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Bellator 272 takes place Friday, and you can join us for a live video stream and official results beginning at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT).

The event takes place at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

In the main event, bantamweight champion Sergio Pettis (21-5 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) puts his title on the line against former champ Kyoji Horiguchi (29-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA). In the co-feature, former featherweight title challenger Emmanuel Sanchez (20-6 MMA, 12-5 BMMA) takes on Jeremy Kennedy (16-3 MMA, 1-1 BMMA).

Official Bellator 272 results include:

MAIN CARD (Showtime, 10 p.m. ET)

• Champ Sergio Pettis vs. Kyoji Horiguchi – for bantamweight title
• Jeremy Kennedy vs. Emmanuel Sanchez
• Josh Hill vs. Jared Scoggins
• Johnny Eblen vs. Collin Huckbody

PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 7 p.m. ET)

• Bobby King vs. Alexander Shabliy
• Kai Kamaka III def. John DeJesus via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Levan Chokheli def. Vinicius de Jesus via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
• Justin Montalvo def. Jacob Bohn via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
• 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) – Round 3, 2:58
• Kyle Crutchmer def. Oliver Enkamp via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Spike Carlyle made quite the first impression in his Bellator debut Friday.

On the Bellator 272 prelims, Carlyle (13-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) took on fellow UFC alumnus Dan Moret and pulled off an improbable comeback. Carlyle rallied from the brink of defeat on multiple occasions to technically submit Moret (15-7 MMA, 1-1 BMMA) with a rear-naked choke at 2:58 mark of Round 3 in a grueling battle.

Both fighters landed shot after shot through the first two rounds, but Carlyle absorbed the brunt of the damage. Entering Round 3, Carlyle was down 20-18 on all three judges’ scorecards.

However, he dug deep, reversed a late takedown from Moret, ended up on his opponent’s back, and put him to sleep with a rear-naked choke – much to the delight of the Mohegan Sun crowd.

“I feel like dog crap,” Carlyle said after the fight. “I don’t feel good at all right now, but I had to dig deep. This was not my power, that’s for sure. That was supernatural what just happened right there.”

“… I remember watching some of his interviews leading to the Goiti Yamauchi fight. He said he’s never tapped, he will never tap, and that’s true. That son of a b*tch didn’t tap.”

Check out the highlights below:

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@DanHitman and Carlyle bringing the heat, so far!

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‘Tis the season

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Corner Cam

Spike Carlyle’s corner with the appropriate reaction to his epic win!

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Bellator 272 took place Friday at Mohegan Sun Arena. The main card aired on Showtime after prelims on MMA Junkie.