Venue	Hara Arena
City	Dayton, Ohio, USA
Event chronology
Bellator IV Bellator V Bellator VI

Bellator V took place on Friday, May 1, 2009 in Dayton, Ohio. It was broadcasted nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, May 2, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.

Background

The event featured the semi-finals of the Lightweight Tournament.

Debuting for the promotion were heavyweight prospect Dave Herman and former UFC fighter Dan Evensen.

All bouts were contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.

Lightweight Semifinals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Toby Imada	def	Jorge Masvidal	technical submission (inverted triangle choke)	3	3:22
Lightweight	Eddie Alvarez	def	Eric Reynolds	submission (rear naked choke)	3	1:30
Non-tournament bouts
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Waylon Lowe	def	Frank Carabello	Decision (Unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight	Justin Edwards	def	John Troyer	submission (guillotine)	1	3:12
Female bout (117 lbs.)	Jessica Penne	def	Tammie Schneider	TKO (punches)	1	1:35
Featherweight	Matt Jaggers	def	Pete Dominguez	submission (rear-naked choke)	1	4:03
Heavyweight	Dan Evensen	def	Raoul Romero	TKO (punches)	2	1:44
Heavyweight	Joey Beltran	def	Sherman Pendergarst	TKO (punches)	1	2:24
Heavyweight	Dave Herman	def	Josh Barnes	TKO (punches)	1	4:46

Bellator VI

Bellator VI
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 8, 2009
Venue	Central Pavilion Arena
City	Robstown, Texas, USA
Event chronology
Bellator V Bellator VI Bellator VII

Bellator VI was an event of the mixed martial arts promotion, Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, May 8, 2009 in Robstown, Texas. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, May 9, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.

Background

The event featured the semi-finals of the Featherweight Tournament.

All bouts are to be contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.

Featherweight Semifinals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Joe Soto	def	Wilson Reis	Decision (Unanimous)
Featherweight	Yahir Reyes	def	Estevan Payan	KO (Spinning Backfist)	2	1:56
Non-tournament bouts
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Luis Palomino	def	Nick Gonzalez	TKO	1	2:13
Featherweight	Roberto Vargas	def	Daniel Pineda	Decision (Unanimous)
Featherweight	Jose Santibanez	def	Dustin Phillips	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	3:34
Middleweight	Robert McDaniel	def	Chris Spicer	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	1	2:53
Catchweight (174 lb)	Hector Urbina	def	Ira Boyd	TKO (Arm Injury)	1	0:19

Bellator VII

Bellator VII
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 15, 2009
Venue	Aragon Ballroom
City	Chicago, Illinois, USA
Event chronology
Bellator VI Bellator VII Bellator IX

Bellator VII was an event of the mixed martial arts promotion, Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, May 15, 2009 in Chicago, Illinois. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, May 16, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.

Background

The event featured the semi-finals of the Welterweight Tournament.

The card also featured the debut of former UFC heavyweight Eddie Sanchez.

All bouts are to be contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.

Welterweight Semifinals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Omar De La Cruz	def	Dave Menne	TKO (Punches)	1	3:19
Welterweight	Lyman Good	def	Jorge Ortiz	TKO (Cut)	2	4:37
Non-tournament bouts
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Troy Gerhart	def	Lorenzo Borgomeo	Decision (Unanimous)
Heavyweight	Eddie Sanchez	def	Jay White	TKO (Punches)	1	0:10
Lightweight	Alonzo Martinez	def	Victor Meza	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	1:42
Welterweight	Jesse Juarez	def	DeRay Davis	TKO (Punches)	2	4:47
Welterweight	Anthony Lapsley	def	Ryan Williams	Submission (Rear Naked Choke)	2	4:22
Welterweight	Jacob Volkmann	def	Kevin Knabjian	Submission (Brabo Choke)	2	1:42
Women's bout (135 lbs)	Kerry Vera	def	Leslie Smith	Decision (Unanimous)

Bellator VIII

There were no fights scheduled for week 8. Instead, Bellator ran a "Road to the Championship" special highlighting tournament fights. This highlight show was considered Bellator VIII.

Bellator IX

Bellator IX
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	May 29, 2009
Venue	Monroe Civic Center
City	Monroe, Louisiana, USA
Event chronology
Bellator VII Bellator IX Bellator X

Bellator IX was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, May 29, 2009 in Monroe, Louisiana. It was broadcasted nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, May 30, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.

Middleweight Semifinals
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Hector Lombard	def	Damien Stelly	TKO (Punches)	1	2:56
Middleweight	Jared Hess	def	Yosmany Cabezas	TKO (Punches)	3	4:26
Non Tournament Bouts
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Nick Ring	def	Isidro Gonzalez	Submission (Guillotine Choke)	1	0:39
Featherweight	Shad Lierley	def	Nathan Murdock	Decision (Unanimous)
Middleweight	Christian Fulgram	def	Alex Andrade	TKO (Punches)	1	2:01
Heavyweight	Shawn Jordan	def	Jayme McKinney	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	0:30
Catchweight bout (175 lbs.)	Chad Leonhardt	def	Dan Keenan	KO (Knee)	1	3:03
Lightweight	Chas Skelly	def	Mike Braswell	Decision (Split)

Bellator X

Bellator X
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	June 5, 2009
Venue	Citizens Business Bank Arena
City	Ontario, California, USA
Event chronology
Bellator IX Bellator X Bellator XI

Bellator X was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, June 5, 2009 in Ontario, California at the Citizens Business Bank Arena. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, June 6, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes. The show featured the finals of the Featherweight tournament.

Featherweight Final
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Joe Soto	def	Yahir Reyes	submission (rear naked choke)	2	4:11
Non-tournament bouts
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Wilson Reis	def	Roberto Vargas	Split Decision
Middleweight	Bryan Baker	def	Matt Horwich	Unanimous Decision
Lightweight	Diego Garijo	def	Saad Awad	submission (rear naked choke)	1	4:45
Lightweight	Israel Giron	def	Phil Brown	submission (rear naked choke)	1	2:42
Heavyweight	Travis Browne	def	Mychal Clark	Unanimous Decision
Catchweight bout (175 lbs.)	Jesse Juarez	def	Mike Gomez	Unanimous Decision
Light Heavyweight	Nick Moghaddam	def	Lamar Jiles	disqualification (illegal knee)	2	4:14

Bellator XI

Bellator XI
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	June 12, 2009
Venue	Mohegan Sun Arena
City	Uncasville, Connecticut, USA
Event chronology
Bellator X Bellator XI Bellator XII

Bellator XI was a mixed martial arts event promoted by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, June 12, 2009 in Uncasville, Connecticut at the Mohegan Sun Arena. It broadcasted nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, June 13, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes. This event featured the finals of the Bellator Welterweight Grand Prix.

Welterweight Final
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Lyman Good	def	Omar De La Cruz	TKO (Punches)	1	1:23
Non-tournament bouts
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Vagner Rocha	def	Igor Gracie	Decision (Unanimous)
Welterweight	Jake Ellenberger	def	Marcelo Alfaya	KO (Punch)	1	0:42
Welterweight	Justin Torrey	def	Matt Makowski	Decision (Unanimous)
Bantamweight	Nick Pace	def	Collin Tebo	KO (Flying Knee)	1	1:37
Middleweight	David Branch	def	Dennis Olsen	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	1	2:27
Bantamweight	Jimmie Rivera	def	Nick Garcia	Decision (Unanimous)
Middleweight	Uriah Hall	def	Edwin Aguilar	KO (Head Kicks)	3	4:31

Bellator XII

Bellator XII
Information
Promotion	Bellator Fighting Championships
Date	June 19, 2009
Venue	Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
City	Hollywood, Florida, USA
Event chronology
Bellator XI Bellator XII Bellator XIII

Bellator XII was a mixed martial arts event by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on Friday, June 19, 2009 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. It was broadcast nationally in the U.S. via tape-delay the following night on Saturday, June 20, 2009 through an exclusive television agreement with ESPN Deportes.

The event featured the final tournament bouts of the 2009 Season One Lightweight (155 lbs) and Middleweight (185 lbs) Tournaments, along with a number of non-tournament bouts held in the organization's other weight divisions. All bouts were contested under the Unified Rules of Mixed Martial Arts.

Lightweight Final
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Eddie Alvarez	def	Toby Imada	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	2	0:38
Middleweight Final
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Hector Lombard	def	Jared Hess	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	4	1:41
Non-tournament bouts
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Jorge Masvidal	def	Eric Reynolds	Submission (Rear-Naked Choke)	3	3:33
Featherweight	Fabio Mello	def	Sami Aziz	Submission (Armbar)	3	1:58
Welterweight	Sergio Moraes	def	Josh Martin	Submission (Triangle Choke)	1	4:21
Women's bout (125 lbs)	Rosi Sexton	def	Valerie Coolbaugh	Submission (Armbar)	1	3:40
Lightweight	Luis Palomino	def	Troy Gerhart	Decision (Unanimous)
Women's bout (145 lbs)	Stephanie Guimaraes	def	Yvonne Reis	KO (Knee)	1	0:49

Tournaments

Featherweight Tournament Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Ben Greer

TKO

Joe Soto

1

Joe Soto

DEC

Wilson Reis

3

Wilson Reis

DEC

Henry Martinez

3

Joe Soto

SUB

Yahir Reyes

2

Nick Gonzalez

SUB

Yahir Reyes

1

Yahir Reyes

KO

Estevan Payan

2

Estevan Payan

DEC

Luis Palomino

3

Lightweight Tournament Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Eddie Alvarez

SUB

Greg Loughran

1

Eddie Alvarez

SUB

Eric Reynolds

3

Thomas Schulte

TKO

Eric Reynolds

1

Eddie Alvarez

SUB

Toby Imada

2

Jorge Masvidal

TKO

Nick Agallar

1

Jorge Masvidal

SUB

Toby Imada

3

Toby Imada

SUB

Alonzo Martinez

1

Welterweight Tournament Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Lyman Good

SUB

Hector Urbina

2

Lyman Good

TKO

Jorge Ortiz

2

Jorge Ortiz

DEC

Aaron Romero

3

Lyman Good

TKO

Omar De La Cruz

1

Dave Menne

SUB

Norman Paraisy

3

Dave Menne

TKO

Omar De La Cruz

1

Omar De La Cruz

DEC

Victor Meza

3

Middleweight Tournament Bracket

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Final

Hector Lombard

KO

Virgil Lozano

1

Hector Lombard

TKO

Damien Stelly

1

Alex Andrade

DEC

Damien Stelly

3

Hector Lombard

TKO

Jared Hess

4

Daniel Tabera

SUB

Jared Hess

1

Jared Hess

TKO

Yosmany Cabezas

3

Yosmany Cabezas

SUB

Edwin Aguilar

1

External links

• Bellator
• New Mixed Martial Arts League, Led by Industry Veterans
• Bellator Fighting Championships signs top lightweight Eddie Alvarez
• Nine reasons to be excited about MMA in 2009
• MMA coming to ESPN Deportes
• Schulte Announced by Bellator