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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tanner Pond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Bengazzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pond kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Stick To Your Guns - Agianst Them All. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tanner Pond!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Bengazzoni!
The judges for this bout are James Atkins, Phil Schofield and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pond throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bengazzoni. Pond does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pond misses with a body punch
and Bengazzoni counters with a straight right hand.
Bengazzoni has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Pond is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Pond lands a leg kick that knocks Bengazzoni off balance momentarily.
Pond misses with a wild body shot.
Tanner Pond seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bengazzoni wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pond takes a swing at Bengazzoni's ribcage but misses.
Pond pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pond tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bengazzoni is able to avoid easily.
Pond looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A big right from Bengazzoni misses.
Bengazzoni cracks Pond with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pond throws a body punch but Bengazzoni moves out of range.
Pond swinging wildly here.
Bengazzoni takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bengazzoni throws a hook but Pond avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pond lands with a hook. Bengazzoni tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bengazzoni misses with a hook. Pond ducked under it nicely.
Bengazzoni slips a straight right by Pond.
Bengazzoni moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Pond blocks the body kick.
Pond missing with a left hand there. Bengazzoni was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bengazzoni misses with a straight right.
Bengazzoni takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pond lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bengazzoni circles away quickly and effectively.
Pond throws a poor cross that misses
letting Bengazzoni counter with a right hand.
Bengazzoni misses with a hook to the body
and Pond counters with a nice uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pond scores with a jab to the body.
Bengazzoni takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bengazzoni throws a looping overhand right but Pond ducks down to avoid it.
Pond misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pond rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bengazzoni counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Tanner Pond has been cut.
A slow jab from Bengazzoni misses its intended target.
Pond fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bengazzoni has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bengazzoni misses with a series of wild punches.
Bengazzoni on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Bengazzoni on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bengazzoni checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
A swing and a miss from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Sloppy strikes from Pond. Those never looked like landing.
Bengazzoni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pond.
Pond misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Bengazzoni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pond.
Pond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bengazzoni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No joy there for Bengazzoni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bengazzoni lands a jab.
Pond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bengazzoni manages to avoid it.
Bengazzoni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pond.
Pond is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A swing and a miss from Pond.
Pond fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Bengazzoni ducks under a wild hook from Pond.
Bengazzoni connects with an inside leg kick.
Bengazzoni slips a jab from Pond.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pond. Bengazzoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bengazzoni tries to bum rush Pond with a series of wild strikes but Pond uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pond throws a leg kick but Bengazzoni moved away.
Pond with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pond connects with a jab.
Bengazzoni looks to throw the jab but Pond is out of range.
Bengazzoni walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Bengazzoni bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pond slips under a jab from Bengazzoni.
Pond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice shot by Pond.
Bengazzoni will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bengazzoni lands a jab to the nose.
A swing and a miss from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni misses with a hook. Pond ducked under it nicely.
Bengazzoni needs to keep his hands up - Pond had a free shot at his head there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Pond dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tanner Pond's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pond drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Pond misses the shot to the body.
Nice defenses there by Pond.
Pond takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Pond takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bengazzoni misses with a right hand
and Pond counters with a nice leg kick.
Bengazzoni avoids the body shot from Pond.
Nice cross by Pond.
Bengazzoni keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pond misses with a double jab
letting Bengazzoni counter with a right hand.
Bengazzoni lands an overhand right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pond misses with a looping right.
Pond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bengazzoni takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pond blocks a jab.
Pond will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bengazzoni chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Pond can pounce on him.
Pond connects with a body shot.
Pond steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Pond lands with a good body shot.
Bengazzoni shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Pond cracks Bengazzoni with an open hand slap.
Bengazzoni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pond throws out the jab.
Bengazzoni lands with a cross.
Bengazzoni misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pond lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni lands with a good body shot.
Pond jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pond shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pond!
Bengazzoni throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Pond sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pond fails to land with a series of punches.
Bengazzoni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pond.
Pond moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bengazzoni scores with a hook to the body. Pond takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pond throws a shot from downtown. Bengazzoni moves away and avoids it.
Pond misses with a body shot.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bengazzoni might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Pond has got the better of the exchanges.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bengazzoni.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bengazzoni in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pond swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bengazzoni.
A cross from Pond lands.
Pond defending well as Bengazzoni loads up on a big left hand.
Pond lands a nice shot that snaps Bengazzoni's head back.
Pond scores with a three punch combo!
Bengazzoni is rocked!
Pond throws a right and a left that Bengazzoni avoids nicely.
Bengazzoni is still on wobbly legs! Can Pond finish him?
Bengazzoni ducks under a wild hook from Pond.
Pond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pond is looking to slow Bengazzoni down with leg kicks.
Bengazzoni connects with the punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pond lands a right hook to the body.
Nice shot by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni moves away from the strike by Pond.
Bengazzoni seems to have recovered his senses.
Bengazzoni throws a leg kick but Pond moved away.
Bengazzoni ducks under a wild hook from Pond.
Pond misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bengazzoni loads up on a big right hand but Pond slips the punch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bengazzoni. Pond does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pond dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bengazzoni. That did some damage!
Bengazzoni wants to clinch.
Pond misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Pond throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pond throws a leg kick
and Bengazzoni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pond connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch but Pond moves out of range.
Bengazzoni connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pond tries to land a leg kick but Bengazzoni saw it coming and moves away.
Bengazzoni needs to keep his hands up - Pond had a free shot at his head there.
Pond throws a lazy uppercut
and Bengazzoni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pond fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bengazzoni looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tanner Pond dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tanner Pond's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Pond misses with a straight right.
Bengazzoni's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bengazzoni slips a straight right by Pond.
Pond slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bengazzoni keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pond.
Bengazzoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pond moves away.
Tanner Pond is winning the standup battle so far.
Pond looks to score with a jab to the body but Bengazzoni is just out of range.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pond.
Pond scores with the left hand. Bengazzoni knows he should have avoided that one.
Bengazzoni looks to land a right hand but Pond moved out of range.
Bengazzoni feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pond's calf.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bengazzoni uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pond.
Bengazzoni has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sloppy strikes from Bengazzoni. Those never looked like landing.
Pond throws a right hand that Bengazzoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Bengazzoni also avoids with ease.
Pond lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pond connects with a single shot there.
Bengazzoni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Bengazzoni fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pond.
Pond closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pond throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pond throws a jab when Bengazzoni was well out of range.
Pond slips a straight right by Bengazzoni.
Pond takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pond circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Pond.
Pond misses with a hook to the body
and Bengazzoni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bengazzoni tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pond feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bengazzonis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bengazzoni looks to land a combination but Pond avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pond. Bengazzoni does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pond throws a hook but Bengazzoni blocks it.
Pond is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni jabs Pond to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pond connects with a jab.
Bengazzoni checks a low kick from Pond.
Benjamin Bengazzoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bengazzoni throws a lazy right hand but Pond sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bengazzoni throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pond slips under a jab.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Pond, right into the meat.
Pond fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bengazzoni manages to avoid it.
A big right from Pond misses.
Bengazzoni doesn't manage to clinch there - Pond circles away.
Bengazzoni lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Bengazzoni blocks the low kick.
Pond throws a leg kick which misses Bengazzoni's front leg but catches the back leg as Bengazzoni tries to avoid it.
Pond misses the shot to the body.
Pond tries to bum rush Bengazzoni with a series of wild strikes but Bengazzoni uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nice defenses there by Pond.
Bengazzoni misses with a straight right.
Bengazzoni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pond.
Pond looks to land a combination. Bengazzoni sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Bengazzoni misses with a wild body shot.
Bengazzoni throws a shot from downtown. Pond moves away and avoids it.
Pond avoids the body shot from Bengazzoni.
A jab lands there for Pond.
Pond ducks right into an uppercut from Bengazzoni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pond fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bengazzoni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bengazzoni steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pond.
Jab, jab by Bengazzoni - just one landing.
Pond throws a hook but Bengazzoni blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from Pond. Those never looked like landing.
Pond lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A clash of legs there as Bengazzoni blocks the low kick.
Bengazzoni slips a straight right by Pond.
Pond takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pond swats away the attempt to clinch by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni avoids the body shot from Pond.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Tanner Pond.
Well Pond 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 James Atkins scores the fight 30:28
Judge Phil Schofield scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tanner Pond!
An out of breath Tanner Pond thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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