Lima, Saunders advance; complete Bellator 49 results
At Bellator 49, Douglas Lima defeated Steve Carl in a welterweight quarterfinal bout. With the win, Lima is now two…
At Bellator 49, Douglas Lima defeated Steve Carl in a welterweight quarterfinal bout. With the win, Lima is now two wins away from winning the tournament and earning a title shot against the winner of an upcoming championship bout between Ben Askren and Jay Hieron.
Early in the fight, Carl hurt Lima with a right hand. However, Lima recovered quickly and made the round a close one on the scorecards by controlling the fight on the ground for most of the remainder of the frame.
Welterweight Quarter Final Bouts
Chris Lozano def. Brent Weedman via unanimous decision
Ben Saudners def. Chris Cisneros via TKO at 0:29 Round 3
Luis Santos def. Dan Hornbuckle via unanimous decision
Douglas Lima def. Steve Carl via unanimous decision
Local Feature Bouts
Joel Roberts def. Brylan Van Artsdalen via submission (triangle choke) at 1:47 Round 2
Giedrius Karavackas def. LeVon Maynard via TKO in Round 3
Alexandre Bezerra def. Scott Heckman via TKO in Round 2
Lester Caslow def. James Jones via TKO at 0:15 Round 2
Azunna Anyanwu def. J.A. Dudley via TKO at 4:16 Round 2
