It was a heck of a night for Patchy Mix at Bellator 295.
Mix won the interim Bellator bantamweight title, the Bantamweight Grand Prix and $1 million for his finish of Raufeon Stots. The bout served as the main event from Hawaii live on Showtime.
Mix caught Stots just 80 seconds into the opening round with a knee, ending the fight in stunning fashion. He moved to 18-1 in his career with the victory, which will likely be a candidate for “Knockout of the Year” honors.
“Out of nowhere. I’ve been working that shot,” Mix said. “Right before we walked out, we were drilling good, and it landed. We put him out. I developed that knee because, as a southpaw, I’m going against Orthodox styles. I’ve been working that shot since 18 months ago in Ireland. I knew that Stots shoots. He’s so naive to think that I’m just a grappler. I’m a dog in the gym.
“No one outworks me. I know I don’t have a lot of knockouts, because I submit people, but don’t think I’m not a striker. It’s just the easiest way to win.”
In the co-main event, Ilima-Lei Macfarlane topped Kana Watanabe, while Yancy Medeiros scored a submission victory.
BELLATOR 295: STOTS VS. MIX :
#2-Patchy Mix (18-1) defeated IC-Raufeon Stots (19-2) via KO (knee) at 1:20 of round one
#3-Ilima-Lei Macfarlane (13-2) defeated #2-Kana Watanabe (11-2-1) via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
Yancy Medeiros (17-8) defeated Charlie Leary (17-14-1) via submission (rear-naked choke) at 4:39 of round one
#3-Aaron Pico (11-4) defeated James Gonzalez (10-6) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
#6-Mads Burnell (17-5) defeated #7-Justin Gonzales (14-2) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Kai Kamaka III (11-5-1) defeated Adli Edwards (9-3) via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
#9–Sumiko Inaba (6-0) defeated #7-Veta Arteaga (7-5) unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Aaron Cruz (11-4) defeated Bobby King (12-6) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)
Davion Franklin (6-1) defeated Kasim Aras (7-2) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Bruna Ellen (7-4) defeated #8-Ilara Joanne (11-7) via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Masayuki Kikuiri (9-2-1) defeated Alexey Shurkevich (13-6) via KO (punch) at 4:33 of round two
