MMA fighter Chelsea Hackett once knocked out opponent Nicole Szepesvary via a vicious leg sweep.
In the opening moments of the second round at Eternal MMA 49 in November 2019, Szepesvary threw a front kick at the 21-year-old prodigy who caught it with ease.
Szepesvary was hopping on one leg and at the mercy of Hackett who took out her standing leg with a a leg sweep.
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The impact of the fall knocked the 32-year-old out and gave Hackett a quick and decisive second round victory.
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The referee was quick to notice the Australian fighter was knocked out and awarded Hackett the victory for her second fight.
Her record is now a promising 2-0 while Szepesvary stands at 2-2.
Fans on Twitter praised Hackett for her ruthlessness.
The duo were meant to face off at UFC 243 in Melbourne but Szepesvary was forced out of the fight.
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Hackett, who's also Australian, spoke ahead of the fight about being 'pi**ed off' at the cancellation.
Per Sporting News, she stated,
"As a fighter, you prepare for a certain date and I was two weeks out from that fight and my family had bought tickets to Melbourne, so I was pi**ed off."
"I was so excited to fight that weekend, because UFC was a few days later, there was going to be awesome people at the event, and it was on Fight Pass. It was going to be a great event to be a part of.
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"I was devoed. I still went, but I was devoed that I couldn't fight."
Hackett is aiming to be in the UFC by the time she is in her mid 20's.
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With performances like that, there's no doubt that she'll be on the biggest stage soon enough.
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