Brazilians shine at Bellator 49

If in Strikeforce the wind did not blow in favor of the Brazilians, in the 49th edition of Bellator, all three Tupiniquin athletes who rose to the top cage They left there with the victory. Making his third appearance on the show, Alexandre ”Popó” Bezerra changed his repertoire and after two submissions, this time he scored his victory by technical knockout in the second round against Scott Heckman. This is ”Popó’s eleventh victory in twelve fights as a professional.

On the main card, in fights valid for the organization's welterweight GP, Douglas lima and Luis ”Sapo” defeated their opponents and secured a place in the tournament’s semifinals. The experienced Luis ”Sapo” achieved his incredible 50th victory after passing the aggressive Dan Hornbuckle after three rounds of action. Already Douglas lima, which just like Vitor belfort He has the nickname “Phenomenon”, he defeated the American Steve Carl by the judges' decision.

In addition to the two Brazilians, completing the semifinals of the Bellator GP are former UFC athlete Ben Saunders, who used his sharp knees to dispatch Chris Cisneros, and Chris Lozano who defeated fellow American Brent Weedman.

Check out the complete results from Bellator 49 below:

120 KGS: Azzuna ”Zulu” Anyanwu defeated JA Dudley via TKO (Punches) at 4:16 of Round 2;

66 KGS: Lester Caslow defeated James Jones by TKO (Punches) at 0:15 of Round 2;

66 KGS: Joel Roberts defeated Brylan Van Artsdalen via Submission (Triangle) at 1:47 of Round 2;

77 KGS: Giedrius Karavackas defeated LeVon Maynard by TKO (Knees and Punches) at 1:32 of Round 3;

66 KGS: Alexandre ”Popó” Bezerra defeated Scott Heckman via TKO (Punches) at 1:38 of round 2;

GP 77 KGS:

Douglas “The Phenom” Lima defeated Steve Carl by unanimous decision of the judges;

Luis ”Sapo” Santos defeated Dan Hornbuckle via unanimous decision;

Ben ”Killa B” Saunders defeated Chris Cisneros by TKO (Knee to the body and punches) at 0:29 of round 3;

Chris ”The Cleveland Assassin” Lozano defeated Brent Weedman via unanimous decision

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