Bellator 126: "Shlemenko vs. Halsey" takes place TONIGHT (Fri., Sept. 26, 2014) at the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, with our second straight middleweight main event. Champion Alexander "Storm" Shlemenko faces undefeated Bellator tournament winner "Bull" Brandon Halsey. The winner of the fight has Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef to look forward to! We'll have real-time results tonight starting with Spike.com "Prelims" fights at 7 p.m. ET!
Bellator 126: "Shlemenko vs. Halsey" takes place TONIGHT (Fri., Sept. 26, 2014) at the Grand Canyon University Arena in Phoenix, Arizona, live on Spike TV with the fourth event of Bellator's eleventh season.
In our second straight middleweight main event of season eleven champion Alexander "Storm" Shlemenko faces undefeated Bellator season 10 tournament winner "Bull" Brandon Halsey. Shlemenko last faced Tito Ortiz in a loss at Bellator 120, a fight where he gave up a significant size and weight advantage, but with Halsey he's looking for a return to form as one of Bellator's most exciting strikers.
Halsey's challenge is simply to live up to the hype, but even if the "Bull" treats Shlemenko like a china shop, that only means he has Melvin "No Mercy" Manhoef to look forward to. With only one TKO in seven wins he'll need significant improvement in his stand-up to not only withstand Shlemenko's spinning strikes but to successfully defend the middleweight title should he get past him. On the other hand Halsey's tournament finale win over Brett Cooper gives middleweights plenty of reason to fear the All-American's takedowns - though the veteran Shlemenko won't easily be caught in a submission.
There's good action up and down tonight's card. The much anticipated season ten lightweight tournament finale between submission ace Marcin Held and "Pitbull" brother Patricky Freire is a fight with lightning finish potential standing OR on the ground. Ever evolving featherweight Bubba Jenkins welcomes Brazilian veteran Thiago "Minu" Meller to Bellator in the third fight from the top. The opening fight on television pits explosive striker Mike "The Marine" Richman against submission specialist Ed West.
MMAmania.com will be here all night long to bring you LIVE Bellator 126 results below, including quick results of the under card action on Spike.com (7 p.m. ET), as well as play-by-play updates of the Spike TV broadcast that starts at 9 p.m. ET.
Many readers check in before, during and after the fights to share their thoughts on all of the action. Feel free to leave a comment (or 126) about the bouts before you leave and chat with all the other Maniacs during the show - it's always a lot of fun!
BELLATOR 126 QUICK RESULTS:
Main Card (Spike TV):
Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brandon Halsey
Patricky Freire vs. Marcin Held
Thiago Meller vs. Bubba Jenkins
Mike Richman vs. Ed West
Preliminary Card (Spike.com):
Ryan Martinez vs. Nick Rossborough
Brandon Girtz vs. Benny Madrid
Derek Campos vs. Estevan Payan
Stuart Austin vs. Dan Charles
Michael Parker vs. Joe Taimanglo
Jacob Ortiz vs. Clifford Starks
Raymond Pina vs. Larue Burley
BELLATOR 126 PLAY-BY-PLAY:
Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brandon Halsey
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Patricky Freire vs. Marcin Held
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Thiago Meller vs. Bubba Jenkins
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Mike Richman vs. Ed West
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Ryan Martinez vs. Nick Rossborough
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Brandon Girtz vs. Benny Madrid
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Derek Campos vs. Estevan Payan
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Stuart Austin vs. Dan Charles
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Michael Parker vs. Joe Taimanglo
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Jacob Ortiz vs. Clifford Starks
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Raymond Pina vs. Larue Burley
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