Gabriel Bonfim softened up Randy Brown with calf kicks in the opening round of their headlining clash tonight In Las Vegas, but it was a knee to the face in the second round that would then end the evening with a knockout finish.

Round One

The welterweight main event is underway in Las Vegas!

Low kick for Bonfim. Brown fires out his jab. Calf kick for Bonfim. He lands another one. And again with a thud. Another one lands for good measure. Push kick from Brown.

Another low kick from Bonfim and soon after Brown stumbles for a moment. Inside leg kick from Brown lands lightly. Jab for Bonfim. Brief clinch and Bonfim throws a knee.

Left hand lands for Bonfim as Brown was going for a kick. Back to the calf kick he goes. Now a calf kick from Brown.

Brown tries for a one-two but Bonfim slides out the way. Bonfim starting to work the jab now.

Punch for Bonfim as Brown fires off a 1-2. Back to the calf kick for Bonfim. Now a calf kick from Brown.

Double-jab and a right hand from Brown that’s just a little short. Eye-poke from Brown causes a brief time-out but Bonfim is quickly ok to continue.

Jab for Bonfim. Solid jab from Brown in the final seconds.

Round Two

Couple of low kicks for Brown. There’s an exchange in close initiated by Brown and both fighters landed there.

Bonfim lands the low kick and then there’s another punching exchange. Body punch for Brown now.

Overhand right lands for Bonfim. Low kick for him. Brown steps in and Bonfim greets him with a big knee upstairs and floors him! Bonfim coming in for the finish, but the ref has seen enough and steps in to wave off the fight, handing him a big KO victory at 1.40mins of the 2nd round.

Brown is unhappy with the stoppage, but he was momentarily shut down by that knee to the head, so even if he did regain his bearings quickly it doesn’t seem like a bad decision.