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Marcos Rogerio de Lima stunned everyone with his incredible performance in the showcase fight on Saturday as part of the main event at UFC Vegas 42 (Fight Night 197) and won the biggest win of his career.
De Lima of Brazil (19-7-1 MMA, 8-5 UFC) defeated Ruth Vale (39-14 MMA, 9-8 UFC) during an early exchange in the opening round. A blow from the fist and then he just proceeded with the relentless barrage of strikes. When Ruthwell tried to survive with incredible toughness, De Lima's courage and enthusiasm could not be denied. Despite being 40 years old, he kept raining punches so fast until he experienced heavy Weight loss will be followed by fatigue and constant tiredness.
Seeing this, referee Herb Dean jumped to stop the fight, hesitated for a moment and then finally finished the fight in the first round at 32 seconds.
De Lima said of his victory, "I knew it was a tough fight. "All respect for Ben. I knew my speed; I knew I could attack. I knew they were going in; I knew it was going to happen. I don't think anyone was with Ben. What is this
There was no sense of loss for the heavyweights as Rothwell tried to punch himself but he didn't really get a chance to throw anything after de Lima's unbridled attack.
De Lima has not only recorded the most notable win of his career, but also the first consecutive victory since 2013. He has won and lost several of his last 11 fights, but eventually broke the trend. He became the first fighter since Ken Velasquez in 2009 to end Rothwell with a strike.
Rothwell, on the other hand, suffered its first knockout defeat since October 2009.
Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 197 results include:
Max Holloway def. Yair Rodriguez via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)
Marcos Rogerio de Lima def. Ben Rothwell via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 0:32
Felicia Spencer def. Leah Letson via TKO (strikes) – Round 3, 4:25
Khaos Williams def. Miguel Baeza via TKO (punches) – Round 3, 1:02
Song Yadong def. Julio Arce via TKO (punches) – Round 2, 1:35
Joel Alvarez def. Thiago Moises via TKO (strikes) – Round 1, 3:01
Andrea Lee def. Cynthia Calvillo via TKO (corner stoppage) – Round 2, 5:00
Sean Woodson def. Collin Anglin via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:30
Cortney Casey def. Liana Jojua via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Rafael Alves def. Marc Diakiese via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 1, 1:48
Da Un Jung def. Kennedy Nzechukwu via knockout (elbows) – Round 1, 3:04
