BELLATOR 81 RESULTS: Marcin Held and Dave Jansen Advance to Lightweight Tourney Finals in Rhode Island - 11/16/12

Bellator Fighting Championships presented Bellator 81: Clementi vs Held on Friday, November 16, 2012, at the Ryan Center in Kingston, RI. The main card aired live on MTV2 (Season 7, Episode 8).

Twenty-year-old Polish MMA prodigy Marcin Held and durable American wrestler Dave Jansen advanced to the finals of the Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament. The two 155-pound finalists will cap off the tournament at Bellator 84 for the opportunity to fight Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler.

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BELLATOR 81: CLEMENTI VS HELD - 11/16/12 MTV2 Fight Card in Rhode Island

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BELLATOR 77 RESULTS: Rich Clementi, Dave Jansen, Marcin Held and Ricardo Tirloni Advance in LW Tourney - 10/19/12

Lightweight semifinalist Rich Clementi (pic via Facebook)

Bellator Fighting Championships presented Bellator 77: Clementi vs Sarnavskiy on Friday, October 19, 2012, at the Reading Eagle Theater at the Sovereign Center in Reading, Pennsylvania. The main card aired live on MTV2.

Former UFC fighter Rich "No Love" Clementi, former WEC fighter Dave "The Fugitive" Jansen, Polish MMA prodigy Marcin Held and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt Ricardo Tirloni advanced to the semifinals of the Bellator Season 7 Lightweight Tournament. All 3 Russian fighters, who were making their Bellator debuts in the tournament, lost.

The Russian-less 155-pound semifinals will go down at Bellator 81 with Rich Clementi vs Marcin Held and Dave Jansen vs Ricardo Tirloni.

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BELLATOR 77 - 10/19/12 MTV2 Fight Card with Season 7 Lightweight Tournament

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BELLATOR 70 RESULTS: Cole Konrad Defends Title, Rick Hawn Wins Lightweight Tourney at Season 6 Finale - 5/25/12

Bellator Fighting Championships held their sixth season finale, Bellator 70, on Friday, May 25, 2012, at the Ernest N. Moral Convention Center in festive New Orleans, Louisiana. The main card aired live on MTV2 and EPIX2 in HD.

In the main event, Olympic judoka Rick "Genghis" Hawn won the Bellator Season 6 Lightweight Tournament with a unanimous decision victory over fellow former welterweight Brent Weedman. Rick Hawn will now fight for the 155-pound title against Bellator Lightweight Champion Michael Chandler. Weedman has a new baby boy that was born earlier this month, so he'll have plenty of joy in his life to lift his spirits after this hard-fought loss.

Bellator Heavyweight Champion Cole "The Polar Bear" Konrad squashed Eric "The American Soldier" Prindle in 60 seconds flat. As was expected, the wrestler took the striker to the mat and submitted him schoolyard-style with a kimura.

Luis "Betao" Nogueira advanced to the finals of the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament with a vicious knockout win over Hiroshi "Iron" Nakamura. Luis Nogueira will next fight fellow 135-pound finalist Marcos Galvao for a title shot against their Brazilian countryman Bellator Bantamweight Champion Eduardo Dantas.