As part of the UFC Fight Night Ultimate Fighter finale undercard, UFC newcomer Matt Schnell (9-3) showed incredible toughness, but couldn't do enough to hold off the heavy-handed Rob Font (13-2).
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Schnell didn't escape the first round after taking the bout on short notice and going up in weight class.
Font first landed a front kick that wobbled Schnell:
Then it was a vicious knee that put him on the mat:
Font closed out the night with some nasty ground-and-pound, hitting Schnell with pounding shots that looked to have knocked him out twice.
Props to Schnell for taking the fight on short notice, but that's a brutal way to get knocked out.