Bellator 14: A Retrospective on the Historic MMA Event
Bellator 14 took place April 15, 2010, at the Chicago Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. The card featured Ben Askren and Ryan Thomas in a welterweight tournament matchup, alongside quarterfinal bouts in several of Bellator’s Season 2 tournaments.
Featured tournament bouts
Askren advanced with a technical submission over Thomas, using a guillotine choke at 2:40 of round one. In other tournament matchups, Pat Curran knocked out Mike Ricci with a punch at 3:01 of the first round, Wilson Reis submitted Shad Lierley by rear-naked choke at 3:33 of round three, and Toby Imada submitted James Krause with an armbar at 2:44 of the second.
Other results
- Bryan Goldsby defeated Jeff Curran by unanimous decision.
- Felice Herrig defeated Jessica Rakoczy by split decision.
- Louis Taylor knocked out Ryan Sturdy with a head kick at 1:08 of round one.
The scheduled Daniel Straus–Jonatas Novaes bout was canceled after Novaes withdrew due to illness. Patricio Freire’s scheduled fight with William Romero was also removed before the event because of visa issues.
Selected Bout Results
- Bryan Goldsby defeated Jeff Curran by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Toby Imada defeated James Krause by Submission (Armbar); round 2, 2:44.
- Ben Askren defeated Ryan Thomas by Technical Submission (Guillotine Choke); round 1, 2:40.
- Wilson Reis defeated Shad Lierley by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 3, 3:33.
- Pat Curran defeated Mike Ricci by KO (Punch); round 1, 3:01.
- Louis Taylor defeated Ryan Sturdy by KO (Head Kick); round 1, 1:08.
The selected scorecard winners included Bryan Goldsby. 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, Louis Taylor finished Ryan Sturdy by KO (Head Kick) in round 1 at 1:08. That result supplied another stoppage alongside the other contests detailed in the event recap.
Sources
Sherdog; MMA Fighting: Bellator 14 results.
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