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Bellator 124 quick results: Emanuel Newton retains 205-pound title

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Bellator 124 has come and gone from the Compuware Arena in Plymouth Township, Mich.

In the main event fans were treated to a back and forth battle for the light heavyweight championship, as Emanuel Newton took on Joey Beltran. It took the champ two and a half rounds to finally finish Beltran, as Newton knocked him out with a spinning back fist in the third round.

Bellator 124 quick results: Emanuel Newton retains 205-pound title

Liam McGeary won the Summer Series light heavyweight tournament with an inverted triangle finish. The submission victory against Kelly Anundson earned McGeary a shot at Newton’s 205-pound title.

Check out full results below.

MAIN CARD

Emanuel Newton def. Joey Beltran via knockout (spinning back fist) at 3:07 of Round 3
Liam McGeary def. Kelly Anundson via submission (inverted triangle choke) at 4:40 of Round 1
L.C. Davis def. Zeilton Rodrigues via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Ryan Couture def. Tom Bagnasco via submission (rear-naked choke) at 3:01 of Round 1

PRELIMINARY CARD

Adrian Hadribeaj def. Michael Hamida via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Sabah Homasi def. Eric Moon via submission (guillotine choke) at 1:07 of Round 2
Mike Hernandez def. Thomas Vasquez via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
LeRoy Johnson def. Adrian Henderson via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Jason Fischer def. Tony Hervey via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)
Eric Ramirez def. Cortez Phelia via submission (guillotine choke) at 0:24 of Round 3
Justin Jaynes def. Ruben Baraiac via TKO (punches) at 4:17 of Round 1 – 153-pound catchweight
Ben Reiter def. Shamir Garcia via unanimous decision

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Jeremy Brand is an experienced MMA writer and columnist. He is the founder of MMASucka.com, and has represented the company with media credentials at many mixed martial arts fights. Jeremy is also a black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, training in BC, Canada.

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