Bellator 73 Results: Attila Vegh, Marcos Galvao earn title-shots with terrific showings

Two more top contenders have been named in Bellator after each man capped off a successful tournament last night at Bellator 73. Exiting the event with a title-shot in tow were light heavyweight Attila Vegh and bantamweight Marcos Galvao, both of whom looked sharp en route to stoppages against their respective opponent.

The show unfolded live in front of an animated crowd in Tunica, Mississippi who enjoyed a lineup featuring far more finishes than judges? decisions.

Vegh?s victory came less than thirty seconds into the opening round of action when he landed a perfectly-placed strike behind the ear of favorite Travis Wiuff. The win was his eighth straight, improving the 27-year old?s record to 28-4-2. Next up for Vegh will be 20-pound champion Christian M?Pumbu at some point this fall.

In bantamweight action, Galvao honored his recently deceased mother with another slick showing inside the cage. Galvao scored only the second TKO of his nineteen-fight career by finishing Luis Nogueira in the second stanza with a combination of punches and elbows. Interestingly enough, the win set up a match with title-holder Eduardo Dantas in November who also happens to be his teammate at Nova Uniao.

Highlights followed by Bellator 73 results can be found below:

Zach Underwood def. Chris Coggins via Unanimous Decision
Brian Hall def. Jay Black via TKO Round 1 (Strikes)
Cosmo Alexandre def. Harry Johnson via Knockout Round 2 (Strikes)
Jacob Noe def. Brian Albin via TKO Round 1 (Doctor Stoppage)
Andy Uhrich def. Joe Williams via Unanimous Decision
Kelvin Tiller def. Amaechi Oselukwue via TKO Round 2 (Strikes)
Mike Wessel def. Ryan Martinez via Split Decision
Mike Mucitelli def. Matt van Buren via Submission Round 1 (Triangle Choke)
Marcos Galvao def. Luis Nogueira via TKO Round 2 (Strikes)
Attila Vegh def. Travis Wiuff via Knockout Round 1 (Strikes)

Source: http://www.fighters.com/08/25/bellator-73-results-attila-vegh-marcos-galvao-earn-title-shots-with-terrific-showings

Murilo Bustamante  Grant Campbell  Gesias JZ Calvancante  Luiz Cane