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A great Bellator card takes place tonight on MTV 2. Headlining Bellator 79 is a heavyweight bout between Richard Hale and Thiago Santos. Both fighters will be vying for a spot to continue their run in this heavyweight tournament, and the winner is one step closer at claiming $100,000.
Both of these fighters have heavy hands, which should make their bout all the more entertaining. Fans should expect fire-works with a potential early knockout on the horizon. Richard Hale is coming off an impressive TKO win over Mike Wessel at Bellator 75. He is also on a three fight win streak, and he will be looking to make it four when he takes on Santos tonight (November 2, 2012).
Santos comes into this fight off a brutal DQ win against Eric Prindle. Santos will looking to move past his recent fights with Prindle, and a win over Hale tonight would be huge for his career. Another stand out fight of tonight will be a clash between Douglas Lima and Jacob Ortiz. Both of these fighters have well-rounded skills, and it will be interesting to see who can push the pace early in hopes of pulling off the victory. For live results, check out below.
Main Card
265 lbs.: Richard Hale vs. Thiago Santos: Richard Hale wins via TKO in the first round
145 lbs.: Mike Richman vs. Shahbulat Shamhalaev: Shahbulat Shamhalaev wins via KO in the first round
180 lbs.: Douglas Lima vs. Jacob Ortiz: Douglas Lima wins via TKO in the third round
170 lbs.: Ryan Ford vs. Kyle Baker: Ryan Ford wins via unanimous decision
Preliminary Card
265 lbs.: Josh Appelt vs. Ed Carpenter
170 lbs.: Marcus Aurélio vs. Christ Franck: Chris Franck wins via split decision
265 lbs.: Vitaly Minakov vs. Vladimir Starcencov: Vitaly Minakov wins via TKO in the second round
155 lbs.: Magomedrasul Khasbulaev vs. Josh Pulsifer: Magomedrasul Khasbulaev via submission (rear naked choke) in the first round
155 lbs.: Jonny Carson vs. Guillaume DeLorenzi
