Bellator 79 weigh-ins – Richard Hale (L) and Thiago Santos (R) square off
Bellator 79 went down tonight in Orillia, Ontario at Casino Rama, featuring the semifinals of the Bellator Season 7 Heavyweight and Featherweight Tournaments.
The Bellator 79 live broadcasted event went down on MTV2 at 8pm EST with the prelim cards streaming live at Spike.com beginning at 7pm EST.
Also featured on the main card was Season Five Welterweight tourny winner Douglas Lima, and Canadian standout Ryan ‘The Real Deal’ Ford.
Tonight’s prelim broadcast is split between the main card, with matches airing before and after the main card broadcast.
Check out the full ‘Quick Results’ for Bellator 79 below:
Main Card
Heavyweight Tournament Semifinals Fight: Rich Hale def. Thiago Santos via TKO (Punches) – R1 @ 3:31
Featherweight Tournament Semifinals Fight: Shahbulat Shamhalaev def. Mike Richman via KO (Punch) – R1 @ 1:45
Catchweight Feature Fight(180 lbs): Douglas Lima def. Kobe Ortiz via TKO (Punches) – R3 @ 4:50
Welterweight Feature Fight: Ryan Ford def. Kyle Baker via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Preliminary Card
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Ed Carpenter def. Josh Appelt via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1
Lightweight Feature Fight: Guillaume DeLorenzi def. Jonny Carson via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 4:49
Heavyweight Feature Fight: Vitaly Minakov def. Vladimir Starcencov via TKO (Punches) – R2 @ 0:27
Catchweight Feature Fight(173 lbs): Christ Franck def. Marcus Aurelio via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Magomedrasul Khasbulaev def. Josh Pulsifier via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 3:30