Bellator 174 took place last night and we’ve got all the results for you below.
In the main event of the evening, Julia Budd became Bellator’s first ever woman’s featherweight champion after a dominant performance over former Strikeforce champion Marloes Coenen that ended by TKO.
Budd was able to take down Coenen repeatedly during the fight and enjoyed long spells on control on top.
The fourth round began much the same as the previous three, with Budd again putting Coenen on her back, but this time she was able to move to full mount and began to land a sustained ground and pound assault that convinced the ref to end the fight by TKO at the 2.42min mark.
Afterwards, the 35-year-old Coenen announced her retirement from the sport, bringing an end to the pioneer’s 17-year run with an overall 23-8 record.
Earlier in the evening Justin Wren had claimed an arm triangle choke just 2.35mins into his fight with Roman Pizzolato, while in the prelims, former UFC fighter Cody Pfister earned a first round rear-naked choke victory over Jonathan Gary, before announcing his retirement at just 26 years old.
Check out all the Bellator 174 results below.
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Main Card:
Julia Budd defeated Marloes Coenen by TKO (Strikes, Round 4, 2:42)
Fernando Gonzalez defeated Brandon Girtz by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-27, 30-26)
Justin Wren defeated Roman Pizzolato by Submission (Arm Triangle Choke, Round 1, 2:35)
Rafael Lovato defeated Charles Hackmann by TKO (Strikes, Round 1, 0:13)
Prelims:
Emmanuel Rivera defeated Treston Thomison by Unanimous Decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Cody Pfister defeated Jonathan Gary by Submission (RNC, Round 1, 4:04)
Emily Ducote defeated Katy Collins by Submission (RNC, Round 1, 4:53
Gabrielle Holloway defeated Alexis Dufresne by TKO (Punches, Round 2, 2:53)
Justin Patterson defeated Jason Witt by TKO (Punches, Round 3, 0:13)
