De La Cruz and Good Advance to Bellator Welterweight Finals; Vera and Sanchez Also Victorious
(Bellator VII highlights, courtesy of YouTube.com/BellatorMMA)
Bellator's welterweight tournament finals were settled on Friday night in Chicago, as Lyman Good and Omar De La Cruz got their hands raised in the semis after dominant performances. Good increased his record to 9-0 with his whipping of Jorge Ortiz (highlights begin at the above video's 4:15 mark), as he poured on an overwhelming barrage of strikes over two rounds until Ortiz's face fell apart and the fight was stopped due to a cut. De La Cruz was just as aggressive in his fight with former UFC middleweight champ Dave Menne (see the vid's 6:15 mark), throwing down some of hardest punches from the top that you will ever see in your life, before ending the fight with a lights-out right hook. Good and De La Cruz will meet in the welterweight finals on June 12th in Uncasville, Connecticut.
In non-tournament action, Kerry Vera won a thrilling three-rounder over Leslie Smith in her MMA debut (highlights begin at the video's 1:28 mark), and UFC vet Eddie Sanchez scored the fastest knockout in Bellator history with his 10-second demolition of Jay White (skip to 3:39). Full event results and the complete video of the must-see Vera/Smith fight are after the jump...
- Omar De La Cruz def. Dave Menne via TKO, 3:19 of round 1
- Lyman Good def. Jorge Ortiz via TKO (cut stoppage), 4:37 of round 2
- Troy Gerhart def. Lorenzo Borgomeo via unanimous decision
- Eddie Sanchez def. Jay White via TKO, 0:10 of round 1
- Alonzo Martinez def. Victor Meza via submission (rear-naked choke), 2:43 of round 2
- Jesse Juarez def. Deray Davis via TKO, 4:47 of round 2
- Kerry Vera def. Leslie Smith via unanimous decision
- Jacob Volkman def. Kevin Knabjian via submission (triangle choke), 1:42 of round 2
- Anthony Lapsley def. Ryan Williams via submission (rear-naked choke), 4:22 of round 1
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TrouserSnout Says:
Looked like some real exciting fights....
Harry Russo Says:
Way to go Eddie Sanchez
AkilleeZ Says:
Looks like there are some good upcoming female fighters. Dana White should start a women's division in the WEC.
HAL_13 Says:
I'M THINKING THAT FEDOR WOULD HAVE A GOOD CHANCE AT KEEPING HIS WINNING STREAK ALIVE AS LONG AS HE WAS TO FIGHT SOME OF THE LADIES, AND CONTINUE TO DUCK, AND RUN FROM THE UFC LIKE THE CHICKEN SHIT COWARD BITCH RUSSIAN THAT HE IS. THEN AGAIN THESE LITTLE LADIES WOULD PROBABLY FUCK HIS COWARD ASS UP ANYWAY. HE MAY JUST WANT TO KEEP HANGING OUT WITH MIKE TYSON SO HE CAN GET USED TO THE WAY HIS FUTURE IS GOING TO TURN OUT. 1 MINUTE EVERYONE IS SUCKING THE SHIT FROM HIS ASS, AND THE NEXT MINUTE THE WHOLE WORLD HATES HIM CAUSE HE'S GETTING HIS ASS KICKED EVERYWHERE HE GOES, AND NIBBLIN ON EARS. GET READY FOLKS CAUSE ITS COMING.
831 Son Says:
Bellator is pretty tight. I like the tournament set up and the fighters look tough. Lyman Good was very impressive. And Dave Menne shoulda fucked De La Cruz up every time he tried to throw those massive over hand right haymakers. Kick him in the head fucker cmon now.
@ Dozer, I agree on that one. Women aint for the UFC but WEC would be a good place for them.
831 Son Says:
Hal, why do you keep crying about Fedor. Get over it. He will put a hurting on the Heavy Weight division if he eventually did come to the UFC. And everyone knows that. You just have some wierd hate towards him that makes you rant about him for weeks.
greenseed Says:
ya what HAL said..... NOT
I wonder what it would take to get wmma fights up to 5 min rounds?
3 mins is fucking retarded. grapplers need like 2-3 mins just to work to a good position for submission sometimes..... bool chit
Clyde Says:
Too right greenseed. 3 Minute rounds suck, and the women won't get the same respect as men long as they're not allowed to go by the same rules. Damn kerry vera fucked that girsl face up though...
Good show bellator. Keep it up.
Barry Mckockenner Says:
gotta say im likin the Bellator fights so far .. one would think that promotion would most likely be televised on ESPN someday.
The Meat Missile Says:
kerry vera is cute
Miles Says:
good stuff kinda annoying how they kept repeating the same sequences 3-4 times though..
geoff0011 Says:
It looked to me like Ortiz's cut came from an accidental headbutt. Looked like they collided pretty good.
Savageleto Says:
Good is going to take it...
That boy needs to get in the UFC
Sneaky Pete Says:
I'm liking the Bellator fights. It seems a lot like they're fighting at WEC caliber at least. More please.
Give It Up Says:
the first video at the 3:58 mark. wtf is that about? i really wish they explained what the hell he was talking about because it kinda freaked me out.
Optimo Says:
Look out for Jacob Volkman... He's no joke. He was my best friend's roomate freshman year in college when they were both wrestling for the same U of MN team that Brock Lesnar was on. Jacob ended up being a 3 time all american. In high school he was also a golden gloves boxer. He's a scary dude and no one wants to fight him.
Optimo Says:
I believe he won by darce choke tho, not triangle as is written on here..
Blumpkin Says:
dude i need some weeeed!!
Blumpkin Says:
yay weed!!!
Old_Bald_and_Irish Says:
43 second mark:
Is that Clay Guida takin' a picture and getting pumped up?
Da Truth Says:
Thats My Girl! i am SO Proud of her!
Dr Cagelove Says:
Volkmann is the shit. I hear he is one of the hardest to submit at that big camp.