Foster, Straus, Reis and Freire Advance at Bellator 37

Sunday, March 20, 2011


By FCF Staff, photo courtesy Bellator

Bellator’s fourth season, featherweight tournament got underway last night at the Lucky Star Casino in Concho, Oklahoma. Kenny Foster, Daniel Strauss and Patricio Freire scored stoppage or submission wins in their quarter final bouts, while Daniel Strauss advanced to the semifinals with a UD win over Nazareno Malegarie. (Pictured: Freire punching Georgi Karakhanyan)

“The featherweight’s put on spectacular performances tonight at Bellator 37,” said Bellator CEO Bjorn Rebney. “Fans have the opportunity to witness amazing fights when you let fighters control their own destiny, and I’m thrilled with the start to our fourth season on MTV2.”

Here are the official results from the Bellator 37 main card.

Kenny Foster def. Eric Larkin by guillotine submission [3:15, R1]
Daniel Straus def. Nazareno Malegarie by unanimous decision [29-29, 29-28, 29-28]
Wilson Reis def. Zac George by rear-naked choke submission [2:09, R1]
Patricio Freire def. Georgi Karakhanyan by TKO [0:56, R3]