Alexis Vila, Eduardo Dantas move on to Bellator Season 5 bantamweight final

The time cane again as it does every week where a group of fighters will take to the cage as part of Bellator‘s tournament structure with the field this go-round comprised of four highly-skilled bantamweights thirsty for the recognition a championship brings.

Set for Bellator 55, Olympian Alexis Vila will look to build off his highlight-reel knockout of Joe Warren and face one of Season 5‘s toughest, BJJer Marcos Galvao, with a bout between up-and-comers Eduardo Dantas and Ed West comprising the other side of the semifinal bracket.

Vila Crushes Featherweight Champ Warren at Bellator 51

In other notable action, light heavyweight champ Christian M’Pumbu fell to the vastly more-experienced Travis Wiuff in a non-title fight after being taken down a number of times and controlled from the top to win the judges’ favor. Additionally, Ultimate Fighter winner Efrain Escudero picked up a quick submission win in his debut under the Bellator banner.

Read below for a rundown of Bellator 55 results:

Steve Steinbeiss def. Dano Moore via Submission Round 1 (Rear-Naked Choke)
Jade Porter def. Nick Piedmont via Unanimous Decision
Erin Beach def. Roscoe Jackson via Submission Round 1
Jacob Ortiz def. Edgar Garcia via Knockout Round 1 (Strikes)
Richard Hale def. Carlos Flores via Knockout Round 1 (Strikes)
Ricardo Tirloni def. Steve Gable via Submission Round 2 (Rear-Naked Choke)
Travis Wiuff def. Christian M’Pumbu via Unanimous Decision
Eduardo Dantas def. Ed West via Split Decision
Alexis Vila def. Marcos Galvao via Split Decision
Efrain Escudero def. Ceasar Avila via Submission Round 1 (Guillotine Choke)