Bellator 225: Nick Newell sends home crowd into frenzy with submission win
On Saturday night, Aug. 24, 2019, Bellator MMA returns to action with Bellator 225. The event takes place at the Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.
In a preliminary fight that has garnered a ton of interest, Nick Newell makes his Bellator debut against Corey Browning. Newell signed a one-fight deal with the promotion in hopes of turning into a more long term relationship. After losing a unanimous decision to Alex Munoz last July on the Contender Series, “Notorious” bounced back with a first-round submission win over Antonio Castillo at CES 56 in May. Newell is fighting just 10 minutes from home for this one and looks to have hundreds of supporters in the crowd.
Browning has made the most of his opportunity with Bellator, picking up finishes of Kevin Ferguson Jr. and Aaron Chalmers, and looks to pick up the biggest win of his career against a veteran in Newell.
Here is how the lightweight bout between Nick Newell and Corey Browning went down at Bellator 225, including MyMMANews.com’s round-by-round scoring. Get full results from Bellator 225 right here.
ROUND 1
Crowd is absolutely nuts for Newell, as expected. Huge opportunity for Browning to crash the party. Browning with a right hand, answered by Newel. They begin trading big shots and Newell ties Browning up against the fence. Newell with an inside trip taking Browning down. Newell trying to get his left leg free to mount Browning as we’re 90 seconds into this one. Side control for Newell who traps an arm and starts dropping elbows. Browning gets mounted and Newell locks in an arm triangle choke and it is deep. Browning is forced to tap out and the crowd goes bananas.
Official result: Nick Newell def. Corey Browning via submission (arm triangle) – Round 1, 3:15
