Bellator 75: Santos beats Prindle by DQ (groin kick)

Season 7 of Bellator Fighting Championships continued with the heavyweight tournament quarterfinals at Bellator 75. Four advanced to the tournament semis, with Rich Hale and Vinicius Queiroz scoring emphatic wins. Thiago Santos was declared a winner when he could not continue due to an illegal low blow by Eric Prindle, while Russian prospect Alexander Volkov outpointed former Strikeforce top contender Brett Rogers.

Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney announced that the heavyweight tournament semi-finals will take place Nov. 2 card at the Casino Rama in Ontario.

Here are the full fight results:
Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal: Thiago Santos defeats Eric Prindle via disqualification (groin kick) at 4:54 of round one
Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal: Alexander Volkov defeats Brett Rogers via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal: Rich Hale defeats Mike Wessel via technical knockout (punches) at 1:19 of round one
Heavyweight tournament quarterfinal: Vinicius Queiroz defeats Mark Holata via submission (armbar) at 3:26 of round one
Catchweight fight (178 pounds): Jason Graves defeats Rafael Skibinski via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:50 of round one
Featherweight fight: Cliff Wright defeats Bobby Reardanz via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:39 of round one
Heavyweight tournament reserve fight: Ryan Martinez defeats Manny Lara defeats via majority decision (28-28, 29-27, 29-27)
Bantamweight fight: Chase Beebe defeats Bo Harris via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Welterweight fight: Joe Williams defeats Rod Montoya via submission (rear naked choke) at 3:17 round one
Catchweight fight (210 pounds): Anthony Gomez defeats Jose Medina defeats via submission (rear naked choke) at 2:32 of round one

Results courtesy Spike.com

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