Dantas (photo via Bellator)

By FCF Staff

After dropping the opening round to Anthony Leone tonight at Bellator 111 in Thackerville, Oklahoma, Eduardo Dantas came back to defend the bantamweight title with a highlight reel submission win.

Dantas ended a scramble in round two, and the card’s main event, by securing a fight ending, rear-naked-choke. The victory was the Nova Uniao fighter’s second title defense.

Here are the official results for Bellator 111, which was hosted by the WinStar World Casino.

Bellator 111

Bantamweight Championship

Eduardo Dantas def. Anthony Leone via submission (rear-naked-choke) R2, 2:04

Heavyweight Tournament Opening Round

Lavar Johnson def. Ryan Martinez via TKO (punches) R1, 4:22

Siala Siliga def. Peter Graham via submission (head and arm choke) R3, 2:31

Alexander Volkov def. Mark Holota via TKO (punches) R1, 1:21

Blagoi Ivanov def. Rich Hale via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

Cortez Coleman def. Daniel Miller via verbal submission (strikes) R2, 4:49

Javy Ayala def. Eric Prindle via TKO (doctor’s stoppage) R3, 2:05

Abdul Razak def. Matt Jones via TKO (strikes) R1, 1:23

Brent Primus def. Chris Jones via TKO (strikes) R1,1:45