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Welcome to the PWInsiderXtra.com live coverage of the Bellator 118 Main Card, live from The Revel in Atlantic City, New Jersey.
Fight #1 - Bellator Summer Series Light Heavyweight Tournament Opening Round Fight
Liam McGeary (6-0-0) vs. Mike Mucitelli (6-0-0)
Referee: Dan Miragliotta
Round One
The round begins with Mucitelli scoring a quick takedown and they both get back up quickly, McGeary cracks Mucitelli with a left hook and Mucitelli goes out cold.
Fight Result: Liam McGeary def. Mike Mucitelli by KO via punch (0:22, R1)
Fight #2 - Bellator Bantamweight Division Fight
Marcos Galvao (15-6-1) vs. Thomas Vasquez (7-0-0)
Referee: Keith Peterson
Round One
The round begins with Vasquez attacking Galvao with some leg kicks, Galvao scores a takedown on Vasquez and he gets the full guard. Vasquez scrambles to his feet as Galvao controlled his head, Vasquez then cracks Galvao with a pair of lefts. Galvao grabs a hold of Vasquez and he eats some strikes for his effort, Galvao scores a takedown and Vasquez scrambles to his feet quickly. Vasquez charges forward on Galvao while landing some strikes, Vasquez pulls guard and Galvao attacks him with a lot of punches. Galvao continues attacking Vasquez as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Galvao attacking a kicking Vasquez with a pair of punches, Vasquez pops a swinging Galvao with a counter left. Galvao scores a takedown on Vasquez and he gets the butterfly guard, Galvao advances to the half guard on Vasquez. Galvao starts attacking Vasquez with some ground and pound, Vasquez finds a way back to his feet with Galvao controlling his head. Galvao quickly puts Vasquez back on the ground and he gets the open guard, Galvao goes back to attacking Vasquez with strikes. Vasquez scrambles to his feet and eats some knee strikes as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Vasquez attacking Galvao with a few kicks, Galvao scores a takedown on Vasquez and he quickly gains back control. Galvao starts attacking Vasquez with some strikes while looking for a submission, Galvao continuously hunts for the rear naked choke on Vasquez. Vasquez does all he can to block the submission attempts from Galvao, Vasquez scrambles and he gets himself on top of Galvao. Vasquez postures up and cracks Galvao with a right as the round ends.
Fight Result: Marcos Galvao def. Thomas Vasquez by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Fight #3 - Bellator Welterweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Andrey Koreshkov (15-1-0) vs. Justin Baesman (14-4-1)
Referee: Dan Miragliotta
Round One
The round begins with Koreshkov attacking Baesman with a few leg kicks, Koreshkov attacks Baesman with a spinning back kick that gets blocked. Koreshkov barely connects with a second spinning back kick on Baesman, Koreshkov then rocks Baesman with a left to the rib cage. Koreshkov nails Baesman with a flying knee strike and Baesman goes out cold.
Fight Result: Andrey Koreshkov def. Justin Baesman by KO via flying knee strike (1:41, R1)
Main Event - Bellator Interim Bantamweight Title Decision Fight
Joe Warren (10-3-0) vs. Rafael Silva (21-3-0)
Referee: Gasper Oliver
Round One
The round begins with Silva eating strikes from Warren while looking for a takedown, Silva scores a takedown on Warren and he gets back control. Warren scrambles at the right time to get the fight standing again, Warren catches Silva with a knee strike during a takedown attempt. Warren then connects with a knee to the midsection of Silva to avoid another takedown, Warren uses a guillotine choke attempt to bring Silva to the ground. Warren begins to attack Silva with some ground and pound, Silva scrambles to get the fight standing again. Silva then cracks an incoming Warren with an uppercut, Silva follows that up by cracking Warren with several rights. Warren saves himself by scoring a takedown on Silva, Warren starts hitting Silva with ground and pound as the round ends.
Round Two
The round begins with Warren attacking Silva with some leg kicks, Warren then cracks a swinging Silva with a counter right. Warren scores a takedown on Silva and he gets leg control, Silva causes a scramble to get the fight standing again. Silva then pops Warren with an uppercut from out of nowhere, Silva continus to hit Warren with uppercuts as he attempts takedowns. Warren attempts a flying knee strike and Silva trips him to the ground for a moment, Warren drags Silva to the ground while controlling his head. Silva scrambles to get himself on top of Warren, Warren uses the wall walk to get the fight standing again. Warren catches Silva with a right as Silva gets a takedown on him, Warren scrambles to his feet as he eats a knee strike as the round ends.
Round Three
The round begins with Warren rocking Silva with a wild overhand right, Silva responds by popping Warren with a few punches. Silva then backs up Warren with a straight right, Warren then scores a takedown on Silva and he gets the full guard. Warren begins to attack Silva with some ground and pound, Warren mixes in some elbow strikes in his attack on Silva. Silva looks for the arm bar and Warren defends by landing some knee strikes, Warren transitions to the half guard position on Silva as the round ends.
Round Four
The round begins with Warren quickly scoring a takedown on Silva and he gets leg control, Silva scrambles to get the fight standing. Silva holds Warren against the cage wall while peppering him with punches, Warren scores a takedown on Silva and he gets side control. Silva scrambles at the right time to get the fight standing again, Warren brings Silva back to the ground and he gets leg control. Silva scrambles to get the fight standing while eating elbow strikes, Warren almost attempts a pile driver on Silva to bring the fight to the ground again as the round ends.
Round Five
The round begins with Warren cracking Silva with a wild right, Warren drags Silva to the ground and Silva stands with Warren on his back. Warren again brings Silva to the ground and he gets back control, Warren catches Silva with an illegal knee strike and the fight is halted. The fight resumes with Silva hitting a leaping Warren with a left, Warren brings Silva against the cage wall while hitting him with knee strikes to the thighs. Warren takes Silva back to the ground and he quickly gets the half guard, Warren starts attacking Silva with some ground and pound. Warren attacks Silva with many more strikes as the round ends.
Fight Result: Joe Warren def. Rafael Silva by unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47) to win the title
