Chris Duncan vs. Terrance McKinney had finish written all over from the moment it was added to the UFC schedule. It ended inside the distance Saturday at UFC 323, just as expected.
Duncan (15-2 MMA, 6-1 UFC) walked away the victor as he stunned McKinney (17-8 MMA, 7-5 UFC) on the feet and worked his way to a D’Arce choke submission at the 2:30 mark of Round 1 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
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Both men landed hard, damaging, disorienting shots in an opening minute filled with wild exchanges. Duncan appeared wobbly and shot for a takedown, which he eventually got. McKinney quickly worked his way up and they separated. Things got wild again and just when it looked like McKinney was getting the better of things, Duncan landed a clean standing elbow that dropped him.
McKinney appeared fuzzy as Duncan worked some ground-and-pound, though he did just enough to survive. Duncan eventually elected to switch up his attack and locked in a choke to finish the fight.
Duncan has won four fights in a row. McKinney has a two-fight winning streak snapped.
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Up-to-the-minute UFC 323 results:
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Chris Duncan def. Terrance McKinney via submission (anaconda choke) – Round 1, 2:30
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