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Welcome to the PWInsiderXtra.com live coverage of the Bellator 136 Preliminary Card, live from the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California.
Fight #1 – Bellator MMA Featherweight Division Fight
Fabricio Guerrero (20-3-0) vs. John Teixeira (17-1-2)
Referee: Myland Ayres
Round One
The round begins with Guerrero cracking Teixeira with a few left hooks, Guerreo backs into the cage wall and Teixeira swarms him with strikes. Guerrero tries keeping Teixeira at bay by throwing some jabs, Teixeira then hits Guerrero with a left to the midsection. Guerrero looks for the takedown and he winds up forcing Teixeira into the cage wall, Teixeira tries attacking Guerrero with a flying knee strike. Teixeira accidentally kicks Guerrero low and the fight is halted, the fight resumes with Guerrero eating a left from Teixeira and the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Teixeira attacking Guerrero with a few leg kicks, Guerrero grabs a hold of Teixeira and he puts him against the cage wall. Teixeira rocks Guerrero badly with a looping right to the head, Guerrero backs up Teixeira by landing a push kick to the midsection. Teixeira scores a takedown on Guerrero and he gets back control, Teixeira catches Guerrero in an arm triangle choke and Guerrero escapes to force him into the full guard. Teixeira regains back control on Guerrero, Guerrero stands up and Teixeira almost catches him in a rear naked choke as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Guerrero popping Teixeira with a few jabs and leg kicks, Teixeira attacks Guerrero with a few strikes to the midsection. Teixeira backs up Guerrero after nailing him with a straight right, Guerrero scores a takedown on Teixeira and he gets the full guard. Teixeira scrambles to his feet and Guerrero scores another takedown on him, Guerrero starts attacking Teixeira with some ground and pound. Guerrero transitions to back control on Teixeira while landing more strikes, Teixeira scrambles and he gets to his feet with Guerrero holding onto him. Guerrero attacks Teixeira with more strikes until the round ends.
Fight Result: John Teixeira def. Fabricio Guerrero by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Fight #2 – Bellator MMA Lightweight Division Fight
Saad Awad (17-6-0) vs. Rob Sinclair (12-2-0)
Referee: Mark Smith
Round One
The round begins with both fighters exchanging some leg kicks, Sinclair then cracks a swinging Awad with a counter right. Awad then cracks Sinclair with a kick to the midsection, Sinclair drops a kicking Awad with a counter right hook. Awad pops right back to his feet before attacking Sinclair with a knee strike, Sinclair keeps Awad at bay by throwing plenty of leg kicks. Awad looks for a takedown on Sinclair as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Sinclair going right back to attacking Awad with leg kicks, Awad then hits an incoming Sinclair with a kick to the rib cage. Awad backs Sinclair into the cage wall after landing a few strikes, Awad starts nailing Sinclair with a plethora of knee strikes. Awad catches Sinclair in a guillotine choke and Sinclair escapes to get side control, Sinclair starts hitting Awad with some ground and pound. Awad scrambles to his feet to get the fight standing once again, Awad starts backing Sinclair up while landing a few lefts. Sinclair cracks a swinging Awad with a counter right, Sinclair eats a few elbows from Awad as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Sinclair dancing around Awad while throwing some jabs, Awad then hits Sinclair with a front kick to the belly. Sinclair also starts nailing Awad with a few leg kicks again, Sinclair briefly backs up Awad after landing a wild right. Sinclair follows that up by catching Awad with a solid left hook, Sinclair starts attacking Awad with some punching combinations. Awad accidentally kicks Sinclair low and the fight is halted, the fight resumes with Sinclair looking for a takedown on Awad. Awad winds up getting the takedown on Sinclair as the round ends.
Fight Result: Saad Awad def. Rob Sinclair by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Fight #3 - Bellator MMA Middleweight Division Fight
Joey Beltran (15-11-0) vs. Brian Rogers (11-7-0)
Referee: Mike Beltran
Round One
The round begins with Rogers quickly attacking Beltran with some leg kicks, Beltran responds by attacking Rogers with a few kicks of his own. Rogers changes things up by landing a kick to the rib cage of Beltran, Rogers tries attacking Beltran with a few punching combinations. Rogers then cracks Beltran with a knee strike to the midsection, Beltran responds by nailing Rogers with a counter right. Rogers backs Beltran into the cage wall before landing another knee strike, Rogers looks for the takedown on Beltran as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Rogers immediately attacking Beltran with leg kicks, Beltran backs up Rogers after a high kick attempt. Rogers responds by attacking Beltran with a flying knee strike, Beltran then pops Rogers with a kick to the midsection. Beltran circles Rogers while peppering him with a series of jabs, Beltran accidentally pokes Rogers in the eye and the fight is halted. The fight resumes with Beltran nailing Rogers with leg kicks, the fighters have a wild striking exchange near the cage wall. Beltran starts winning the striking exchanges over Rogers, both fighters start mixing in some standing elbow strikes on each other. Beltran rocks Rogers with a pair of rights, Beltrans attacks Rogers with an unending assault of strikes on the cage wall as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Rogers trying to attack Beltran with single strikes, Beltran accidentally kicks Rogers low and the fight is halted. The fight resumes with Rogers peppering Beltran with some jabs, Rogers backs up Beltran after landing a straight left. Beltran tries slowing down Rogers by attacking him with some leg kicks, Rogers then cracks a kicking Beltran with a counter left. Beltran responds by catching Rogers with a counter left hook of his own, Rogers charges forward on Beltran while landing some strikes. Beltran recovers by nailing Rogers with a trio of knee strikes, Rogers looks for a takedown as Beltran just swings away at him. The fighters just swing away at each other as the round ends.
Fight Result: Joey Beltran def. Brian Rogers by majority decision (28-28, 29-28, 29-27)
