Lots of catching up to do after a solid weekend of MMA action. Let's start with last Thursday's tournament bouts. No descriptions, results only.
BELLATOR
Welterweight Tournament:
Dan Hornbuckle def. Tyler Stinson via Triangle Choke. Round 1.
Ryan Thomas def. Chad McClintock via TKO. Round 1. Thomas moves on to fight Hornbuckle.
Steve Carl def. Brett Cooper via Split Decision. Carl moves on to fight Ben Askren.
Featherweight Tournament:
Patricio "Pitbull" def. Will Romero via Heel Hook. Round 1. Pitbull fights Georgi Karakhanyan.
ASTRA
Jung Hwan Cha def. Ryo Chonan via KO. Round 2.
Enson Inoue def. Antz Nansen via Armbar. Round 1.
Kazuhiro Nakamura def. Hidehiko Yoshida via Unanimous Decision.
WEC 48
Tyler Toner def. Brandon Visher via TKO. Round 1.
Takeya Mizugaki def. Rahi Yahya via Unanimous Decision.
Chad Mendes def. Anthony Morrison via Guillotine Choke. Round 1.
Brad Pickett def. Demetrious Johnson via Unanimous Decision.
Anthony Pettis def. Alex Karalexis via Triangle Choke. Round 2.
Leonard Garcia def. Chang Sung Jung via Split Decision.
Scott Jorgensen def. Antonio Banuelos via Unanimous Decision.
Shane Roller def. Anthony Njokuani via Rear Choke. Round 1.
Manny Gamburyan def. Mike Thomas Brown via TKO. Round 1.
Benson Henderson def. Donald Cerrone via Guillotin Choke. Round 1.
Jose Aldo def. Urijah Faber via Unanimous Decision.
*Both Henderson & Aldo retain their titles in dominant fashion. Chang Sung Jung is a badass and was ripped off in the decision.
