Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series

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Bellator Fighting Championships
Genre Sports
Created byBjorn Rebney
Country of origin United States
Production
Running time120 minutes
Release
Original network MTV 2
Original releaseJune 22 (2012-06-22) –
August 24, 2012 (2012-08-24)
Chronology
Preceded by Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Six
Followed by Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Seven

Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships Summer Series which started on June 22, 2012. [1] A mixed martial arts tournament was held in the Light Heavyweight weight class. [2]

Contents

Bellator 71

Bellator 71
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
DateJune 22, 2012
Venue Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort
City Flag of the United States.svg Chester, West Virginia
Event chronology
Bellator 70 Bellator 71 Bellator 72

Bellator 71 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on June 22, 2012 at the Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort in Chester, West Virginia. [3] The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the opening round fights in the Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament. [2] The event was distributed live in prime time by EPIX and online at SpikeTV.com.

Background

A preliminary bout between E.J. Brooks and Joey Holt was originally announced by the promotion. However, the bout failed to materialize. [3]

Richard Hale was supposed to face Beau Tribolet in the Tournament Quarterfinal, but was not cleared to compete so Tim Carpenter (who originally was supposed to face John Hawk) stepped in as a last minute replacement.

Results

CardWeight ClassRoundTimeMethodNotes
MainLight Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Travis Wiuff def. Flag of the United States.svg Chris Davis 14:12TKO (Strikes)Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal [3]
MainLight Heavyweight Flag of Slovakia.svg Attila Vegh def. Flag of Croatia.svg Zelg Galesic 11:00Submission (Rear Naked Choke)Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal [3]
MainLight Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Tim Carpenter def. Flag of the United States.svg Beau Tribolet24:51Submission (Armbar)Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal [3]
MainLight Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Emanuel Newton def. Flag of the United States.svg Roy Boughton20:49Submission (Rear Naked Choke)Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal [3]
MainHeavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Brett Rogers def. Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Asplund25:00TKO (Doctor's Stoppage) [3]
PreliminaryLight Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Josh Stansburydef. Flag of the United States.svg Dan Spohn 12:30Submission (Guillotine Choke) [3]
PreliminaryMiddleweight Flag of the United States.svg Jason Butcher def. Flag of the United States.svg Duane Bastress 11:03Submission (Triangle Choke) [3]
PreliminaryFeatherweight Flag of the United States.svg Neil Johnsondef. Flag of the United States.svg Brylan Van Artsdalen 24:29Submission (Rear Naked Choke) [3]
PreliminaryCatchweight (190 lb) Flag of the United States.svg Kevin Zalacdef. Flag of the United States.svg Chris Goldbaugh35:00Decision (Unanimous) [3]

Bellator 72

Bellator 72
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
DateJuly 20, 2012
Venue USF Sun Dome
City Tampa, Florida
Event chronology
Bellator 71 Bellator 72 Bellator 73

Bellator 72 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on July 20, 2012 at USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. [4] The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the semifinal round fights in the Summer Series Tournament. [2] The event was distributed live in prime time by EPIX and MTV2.

Background

Paul Daley made his promotional debut at this event against Rudy Bears in a welterweight fight.

Marius Žaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf competed in a rematch - their third fight together - following a controversial doctor stoppage in their previous Bellator fight in May 2012.

A heavyweight bout between Chris Barnett and Tom Sauer was initially announced by the promotion for this card. [5] However, the bout failed to materialize.

Results

CardWeight ClassRoundTimeMethodNotes
MainWelterweight Flag of France.svg Karl Amoussou def. Flag of the United States.svg Bryan Baker 10:56Submission (inverted heel hook)Welterweight tournament final [4]
MainWelterweight Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Daley def. Flag of the United States.svg Rudy Bears 12:45TKO (Punches)
MainLight Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Travis Wiuff def. Flag of the United States.svg Tim Carpenter 35:00Decision (Unanimous)Light Heavyweight tournament semifinal [4]
MainLight Heavyweight Flag of Slovakia.svg Attila Vegh def. Flag of the United States.svg Emanuel Newton 35:00Decision (Split)Light Heavyweight tournament semifinal [4]
MainWelterweight Flag of Lithuania.svg Marius Žaromskis def. Flag of the United States.svg Waachiim Spiritwolf 35:00Decision (Split) [4]
PreliminaryFeatherweight Flag of the United States.svg Paul Barrow def. Flag of the United States.svg Jason Carapelluci30:46Submission (Rear Naked Choke)
PreliminaryWelterweight Flag of the United States.svg Ben Saunders def. Flag of the United States.svg Brian Warren 10:22TKO (knees)Aired on the main broadcast after the Daley/Bears fight
PreliminaryWelterweight Flag of the United States.svg Raul Amaya def. Flag of the United States.svg Kenny Moss20:30Verbal Submission (Shoulder Injury)
PreliminaryFeatherweight Flag of the United States.svg Matt McCookdef. Flag of the United States.svg Shanon Slack 35:00Decision (split)
PreliminaryWelterweight Flag of the United States.svg Julien Williamsdef. Flag of the United States.svg Ryan DeRocher21:32Technical Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke)

Bellator 73

Bellator 73
Information
Promotion Bellator Fighting Championships
DateAugust 24, 2012
Venue Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino
City Tunica, Mississippi
Event chronology
Bellator 72 Bellator 73

Bellator 73 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on August 24, 2012 at Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. [6] The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the final round fights in the Summer Series Tournament. [2] The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

This fight card was to feature Pat Curran making the first defense of his Featherweight title against Bellator season 4 Featherweight tournament winner Patricio Freire. However, on August 14, 2012, it was announced that Curran had suffered an injury and the bout was to be rescheduled for a later date. [7]

The card featured the finals of the season 6 Bantamweight tournament and 2012 Summer Series Light Heavyweight tournament.

Marcus "Lelo" Aurelio was originally supposed to make his promotional debut on this card, but was removed due to an injury. His original opponent, Amaechi Oselukwue, instead met replacement Kelvin Tiller. [8] Additionally, a heavyweight bout between Maurice Jackson and Chris Miller was announced, but failed to materialize.

Results

CardWeight ClassRoundTimeMethodNotes
MainLight Heavyweight Flag of Slovakia.svg Attila Vegh def. Flag of the United States.svg Travis Wiuff 10:25KO (punches)Light Heavyweight tournament final
MainBantamweight Flag of Brazil.svg Marcos Galvao def. Flag of Brazil.svg Luis Nogueira 24:20TKO (elbows)Bantamweight tournament final [6]
MainLight Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Mike Mucitelli def. Flag of the United States.svg Matt Van Buren 13:01Submission (triangle choke)
MainHeavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Mike Wessel def. Flag of the United States.svg Ryan Martinez 35:00Decision (split)
PreliminaryLightweight Flag of the United States.svg Zach Underwood def. Flag of the United States.svg Chris Coggins35:00Decision (unanimous)
PreliminaryFeatherweight Flag of the United States.svg Brian Halldef. Flag of the United States.svg Jay Black1N/ATKO (punches)
PreliminaryWelterweight Flag of the United States.svg Andy Uhrich def. Flag of the United States.svg Joe Williams 35:00Decision (unanimous)
PreliminaryCatchweight (190 lb) Flag of the United States.svg Kelvin Tiller def. Flag of the United States.svg Amaechi Oselukwue24:21TKO (punches)
PreliminaryLight Heavyweight Flag of the United States.svg Jacob Noe def. Flag of the United States.svg Brian Albin15:00TKO (doctor stoppage)
PreliminaryLightweight Flag of Brazil.svg Cosmo Alexandre def. Flag of the United States.svg Harry Johnson20:39TKO (knee to the body)

Light Heavyweight tournament bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
         
Flag of Slovakia.svg Attila Vegh SUB
Flag of Croatia.svg Zelg Galesic 1
Flag of Slovakia.svg Attila Vegh SD
Flag of the United States.svg Emanuel Newton 3
Flag of the United States.svg Emanuel Newton SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Roy Boughton 1
Flag of Slovakia.svg Attila Vegh KO
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Wiuff 1
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Wiuff TKO
Flag of the United States.svg Chris Davis 1
Flag of the United States.svg Travis Wiuff UD
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Carpenter 3
Flag of the United States.svg Tim Carpenter [1] SUB
Flag of the United States.svg Beau Tribolet 2

^  1:  Tim Carpenter replaced Richard Hale .

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  2. 1 2 3 4 "Bellator Premiere's Summer Series at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack & Resort with Light Heavyweight Tourney June 22". Bellator.com. 2012-04-17. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 "Bellator 71". Bellator.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2012-06-13.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Bellator 72". bellator.com. 2012-06-26. Archived from the original on 2012-08-08.
  5. ↑ "Bellator 72 Schedule for July 20, 2012". yahoo.com. 2012-07-20.
  6. 1 2 "Bellator 73". sherdog.com. 2012-05-28.
  7. ↑ "With champ Curran injured, Bellator 73's 'Pitbull' awaits replacement, hopes for Warren". MMAjunkie.com. 2012-08-15. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18.
  8. ↑ "'Lelo' Aurelio scratches from Bellator 73, Oselukwue now meets Tiller". MMAjunkie.com. 2012-08-15. Archived from the original on 2012-08-18.
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