Bellator FC III Weigh-In Results

by Chris Nelson on Apr 16, 2009 8:44 PM EDT in News Comment 4 comments

205 LBS - 3 Rounds
Mike Messina (205 lbs.) vs. William Albrecht (200 lbs.)

205 LBS - 3 Rounds
Rudy Lindsay (201 lbs.) vs. Wayne Cole (205 lbs.)

185 LBS Alternate Fight - 3 Rounds
Joey Gorczynski (185 lbs.) vs. Marcelo Alfaia (185 lbs.)

Heavyweight - 3 Rounds
Amedio Viola (230 lbs.) vs. Tyler East (235 lbs.)

185 LBS Tournament-3 Rounds
Yosmany Cabezas (183 lbs.) vs. Edwin Aguilar (184 lbs.)

170 LBS- Tournament Fight
Norman Paraisy (170 lbs.) vs. Dave Menne (169 lbs.)

145LBS - 3 Rounds
Donald Sanchez (147 lbs.) vs. Johnny Eduardo (145 lbs.)

185LBS Alternate Fight - 3 Rounds
Jason Norwood (186 lbs.) vs. John Kirk (186 lbs.)

185 LBS Tournament Fight-3 Rounds
Virgil Lozano (183 lbs.) vs. Hector Lombard (183 lbs.)

185 LBS Tournament Fight-3 Rounds
Alex Andrade (185 lbs.) vs. Damien Stelly (185 lbs.)

185 LBS Tournament Fight-3 Rounds
Daniel Tabera (183 lbs.) vs. Jared Hess (185 lbs.)

Bellator III goes down Friday night at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma, and airs Saturday on ESPN Deportes. The show wraps up the opening round of Bellator's welterweight tournament -- the winner of Paraisy-Menne goes on to face Omar de la Cruz -- and also includes the promotion's first heavyweight bout.

[UPDATE] I inquired with Bellator whether or not Donald Sanchez faced any sort of penalty for missing weight. This was their response:

According to the Bellator operations manager Marla Arreola, there were no penalties cited for any of the fighters at the weigh in yesterday. Donald Sanchez will be allowed to cut any overage between the time of the weigh in and the fight without incurring a penalty.

I don't imagine Sanchez will actually be shedding that extra pound, but it also doesn't seem to be a major concern for Bellator (or, apparently, the Oklahoma Boxing Commission).

Full press release in the extended entry.

Bellator Fighting Championships

Date:April 17^th, 2009 Venue:Lloyd Noble Arena

BLUE CORNER RED CORNER

205 LBS - 3 Rounds

Name: Mike Messina

Age: 37 Height: 6’1" Weight: 205

Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

Record: 2-1 Style: MMA

vs.

Name: William Albrecht

Age: 31 Height: 6’3" Weight: 200

Hometown: Durrant, OK

Record: 5-6 Style: Muay Thai/ JiuJitsu

205 LBS - 3 Rounds

Name: Rudy Lindsay

Age: 33 Height: 6’0" Weight: 201

Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK

Record: 8-5 Style: Wrestling

vs.

Name: Wayne Cole

Age: 38 Height: 6’1" Weight: 205

Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK

Record: 13-9 Style: Wrestling

185 LBS Alternate Fight - 3 Rounds

Name: Joey Gorczynski

Age: 23 Height: 5’10" Weight: 185

Hometown: Oolaga, OK

Record: 13-5 Style: wrestling

vs.

Name: Marcelo Alfaia

Age: 30 Height: 6’0" Weight: 185

Hometown: Miami, FL

Record: 9-5 Style: GNP

Heavyweight LBS - 3 Rounds

Name: Amedio Viola

Age: 29 Height: 6’1" Weight: 230

Hometown: Upland, California

Record: 0-1 Style: MMA

vs.

Name: Tyler East

Age: 18 Height: 6’5" Weight: 235

Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Record: Pro Debut Style: MMA

185 LBS Tournament-3 Rounds

Name: Yosmany Cabezas

Age:25 Height:5’11" Weight:183

Hometown: Florida

Record: 7-1 Style:Freestyle

vs.

Name: Edwin Aguilar

Age: 38 Height: 5’11" Weight:184

Hometown: Tijuana Mexico

Record:20-12 Style:Kickboxing/ Freestyle

170 LBS- Tournament Fight

Name: Norman Paraisy

Age:23 Height:5’10" Weight:170

Hometown: Paris France

Record: 5-0 Style:MMA

vs.

Name: Dave Menne

Age:34 Height: 5’10" Weight:169

Hometown: Minnesota MN

Record: 45-15-2 Style: MMA

145LBS - 3 Rounds

Name: Donald Sanchez

Age: 24 Height: 5’10" Weight:147

Hometown: Albuquerque, NM

Record: 15-8 Style: MMA

vs.

Name: Johnny Eduardo

Age: Height: 5’8" Weight: 145

Hometown: Brazil

Record: 21-8 Style: Freestyle

185LBS Alternate Fight - 3 Rounds

Name: Jason Norwood

Age: Height: 5’9" Weight: 186

Hometown: Lawton, OK

Record: 5-1 Style: wrestling

vs.

Name: John Kirk

Age: 28 Height: 5’11" Weight: 186

Hometown: Houston, TX

Record: 13-5 Style: Muay Thai

185 LBS Tournament Fight-3 Rounds

Name: Virgil Lozano

Age:29 Height:5’11" Weight:183

Hometown: Tijuana Mexico

Record: 8-1 Style:Kickboxing

vs.

Name: Hector Lombard

Age:31 Height: 5’9" Weight:183

Hometown: Cuba

Record: 17-2 Style: Kickboxing/Freestyle

185 LBS Tournament Fight-3 Rounds

Name: Alex Andrade

Age:35 Height:5’11" Weight:185

Hometown:Loredo TX

Record: 7-4 Style:MMA

vs.

Name: Damien Stelly

Age: 28 Height: 6’0" Weight: 185

Hometown: Columbus OH

Record:8-2 Style:Modern Army Combatives

185 LBS Tournament Fight-3 Rounds

Name: Daniel Tabera

Age:32 Height:6’0" Weight: 183

Hometown: Valencia, Spain

Record:12-0-2 Style:Muay Thai/ Jiu Jitsu

vs.

Name: Jared Hess

Age:25 Height: 6’0" Weight:185

Hometown: Oklahoma City OK

Record:6-0-1 Style: Wrestling

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Did anything happen to Sanchez?

I will play my game beneath the spin light.
Absurd Meridian

by Eugene Schelfaut on Apr 16, 2009 8:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I requested more information from Bellator. There was nothing mentioned in the press release.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 16, 2009 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Response from Bellator:

According to the Bellator operations manager Marla Arreola, there were no penalties cited for any of the fighters at the weigh in yesterday. Donald Sanchez will be allowed to cut any overage between the time of the weigh in and the fight without incurring a penalty.

This seems bizarre, but I guess they’re not too concerned being that it’s a one-off non-tournament bout that nobody’s going to see or hear about.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 17, 2009 11:32 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs