Middleweights were on display at Bellator 16, the promotion's first
season-two appearance in Kansas City, and four fighters punches their
tickets to the season's semifinal round.

The Kansas City Power & Light District crowd saw three finishes and
an entertaining decision in the open-air, outdoor venue, and season-one
finalist Jared Hess closed out the evening's main card with a
second-round submission of former IFL champ Ryan McGivern.

Bellator 16 took place Thursday night and aired on FOX Sports Net.

Tonight’s Bellator Fighting Championship 16 event features eight bouts which include four middleweight quarter final fights. The event takes place at the Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Miss.

The event will be distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. Highlights will air Saturday on NBC, Telemundo and mun2.

Tonight’s show is headlined by middleweight fighters Bryan “The Beast” Baker (11-1), a WEC veteran, and Sean “The Destroyer” Loefller (14-3) who is riding a six-fight win streak.

See the full live results for Bellator 16 after the jump.

The full results and match ups for Bellator VXI are as follows:


Tournament bouts

- Middleweight Quarter-Final: Bryan Baker def. Sean Loeffler via TKO (strikes) – R1, 2:43
- Middleweight Quarter-Final: Jared Hess def. Ryan McGivern via submission (guillotine) – R2, 1:54
- Middleweight Quarter-Final: Alexander Shlemenko def. Matt Major via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Middleweight Quarter-Final: Eric Schambari def. Luke Zachrich via submission (side choke) – R1, 3:04

Non-Tournament Bouts

- Brent Weedman def. Rudy Bears via TKO – R1, 4:19
- Danny Tims def. Brian Davidson via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
- Eric Marriott def. Demi Deeds via submission (triangle choke) – R2, 3:02
- Drew Dober def. Nick Nolte via submission (arm triangle) – R1, 4:45

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 29, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships will once again provide a LIVE video stream of its post-fight press conference at Bellator.com tonight following Bellator 16.

The live stream, broadcast from the Kansas City Power & Light District, will begin at approximately 11 p.m. ET (10 p.m. CT), one hour after the conclusion of Bellator’s live Fox Sports Net broadcast.

Fans can participate in the press conference as well by e-mailing questions to info@bellator.com or through Twitter @BellatorMMA during the duration of the broadcast.
The press conference will feature Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney as well as all eight fighters from tonight’s four televised tournament bouts: Bryan “The Beast Baker, Sean “The Destroyer” Loeffler, Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko, Matt Major, Ryan McGivern, Jared Hess, Luke Zachrich and Eric Schambari.

For more information, visit Bellator.com, follow Bellator on Twitter @BellatorMMA or on Facebook at Facebook.com/Bellator.

Wednesday saw all 16 fighters make weight for tonight’s Bellator Fighting Championship 16 event, which is set to kick off with the middleweight quarter-final bouts of the promotions season-two middleweight tournament.

The weigh-ins, as well as tonight’s show, took place at the Kansas City Live! stage at the Kansas City Power & Light District in Kansas City, Miss. The event will be distributed live in prime time by FOX Sports Net and its regional sports network affiliates. Highlights will air Saturday on NBC, Telemundo and mun2.

Tonight’s show is headlined by middleweights Bryan “The Beast” Baker (11-1), a WEC veteran, and Sean “The Destroyer” Loefller (14-3) who is riding a six-fight win streak

The full weigh-in results include:

Main Card

- Bryan Baker (185.5) vs. Sean Loeffler (186)
- Alexander Shlemenko (184.5) vs. Matt Major (184.25)
- Ryan McGivern (185.25) vs. Jared Hess (185.25)
- Eric Schambari (184) vs. Luke Zachrich (183.5)

Preliminary Card

- Rudy Bears (173) vs. Brent Weedman (170)
- Brian Davidson (136) vs. Danny Tims (135)
- Demi Deeds (161.25) vs. Eric Marriott (160.5)
- Drew Dober (169.75) vs. Nick Nolte (170.75)

All 16 fighters slated for Thursday's Bellator Fighting Championships 16
event, including headliners Bryan Baker and Sean
Loeffler, who meet in the first round of the
promotion's season-two middleweight tournament, are now official for the
event.

The weigh-ins took place Wednesday at the Kansas City Live! stage at the
Kansas City Power & Light District, which also hosts tomorrow's
event.

The event airs live on FOX Sports Net (or on a few-hours' delay if
preempted by local sports programming), and highlights packages air
Saturday on NBC, Telemundo and mun2.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 28, 2010) — On the eve of Bellator Fighting Championships’ much-anticipated show at the Kansas City Power & Light District, all 16 fighters competing in tomorrow’s event participated in an official weigh-in earlier this evening.

Bellator 16 will be broadcast live in prime time nationwide on Thursday on FOX Sports Net and during special Bellator highlight shows this Saturday night on NBC, Telemundo and mun2.

The card’s Main Event is a first round matchup in Bellator’s eight man-middleweight tournament featuring WEC veteran Bryan “The Beast” Baker (11-1) and Sean “The Destroyer” Loeffler (14-3), a submission artist from Southern California.

The official results of the weigh-in are as follows:

Tournament Card:

Bryan Baker (185.5) versus Sean Loeffler (186) – at 185 lbs.

Alexander Shlemenko (184.5) versus Matt Major (185.25) – at 185 lbs.

Jared Hess (185.25) versus Ryan McGivern (185.25) – at 185 lbs.

Eric Schambari (184) versus Luke Zachrich (183.5) – at 185 lbs.

Local Feature Fight Card:

Rudy Bears (173*) versus Brent Weedman (170) – at 170 lbs.

Danny Tims (135) versus Brian Davidson (136) – at 135 lbs.

Eric Marriott (161.5) versus Demi Deeds (161.25) – at 162 lbs.

Drew Dober (169.75) versus Nick Nolte (170.75) – at 170 lbs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 28, 2010) — On the eve of Bellator Fighting Championships’ much-anticipated show at the Kansas City Power & Light District, all 16 fighters competing in tomorrow’s event participated in an official weigh-in earlier this evening.

Bellator 16 will be broadcast live in prime time nationwide on Thursday on FOX Sports Net and during special Bellator highlight shows this Saturday night on NBC, Telemundo and mun2.

The card’s Main Event is a first round matchup in Bellator’s eight man-middleweight tournament featuring WEC veteran Bryan “The Beast” Baker (11-1) and Sean “The Destroyer” Loeffler (14-3), a submission artist from Southern California.

The official results of the weigh-in are as follows:

Tournament Card:

Bryan Baker (185.5) versus Sean Loeffler (186) – at 185 lbs.

Alexander Shlemenko (184.5) versus Matt Major (185.25) – at 185 lbs.

Jared Hess (185.25) versus Ryan McGivern (185.25) – at 185 lbs.

Eric Schambari (184) versus Luke Zachrich (183.5) – at 185 lbs.

Local Feature Fight Card:

Rudy Bears (173*) versus Brent Weedman (170) – at 170 lbs.

Danny Tims (135) versus Brian Davidson (136) – at 135 lbs.

Eric Marriott (161.5) versus Demi Deeds (161.25) – at 162 lbs.

Drew Dober (169.75) versus Nick Nolte (170.75) – at 170 lbs.

Fans are invited to attend Wednesday's official fighter weigh-ins and
joint press conference for Bellator 16.

The fan and media event takes place Wednesday at the Kansas City Live!
stage at the Kansas City Power & Light District and begins at 8 p.m.
CT (local time).

The Kansas City Power & Light District also hosts Thursday's
Bellator 16 event, which features a televised main card of four
opening-round middleweight tournament bouts. The event airs live on FOX
Sports Net.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (April 27, 2010) — Bellator Fighting Championships and the Kansas City Power & Light District will host a pre-event press conference and fighter weigh-in this Wednesday, April 28th, from the K.C. Live stage at the Kansas City Power & Light District.

All members of the media and all fans are cordially invited to attend.

The event will begin promptly at 8 p.m. and will feature all 16 featured fighters scheduled to compete in Thursday’s night’s nationally-televised Bellator 16 event at the same venue including Bryan “The Beast” Baker, Sean “The Destroyer” Loeffler, Alexander “Storm” Shlemenko, Matt Major, Jared Hess, Ryan McGivern, Eric Schambari and Luke Zachrich as well as eight locally based fighters who will compete in the evening’s Local Featured Fights and Bellator founder and CEO Bjorn Rebney.

In addition, the pre-event press conference and weigh-in will also be streamed LIVE at www.Bellator.com.

Thursday’s event is the first of four exciting, nationally televised “Fight Night Live” Bellator Fighting Championship events to be held at KC Live!

Prior to the fights, fans can also enjoy a special performance by Freedom, a premiere Navy rock band, as part of “Navy Week” being celebrated throughout Kansas City April 26 – April 30, 2010.

FIGHT NIGHT LIVE
BELLATOR FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIPS DETAILS:

Date: Thursday, April 29, 2010
Time: 4:30 p.m.–“Freedom” Navy Rock Band performs live on Walnut St. Stage
6 p.m.–Doors open to public
7 p.m.–Fights begin (nationally televised)
Location: KC Live! in the Kansas City Power & Light District (on Grand Blvd between 13th Street and Walnut Street)
Event is RAIN or SHINE (in cases of severe weather, check www.powerandlightdistrict.com for details)

For more information, visit Bellator.com or www.powerandlightdistrict.com

Two weeks after being bounced from Bellator Fighting Championship's
lightweight tournament, two-time WEC veteran James Krause has now been pulled from this week's Bellator 16 event.

Krause had been penciled in on the card against an unnamed opponent, but MMAjunkie.com has learned from sources close to the promotion that
he will no longer fight on the card due to an undisclosed injury.

Bellator 16, which features all four first-round matchups of Bellator's
middleweight tournament, takes place Thursday night at Kansas City's
Kansas City Power & Light District entertainment complex.