5/23/2011- Bellator 45 results, Subway Series, more

Bellator 45 took place in Lake Charles, Louisiana and was the season finale for the fourth season of Bellator Fighting Championship. There were a total of 8 fights on the card, but only 3 were televised for the viewers at home. The first of the 3 televised fights on the card was Sam "Smile N'" Alvey vs Karl Amoussou. During the fighter introductions, Alvey was given a baby face reaction, while Amoussou's was mixed. During the 1st round, Alvey was bleeding everywhere on his head, but walked it off to finish the fight. Overall, it was a good opening bout and the winner by the judge's scorecard was Sam Alvey. The next fight was between Patricio Freire vs Daniel Strauss and it was for the #1 contendership for the Bellator Featherweight Championship. Joe Warren joined Sean Wheelock and Jimmy Smith on commentary for this fight. During the fight, a plug was aired to promote Impact Wrestling on Spike. Sean Wheelock and Jimmy Smith gave their condolences for "Macho Man" Randy Savage during the 2nd round. To me, I believe that was a class act on their part to show respect for the professional wrestling business. After the fight was over, Patricio Freire won the fight by unanimous decision and will now face Joe Warren in an upcoming fight.


The last match that aired on the card, was the fight between Christian M'Pumbu and Richard Hale and it was for the inaugural Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship. Since this was a title fight, 5 rounds were in place instead of the usual 3 rounds. However, in the 3rd round M'Pumbu TKO ed Hale and won the Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship. Here's a video that Bellator posted:

Bellator will return for a Summer Series on June 25th, and it will feature a featherweight tournament during the summer series. Season 5 will air during the fall.


I didn't see WWE Over the Limit PPV yesterday, but I did read the results and here they are:

•  R-Truth def. Rey Mysterio
• Ezekiel Jackson def. Wade Barrett via DQ. Barrett retains the Intercontinental Championship
• Sin Cara def. Chavo Guerrero
• Big Show & Kane def. C.M. Punk and Mason Ryan to retain the WWE Tag Team Championship
• Brie Bella def. Kelly Kelly to retain the WWE Divas Championship
• Randy Orton def. Christian to retain the World Heavyweight Championship
• Jerry Lawler def. Michael Cole. After the match, Eve along with Jim Ross and Bret Hart attacked Michael Cole. Cole was then forced to kiss Lawler's foot (as per the "gross" stipulation)
• John Cena def. The Miz to retain the WWE Championship

No titles changed hands yesterday, although the final match was a Dusty Finish. Originally The Miz won, but the referee reversed the decision and restarted the match. I believe that Lawler def. Cole was the highlight of the night as Cole would finally get his comeuppance. I hope that Cole would leave the commentary booth to become a Co-Raw General Manager as he does much better as a heel manager than a heel commentator.


The 1st half of the Subway Series has concluded with the Yankees defeating the Mets 2 out of 3 on both Saturday night and Sunday afternoon. In my opinion, the Sunday afternoon game was slightly better mainly due to commentators. I don't know why Joe Buck has to be the "voice of FOX Sports" as he isn't as good as Jack Buck, but that's just my two cents of opinion to share. The Yankees will face the Toronto Blue Jays in a 3 game series, then will head to the West Coast to face Seattle starting Friday. The Mets will then face the Chicago Cubs from Tuesday-Thursday, then will face their division and historic rival Philadelphia Phillies this Memorial Day weekend in what I believe is a "must-see game".


Preview of 5/27: Review of WWE Raw, Tough Enough, Yankees, Mets