Bellator XVI - Live Results And Commentary
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Eric Schambari vs. Luke Zachrich - Round 1 - Shot from Schambari early but Zachrich defends well. Zachrich has openings to land when Schambari punches. Zachrich defends the takedown again. Zachrich tries for a guillotine off a slam attempt from Schambari but now Eric is on top. Sweep by Zachrich and he's on top in half guard. They're up and a quick takedown from Schambari again. Zachrich tries rubber guard with no success. Zachrich keeps trying for the sweep but he's not successful and Schambari goes right back to the head and arm and Zachrich taps for some reason without it looking anywhere close to locked in as Schambari was still in half guard, that was really a shock that he was able to finish from there. Eric Schambari wins by Submission (arm triangle), round 1.
Matt Major vs. Alexander Shlemenko - Round 1 -
Sean Loeffler vs. Bryan Baker - Round 1 - Baker with a straight right. Baker with another right hand and a body kick by Loeffler. Baker with the trip takedown. Pass to side control by Baker. Loeffler tries for a leglock but can't get ti. Baker landing big punches, Loeffler can't do anything here, gives up his back and a few punches later the fight is over. Bryan Baker wins by TKO (punches), round 1.
Jared Hess vs. Ryan McGivern - Round 1 - McGivern looks for the guillotine as Hess shoots in. Hess is able to finish the takedown though. Hess dives over with the right hand and is in side control now. Upkick from McGivern as Hess stands over him. Hess passes to side again but again McGivern regains guard. Right hand from Hess. Hess back to side control and landing a few short punches. Crucifix for a second by Hess who lands a few punches and McGivern escapes. The round ends and Hess controlled it for a 10-9. Round 2 - Hess with a nice jab and then shoots in for a single. McGivern sprawls well. Hess drives through and finishes the takedown. Hess pulls guard for the guillotine after they stand up and McGivern is forced to tap. Jared Hess wins by submission (guillotine choke), round 2.
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Kinda pissed right now my guide shows no bellator till tomorrow at 4 realy hope its a schedule glitch
by ldglass on Apr 29, 2010 7:32 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
same here. first 3 weeks they started them at 8:30, so i missed the first half hour. now this week it’s not listed for tonight at all. bastards.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 7:49 PM EDT up reply actions
Free
on Fox Sports Networks.
Good luck!
uuuh yeah I write for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Thanks?
...
Call your service provider and see what channel it’s on…and make sure you get it and HDnet to watch a bunch of free fights every month. IF YOU PROVIDER DOES NOT OFFER THESE CHANNELS FIND SOMEONE WHO DOES.
by justbleed9999 on Apr 30, 2010 12:09 PM EDT up reply actions
Is there a way I can watch it online? I don’t have fsn…
by SkeezinSteevin on Apr 29, 2010 8:00 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I'm sure there are streams somewhere...
but we can’t tell you where due to legal issues. Sorry.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
justin might know
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well…his TV does tend to have a lot of the best programming
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
I fucking love this place…
by SkeezinSteevin on Apr 29, 2010 8:41 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
Got it on the Tube.
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There are a few more stations showing it live than the past few weeks
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions
Roll Call
For those that can actually see the Broadcast
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is this taking place at a shopping mall?
Schambari is very well-spoken btw
by Scott Haber on Apr 29, 2010 8:12 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_Power_&_Light_District
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Man, he just powered that arm triangle
even without mount. Reminds me of Ricky Story choking out Brian Foster from Foster’s full guard
by Scott Haber on Apr 29, 2010 8:19 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Well that was a bizarre tap/submission
Was that really that tight?
Also: Is there really a camp called Cobra Kai? Cuz that’s hilarious.
I thought Joe left Cobra Kai...
It’s Marc Laimon’s place. Some really good grapplers come out of there.
LOL they called it the Von Flue choke
I guess it was kinda similar to Von Flue’s choke on Karalexis
by Scott Haber on Apr 29, 2010 8:22 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Who ya got in Major/Shlemenko?
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Because I'm an idiot who likes being wrong I'm going to roll with Major
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Tis what I'm thinking
But I’ll never count out a lunatic.
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Designs his own trunks?
Based on what he’s wearing tonight, I’m not impressed by his performance.
He should go train with FancyPants’s mom.
The Announcer is struggling a bit
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personally I like the round cage, but damn is it huge
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optical illusion
methinks
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by Anthony Pace on Apr 29, 2010 9:38 PM EDT up reply actions
This has to be a new record
for most spinning strikes thrown in one round
by Scott Haber on Apr 29, 2010 8:35 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
indeed
I don’t know if a spinning backfist can surprise you when it happens every third blow
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lol
true i suppose
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Well, Shlemenko just broke Shonie Carter’s record for most spinning back fists in a round.
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that’s crazy talk bm
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10-8 Shlemenko?
Me thinks he’s gassed though.
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Is this guy's nickname "Super Macho Man"?
He’s spinning like a top.

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ow
see what happens when you stop to shake out your arms
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He was probably getting dizzy
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He looks like Matt Minor right now. AAAAHAHAHAHAHA I’m sooooooo funny.
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I did lol a lil
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Looks like Major doesn't want to be a fucking fighter.
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give the guy I break, I say he is dizzy as hell by now
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Well i feel like if we had a halfway-decent striker in the place of Major
this would be a closer to zombie-garcia fight. Shlemenko’s sloppyness isn’t that far off from Garcia….it’s just Jung’s pace made it look faster.
Dude, you know you are losing, just go balls out already
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Shit
I forgot about that. I try to black out anything Jason Guida-related.
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LOL
you back-fist the other dude’s mouthpiece out, and then tell the ref to pause and put it back in.
no crap, wtf was that
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No way, if he can’t deal with this amount of spinning, he’ll never make it in figure skating.
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by CasualMMAFan on Apr 29, 2010 8:53 PM EDT up reply actions
Shlemenko can be had on the ground and Major didn’t do anything but bury his face in his chest the two times they went to the ground. Weak stuff from Major.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 8:53 PM EDT reply actions
I’ve got Baker and Hess in the last 2 fights
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 8:58 PM EDT up reply actions
AH! I just realized this is the dude from one of those TapouT shows…. I was wondering why I hated his name…. Anyone else watch that?
It was ridiculous… I hated that guy… Good to see he’s still in it though…
by SkeezinSteevin on Apr 29, 2010 8:57 PM EDT up reply actions
I thought he seemed super insecure. He probably won’t handle this loss well.
Sure glad Lesnar got his shit straightened out.
True… You know how many fights he’s had?
by SkeezinSteevin on Apr 29, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Somehow Cole Konrad’s fight getting made slipped by me
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 9:00 PM EDT reply actions
Dear Bryan Baker,
Your “mission to be the best” should start with leaving Team Wildman.
Regards,
Brent
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 9:03 PM EDT reply actions
Vale Tudor?
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 9:06 PM EDT reply actions
Wow, I really hate betting on Bellator. The favorite has won every time except for last week when Thomas (+180 I think) won, correct? I’m something like 0-4 or 0-5 going with some of these underdogs that seem to have a chance (I had Thomas in week 1, and didn’t take him in week 2. Nice!)
Curran beating Ricci was a pretty big upset.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 9:11 PM EDT up reply actions
That bodyshot took everything out of him.
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Yeah...
worst thing in the world is to take hard ass shots to the ribs. You just can’t do ANYTHING sometimes. It just locks you in place.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 9:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Yea, he was still grabbing his gut well after the fight was called
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Oh ok....
So it’s not just the UFC that calls fights late…
You talking the refs? They don’t work for the UFC, they work for the athletic commissions, so could be the same guys calling different orgs sometimes.
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"expect us to take you seriously or think you’re even remotely intelligent?" - Luke Thomas
Huh… Didn’t know that.. I mean I’ve seen Mario Yamasaki (sp) at events that I’ve attended, it just never really hit me…Lol Hey… way to make me look retarded…
by SkeezinSteevin on Apr 29, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Fuck
I really like Matt Major.
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I watched that Tapout reality show and an episode covered him, really appreciated the dude and what he went through. That show is what made me a Cowboy fan before he made it to the WEC as well.
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by Chris Barton on Apr 29, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Fair enough
I just thought he came off like a goof on the Tapout show, personally.
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The follow-up interview with him put him in a better light.
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions
That show made him look like a bully….. or… duche bag…
by SkeezinSteevin on Apr 29, 2010 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions
More of the “I kick ass for the lord” stuff
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oh yea, always love the thanks to jesus for giving me the power to beat the holy hell out of this other guy
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We need to see more body oriented strikes in MMA
Aldo/Faber was a nice little treat.
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Who knows...
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 9:21 PM EDT up reply actions
Hahaha
Lots of celebrities here! Including my wife!
You know his wife forced him to do that
“If you want me to go, you better get me some airtime!”
Uh, doesn’t pretty much every martial art use a tournament format in competition?
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Aikido has no competitions, as it’s strictly defensive.
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by Scott C. Broussard on Apr 30, 2010 1:51 AM EDT up reply actions
I’ll be honest, the transition from daylight to dark is pretty cool for MMA. it’s like watching a late evening baseball game
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 9:25 PM EDT reply actions
Yeah, I’m really enjoying that as well
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by CasualMMAFan on Apr 29, 2010 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Making his Bellator debut on next week's show...BODY SUIT MAN!

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 9:28 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Conrad is a beast though...
that’s just an unfortunate singlet
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess it's too late for this to turn green...
but rec’d for Seinfeldness. I literally lol’d. Didn’t know you had it lol’d a lil. Didn’t know you had it in you Brent.
by dreamers_12345 on Apr 30, 2010 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions
OK
That ref. needs to stop blessing the fighters after instructions.
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God has made quite a few appearances at bellator tonight
by RicketyCricket on Apr 29, 2010 9:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Haha
“…The tale of the tape tonight is brought to you by GOD!”
by RicketyCricket on Apr 29, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
*Thunder booms in the background when it's announced*
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I was starting to think I was the only one who was really bothered by that
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by CasualMMAFan on Apr 29, 2010 9:31 PM EDT up reply actions
In church
We always make sure to thank God for giving us so many good MMA shows. And NFL players. Etc.
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Someone needs to tell Hess to not go for a crucifix with 20 secondsd left int he round.....
Didn’t he see Faber stay in crucifix for 1:30 and not get stopped?
Um good thing I miss these fights to watch the royals losing 10-1 to the Mariners
KC sports at their best
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They run 1-2 fights before the TV card, then a few more fights after. They might show another fight, dunno.
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yeah...
against Demi Deeds
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
It IS outdoors, watch out for lightning Jared!
by RicketyCricket on Apr 29, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions
So…is it safe to say that this is Baker’s tourney to lose?
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Should be
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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 29, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Leglock Battle!!
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scissoring
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Rusty Sullivan = greatest ref name ever
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Congrats to Brent Weedman
who beat Rudy Bears via KO in the first on the non-televised portion.
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Weedman is a beast.
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I wonder if that’s the same Jared Hess that wrote/directed Napoleon Dynamite and Nacho Libre…
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