205 LBS – 3 Rounds
Mike Messina (205 lbs.) vs. William Albrecht (200 lbs.)205 LBS – 3 Rounds
Rudy Lindsay (201 lbs.) vs. Wayne Cole (205 lbs.)185 LBS Alternate Fight – 3 Rounds
Joey Gorczynski (185 lbs.) vs. Marcelo Alfaia (185 lbs.)Heavyweight – 3 Rounds
Amedio Viola (230 lbs.) vs. Tyler East (235 lbs.)185 LBS Tournament-3 Rounds
Yosmany Cabezas (183 lbs.) vs. Edwin Aguilar (184 lbs.)170 LBS- Tournament Fight
Norman Paraisy (170 lbs.) vs. Dave Menne (169 lbs.)145LBS – 3 Rounds
Donald Sanchez (147 lbs.) vs. Johnny Eduardo (145 lbs.)185LBS Alternate Fight – 3 Rounds
Jason Norwood (186 lbs.) vs. John Kirk (186 lbs.)185 LBS Tournament Fight-3 Rounds
Virgil Lozano (183 lbs.) vs. Hector Lombard (183 lbs.)185 LBS Tournament Fight-3 Rounds
Alex Andrade (185 lbs.) vs. Damien Stelly (185 lbs.)185 LBS Tournament Fight-3 Rounds
Daniel Tabera (183 lbs.) vs. Jared Hess (185 lbs.)
Bellator III goes down Friday night at the Lloyd Noble Center in Norman, Oklahoma, and airs Saturday on ESPN Deportes. The show wraps up the opening round of Bellator’s welterweight tournament — the winner of Paraisy-Menne goes on to face Omar de la Cruz — and also includes the promotion’s first heavyweight bout.
[UPDATE] I inquired with Bellator whether or not Donald Sanchez faced any sort of penalty for missing weight. This was their response:
According to the Bellator operations manager Marla Arreola, there were no penalties cited for any of the fighters at the weigh in yesterday. Donald Sanchez will be allowed to cut any overage between the time of the weigh in and the fight without incurring a penalty.
I don’t imagine Sanchez will actually be shedding that extra pound, but it also doesn’t seem to be a major concern for Bellator (or, apparently, the Oklahoma Boxing Commission).
Full press release in the extended entry.
Bellator Fighting Championships
Date:April 17th, 2009 Venue:Lloyd Noble Arena
BLUE CORNER
205 LBS – 3 Rounds
Name: Mike Messina Age: 37 Height: 6’1″ Weight: 205 Hometown: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Record: 2-1 Style: MMA | vs. | Name: William Albrecht Age: 31 Height: 6’3″ Weight: 200 Hometown: Durrant, OK Record: 5-6 Style: Muay Thai/ JiuJitsu |
205 LBS – 3 Rounds
Name: Rudy Lindsay Age: 33 Height: 6’0″ Weight: 201 Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK Record: 8-5 Style: Wrestling | vs. | Name: Wayne Cole Age: 38 Height: 6’1″ Weight: 205 Hometown: Oklahoma City, OK Record: 13-9 Style: Wrestling |
185 LBS Alternate Fight – 3 Rounds
Name: Joey Gorczynski Age: 23 Height: 5’10″ Weight: 185 Hometown: Oolaga, OK Record: 13-5 Style: wrestling | vs. | Name: Marcelo Alfaia Age: 30 Height: 6’0″ Weight: 185 Hometown: Miami, FL Record: 9-5 Style: GNP |
Heavyweight LBS – 3 Rounds
Name: Amedio Viola Age: 29 Height: 6’1″ Weight: 230 Hometown: Upland, California Record: 0-1 Style: MMA | vs. | Name: Tyler East Age: 18 Height: 6’5″ Weight: 235 Hometown: Albuquerque, New Mexico Record: Pro Debut Style: MMA |
185 LBS Tournament-3 Rounds
Name: Yosmany Cabezas Age:25 Height:5’11″ Weight:183 Hometown: Florida Record: 7-1 Style:Freestyle | vs. | Name: Edwin Aguilar Age: 38 Height: 5’11″ Weight:184 Hometown: Tijuana Mexico Record:20-12 Style:Kickboxing/ Freestyle |
Name: Norman Paraisy Age:23 Height:5’10″ Weight:170 Hometown: Paris France Record: 5-0 Style:MMA | vs. | Name: Dave Menne Age:34 Height: 5’10″ Weight:169 Hometown: Minnesota MN Record: 45-15-2 Style: MMA |
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145LBS – 3 Rounds
Name: Donald Sanchez Age: 24 Height: 5’10″ Weight:147 Hometown: Albuquerque, NM Record: 15-8 Style: MMA | vs. | Name: Johnny Eduardo Age: Height: 5’8″ Weight: 145 Hometown: Brazil Record: 21-8 Style: Freestyle |
185LBS Alternate Fight – 3 Rounds
Name: Jason Norwood Age: Height: 5’9″ Weight: 186 Hometown: Lawton, OK Record: 5-1 Style: wrestling | vs. | Name: John Kirk Age: 28 Height: 5’11″ Weight: 186 Hometown: Houston, TX Record: 13-5 Style: Muay Thai |
185 LBS Tournament Fight-3 Rounds
Name: Virgil Lozano Age:29 Height:5’11″ Weight:183 Hometown: Tijuana Mexico Record: 8-1 Style:Kickboxing | vs. | Name: Hector Lombard Age:31 Height: 5’9″ Weight:183 Hometown: Cuba Record: 17-2 Style: Kickboxing/Freestyle |
185 LBS Tournament Fight-3 Rounds
Name: Alex Andrade Age:35 Height:5’11″ Weight:185 Hometown:Loredo TX Record: 7-4 Style:MMA | vs. | Name: Damien Stelly Age: 28 Height: 6’0″ Weight: 185 Hometown: Columbus OH Record:8-2 Style:Modern Army Combatives |
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185 LBS Tournament Fight-3 Rounds
Name: Daniel Tabera Age:32 Height:6’0″ Weight: 183 Hometown: Valencia, Spain Record:12-0-2 Style:Muay Thai/ Jiu Jitsu | vs. | Name: Jared Hess Age:25 Height: 6’0″ Weight:185 Hometown: Oklahoma City OK Record:6-0-1 Style: Wrestling |