round 2. Featherweight bout: Ronnie Mann vs. Kenny Foster Mann defeated Foster via submission (triangle choke) at 3:51 of round 1. Heavyweight Tournament Reserve bout: Thiago Santos vs. Josh Burns Santos defeated Burns via submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:23 of round 1. Local feature fights (Spike.com) Catchweight (160) bout: E. J. Brooks vs. Greg Scott Brooks defeated Scott via TKO (punches) at 2:40 of round 2. Middleweight bout: Darryl Cobb vs. Giva Santana Santana defeated Cobb via submission (armbar) at 2:00 of round 1. Catchweight (175) bout: A.J. Matthews vs. Rudy Bears Matthews defeated Bears via unanimous decision (29-28 29-28 29-28). Light Heavyweight bout: Raphael Davis vs. Myron Dennis Davis defeated Dennis via KO (punch) at 0:29 of round 2. Welterweight bout: Levi Avera vs. David Rickels Rickels defeated Avera via submission (triangle choke) at 1:06 of round 2. Catchweight (140) bout: Zak Laird vs. Luis Nogueira Nogueira defeated Laird via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:51 of round 1. Bellator 54 Bellator 54 was a mixed martial arts event held by Bellator Fighting Championships. The event took place on October 15, 2011 at the Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey. The event was distributed live in prime time by MTV2. Background Bellator bantamweight champion, Zach Makovsky, competed in a non-title bout at this event. He faced one-time UFC competitor Ryan Roberts. This event hosted the second round of the Bellator Season 5 Middleweight Tournament. Eddie Alvarez was scheduled to make his second title defense of his lightweight championship against Michael Chandler on this card; however, on September 20, it was announced that Alvarez suffered an injury and the match has been pushed back to Bellator 58. Karl Amoussou was expected to make his welterweight debut at this event against Joey Kirwan. However, for unknown reasons, Amoussou was pulled from the bout and replaced by Lewis Rumsy. Results Main card Middleweight Semifinal bout: Alexander Shlemenko vs. Brian Rogers Shlemenko defeated Rogers via TKO (knees) at 2:30 of round 2. Middleweight Semifinal bout: Bryan Baker vs. Vitor Vianna Vianna defeated Baker via TKO (punches) at 0:54 of round 1. Bantamweight bout: Zach Makovsky vs. Ryan Roberts Makovsky defeated Roberts via submission (north/south choke) at 4:48 of round 1. Lightweight bout: Jacob Kirwan vs. Renê Nazare Kirwan defeated Nazare via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27). Local feature fights (Spike.com) Middleweight bout: Daniel Gracie vs. Duane Bastress Bastress defeated Gracie via TKO (doctor