Bellator 219 takes place today, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT).

The event takes place at Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, Calif. The main card airs on Paramount and streams on DAZN following prelims on MMA Junkie.

In the main event, Saad Awad (23-10 MMA, 11-7 BMMA) takes on fellow Bellator veteran Brandon Girtz (15-8 MMA, 7-6 BMMA) in a lightweight bout. In the co-feature, former featherweight champion Daniel Straus (24-8 MMA, 11-5 BMMA) returns from a lengthy layoff following an accident and moves to lightweigh to fight Shane Kruchten (12-4 MMA, 0-1 BMMA).

Official Bellator 219 results include:

MAIN CARD (Paramount, DAZN 9 p.m. ET)

• Saad Awad vs. Brandon Girtz
• Daniel Straus def. Shane Kruchten via submission (rear-naked choke) – Round 1, 3:53
• Andrey Koreshkov def. Mike Jasper via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Joe Schilling def. Keith Berry via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-26)

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 11 p.m. ET post-lims)

• Shawn Bunch vs. Dominic Mazzotta
• A.J. Matthews vs. David Rickels
• Janay Harding vs. Marina Mokhnatkina
• Joshua Jones vs. Darren Smith Jr.
• Johnny Cisneros vs. John Mercurio
• Ricky Furar vs. Roman Puga
• Eugene Correa vs. Sunni Imhotep

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 8 p.m. ET)

• Joey Davis def. Marcus Anthony via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 4:21
• Dalton Rosta def. Cody Vidal via verbal submission (injury) – Round 1, 1:06

For complete coverage of Bellator 219, check out the MMA Events section of the site.