Bellator 96 Results
The 2013 Bellator Summer Series kicked off on Wednesday June 19 with Bellator 96 at the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma. For this year’s Summer Series the tournaments have been changed up from a normal tournament field of 8 competitors. To a 4-man field in order to have more tournaments during the Summer Series. Bellator 96 will feature the Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight tournaments opening round. The headlining bout will see “King Mo’ Muhammed Lawal vs. Seth “The Silerback” Petruzelli in a Light Heavyweight tournament opening round match-up.
Spike.com Prelims
Bout number 1- Justin McNally (1-0) vs. Steven Artoff (5-1) at Bantamweight
Justin McNally def. Steven Artoff by submission (triangle choke) at 2:44 of round 1
Bout number 2- Brandon Gritz (9-2) vs. Derek Campos (9-3) at Catchweight
Derek Campos def. Brandon Girtz by (29-28) (29-28) (29-28) unanimous decision
Bout number 3- Brandon Halsey (3-0) vs. Joe Yager (5-1) at Light Heavyweight
Brandon Halsey def. Joe Yager by (30-28) (28-30) (30-28) split decision
Bout number 4- Ryan Martinez (9-2) vs. Richard Hale (21-5-1) Heavyweight Tournament
Ryan Martinez def. Rich Hale by KO (punches) at 2:19 of round 1
Bout number 5Jeremiah O’Neil (12-21) vs. Raphael Butler (5-0) at Heavyweight
Raphael Butler def. Jeremiah O’Neal by TKO at 2:57 of round 1
Bout number 6Keith Miner (5-4) vs. Damon Jackson (4-0) at Lightweight
Damon Jackson def. Keith Miner by TKO (punches) at 2:00 of round 1
Spike TV Main Card
Bout number 7- War Machine (12-4) vs. Blas Avena (8-6) at Welterweight
War machine def. Blas Avena by TKO (punches) at 3:35 of round 1
Bout number 8-Vitaly Minakov (10-0) vs. Ron Sparks (8-1) Heavyweight Tournament
Vitaly Minakov def. Ron Sparks by TKO at 0:32 of round 1
Bout number 9-Renato Sobral (37-10) vs. Jacob Noe (11-2) Light Heavyweight Tournament
Jacob Noe def. Renato Sobral by TKO (punches) at 3:32 of round 3
Bout number10- Muhammed Lawal (9-2) vs. Seth Petruzelli (14-7) Light Heavyweight Tournament
Muhammed Lawal def. Seth Petruzelli by KO (punch) at 1:35 of round 1
Post Main Card Dark Matches
Bout numer 11-Mike Maldonado (4-0) vs. Chavous Smith (2-3) at Bantamweight
Mike Maldonado def. Chavous Smith by submission (rear naked choke) at 2:27 of round
Bout number 12-Keith Berry (14-10) vs. Cortez Coleman (9-4) at Middleweight
Keith Berry def. Cortez Coleman by (28-29) (29-28) (29-28) split decision
Bout number 13-Jarrod Card (12-5) vs. Chas Skelly (0-0) at Featherweight
Chas Skelly def. Jarrod Card by (29-28) (29-28) (29-28) unanimous decision
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