Bellator 55 Bantamweight Semifinals ‘Quick Results’

Tweet The Season Five Bellator Bantamweight semifinals are set to kick off tonight in Arizona as Alexis Vila takes on Marcos Galvao, and Ed West meets Eduardo Dantas on the main card of Bellator 55. The event takes place at the Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Arizona. Bellator 55 will air live in two […]

The Season Five Bellator Bantamweight semifinals are set to kick off tonight in Arizona as Alexis Vila takes on Marcos Galvao, and Ed West meets Eduardo Dantas on the main card of Bellator 55.

The event takes place at the Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Arizona. Bellator 55 will air live in two parts tonight, as the six-bout prelim card will stream live on Spike.com beginning at 7pm EST (4pm PST), while the main card airs live on television at 9pm EST (6pm PST). Fans in the U.S. can tune into MTV2 for the main card action, while audiences in Canada can tune into theScore.

Also featured on the four-bout main card is a non-title light heavyweight “Super Fight” between champ Christian M’Pumbu and Travis Wiuff. While a lightweight affair featuring Ricardo Tirloni vs. Steve Gable rounds out the television broadcast.

For those fans who can’t access one, or both live broadcasts, check out the live ‘Play-by-Play’ results at Sherdog.com or Bellator.com. As well be sure to catch the post fight press conference at Bellator.com after tonight’s live event.

The full Bellator 55 ‘Quick Results’ are as follows:

Main Card

Bantamweight Semifinal bout: Alexis Vila def. Marcos Galvão via Split Decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28)
Bantamweight Semifinal bout: Eduardo Dantas def. Ed West via Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
Light Heavyweight bout: Travis Wiuff def. Christian M’Pumbu via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Lightweight bout: Ricardo Tirloni def. Steve Gable via Submission (Rear-Naked choke) – R2 @ 3:54

Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)

Lightweight bout: Efrain Escudero def. Cesar Avila via Submission (Guillotine choke) – R1 @ 1:55 – Bout took place after the main card
Catchweight (211 lbs.) bout: Richard Hale def. Carlos Flores via KO (Punch) – R1 @ 0:18
Middleweight bout: Kobe Ortiz def. Edgar Garcia via KO (Punch) – R1 @ 4:06
Lightweight bout: Erin Beach def. Roscoe Jackson via Submission (Rear-Naked choke) – R1 @ 3:52
Featherweight bout: Jade Porter def. Nick Piedmont via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Middleweight bout: Steve Steinbeiss def. Dano Moore via Submission (Rear-Naked choke) – R1 @ 4:52