Video: Bellator 13 kicks off with Roger Huerta in the winner’s circle

Former UFC pretty boy Roger Huerta kneebarred Chad Hinton into submission during his Bellator Fighting Championships lightweight tournament debut on Thursday. Other tourney bouts saw Joe Warren and Carey Vanier advance to the semi-finals of the featherweight and lightweight divisions, respectively, while former soccer star Georgi Karakhanyan advanced to the semi-finals at featherweight with a highlight-reel knockout of Bao Qauch (see the video below).

Full results:

Chris Manuel def. Ralph Acosta by guillotine choke R3
Mikey Gomez def. Moyses Gabin by unanimous decision
Georgi Karakhanyan def. Bao Quach by knockout R1
Joe Warren def. Eric Marriott by unanimous decision
Roger Huerta def. Chad Hinton by knee bar submission R3
Carey Vanier def. Joe Duarte by TKO R3
Edson Diniz def. John Kelly by heel hook submission R1
Vagner Rocha def. Francisco Soares by TKO R2