1. Emanuel Newton Got Another Highlight Reel Victory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8UorZ6LssI To steal from the Bellator announce team, lightning has struck twice. Emanuel Newton scored his second spinning back-fist knockout in Bellator Friday night. The first destroyed King Mo and was a very popular meme for a while (great animated gifs of it were all over). Tonight he did the same thing to Joey Beltran up against the cage. Beltran didn't see it coming. Newton had tried a few spinning moves and had missed. He didn't miss the last time, and Beltran went to sleep. There will be lots of replays of this, and it does help Newton's stock a little - but (and yes this contradicts what we just said a little) his stock had taken a hit up to that point as Beltran gave him far more trouble than he should have. Does the spinning back fist victory make up for it? Maybe. It sure was fun to watch.
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Primarily covering the sport of MMA from Ontario, Canada, Jay Anderson has been writing for various publications covering sports, technology, and pop culture since 2001. Jay holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of Guelph, and a Certificate in Leadership Skills from Humber College.
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