Bellator 54 Results **Spoiler**

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Main Card

Middleweight Semifinal bout: Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brian Rogers
Shlemenko defeated Rogers via TKO (knees) at 2:30 of round 2.


Middleweight Semifinal bout: Bryan Baker vs. Vitor Vianna
Vianna defeated Baker via TKO (punches) at 0:54 of round 1.


Bantamweight bout: Zach Makovsky vs. Ryan Roberts
Makovsky defeated Roberts via submission (north/south choke) at 4:48 of round 1.


Lightweight bout: Jacob Kirwan vs. Renê Nazare
Kirwan defeated Nazare via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27).

Local Feature Fights (Spike.com)

Middleweight bout: Daniel Gracie vs. Duane Bastress
Bastress defeated Gracie via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round 2.


Light Heavyweight bout: Tim Carpenter vs. Ryan Contaldi
Carpenter defeated Contaldi via TKO (punch) at 2:16 of round 1.


Middleweight bout: Lewis Rumsey vs. Joey Kirwan
Kirwan defeated Rumsey via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:40 of round 1.


Bantamweight bout: Brian Kelleher vs. Claudio Ledesma
Ledesma defeated Kelleher via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27).


Women's (145 lbs) bout: Andria Caplan vs. Adrienne Seiber
Caplan defeated Seiber via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

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Shlemenko, Vianna Advance to Bellator Middleweight Tournament Final

Alexander Shlemenko and Vitor Vianna put on a couple of exceptional performances Saturday night at Bellator 54, winning their semifinal fights and advancing to the finals of the Bellator Fighting Championships middleweight tournament.

Shlemenko used vicious knees to finish off Brian Rogers in the main event, winning a second-round TKO after a round and a half of wild, back-and-forth brawling. Rogers hurt Shlemenko with some hard shots to the body, but it was Shlemenko's more diverse striking arsenal that was the difference in the fight. As he always does, Shlemenko showed off some of his trademark spinning strikes, but what was even more impressive was the way Shlemenko would control Rogers in the clinch and land knees, both to the body and to the head. Eventually those knees connected enough times that Rogers had no answer, and the referee stopped the fight.

Now Shlemenko will advance to the tournament final, where he'll face Vianna -- who looked plenty good himself on Saturday night.

Vianna is known primarily as a Brazilian jiu jitsu practitioner, but it was his striking that looked sensational in his victory over Bryan Baker. Vianna leveled Baker with an overhand right, then pounced on him against the cage and finished him with hammer fists. Vianna's TKO victory lasted just 54 seconds.

Afterward Vianna said he's looking forward to the chance to face Shlemenko.

"He's a tough fighter. I know it will be a great challenge. I will be ready," Vianna said.

In a non-title fight, Bellator bantamweight champion Zach Makovsky sunk in a north-south choke to force Ryan Roberts to tap out with just seconds remaining in the first round. It was an easy victory for Makovsky, who ran his record to 14-2, including 6-0 in Bellator.

And in the first fight of the live MTV2 card, Rene Nazare, a previously undefeated Brazilian lightweight who was viewed by many as a promising prospect, was soundly beaten by Jacob Kirwan. Two judges gave the fight to Kirwan 30-27, and one judge scored it 29-28. It was a disappointing performance from Nazare and the biggest win of Kirwan's career.