Bellator 38 Results: Tim Carpenter upsets Daniel Gracie
Posted on March 26, 2011, 11:27 PM by Joey SantosusBellator 38 successfully kicked-off the promotion's season four Light Heavyweight tournament with an exciting night of fights from Harrah’s Tunica Hotel & Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. Tim Carpenter continued his unbeaten streak, upsetting Daniel Gracie in the main event to improve to 7-0, while D.J. Linderman picked up a late stoppage victory over tourney favorite Raphael Davis. Richard Hale put on an awesome display, submitting Nik Fekete with an impressive inverted triangle choke, as did Christian M’Pumbu, who scored a TKO win over Chris Davis. All of the nights winners will advance to the semi-final round of Bellator's inagural Light Heavyweight tournament, which will take place later this season.
Main Card Results (via FightoftheNight.com):
Tim Carpenter def. Daniel Gracie via split decision
D.J. Linderman def. Raphael Davis via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:40
Richard Hale def. Nik Fekete via submission (inverted triangle) – Round 1, 1:55
Christian M’Pumbu def. Chris Davis via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 3:34
Comments
What really makes that inverted triangle choke so impressive, besides the rarity of the hold, is that this was a Light Heavyweight who pulled it off. Props to Richard Hale, along with Chan Sung Jung for his twister hold on Leonard Garcia. Both pulled out some creative stuff tonight. Good night of MMA all around.