Bellator 132 Results: Pitbull vs. Straus 2

Bellator 132 took place on January 16, 2015, at Pechanga Resort and Casino in Temecula, California. Featherweight champion Patricio “Pitbull” Freire retained his title by submitting Daniel Straus with a rear-naked choke at 4:49 of Round 4. The card featured 10 bouts.

Main Card Results

• Patricio Freire def. Daniel Straus by rear-naked choke, Round 4, 4:49 — Freire retained the Bellator featherweight title.
• Georgi Karakhanyan def. Bubba Jenkins by technical submission (guillotine choke), Round 1, 1:49.
• Virgil Zwicker def. Houston Alexander by split decision (29–28, 27–30, 29–28).
• Fernando Gonzalez def. Marius Zaromskis by unanimous decision (30–27 on all three cards).

Preliminary Card Results

• Everett Cummings def. Jason Glaza by rear-naked choke, Round 2, 1:55.
• John Salter def. Dustin Jacoby by rear-naked choke, Round 2, 3:33.
• Steve Kozola def. Jonathan Rivera by KO (punches), Round 2, 1:25.
• Derek Anderson def. Danny Navarro by TKO (punches), Round 3, 3:51.
• Albert Morales def. Fabian Gonzalez by rear-naked choke, Round 2, 3:12.
• Chris Herrera def. Luc Bondole by KO (punches), Round 2, 3:21.

Freire Retains the Title

Straus pressured Freire with his striking and scored a knockdown in the fourth round. After a series of fouls interrupted the action, Freire brought the fight to the mat and secured the late rear-naked choke. The finish came with 11 seconds left in the round and gave Freire his first successful defense of the featherweight belt.

Selected Bout Results

• Patricio Freire defeated Daniel Straus by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 4, 4:49.
• Virgil Zwicker defeated Houston Alexander by Decision (Split); round 3, 5:00.
• Fernando Gonzalez defeated Marius Zaromskis by Decision (Unanimous); round 3, 5:00.
• Everett Cummings defeated Jason Glaza by Technical Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 2, 1:55.
• John Salter defeated Dustin Jacoby by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 2, 3:33.
• Steve Kozola defeated Jonathan Rivera by KO (Punches); round 2, 1:25.
• Derek Anderson defeated Danny Navarro by TKO (Punches); round 3, 3:51.
• Albert Morales defeated Fabian Gonzalez by Submission (Rear-Naked Choke); round 2, 3:12.

Sources

Sherdog’s Bellator 132 event record; MMA Fighting’s event results.

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