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Kemal
18-09-2011, 08:42
Main Card

Middleweight Quarterfinal bout: Jared Hess vs. Bryan Baker
Baker defeated Hess via TKO (strikes) at 2:52 of round 3.

Middleweight Quarterfinal bout: Victor O'Donnell vs. Brian Rogers
Rogers defeated O'Donnell via TKO (strikes) at 1:56 of round 1.

Middleweight Quarterfinal bout: Zelg Galesic vs. Alexander Shlemenko
Shlemenko defeated Galesic via submission (standing guillotine) at 1:55 of round 1

Middleweight Quarterfinal bout: Sam Alvey vs. Vitor Vianna
Vianna defeated Alvey via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

Local Feature Fights


Catchweight (140 lbs) bout: Marcos da Matta vs. Shah Bobonis
Bobonis defeated da Matta via KO (punch) at 2:04 of round 3.

Catchweight (156 lbs) bout: Dietter Navarro vs. Marcelo Goncalves
Goncalves defeated Navarro via submission (armbar) at 2:01 of round 1.

Middleweight bout: Brett Cooper vs. Valdir Araujo
Cooper defeated Araujo via TKO (punches) at 0:35 of round 3.

Lightweight bout: Radley Martinez vs. Brian van Hoven
Martinez defeated van Hoven via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Welterweight bout: Ailton Barbosa vs. Ryan Keenan
Barbosa defeated Keenan via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:55 of round 1.

Welterweight bout: Cristiano Souza vs. John Kelly
Souza defeated Kelly via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

Lightweight bout: J.P. Reese vs. Martin Brown
Reese defeated Brown via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

Kemal
18-09-2011, 08:45
Displaying the ferocious intensity that earned him his nickname, Bryan "the Beast" Baker (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/bryan/baker/975/) overpowered the durable Jared Hess, becoming the first man ever to finish him with a third-round TKO in the main event of Bellator (http://www.mmafighting.com/bellator/) 50.

Baker (16-2) wore Hess out over the duration of the bout, and finally took his back and flattened him out early in the third before a hail of strikes forced the referee to call a halt to the action at 2:52 of the round.

With the win, Baker advanced to the Bellator (http://www.mmafighting.com/bellator/) middleweight semifinals, along with last night's three other main card victors.

Baker, one of the pre-tournament favorites, hopes to make it through the field and earn a shot at middleweight champion Hector Lombard (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/hector/lombard/768/). But before then, he has unfinished business with Alexander Shlemenko, who defeated him in June 2010. At the time, Baker was fighting shortly after being diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/09/21/bellators-bryan-baker-fighting-through-cancer-and-opponents-sim/), a fact unknown to few but those in his inner circle.

Now fully healthy, Baker has won three straight, with back-to-back finishes of Hess and Joe Riggs (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/joe/riggs/485/).

The bout with Hess was no cakewalk. The first round in particular was full of wild scrambles and a series of momentum swings that made for great drama. But while Baker came out for the second round looking full of energy, Hess appeared low on gas, and Baker took the fight over until earning the finish.

Baker may get his rematch with Shlemenko, who began his bid for another middleweight title shot with a strong performance, earning a first-round submission victory over Zelg Galesic (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/zelg/galesic/718/).

The two were fighting off the fence about 90 seconds into the round when Shlemenko let go of a muay thai clinch and quickly transitioned into a standing guillotine. Galesic found himself trapped against the cage and Shlemenko tightened the hold, forcing the tapout at 1:55 of the round.

The win moves Shlemenko to the semifinals. In season two, he advanced to the finals before losing to champion Hector Lombard (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/hector/lombard/768/) in a five-round decision.

"I'm very happy, and I want Hector to be ready, because I'm going to get him," said Shlemenko (41-7).

Shlemenko wasn't the only middleweight with a quick finish Saturday night. Brian Rogers (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/brian/rogers/1775/) also closed out his fight in less than two minutes, earning a TKO win over Victor O'Donnell.

The finish, though, was somewhat controversial. O'Donnell was dropped by a Rogers' head kick in the corner, and Rogers followed him to the ground, where he landed a series of punches from the top. The referee stopped in to stop the action, but O'Donnell immediately protested, saying he was still intelligently defending himself.

The decision stood, though, and the final time of the finish was 1:56.

"Honestly, I was surprised the ref stopped it, but I'll take it," Rogers said. "That's what I do, I finish."

Rogers improved to 8-2 with his seventh straight KO/TKO finish.

In the night's final quarterfinal, Vitor Vianna (http://www.mmafighting.com/fighter/vitor/vianna/1029/) scraped by Sam Alvey in a close split-decision.

For the early part of the fight, Vianna landed the more impactful strikes but Alvey was the busier of the two fighters. Vianna (13-1-1) picked up the pace as the bout went on and earned several takedowns, though he could never hold Alvey down for long and never came close to submitting him. Vianna ended both the second and third rounds strong, perhaps stealing them late. In the second, he closed with a rear naked choke that was defended to the bell, and in the third he landed his best punch of the fight, a straight right, at the final bell.

Judges scored it 29-28, 29-28, 28-29.

Undercard Results
Rad Martinez def. Bryan Van Hoven (http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/09/17/feel-good-story-continues-for-rad-martinez-wins-in-bellator-deb/) via unanimous decision
Ailton Barbosa def Ryan Keenan via rear naked choke, Rd. 1 (1:55)
Brett Cooper def. Valdir Araujo via TKO, Rd. 3 (0:35)
Cristiano Souza def John Kelly via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
J.P. Reese def. Martin Brown via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Kemal
18-09-2011, 08:46
Feel-Good Story Continues for Rad Martinez, Wins in Bellator Debut

Flashing the wrestling prowess that made him a collegiate wrestling All-American, Rad Martinez slammed his way to victory in his Bellator (http://www.mmafighting.com/bellator/) debut, defeating Bryan Van Hoven in a unanimous decision win at Bellator 50.

Just months ago, Martinez was nearly unknown on the national MMA (http://www.mmafighting.com/) scene until a June episode of ESPN's Outside the Lines featured his heart-wrenching story (http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/07/06/video-rad-martinez-and-the-promise/) as the primary caregiver for his disabled father, Richard.

Martinez was soon signed by Bellator, and he quickly capitalized on the opportunity by winning his major organization opener by a trio of 30-27 scores.

The 32-year-old, Utah-based fighter controlled the action throughout, utilizing several slam takedowns along the way. Van Hoven had his share of moments in the striking department, but he couldn't keep upright long enough to sustain any offense.

Meanwhile, Martinez's ground attack wasn't punishing, but he grinded away with strikes from the top and kept positional control for long stretches. Van Hoven's best moment came when he locked in a guillotine late in the second, but Martinez held on until the bell and cruised in the third round.

Martinez improved to 10-2 overall while Van Hoven fell to 7-4.