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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roger Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sama Paska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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149 lbs
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Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Roger Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Sama Paska!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Dirk Anderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Our sources have told us that Bennett has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Paska has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Paska digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paska's coach down at The Hut - $50 was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Paska's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Paska misses with the head strike.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Paska blocks it.
Paska working aggressively here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bennett obliges.
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Paska is blocking nicely.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett scores a nice knee to the body.
Bennett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paska's face.
Bennett lands a nice elbow.
Paska lands with a short shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett scores a nice knee to the body.
Paska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Paska blocks with his arms.
Paska misses with some punches.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Paska avoiding damage as Bennett throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A knee to the head by Bennett.
Bennett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paska softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Paska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennett is keeping busy.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paska blocks it with crossed arms.
Paska looking to slow down the pace here.
Paska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paska blocks it with crossed arms.
Paska lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Paska works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paska tries to stall but Bennett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bennett is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Paska is defending well for now.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Paska.
Bennett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paska lands a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paska has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paska blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett lands a nice knee to the body.
Bennett misses with an elbow over the top.
A shot in the inside from Paska.
Bennett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Paska blocks it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennett.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Paska softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bennett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paska throws a head punch that misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennett.
Still in the clinch, Bennett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Bennett.
Bennett lands with a short shot to the head.
Bennett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paska lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Paska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett scores with a knee to the head.
Paska misses with the head strike.
Paska scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Paska is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Paska blocks it.
Bennett is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Paska is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paska misses with a body punch.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Paska controls his hands.
Paska is working Bennett over against the cage.
Paska swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paska.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paska.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bennett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paska blocks it with crossed arms.
Paska lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paska in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch on the inside from Paska fails to land.
Bennett with a knee to the head.
Paska misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paska in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Paska misses.
Bennett has closed the distance and engaged Paska in a clinch.
Bennett pushes Paska back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennett landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bennett throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennett.
Paska throws a head punch that misses.
A knee to the head by Bennett.
It looks like Sama Paska has been cut.
Bennett putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Paska in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paska's face.
Bennett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Paska has Bennett pressed against the cage.
Bennett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bennett using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paska is breathing heavily.
Paska throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett scores a nice knee to the body.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Paska misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett working Paska over with knees to the body.
Paska takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bennett scores with a knee to the head.
Paska is rocked!
Bennett with a knee to the head.
Paska is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennett finish him?
Paska fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Knees to the body from Bennett.
Bennett lands an elbow inside.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paska blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett landing knees to the head.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Paska blocks it.
Paska lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Paska seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Bennett.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paska.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett looking to stall.
Paska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Bennett takes a shot to the head.
Bennett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Paska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Paska throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bennett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Paska struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bennett lands a knee to the body.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Paska can do to turn this around?
Paska is trying to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett crunches a lovely knee into Paska's ribcage.
Paska avoiding damage as Bennett throws knees to the body.
Paska has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Paska blocks it.
Paska takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paska avoiding damage as Bennett throws knees to the body.
Paska misses with some punches.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but Paska blocks with his arms.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Paska misses with some punches.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bennett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bennett lands an elbow just above Paska 's eye.
Paska blocks an elbow strike.
Paska is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bennett pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett lands a nice knee to the body.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett unloads a knee to the mid-section. Paska lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bennett crunches a lovely knee into Paska's ribcage.
Paska misses with a hook from the clinch.
Paska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paska.
Paska lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bennett with a knee to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paska has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Paska backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roger Bennett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sama Paska's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Paska keeps the fight on the outside.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up but Paska swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bennett has closed the distance and engaged Paska in a clinch.
Paska digs a right hand underneath Bennett's ribcage. Bennett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Paska swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett trying to land knees to the body.
Bennett throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Paska blocks it with crossed arms.
Bennett connects with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett lands a knee to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paska lands an uppercut.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paska misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Paska blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paska avoids the elbow strike from Bennett, against the cage.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Paska.
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Paska is blocking nicely.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Roger Bennett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paska tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Paska has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Paska working aggressively here.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Paska fails to land.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Paska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paska lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Bennett.
Paska lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bennett misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paska.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennett.
Paska working aggressively here.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Paska is blocking nicely.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Paska avoids it.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Paska uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paska managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
Bennett blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paska looking to stall.
Paska swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paska is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Bennett is keeping busy.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Sama Paska has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paska scores with a shoulder strike.
Bennett with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Paska managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett connects with a nasty looking knee right to Paska's face.
Paska blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Paska misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paska.
Paska misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett lands a nice shot to the body.
Bennett misses with a knee strike.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but Paska blocks it.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
Bennett lands a nice knee to the body.
Roger Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Paska content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paska takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bennett looking to throw knees to the head but Paska is blocking nicely.
Paska is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bennett stalling.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A right hook to the body lands for Paska.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roger Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roger Bennett!
An out of breath Roger Bennett 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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