Grove, Hawn come out on top at Bellator 104

Former UFC middleweight Kendall Grove won in his Bellator debut. (Josh Hedges/UFC/CP)

Former UFC middleweight star Kendall Grove was victorious in his Bellator MMA debut Friday. The Ultimate Fighter 3 winner won a unanimous decision over fellow UFC vet Joe Vedepo.

In the main event, Rick Hawn and Ron Keslar advanced to Bellator’s welterweight tournament final with wins over Brent Weedman and War Machine, respectively. Hawn won a decision, while Keslar choked War Machine out cold with a rear-naked choke. Hawn and Keslar will fight one another on Nov. 22.

Also victorious on the night were UFC veterans Paul Sass, Rob Emerson and Paul Bradley.

Here are the complete results from Bellator 104:

— Rick Hawn defeats Brent Weedman via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

— Ron Keslar defeats War Machine via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:31

— Kendall Grove defeats Joe Vedepo by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)

— Peter Graham defeats Eric Prindle by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-26)

— Paul Bradley defeats Karl Amoussou by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

— Paul Sass defeats Rod Montoya via Submission (toe hold) – Round 1, 2:01

— Rob Emerson defeats Jared Downing via Submission (heel hook) – Round1, 1:44

— Brandon Girtz defeats Mike Estus via Verbal Submission (armbar) – Round 1, 4:25

— Cliff Wright Jr. defeats Derek Loffer via submission (armbar) – Round 2, 4:28

— Andre Tieva defeats Christopher Lane via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 2:14

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