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Sergio Pettis KOs Kyoji Horiguchi – Bellator 272 Highlights

Sergio PettisBellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis defends his title for the first time against a former titleholder, Kyoji Horiguchi. Let’s see how it plays out. Round 1 begins and Horiguchi is the more active fighter in the opening minutes. He’s using his speed and movement on the feet to dictate the range, and Pettis seems a […]

Sergio Pettis

Bellator bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis defends his title for the first time against a former titleholder, Kyoji Horiguchi.

Let’s see how it plays out.

Round 1 begins and Horiguchi is the more active fighter in the opening minutes. He’s using his speed and movement on the feet to dictate the range, and Pettis seems a bit tentative with his combinations. Horiguchi nearly gets a takedown, but Pettis is able to scramble out of it and work back up to the feet. At the end of the round, Horiguchi lands a couple of nasty body kicks to Pettis’ solar plexus.

Round 2 opens up with Horiguchi continuing to push the pace on Pettis and ends up getting the fight to the ground. After landing some hard ground-and-pound from the top mount, Pettis lands a hard up-kick that opens up a cut underneath Horiguchi’s eye. Despite the kick, Horiguchi is able to resume position and control the fight on the ground.

Pettis begins to find his rhythm in Round 3 with some stiff leg kicks. But, Horiguchi’s speed is still an issue that Pettis is having problems dealing with. Horiguchi transitions beautifully from a right uppercut into a takedown near the fence and keeps up his high volume.

In Round 4, Horiguchi comes forward like a freight train and lands another hard takedown on Pettis. But, Pettis miraculously finds a second wind and lands some hard punches to the body as the fight moves back to the feet. Pettis counters a clinch attempt from Horiguchi and lands a nasty spinning back fist that knocks Horiguchi out cold to retain the bantamweight throne.

Check out the highlights from Pettis’ incredible win over Horiguchi.

Bellator 272 Results & Highlights: Pettis KOs Horiguchi

Bellator 272 took place tonight from the Mohegan Sun Arena with a title fight in one of their most challenging divisions.

Sergio Pettis took on the former Bellator MMA and RIZIN bantamweight champion, Kyoji Horiguchi. This was Pettis’ first title d…

Bellator 272

Bellator 272 took place tonight from the Mohegan Sun Arena with a title fight in one of their most challenging divisions.

Sergio Pettis took on the former Bellator MMA and RIZIN bantamweight champion, Kyoji Horiguchi. This was Pettis’ first title defense since winning it from Juan Archuleta at Bellator 258. Fans might remember that when Horiguchi held the two coveted 135-pound titles he had to relinquish them when he was injured in 2019. 

Oddly enough, the injury happened just before the end of the year and before COVID-19 rocked the world. It gave Horiguchi enough time to rest and return to action at the end of 2020 at RIZIN 26 where he avenged his non-title fight loss to Kai Asakura.

Check out the highlights from the main event between Sergio Pettis and Kyoji Horiguchi below followed by the Bellator 272 fast results!

BELLATOR MMA 272: PETTIS VS. HORIGUCHI Quick Results


MAIN CARD

Bantamweight Championship Bout: Sergio Pettis © def. Kyoji Horiguchi via knockout (spinning backfist): R4, 3:24

Jeremy Kennedy def. Emmanuel Sanchez via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Josh Hill def. Jared Scoggins via knockout (punch): R2, 0:56

Johnny Eblen def. Collin Huckbody via TKO (punches): R1, 1:11

PRELIMINARY CARD

Alexander Shabliy def. Bobby King via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

Kai Kamaka III def. John DeJesus via unanimous decision (29-28×3)

Levan Chokheli def. Vinicius de Jesus via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27×2)

Justin Montalvo def. Jacob Bohn via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28×2)

Mike Hamel def. Killys Mota via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)

Spike Carlyle def. Dan Moret via technical submission (rear-naked choke): R3, 2:58

Kyle Crutchmer def. Oliver Enkamp via unanimous decision (30-27×3)

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