choke) at 3:48 of round 3. Local feature fights Heavyweight bout: Rudy Aguilar vs. Carlos Flores Flores defeated Aguilar via TKO (punches) at 1:19 of round 1. This bout took place after the main event. Bantamweight bout: Anthony Birchak vs. Tyler Bialecki Birchak defeated Bialecki via submission (D'arce choke) at 4:06 of round 1. Featherweight bout: Michael Parker vs. Nick Piedmont Piedmont defeated Parker via split decision (30–27, 28–29, 29–28). Middleweight bout: Brendan Tierney vs. Dano Moore Tierney defeated Moore via submission (armbar) at 0:49 of round 1. Bellator 42 Bellator 42 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on April 23, 2011 at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Oklahoma. The card featured the semi-finals in the Bellator Season Four Light Heavyweight Tournament. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator Heavyweight champion Cole Konrad was scheduled to compete in a non-title "super fight" bout against Paul Buentello at this event. However, it was revealed that Buentello had to pull out of the bout due to a back injury. Former Sengoku fighter Ronnie Mann was expected to make his Bellator debut at Bellator 40. However, visa issues kept Mann from entering the United States and the fight was moved to this card. Chris Guillen was originally set to fight Mark Holata, but Guillen suffered a last minute injury and was replaced by Tracy Willis. The event drew an estimated 199,000 viewers on MTV2. Results Main card Light Heavyweight Semifinal bout: Rich Hale vs. D.J. Linderman Hale defeated Linderman via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28). Catchweight (147 lbs) bout: Ronnie Mann vs. Josh Arocho Mann defeated Arocho via unanimous decision (30–25, 30–27, 30–27). Light Heavyweight Semifinal bout: Tim Carpenter vs. Christian M'Pumbu M'Pumbu defeated Carpenter via TKO (punches) at 2:08 of round 1. Bantamweight bout: Luis Nogueira vs. Jerod Spoon Nogueira defeated Spoon via unanimous decision (30–27, 29–28. 29–28). Local feature fights Featherweight bout: Owen Evinger vs. Brandon Shelton Shelton defeated Evinger via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:35 of round 1. This bout was fought after the main broadcast was finished due to time constraints. Catchweight (190 lb) bout: Chris Bell vs. Jared Hess Hess defeated Bell via submission (triangle choke) at 1:40 of round 1. The bout aired on the main broadcast. Bantamweight bout: Shane Howell vs. Mark Oshiro Howell defeated Oshiro via submission (D'arce choke) at