Bellator Fighting Championships is live from Caesars Atlantic City in Atlantic City, New Jersey with Bellator 59, the final event of Season Five.
Tonight’s Nov. 26 event features the Heavyweight and Bantamweight Finals on the main card. Eric Prindle meets Thiago Santos in the heavyweight bout main event, while Bantamweight finalists Eduardo Dantas and Alexis Vila square off as part of the television broadcast.
Bellator 59 is being shown live with six preliminary matches streaming live at Spike.com beginning at 7pm EST (4pm PST). Then the event switches over to live television beginning at 9pm EST (6pm PST) with the main card on MTV2 (in HD on EPIX). Fans in Canada can catch the main card on theScore, check local listings for broadcast timings.
Watch the live streaming prelims over at Spike.com, and for those who can’t access one, or both, live broadcasts, visit Bellator.com to read their live ‘Round-by-Round’ coverage.
The full Bellator 59 “Quick Results” are as follows:
Main Card (MTV2 – 9pm EST)
Heavyweight Tournament Final bout: Eric Prindle vs. Thiago Santos No Contest (Accidental Blow) – R1 @ 1:24 (Santos kicked Prindle between the legs while Prindle had his back on the mat)
Lightweight bout: Patricky “Pitbull” Freire def. Kurt Pellegrino via TKO (Punches) – R1 @ 0:50
Bantamweight Tournament Final bout: Eduardo Dantas def. Alexis Vila Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Lightweight bout: Marcin Held def. Phillipe Nover via Split Decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Local Feature Fights (Spike.com – 7pm EST)
Catchweight (175 lbs) bout: Karl Amoussou def. Jesus Martinez via TKO (Punches) – R1 @ 2:20
Welterweight bout: LeVon Maynard def. Chris Wing via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Catchweight (175 lbs) bout: Lucas Pimenta def. Doug Gordon via KO (Elbow) – R1 @ 0:40
Featherweight bout: Scott Heckman def. Brylan Van Artsdalen via Submission (Standing Guillotine choke) – R1 @ 1:38
Middleweight bout: Gregory Milliard def. Brandon Saling via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)