“Bellator 51” took place Saturday inside the Canton Memorial Civic Center in Canton, Ohio.
Spike.com offered up a live stream of the card’s preliminary action. MTV2 broadcasted Saturday’s main bouts.
The opening round of Bellator’s Bantamweight Tournament headlined the event. The winner of the tourney earns a cool $100,000 and next dibs at 135-pound Bellator champion Zach Makovsky.
Here are the official results from Saturday’s show:
Preliminary Bouts:
(Spike.com 7PM ET/4PM PT)
Joey Holt Defeated Clint Musser via KO (Flying Knee) at 4:05 in the 1stRound
John Hawk Defeated Allan Weickert via TKO (Verbal Submission) at 5:00 in the 2ndRound
Dan Spohn Defeated Dane Bonnigson via KO (Knee) at :09 in the 1stRound
Jesse Riggleman Defeated Farkhad Sharipov Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Jessica Eye Defeated Casey Noland via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Frank Caraballo Defeated Dustin Kempf via TKO (Knee Injury) at 1:19 in the 1stRound*
Main Bouts:
(MTV2 and EPIX 9PM ET/PT)
Bantamweight Tournament (1stRound)
Ed West Defeated Luiz Nogueira via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Marcos Galvao Defeated Chase Beebe via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Eduardo Dantas Defeated Wilson Reis via KO (Strikes) at 1:02 in the 1stRound
Alexis Vila Defeated Joe Warren via KO (Strikes) at 1:04 in the 1stRound
* Took place following the MTV2 broadcast