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Highlights of an epic main event that ended in heartbreak for Fabian Edwards and jubilation for the defending champion Johnny Eblen.

Well that was an eventful night and value for money!

We had 20 fights with 13 ending inside the distance, six going to a decision and one no contest.

Johnny Eblen retains the middleweight title and history will have to wait as far as two siblings holding world titles simultaneously in separate MMA promotions.

Thanks for joining us tonight.

You can read Paul Battison's full report here.

We saw all sides of Johnny Eblen for as long as it lasted.

He started slowly and there wasn't much in round one but he showed solid striking and leant on his wrestling in round two.

It doesn't come much cleaner than his right hand in round three to stop Fabian Edwards in his tracks.

Eblen moves to 14-0 and he has the longest active win streak in Bellator - winning 10 in succession with the company.

It just wasn't to be for Fabian Edwards.

A massive underdog, much like his brother Leon when he beat Kamaru Usman for the UFC welterweight title, but he couldn't pull off a shock win.

There were some really good moments for Edwards, though, and if he could have kept it going a little longer then he might have been able to take advantage of a huge gash over the Johnny Eblen's eye.

Remember, it's Edwards' first shot at a world title and, aged 30, he's still got plenty left in the tank.

Robert Alffridsen: "Johnny Eblen can’t get takedowns, Fabian Edwards is out pressuring him and controlling the cage, but Eblen then KOs Edwards on the feet. Not one of those was expected, you've got love it."

Rushil Saklani: "Eblen knew he had to put it on Edwards post that gash on his forehead. What a beautiful display. Gets on with Leon right after in the heat of the moment. Perfect theatre."

Bellator middleweight champion Johnny Eblen on BBC iPlayer: "Part of me was like, yeah, I don't know how bad this cut is. I just stuck to the gameplan and didn't think about much else.

“Early on we wanted to move our feet, stay on the outside, land some punches. After the first I felt I could strike with him. Probably was after the clinch I wasn’t coming out safely and he landed some elbows, that’s how I got cut. This is how the fight game is, you can't expect stuff to go your way all the time.

“He did really well controlling my wrists and popping up. Over time I am going to wear you down, it’s going to get harder to get up.

"He was getting a little bit tired and he thought I was going to turn into a wrestler. I can striker for five rounds. I can strike, I can wrestle, I can grapple, I can do it all.”

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We saw it get heated at the face-off yesterday and it boiled over again just now.

Eblen towered over the referee with Edwards out on the floor and hurled abuse at his opponent.

Leon Edwards stepped into the cage to defend his brother and had to be held back from Eblen.

Thankfully, apologies have just been issued from Eblen and it seems to have calmed down.

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It's over!

Eblen comes steaming out and blows Edwards away.

The champion lands a couple of good right hands and then finishes off with some ground and pound.

He rains down with elbows and fists. The referee probably could have stepped in earlier.

There's some blood on the bridge of Eblen's nose and he's leaking quite heavily as he puts Edwards back on the cage and starts to dig in with knees to the body and legs.

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John McCarthy
Former MMA referee on BBC iPlayer

Great athleticism from Fabian. He was down [after the takedown] but got right back to his feet. He was up against the corner right by his corner, so he had them telling him what to do.

Eblen is the more mobile of the two, he's skipping from side-to-side and then he shoots for another takedown.

Edwards is down for a moment but he shows great drive to get back to his feet and he's right in front of his corner.

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Edwards continues to invest in those leg and body kicks - that could pay dividends if this fight goes deep.

Edwards hits the canvas but that might have been a slip. It didn't look like Eblen landed anything clean.

The champion is starting to have more joy with the hands though.

John McCarthy
Former MMA referee on BBC iPlayer

Absolutely close, not much between them. Eblen landed the better strikes.

A pretty competitive first round comes to a close with Edwards landing a kick to the body and following with a left hand.

Might be one round in the bag for the challenger.

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Edwards stands up well to Eblen's first attempt to secure a takedown.

The American, a former collegiate wrestler, level changes and tries to secure a double leg takedown.

But Edwards backs up to the cage and shows patience, fighting the hands before breaking the grip and circling away.

That will do wonders for Edwards' confidence.

Edwards takes control of the centre and backs Eblen on to the cage, landing some nice calf kicks.

But it's not long until Eblen comes back with some stinging kicks of his own.

Eblen is looking a little reckless as he charges forward, head down and hands flailing but he does connect.

Here we go!

It has been a great night so far, what are we going to get from this main event with the middleweight title on the line?

Off we go as both fighters sprint to the centre to meet.

The pressure was on when Fabian Edwards travelled to Paris to face former middleweight champion Gegard Mousasi at Bellator 296 in May.

It was a title eliminator with the winner guaranteed a chance to take on Johnny Eblen.

Edwards was fully deserving a his unanimous decision victory and he cut a pretty good promo in the aftermath.