Bellator 23

All good. The Giants play an early game tommorow so nothing will push back Bellator...it's actually going to start an hour earlier than usual...by the time Bellator starts the first round of the NBA draft will likely be closing...then badjojo for the night cap...just kidding..or am i?

Can't wait for Pitbull vs. Warren.
Hopefully we get to see Ron Sparks in action, as well as Sexton vs. Frausto.

Picks? I got pitbull and baker.

Tournament bouts
Featherweight final: Patricio Freire vs. Joe Warren
Middleweight final: Bryan Baker vs. Alexander Shlemenko

Non-Tournament bouts
Bantamweight bout: Nick Mamalis vs. Albert Rios
Women's (115 lb) bout: Rosi Sexton vs. Zoila Frausto
Welterweight bout: John Troyer vs. Brent Weedman
Lightweight bout: Chad Hinton vs. Daniel Straus
Heavyweight bout: Ron Sparks vs. Dave Hess
Welterweight bout: Dave Overfield vs. Kurt Kinser
Middleweight bout: Mike Fleniken vs. Stoney Hale

somedude named warpath has been all over different mma forums saying sparks backed out, what do you know about this?

I've heard nothing of Sparks backing out.

I'm sure atleast some MMA websites would have announced that.

I think its safe to say Warren will last longer than he did with Bibiano. Still think he gets subbed though

I don't know much about Pitbull besides the fact he is a "phenom" and has a really redundant nickname. But what ive seen of him in Bellator makes me think he may be a tough matchup for Warren, but we could just as easily see Warren toss him around for 3 rounds.

Please, no more pitbulls, assassins or hitmen. Thanks, signed - MMA

I got Pitbull and Baker also. Pumped for Pitbull vs. Warren, though, that should be a great matchup.

I've got baker and Pitbull. Excited about both these fights. Not so much about the rest of the card. Hopefully Sparks is still in there, and get's on TV.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

somedude named warpath has been all over different mma forums saying sparks backed out, what do you know about this?

Ruben Villareal is back!!! Look out Fedor, Look out Brock. Warpath is gonna make an example of Sparks then move on to the gold.

Fuck the god damn st louis cardinals.

Wolfgangsta wrote:

somedude named warpath has been all over different mma forums saying sparks backed out, what do you know about this?

The Sparks-Hess fight didn't happen tonight

Pitbull gassed, can't believe it. Warren is a tough MFer but he was saved by the bell in the 1st for sure. Pitbull was completely destroying him in the 1st.

Warren was really sick though and you could tell in the first round. No explosion at all. I have a sneeking suspicision this fight wouldn't have been nearly so close if Warren was 100%

Wolfgangsta wrote:

Warren was really sick though and you could tell in the first round. No explosion at all. I have a sneeking suspicision this fight wouldn't have been nearly so close if Warren was 100%

That's true but I think an even bigger factor was Pitbull's lack of cardio.

agree with Wolf, I think Warren finding his footing was more a factor than cardio on Pitbull's side.

Pitbull certainly ran out of juice, but Warren had to get the blood flowing first. Warren got better as Pitbull declined. Hence near 10-8's for either fighter bookending a second round that was cut nearly in half.

Warren showed true mental toughness in that fight. Pitbull is going to be a star in a couple years though. Great fight overall.

btw, i used to be jimbojones1850, but forgot my password and the email address i registered with, so i signed up again as jimbojones1950. glad to be back on the site, its been a while.

http://mmajunkie.com/news/19693/rosi-sexton-out-zoila-frausto-possibly-in-for-bellator-season-three-womens-tourney.mma

Sexton out, Frausto possibly in.

Gotta feel for Sexton...all the other girls got actual tune up fights against kind of scrubby opponents. She fought a girl who has fought on a couple of SF Challenger main cards and is known as dangerous. They probably thought Sexton's grappling edge made it a huge mismatch but all fights start standing.

Frausto had great takedown defense. She was naturally the much bigger girl in there and it showed. If she really can get down to 115 and fight comfortably then that is bad news for some of these grappler gals in the tournament.

Quote :

"The only thing that's standing in the way is that we had women who were positioned and we had talked to as the No. 9, 10 and 11," he said. "The matter is clearing our heads and looking at the situation and saying, 'Does that warrant her leapfrogging ahead of people who we had otherwise recruited and talked to for that spot?'"

While it should be a no-brainer that Frausto is in, promoting in the fight game is a lot more difficult than it first seems.

60 day suspension for Sexton. What a devastating loss for her career.