CES MMA 55 took place last night from the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, Connecticut and was headlined by Vinicius de Jesus winning the CES MMA welterweight title with a decision victory over Jeremiah Wells.
Along with Vinicius de Jesus winning the welterweight title, the card featured Tony Gravely retaining the CES MMA bantamweight title with a submission in the second round against Darren Mima and UFC/Bellator vet Matt Bessette scored a decision victory against Tim Dooling.
The complete CES MMA: Wells vs. de Jesus results and fight video highlights are below.
Vinicius de Jesus def. Jeremiah Wells via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 49-46)
Matt Bessette def. Tim Dooling via unanimous decision
Eric Spicely def. Caio Magalhaes via knockout (right hook). Round 1, 4:00
Dan Dubuque def. Antonio Castillo Jr. via unanimous decision (29-28×3)
Hilarie Rose def. Rosa Acevedo via split decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Tony Gravely def. Darren Mima via submission (rear-naked choke). Round 2, 4:54
Jason Huntley def. Justin Valentin via majority decision (30-26, 28-28, 29-27)
Tom Connolly def. Gil Pinheiro via knockout (punches) – Round 1, :15
Carlos Rivera def. Mike Diorio via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Darren Mima over-commits to a leg and the champ Tony Gravely takes his neck! #CES55 #UFCFIGHTPASS pic.twitter.com/pa4qoftARv
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) March 30, 2019
The Contender Series grad @ManglerUFC lands his second knockdown of the first round! #CES55 #UFCFIGHTPASS pic.twitter.com/aCpa7NfICp
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) March 30, 2019
The @UFC vet @EricSpicely earns the first clean KO of his career and makes it two @CESMMA stoppages in a row! #CES55 @tristargym pic.twitter.com/5wbceXuqgt
— UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) March 30, 2019