Bellator 79 takes place tonight coming live tonight from Casino Rama in scenic Orillia, Ontario. The main attractions are the semi-finals of the featherweight and heavyweight tournaments, with Shahbulat Shamalaev vs. Mike Richman and Richard Hale vs. Thiago Santos, respectively.
Main Card
Richard Hale def. Thiago Santos via 1st round KO
Shahbulat Shamhalaev def. Mike Richman via 1st round KO
Douglas Lima def. Jacob Ortiz via 3rd round KO
Ryan Ford def. Kyle Baker by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Preliminary Card:
Christ Franck defeats Marcus Aurelio by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Vitaly Minakov defeats Vladimir Starcencov by TKO (punches) at 0:27 R2
Magomedrasul Khasbulaev defeats Josh Pulsifer by submission (RNC) at 3:30 R1
Post-card bouts:
Lightweight
Guillaume De Lorenzi def. Johnny Carson via 1st round submission.
Heavyweight:
Josh Appelt def. Ed Carpenter via 1st round KO
