Marcos Pezão delivers lightning knockout to Ben Rothwell and wins co-main fight at UFC Las Vegas 42

Without giving the American a chance, the heavyweight needed less than a minute to send his opponent to the canvas and achieve his second consecutive victory.

M. Pezão needed just 32s to knock out B.Rothwell Photo: Instagram

I couldn't even sweat. In the co-main event of UFC Las Vegas 42 this Saturday (13), the Brazilian Marcos Foot He didn't give Ben Rothwell a chance and knocked out his opponent just 32 seconds into the fight. It was the second consecutive victory for the Brazilian fighter, a fact that had not happened since 2014.

With the knockout, Pezão returns to winning two in a row after seven years, the year in which he debuted in Ultimate. The Brazilian now has an MMA record of 19 wins, seven setbacks and one draw. A veteran of the sport, Rothwell now has a record of 39 positive results, 14 negative results and one draw.

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THE FIGHT

Pezão started the duel by landing a low kick and then landed a direct shot that rocked Ben Rothwell. With his opponent dizzy, the Brazilian pressed his rival against the fence and punished him with many blows, which had no response. Rothwell even threw himself at the Brazilian's legs to save himself, but the referee had already stopped the fight and declared the Brazilian athlete's stunning victory.

Felicia Spencer abuses grappling and beats Leah Letson by knockout

F. Spencer dominated L. Letson during the fight Photo: Instagram

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Like a 'tick', Felicia spencer used her grappling during the 15 minutes of combat and emerged victorious in the duel against Leah Letson in the UFC Las Vegas 42. Without giving her opponent room to breathe, the featherweight (up to 65,7kg) abused her clinch game to pin her opponent and pin her to the cage. After another takedown in the third round, Spencer punished Letson with a barrage of punches and elbows until the referee interrupted to declare the fight over.

With the positive result, Felicia is recovering from the bad phase she was in in her career and now has nine wins and three losses in professional MMA. At 29 years old, Leah Letson now has five triumphs and two setbacks in the sport.

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In an electrifying duel, Khaos Williams brutally knocks out Miguel Baeza

K.Williams brutally knocked out M.Baeza Photo: Instagram

The duel between Miguel Baeza and Khaos Willians was one of the most anticipated on the card and delivered what it promised. With many exchanges of blows, takedowns and submission attempts, there was no lack of excitement in the second fight on the main card. In the third round, Willians landed a beautiful sequence of crosses and with his right hand he knocked Baeza out. It was up to the referee to save Miguel from the final blows. End of fight.

Khaos Willians achieves his second consecutive victory in the organization and now has a record of 13 triumphs and two setbacks. On the other hand, Miguel Baeza suffers his second consecutive defeat and now has 10 positive results and two negative results in the sport

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In dominant fashion, Song Yadong knocks out Julio Arce in the second round

S.Yadong knocked out J. Arce at UFC Vegas 42 Photo: Instagram

The Chinese promise song yadong claimed another victim. In the fight that opened the main card of the UFC Las Vegas 42, the bantamweight (up to 61,2kg) dominated Julio Maple  In the stand-up fight, he was more forceful and scored a beautiful knockout in the second round. With the triumph, Song once again wins two consecutive fights and now has a record of 18 positive results, five negative results and one draw. On the other hand, Julio Maple now has a record of 17 triumphs and five setbacks

UFC LAS VEGAS 42 RESULTS

MAIN CARD

Feather weight: Max Holloway derrotou Yair Rodriguez in the unanimous decision of the judges (49-46, 48-47,48-47)

Heavyweight: Marcos Foot defeated Ben Rothwell by technical knockout (punches) at 32 seconds of R1

Feather weight: Felicia spencer defeated Leah Letson by technical knockout (punches) at 4:25 of R3

Welterweight: Khaos Williams defeated Miguel Baeza by technical knockout (punches) at 1m02s of R3

Bantamweight: song yadong derrotou Julio Maple by technical knockout (punches) at 1:35 of R2

PRELIMINARY CARD

Lightweight: Joel alvarez derrotou Thiago Moses by technical knockout at 3m01s of R1

Fly weight: Andrea Lee derrotou Cynthia calvillo by technical knockout 5m from R2

Feather weight: Sean Woodson defeated Collin Anglin via TKO at 4:30 of R1

Flyweight: Cortney Casey defeated Liana Jojua in the unanimous decision of the judges (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)

Lightweight:  rafael alves finished Marc Diakiese with a guillotine 1m48s from R1

Light Heavyweight: Da Un Jung derrotou Kennedy Nzechukwu by technical knockout at 3m04s of R1

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