Hello once again fans and friends and welcome back to “Road To The Finals”, my special one-day-only four-part mini-series that takes a look at all four final match-ups of Bellator’s various Season Four tournaments. For the first part in the series, covering the Welterweight finale set to go down this very day, please click here. Now it’s time to focus on the only other tournament finale not featuring a Freire brother: the Light Heavyweight Tournament finale. Let’s get to it. ...

As the light heavyweight tournament final comes to a head, we now have a chance to look back at the semi-final bout that determined the fate for one man to make his way to the end of a long and arduous road. One man realizes a dream, while the other one has his crushed in return. Richard Hale was perhaps the most widely regarded 205-pounder in the field after his impressive submission victory over Nik Fekete in the quarter-finals, when he pulled off an inverted triangle choke inside of the first-round of their match--instantly becoming a favorite for "Submission of the Year", even though we're just in April. D.J. Linderman, however, has proved to be no pushover in the tournament, as he was able to record an impressive third-round TKO over Raphael Davis, who was touted as a favorite for the whole "sha-bang". Though in his bout with Hale, Linderman came up short, both men proved their worth. ...

Light heavyweight “Sho Nuff The Master” Rodney Wallace (9-0) won the eight-man tournament and Minnesota Martial Arts Academy’s “Eraser” Derrick Noble (25-12-1) beat “Mr. International” Shonie Carter (45-19-7) at Vendetta FC's A Night of Vengeance in Aruba September 5. ...

Former UFC and WEC light heavyweight “Fury” Carmelo Marrero (9-3) and “Juggernaut” Antwain Britt (9-2) will fight in the first round of Vendetta Fighting Championships one-night eight-man light heavyweight tournament at A Night of Vengeance in Aruba Saturday 5 September, Fighters.com has confirmed. Marrero will seek vengeance for Britt's eight-second KO of Marerro's American Top Team stablemate "Samuray" Antonio Mendes (2-4) in the Shine Fights premier in Columbus last May. Marrero comes to the tournament from a UD loss to “Darth” Ryan Bader (7-0) at UFC Fight Night 18 in Nashville last April, Marrero’s second, though brief stint in the Octagon. ...

Vendetta Fighting Championships has secured a slot on FOX Sports South's 1 October schedule to rerun it's A Night of Vengeance MMA card which takes place live in Aruba 5 September, Fighters.com has learned from Event Coordinator Chris Allen. Former UFC heavyweight champion and King of Pancrase and veteran MMA broadcaster "El Guapo" Bas Rutten (28-4-1) will call the action, humorously no doubt, from ringside. FOX Sports Radio personality Tomm Looney will announce in the ring. The main event features fought-everywhere, pimped-everything “Mr. International” Shonie Carter (45-18-7) versus Minnesota Martial Arts Academy’s “Eraser” Derrick Noble (24-12-1). ...

UFC and MMA veteran "Mr. International" Shonie Carter (45-18-7) is still lighting up marquees and notching new stamps in his passport. MMA's pimp will headline Vendetta Fighting Championship's A Night of Vengeance in Aruba 5 September versus Minnesota Martial Arts Academy' "Eraser" Derrick Noble (24-12-1), a card that will also feature an eight-man light heavyweight tournament that includes Team Quest's Aaron Stark (8-4), "Juggernaut" Antwain Britt (9-2), and American Top Team's "Fury" Carmelo Marrero (9-3). Carter is on a three-fight winning run that most recently included a split decision over George Lockhart (7-3) at Throwdown III in Salt Lake City last February. One-time UFCer Noble came up short to "Mandingo" Antonio McKee (22-3-2) in a UD loss at MFC 20 in Enoch last February. ...