Bellator 46
| Bellator XLVI | ||||
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| File:Bellator46.jpg The poster for Bellator XLVI | ||||
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| Promotion | Bellator Fighting Championships | |||
| Date | June 25, 2011 | |||
| Venue | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | |||
| City |  Hollywood, Florida | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Bellator XLVI was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on June 25, 2011 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.[1] The card was part of Bellator's inaugural Summer Series and featured opening round fights in the Summer Series Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.
Background
This event hosted the first round of an eight-man featherweight tournament to be held over the Summer Series.[2]
Fighter David Baggett missed the middleweight limit allowance of 186 for non-title fights, weighing in at 191.5lbs,[3] and his bout with Moyses Gabin was scrapped from the card.
The event drew an estimated 185,000 viewers on MTV2.[4]
Results
Main Card
- Featherweight Quarterfinal bout:
Pat Curran vs. 
Luis Palomino
- Curran defeated Palomino via submission (peruvian neck-tie) at 3:49 of round 1.
- Featherweight Quarterfinal bout:
Marlon Sandro vs. Genair da Silva
- Sandro defeated Da Silva via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28).
- Featherweight Quarterfinal bout:
Nazareno Malegarie vs. Jacob DeVree
- Malegarie defeated DeVree via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:25 of round 3.
- Featherweight Quarterfinal bout:
Ronnie Mann vs. Adam Schindler
- Mann defeated Schindler via KO (punches) at 4:14 of round 1.
Local Feature Fights
- Women's (115 lbs.) bout: Jessica Aguilar vs. Carla Esparza
- Aguilar defeated Esparza via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 30–27).
- Heavyweight bout: Tony Johnson Jr. vs. Derrick Lewis
- Johnson defeated Lewis via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
- Catchweight bout (152 lbs.): Alexandre Bezerra vs. Sam Jones
- Bezerra defeated Jones via submission (triangle choke) at 3:27 of round 1.
- Middleweight bout: Dan Cramer vs. Josh Samman
- Cramer defeated Samman via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28).
References
- ^ "Bellator 46". Bellator.com. 2011-06-18.
- ^ "Pat Curran drops to featherweight, scores spot in Bellator's "Summer Series" tourney". MMAJunkie.com. 2011-04-22.
- ^ "Bellator 46 weigh-in results: Tourney quarterfinalists all on weight". MMAJunkie.com. 2011-06-24.
- ^ http://www.tapology.com/fightcenter/events/bellator-46-2011-summer-series-1