Expectations were fairly low for Bellator 188, especially after it lost its main event fight between Patricio Freire and Daniel Weichel just a few days beforehand, but the unheralded card ended up being an enjoyable affair with a plethora of first-round stoppages and a main event which saw Noad Lahat pick up a win over Jeremiah Labiano in his hometown of Tel Aviv, Israel
After a tepid first round that saw Lahat control the action with his top game, the second round played host to some controversy when Lahat secured another takedown but then landed a pair of illegal elbows to the back of Labiano’s head.