INGLEWOOD, Calif. – Johnny Eblen has picked up the first defense of his Bellator middleweight title. Eblen (13-0 MMA, 9-0 BMMA) outworked Anatoly Tokov over the course of 25 minutes to earn a one-sided unanimous decision from the official judges, who issued scores of 50-45, 49-46 and 49-46. The middleweight title bout was the Bellator 290 co-main event at Kia Forum. The fight began with a feel-out process as both fighters tried to find the range.
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