Bellator 138 results: Bobby Lashley manhandles Dan Charles for TKO

Bobby Lashley

ST. LOUIS – Bobby Lashley (13-2 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) continued his undefeated run in the Bellator MMA cage with a wrestling-heavy stoppage of late replacement Dan Charles (9-3 MMA, 2-2 BMMA).

The heavyweight bout was part of today’s Bellator 138 main card, which took place at St. Louis’ Scottrade Center. It aired on Spike TV following prelims on MMAjunkie.

Lashley scored an early takedown but wasn’t able to keep Charles on the floor. However, Lashley stayed relentless in his pursuit of the takedown scoring suplex after suplex as Charles would be driven to the canvas, only to rise to his feet and repeat the process again.

In the second, Lashley was aggressive again with his takedown-based attack. Charles briefly threatened from his back with a triangle choke, but Lashley elevated his opponent and slammed his way out of the hold before going back to his smothering grind.

Charles was warned repeatedly for grabbing the fence by referee John McCarthy, but it was his only effective defense. With that taken out of the equation, Lashley continues to drive his opponent to the floor and punch away until McCarthy finally decided he had seen enough with 46 seconds left in the second round.

Up-to-the-minute Bellator 138 results include:

• Bobby Lashley def. Dan Charles via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 4:14
• Daniel Straus def. Henry Corrales via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 2, 3:47
• Michael Chandler def. Derek Campos via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:17
• Justin Guthrie def. Steven Mann via submission (D’Arce choke) – Round 2, 1:09
• Justin Lawrence def. Sean Wilson via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 4:56
• Chris Heatherly def. Garrett Gross via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Kyle Kurtz def. Adam Cella via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 4:13
• Hugh Pulley def. Eric Irvin via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
• Miles McDonald def. Dan O’Connor via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 4:30

For more on Bellator 138, check out the MMA Events section of the site.

(Steven Marrocco contributed to this report on-site in St. Louis.)