Bellator 137 took place on Friday night at the Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California and was headlined by Brandon Halsey defeating Kendall Grove by TKO in the fourth round.
Halsey was able to control the fight from the opening bell as he took Grove down to the ground in every round. He nearly scored a finish in the opening round and he would end up stopping Grove in the fourth round with strikes.
Check out how members of the MMA media reacted to the fight on Twitter below.
Bellator 137 headliner on deck. Half-title fight between Brandon Halsey and Kendall Grove. Unique and awkward stakes!
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) May 16, 2015
Brandon Halsey probably weighs like 220 tonight.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) May 16, 2015
Wow. Halsey almost tapped Grove in the first minute. — Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) May 16, 2015
That’s some awful technique. But those muscles though. — Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) May 16, 2015
Toquinho would have destroyed Grove’s ankle already.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) May 16, 2015
Think that upkick stunned Halsey.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) May 16, 2015
Grove made it out of some terrible positions that round. Somewhat of a victory for him there. Halsey hasn’t been past first in over a year. — Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) May 16, 2015
There are chiseled statues in Rome who are jealous of Halsey’s physique. — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) May 16, 2015
Championship rounds up next. First time in Halsey’s career that he’ll go past the third round. Grove has been there twice before.
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) May 16, 2015
30-27 Halsey. Not an exciting fight tho
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) May 16, 2015
The not-actually-championship rounds are coming up next. — Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) May 16, 2015
Mike Beltran steps in to save Grove from further beating. Halsey is ridiculously strong. — Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) May 16, 2015
Bellator 137 Result: Brandon Halsey def. Kendall Grove via TKO (strikes) – Round 4, 2:25 http://t.co/veemgEv2no
— The MMA Report (@TheMMAReport) May 16, 2015