Bellator 68 - Information, Weigh-Ins & Event Results!

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Bellator Fighting Championships makes its return to the Garden State on Friday, May 11 with a talent-filled fight card from Caesars Atlantic City. The night will feature a Bellator Featherweight Tournament Final fight between Marlon Sandro and Daniel Straus, with the winner earning a guaranteed title shot for the Bellator Featherweight World Championship. The next finalist in the Season 6 Bantamweight Tournament will be decided as Marcos Galvao and Travis Marx square off in a semifinal bout. Additionally, Caesars Atlantic City will host the return of Seth “the Kimbo Killer” Petruzelli as he takes on MMA veteran Carmelo Marrero. Plus, it’s the long-awaited rematch between Marius “The Whitemare” Zaromski vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf. Bellator 68 will also feature a stacked undercard full of the area’s top talent.

Bellator veteran Marcin Held will look for his fifth win in his last six bouts as he takes on New Jersey product Derrick Kennington. Held, a lightweight submission specialist, is coming off a razor thin split decision victory over Phillipe Nover at Bellator 59 and is looking to improve to 13-2.

Philadelphia’s Jesus Martinez squares off against “The Burmese Python” Aung La Nsang in a catchweight bout of 175 pounds. Martinez, who last competed in a losing effort to Bellator Season 6 Tournament competitor Karl Amoussou, will meet Nsang who is making his promotional debut and brings an impressive submission arsenal with him into the cage.

Also on the card, New Jersey featherweight Jeff Lentz will take on submission fighter Eddie Fyvie in a 145-pound rematch that will surely have the Atlantic City faithful on their feet. Nearly three years ago, Lentz scored a devastating knockout in their first encounter and now Fyvie is looking to exact revenge when they battle at Caesars Atlantic City.

Bellator 68 will feature an exciting lightweight matchup as Bellator veteran Jacob Kirwan battles newcomer Don Carlos-Clauss. Kirwan will look to return to the form that saw him defeat Bellator Season 6 Lightweight Tournament competitor Rene Nazare last year while Carlos-Clauss will look to make a strong first impression.

A pair of Bellator veterans will clash as local favorite Claudio Ledesma challenges fellow bantamweight Anthony Leone in a 135-pound bout. Ledesma, who defeated Brian Kelleher at Bellator 54 last October, is looking to earn his second win with the promotion when he battles the New York native.

Rounding out the card will be Gregory Milliard taking on Francois Ambang. Coming off an impressive win at Bellator 59, Milliard returns to Atlantic City and will try and keep the momentum going against a tough Ambang.

MAIN CARD:

Featherweight Tournament Finals Fight: Marlon Sandro vs. Daniel Straus
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Fight: Marcos Galvao vs. Travis Marx
Catchweight (230 lbs.) Feature Fight: Seth Petruzelli vs. Carmelo Marrero
Welterweight Feature Fight: Marius Zaromskis vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf


PRELIMINARY CARD:

Lightweight Feature Fight: Jacob Kirwan vs. Don Carlos-Clauss
Lightweight Feature Fight: Marcin Held vs. Derrick Kennington
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Claudio Ledesma vs. Anthony Leone
Middleweight Feature Fight: Gregory Milliard vs. Francois Ambang
Catchweight (175 lbs.) Feature Fight: Jesus Martinez vs. Aung La Nsang
Featherweight Feature Fight: Jeff Lentz vs. Eddie Fyvie

[keithlewis]

The Bellator 68 weigh-ins have been completed from Atlantic City, New Jersey in preparation for Bellator’s Friday night event at Caesars Atlantic City, which features the Featherweight Tournament Finals between Daniel Straus and Marlon Sandro. Also, a Bellator Season Six Bantamweight Tournament semifinal fight will take place as Marcos Galvao meets Travis Marx. Additionally, Marius Zaromskis will square off against Waachiim Spiritwolf while Seth Petruzelli will face Carmelo Marrero in a catchweight matchup.

Bellator 68 will be broadcast LIVE on Friday, May 11 at 8:00 pm ET/7:00 pm CT on MTV2 and in commercial-free HD on EPIX. The undercard will begin at 6:30 pm ET/ 5:30 pm CT and streamed LIVE and FREE around the world on Spike.com.

The full results for Bellator 68 are below:

MAIN CARD:

Featherweight Tournament Final Fight: Daniel Straus (146lbs) vs. Marlon Sandro (145.8lbs)
Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal Fight: Marcos Galvao (136lbs) vs. Travis Marx (135.4lbs)
Catchweight Feature Fight (230 lbs): Seth Petruzelli (225.5lbs) vs. Carmelo Marrero (230lbs)
Catchweight Feature Fight (172 lbs): Marius Zaromskis (169.8lbs) vs. Waachiim Spiritwolf (172.4lbs)

UNDERCARD:

Catchweight Feature Fight: Aung La Nsang (175.2lbs) vs. Jesus Martinez (175.5lbs)
Bantamweight Feature Fight: Anthony Leone (136lbs) vs. Claudio Ledesma (134.5lbs)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Marcin Held (155.5lbs) vs. Derrick Kennington (154.5lbs)
Lightweight Feature Fight: Don Carlo-Clauss (156.5lbs) vs. Jacob Kirwan (156lbs)
Middleweight Feature Fight: Francois Ambang (183.5lbs) vs. Gregory Milliard (186lbs)

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Bellator 68 - Results:


Main Card:

Daniel Straus def. Marlon Sandro via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28) - featherweight-tourney final

Marcos Galvao def. Travis Marx via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) - bantamweight-tourney semifinal

Marcin Held def. Derrick Kennington via submission (heel hook) - Round 1 (2:08)

Marius Zaromskis def. Waachiim Spiritwolf via TKO (doctor's stoppage due to cut) - End of Round 2


Preliminary Card:

Don Carlo-Clauss def. Jacob Kirwan via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)

Aung La Nsang def. Jesus Martinez via TKO (punches) - Round 1 (0:36)

Anthony Leone def. Claudio Ledesma via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)

Francois Ambang def. Gregory Millard via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)