BELLATOR 13 RESULTS - We Go from March Madness to Bellator Madness, Let the Fighting Tournaments Begin!

The second season of Bellator tournaments kicked off Thursday night April 8, 2010 with BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS XIII at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The four tournament bouts aired live on Fox Sports Net. Bellator's most significant talent acquisition to date, Roger "El Matador" Huerta, was in action along with DREAM Featherweight Grand Prix semi finalist Joe Warren.

BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS XIII

[Lightweight Quarterfinal]
Carey Vanier (8-2) won by TKO over Joe Duarte (5-2) in R3. [14:14]

[Lightweight Quarterfinal]
Roger Huerta (22-3) won by SUB over Chad Hinton (6-1) in R3. [10:56]

[Featherweight Quarterfinal]
Joe Warren (3-1) won by UD over Eric Marriott (17-4). [15:00]

[Featherweight Quarterfinal]
Georgi Karakhanyan (13-1) won by KO over Bao Quach (17-10) in R1. [4:05]

Vagner Rocha (5-0) won by TKO over Francisco Soares (3-2) by TKO in R2. [7:07]

Edson Diniz (10-3) won by SUB over John Kelly (4-1) in R1. [4:36]

Mikey Gomez (10-8) won by UD over Moyses Gabin (4-3). [15:00]

Chris Manuel (7-3) won by SUB over Ralph Acosta (4-5) in R3. [10:35]

Updated MMA win-loss records with total fight time in brackets.

UD = Unanimous Decision | SUB = Submission | R = Round

LIGHTWEIGHT SEMIFINALISTS

Roger Huerta

Carey Vanier

FEATHERWEIGHT SEMIFINALISTS

Georgi Karakhanyan

Joe Warren

PHOTO: Tom Hill Photos

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Roxanne Modafferi vs Tara LaRosa Part 2 - Kickass Rematch Going Down May 21 at Moosin: God of Martial Arts

At today's MOOSIN: GOD OF MARTIAL ARTS press conference, a rematch was announced between Roxanne Modafferi and Tara LaRosa for the American debut of the promotion on May 21, 2010 at the DCU Center in Worcester. The ladies will compete at 130-pounds on the Massachusetts card headlined by super heavyweights Tim Sylvia and 5-time World's Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski. Promoter Monte Cox indicated the promotion still needs to clear Modafferi's participation with Strikeforce, where she has an open contract, but Modafferi recently fought at KING OF THE CAGE: TORYUMON in Japan, so there likely won't be any conflict with Strikeforce.

Roxanne Modafferi (14-5) is coming off a rear naked choke submission win over Molly Helsel at the Japanese debut of King of the Ring in January 2010. Modafferi lives and trains in Japan, where she teaches English to Japanese students as her dayjob. Since signing with Strikeforce, Modafferi has fought once under the their banner, losing to Marloes Coenen in a number one contender fight for the Strikeforce Women's Middleweight Championship at STRIKEFORCE: FEDOR VS ROGERS. Modafferi moved up to 145-pounds for the Coenen fight, which was also a rematch, but was only able to last just over a minute before Coenen used her strength advantage to force an armbar tapout. For this rematch with Tara LaRosa, Modafferi will be fighting at a more natural 130-pounds.

Tara LaRosa (18-1) is currently ranked #3 in the Madman Top 10 Women's Pound-for-Pound Rankings. LaRosa has won 15 straight fights. Her only loss was nearly 7 years ago, by TKO to Jennifer Howe in May 2003. Howe went on to lose two straight fights to Roxanne Modafferi, before retiring from the sport after a rebound victory in May 2005. Although LaRosa found herself on the losing end against Howe, unlike Howe, she was able to defeat Modafferi, scoring a unanimous decision victory over Modaefferi in March 2006. Modafferi will now get a chance to revenge that loss in March 2010 at MOOSIN: GOD OF MARTIAL ARTS.

COMPLETE MOOSIN: GOD OF MARTIAL ARTS FIGHT CARD 

Bellator Fighting Championship Second Season Kicks Off Thursday Night -- 4/8/10 Fight Card with Roger Huerta in Action

BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS XIII -- April 8, 2010

Season 2, Week 1

Location: Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida

Broadcast: Fox Sports Net

MAIN CARD

[Lightweight Quarterfinal]
Joe Duarte (5-1) vs. Carey Vanier (7-2)

[Lightweight Quarterfinal]
Chad Hinton (6-0) vs. Roger Huerta (21-3)

[Featherweight Quarterfinal]
Eric Marriott (17-3) vs. Joe Warren (2-1)

[Featherweight Quarterfinal Bout]
Georgi Karakhanyan (12-1) vs. Bao Quach (17-9)

PRELIMINARY BOUTS

Vagner Rocha (4-0) vs. Francisco Soares (3-1)

Edson Diniz (9-3) vs. John Kelly (4-0)

Ralph Acosta (4-4) vs. Chris Manuel (6-3)

Moyses Gabin (4-2) vs. Mickey Gomez (9-8)

BELLATOR 13 RESULTS

PRESS RELEASE AFTER THE BREAK

KSW XIII: KUMITE -- 5/7/10 Fight Card in Poland with Mariusz Pudzianowski

KSW 13: KUMITE -- May 7, 2010

Location: Spodek in Katowice, Poland

{Light Heavyweight Championship}
Mamed Khalidov (20-4) vs. Ryuta Sakurai (20-15)

Mariusz Dominator Pudzianowski (1-0) vs. Yusuke Kawaguchi (11-1)

{Middleweight Championship}
Vitor Nobrega (9-2) vs. Krzysztof Model Kulak (22-12)

[Heavyweight Tournament Final]
Konstantin Gluhov (6-4) vs. David The Mayan Assassin Olivia (4-0)

[Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal]
Jan Blachowicz (8-2) vs. Julio Brutus (6-0)

[Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal]
Tomasz Molski (0-1) vs. Wojciech The Gentleman Orlowski (2-2)

[Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal]
Lukasz Skibski (5-1) vs. Attila Pumukli Vegh (17-2)

[Light Heavyweight Tournament Quarterfinal]
Grigor Aschugbabjan (4-2) vs. Daniel The Gladiator Tabera (14-2)

KSW 13 RESULTS