Watch Joe Warren KO Joe Soto to Bellator featherweight title

As we wrote about last night, Joe Warren won the featherweight Championship of Bellator with a shocking comeback. Looks like start of commentator Bellator say that marked the first round 10-8 for Soto, then stops right quick Warren to demolish Soto.

With this, Warren has won the title of featherweight Bellator, proclaiming himself "the baddest man on the planet."Within a year and a half, he is moved from being a world champion wrestler for a sample of the fighter.

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Warren stages huge comeback to win the title featherweight Bellator

Just when you thought that Anderson Silva had a lock on comeback MMA of the year for his victory over Warren Sonnen Hague, Joe won the League featherweight Bellator with incredible comeback.

Returning Bellator champ Joe Soto dominated Warren, punch in the first round after landing a punch. After all the shots that Warren took, there was no good reason for Warren be standing. Soto taunted her Warren, moving his hands away from his face.Warren, a former world champion wrestler, couldn't get Soto ashore. Warren tried to a spinning back kick, but after he slipped, Soto rocked the finger at Warren.

The tide has changed in the second round, with Warren knock Soto with a big right, below ground unanswered and pound and then when they returned to their feet, Warren finished the fight with a huge knee. the fight was stopped at 0: 38 of the second round.

The fight has changed so rapidly that Soto asked his corner, "what happened?"

"It was all about reorientation. You cannot stop me."I am the baddest man on the planet, said Warren.

Semifinalists set Bantamweight tournament

And West moved on semi-final tournament bantamweight Bellator's with a unanimous decision, 30-27, 29-28, 29-28 Bryan Noble. West maintained the fight in motion, attacking the legs of the Noble soon in the fight.West was able to maneuver Noble in several communications throughout the fight, but couldn't finish on them.

Zach Makovsky won a unanimous decision, 30-27 on all tabs of three judges, Nick Mamalis. Makovsky outgrappled Mamalis, control him during the attack.

"I expected a war all-around. After winning the first round, I realized how I could control the fight from atop Makovsky," said after the fight.

Ulisse Gomez claimed the post tournament bantamweight final with a decision of the Division on Travis Reddinger. Gomez survived a late attempt by arm bar Reddinger to win the fight.

Jose Vega, West, Mavovsky and Gomez are Semifinalists bantamweight.

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Brad Blackburn Re-Ups with Bellator

Although welterweight Brad Blackburn in his Bellator debut shortly fell last Thursday to Dan Hornbuckle, Blackburn fight Thursday at least once more for the promotion, MMAFighting.com learned.

Bellator remains CEO Bjorn Rebney Blackburn's services that based on Blackburn's performance against Hornbuckle Bellator 25 in Chicago, where Blackburn saw the best he was years had and even discarded Hornbuckle in the first round.

"It was a very close fight."I have happy right hand and I walked away from our game plan.Rookie mistake and I make it the next Mal.Ich boxes stopped because I wanted my knockout, "Blackburn said MMAFighting.com after the fight.""I did not [in a long time] and I got also focused and I stopped the predictably, had me and my coaches and corner fight fight."

Although he could close the distance on the longer Hornbuckle, he says shorter strokes to establish a connection with the takedowns instead of Gunning k.o. has caused the Blackburn.

"I had shoulder surgery so I have my power for a few years", said Blackburn. "I had surgery and I feel my arm recovering hat.Ich felt like my power back." I landed a good shot and he fell."It has been awhile since I've had this power, so have I got just really excited about it cause I used to most everyone knock out and I for so lange.Ich back my power and I must go because outdoor stick to my game plan and a bit smarter next time to fight."

The unanimous decision loss Hornbuckle was third Blackburn directly.Blackburn the UFC entered in July 2008 and win streak went on a three-fight with the organization only fall back to back struggling this year, leading to his release.Bradburn has lost four straight fight before 2005 and he hopes to avoid a repeat of this period.

"" I wanted to [in Bellator] and get the win, ", said Blackburn."It was a good fight but do you know what? A win is a win, and I didn't get one today evening... I expect, busy to bleiben.Ich will have two weeks to Kämpfen.Ich not so I have no injuries to keep training, come back here and get me a profit."

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Bellator 26 scale results: all tournament competitors make weight

Weigh - in the Thursday Bellator 26 event took place competitors - including headliner Jose Vega (134 pounds) and Danny TIMs (135.5) - successfully today and all the night's main card made weight for the show.

However, provisional card fighters Jeb Chile and Demetrius Richards were not at the hearing and had to make their bout official official after the evening ceremonies.

Bellator 26 finds Thursday at the Kansas City power & light district in Kansas City, MO, and the main map of airs on FOX Sports Net.

Today's weigh - in the hotel found in Kansas City Marriott downtown and the usual press conference include pre-fight.

The night main card participants all hit the scales without Problem.Alle six competitors in the evening tournament contests weight made on your first attempt and not tournament fighters Steve Carl and Tyler Stinson each has their catchweight competition officially.

The complete weigh-in results include:

MAIN CARD Jose Vega (134) vs. Danny TIMs (135.5) - bantamweight tournament first RoundMike Hayes (238) vs. Alexey Oleinik (230) - heavyweight tournament first RoundAisling Daly (115) vs. Ward Lisa (114) - 115-pound female tournament open RoundSteve Carl (174) vs. Tyler Stinson (173) preparation CARD Rudy bears (182) vs. Zak Cummings (181) Kevin Croom (145) vs. Brian Davidson (145) Brian IMEs (185) vs. John Ott (184.75) Jeb Chile (203) vs. Demetrius Richards (201) *-Fighters weighed - in following official ceremony

For the latest on Bellator 26, stay tuned to the MMA rumors section MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).

(Pictured: Jose Vega)

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Bellator: Frausto, nicknamed hornbuckle and large heavyweights shine

Bellator continued their third season with an event in Chicago that featured three periods of tournament and a featured event.

Zoila Frausto started things with a decision that dominates on Penis of Jessica, 30-27 on the cards of all three judges.Frausto used takedown defense and kicks to go to the tournament Bellator. She seemed eager to hire any fighter Bellator put in front of her.

"Who's next. I want that number one spot and I'm gunning for it, "Frausto said after the fight.

Frausto combines Jessica Aguilar and Megumi Fujii semi-finalist Bellator's women's tournament, but the tournament may have hit a snag. At a press conference Frausto postfight, who said he injured his foot.The seriousness of the injury will decide whether you can continue.

After Brad Blackburn dominated the first round, Dan Hornbuckle is back with a vengeance.He checked Blackburn during the second and even he knocked the round ended. the third was more of the same, with crispy hits Ashrah showing until late television ... bitter With this, has won the match of the tournament-not in a unanimous decision, 29-28 on all three cards.

Ashrah had lost fought in season two final Bellator's welterweight, deleting a decision by Ben Askren.Blackburn, a veterinarian UFC, now lost three fights in a row.

In addition, the event featured two heavyweight tournament fighting.

Damian Grabowski, a maximum weight of Poland, has won the first battle in a unanimous decision, 30-27 by all three judges. his opponent Scott Barrett kept fighting nearest indicating the score. Has used his wrestling control Grabowski but inflicted little damage, while Grabowski threw continually strikes from below. for the third round, Barrett looked exhausted, and Grabowski not had no difficulty in throwing fist after the punch.

Cole Konrad, an NCAA champion in Minnesota, controlled Rogent Lloret, on the way to a unanimous decision. during the attack, Konrad took Lloret time. Vaunted Jiu-Jitsu Lloret did factor Konrad--that looked in much better shape than in his last bout Bellator--kept Lloret on land with strikes and Staples.

Grabowski and Konrad Subscribe now Neil Grove in the semi-finals of the inaugural tournament Bellator's heavyweights.

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Oleinik, Vega, Ward advance in Bellator tournaments

Alexey Oleinik, Jose Vega and Lisa Ward won everything, to to the semi-finals of their respective Bellator of fighting Championships season 3 tournaments Thursday night at Bellator 26 in Kansas City.

A bloody mess of a fight in the heavyweight tournament Oleinik and Mike Hayes poured from it for 15 minutes.It was no simple struggle to score, and had so or so, it achieved but two judges 29-28 Oleinik while it evaluate 29 28 Hayes is a good thing for Bellator, got Oleinik decision like Hayes had a nasty cut on his right eye that probably it would be prevented by the transition to semifinals.

How it will be facing the other heavyweight tournament semi-finals while Cole Konrad Damian Grabowski Oleinik Neil Grove in a semifinal battle, face.

In the bantamweight tournament exploded Danny TIMs from the gate, wild blows throw and Vega in seconds opening their fight umzuwerfen.Aber walking home logger could maintain his wild style for even a minute - let alone 15 - controlled how Vega came back and the rest of the fight.It achieved the judges 30-27, 29-28 and 29-28 for Vega, who its record to 9-3 lief.Vega is the first fighter aircraft to Bellator's bantamweight semi-final ahead; the other three first round bantamweight fighting takes place next week.

Where women-115-pound tournament used Ward your superior wrestling Aisling Daly, maps for beherrschen.Es win a unanimous decision by all three judges 30-27 was a great contest, but it was a solid result of ward who combines Megumi Fujii, Jessica Aguilar and Zoila Frasuto in the semi-finals.

In an exciting battle that lasted only two and a half minutes, suffocated Steve Carl from Tyler Stinson with a guillotine after the half of the first round of their not tournament Bout.Carls choke came after he was submitted almost by a triangle choke by Stinson, but Carl lot of heart and determination in hanging up - showed collection not to mention much physical strength in Stinson and beat him to the ground while the triangle Choke.Carl might was about as entertaining as 150 seconds in the cage.

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Penn says officials are clueless; ears ringing Bellator judges?

A sport Is still very young and as other competitions that are judged, mixed martial arts is going through some growing pains. There is a clear picture of what scores in the minds of the judges. B.j. Penn is still steaming on its unanimous decision in loss to Frank Edgar back to 112 UFC. He gets his chance at revenge next weekend in Boston and has no plans to leave it for the judges to decide his fate.

"The judges, as everyone knows, you don't know what they are doing," Penn said."I don't think anyone should get any points for any of the positions stapling. is all about your attempts to damage and submissions, that is the only thing that should Matter in the struggle."

So essentially Penn Takedown to be minimally wants a scored.Unless the fighter by scoring the takedown damage down on the ground or aggressively pursuing a finishers, the takedown should mean little. I tend to agree. Perhaps the judges scoring one heavyweight fights to 25 Bellator Thursday night, he got wind of critical Penn.

Scott Barrett, a former College wrestler, put Damian Grabowski on his back for most of the first and second rounds.But when he was there only looked at improving Barrett and then maintain the position. Meanwhile, Grabowski was very busy lemur nailing Barrett with dozens of punches.Color entry Bellator Jimmy Smith was 2-0 for Barrett going to third.He was wrong.

After Grabowski dominated the final round, the judges has surprised the announcers calling it 30-27 for the Polo. looking upset on his face, Barrett turned almost wondering if the ring announcer Mike Williams had read the name wrong. No, it was corrected. Grabowski moved to heavyweight tournament Bellator and rightly so. judges have done a good job to resist the temptation to score based only on which fighter had control over when the fight has hit the deck.

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Bellator fighting Aguilar has not yet said MOM, she fights

 

Nobody is going to toughness of issue Jessica Aguilar. Well, except when it is faced with his mother and telling her what you do for a living. That's right Aguilar (right), you'll be characterized Thursday night on national television during Bellator Fighting Championships 24, still not told the mother that she fights in a cage.

From South Florida Sun Sentinel:

"My mom is very old fashioned, then I don't think she would like too," said Aguilar. "My dream just I'm living now and enjoying it and nobody is going to take that from me. There will be a time when she needs to find out, but now is so that it stands and as soon as I'm living my dream. "

Aguilar says her mom's reluctance to support the aspirations of its sport goes around the Back to his childhood, when she wasn't happy about her daughter play softball or football is.

From Miami Herald, of 2 June:

"My mother is very old style," said Aguilar. "She believes that women should be home and Cook, clean, get a paperwork. Would you be happy if he found out that get hit and fist other girls in my face. "

Update: it was a successful night for Aguilar. She took Alvarez is little more than four minutes. Aguilar, scored his opponent to the mat soon and patiently worked through a series of dominant positions on the ground before she finally latched on an arm-triangle choke forcing Alvarez to tap.  

Aguilar was able to maintain its mixed martial arts career a secret because her mother lives in Houston and all but two of his struggles pro took place in Florida.MOM is not alone in the dark.

"My [two elderly] brothers think The fight in the gym, small fights," Aguilar said."But they don't know that the greatness of what I do."

Aguilar knows that the day will come when you have to spill the beans.

"This is what I'm waiting for," said Aguilar. "They will find when they need to find out.This is something I love; a large part of my life. When I make it great that you will discover, and if not, then it is just my adventure. "

Mother of Aguilar must be a strong-willed woman because it sounds like the Apple doesn't fall far from the tree.The fighter MMA 28-year-old was on the outside looking when Bellator was first putting together a tournament eight-woman to 115 pounds.Aguilar wasn't about to miss the opportunity to tackle some of the world's best and potentially appear multiple times on Fox Sports Net.

"I think you could say that he did call out," said Aguilar.

She fights off the American Top Team, in South Florida so did certain that his presence was noticed during Bellator 21 at the Hard Rock in Hollywood.Went to the weigh hoping to talk to Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney and then searched him again on the night of the fight.

"It is not going to come and get you, you have to go to do it," Aguilar said. "If you want to, go for it.I wanted to be in the tournament and I had to do what I had to do to go and do it ".

Aguilar (8-3) overlooks Lynn Alvarez (5-1). the biggest draw female on paper is undoubtedly Megumi Fujii. She is a familiar name with hardcores which some argue that she's the best female fighter on the planet, non-Christian "Cyborg" Santos. don't blink because the struggle Fujii might be over quickly. She is facing a fill-in last second with only three pro fights under his belt.

Rebney is excited knowing that he can have a future star in underpromoted Fujii (20-0). From the Sun Sentinel:

"I'm not much for a lot of hyperbole," Rebney said, "but I think there is a good argument that can be made that the woman who won this tournament, if it's Jessica Aguilar or Fujii or anyone it is, it can call itself the best pound for pound woman on Earth."

There are several fights male TV tab as well. Hector Lombard (26-2-1), ranking No. 21 to Middleweight in Survey USA Today/Bloody elbow battles Herbert Goodman (15-8-1). Goodman, a former Green Bay Packers running back, fell short of getting a place on the 10th season of "The Ultimate Fighter".

Bellator begins his heavyweight tournament with UFC and Cage Rage veteran Neil Grove (8-2, 0-1 UFC), assuming a fellow UFC-veterinarian in Eddie Sanchez (UFC 12-3, 3-3).

Weigh in Bellator 24(Courtesy MMA Mania):

Television(FOX Sports Net 8 p.m. ET)
Hector Lombard (185.5 lbs) vs Herbert Goodman (183.5 lb)
Eddie Sanchez (244.5 lbs) vs Neil Grove (265 lbs)
Megumi Fujii (pounds 115.5) vs Carla Esparza (115.25 lbs)
Jessica Aguilar (113.5 lbs.) vs. Lynn Alvarez (114.5 lb)

Television not
Yves Edwards (154.5 lbs) vs Luis Palomino (154.5 lb)
Eric Luke (154.5 lbs) vs Farkhard Sharipov (144 pounds)
Brian Eckstein (182 135 lbs) vs Tulio Quintanilla (135.5 lb)

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Bellator opens the season three impressive victories by Fujii, Lombard

Third season of Bellator began in Hollywood, Florida on Thursday evening with action in the women's heavyweight and tournaments, as well as a non-title Bout for the average sample.

Without doubt the world's best female fighter, Megumi Fujii won with a presentation of the second round. Carla Esparza took the fight on short term and hung with Fujji for most of the first round, corresponding Fujii punch-to-punch. Fujii grabbed a hold tep late in the first round, but couldn't finish.She has not taken up in the second round, using his grappling smooth to grab an armbar out of nowhere. Esparza was forced to tap at 0: 57, giving Fujii the attack.

"Mega-Megu" that not only moves to the semifinal round of the tournament female Bellator 115-pound, but she also gives an unprecedented 21 straight victory.

Jessica Aguilar, who still hasn't told the mother that she is a fighter, came away with a victory and a spot in the semifinals. Aguilar used grappling exceptional control Lynn Alvarez, you finish off with an arm-triangle at 4: 01 in the first round.

In the first fight of torneo Bellator heavyweights, Neil Grove TKOed Eddie Sanchez in just 1: 32. Grove demolished Sanchez early and beats on his head. twice, fruitlessly tried to armbars Sanchez, but Grove maneuvered out and returned to her feet to beat on Sanchez more easily.With his left eye swollen almost closed, Sanchez had trouble getting back to her feet.The referee asked if he could continue When Sanchez Sanchez. asked for a minute, the referee stopped the fight.

Sample medium Lombardo Hector took on Whisper Goodman, a former NFL running back, in a non-title fight. It wouldn't have mattered if the attack is scheduled to go five rounds, as Lombardo has knocked Goodman in 38 seconds.Lombard came out swinging and overwhelmed his opponent, throwing a final law that took Goodman.

After the attack, Lombard inexplicably called out heavyweight Josh Barnett, who was in firefights corner Fujii.

"I don't care how much weight you is," said Lombardo, a player of Olympic judo to Cuba. "Josh Barnett, come ".

In other news Bellator, promotion announced that the next attack to champion Eddie Alvarez is not required to Pat Curran, lightweight tournament champion, as expected. Curran suffered harm, so Roger Huerta will be closer to a non-title bout in October.

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