Bellator 96 Preliminary Card Quick Results and Recap

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Bellator 96 took place tonight from the Winstar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma and was headlined by Mo Lawal taking on Seth Petruzelli. Inside Fights was live cageside for the entire event. You can find full coverage of the night’s main card by clicking here. Here are the quick results from the night’s preliminary card.

Justin McNally def. Steven Artoff by submission (triangle choke) at 2:44 of Round 1
Derek Campos def. Brandon Girtz by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Brandon Halsey def. Joe Yaeger by unanimous decision (30-28, 30-28, 30-28)
Ryan Martinez def. Richard Hale by KO (punches) at 2:19 of Round 1-  Heavyweight Tournament Semifinal bout
Raphael Butler def. Jeremiah O’Neal by TKO (strikes) at 2:57 of Round 1
Damon Jackson def. Keith Miner by TKO (punches) at  of Round 1
Mike Maldonado def. Chavous Smith by submission (rear-naked choke) at 2:27 of Round 1
Keith Berry def. Cortez Coleman by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Chas Skelly def. Jarrod Card by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

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