Bellator 246 - Recap

Franklin dominated the whole fight but due to accidental punch to the back of the Hylton's head fight was over and declared as technical decision.

Ty Gwerder was a better fighter and he proved the point by finishing his fight after excellent knee in round three. Very close fight between Madrid and Casey to close the prelims.

Keoni Diggs finished by rear-naked choke the true legend of Bellator, Derek Campos, while Liz Carmouche, in her debut for promotion, also earned a submission victory by rear-naked choke in round three against DeAnna Bennett.

Neiman Gracie defeated John Fitch via second round heel hook submission, and after this fight Fitch announced retirement from MMA.

In a main event, a bantamweight title fight, gave us five round of the action. Archuleta was a better fighter and he won fight against Patchy Mix by unanimous decision. The belt was vacated, after Kyoji Horiguchi announced he was injured and didn't want to hold the division.

Results:

Prelims

• Davion Franklin def. Ras Hylton by Technical UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27) in R3* (MMA Analyse score this fight 30-27 for Franklin)

• Ty Gwerder def. Tuco Tokkos via TKO (punch and knee) in R3

• Daniel Madrid def. Pat Casey by SD (28-29 for Casey; 30-27, 29-28 for Madrid) (MMA Analyse score this fight 29-28 for Madrid)

Main Card

• Keoni Diggs def. Derek Campos via SUB (rear-naked choke) in R3

• Liz Carmouche def. DeAnna Bennett via SUB (rear-naked choke) in R3

• Neiman Gracie def. Jon Fitch via SUB (heel hook) in R2

• Juan Archuleta def. Patchy Mix by UD (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)

*Franklin landed a punch to the back of the head and Hylton was unable to continue