Bellator 75 takes place today (Oct. 5, 2012) at the Horseshoe Casino in Hammond, Indiana representing the second event for Bellator Fighting Championships Season Seven Tournament.
Tonight’s event sees the opening quarterfinals for the heavyweight division as eight fighters look to capture the Bellator belt recently vacated by it’s former champion Cole Konrad.
Meeting in a Season Five rematch are Eric Prindle vs. Thiago Santos, while former Strikeforce fighter Brett Rogers takes on Russian Alexander Volkov, former Bellator light heavyweight Richard Hale moves up in weight to take on Mike Wessel, and finally Vinicius Queiroz takes on Mark Holata.
The main card airs live on MTV2 starting at 8pm EST (5pm PST), while preliminary matches begin at 6:30pm EST (3:30pm PST) on the web at Spike.com, Bellator.com, or right here on TheMMANews.com.
Main Card (MTV2)
Heavyweight Tournament Quarter Final: Thiago Santos def. Eric Prindle via Disqualification (Groin kick) – R1 @ 4:34
Heavyweight Tournament Quarter Final: Alexander Volkov def. Brett Rogers via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight bout: Joe Williams def. Rod Montoya via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 3:17
Heavyweight Tournament Quarter Final: Richard Hale def. Mike Wessel via TKO (Punches) – R1 @ 1:19
Heavyweight Tournament Quarter Final: Vinicius Queiroz def. Mark Holata via Submission (Armbar) – R1 @ 3:26
Preliminary Card (Bellator.com & Spike.com)
Catchweight (178-lbs) bout: Jason Graves vs. Rafa? Skibi?ski
Catchweight (148-lbs) bout: Cliff Wright Jr. vs. Bobby Reardanz
Heavyweight tournament reserve bout: Ryan Martinez def. Manny Lara via Majority Decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Bantamweight bout: Chase Beebe def. Bo Harris via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Welterweight bout: Joe Williams def. Rod Montoya via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 3:17
Catchweight (210-lbs) bout: Anthony Gomez def. Jose Medina via Submission (Rear-naked choke) – R1 @ 2:32