Mackenzie Dern totally overwhelmed Angela Hill for 25 minutes in the UFC Fight Night 224 headliner.
Dern (13-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) revealed off a well-rounded videogame when she beat Hill (15-13 MMA, 10-13 UFC) by a uneven consentaneous choice on Saturday with ratings of 49-43, 49-44, 49-44.
The strawweight bout was the UFC Fight Night 224 primary event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Big efficiency, BIG win for @MackenzieDern!
She takes our #UFCVegas73 primary occasion by consentaneous choice 👏 pic.twitter.com/pGq8SxzGZK
— UFC (@ufc) May 21, 2023
Dern came out strongly with some strong shots in Round 1, closing the range to clinch. But Hill was able to outmuscle Dern in the clinch and disengage. Dern continued to toss heat, however her head-and-arm toss was reversed by Hill. Both females stood back up, however a coupleof seconds lateron, Dern sat Hill with a huge best and followed her to the ground. Dern worked in half guard, however Hill handled to fend off a kneebar effort. Dern leapt to complete install and dropped huge elbows priorto transitioning to an armbar, however Hill madeitthrough the round.
THE START TO THIS FIGHT FROM DERN AND HILL 😳 #UFCVegas73 pic.twitter.com/vcznl6nzd8
— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) May 21, 2023
Round 2 began with Dern charging forward when onceagain, this time by blending in some kicks. Hill got a hold of Dern’s back and briefly got her neck for a choke, however Dern broke complimentary. Hill continued to hold onto Dern in the clinch to sluggish the rate down, however Dern was able to ultimately disengage. But as quickly as Dern began to let her hands go, Hill got a hold of her onceagain and stacked her versus the cage. Round 2 ended with both women tossing heavy leather in the pocket.
Dern landed huge to start off Round 3, however slipped onto her back on a kick effort. Hill followed her to the ground however was captured in a triangle choke. Hill left and chose to stand up. Dern rocked Hill with a knee and landed a takedown quickly after. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace transitioned to complete install and landed some ground-and-pound. Hill twisted and turned out of risk, however Dern was ruthless with the attack. With seconds winding down in the round, Dern locked onto an armbar, however Hill handled to hang on and prevent getting captured.
Hill was sporting a huge mouse on her left eye as she wentinto Round 4, however Dern was all over her with blistering mixes. Once onceagain, Hill got onto the clinch,