Bellator 35: Results and Event Recap
Bellator 35 opened Season 4 on March 5, 2011, at the Tachi Palace Hotel and Casino in Lemoore, California. The card featured four welterweight tournament quarterfinals.
Former champion Lyman Good defeated previously unbeaten Chris Lozano by unanimous decision. Rick Hawn also won by unanimous decision, over Jim Wallhead, while Brent Weedman took a unanimous decision against Dan Hornbuckle.
Jay Hieron advanced after his bout with Anthony Lapsley was stopped in round one at 3:39. The official result was a technical submission by rear-naked choke, but the stoppage was controversial: referee Josh Rosenthal intervened believing Lapsley had lost consciousness, a conclusion disputed in contemporary coverage. Hieron and the other quarterfinal winners moved on in the bracket.
Four different routes to the semifinals
Good’s victory carried the context of a former champion rebuilding after losing his belt to Ben Askren. He used a sustained striking attack against Lozano, who entered unbeaten. Hawn, a former Olympic judoka, faced another fighter with a judo background in Wallhead, but their contest was largely decided in striking exchanges.
Weedman and Hornbuckle produced a more active grappling battle, with both threatening submissions. Every judge scored it 29–28 for Weedman. Hawn’s margins were 29–28, 29–28 and 30–27, making his victory unanimous as well. MMA Fighting’s event recap records the action and the contrasting decisions.
The broadcast marked Bellator’s move into its fourth-season schedule on MTV2. With all four welterweight quarterfinals completed on the same card, the show established the next stage of the bracket immediately. Hieron supplied the only tournament finish, while the other three advancing fighters needed the full scheduled distance.
Selected Bout Results
- Lyman Good defeated Chris Lozano by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Jay Hieron defeated Anthony Lapsley by Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 1, 3:39.
- Rick Hawn defeated Jim Wallhead by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Brent Weedman defeated Dan Hornbuckle by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Waachiim Spiritwolf defeated Jaime Jara by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
- Brandon Bender defeated Josh Herrick by Submission (Guillotine Choke); round 1, 3:42.
- Zoila Frausto defeated Karina Hallinan by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Paul Ruiz defeated Jesus Castro by TKO (Punches); round 1, 1:17.
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