The Ovation Hall at the Revel Casino and Hotel in Atlantic City, New Jersey held Bellator 118. The promotion was shown on the Spike Television Network, included many great bouts and was headlined by an interim bantamweight championship title match between talented combatants Joe Warren (10-3) and Rafael Silva (21-3).
Here are the televised results:
The opening bout featured a Light Heavyweights tournament opener as “Crazy” Mike Mucitelli (6-0) and Liam McGeary (6-0) locked horns. The contest was scheduled for three rounds. The fight was over in less than 20 seconds after McGeary landed a lightning-quick left hook bomb that put Mucitelli to bed. The referee immediately stopped the bout after “Crazy” hit the floor as if he had been shot. It was an impressive win for the undefeated McGeary.
Bantamweights followed as Thomas “The Diehard Kidd” Vasquez (7-0) and Marcos Galvao met in the cage for a three round bout. Galvao, a former Brazilian Jiu-Jujitsu world champion, began as the stalker and after a few strikes, the Brazilian managed to take Vasquez to the ground. Vasquez should good defense and managed to get to his feet. Vasquez focused on keeping the fight erect as he moved in and out of range while scoring with punches. The lighter "Diehard Kidd" used angles and tried to keep the distance. Galvao managed to cut the escape routes and took Vasquez to the mat, but his success was limited.
In the second, Vasquez kept moving and changing guards as he attempted to land punches. He did not seem fully committed to landing anything with power and was more focused on just scoring. Galvao kept stalking and was able to slam "The Diehard Kidd" to the cage floor. Vasquez was able to defend well early but the fight lacked excitement as it needed sustained action. The Brazilian managed to keep the fight on the mat, and though he had limited success with the ground-and-pound, Galvao was still in control as the round came to a close. The final stanza was a microcosm of the fight: Vasquez attempted to keep it a boxing match but was ultimately take to the mat where Galvao searched for submission opportunities. The contest came to an anticlimactic end and Galvao was awarded a unanimous decision by scores of 30-27. READ MORE.....
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