Bellator 37 Results: Georgi Karakhanyan Vs. Patricio Freire, Wilson Reis Vs. Zac George, And More

Georgi Karakhanyan is 14-2-1 in MMA. He lost to Joe Warren in last year’s featherweight tournament semi-final. He last defeated Anthony Leone at Bellator 28. Patricio Freire is 14-1, his lone loss coming to Warren in last year’s featherweight tournament final. Freire defeated Wilson Reis in last year’s semi-final.

Round 1 - Freire opens with a one-two. Jumping knee from Karakhanyan misses. Clinch up against the fence. They disengage. Combo from Freire misses. Pitbull with more combos that meet Karakhanyan’s forearms. Left-right allows Freire to get inside, and he slams Karakhanyan to the mat. Back to their feet now. Freire with over-under control on the fence. Disengage now. Freire throwing wide hooks. Leg kick from Karakhanyan. Nice left from Pitbull allows him inside and he puts Karakhanyan on his back again. Butterfly guard for Karakhanyan. Short lefts from Pitbull. Karakhanyan explodes up again. Slow pace against the fence with 30 seconds to go. They break in the center of the cage. Nice left from Pitbull. He stuffs a takedown and briefly controls the back.

SB Nation scores the round 10-9 for Patricio Freire.

This is live scoring for Wilson Reis vs. Zac George. Wilson Reis is 11-2, and he last fought Deividas Taurosevicius at Bellator 33. Reis lost in last year’s featherweight tournament final to Patricio Freire. George 20-3 and on a six-fight winning streak. He has been dealing with a contract dispute with Shine Fights over the cancelled Din Thomas vs. Ricardo Mayorga card. This is the third quarterfinal of Bellator’s season four featherweight tournament.

Round 1 -Jason Herzog is our referee. Reis opens with a leg kick. Wild left from Reis misses. Two lefts from Reis lands. Now he’s all over George with punches. Reis with a single leg puts George on his back. George trying to work rubber guard, but his left leg is stuck in a butterfly. Reis posture and throws punches. Hammerfists now. George has given up his back. Reis throwing big punches from back control. Reis working to get his arm underneath the chin now. He’s got it with a a Gable grip, and George is forced to tap!

This is the live scoring for Daniel Straus vs. Nazareno Malegarie at Bellator 37. Malegarie is a perfect 19-0 in his MMA career. This is his first fight under the Bellator banner. Straus is 14-3 in MMA. He last fought Karen Darabedyan at Shark Fights 13, winning by unanimous decision. This is the second quarterfinal of the Bellator season four welterweight tournament.

Round 1 - Our referee for this contest is Jason Herzog. Leg kick from Straus allows him to get inside. Single leg leads to clinch work on the fence. Malegarie reverses. He trips Straus and immediately takes the back. Straus locks in the body triangle. Short punches to the head. Malegarie working for a rear-naked choke, but Straus is defending two-on-one. Straus explodes and ends up in guard. Malegarie locks up a guillotine in the scramble, but Straus is in side control. Straus staying patient, escapes, and slams Malegarie with a double leg. He has the back standing. They disengage. Straight left to the body from Straus. Nice one-two from Malegarie. Knees to the body from the Thai clinch for Malegarie. Another one-two from Malegarie as the round comes to a close.

This is live scoring for Kenny Foster vs. Eric Larkin at Bellator 37. Kenny Foster owns an 8-2 MMA record, and he beat Lester Caslow in his last fight at Bellator 33. Eric Larkin is undefeated in three MMA fights. He defeated Marcus Andrusia by submission at Bellator 28. This is the first quarterfinal fight of Bellator’s season four featherweight tournament.

Round 1 - Jason Herzog is our referee for this bout. Foster throws a kick to start. Larkin shoots, and Foster lands a knee. Eric Larkin is cut. Front headlock for Foster, and he throws knees to the body. Big left hand from Foster just misses. Larkin’s cut is dripping down his face. Another shot from Larkin is stuffed. Front headlock position again. Larkin explodes to his feet, and trips Foster. Larkin momentarily takes the back, but Foster creates a scramble, and we’re standing again. Good leg kick from Larkin. Foster catches a leg kick and takes Larkin down. Half-guard, Larkin scrambles, but Foster catches him in a guillotine. He drops in to guard, and Larkin is forced to tap!

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Tonight’s televised card will feature all four of the quarterfinal bouts in the welterweight tournament: