Bellator 181 took place Friday night from WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Okla. The main event featured lightweights Brandon Girtz and Derek Campos in a catchweight rubber match. Campos won their first meeting by decision in 2013. Girtz KO’d Campos in their rematch in 2015. But it was Campos who got the TKO victory via doctor stoppage at Bellator 181 after Girtz suffered a massive cut on his forehead. In the co-headliner middleweight standout John Salter picked up his sixth straight stoppage victory with a first-round submission of fellow UFC vet Kendall Grove.

Main Card:

  • Derek Campos (18-6) defeated Brandon Girtz (14-6) via TKO (doctor stoppage) at 5:00 of round two
  • John Salter (14-3) defeated Kendall Grove (23-17) via technical submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:37 of round one
  • Emily Ducote (6-2) defeated Jessica Middleton (2-2) via unanimous decision (29-27, 29-28, 29-28)
  • Joe Warren (15-6) defeated Steve Garcia (7-2) via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)

Preliminary Card Results:

  • Jonathan Gary (13-8-2) defeated Will Florentino (5-5)via unanimous decision (29-27 x3)
  • Romero Cotton (1-0) defeated Aaron Rodriguez (0-1) via split decision (30-27, 27-30, 29-28)
  • Logan Storley (6-0) defeated Kemmyelle Haley (7-5) via TKO (elbows) at 1:44 of round one
  • Andre Fialho (19-1) defeated A.J. Matthews (8-7) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
  • Amanda Bell (5-4) defeated Brittney Elkin (3-4) via TKO (punches) 4:56 of round two
  • E.J. Brooks (11-5) defeated Guilherme Bomba (9-4) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
  • Rafael Lovato Jr. (6-0) defeated Mike Rhodes (10-5) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 1:59 of round one
  • Justin Lawrence (10-4) defeated Treston Thomison (10-6) via TKO (doctor stoppage) 3:34 of round one
  • Valentin Moldavsky (6-1) defeated Carl Seumanutafa (10-8) via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27)
  • Katy Collins (7-2) defeated Bruna Vargas (2-2) via unanimous decision (30-27 x3)
  • Jordan Howard (10-3) defeated Johnny Marigo (4-1) via KO (punches) 1:26 of round one
  • Guillermo Gomez (0-0) vs. Fernando Trevino (1-0) – Scratched

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