UFC Fight Night 124 results: Marco Polo Reyes steamrolls Matt Frevola for first-round KO

It was Marco Polo Reyes’ left hand that sent Matt Frevola’s mouthpiece flying.

But it was the right hand of Reyes (8-4 MMA, 4-1 UFC) that put Frevola (6-1 MMA, 0-1 UFC) away, resulting in a knockout finish to a wild brawl that lasted all of one minute.

The lightweight bout was part of the preliminary card of today’s UFC Fight Night 124 event at Scottrade Center in St. Louis. It aired on FS1 following additional prelims on UFC Fight Pass and ahead of the main card on FS1.

It took no time at all for these two to square up and let the leather fly in the center of the cage, and when they did it was Reyes who got the better of the exchanges right away. Landing with pinpoint accuracy, Reyes stung Frevola early, knocking out his mouthpiece with a left hook and then dropping him to the mat seconds later.

Frevola would recover quickly as Reyes looked for a choke, but soon they were back to trading punches in the pocket again, and Reyes appeared to have Frevola’s number.

With a sharp right hand to the jaw, Reyes put Frevola down and out, crumpling him against the cage and bringing a sudden stop to the bout at the 1:00 mark of Round 1.

“I knew I had the power to knock him out, but I had to be careful because (Frevola) is a very powerful guy,” Reyes said. “So I tried to keep my distance, but still get in and out. That worked out even better than expected and I was able to get the finish. I had a setback in my last fight, but now I am back in the win column and it feels amazing.”

The victory gets Reyes back into the win column for the first time since a TKO loss to James Vick last May. Frevola’s loss is the first of his pro career.

Up-to-the-minute UFC Fight Night 124 results include:

• Marco Polo Reyes def. Matt Frevola via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 1:00
• Irene Aldana def. Talita Bernardo via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
• Kyung Ho Kang def. Guido Cannetti via submission (triangle choke) – Round 1, 4:53
• Jessica Eye def. Kalindra Faria via split decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)
• J.J. Aldrich def. Danielle Taylor via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
• Mads Burnell def. Mike Santiago via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)

For complete coverage of UFC Fight Night 124, check out the UFC Events section of the site.

(MMAjunkie’s John Morgan contributed to this report on site in St. Louis.)