Bellator FC 39 - Information, Weigh-Ins & Results

[keithlewis]

Bellator Fighting Championships will make its fourth trip to Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, CT for Bellator 39 on Saturday, April 2nd. The action packed card will be headlined by a World Title Fight between Bellator Lightweight World Champion Eddie Alvarez against Season 2 Lightweight Tournament winner Pat Curran.

Doors will open at 7:30pm ET with the first fight happening at 8:00pm ET and the LIVE MTV2 broadcast starting at 9:00pm ET. Bellator 39 will take place in the spacious Mohegan Sun Arena which was host to two Bellator events in Season 1 and one event in Season 2, making it no stranger to world-class mixed martial arts.

Tickets are $75.00 and $35.00 and are on sale now at the Mohegan Sun Box Office and Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster customers may log onto ticketmaster.com; call Ticketmaster's national toll free Charge by Phone number 1.800.745.3000; or visit any Ticketmaster outlet.

"Returning to Mohegan Sun in Season 4 was a high priority for us - Mohegan Sun has a spectacular venue, a great gaming facility and a luxurious hotel. I'm really looking forward to our return," said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney. "Putting together an incredible night of fights is only one part of the equation - having a great place to show it is the other and Mohegan Sun is the perfect venue for this event."

"We are excited to welcome back Bellator for what will be our fourth event together," said Tom Cantone, Vice President of Sports & Entertainment at Mohegan Sun. "We look forward to what will be another great night of exciting finishes and sports entertainment."

In addition to the championship fight, the evening will also feature semifinal fights in the Season 4 Welterweight Tournament, a Bellator debut for Ben "Killa B" Saunders, who will take on Bellator and Strikeforce veteran Matt Lee, and a host of exciting Local Feature Fights.

[keithlewis]

Bellator Fighting Championships returns to the East Coast at the Mohegan Sun Arena for the official weigh-ins and pre-fight press conference. Fans witnessed live each fighter stepping on the scale in anticipation of tomorrow's event featuring Bellator Lightweight World Champion Eddie Alvarez against Season 2 Lightweight Tournament winner Pat Curran, as well as Lyman Good, Rick Hawn, Toby Imada, Patricky "Pitbull" Freire, Ben Saunders, and Matt Lee.

Bellator 39 will be broadcast LIVE on Saturday, April 2 at 9 p.m. ET/8 p.m. CT exclusively on MTV2.

The official results of tonight's weigh-in are as follows:

MAIN CARD:

World Lightweight Title Fight: Eddie Alvarez (154 lbs.) vs. Pat Curran (154 lbs.)
Welterweight Semifinal Fight: Lyman Good (169.5 lbs.) vs. Rick Hawn (170.5 lbs.)
Lightweight Semifinal Fight: Toby Imada (155 lbs.) vs. Patricky "Pitbull" Freire (154.75 lbs.)
Catch Fight @ 175 lbs.: Ben Saunders (174.5 lbs.) vs. Matt Lee (174 lbs.)


UNDERCARD:

Local Feature Fight: Luiz Azeredo (lbs.)* vs. Rene Nazare (160.75 lbs.)
Local Feature Fight: Greg Rebello (185.5 lbs.) vs. Dan Cramer (185.5 lbs.)
Local Feature Fight: Mike Winters (170 lbs.) vs. Ryan Quinn (169.75 lbs.)
Local Feature Fight: David Jansen (155.5 lbs.) vs. Scott McAfee (155.75 lbs.)
Local Feature Fight: John McLaughlin (134.75 lbs.) vs. Blair Tugman (135 lbs.)

*Luiz Azeredo will be weighed prior to Saturday's event.

[keithlewis]

Alvarez Retains Bellator Lightweight title, Patricky Pitbull, Hawn Advance to Tournament Finals, and Saunders Shines in Bellator Debut


Bellator Lightweight World Champion Eddie Alvarez successfully defended his title against Season 2 Lightweight tournament champion Pat Curran in front of a full house at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. for Bellator 39, which aired LIVE on MTV2. The night also saw Patricky Pitbull advance to the lightweight finals via a highlight-reel flying knee TKO (Watch Here: http://bit.ly/dKaDJu), Rick Hawn defeat former champ Lyman Good and Ben Saunders' claim victory in his Bellator debut.

Eddie Alvarez and Pat Curran did not disappoint MMA fans in the Bellator Lightweight World Championship fight. In front of a partisan crowd for Eddie Alvarez, the champ peppered Curran with punches in Round 1 but was unable to take him down, receiving a knee to the face on one attempt. Round 2 was similar, with Alvarez applying pressure and landing body shots but unable to overcome Curran's takedown defense. Alvarez dominated Rounds 3 and 4 with continuous body shots, continuing the trend for earlier rounds. At the end of Round 5, Curran took Alvarez down and landed blows from the top position, but it was not enough to impress the judges who awarded Alvarez the victory via a unanimous decision.

"Eddie put on another dominant performance and Patricky's Knockout was one of the best knockouts I've seen in the last couple years," said Bellator Chairman and CEO Bjorn Rebney.

In lightweight semifinal action, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt Patricky Pitbull took on 2009 Submission of the Year Winner Toby Imada. After delivering several solid leg kicks in the first half of Round 1, Patricky landed a textbook flying knee to the face of Imada, followed up with a strong left hook. The referee quickly stepped in front of the relentless Pitbull and stopped the fight, awarding Patricky a TKO victory at 2:53 in Round 1, who now advances to the lightweight finals.

Former Bellator Welterweight World Champion Lyman Good met undefeated Judo Olympian Rick Hawn in the welterweight semifinal fight. Good slightly controlled Round 1 momentum, landing multiple uppercuts. In Round 2, Hawn executed an outside trip and took Good to the ground, where he held position until the bell rang. Hawn applied the pressure in Round 3 but Good effectively landed strikes. However, neither was able to seal the deal, leaving it to the judges who declared Hawn victorious via a split decision.

In the night's special feature fight, UFC Vet Ben Saunders put on a devastating show against an impressively tough Matt Lee. Saunders set the tone of the fight early in Round 1, landing brutal knees and elbows, resulting in a bloody-nosed Lee. In Round 2, Lee attempted to change levels, but he was unable to take the bigger Saunders to the ground. By Round 3, the crowd at the Mohegan Sun roared in support of the physically hurt Lee. The referee saw enough and stopped the fight to consult the physician, who awarded Saunders the victory via TKO at 1:24 in Round 3.


Official Main Card Results:

World Lightweight Title Fight: Eddie Alvarez def. Pat Curran by unanimous decision [49-46, 50-45, 50-45]

Welterweight Semifinal Fight: Rick Hawn def. Lyman Good by Split Decision [30-27 Hawn, 29-28 Hawn, 29-28 Good]

Lightweight Semifinal Fight: Patricky Freire def. Toby Imada by TKO [2:53, Round 1]

Catch Fight @ 175 lbs.: Ben Saunders def. Matt Lee by TKO [Doctor Stopppage - cut 1:24, Round 3]

[ArmyofDarkness]

I WISH ALVAREZ WAS IN THE UFC.