“Bellator X” is in the books and Joe Soto walks away as the very first Bellator Featherweight Champion and the recipient of the $100,000 tournament prize. The Citizens Business Bank Arena hosted the event Friday night, June 5th, in Ontario, California.
Joe Soto dominated Yahir Reyes with relentless ground and pound for the entire first round and repeated the same strategy in round two. With less than a minute remaining in the second, Reyes gave up his back, Soto sunk in a rear naked choke and forced the tap out.
Bellator Featherweight Championship
Joe Soto def. Yahir Reyes by submission (RNC) rd 2
Non-Tournament Bouts
Wilson Reis def. Roberto Vargas by split decision
Bryan Baker def. Matt Horwich by unanimous decision
Diego Garijo def. Saad Awad by submission (RNC) rd1
Israel Giron def. Phil Brown by submission (RNC) rd1
Travis Browne def. Mykal Clark by unanimous decision
Jesse Juarez def. Mikey Gomez by unanimous decision
Nick Moghaddan def. Lamar Jiles by DQ (knee to head)