Reigning Bellator Middleweight Champion Hector Lombard used a vicious right-left combo to the chin to KO former UFC fighter Jay Silva just 6.1 seconds into their fight, bringing the capacity crowd at the Monroe Civic Center in Monroe, La. – and Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney – to their feet.

In a battle of two Brazilian jiu-jitsu black belts, Patricio Pitbull used his superior standup game to score points with leg kicks, jabs and knees to the head to withstand a strong challenge from Bellator Season 1 runner up Wilson Reis (10-2), eventually winning the bout with a hard-fought decision.

Joe Warren used sheer strength and determination to slip out of no less than five submission attempts – two armbars, a heel hook and two guillotines – to win a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over up-and-comer and former pro soccer player Georgi Karakhanyan (13-2).

Joe Warren used sheer strength and determination to slip out of no less than five submission attempts – two armbars, a heel hook and two guillotines – to win a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over up-and-comer and former pro soccer player Georgi Karakhanyan (13-2).

Joe Warren used sheer strength and determination to slip out of no less than five submission attempts – two armbars, a heel hook and two guillotines – to win a hard-fought unanimous decision victory over up-and-comer and former pro soccer player Georgi Karakhanyan (13-2).