Ivanov defeated Penn via TKO (punches) at 2:58 of round 1. Middleweight bout: Amaechi Oselukwue vs. Abe Wilson Oselukwue defeated Wilson via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). Bellator 39 Bellator 39 was a mixed martial arts held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on April 2, 2011 at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut. The card featured one semi-final fight in both the Bellator Season Four Welterweight and Lightweight Tournaments. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background The lightweight semifinal bout between Toby Imada and Patricky Freire was originally set to take place at Bellator 40. In a last-minute change not announced by the promotion, Luiz Azeredo stepped in to replace Matt Veach in a preliminary card matchup. The event drew an estimated 174,000 viewers on MTV2. Results Main card Lightweight Championship bout: Eddie Alvarez (c) vs. Pat Curran Alvarez defeated Curran via unanimous decision (49–46, 50–45, 50–45) to retain the Bellator Lightweight Championship. Welterweight Semifinal bout: Rick Hawn vs. Lyman Good Hawn defeated Good via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 30–27). Lightweight Semifinal bout: Toby Imada vs. Patricky Freire Freire defeated Imada via KO (Flying Knee & Punches) at 2:53 of round 1. Catchweight (175 lb) bout: Ben Saunders vs. Matt Lee Saunders defeated Lee via TKO (Doctor Stoppage) at 1:24 of round 3. Local feature fights Middleweight bout: Dan Cramer vs. Greg Rebello Cramer defeated Rebello via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). This was a "dark" fight, after the main event. Welterweight bout: Mike Winters vs. Ryan Quinn Quinn defeated Winters via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–26). Lightweight bout: Dave Jansen vs. Scott McAfee Jansen defeated McAfee via submission (D'arce choke) at 4:58 of round 1. Catchweight (160 lbs) bout: Luiz Azeredo vs. Renê Nazare Nazare defeated Azeredo via TKO (Injury) at 5:00 of round 1. Bantamweight bout: John McLaughlin vs. Blair Tugman McLaughlin defeated Tugman via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). Bellator 40 Bellator 40 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on April 9, 2011 at First Council Casino in Newkirk, Oklahoma. The card featured fights in the Welterweight and Lightweight Bellator Season Four Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator Welterweight champion Ben Askren competed in a non-title bout against Nick Thompson at this event. A lightweight semifinal bout between Toby Imada and Patricky Freire