vs. Zac George Reis defeated George via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:09 of round 1. Featherweight Quarterfinal bout: Daniel Straus vs. Nazareno Malegarie Straus defeated Malegarie via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 29–28). Featherweight Quarterfinal bout: Kenny Foster vs. Eric Larkin Foster defeated Larkin via submission (guillotine choke) at 3:15 of round 1. Local feature fights Middleweight bout: Jake Rosholt vs. John Bryant Rosholt defeated Bryant via technical submission (rear naked choke) in round 1. Lightweight bout: Jeremy Spoon vs. Jerrod Sanders Spoon defeated Sanders via submission (rear naked choke) at 0:26 of round 2. Featherweight bout: Roli Delgado vs. Jameel Massouh Delgado defeated Massouh via unanimous decision (29–28, 29–28, 30–27). Lightweight bout: Brandon Shelton vs. Adam Snook Shelton defeated Snook via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:45 of round 1. Bellator 38 Bellator 38 was mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on March 26, 2011 at Harrah's Tunica Hotel and Casino in Tunica, Mississippi. The card featured the opening round fights in the Bellator Season Four Light Heavyweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background This event showcased the inaugural light heavyweight tournament. Originally, Blagoy Ivanov was set to fight John Brown on the undercard. However, Brown pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Johnathan Ivey. Ivey was then pulled off the card for a suspension by the Georgia Athletic Commission. Ivanov instead fought William Penn. The event drew an estimated 150,000 viewers on MTV2. Results Main card Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal bout: Tim Carpenter vs. Daniel Gracie Carpenter defeated Gracie via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28). Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal bout: D.J. Linderman vs. Raphael Davis Linderman defeated Davis via TKO (Punches) at 3:40 of round 3. Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal bout: Rich Hale vs. Nik Fekete Hale defeated Fekete via Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke) at 1:55 of round 1. Light Heavyweight Quarterfinal bout: Chris Davis vs. Christian M'Pumbu M'Pumbu defeated Davis via TKO (strikes) at 3:34 of round 3. Local feature fights Lightweight bout: Jimmy Van Horn vs. Austin Lyons Lyons defeated Van Horn via submission (armbar) at 2:10 of round 1. Catchweight 150 lb bout: Jake Underwood vs. Tim Galluzzi Underwood defeated Galluzzi via submission (triangle choke) at 1:04 of round 1. Light Heavyweight bout: Brian Albin vs. Cody Donovan Donovan defeated Albin via unanimous decision (30–27, 30–27, 30–27). Heavyweight bout: Blagoy Ivanov vs. William Penn