Bellator 239 video highlights, including Timothy Johnson's massive knockout
Bellator kicked off a busy weekend of action in a familiar venue, with a Friday night card in Thackerville, Okla.
WinStar World Casino and Resort played host to Bellator 239, which aired on Paramount and streamed on DAZN. In the night’s main event,
Ukrainian welterweight Yaroslav Amosov (23-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) kept his stellar career record unblemished, scoring a decision win over the highly rated Ed Ruth (8-2 MMA, 8-2 BMMA).
Additionally, Myles Jury (19-5 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) picked up his first win for the promotion, Timothy Johnson (13-6 MMA, 1-2 BMMA) scored a highlight-reel finish in a massive upset and Valentin Moldavsky (9-1 MMA, 4-0 BMMA) cruised to a comfortable decision win.
You can check out highlights of all four main-card contests in the video above.
Bellator 239 results include:
MAIN CARD
Yaroslav Amosov def. Ed Ruth via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Myles Jury def. Brandon Girtz via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) Timothy Johnson def. Tyrell Fortune via knockout (punch) – Round 1, 2:35 Valentin Moldavsky def. Javy Ayala via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-24, 30-24)PRELIMINARY CARD
Davion Franklin def. J.W. Kiser viaTKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:30 Chris Gonzalez def. Aaron McKenzie via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) Kevin Croom def. Adil Benjilany via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Cris Lencioni def. Salim Mukhidinov via split decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28) Kyle Crutchmer def. Scott Futrell via split decision (27-30, 29-28, 29-28) Grant Neal def. Claude Wilcox via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 3:37 Josh Hill def. Vinicius Zani via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Solo Hatley Jr. def. Gaston Bolanos via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28) Denise Kielholtz def. Kristina Williams via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 2:15 Teejay Britton def. Gabriel Varga via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) Keith Lee def. Shawn Bunch via unanimous decision (30-26, 29-28, 29-27) Christian Edwards def. Marco Hutch viaunanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-25)