Canadian John Alessio got back to his winning ways, defeating Eric Wisely at Bellator 119 Friday.
Alessio (35-17, 1 NC) controlled Wisely on the ground in the first, beat him to the punch on the feet in the second and used his size in the third to implement a ground-and-pound attack en route to a unanimous decision victory.
The win was Alessio’s first since beating Ryan Healy in the now-defunct Score Fighting Series back in March 2012.
In the main event, Daniel Weichel submitted Desmond Green with a rear-naked choke to win the promotion’s Season 10 Featherweight Tournament.
Weichel (34-8) rocked Green with several punches in the second round and eventually locked in the fight-ending submission to extend his win streak to six. The 29-year-old German earned a title shot with the win.
Also on the main card, standout welterweight striker Marius Zaromskis picked up a unanimous decision over Vaughn Anderson. It was Zaromskis’ first fight in nearly 16 months and his first win since September 2012.
Heavyweights Raphael Butler and Nick Rossborough fought to a split draw. Butler would have won a unanimous decision, however he was deducted a point in the first round for head-butting his opponent.
In preliminary action, London, Ont.’s Chris Horodecki fell short against Marlon Sandro, losing a unanimous decision. Horodecki fell to 1-2-1 under the Bellator banner.
The event, which took place at Casino Rama in Orillia, Ont., also featured Brian Rogers knocking out Adrian Miles with this incredible flying knee.
Here are the full results from Bellator 119:
MAIN CARD
— Daniel Weichel def. Desmond Green by submission
— John Alessio def. Eric Wisely by unanimous decision
— Marius Zaromskis def. Vaughn Anderson by unanimous decision
— Raphael Butler vs Nick Rossborough results in split draw (28-27, 28-28, 28-28)
PRELIMINARY CARD
— Stuart Austin def. Craig Hudson by submission
— Marlon Sandro def. Chris Horodecki by unanimous decision
— Brian Rogers def. Adrian Miles by knockout
— Jason Meisel def. Remy Bussieres by unanimous decision
— Malcolm Gordon def. Chris Kelades by unanimous decision
— Behrang Yousefi def. Chad Freeman by submission
