Bellator 51 *spoiler*

[Kemal]

Main Card

• Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Joe Warren vs. Alexis Vila

• Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Wilson Reis vs. Eduardo Dantas

• Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Chase Beebe vs. Marcos Galvão

• Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Ed West vs. Luis Nogueira

Local Feature Fights

• Featherweight bout: Frank Caraballo vs. Dustin Kempf

• Women's (127 lbs) bout: Jessica Eye vs. Casey Noland

• Bantamweight bout: Farkhad Sharipov vs. Jesse Riggleman

• Light Heavyweight bout: Dane Bonnigson vs. Dan Spohn

• Light Heavyweight bout: John Hawk vs. Allan Weickert

• Lightweight bout: Clint Musser vs. Joey Holt

[Kemal]

Bellator 51 Weigh-In Results

Joe Warren's attempt to simultaneously hold two Bellator championships begins on Saturday night with entry into Bellator's bantamweight tournament.

On Friday night, Warren and the seven other tournament entrants successfully made weight, paving the way for Bellator 51's Canton (Ohio) Civic Center event.

"I'm bringing some fury in the cage," Warren said after tipping the scales at 135 pounds during the weigh-in event at the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

His opponent Alexis Vila was just one-half pound lighter than Warren. While the two have traded barbs in recent weeks leading up to bout, they shook hands and had a routine staredown photo.

Vila and Warren share impressive wrestling pedigrees. Vila won a bronze medal in his weight category for his native Cuba during the 1996 Summer Games, while Warren was a U.S. favorite for the 2008 Summer Games before failing a drug test and missing out.

Warren captured the Bellator featherweight championship in Sept. 2010. He's 7-1 overall while Vila is 9-0.

While Warren and Vila played down their rivalry, Luis Nogueira and Ed West shared a heated staredown, shoving each other around the stage before being separated. Meanwhile, Marcos Galvao was so dehydrated from his weight cut, he declined to answer event MC Jimmy Smith's question and left the stage before the usual staredown photo opportunity.

Main Card
Alexis Vila (134.5) vs. Joe Warren (135)
Luis Nogueira (134) vs. Ed West (134)
Marcos Galvao (135) vs. Chase Beebe (135)
Wilson Reis (135.5) vs. Eduardo Dantas (134.5)

Preliminary Fights
Clint Musser (154.4) vs Joey Holt (153.5)
John Hawk (204) vs Allan Weickert (200)
Dane Bonnigson (203) vs Dan Spohn (201.5)
Farkhad Sharipov (135) vs Jesse Riggleman (135.5)
Frank Caraballo (142.5) vs Dustin Kempf (143.5)
Casey Noland (127.5) vs. Jessica Eye (125)

[deco'o]

Video van Joe Warren vs. Alexis Vila, let ook op de scheids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=194xurSJ7bA

[Fyodor]

Video van Joe Warren vs. Alexis Vila, let ook op de scheids
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=194xurSJ7bA

Wow! De ref heeft hem wel gered van een onnodige stoot. Bruut!

[dietrik]

joe warren? was dat niet die "hello japan!" dude?

[Jeru]

Topactie van die scheids!
Die Alexis Vila is wel een monster(tje) hoor! Nog ongeslagen en bijna alles voortijdig. Ook weer zo'n worstelaar die de overstap heeft gemaakt. Alleen een beetje oud (40).

[appelsap]

Heb een tijdje worsteltraining gehad van Vila. Behalve brons op de OS is hij ook twee keer wereldkampioen. gekozen als meest technische worstelaar ter wereld en sportman van het jaar in Cuba. Hij is echt goed.
Hij is idd wel wat ouder, omdat hij een paar jaartjes huisvesting van de staat gekregen heeft. Daarom pas 9 fights. Ook omdat zijn echte gewicht 125 lbs is en daar zijn weinig tegenstandrs/wedstrijden.

[RamonaS]

joe warren? was dat niet die "hello japan!" dude?

Dat was David Gardner:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhCRKHhFBsY&feature=fvsr

[RamonaS]

Dat waren rake klappies...

[GilbertYvelFan24]

joe warren? was dat niet die "hello japan!" dude?

Nee Joe Warren (was toen 1-0 of 2-0) had die Upset win tegen Kid Yamamoto in het Dream Featherweight toernooi. Verloor toen in de halve finale van de latere winnaar Bibiano Fernandes.

[wrestler_nl]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOW DIKKE KO

[Leventdepevent]

mee eens mooie KO

[RamonaS]

West vs Nogueira:
West vs Nogueira – full fight Video Bellator 51 AllTheBest Fights.com

Galvao vs Beebe:
Galvao vs Beebe – full fight Video Bellator 51 AllThe Best Fights.com

Reis vs Dantas:
Reis vs Dantas – full fight Video Bellator 51 All The Best Fights.com

[Kemal]

Main Card

• Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Joe Warren vs. Alexis Vila

Vila defeated Warren via KO (punch) at 1:04 of round 1.

• Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Wilson Reis vs. Eduardo Dantas

Dantas defeated Reis via TKO (strikes) at 1:02 of round 2.

• Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Chase Beebe vs. Marcos Galvão

Galvao defeated Beebe via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28).

• Bantamweight Quarterfinal bout: Ed West vs. Luis Nogueira

West defeated Nogueira via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27).


Local Feature Fights

• Featherweight bout: Frank Caraballo vs. Dustin Kempf

Frank Caraballo defeated Dustin Kempf by TKO (Knee Injury) at 1:19 of Round 1.

• Women's (127 lbs) bout: Jessica Eye vs. Casey Noland

Eye defeated Noland via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 29–28).

• Bantamweight bout: Farkhad Sharipov vs.Jesse Riggleman

Riggleman defeated Sharipov via split decision (29–28, 28–29, 30–27).

• Light Heavyweight bout: Dane Bonnigson vs. Dan Spohn

Spohn defeated Bonnigson via KO (knee) at 0:09 of round 1.

• Light Heavyweight bout: John Hawk vs. Allan Weickert

Hawk defeated Weickert via TKO (retirement) at 5:00 of round 2.

• Lightweight bout: Clint Musser vs. Joey Holt

Holt defeated Musser via KO (flying knee) at 4:07 of round 1.

[Kemal]

Joe Warren Stunned in Bellator Bantamweight Tournament

Joe Warren's pursuit of a second Bellator title didn't get very far.

Warren, Bellator's featherweight champion, dropped to bantamweight to enter the promotion's Season 5 tournament, hoping to win the tourney and get a shot at bantamweight champ Zack Makovsky. But Alexis Vila had plenty to say about that Saturday at Bellator 51, and he said it with his left hand.

Vila dropped Warren with a big left in the main event, knocking him out before he hit the ground. The knockout came at just 1:04 of the first round. Vila advanced to the semifinals of the Bellator bantamweight tourney, as did Eduardo Dantas, Marcos Galvao and Ed West with their wins on Saturday in Canton, Ohio.

"This is what MMA is about," Vila said after the fight. "I think everyone's happy with my performance, so let's roll. I'm looking for the title. It's why I came here – to get a title."

Warren's loss snapped a five-fight winning streak, all in Bellator, since his last loss at Dream 11, a submission setback to Bibiano Fernandes in October 2009. Warren's featherweight title was not on the line. Vila, from Cuba, remained unbeaten at 10-0. It was his Bellator debut.

In the co-main event, Dantas, a Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belt, upset Wilson Reis with a first-round knockout. Dantas landed a big flying right knee to Reis' chin. Six shots on the ground later, Reis was in his second straight Bellator semifinals. He lost in the featherweight tournament's semis in the spring.

And in a pair of unanimous decisions to open the quarterfinals, Marcos Galvao beat former WEC bantamweight champion Chase Beebe with a close split decision. Galvao, a BJJ black belt, survived several first-round submission attempts from Beebe. And West beat Luis Nogueira, a Brazilian national wrestling champion, by unanimous decision.

The semifinal fights of the bantamweight tournament are expected to take place in a Bellator event next month.

[appelsap]

Yes......Vila is 40 maar wel een van de beste vechters op 135lbs.......UFC, make it happen. Hij is alleen een beetje gek.......

[GerbenV]

Iemand nog die ene docuserie Miami Hustle gevolgd? Vet gemaakt en zat zat Vila ook in