Bellator 55: The Aftermath

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Oct 232011
 

Forty-year-old "The Exorcist" Alexis Vila (red trunks) bested Marcos Galvao (blue trunks) in their three-round affair and advances to the Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament finals. (Photo courtesy of Bellator)

Last night the outdoor cage at the Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Arizona, presented a night of upsets and established the proving grounds for a young contender courtesy of Bellator 55. The card also saw the four remaining Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament competitors battle it out in the mid-90-degree heat for the coveted pair of tickets to the tourney finals. Brazilian Ricardo Tirloni (9-1) and Steve Gable (3-2) both made their promotion debuts with the hopes of a tournament position come the new year. Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion “Tonton” Christian M’Pumbu (5-2) welcomed “The Diesel” Travis Wiuff (63-14) to the Bellator cage in a non-title fight. In the featured bouts of the evening, “Wild” Ed West (15-6) slugged it out with Brazilian Shooto veteran Eduardo Dantas (7-2) and “The Exorcist” Alexis Vila (10-0) faced “Loro” Marcos Galvao (10-6) with only two men earn the title of Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament finalists. Continue reading »

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Bellator 55, Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Semi-Finals Live Results

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Oct 222011
 

(Photo courtesy of Bellator)

—MAIN CARD (on MTV2 and EPIX)—

Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Marcos Galvao vs. Alexis Vila: Vila via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 27-30), Round 3, 5:00

Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Semi-Final Fight
Eduardo Dantas vs. Ed West: Dantas via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27), Round 3, 5:00

Light Heavyweight Non-Title Feature Fight
Travis Wiuff vs. Christian M’Pumbu: Wiuff via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28), Round 3, 5:00

Lightweight Feature Fight
Steve Gable vs. Ricardo Tirloni: Tirloni via Submission (Rear Naked Choke), Round 2, 3:54 Continue reading »

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Bellator 55, Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament Semi-Finals Pre-Fight Breakdown

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Oct 202011
 

Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Christian M'Pumbu (black trunks) will face the toughest test of his career in his non-title match with UFC vet Travis Wiuff. (Photo courtesy of Sherdog)

The Sun Devil State of Arizona will host the Bellator 135lbs. tournament semi-final match-ups as well as a non-title bout between 205lbs. champion “Tonton” Christian M’Pumbu (5-1) and UFC, IFC, and IFL veteran “The Diesel” Travis Wiuff (62-14). The setting is the Cocopah Resort and Casino in the city of Yuma, where four bantamweights will step into the cage and only two will step out as Bellator Season 5 Bantamweight Tournament finalists. Young and explosive Eduardo Dantas (6-2) will tangle with the experienced ever-improving wrestler “Wild” Ed West (15-5). The hard nosed and spirited “Loro” Marcos Galvao (10-5) will trade punches with the powerful hands wielded by “The Exorcist” Alexis Vila (9-0). Before the final four at 135lbs. step in the cage a battle in the lightweight division will take place as Steve Gable (3-1) takes on Ricardo Tirlone (8-1) to open the festivities at Bellator 55. Continue reading »

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