Bellator 136 Results: Brooks vs. Jansen

Bellator 136 took place on April 10, 2015, at the Bren Events Center in Irvine, California. Lightweight champion Will Brooks defended his title with a unanimous decision over Dave Jansen. Rafael Carvalho also earned a split-decision win over Joe Schilling, while Marcin Held submitted Alexander Sarnavskiy with a kneebar.

Bellator 136 main card results

• Will Brooks def. Dave Jansen by unanimous decision (49–46 on all three scorecards), retaining the Bellator lightweight title.
• Rafael Carvalho def. Joe Schilling by split decision (28–29, 30–27, 29–28).
• Marcin Held def. Alexander Sarnavskiy by submission (kneebar), Round 3, 1:11.
• Tony Johnson def. Alexander Volkov by split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

Preliminary and dark-bout results

• John Teixeira def. Fabricio Guerreiro by split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
• Saad Awad def. Rob Sinclair by unanimous decision (30–27 on all three scorecards).
• Joey Beltran def. Brian Rogers by majority decision (28–28, 29–28, 29–27).
• Justin Governale def. Jay Bogan by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 2, 2:09.
• A.J. McKee def. Marcos Bonilla by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 2:08.
• Chad George def. Mark Vorgeas by technical submission (shoulder choke), Round 1, 3:37.
• Steve Ramirez def. Jonathan Santa Maria by submission (toe hold), Round 1, 3:29.
• Chris Herrera and Luc Bondole fought to a split draw.
• Cleber Luciano def. Aaron Miller by submission (armbar), Round 2, 4:36.

Title defense and key finishes

Brooks retained his lightweight championship after a competitive five-round fight. Jansen set a demanding pace early, but Brooks increased his pressure in the later rounds and won 49–46 on each judge’s card. Carvalho’s win over Schilling was also close: the judges split the first-round scoring, then two awarded the final decision to Carvalho. Held’s kneebar ended his bout with Sarnavskiy 1:11 into the third round.

Among the additional bouts, Awad swept all three scorecards against Sinclair, while Beltran took a majority decision over Rogers. McKee, then making an early-career Bellator appearance, submitted Bonilla with a rear-naked choke in the first round.

Sources

MMA Fighting: Bellator 136 results; Sherdog: Bellator 136 official event results; Bellator archive.

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