The Brazilian Vitor vianna is in the final of the Bellator middleweight GP. The Tupiniquim athlete, who is responsible for jiu-jitsu training at the Wanderlei Silva, gave Bryan Baker no chance and knocked out the American just 54 seconds into the fight.
In the grand final, Vitor faces Russian Alexander Shlemenko, current runner-up in the category and who beat Brian Rogers by knockout in the second round to guarantee his place in the decision. The GP final will be held at Bellator 58, an event on November 19th, in Hollywood, in the United States.
Se Vitor vianna shined, the other Brazilian athletes did not have the same luck at Bellator 54. Daniel Gracie was defeated by Duane Bastress and suffered his second consecutive setback. Rene Nazarê ended up being beaten by Jacob Kirwan in the unanimous decision of the judges.
Check out the complete results from Bellator 54 below:
Main Card
Alexander Shlemenko defeated Brian Rogers by technical knockout in R2 – Middleweight GP Semifinal;
Vitor vianna defeated Bryan Baker by technical knockout in R1 – Middleweight GP Semifinal;
Zach Makovsky submitted Ryan Roberts via north south choke in R1;
Jacob Kirwan defeated Rene Nazare via unanimous decision by the judges.
Preliminary Card
Duane Bastress defeated Daniel Gracie via TKO (medical stoppage) in R2;
Joey Kirwan submitted Lewis Rumsey with a guillotine choke in R1;
Claudio Ledesma defeated brian kelleher in the unanimous decision of the judges;
Andria Caplan defeated Adrienne Seiber via unanimous decision;
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