Bellator 296 took place last night and we’ve got all the results for you below.
In the main event Fabian Edwards earned a middleweight title shot after earning a unanimous decision victory over Gegard Mousasi.
The fight was relatively tentative in the opening couple of rounds, but as the fight continued it was Edwards, the brother of UFC 170lb champ Leon Edwards, who started to gain the upperhand in the striking exchanges, while in the fifth round he also was able to get a takedown and secure back control for an extended period to help seal his unanimous decision victory (49-46 x3).
Check out all the Bellator 296 results below.
Fabian Edwards def. Gegard Mousasi via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 49-46)
Brent Primus def. Mansour Barnaoui via unanimous decision (48-47, 48-47, 48-47)
Douglas Lima def. Costello van Steenis via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Thibault Gouti def. Kane Mousah via knockout (punch) – Round 2, 3:58
Denise Kielholtz def. Paula Cristina via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Luca Poclit def. Oliver Enkamp via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Saul Rogers vs. Davy Gallon declared no contest (replay review/referee error)
Yves Landu def. Piotr Niedzielski via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Sarvarjon Hamidov def. Kevin Petshi via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 3, 1:33
Tim Wilde def. Chris Gonzalez via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Fabacary Diatta def. Keir Harvie via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)
Asael Adjoudj def. Georges Sasu via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
Romain Debienne def. Bourama Camara via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 1:04
Jose Augusto def. Simon Biyong via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
