CES MMA 55 Live Results: De Jesus defeats Wells; Gravely Retains Title

CES MMA 55 took place Friday, March 29th, 2019, at the Connecticut Convention Center and streamed live on UFC Fight Pass.

Preliminary bouts started at 7 p.m. ET and the Fight Pass stream begins at 9 with Michael Parente handling play-by-play alongside color commentator and longtime UFC vet “Filthy” Tom Lawlor. Paige Monroe, the mic inside the cage completed all post-fight interviews with each winning fighter.

CES MMA 55 littered the evening with exciting bouts and Fight of the Night candidates.

CES 55 results below:

VINICIUS DE JESUS def. JEREMIAH WELLS via Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47).

MATT BESSETTE
def. TIMOTHY DOOLING via Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28).

ERIC SPICELY def. CAIO MAGALHAES via Knockout in Round 1, at 4:00.

DAN DUBUQUE
def. ANTONIO CASTILLO JR. via Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28).

TONY GRAVELY def. DARREN MIMIA via Rear-Naked Choke Round 2, at 4:54.

HILARIE ROSE
def. ROSA ACEVEDO via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).

JASON HUNTLEY def. JUSTIN VALENTIN via Majority Decision (30-26, 29-27, 28-28).

TOM CONNOLLY def. GIL PINHEIRO via TKO in Round 1.

CARLOS RIVERA
def. MIKE DIORIO via Split Decision (29-28, 29-28, 28-29).

Photos by Joshua Allen

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