An American fighter knocked his UFC opponent out while throwing a seemingly unstoppable combination of punches

• David Onama threw a combination so punch-perfect, it yielded a mid-flurry knockout.
• The UFC fighter's opponent, Gabriel Benitez, was out cold before he even hit the deck.

LAS VEGAS — An American fighter knocked his MMA opponent out while throwing a seemingly unstoppable combination of punches Saturday at the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Las Vegas.

David Onama fought Gabriel Benitez in a featherweight fight scheduled for three rounds on the preliminary section of the UFC Fight Night event broadcast on ESPN+.

The 145-pound had barely even started before it was over.

Though Benitez began the match trying to assert his authority, with a straight left and a kick to the body, it was not long before Onama's pressure took over.

He then put his punches into bunches as a prelude for what was about to come.

But he had to be on red alert because of what Benitez was intent to throw back — as this man was slanging and banging.

Benitez even landed a shot on Onama's eye that caused him to wince, with visible damage potentially blurring his vision. There was no way this fight was going the distance.

Swatting a body kick away with apparent ease, Onama threw punches back in quick succession, landing his strikes and damaging Benitez.

There was no let-up in Onama's strikes.

He just kept throwing and throwing. More of them landed, cleanly, and Benitez's lights were eventually switched off.

But even that did not stop Onama, who kept firing until his opponent was in a heap on the canvas.

It was finally all over — Onama secured his violent finish.

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The two 145-pounders threw a combined 190 shots in little more than four minutes, and even though Benitez edged the significant strikes thrown, ultimately, there was only one moment that mattered — the finish.

That is sometimes the way it goes in this unforgiving, cruel, wicked, game of combat.

But it is one of the things that makes fight sports so watchable. It is the theater of the unexpected, where danger veers its ugly head every second of every round in every fight.

And this was a fight Onama won in so much style that he rightfully bellowed for the $50,000 performance-related bonus check.

"Fifty G's, baby!" he said. "That's what I do — that's what I'm here for.

"I can't even see right now," Onama said, of his vision failing to come back. "It was quicky. It was pretty blurry. I can't see shit."

Ultimately, the compromised vision did not stop Onama from excelling, as he advanced his pro MMA record nine wins (six knockouts and three submissions) against one loss.