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#4. Heili Alateng opens the night with a bang in his KO of Kevin Croom
Whenever the UFC puts together a weaker card like they did last night, the only hope from the fans’ perspective is that the fighters in action can produce some tremendous action despite their lack of name value.
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While that didn’t prove to be the case last night, the event at least started with a bang, giving everyone false hope that we were about to see something special.
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The opening fight saw UFC bantamweights Heili Alateng and Kevin Croom throw down, and it took just 47 seconds for the Chinese fighter to make his mark.
He wasted no time in opening up on ‘Crash’, dropping him with a brutal combination that began with a right hand and ended with Croom basically faceplanting, forcing referee Chris Tognoni to rescue him.
Was there a case to suggest this one was stopped early? Croom did seem to snap back into consciousness quickly, but the truth is that he was clearly done from the second he hit the canvas.
Overall, this was an explosive finish from Alateng to pick up his first win in the octagon by stoppage, and he can probably count himself unlucky not to have claimed one of the UFC’s $50k performance bonuses.
#3. Devin Clark takes out William Knight with a last-gasp rush
The UFC heavyweight clash between Devin Clark and William Knight was given the top spot on last night’s preliminary card, and the hopes were for a major slugfest ending in a knockout. We did get that, of sorts, but it didn’t go in the way many would’ve expected.
Knight, a heavy-handed fighter with nine wins via KO or TKO, started strongly in the first round. After coming close with a guillotine choke, he began to land some bombs on ‘The Brown Bear’. After knocking him around the octagon, it looked like he might be on his way to a win.
However, the second round saw Clark come back, working a tired Knight over on the ground. In the third round, it was clear that ‘The Knightmare’ was pretty exhausted. Clark began to work him over largely from range, but when he found himself in the clinch, he could’ve been forgiven for cruising to a decision.
Instead, sensing that Knight was there for the taking, ‘The Brown Bear’ opened up with a huge combination from close range, dropping Knight with an elbow into a left hook and then finishing him off with a heavy flurry.
This was a hugely explosive finish from Clark, the first of his UFC career. Given that he was coming in on a two-fight losing streak, it may well have saved his tenure with the promotion. Despite looking a little undersized, perhaps he’s got a future as a heavyweight after all.
