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Bellator XIX weigh-in results: Televised Card: Diego Saraiva (145.8) vs. Joe Soto (145.8) Ryan Thomas (170.6) vs. Ben Askren (170.4) Steve Carl (170.6) vs. Dan Hornbuckle (170) Ty Lee (256.8) vs. Scott Barrett (262.8) HT: photo via purefight.org, bellator.com Bellator XIX coverage

Joe Soto crowned First Bellator Champion on Friday's featherweight tournament! After winning two previous fights to advance to the tournament finale, Joe Soto and Yahir Reyes met in the night's main event with the winner receiving Bellator's first belt and a $100,000 bonus check. The championship bout turned out to be a blowout. Soto, who advanced to the finale with previous wins over Ben Greer and tournament favorite Wilson Reis, dominated the first round of their bout with ground and pound and ultimately scored the fight-ending submission (via rear-naked choke) at 4:11 of the second round. Soto, who moved to 7-0 with the victory, has now posted stoppages in six of his seven wins. Six of his seven wins have come in the past 11 months. With the win, Soto earns a total of $175,000 for his three-fight stint in Bellator HT: mmajunkie

Wednesday Warrior Time. Sign-up and watch some video. 1) 145 lbs: Roberto Vargas vs. Daniel Pineda 2) 145 lbs: Luis Palomino vs. Nick Gonzalez 3) 145 lbs: Estevan Payan vs. Yahir Reyes 4) 145 lbs: Joe Soto vs. Wilson Reis