Bellator 32: Results and Event Recap

Bellator 32 was held October 14, 2010, at the Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Missouri. The event crowned Bellator’s first heavyweight champion and its first bantamweight champion, with both tournament finals on the card.

Championship fights

In the heavyweight final, Cole Konrad took Neil Grove down, advanced to mount, and submitted him with a keylock at 4:45 of round one. The win gave Konrad the tournament and Bellator’s inaugural heavyweight title.

Zach Makovsky won a five-round unanimous decision over Ed West in the bantamweight final to become the promotion’s first champion at 135 pounds. Judges scored the bout 50–45, 50–45, and 49–46.

Other results

• Michael Chandler submitted Chris Page by guillotine choke at 0:57 of round one.
• Rudy Bears knocked out Chad Reiner with a punch at 1:29 of round one.
• Jim Wallhead defeated Ryan Thomas by unanimous decision.
• Eric Marriott defeated Ryan Roberts by unanimous decision.
• Jared Downing defeated Danny Tims by split decision.
• Brian Davidson knocked out Shane Hutchinson with punches at 0:54 of round one.

Selected Bout Results

• Cole Konrad defeated Neil Grove by Submission (Keylock); round 1, 4:45.
• Zach Makovsky defeated Ed West by Decision (Unanimous); round 5, 5:00.
• Jim Wallhead defeated Ryan Thomas by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Eric Marriott defeated Ryan Roberts by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Jared Downing defeated Danny Tims by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
• Rudy Bears defeated Chad Reiner by KO (Punch); round 1, 1:29.
• Michael Chandler defeated Chris Page by Submission (Guillotine Choke); round 1, 0:57.
• Brian Davidson defeated Shane Hutchinson by KO (Punches); round 1, 0:54.

The selected scorecard winners included Zach Makovsky, Jim Wallhead, Eric Marriott, Jared Downing. Those bouts reached their scheduled conclusion, leaving the judges to determine the outcomes rather than a stoppage ending the action.

Elsewhere in the recorded results, Brian Davidson finished Shane Hutchinson by KO (Punches) in round 1 at 0:54. That result supplied another stoppage alongside the other contests detailed in the event recap.

Sources

Sherdog: Bellator 32 results; Sherdog.

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