Eddie Alvarez won’t be facing Jorge Masvidal after all. Alvarez defeated Eric Reynolds to move into the Bellator finals, as he was expected to do. But Masvidal was upset in surprising fashion by Toby Imada. Masvidal dominated the fight standing through two-and-a-half rounds, picking Imada apart at will and seemigly biding his time until finishing the fight. Masvidal made a mistake, however, and Imada made him pay with a reverse triangle choke (pictured above) the likes of which I’ve rarely seen in mixed martial arts.
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Quick Results:
- Eddie Alvarez def. Eric Reynolds via submission
- Toby Imada def. Jorge Masvidal via submission
- Dave Herman def. Josh Barnes via TKO (strikes)
- Joey Beltran def. Sherman Pendergarst via TKO (strikes)
- Dan Evensen def. Raoul Romer via submission (strikes)
- Matt Jaggers def. Pete Dominguez via submission (rear-naked choke)
- Jessice Pene def. Tammy Schneider vie TKO (strikes)
- Justin Edwards def. John Troyer via submission (guillotine choke)
- Waylon Lowe def. Frank Carabello via unanimous decision
