UNIONDALE, N.Y. – It took a little bit of time for Henry Corrales to settle into a groove, but once he did, he found a home for his left hand and stopped Andy Main by knockout in the third round to extend his winning streak to four.

Bellator 208 took place at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, N.Y. The featherweight bout, which saw Corrales (16-3 MMA, 4-3 BMMA) beat Main (12-4-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), opened the Paramount-televised main card following prelims on MMAjunkie.

Main came out in the first round pumping his jab and backing his opponent down, while Corrales moved in and out with his strike attempts. Main was the longer fighter, and he used it to his advantage. Corrales pushed to land heavy punches but just fell short of his desired range. Main landed a solid step-knee to the body, and Corrales found a home with his leg kicks. The crowd started to get restless just over three minutes in, but Main stayed content with working behind his jab, which looked like a frustrating weapon for Corrales to get inside. Corrales started to find his range in the final minute, tagging Main with several right hands. Main answered with a pair of clean lefts just before the end of the round.

The fighters opened up more with the strikes in the second round. Main continued to press the action with his jab, but Corrales was intent to punch through it. Corrales tagged Main with a hard uppercut that he clearly didn’t like. The momentum definitely changed toward Corrales’ direction. Main is forced to go for a takedown after absorbing some clean punches to the face. He briefly grounded Corrales on a trip, but couldn’t keep him there for more than a few seconds. Corrales kept firing once it returned to a standing position, mixing up his shots to the head and body. Main started to fade in the last few minutes of the round while Corrales picked things up and truly settled into a groove on the feet.

Main’s corner urged him to go for the takedown at the start of Round 3, but instead he goes high and connects with a left hand that snapped Corrales’ head back. Corrales showed consistency with his leg kicks, which he followed up with hooks. Main finally went for a takedown, but he was denied immediately. Shortly thereafter, Corrales landed a perfect left cross to the chin that dropped Main to the ground. Corrales followed up with a storm of punches on the mat and referee Rob Hinds called it off at TIME of Round 3.

“I prepared very hard for this fight and I prepared to finish him in the first round,” Corrales said in his post-fight interview. “He was tough and he really (expletive) made me earn my two checks tonight. I’m coming after all these other featherweights for sure.”

The latest Bellator 208 results include:

• Henry Corrales def. Andy Main via knockout (punches) – Round 3, 2:08
• Jeremy Puglia def. Eric Olsen via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 3:16
• Dennis Buzukja def. Ryan Castro via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 2:53
• Andrews Rodriguez def. Mike DiOrio via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Zarrukh Adashev def. Christian Medina via TKO (punches, knee) – Round 1, 10:08
• Jennifer Chieng def. Jessica Ruiz via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 1:22
• David Meshkhoradze def. Shaquan Moore via split decision (30-27, 28-29, 30-27)
• Tommy Espinosa def. Suhrob Aidarbekov via submission (armbar) – Round 1, 1:27
• Nick Fiore def. Jerome Mickle via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

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