BELLATOR 55: was held Saturday, October 22, 2011, outdoors at the Cocopah Resort and Casino in Yuma, Arizona. - Alexis Vila and Eduardo Dantas Advance to Bantamweight Finals with Split Decision Wins - 10/22/11

Alexis "The Exorcist" Vila and Eduardo "Dudu" Dantas advanced to the fifth season 135-pound tourney finals, both winning by split decision. Vila defeated Marcos "Loro" Galvao, despite the fact that one judge saw the fight 30-27 for Galvao, who also was on the wrong end of a controversial decision against Joe Warren in Bellator. Dantas earned a more definitive, albeit still divided, judges decision over former Bellator bantamweight tournament finalist Ed "Wild" West.

[Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal]

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Alexis Vila (11-0) won by SD over Marcos Galvao (10-5)

[15:00] - 3 Rounds - (29-28, 29-28, 27-30)

[Bantamweight Tournament Semifinal]

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Eduardo Dantas (12-2) won by SD over Ed West (17-6)

[15:00] - 3 Rounds - (30-27, 29-28, 28-29)

Travis Wiuff (65-14) won by UD over Christian M'Pumbu (18-4)

[15:00] - 3 Rounds - (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Ricardo Tirloni (14-1) won by SUB over Steve Gable (5-2)

[8:54] - 3:54 Round 2 - rear-naked choke

Efrain Escudero (18-3) won by SUB over Cesar Avila (6-2)

[1:55] - Round 1 - guillotine choke

Richard Hale (18-4) won by KO over Carlos Flores (5-1)

[0:18] - Round 1 - punch

Jacob Ortiz (11-2) won by KO over Edgar Garcia (10-3)

[4:06] - Round 1 - punch

Erin Beach (3-1) won by SUB over Roscoe Jackson (1-5)

[3:52] - Round 1 - rear-naked choke

Jade Porter (8-2) won by UD over Nick Piedmont (5-3)

[15:00] - 3 Rounds - (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

Steve Steinbeiss (9-4) won by SUB over Dano Moore (5-6)

[4:52] - Round 1 - rear-naked choke