Bellator 66 Results: Alvarez Crushes Aoki; Spang-Falcao and Hawn-Weedman Finals Set
By Chris Leslie on April 21, 2012
It was an explosive night of fights, that nearly added another fight after the bell, Friday night in Cleveland, Ohio. In the main event, former Bellator champion blasted Shinya Aoki to the point his corner threw in the towel to no avail. In the second middleweight semifinal, Andreas Spang pulled off a stunning comeback on Brian Rogers. The stunning comeback was marred by Spang flicking off the Ohio crowd and then nearly starting a brawl with fellow tournament finalist Maiquel Falcao.
In other action, Rick Hawn and Brent Weedman both proved victorious in their lightweight semifinals and are now set for the finals.
Main Card Results
- Eddie Alvarez def. Shinya Aoki via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 2:14
- Middleweight semifinal: Andreas Spang def. Brian Rogers via knockout (punches) – Round 2, 3:34
- Middleweight semifinal: Maiquel Falcao def. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29)
- Lightweight semifinal: Rick Hawn def. Lloyd Woodard via KO (punch) – Round 2, 0:10
- Lightweight semifinal: Brent Weedman def. Thiago Michel via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Preliminary Card Results
- Jessica Eye def. Anita Rodriguez via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- John Hawk def. Marcus Vanttinen via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
- Attila Vegh def. Dan Spohn via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27)
- Frank Carabello def. Donny Walker via knockout (flying knee) – Round 4, 2:25
- Julian Lane def. Joe Heiland via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 2:49
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i will bet my life that Spang will never step into the cage again with my boy Brian Rogers.. he got completely wrecked for 8 minutes.. then Falco almost wrecked him after the bell.. that dude better pull out “due to injury” or he is gonna get torn apart by Falco
also, Eye looked great, even though i was really hoping to see the rematch with Aisling Daley.. also believe Spohn won that fight but i blame Dan for not fighting like he usually does.. a very slow start for Spohn lost it for him
Congrats to Frank The Tank on a very nice KO victory.. now he better keep that belt nice and warm for me because after the event i told him that im coming for it.. that belt is pretty heavy
aisling daly trains in my club, just sayin :)
I’d bet spang will get right back in there with rogers. He already won the first fight… By ko lol. I like Rogers, but he is a one trick pony and lost at his own game. Falcao’s fatness shouldnt even be there, the Russian dude was nasty and I thought won.
aoki alvarez 3.