Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series
Bellator Fighting Championships: 2012 Summer Series was the second installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships Summer Series which started on June 22, 2012. A mixed martial arts tournament was held in the Light Heavyweight weight class.
Events
Bellator 71
Bellator 71 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on June 22, 2012 at the Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort in Chester, West Virginia. The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the opening round fights in the Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by EPIX and online at SpikeTV.com.Background
A preliminary bout between E.J. Brooks and Joey Holt was originally announced by the promotion. However, the bout failed to materialize.
Richard Hale was supposed to face Beau Tribolet in the Tournament Quarterfinal, but was not cleared to compete so Tim Carpenter stepped in as a last minute replacement.
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Main | Light Heavyweight |  Travis Wiuff | def. | Chris Davis | 1 | 4:12 | TKO | Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal |
| Main | Light Heavyweight |  Attila Vegh | def. |  Zelg Galesic | 1 | 1:00 | Submission | Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal |
| Main | Light Heavyweight | Tim Carpenter | def. | Beau Tribolet | 2 | 4:51 | Submission | Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal |
| Main | Light Heavyweight | Emanuel Newton | def. | Roy Boughton | 2 | 0:49 | Submission | Light Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal |
| Main | Heavyweight | Brett Rogers | def. | Kevin Asplund | 2 | 5:00 | TKO | |
| Preliminary | Light Heavyweight | Josh Stansbury | def. | Dan Spohn | 1 | 2:30 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Middleweight | Jason Butcher | def. | Duane Bastress | 1 | 1:03 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Neil Johnson | def. | Brylan Van Artsdalen | 2 | 4:29 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Kevin Zalac | def. | Chris Goldbaugh | 3 | 5:00 | Decision |
Bellator 72
Bellator 72 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on July 20, 2012 at USF Sun Dome in Tampa, Florida. The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the semifinal round fights in the Summer Series Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by EPIX and MTV2.Background
Paul Daley made his promotional debut at this event against Rudy Bears in a welterweight fight.
Marius Žaromskis and Waachiim Spiritwolf competed in a rematch - their third fight together - following a controversial doctor stoppage in their previous Bellator fight in May 2012.
A heavyweight bout between Chris Barnett and Tom Sauer was initially announced by the promotion for this card. However, the bout failed to materialize.
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Main | Welterweight |  Karl Amoussou | def. | Bryan Baker | 1 | 0:56 | Submission | Welterweight tournament final |
| Main | Welterweight |  Paul Daley | def. | Rudy Bears | 1 | 2:45 | TKO | |
| Main | Light Heavyweight | Travis Wiuff | def. | Tim Carpenter | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Light Heavyweight tournament semifinal |
| Main | Light Heavyweight | Attila Vegh | def. | Emanuel Newton | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | Light Heavyweight tournament semifinal |
| Main | Welterweight |  Marius Žaromskis | def. | Waachiim Spiritwolf | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Paul Barrow | def. | Jason Carapelluci | 3 | 0:46 | Submission | |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Ben Saunders | def. | Brian Warren | 1 | 0:22 | TKO | Aired on the main broadcast after the Daley/Bears fight |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Raul Amaya | def. | Kenny Moss | 2 | 0:30 | Verbal Submission | |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Matt McCook | def. | Shanon Slack | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Julien Williams | def. | Ryan DeRoche | 2 | 1:32 | Technical Submission |
Bellator 73
Bellator 73 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on August 24, 2012 at Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. The card was part of Bellator's annual Summer Series and featured the final round fights in the Summer Series Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.Background
This fight card was to feature Pat Curran making the first defense of his Featherweight title against Bellator season 4 Patricio Freire. However, on August 14, 2012, it was announced that Curran had suffered an injury and the bout was to be rescheduled for a later date.
The card featured the finals of the season 6 and 2012 Summer Series .
Marcus "Lelo" Aurelio was originally supposed to make his promotional debut on this card, but was removed due to an injury. His original opponent, Amaechi Oselukwue, instead met replacement Kelvin Tiller. Additionally, a heavyweight bout between Maurice Jackson and Chris Miller was announced, but failed to materialize.
Results
| Card | Weight Class | Round | Time | Method | Notes | |||
| Main | Light Heavyweight | Attila Vegh | def. | Travis Wiuff | 1 | 0:25 | KO | Light Heavyweight tournament final |
| Main | Bantamweight |  Marcos Galvao | def. | Luis Nogueira | 2 | 4:20 | TKO | Bantamweight tournament final |
| Main | Light Heavyweight | Mike Mucitelli | def. | Matt Van Buren | 1 | 3:01 | Submission | |
| Main | Heavyweight | Mike Wessel | def. | Ryan Martinez | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Lightweight | Zach Underwood | def. | Chris Coggins | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Featherweight | Brian Hall | def. | Jay Black | 1 | N/A | TKO | |
| Preliminary | Welterweight | Andy Uhrich | def. | Joe Williams | 3 | 5:00 | Decision | |
| Preliminary | Catchweight | Kelvin Tiller | def. | Amaechi Oselukwue | 2 | 4:21 | TKO | |
| Preliminary | Light Heavyweight | Jacob Noe | def. | Brian Albin | 1 | 5:00 | TKO | |
| Preliminary | Lightweight | Cosmo Alexandre | def. | Harry Johnson | 2 | 0:39 | TKO |