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

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.

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