Bellator 258: Sergio Pettis Wins BW Title, Anthony Johnson Scores KO in Return
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from Bellator 258, which took place Friday in Uncasville, Connecticut.
In the main event, Sergio Pettis ended the championship reign of Juan Archuleta, by outscoring the bantamweight for the decision win.
In the co-main event, Anthony Johnson was victorious in his promotional debut, as he KO’d Jose Augusto in round two. With the win, Johnson advanced to the semifinals of Bellator’s light heavyweight grand prix, and will battle champ, Vadim Nemkov.
Bellator 258
#1-Sergio Pettis (21-5) defeated c-Juan Archuleta (25-3) via unanimous decision (50-45, 49-46, 49-46)
Anthony Johnson (23-6) defeated Jose “Gugu” Augusto (7-3, 1 NC) via KO (punch) a 1:30 of round two
Peter Queally (13-5-1) defeated #2-Patricky Pitbull (23-9) via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at :01 of round three
#2-Michael Page (19-1) defeated #6-Derek Anderson (17-4, 1 NC) via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) at 5:00 of round one
#4-Raufeon Stots (16-1) defeated #7-Josh Hill (20-3) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Lorenz Larkin (23-7, 1 NC) defeated Rafael Carvalho (16-6) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
#2-Patchy Mix (14-1) defeated Albert Morales (10-7-1) via submission (arm-triangle choke) at 2:40 of round three
#6-Johnny Eblen (8-0) defeated Daniel Madrid (18-7) via KO (punches) at 2:44 of round one
Johnny Campbell (21-13, 1 NC) defeated Henry Corrales (18-6) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:12 of round two
Johnny Soto (4-1) defeated Weber Almeida (5-1) via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Erik Perez (20-8) defeated Blaine Shutt (8-5) via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)