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Video: Brutal follow-up shots after one-punch knockout at CES MMA 61

Tyler King was knocked out with one punch at CES MMA 61, but Jamelle Jones kept on going.

One of the most eventful finishing sequences you’ll ever see went down Wednesday at CES MMA 61.

[autotag]Jamelle Jones[/autotag] took on Tyler King in a heavyweight bout on the card held in Warwick, R.I.

Jones hit King with a pitter-patter of a spinning back fist which landed low on King’s lead knee. That was almost comical, but what followed next wasn’t. Jones caught a charging King flush on the jaw with a left hand that put him out. He then followed with three consecutive full-force punches to the face of his unconscious foe before the referee finally waved things off.

Should Jones have held off after his opponent went out, or is this a simple matter of fighting until the referee tells you to stop? Check the video clip below and decide for yourself.

CES MMA 61 postponed due to coronavirus outbreak concerns

CES MMA 61 follows dozens of recent cancellations and postponements from notable promotions due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak.

CES MMA 61 has been postponed.

The event follows dozens of recent cancelations and postponements from notable promotions due to the international coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The promotion did not state when or where the card would be rebooked – or if those logistics had even been figured out yet.

CES MMA 61 was supposed to take place April 24 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. The event was expected to stream on UFC Fight Pass. The promotion announced the news Thursday.

“Asking our fighters to prepare to compete knowing there is a great chance the event will not take place would be unfair and, most importantly, unhealthy,” CES promoter Jimmy Burchfield Jr. stated. “This adversity will pass, and CES MMA will return in 2020 greater than ever. Until then, we ask all of our fighters and fans to take caution, exercise common sense and stay safe.”

The event was not completely booked at the time of the postponement, however a handful of fights were announced. The main event was supposed to feature a flyweight title fight between champion [autotag]Blaine Shutt[/autotag] (8-4 MMA) and DWCS alumnus [autotag]Richie Santiago[/autotag] (8-2 MMA). UFC veterans [autotag]Andre Soukhamthath[/autotag] (13-8 MMA), [autotag]Kyle Bochniak[/autotag] (8-5 MMA), and [autotag]Austin Arnett[/autotag] (16-7 MMA) were also booked to fight on the card.

After seven-fight UFC run, Kyle Bochniak meets Bellator vet Jonathan Gary at CES MMA 61

After seven fights in the UFC, Kyle Bochniak is on his way back to the promotion in which he started his MMA career.

[autotag]Kyle Bochniak[/autotag] is on his way back to the promotion in which he started his MMA career.

Bochniak (8-5) is set to take on [autotag]Jonathan Gary[/autotag] (13-11-2) in a featherweight fight at CES MMA 61, the promotion announced Friday.

CES MMA 61 takes place April 24 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. The card streams on UFC Fight Pass. Flyweight champion Blaine Shutt puts his belt on the line against challenger Richie Santiago in the main event.

Bochniak fought his first six pro fights for CES MMA and won them all, including four by stoppage. That got him a call from the UFC for a fight he took on a nine-day turnaround against Charles Rosa at UFC Fight Night 81. He came out on the wrong end of a unanimous decision for his first loss.

Bochniak bounced back later in 2016 and took a split decision from Enrique Barzola. After an 11-month layoff, he dropped a decision to Jeremy Kennedy at UFC on FOX 25. He rebounded with a decision over Brandon Davis, but then went on a three-fight slide with decision losses to Zabit Magomedsharipov, Hakeem Dawodu and Sean Woodson. The latter came this past October after a 10-month layoff, and Bochniak found himself looking for fights outside the UFC.

Gary will be looking to snap his own three-fight skid. The Oklahoma-based fighter, who has four Bellator fights on his resume, will return to the promotion after a little more than two years. At CES MMA 49 in April 2018, he was submitted by UFC veteran Sean Soriano with a rear-naked choke in just 81 seconds. About a year later, he was stopped with a second-round TKO at EFC 11 for his third straight setback.

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Blaine Shutt defends flyweight title vs. Richie Santiago in CES MMA 61 main event

The flyweight title will be on the line when CES returns to Rhode Island in April.

The flyweight title will be on the line when CES returns to Rhode Island in April.

Flyweight champion [autotag]Blaine Shutt[/autotag] (8-4) will put his belt on the line for the first time when he takes on challenger [autotag]Richie Santiago[/autotag] (8-2) in the CES 61 main event. The promotion announced the headliner Tuesday.

CES MMA 61 takes place April 24 at Twin River Casino in Lincoln, R.I. The card streams on UFC Fight Pass.

Shutt won the promotion’s inaugural 125-pound title in January at CES MMA 60 with a split decision over Johnny Lopez, who has three Bellator fights on his resume. That got Shutt back in the win column after a loss under the CFFC banner. He has alternated wins and losses for his past seven fights.

Santiago started his career 5-0 with five stoppage wins, but then hit a stretch of two losses in three fights. In June 2019, he lost a decision to Miles Johns on Dana White’s Contender Series. But at CES MMA 60, he got back on track with a second-round TKO of Giorgi Kudukhashvili. Apart from his DWCS fight, all of Santiago’s pro fights have been under the CES MMA banner.