Gaston Bolanos was given a slot in the main-card opener of the big Bellator 206 card because the up-and-coming featherweight has already shown a propensity for fireworks in his young career.
And Bolanos delivered on the faith his company placed in him on Saturday night. The Dublin, Calif. resident by way of Peru delivered a second-round knockout of Ysidro Gutierrez to kick off the first DAZN main card at HP Pavilion in San Jose. The time of the finish was 1:37.
Bolanos (4-1), who had recored all three of his previous victories in the first round, appeared to be hunting a bit too hard for the finish at times in the first, including missing on a hellacious spinning back elbow.