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MMA World Reacts as Manel Kape Caps Off 2025 in Style With Stunning First-Round TKO at UFC Vegas 112

The MMA world has reacted to Manel Kape’s first-round knockout win over Brandon Royval at UFC Vegas 112. In the 3-minute mark or Round 1, Kape caught Royval with a nasty right hook, dropped him, and then finished him with ground and pound, making Royval seemingly unconscious.

Even though ‘Raw Dawg’ protested the stoppage, the referee made the appropriate call because it was obvious that Royval was wobbly on his feet after eating non-stop heavy blows from Manel Kape.

Check out the finish below:

The MMA world reacted to this insane first-round TKO.