Bellator 117 took place in Council Bluffs, IA at the Mid-America Center this past Friday night! The main-event crowned a new welterweight champion for the first time since Ben Askren won it at Bellator 33 in 2010. If you missed the fights, check out the results below!
Douglas Lima def. Rick Hawn by way of TKO (Corner Stoppage) 3:19 of Round 2
Marcin Held def. Derek Anderson by way of Submission (Triangle) 3:09 of Round 2
Karl Amoussou def. David Gomez by way of Split Decision
Patricky Pitbull def. Derek Campos by way of TKO (Strikes) :52 of Round 2
Martin Brown def. Jared Downing by way of Unanimous Decision
Larue Burley def. Cliff Wright Jr. by way of Unanimous Decision
Joe Vedepo def. Ben Crowder by way of Verbal Submission (Leg Injury) :48 of Round 1
Anthony Smith def. Victor Moreno by way of Submission (Triangle) :59 of Round 2
Julio Cesar Neves def. Josh Arocho by way of TKO (Elbows) 2:37 of Round 2
Jordan Parsons def. Tim Bazer by way of KO (Punches) :04 of Round 2