Bellator 66 results- Eddie Alvarez shuts down Shinya Aoki, middleweight and lightweight bracket update

Bellator 66 results
Cleveland, OH

Eddie Alvarez def. Shinya Aoki via TKO (strikes) 2:14 R1
Andreas Spang def. Brian Rogers via knockout (punches) 3:34 R2
Maiquel Falcao def. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-29)
Rick Hawn def. Lloyd Woodard via KO (punch) 0:10 R2
Brent Weedman def. Thiago Michel via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
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) 2:25 R4
Julian Lane def. Joe Heiland via submission guillotine choke 2:49 R1

Middleweight and welterweight bracket update plus fighter rankings after the jump

All tournament rankings are done by ULTMMA.com prior to the opening round of the Bellator eight man bracket. These rankings are unofficial. Former MMA prospects ranked and graded by ULTMMA.com who are making their Bellator tournament debuts include: Mike Corey, Ricardo Tirloni, Karl Amoussou, Raul Amaya and Bruno Santos.

Bantamweight spring 2012 tourney

April 6, Ontario, Canada

Travis Marx (#6) def. Masakatsu Ueda (#1) by unanimous decision
Hiroshi Nakamura (#8) def. Rodigo Lima (#5) by unanimous decision

April 13, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Marcos Galvao (#3) def. Ed West (#4) by unanimous decision
Luis Nogueira (#7) def. Alexis Vila (#2) by unanimous decision

Featherweight spring 2012 tourney

March 9, Hammond, Indiana

Marlon Sandro (#1) def. Roberto Vargas (#6) by Submission RNC R1
Mike Corey (#7) def. Ronnie Mann (#2) by Unanimous Decision
Alexandre Bezerra (#3) def. Kenny Foster (#8) by Submission RNC R2
Daniel Straus (#4) def. Jeremy Spoon (#5) by Unanimous Decision

April 6, Ontario, Canada

Marlon Sandro (#1) def. Alexandre Bezerra (#3) by split decision

April 13, Atlantic City, New Jersey

Daniel Straus (#4) def. Mike Corey (#7) by unanimous Decision

May 11, Atlantic City, NJ

Marlon Sandro (#1) vs. Daniel Straus (#4)

Lightweight spring 2012 tourney

March 23, Laredo, Texas

Lloyd Woodard (#4) def. Patricky Freire (#1) by Submission Kimura R1
Rick Hawn (#2) def. Ricardo Tirloni (#3) by TKO R1
Brent Weedman (#8) def. J.J. Ambrose (#6) by Submission Von Flue Choke R2
Thiago Michel (#5) def. Rene Nazare (#7) by Split Decision

April 20, Cleveland, Ohio

Rick Hawn (#2) def. Lloyd Woodard (#4) by KO R2
Brent Weedman (#8) def. Thiago Michel (#5) by split decision

TBD

Rick Hawn (#2) vs. Brent Weedman (#8)

Welterweight spring 2012 tourney

March 30, Uncasville, Connecticut

Karl Amoussou (#3) def. Chris Lozano (#4) by Unanimous Decision
Ben Saunders (#1) def. Raul Amaya (#5) by Submission Rear Naked Choke R1
David Rickels (#8) def. Jordan Smith (#6) by KO R1
Bryan Baker (#2) def. Carlos Pereira (#7) by Split Decision

May 4, Ontario, Canada

Ben Saunders (#1) vs. Bryan Baker (#2)
Karl Amoussou (#3) vs. David Rickels (#8)

Middleweight spring 2012 tourney-* Andreas Spang replaced injured Bruno Santos in semifinals

March 16, Bossier City, Louisiana

Maiquel Falcao (#2) def. Norman Paraisy (#7) by Unanimous Decision
Brian Rogers (#6) def. Vitor Vianna (#1) by KO R1
Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (#3) def. Victor O'Donnell (#8) by Unanimous Decision
Bruno Santos (#4) def. Giva Santana (#5) by Unanimous Decision

April 20, Cleveland, Ohio

Maiquel Falcao (#2) def. Vyacheslav Vasilevsky (#3) by unanimous decision
*Andreas Spang (#8) def. Brian Rogers (#6) by KO R2

TBD

Maiquel Falcao (#2) vs. *Andreas Spang (#8)

Bellator 65 results