Tonight’s Bellator 189 event kicked off with a pair of brutal knockouts on the preliminary card. In the opener of the card, which takes place at WinStar World Casino & Resort in Thackerville, Okla., with a main card on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie, Gaston Bolanos (2-1 MMA, 2-1 BMMA) starched Rick Gutierrez (0-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) with a violent spinning back elbow finish. Just a few minutes later, Mandel Nallo (6-0 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) entered the cage and picked up the fastest stoppage in Bellator lightweight history, stopping Alec Williams (6-2 MMA, 0-1 BMMA) with a head-kick knockout in just 18 seconds. If you missed either finish, check out the highlights below (via Twitter): Once again our Prelims start off with a BANG thanks to @DreamkillerMT ! #Bellator189 pic.twitter.com/g3w1HC53xZ — Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) December 2, 2017 And the hits (and kicks) keep on coming. @NoTweetMandel ! #Bellator189 Prelims are pic.twitter.com/CK25l4K98E — Bellator MMA (@BellatorMMA) December 2, 2017 For complete coverage of Bellator 189 , check out the MMA Events section of the site. The Blue Corner is MMAjunkie ‘s official blog and is edited by Mike Bohn