Bellator MMA: 2013 Summer Series
| Bellator MMA | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Sports |
| Created by | Bjorn Rebney |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Production | |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Spike TV |
| Original release | June 19 – July 31, 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Preceded by | Bellator MMA: Season Eight |
| Followed by | Bellator MMA: Season Nine |
Bellator MMA: 2013 Summer Series was the third installment of the Bellator MMA Summer Series and started in June 2013.[1] Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in the heavyweight,[2] light heavyweight[2] and bantamweight[2] weight classes. Instead of the traditional eight-fighter tournaments Bellator has done throughout its run, it put on four-man tournaments.[1]
Originally, the plan was for three events over the summer months with an event in June, July and August. However, on June 23, it was confirmed that only two events would take place during this summer series.[3]
Events
Bellator 96
| Bellator 96 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | June 19, 2013 |
| Venue | Winstar World Casino |
| City | Thackerville, Oklahoma |
Bellator 96 took place on June 19, 2013 at the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. The event was distributed live in prime time by Spike TV. It marked the season debut of the 2013 summer series.[4] Randy Couture, Frank Shamrock, Greg Jackson and Joe Warren took part in commentary.
Background
Bellator 96 featured the opening round of the 2013 Summer Series Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight tournaments.[5]
This event served as the lead in for the debut of Bellator's new reality TV series, Fight Master: Bellator MMA.
Michael Chandler was expected to defend his Lightweight Title against Dave Jansen on this card. However, on June 2, it was announced that Jansen had to pull out of the bout due to an injury.[6]
Vinicius Queiroz was originally scheduled to face Richard Hale in the heavyweight tournament. Queiroz, however, suffered a knee injury and was replaced Ryan Martinez.[7]
Both Derek Campos and Keith Berry missed weight for their fights; as a result, both fighters forfeited a portion of their purses to their opponents and the matches were changed to catchweight.
Both Seth Petruzelli & Renato Sobral retired from MMA competition after this event.
Results
| Main Card (Spike TV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Muhammed Lawal | def. | Seth Petruzelli | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:35 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Light Heavyweight | Jacob Noe | def. | Renato Sobral | TKO (referee stoppage) | 3 | 3:32 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Heavyweight | Vitaly Minakov | def. | Ron Sparks | TKO (punches) | 1 | 0:32 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Welterweight | War Machine | def. | Blas Avena | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:55 | |
| Preliminary Card (Spike.com) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Damon Jackson | def. | Keith Miner | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Raphael Butler | def. | Jeremiah O'Neal | TKO (punches & elbows) | 1 | 2:57 | |
| Heavyweight | Ryan Martinez | def. | Richard Hale | KO (punches) | 1 | 2:19 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Light Heavyweight | Brandon Halsey | def. | Joe Yager | Split decision (30-28, 28-30, 30-28) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Catchweight (159 lbs) | Derek Campos | def. | Brandon Girtz | Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Justin McNally | def. | Steven Artoff | Verbal submission (inverted triangle armbar) | 1 | 2:44 | |
| Unaired | |||||||
| Featherweight | Chas Skelly | def. | Jarrod Card | Unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Mike Maldonado | def. | Chavous Smith | Submission (rear naked choke) | 1 | 2:27 | |
| Catchweight (186 lbs) | Keith Berry | def. | Cortez Coleman | Split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bellator 97
| Bellator 97 | |
|---|---|
| Information | |
| Date | July 31, 2013 |
| Venue | Santa Ana Star Center |
| City | Rio Rancho, New Mexico |
Bellator 97 took place on July 31, 2013 at the Santa Ana Star Center in Rio Rancho, New Mexico. The event was distributed live in prime time by Spike TV.
Background
The card featured Ben Askren's fourth title defense of the Bellator Welterweight Championship and Michael Chandler's second defense of the Bellator Lightweight Championship.
The card also featured the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight Tournament Finals and Bantamweight Tournament Semifinals.
Douglas Lima and Ben Saunders were scheduled to fight in order to decide the next contender for the Welterweight title. However, on June 11, it was announced that Lima had to pull out of the bout due to an injury.[8]
Patricio Freire was originally scheduled to face The Ultimate Fighter veteran Rob Emerson. However, on July 12, it was revealed Emerson had to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by Jared Downing.[9]
The live airing featured the announcement of Bellator's first pay per view event for November 2, 2013 that will be headlined by Tito Ortiz versus Quinton Jackson.
Results
| Main Card (Spike TV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Michael Chandler (c) | def. | David Rickels | KO (punches) | 1 | 0:44 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Welterweight | Ben Askren (c) | def. | Andrey Koreshkov | TKO (punches) | 4 | 2:58 | [lower-alpha 2] |
| Light Heavyweight | Muhammed Lawal | def. | Jacob Noe | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:51 | [lower-alpha 3] |
| Heavyweight | Vitaly Minakov | def. | Ryan Martinez | TKO (punches) | 3 | 4:02 | [lower-alpha 4] |
| Featherweight | Patricio Freire | def. | Jared Downing | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:54 | |
| Preliminary Card (Spike.com) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Will Brooks | def. | Cris Leyva | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:20 | |
| Bantamweight | Rafael Silva | def. | Rodrigo Lima | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 2:03 | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Bantamweight | Anthony Leone | def. | Frank Baca | Submission (rear naked choke) | 3 | 1:07 | [lower-alpha 5] |
| Lightweight | Bubba Jenkins | def. | Mike Barreras | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:05 | |
| Catchweight (151 lbs) | Javier Palacios | def. | Richard Jacques | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Jeremy Kimball | def. | Keith Berry | KO (punches) | 2 | 1:45 | |
| Bantamweight | Adrian Cruz | def. | Felipe Chavez | TKO (punches) | 2 | 0:00 | |
| Catchweight (149 lbs) | Donald Sanchez | def. | Cliff Wright | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Shawn Bunch | def. | Russell Wilson | Decision (split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Tournaments
Bantamweight tournament bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Rafael Silva | SUB | ||||||||
| Rodrigo Lima | 3 | ||||||||
| Rafael Silva | DEC | ||||||||
| Anthony Leone | 3 | ||||||||
| Anthony Leone | SUB | ||||||||
| Frank Baca | 3 | ||||||||
Light Heavyweight tournament bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Muhammed Lawal | KO | ||||||||
| Seth Petruzelli | 1 | ||||||||
| Muhammed Lawal | TKO | ||||||||
| Jacob Noe | 3 | ||||||||
| Renato Sobral | 3 | ||||||||
| Jacob Noe | TKO | ||||||||
Heavyweight tournament bracket
| Semifinals | Finals | ||||||||
| Ryan Martinez | KO | ||||||||
| Richard Hale | 1 | ||||||||
| Ryan Martinez | 3 | ||||||||
| Vitaly Minakov | TKO | ||||||||
| Ron Sparks | 1 | ||||||||
| Vitaly Minakov | TKO | ||||||||
References
- 1 2 "Bellator's 'Summer Series' returns with three four-man tournaments". MMAJunkie.com. 2013-04-10.
- 1 2 3 "Bellator Introduces 4-Man Tournaments in 3 Weight Divisions for 2013 Summer Series". Sherdog.com. 2013-04-10.
- ↑ "Bellator 'Summer Series' features two events instead of typical three". MMAJunkie.com. 2013-06-23.
- ↑ "Bellator books June 19 summer series start with King Mo, reality show to debut next night". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
- ↑ "Welterweights War Machine, Blas Avena to Collide June 19 at Bellator 96 in Oklahoma". Sherdog.com. 2013-04-26.
- ↑ "Dave Jansen off Bellator 96, David Rickels meets Michael Chandler at Bellator 97". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2013-06-02.
- ↑ "Queiroz off Bellator 96, Ryan Martinez meets Rich Hale in heavyweight tourney". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2013-06-18.
- ↑ "Source: Douglas Lima Injured, Scratched from Ben Saunders Rematch at Bellator 97". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ↑ "Rob Emerson injured, Patricio Pitbull now faces Jared Downing at Bellator 97". theMMAreport.com. Retrieved 2013-07-12.