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#2. Tony Gravely picks up his fourth UFC win by turning out Johnny Munoz’s lights

Tony Gravely's knockout of Johnny Munoz was both devastating and beautiful

Probably the cleanest knockout from last night’s show came from bantamweight prospect Tony Gravely, who picked up his fourth UFC win by switching the lights off on Johnny Munoz in just over a minute.

On the first viewing, it was actually difficult to see quite what Gravely landed to cause Munoz to drop to the ground, but what wasn’t questionable at all was the way that he finished his foe off, as he pounced and pummelled him with punches to the head to force a stoppage from referee Chris Tognoni.

A replay confirmed exactly what had landed to cause Munoz to drop: a perfectly-timed short right uppercut to the jaw that landed cleanly on the jaw, the kind of shot that probably would’ve finished most fighters.

Quite how far Gravely can go in the bantamweight division remains to be seen, as he has been finished twice in the octagon before. Nevertheless, it’s clear that he carries nasty knockout power and that makes him a man to watch for sure.

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#1. Lucas Almeida survives a scare to destroy Michael Trizano in devastating fashion

Lucas Almeida weathered a storm to stop Michael Trizano in the third round of their bout

Last night’s Fight of the Night award went to a truly wild featherweight clash between Lucas Almeida and Michael Trizano. While both men came away with an extra $50k, it was the explosive debutant Almeida who came away with his hand raised.

It didn’t look like that would be the case early on. After a back-and-forth first round, Trizano landed a combination that had Almeida badly hurt, and he wobbled around like a drunk on ice for a second before going down. Trizano pounced for the finish, but before he could seal the deal, the round ended.

If Trizano thought he had the fight in the bag, though, he was sorely mistaken. Despite pressing the action in the second round, it was Almeida who did the most damage by knocking the TUF 27 winner down with a combination before busting him wide open with a salvo of follow-up punches.

‘The Lone Wolf’ did do enough to survive that barrage, but early in the third round, in another wild exchange, Almeida landed a crushing left hand that hurt Trizano badly, sending him crashing to the ground where the Brazilian swiftly finished him off.

This was an excellent and explosive debut for Almeida, as he not only finished Trizano, but he showed impressive toughness, durability and a remarkable killer instinct to do so. With a record of 14-1, he’s definitely a prospect the UFC should look to push forward in the near future.