Bellator 29: Results and Event Recap
Bellator 29 took place on September 16, 2010, at The Rave in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The heavyweight tournament semifinals were the card’s featured bouts.
Heavyweight tournament semifinals
Cole Konrad defeated Damian Grabowski by unanimous decision to advance to the tournament final. Neil Grove stopped Alexey Oleinik with strikes 45 seconds into the first round and also advanced. These were semifinal bouts, rather than a title main event.
Different routes to the heavyweight final
Konrad used repeated takedowns and top control to keep Grabowski defending through most of their three-round contest. The judges returned scores of 30–26, 30–27 and 30–27. Grabowski briefly found top position in the final round, but Konrad reversed him and completed the decision victory.
Grove’s semifinal required much less time. After working with kicks, he followed Oleinik to the ground and finished with punches before the first minute had elapsed. The result paired Grove’s striking with Konrad’s wrestling in the next stage of Bellator’s inaugural heavyweight tournament. The Milwaukee event determined the finalists; it did not crown the division’s champion.
The supporting results
Brett Cooper stopped Matt Major in the second round, and Jameel Massouh submitted Nick Mamalis with a first-round guillotine choke. Sasa Perkic defeated Nick Dupees by unanimous decision, while Justin Lemke earned a split decision over Jason Guida. Kyle Weickhardt produced the card’s fastest finish, knocking out Luis Ramirez with a head kick in 30 seconds. These supporting contests completed a seven-bout event broadcast on FOX Sports Net.
Selected Bout Results
- Cole Konrad defeated Damian Grabowski by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Neil Grove defeated Alexey Oleynik by TKO (Punches); round 1, 0:45.
- Brett Cooper defeated Matt Major by TKO (Punches); round 2, 1:27.
- Jameel Massouh defeated Nick Mamalis by Submission (Guillotine Choke); round 1, 4:27.
- Sasa Perkic defeated Nick Dupees by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
- Justin Lemke defeated Jason Guida by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
- Kyle Weickhardt defeated Luis Ramirez by KO (Head Kick); round 1, 0:30.
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