Bellator Fighting Championships: 2011 Summer Series

Bellator 46

Bellator 46 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. 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.

David Baggett missed the middleweight limit allowance of 186 for non-title fights, weighing in at 191.5 lbs, and his bout with Moyses Gabin was scrapped from the card.

The event drew an estimated 185,000 viewers on MTV2.

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 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).

Bellator 47

Bellator 47 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on July 23, 2011 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. The card featured semi-final fights in the Bellator 2011 Summer Series Featherweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

This event was to feature Joe Warren's first defense of his featherweight title against season four tournament winner Patricio Freire. Freire, however, pulled out of the fight in early July due to a broken hand.

This was Bellator's first event in Canada. Bellator 4 was set to take place in Canada, but was moved due to the promotion unable to come to terms with the Quebec Boxing Commission.

Ben Saunders was expected to fight at this event, but had to pull out due to an undisclosed injury he suffered in training.

Bantamweights Bo Harris and Bryan Goldsby were originally announced to be facing each other, but the bout did not materialize in the days leading up to the event as Harris failed to complete his medical requirements in a timely fashion.

The event drew an estimated 277,000 viewers on MTV2.

Results

Main Card

Featherweight Semifinal bout: Pat Curran vs. Ronnie Mann

Curran defeated Mann via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).

Featherweight Semifinal bout: Marlon Sandro vs. Nazareno Malegarie

Sandro defeated Malegarie via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Lightweight bout: Chris Horodecki vs. Chris Saunders

Horodecki defeated Saunders via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27).

Heavyweight bout: Neil Grove vs. Zak Jensen

Grove defeated Jensen via TKO (punches) at 2:00 of round 1.

Local Feature Fights

Lightweight bout: Alexandre Bezerra vs. Jesse Gross

Bezerra defeated Gross via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:28 of round 1. This bout aired on the MTV2 broadcast following the Horodecki vs. Saunders bout.

Featherweight bout: William Romero vs. Daniel Langbeen

Romero defeated Langbeen via unanimous decision (29–28, 30–27, 30–27).

Lightweight bout: Alka Matewa vs. Alex Ricci

Ricci defeated Matewa via TKO (elbows and punches) at 2:40 of round 2.

Bellator 48

Bellator 48 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on August 20, 2011 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The card was part of Bellator's inaugural Summer Series and featured the final round fights in the Summer Series Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

This event hosted the final round of an eight-man featherweight tournament that was held over the Summer Series.

John Clarke was expected to face Dan Cramer, but an injury forced Clarke out of the bout. Jeff "The Wolfman" Nader stepped in as Clarke's replacement.

The event drew an estimated 226,000 viewers on MTV2.

Results

Main Card

Featherweight Tournament Final: Pat Curran vs. Marlon Sandro

Curran defeated Sandro via KO (head kick and punches) at 4:00 of round 2.

Heavyweight bout: Cole Konrad vs. Paul Buentello

Konrad defeated Buentello via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

Catchweight (230 lbs) bout: Ricco Rodriguez vs. Seth Petruzelli

Petruzelli defeated Rodriguez via KO (punches) at 4:21 of round 1.

Lightweight bout: Juan Barrantes vs. Renê Nazare

Nazare defeated Barrantes via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.

Local Feature Fights

Light Heavyweight bout: Dan Cramer vs. Jeff "The Wolfman" Nader

Nader defeated Cramer via TKO (punches) at 1:04 of round 3.

Light Heavyweight bout: Nik Fekete vs. Mark Griffin

Fekete defeated Griffin via TKO (elbows) at 3:12 of round 2.

Lightweight bout: Andrew Calandrelli vs. Matt Nice

Calandrelli defeated Nice via submission (keylock) at 3:55 of round 1.

Welterweight bout: Brett Oteri vs. Ryan Quinn

Quinn defeated Oteri via technical submission (rear naked choke) at 1:48 of round 1. This bout aired on the MTV2 broadcast following the Rodriguez vs. Petruzelli bout.

Featherweight bout: Saul Almeida vs. Tateki Matsuda

Almeida defeated Matsuda via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).