Bellator 15: Results and Event Recap

Bellator 15 took place on April 22, 2010, at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut, during the promotion’s second season.

Featured results

Steve Carl defeated Brett Cooper by split decision in the main event and advanced in the welterweight tournament. David Branch submitted Derrick Mehmen with a rear-naked choke at 0:26 of round two. Ryan Quinn defeated Matt Lee by unanimous decision, while Dan Hornbuckle submitted Tyler Stinson by triangle choke in round one.

Welterweight tournament progression

Carl’s three-round win over Cooper was one of three welterweight tournament results on the card. Hornbuckle advanced with his triangle choke at 2:03 of the opening round, while Ryan Thomas stopped Jacob McClintock with punches at 4:11 of round one. The results brought three different methods of victory into the same bracket: a decision, a submission and a striking stoppage.

Those wins settled advancement rather than immediately awarding the welterweight championship. Carl, Hornbuckle and Thomas each moved into the next stage of Bellator’s second-season competition, making the event part of a longer tournament story rather than a standalone title fight.

More than the welterweight bracket

Patricio “Pitbull” Freire also appeared, submitting Will Romero with an inverted heel hook at 2:01 of the first round. His result added another submission finish to the event alongside the victories by Hornbuckle and Branch. Quinn’s decision over Lee provided a contrasting full-distance contest. The combination of tournament bouts and supporting matchups gave the Mohegan Sun card a place in several early Bellator careers, including those of Freire, Branch and Hornbuckle.

Selected Bout Results

• Steve Carl defeated Brett Cooper by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
• Dan Hornbuckle defeated Tyler Stinson by Submission (Triangle Choke); round 1, 2:03.
• Ryan Thomas defeated Jacob McClintock by TKO (Punches); round 1, 4:11.
• Patricio Freire defeated Will Romero by Submission (Inverted Heel Hook); round 1, 2:01.
• David Branch defeated Derrick Mehmen by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 2, 0:26.
• Ryan Quinn defeated Matt Lee by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Dan Cramer defeated Dennis Olson by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Rich de los Reyes defeated Brylan Van Artsdalen by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 2, 2:03.

Sources

Sherdog; Tapology: Bellator 15 full results.

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