Manel Kape makes statement with first-round knockout
Watch Brandon Royval vs. Manel Kape full fight video highlights from their UFC Vegas 112 main event showdown Saturday night, courtesy of multiple outlets.
Royval vs. Kape took place Dec, 14 at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas, Nev. Brandon Royval (17-8) and Manel Kape (21-7) squared off in the main event clash. The fight aired live on ESPN2/ESPN+..
Official result: Manel Kape def. Brandon Royval via first-round TKO (3:18)
Catch all the video highlights below.
For more on Royval vs. Kape, check out the live blog below.
Round 1
Royval out in southpaw, Kape in orthodox, but he switches stances often, and does immediately. And again. Royval trying to stay long, early, but Kape is backing him up. Royval testing the water with low kicks and lands a nice one that gets Kape to switch again. Kape hand fighting, feinting, and waiting. But Royval lands a paid of kicks, low and then to the body.
Exchange of jabs. Kape getting a bit frozen in there as Royval circles and kicks, circles and kicks. Kape just trying to square him up for a big shot. Kape finally gets his moment, catching a lazy kick and using it to punch in combination, but doesn’t get much off it. Royval out-working him from distance, but did just take a wonky step? Not sure what happened but he’s moving.
OH!!!!!!!!! Kape got Royval to the fence and leapt in with a short right hand on the button! Sent Royval straight to the mat against the fence! Kape on top and Royval looked out! He awake now and trying to defend but Kape pouring on shots and Herb Dean steps in!!!!
Royval is immediately contesting the stoppage and he was defending when it was stopped, but it also looked like he went out twice. Replay shows Royval was close to limp on two occasions, but he was defending when Dean stepped in. Certainly will be a controversial stoppage, but that’s the best performance of Manel Kape’s career nonetheless.
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