Ignacio Bahamondes was on track to make a decision on Roosevelt Roberts – five seconds, to be exact.

Then the Bahamondes kicked off and Roosevelt fell hard to the canvas after shooting straight to the chin in the UFC Vegas 34 preliminary fight. The official stop time was 4:55 of the third and last round.

Check out the highlighted finish below.

Bahamondes had auditioned rotating attacks several times during the 14 minutes he spent with Roberts. But aside from a few backfists, they were aiming for the body as Roosevelt closed the distance, repeatedly trying to buckle up and move on to a withdrawal.

Roosevelt had just tried to take down and shake things up again after slowly withering under the pressure of his opponent’s punch. Other than a few steep rights here and there, little seemed to slow the Bahamondes down, certainly not a cut that turned her face into a crimson mask.

Bahamondes was ahead at every turn, mixing his attacks and using diversionary stunts to make Roosevelt guess when to bite. His best shot until the last seconds was his right right hand, which cut his chin several times. Roosevelt glanced at the clock after his final clinch was pissed off, perhaps expecting to go through the final seconds in peace. He wouldn’t have that chance.

The Bahamonds bounce back from a split call loss to John Makdessi in his previous outing and come in first for a performance bonus. Roberts continues to slide with his second straight loss following a first-round submission loss to Jim Miller.

Ignacio Bahamondes was on track to make a decision on Roosevelt Roberts – five seconds, to be exact.

Then the Bahamondes kicked off and Roosevelt fell hard to the canvas after shooting straight to the chin in the UFC Vegas 34 preliminary fight. The official stop time was 4:55 of the third and last round.

Check out the highlighted finish below.

Bahamondes had auditioned rotating attacks several times during the 14 minutes he spent with Roberts. But aside from a few backfists, they were aiming for the body as Roosevelt closed the distance, repeatedly trying to buckle up and move on to a withdrawal.

Roosevelt had just tried to take down and shake things up again after slowly withering under the pressure of his opponent’s punch. Other than a few steep rights here and there, little seemed to slow the Bahamondes down, certainly not a cut that turned her face into a crimson mask.

Bahamondes was ahead at every turn, mixing his attacks and using diversionary stunts to make Roosevelt guess when to bite. His best shot until the last seconds was his right right hand, which cut his chin several times. Roosevelt glanced at the clock after his final clinch was pissed off, perhaps expecting to go through the final seconds in peace. He wouldn’t have that chance.

The Bahamonds bounce back from a split call loss to John Makdessi in his previous outing and come in first for a performance bonus. Roberts continues to slide with his second straight loss following a first-round submission loss to Jim Miller.