Manoul Sousa made quite a debut on Saturday at UFC Vegas 114 after he scored a highlight-reel knockout to finish Bolaji Oki in the third round.
Already a barnburner in a back-and-forth battle through 10 plus minutes, Sousa finally started mounting some serious damage with Oki wobbled and backing away just trying to survive. That’s when Sousa measured a vicious straight right hand that blasted Oki in the chin and sent him crashing to the canvas in a heap.
The fight was already over as the referee rushed in to officially call a stop to the contest at 4:12 in the third round.
After a similarly impressive finish on the Contender Series, Sousa was gunning for another memorable performance on Saturday and he came out of the gates guns blazing looking for the knockout.
He cracked Oki with several stinging shots early and it appeared Sousa might get the job done in the opening round. But Oki refused to go away, showing off an impressive chin and an ability to fire back with his opponent in almost every exchange.
Late in the fight, Sousa was once again taking over but Oki just kept throwing bombs with several of his shots also finding a home on the chin. But Sousa was undeterred and he regained moment after he put together a blistering combination that had Oki stunned badly.
A moment later, Sousa threw the right hand that sent Oki to the canvas for the final time.
It was an ultra-impressive outing from Sousa, who could be a perennial bonus winner if he keeps putting on performances like he did on Saturday at UFC Vegas 114.
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