Bellator 218 Results: Incredible comeback victory, veteran returns to heavyweight after 10 years

#2 Anatoly Tokov (27-2) vs. Gerald Harris (25-7) (Middleweight)

Tokov and Harris put on the most entertaining fight on the main card.

Gerald Harris came into the fight looking for his first Bellator win and he was whiskers away from getting the job done, however, the Russian Anatoly Tokov showed legitimate toughness to pull off a quintessential MMA comeback.

Harris absolutely rocked Tokov in the first round with a monstrous left shot and followed it up with pressurizing with a string of rights. On any other day, Tokov would have dropped dead and Harris would have had his arms raised. Not today though.

BOOMHow did he survive that?#Bellator218 #WatchOnDAZN pic.twitter.com/N0RKhMmlfu

— DAZN USA (@DAZN_USA) March 23, 2019

A wobbly Tokov hung in there and clinched for his dear life. He survived to see another round. Harris began the second round in similar vein as he came in rushing with a big left.

Tokov had woken up by now and checked Harris with a body kick and then grappled him to the mat. The Russian worked out a Ten Finger Guillotine Choke and gave Harris no option but to submit.

Result: Anatoly Tokov def. Gerald Harris via Submission (Guillotine Choke) (0:37, Second Round)

Gerald 'The Hurricane' Harris has now lost three of his four Bellator fights with one of them ending in a draw. As for Tokov, his undefeated Bellator record remains spotless as he notched up his fourth victory on the trot and he did so in true Russian style.

Anatoly Tokov now has a 4-0 Bellator record after his 2nd round submission win tonight at #Bellator218.Main Card is live now on 📺 The Paramount Network & simulcast on 📲 @DAZN_USA!Tune in with @SkySports in the 🇬🇧. pic.twitter.com/BVZmlI0A12

— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) March 23, 2019

Anatoly Tokov excited to get the comeback finish! #Bellator218 pic.twitter.com/N70Tfko0Bd

— Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) March 23, 2019