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United States

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MTV 2

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Bjorn Rebney

Running time
  
120 minutes

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September 10 – November 26, 2011

Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five was the fifth and latest installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships, and began on September 10, 2011. Mixed martial arts tournaments will were held in multiple weight classes, including the bantamweight, welterweight, middleweight, and heavyweight divisions.

Contents

Bellator 49

Bellator 49 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on September 10, 2011 at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The card was the debut of the promotion's fifth season and distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

Background

This event hosted the first round of an eight-man welterweight tournament to be held over the duration of Bellator's fifth season.

Rick Hawn was expected to face Ben Saunders at this event but Hawn was forced out of the bout due to a knee injury. Hawn was replaced by Bellator newcomer Chris Cisneros.

The Ultimate Fighter 12 competitor, Andy Main, was set to fight Kenny Foster on the undercard of this event. However, after an undisclosed injury, Main was pulled from the bout.

On September 6, 2011, it was announced Bellator's Season 5 "Local Feature Fights" would be streamed live on Spike.com, starting with this event.

The event drew an estimated 235,000 viewers on MTV2.

Results

Main Card

  • Welterweight Quarterfinal bout: Chris Lozano vs. Brent Weedman
  • Lozano defeated Weedman via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Welterweight Quarterfinal bout: Ben Saunders vs. Chris Cisneros
  • Saunders defeated Cisneros via TKO (knee to body and punches) at 0:29 of round 3.
  • Welterweight Quarterfinal bout: Luis Santos vs. Dan Hornbuckle
  • Santos defeated Hornbuckle via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
  • Welterweight Quarterfinal bout: Steve Carl vs. Douglas Lima
  • Lima defeated Carl via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

    Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)

  • Catchweight bout (147lbs): Alexandre Bezerra vs. Scott Heckman
  • Bezerra defeated Heckman via TKO (punches) at 1:38 in round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: Giedrius Karavackas vs. LeVon Maynard
  • Karavackas defeated Maynard via TKO (knee and punches) at 1:32 in round 3.
  • Featherweight bout: Brylan Van Artsdalen vs. Joel Robert
  • Roberts defeated Van Artsdalen via technical submission (triangle choke) at 1:47 in round 2.
  • Catchweight bout (150lbs): James Jones vs. Lester Caslow
  • Caslow defeated Jones via TKO (injury) at 0:15 in round 2.
  • Heavyweight bout: Azunna Anyanwu vs. J.A. Dudley
  • Anyanwu defeated Dudley via TKO (punches) at 4:16 in round 2.

    Bellator 50

    Bellator 50 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on September 17, 2011 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

    Background

    The event hosted the opening round of the middleweight tournament in Bellator's fifth season.

    Veteran welterweight fighter Ailton Barbosa won Bellator's open tryouts in Hollywood, Florida in June 2011 to earn his spot on the card.

    R.J. Goodridge was scheduled to fight J.P. Reese, but after suffering an undisclosed injury Goodridge pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Martin Brown. Also, Ryan Hodge was scheduled to fight Valdir Araujo, but was pulled from the bout with an injury, and replaced with Brett Cooper.

    On September 15, 2011, Luis Palomino suffered an injury in training and was pulled from his scheduled bout with James Edson Berto. Berto was later pulled from the card as well, and the fight was scratched altogether; The two then met at W-1: Reloaded in which Palomino defeated Berto.

    A scheduled lightweight bout between Dietter Navarro and Marcelo Goncalves was changed into a 156-lbs catchweight bout after both fighters missed weight.

    The event drew an estimated 114,000 viewers on MTV2.

    Results

    Main Card

  • Middleweight Quarterfinal bout: Jared Hess vs. Bryan Baker
  • Baker defeated Hess via TKO (strikes) at 2:52 of round 3.
  • Middleweight Quarterfinal bout: Victor O'Donnell vs. Brian Rogers
  • Rogers defeated O'Donnell via TKO (strikes) at 1:56 of round 1.
  • Middleweight Quarterfinal bout: Zelg Galesic vs. Alexander Shlemenko
  • Shlemenko defeated Galesic via submission (standing guillotine) at 1:55 of round 1
  • Middleweight Quarterfinal bout: Sam Alvey vs. Vitor Vianna
  • Vianna defeated Alvey via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

    Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)

  • Catchweight (140 lbs) bout: Marcos da Matta vs. Shah Bobonis
  • Bobonis defeated da Matta via KO (punch) at 2:04 of round 3.
  • Catchweight (156 lbs) bout: Dietter Navarro vs. Marcelo Goncalves
  • Goncalves defeated Navarro via submission (armbar) at 2:01 of round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Brett Cooper vs. Valdir Araujo
  • Cooper defeated Araujo via TKO (punches) at 0:35 of round 3.
  • Lightweight bout: Rad Martinez vs. Brian van Hoven
  • Martinez defeated van Hoven via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
  • Welterweight bout: Ailton Barbosa vs. Ryan Keenan
  • Barbosa defeated Keenan via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:55 of round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: Cristiano Souza vs. John Kelly
  • Souza defeated Kelly via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Lightweight bout: J.P. Reese vs. Martin Brown
  • Reese defeated Brown via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

    Bellator 51

    Bellator 51 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on September 24, 2011 at the Canton Memorial Civic Center in Canton, Ohio. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

    Background

    This event hosted the first round of an eight-man bantamweight tournament to be held over the course of Bellator's fifth season.

    Joe Soto was originally scheduled to face Eduardo Dantas in the opening round of the bantamweight-tournament. However, he was pulled from the bout after losing to Eddie Yagin at Tachi Palace Fights 10 and replaced by Wilson Reis.

    The Jessica Eye-Casey Noland bout was changed from 125 lbs to a 127 lbs catchweight after Noland failed to make weight./

    The event drew an estimated 158,000 viewers on MTV2.

    Results

    Main Card

  • Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Joe Warren vs. Alexis Vila
  • Vila defeated Warren via KO (punch) at 1:04 of round 1.
  • Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Wilson Reis vs. Eduardo Dantas
  • Dantas defeated Reis via KO (flying knee and punches) at 1:02 of round 2.
  • Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Chase Beebe vs. Marcos Galvão
  • Galvao defeated Beebe via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
  • Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Ed West vs. Luis Nogueira
  • West defeated Nogueira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).

    Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)

  • Featherweight bout: Frank Caraballo vs. Dustin Kempf
  • Caraballo defeated Kempf via TKO (Knee Injury) at 1:19 of Round 1.
  • Women's (127 lbs) bout: Jessica Eye vs. Casey Noland
  • Eye defeated Noland via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).
  • Bantamweight bout: Farkhad Sharipov vs. Jesse Riggleman
  • Riggleman defeated Sharipov via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 30–27).
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Dane Bonnigson vs. Dan Spohn
  • Spohn defeated Bonnigson via KO (knee) at 0:09 of round 1.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: John Hawk vs. Allan Weickert
  • Hawk defeated Weickert via TKO (retirement) at 5:00 of round 2.
  • Lightweight bout: Clint Musser vs. Joey Holt
  • Holt defeated Musser via KO (flying knee) at 4:07 of round 1.

    Bellator 52

    Bellator 52 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. It took place on October 1, 2011 at the L'Auberge du Lac Casino Resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Louisiana. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

    Background

    This event hosted the opening round of Bellator's second heavyweight tournament.

    Blagoi Ivanov was originally scheduled to face Thiago Santos. Santos, however, was unable to travel from Brazil for the event and was replaced by Zak Jensen.

    The event drew an estimated 269,000 viewers on MTV 2.

    Results Main Card

  • Heavyweight Quarterfinal bout: Neil Grove vs. Mike Hayes
  • Hayes defeated Grove via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
  • Heavyweight Quarterfinal bout: Blagoi Ivanov vs. Zak Jensen
  • Ivanov defeated Jensen via technical submission (guillotine choke) at 2:35 of round 2.
  • Heavyweight Quarterfinal bout: Eric Prindle vs. Abe Wagner
  • Prindle defeated Wagner via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Heavyweight Quarterfinal bout: Mark Holata vs. Ron Sparks
  • Sparks defeated Holata via KO (punches) at 1:24 of round 1.

    Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)

  • Catchweight (150 lbs.) bout: Genair da Silva vs. Bryan Goldsby
  • da Silva defeated Goldsby via submission (D'arce choke) at 3:51 of round 1.
  • Lightweight bout: Cosmo Alexandre vs. Josh Quayhagen
  • Quayhagen defeated Alexandre via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
  • Heavyweight bout: Liron Wilson vs. Justin Frazier
  • Frazier defeated Wilson via TKO (punches) at 1:50 of round 1.
  • Catchweight (213 lbs.) bout: Matt Van Buren vs. Nick Nichols
  • Van Buren defeated Nichols via TKO (punches) at 2:29 of round 2.

    Bellator 53

    Bellator 53 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on October 8, 2011 at the Buffalo Run Hotel & Casino in Miami, Oklahoma. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

    Background

    This event hosted the second round of the Bellator Season 5 Welterweight Tournament.

    The event drew an estimated 103,000 viewers on MTV2.

    Results

    Main Card

  • Welterweight Semifinal bout: Ben Saunders vs. Luis Santos
  • Saunders defeated Santos via submission (americana) at 1:45 of round 3.
  • Welterweight Semifinal bout: Chris Lozano vs. Douglas Lima
  • Lima defeated Lozano via KO (punch) at 3:14 of round 2.
  • Featherweight bout: Ronnie Mann vs. Kenny Foster
  • Mann defeated Foster via submission (triangle choke) at 3:51 of round 1.
  • Heavyweight Tournament Reserve bout: Thiago Santos vs. Josh Burns
  • Santos defeated Burns via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:23 of round 1.

    Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)

  • Catchweight (157) bout: E.J. Brooks vs. Greg Scott
  • Brooks defeated Scott via TKO (punches) at 2:40 of round 2.
  • Middleweight bout: Darryl Cobb vs. Giva Santana
  • Santana defeated Cobb via submission (armbar) at 2:00 of round 1.
  • Catchweight (175) bout: A.J. Matthews vs. Rudy Bears
  • Matthews defeated Bears via unanimous decision (29-28 29-28 29-28).
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Raphael Davis vs. Myron Dennis
  • Davis defeated Dennis via KO (punch) at 0:29 of round 2.
  • Welterweight bout: Levi Avera vs. David Rickels
  • Rickels defeated Avera via submission (triangle choke) at 1:06 of round 2.
  • Catchweight (140) bout: Zak Laird vs. Luis Nogueira
  • Nogueira defeated Laird via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:51 of round 1.

    Bellator 54

    Bellator 54 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on October 15, 2011 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

    Background

    Bellator bantamweight champion, Zach Makovsky, competed in a non-title bout at this event. He faced one-time UFC competitor Ryan Roberts.

    This event hosted the second round of the Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament.

    Eddie Alvarez was scheduled to make his second title defense of his lightweight championship against Michael Chandler on this card; however, on September 20, it was announced that Alvarez suffered an injury and the match has been pushed back to Bellator 58.

    Karl Amoussou was expected to make his welterweight debut at this event against Joey Kirwan. However, for unknown reasons, Amoussou was pulled from the bout and replaced by Lewis Rumsy.

    Results

    Main Card

  • Middleweight Semifinal bout: Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brian Rogers
  • Shlemenko defeated Rogers via TKO (knees) at 2:30 of round 2.
  • Middleweight Semifinal bout: Bryan Baker vs. Vitor Vianna
  • Vianna defeated Baker via TKO (punches) at 0:54 of round 1.
  • Bantamweight bout: Zach Makovsky vs. Ryan Roberts
  • Makovsky defeated Roberts via submission (north/south choke) at 4:48 of round 1.
  • Lightweight bout: Jacob Kirwan vs. Renê Nazare
  • Kirwan defeated Nazare via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

    Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)

  • Middleweight bout: Daniel Gracie vs. Duane Bastress
  • Bastress defeated Gracie via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Tim Carpenter vs. Ryan Contaldi
  • Carpenter defeated Contaldi via TKO (punch) at 2:16 of round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Lewis Rumsey vs. Joey Kirwan
  • Kirwan defeated Rumsey via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:40 of round 1.
  • Bantamweight bout: Brian Kelleher vs. Claudio Ledesma
  • Ledesma defeated Kelleher via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
  • Women's (145 lbs) bout: Andria Caplan vs. Adrienne Seiber
  • Caplan defeated Seiber via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

    Bellator 55

    Bellator 55 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships on October 22, 2011 at Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Arizona. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

    Background

    This event hosted the second round of Bellator's Season Five Bantamweight Tournament.

    Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M'Pumbu fought Travis Wiuff in a non-title bout. M'Pumbu become the first Bellator champion to lose in a non-title bout.

    Despite a close split decision loss, main eventer Marcos Galvão was awarded a "win" bonus.

    The event earned an average of 168,000 viewers on MTV2.

    Results

    Main Card

  • Bantamweight Semifinal bout: Alexis Vila vs. Marcos Galvão
  • Vila defeated Galvão via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Bantamweight Semifinal bout: Ed West vs. Eduardo Dantas
  • Dantas defeated West via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27).
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Christian M'Pumbu vs. Travis Wiuff
  • Wiuff defeated M'Pumbu via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Lightweight bout: Ricardo Tirloni vs. Steve Gable
  • Tirloni defeated Gable via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:54 in round 2.

    Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)

  • Lightweight bout: Cesar Avila vs. Efrain Escudero
  • Escudero defeated Avila via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:55 in round 1.
  • Catchweight (210 lbs.) bout: Rich Hale vs. Carlos Flores
  • Hale defeated Flores via TKO (punch) at 0:18 in round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Edgar Garcia vs. Jacob Ortiz
  • Ortiz defeated Garcia via KO (punch) at 4:06 of round 1.
  • Lightweight bout: Erin Beach vs. Roscoe Jackson
  • Beach defeated Jackson via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:52 in round 1.
  • Featherweight bout: Nick Piedmont vs. Jade Porter
  • Porter defeated Piedmont via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).
  • Middleweight bout: Steve Steinbeiss vs. Dano Moore
  • Steinbeiss defeated Moore via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:52 in round 1.

    Bellator 56

    Bellator 56 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. It took place on October 29, 2011 at Memorial Hall in Kansas City, Kansas. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

    Background

    This event hosted the second round of Bellator's second heavyweight tournament.

    Mike Hayes was expected to face Blagoi Ivanov at this event, However Hayes was issued a 60-day medical suspension by the Louisiana Boxing and Wrestling Commission due to a fractured orbital bone sustained during his fight with Neil Grove at Bellator 52. Thiago Santos stepped in for the injured Hayes. Ivanov subsequently had to pull out of the bout due to an injury and was replaced by Neil Grove.

    Results

    Main Card

  • Welterweight Championship bout: Ben Askren (c) vs. Jay Hieron
  • Askren defeated Hieron via split decision (47-48, 48-47, 48-47).
  • Heavyweight Semifinal bout: Thiago Santos vs. Neil Grove
  • Santos defeated Grove via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:38 of Round 1.
  • Heavyweight Semifinal bout: Eric Prindle vs. Ron Sparks
  • Prindle defeated Sparks via KO (Punch) at 0:40 of Round 1.

    Local Feature Fight (Spike.com)

  • Welterweight bout: Rudy Bears vs. Marcio Navarro
  • Navarro defeated Bears via split decision (29-28, 27-30, 29-28).
  • Featherweight bout: Adam Schindler vs. Jeremy Spoon
  • Spoon defeated Schindler via unanimous decision. This bout aired on MTV2 following the Prindle/Sparks match.
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Kelvin Tiller vs. Dan Spohn
  • Tiller defeated Spohn via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 29-28).
  • Lightweight bout: Willian De Souza vs. E.J. Brooks
  • Brooks defeated De Souza via unanimous decision (29-27, 30-26, 30-26).
  • Featherweight bout: Jeimeson Saudino vs. Jacob Akin
  • Akin defeated Saudino via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:26 of round 1.
  • Bantamweight bout: Aaron Ely vs. Owen Evinger
  • Ely defeated Evinger via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:45 of round 1.
  • Heavyweight bout: Daniel Gallemore vs. Derrick Ruffin
  • Gallemore defeated Ruffin via TKO (retirement) at the end of round 2.

    Bellator 57

    Bellator 57 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. It took place on November 12, 2011 at Casino Rama in Rama, Ontario. The event was distributed live in primetime by MTV2.

    Background

    This was the second time that Bellator has come to Canada. Previously, Bellator 47 was also held in Rama, Ontario.

    This event hosted the final rounds of Bellator's Season Five Welterweight Tournament and Bellator's Season Five Middleweight Tournament.

    Bellator's Women's champion, Zoila Gurgel, was scheduled to compete in a non-title bout against Carina Damm. However, an injury forced her off the card.

    Results

    Main Card

  • Welterweight Tournament Final: Douglas Lima vs. Ben Saunders
  • Lima defeated Saunders via KO (punches) at 1:21 of round 2.
  • Middleweight Tournament Final: Alexander Shlemenko vs. Vitor Vianna
  • Shlemenko defeated Vianna via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).
  • Light Heavyweight bout: Roger Hollett vs. John Hawk
  • Hollett defeated Hawk via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).
  • Featherweight bout: Alexandre Bezerra vs. Doug Evans
  • Bezerra defeated Evans via submission (ankle lock) at 4:04 in round 1.

    Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)

  • Light Heavyweight bout: Shawn Levesque vs. Matt Van Buren
  • Van Buren defeated Levesque via submission (rear naked choke) at 4:38 in round 1.
  • Lightweight bout: Chris Horodecki vs. Mike Corey
  • Horodecki vs. Corey declared a majority draw (29-28 Horodecki, 28-28, 28-28).
  • Lightweight bout: Ashkar Morvari vs. Dave Jansen
  • Jansen defeated Morvari via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:47 in round 2.
  • Bantamweight bout: Chuck Mady vs. Denis Puric
  • Puric defeated Mady via TKO (injury-broken jaw) at 5:00 in Round 2.
  • Lightweight bout: Eric Moon vs. Josh Shockley
  • Shockley defeated Moon via submission (guillotine) at 0:35 in round 1.
  • Lightweight bout: Mike Sledzion vs. Taylor Solomon
  • Solomon defeated Sledzion via KO (punch) at 1:10 in round 1.

    Bellator 58

    Bellator 58 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. It took place on November 19, 2011 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

    Background

    Shooto’s 183-pound South American champion, Carlos Alexandre Pereira, was expected to make his Bellator debut at this event.

    Bellator Middleweight champion, Hector Lombard, was expected to compete in non-title, light heavyweight fight against UFC and Strikeforce veteran, Renato Sobral, at this event. However, for unknown reasons, Sobral was replaced by Trevor Prangley.

    The event drew a season high 269,000 viewers with the immediate repeat also drawing 160,000 viewers.

    Results

    Main Card

  • Lightweight Championship bout: Eddie Alvarez (c) vs. Michael Chandler
  • Chandler defeated Alvarez via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:06 in round 4 to become the new Bellator Lightweight Champion.
  • Catchweight (195lb) bout: Hector Lombard vs. Trevor Prangley
  • Lombard defeated Prangley via TKO (punches) at 1:06 in round 2.
  • Women's (115 lbs) bout: Jessica Aguilar vs. Lisa Ellis-Ward
  • Aguilar defeated Ellis-Ward via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).
  • Featherweight bout: Marlon Sandro vs. Rafael Dias
  • Sandro defeated Dias via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 3:56 in round 1.

    Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)

  • Middleweight bout: Brett Cooper vs. Jared Hess
  • Cooper defeated Hess via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Welterweight bout: Valdir Araujo vs. Ailton Barbosa
  • Araujo defeated Barbosa via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28 , 29-28).
  • Catchweight bout (157 lb): Cosmo Alexandre vs. Avery McPhatter
  • Alexandre defeated McPhatter via KO (knees) at 0:20 in round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Jonas Billstein vs. Herbert Goodman
  • Goodman defeated Billstein via disqualification (illegal soccer kick) at 3:21 in round 2.
  • Lightweight bout: Farkhad Sharipov vs. Fabio Mello
  • Mello defeated Sharipov via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

    Bellator 59

    Bellator 59 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. It took place on November 26, 2011 at Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2.

    Background

    This event hosted the final round of Bellator's Season Five Bantamweight Tournament as well as the Bellator's Season Five Heavyweight Tournament.

    Michael Costa pulled out of his fight with Lyman Good due to an injury, which led the organization to scrap Good from the event all together. The lightweight bout between Phillipe Nover and Marcin Held was promoted to the main card.

    The final of the Heavyweight tournament was ruled a No Contest after an accidental groin kick by Thiago Santos rendered Eric Prindle unable to continue. Following the event Santos failed to make weight for a scheduled rematch causing the bout to be cancelled, and Prindle to be awarded the tournament win by default.

    Results

    Main Card

  • Heavyweight Tournament Final bout: Eric Prindle vs. Thiago Santos
  • The bout was ruled a No Contest after Santos kicked Prindle in the groin at 1:24 of the round 1 and Prindle was unable to continue.
  • Lightweight bout: Patricky Freire vs. Kurt Pellegrino
  • Freire defeated Pellegrino via TKO (punches) at 0:50 of round 1.
  • Bantamweight Tournament Final bout: Eduardo Dantas vs. Alexis Vila
  • Dantas defeated Vila via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
  • Lightweight bout: Marcin Held vs. Phillipe Nover
  • Held defeated Nover via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

    Local Feature Fights

  • Catchweight (175 lbs) bout: Karl Amoussou vs. Jesus Martinez
  • Amoussou defeated Martinez via TKO (punches) at 2:20 of round 1.
  • Welterweight bout: LeVon Maynard vs. Christopher Wing
  • Maynard defeated Wing via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26).
  • Catchweight (175 lbs) bout: Doug Gordon vs. Lucas Pimenta
  • Pimenta defeated Gordon via KO (elbows) at 0:40 in round 1.
  • Featherweight bout: Brylan Van Artsdalen vs. Scott Heckman
  • Heckman defeated Van Artsdalen via submission (standing modified guillotine) at 1:38 in round 1.
  • Middleweight bout: Gregory Milliard vs. Brandon Saling
  • Milliard defeated Saling via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).

    Heavyweight tournament bracket

    ^ 1: Thiago Santos replaced Mike Hayes after Hayes was forced out due to a broke orbital bone. He defeated Josh Burns at Bellator 53 to earn the reserve spot.
    ^ 2: Neil Grove was brought back into the tournament, replacing Blagoi Ivanov, after Ivanov was forced out due to an unspecified injury.
    ^ 3: The final was officially ruled a No Contest after Santos kicked Prindle in the groin and Prindle was unable to continue.
    ^ 4: Prindle was awarded the tournament title after Santos missed weight for the rematch.

    References

    Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Five Wikipedia