Bellator MMA 137 Results: Halsey TKO’s Grove
Tonight, May 15, 2015, in Temecula, California at the Pechanga Resort and Casino, Bellator 137 brings what was suppose to be a middleweight title fight between Brandon Halsey and Kendall Grove. Halsey now hopes to defend his perfect record against his much taller foe, since he is no longer the champion. Halsey was stripped of his belt due to missing weight. If he defeats Grove, the title will be vacant. If Grove wins, he will be the title holder.
The co-main event is between Mike Richman, even though missing weight the fight remained as scheduled, the bout went the full length ending in a unanimous decision in favor of Eduardo Dantas.
The prelims started at 7:45 p.m. EST streaming live over the internet. The prelim card consisted of five bouts. The four bouts on the main card switched to Spike TV starting at 9 p.m. EST.
Results:
Main Card:
Brandon Halsey def. Kendall Grove via TKO (strikes), at 2:25 of round 4.
Eduardo Dantas def. Mike Richman via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Fernando Gonzalez def. Curtis Millender via submission (guillotine choke), at 1:00 of round 3.
Darrion Caldwell def. Rafael Silva via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).
Preliminary Card:
Ben Reiter def. Benji Radach via Unanimous Decision 30-27, 29-28, 30-27.
Joe Taimanglo def. Antonio Duarte via KO (punch) at 1:00 of round 3.
Jordan Parsons def. Julio Cesar Neves Jr. via Submission (Arm Triangle) in Round 3, at 4:09.
Virgil Zwicker def. Razak Al-Hassan via KO (uppercut) – Round 1, at 3:51.
Ricky Rainey def. Jesse Juarez via KO (knee) – Round 2, at 1:13.
Undercard (Blackedout matches):
John Yoo vs. Albert Morales
Shawn Bunch vs. Rolando Perez
Steve Kozola vs. Ian Butler
Arlene Biencowe vs. Adrienna Jenkins