Bellator 272 goes down tonight (Fri., Dec. 3, 2021) inside Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., airing exclusively on SHOWTIME (watch it here). Headlining the event is a Bantamweight title fight between division kingpin Sergio Pettis taking on RIZIN 135-pound roost ruler, Kyoji Horiguchi. In the co-main event, Emmanuel Sanchez will battle Jeremy Kennedy in Featherweight action.
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BELLATOR 272 QUICK RESULTS:
135 lbs.: Sergio Pettis vs Kyoji Horiguchi
145 lbs.: Emmanuel Sanchez vs Jeremy Kennedy
185 lbs.: Johnny Eblen vs. Collin Huckbody – Eblen via first round technical knockout
135 lbs.: Josh Hill vs. Jared Scoggins – Hill via second round knockout
155 lbs.: Alexandr Shabliy vs. Bobby King – Shabliy via unanimous decision
145 lbs.: Kai Kamaka III vs. John de Jesus – Kamaka III via unanimous decision
170 lbs.: Levan Chokheli vs. Vinicius de Jesus – Chokheli via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Justin Montalvo vs. Jacob Bohn – Montalvo via unanimous decision
155 lbs.: Killys Mota vs. Mike Hamel – Hamel via split decision
155 lbs.: Spike Carlyle vs. Dan Moret – Carlyle via third round sub. (rear-naked choke)
170 lbs.: Oliver Enkamp vs. Kyle Crutchmer – Crutchmer via unanimous decision
BELLATOR 272 PLAY-BY-PLAY
Sergio Pettis vs. Kyoji Horiguchi
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Emmanuel Sanchez vs. Jeremy Kennedy
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Final Result:
Josh Hill vs. Jared Scoggins
Round 1: Low kick for Scoggins, then a high kick. Thy clinch up against the cage. Knees to the body from Hill. They separate. Not a ton of action three minutes in. High kick attempt from Scoggins catches nothing but air. Low kick from Hill. They trade in the center of the cage and both land. High kick from Scoggins whiffs again. Low kick from Hill. One-two from Scoggins barely clips his foe. Hill with a nice right hand. They exchange kicks again. Scoggins kicks to the body and Hill catches it and manages to take him down. Hill trying to get some separation but Scoggins holding on tight. 10-9 Hill
Round 2: They exchange kicks again. They trade blows but nothing lands. And out of nowhere Hill lands a huge right hand and knocks Scoggins out cold! WOW!
Final Result: Hill def. Scoggins via second round knockout
Johnny Eblen vs. Collin Huckbody
Round 1: Low kick from Eblen to kick things off. Body kick by Eblen. Two right hands from Eblen find a home. Eblen goes in and starts unloading on Huckbody with one vicious strike after another. Huckbody goes down, and gets back up. Eblen puts his foot on the gas pedal and continues the onslaught. The referee has no choice but to step in and put an end to the fight after Huckbody turned his back. One-side quick win for Eblen.
Final Result: Eblen def. Huckbody via first round technical knockout
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