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Official Bellator 96 Results and Discussion Thread

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skelliher
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06.19.2013 | 11:18 AM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 750 Points   |   Tied for 51st

Yo yo yo!!!

Bellator makes it's long-awaited comeback tonight on Spike TV to kick off it's 2013 Summer Series. If you haven't heard, we're running a Summer Series Competition, so get them picks in and check it out.

The five-bout main card has seen a lot of changes over the past few weeks, but we're getting the Semi-Final rounds of both the Summer Series Light Heavyweight and Heavyweight tournaments. Standouts King Mo and Babalu Sobral are the favorites to win the 205 tournament, but Seth Petruzelli and Jacob Noe both have the KO power to say something about that and both Mo and Sobral were upset in Season 8. 

In heavyweight action, undefeated Russian Vitaly Minakov takes on Ohio KO artist Ron Sparts, while Ryan Martinez steps in as a late replacement for Vinicius Quieroz to take on favorite Richard Hale. 

To open the main card, welterweight troublemaker War Machine looks to rebound from some serious inactivity when he takes on hot-and-cold striker Blas Avena. 

The stacked (for Bellator) prelims should kick off anywhere from 5 to 6pm ET on Spike.com -- you never know with Bellator, so make sure you get your picks in early. And catch the main card at a special early start time of 8pm ET.

* Edited at 06.19.2013, 12:29 PM ET *

"When a game cannot be won, change the game."

Bellator 96
  • Wednesday 06.19.2013 at 08:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Spike TV | Prelims: Spike.com
  • Promotion: Bellator MMA
  • Ownership: Bellator Sport Worldwide LLC
  • Venue: Winstar World Casino
  • Location: Thackerville, Oklahoma, United States
  • Enclosure: Cage
  • TV Announcers: Sean Wheelock, Jimmy Smith
  • Ring Announcer: Michael C. Williams
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Jimmy Smith
  • TV Ratings: 480,000 viewers
  • MMA Bouts: 13
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Bout   Info
Chas Skelly   defeats   Jarrod Card   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Keith Berry   defeats   Cortez Coleman   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Mike Maldonado   defeats   Chavous Smith   via Submission, Rear Naked Choke   2:27 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Muhammed Lawal   defeats   Seth Petruzelli   via KO/TKO, Punch   1:35 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Jacob Noe   defeats   Renato Sobral   via KO/TKO, Punches   3:32 Round 3 of 3, 13:32 Total Bout Page
Vitaly Minakov   defeats   Ron Sparks   via KO/TKO, Punches   0:32 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
War Machine   defeats   Blas Avena   via KO/TKO, Punches   3:55 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Damon Jackson   defeats   Keith Miner   via KO/TKO, Punches   2:00 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Raphael Butler   defeats   Jeremiah O'Neal   via KO/TKO, Punches   2:57 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Ryan Martinez   defeats   Richard Hale   via KO/TKO, Punches   2:19 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Brandon Halsey   defeats   Joey Yager   via Decision, Split   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Derek Campos   defeats   Brandon Girtz   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Justin McNally   defeats   Steven Artoff   via Submission, Inverted Triangle Choke   2:44 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page

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DontBeScaredHomie
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06.19.2013 | 11:24 AM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 8 Perfect, 875 Points   |   7th Place

I wish they would stay on Wednesdays it seems like it would be a better fit for them with a lot less competition

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skelliher
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06.19.2013 | 11:27 AM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 750 Points   |   Tied for 51st

Agreed. But with the UFC holding Wednesday events starting at the end of the Summer on Fox Sports 1, they're going to get drowned out. Hence the move to Fridays.

"When a game cannot be won, change the game."

desauce
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06.19.2013 | 11:50 AM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 8 Perfect, 850 Points   |   Tied for 9th with 3 others

Fellow Tapologist Kieth "K.O. Kid" Berry missed weight for tonights Bellator. He will still be fighting but with a smaller purse. 

http://www.mmanews.com/forums/general-mma-forum/62913-bellator-96-weigh-results-two-fighters-miss-marks-oklahoma.html

Good luck Kieth, I got you picked for a 1st Round K.O. 

* Edited at 06.19.2013, 11:54 AM ET *

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06.19.2013 | 12:15 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 725 Points   |   Tied for 82nd

His new nickname should be Keith "Tapout Kid" Berry after his last fight.

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06.19.2013 | 12:28 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 7 Perfect, 800 Points   |   Tied for 26th with 3 others

Only .4 lbs off too. Hope the cut won't affect his performance. I also have him by 1st rd KO
Bigj383
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06.19.2013 | 2:27 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 775 Points   |   Tied for 40th with 4 others

I wonder how far he comes down from. He was 190 in his initial weigh in. Impressive he was able to knock off 3.6 lbs in 2 hours though. But that could definitely drain his cardio and mean if he doesn't get it done early he could struggle in rounds 2 and 3. 

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2 Nyce
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06.19.2013 | 2:29 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 13 Winners, 0 Perfect, 250 Points   |   Tied for 416th



 
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06.19.2013 | 4:06 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 8 Perfect, 800 Points   |   Tied for 30th with 6 others

LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! LOL! 




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06.19.2013 | 4:13 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 650 Points   |   Tied for 164th

Really pulling for Petru but I think he's pretty shot at this point in his career



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06.19.2013 | 5:00 PM ET

Predictions: 5 of 7 Winners, 3 Perfect, 375 Points   |   Tied for 370th

I think Minakov is going to steamroll this whole tourny.

Are the prelims on Spike.com?

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06.19.2013 | 5:02 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 700 Points   |   Tied for 104th

Can't find the prelims
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06.19.2013 | 5:07 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 750 Points   |   Tied for 51st

I think we have an hour still.

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ccccombobreaker
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06.19.2013 | 5:09 PM ET

Predictions: 7 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 625 Points   |   Tied for 209th

Is this the link?

http://sports.yahoo.com/video/preliminary-fights-bellator-96-light-161000068.html
skelliher
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06.19.2013 | 5:09 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 750 Points   |   Tied for 51st

I'm probably going to let the picks lock at 530pm. The prelims are scheduled to start on Spike.com at 6pm, but they often show one or two before that. Can't be too careful.

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06.19.2013 | 5:22 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 600 Points   |   Tied for 215th




WAR HALE AND THE KIMBO KILLER

Good night for me, jiu jitsu followed by some wednesday night fights. Actually get to stay up late for this one.

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skelliher
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06.19.2013 | 5:35 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 750 Points   |   Tied for 51st

Weird ... stream just went live for me before cutting back to Yahoo! elevator music.

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06.19.2013 | 5:36 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 725 Points   |   Tied for 80th




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06.19.2013 | 5:49 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 7 Perfect, 775 Points   |   Tied for 45th with 5 others


Link me?

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06.19.2013 | 5:56 PM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 8 Perfect, 875 Points   |   7th Place

"Ohhhhhhhh ****! Look at that door, dude. See that door there? The one marked "Pirate"? You think a pirate lives in there?"

skelliher
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06.19.2013 | 5:56 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 750 Points   |   Tied for 51st

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