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Event:
UFF 7: Wolfe vs Naoi
Date: Apr 05, 2025 |
#R1#
McKinley lands a front kick.
McKinley throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Benitez looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
A low kick from Benitez is predictable there
and McKinley counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Benitez throws an off balance right hand
and McKinley counters with a good low kick that Benitez was not able to check.
Mickey McKinley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from McKinley - that will leave a mark!
Benitez throws a looping overhand right but McKinley ducks down to avoid it.
McKinley walks into a straight right hand from Benitez.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by McKinley.
McKinley tries to clinch
and Benitez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benitez swinging wildly here.
#T1#
Benitez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McKinley can pounce on him.
Benitez walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McKinley checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
McKinley is looking to counter punch.
McKinley connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
McKinley lands a head kick. Benitez smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
McKinley thuds his shin into the meat of Benitez's side.
McKinley uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benitez.#CL#
McKinley forces Benitez back against the cage and clinches.
McKinley lands a left hand.
#T2#
McKinley working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benitez is working for takedown but McKinley is calmly controlling the position for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from McKinley.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but McKinley uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benitez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McKinleys head.
Benitez drops down looking for an ankle pick but McKinley pulls his leg out and moves away.
McKinley has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Elite Exclusive LTD in the buildup to the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKinley lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benitez takes a step back to recover.
McKinley lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
McKinley with the inside leg kick. #T3#
McKinley slips under a jab.
McKinley tries to clinch but Benitez is having none of it.
Benitez misses with an uppercut
and McKinley counters with an inside leg kick. #CL#
McKinley closes the distance and clinches.
McKinley lands a body punch in the clinch.
McKinley content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Benitez lands a right hand. #BC2#
Benitez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benitez throws a lazy uppercut
letting McKinley counter with a right hand.
McKinley fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
McKinley misses with an uppercut
and Benitez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
McKinley scores with a kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - McKinley looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benitez with the counter takedown but McKinley avoids it easily.
Benitez throws a jab but it's blocked by McKinley.
McKinley with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benitez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKinley counters with a leg kick.
McKinley moves out of range of the strikes.
McKinley slips under a jab from Benitez.
Benitez swats away the attempt to clinch by McKinley.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McKinley dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Benitez lands the left hand.
Benitez's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benitez misses with a straight right.
McKinley misses with a body kick.
McKinley lands an overhand right.
Mickey McKinley is winning the standup battle so far.
The fighters circling - Benitez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A big right from Benitez misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez thows a left - swing and a miss!
McKinley tried to counter with a leg kick but Benitez avoided it.#CL#
McKinley takes the fight into the clinch.
Benitez wants to get back to striking at distance but McKinley won't allow it.
#T1#
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by McKinley.
McKinley lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McKinley lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benitez backwards.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McKinley is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A short right from McKinley on the inside.
McKinley slowing the pace effectively.
McKinley lands a hook that snaps the head of Benitez backwards.
McKinley is pushing Benitez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
McKinley lands a left hand.
McKinley scores with a shot to the side of Benitez's head. #CUT#It looks like Rohan Benitez has been cut.#T2#
Benitez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McKinley backwards.
McKinley has Benitez pushed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McKinley.
McKinley is stalling here.
McKinley is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mickey McKinley.
Benitez swings widly with a right hand
letting McKinley counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benitez looks to score with a jab to the body but McKinley is just out of range.#CL#
McKinley takes the fight into the clinch.
McKinley pressing his opponent against the cage.
Benitez tries for a takedown. No joy.
#T3#
A right hook to the body lands for McKinley.
Benitez tries for a takedown. No joy.
Benitez has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from McKinley.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McKinley tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McKinley will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benitez up against the cage.
McKinley is stalling here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McKinley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice body punch from McKinley - that landed with a thud.
McKinley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benitez can do to turn this around?
McKinley slows down the pace here.
McKinley is trying to maintain a safe position but Benitez gets an underhook and turns McKinley into the cage.#T4#
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Mickey McKinley.
Benitez looks to throw the jab but McKinley is out of range.
McKinley slips a straight right by Benitez.
McKinley lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Benitez takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
McKinley throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benitez stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benitez takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.#CL#
McKinley instigates a clinch.
McKinley is pressed up against the cage. Benitez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McKinley down to the mat. McKinley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mickey McKinley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rohan Benitez.
Benitez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McKinley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mickey McKinley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rohan Benitez's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
McKinley doesn't manage to clinch there - Benitez circles away.
McKinley avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
As Benitez backs away, McKinley returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
McKinley with the inside leg kick.
McKinley circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benitez takes a head kick and keeps coming.
McKinley scores with a head kick.
Benitez looks to land a left hand but McKinley moved out of range nicely.
McKinley tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Benitez manages to circle out of the way.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McKinley scores with a kick to the midsection.
A chopping leg kick lands by McKinley.
McKinley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benitez.
McKinley fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benitez just manages to avoid it.#T1#
McKinley fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for McKinley.
Benitez chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before McKinley can pounce on him.
#CL#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
McKinley instigates a clinch.
McKinley can't find room to land a body shot as Benitez controls the action.
Benitez tries a body shot but McKinley blocks it.
Benitez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McKinley lands a body shot in the clinch.
McKinley can't find room to land a body shot as Benitez controls the action.
McKinley gets through Benitez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
The referee calls for McKinley to work.
McKinley's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Rohan Benitez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mickey McKinley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T2#
McKinley is pressed up against the cage. Benitez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag McKinley down to the mat. McKinley avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance. #CL#
McKinley moves into the clinch.
Benitez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benitez has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by McKinley after a bit of a struggle.
Benitez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez wants a takedown but no success here.
Mickey McKinley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rohan Benitez.#T3#
McKinley gets underhooks to prevent Benitez's takedown attempt.
McKinley blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benitez wants a takedown but no success here.
Benitez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by McKinley.
McKinley tries a body shot but Benitez blocks it.
Benitez has had enough of the clinch but McKinley keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch on the inside from Benitez fails to land.
Benitez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benitez wants a takedown.
Benitez working aggressively here.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benitez tries to work over McKinley's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benitez tries to throw a body punch but McKinley avoids it by throwing Benitez back against the cage.
Benitez lands an uppercut.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but McKinley uses good head movement to avoid it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McKinley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
The referee calls for McKinley to work.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with McKinley for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McKinley leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benitez misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mickey McKinley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McKinley has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:27
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mickey McKinley! |
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Event:
UFF 3: Tavernelli vs Mosley
Date: Mar 08, 2025 |
#R1#
Obolensky on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT2#It looks like Daniil Obolensky has been cut.
Obolensky shoots and misses #KD2#
and Benitez counters with a crisp right hand that drops Obolensky! Benitez lets Obolensky back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC2#Obolensky is rocked!
Obolensky shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benitez counters with a crisp right that sends Obolensky to the canvas! Benitez follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rohan Benitez! |
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