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Mike 'The Savage' Kimbel equals Bellator record with lightning six-second KO

Elsewhere on the card, Dublin’s Sinead Kavanagh was stopped after one round due to a cut.

A44I0734 Kimbel: took his record to 2-0 in style. Lucas Noonan / Bellator Lucas Noonan / Bellator / Bellator

THIS WAS QUICK.

Rising MMA prospect Mike ‘The Savage’ Kimbel announced himself in style with a lightning stoppage at Bellator 207 overnight.

In just his second professional fight, the 21-year-old caught Alex Potts with a quick combo straight out of the gate and forced the referee to dive in and call a halt.

Kimbel’s stoppage equals the record set by Hector Lombard against Jay Silva in 2010. 

“I think it was a great stoppage by the ref because I wasn’t going to stop,” he told MMA Fighting afterwards.

“I trained my ass off. I trained my heart out. I put my soul into the cage every time I go in there. It was cool to get a six-second knockout but I was trying to fight, you know?”

Later on the card, there was disappointment for Dubliner Sinead Kavanagh who was stopped by the doctor after one round of her fight against Janay Harding.

Kavanagh, making her return to the octagon for the first time in 11 months, was cut above her eye early on and deemed unable to continue, the defeat leaving her pro record at 5-3. 

A41I4186 Kavanagh: disappointing defeat. Lucas Noonan / Bellator Lucas Noonan / Bellator / Bellator

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    Nov 20th 2022, 6:37 PM

    What a great match played in intercounty ferocity…very professional display fron the gunners…andthey had to go very deep

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    Nov 20th 2022, 7:41 PM

    @Aidan Ryan: Unbelievable ferocity and quality is right. Some scoring for 60mins of action. Way better than that opening World Cup game too!

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    Nov 20th 2022, 7:36 PM

    Ballygunner just a better team♦️♠️

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    Nov 20th 2022, 7:07 PM

    Crazy tactics by NAP in second half. Stopped playing through full-back line & goalie rained stupid high balls down on the half-forward line. They were tailor-made for Ballygunner backs to defend, and they cleaned up & our scoring threat dried up.

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    Nov 20th 2022, 8:42 PM

    Very good quality game, ballygunner deserved it in the end. Nap faded out of it, looks like poor Mike Caseys knee is gone again

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