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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Bengazzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nowacki comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Moby - Flower kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Bengazzoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nowacki scores with a hook to the body. Bengazzoni takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nowacki slips under a jab from Bengazzoni.
A nice leg kick lands there from Nowacki.
Bengazzoni moves away from the strike by Nowacki.
Bengazzoni looks to land a right hand but Nowacki moved out of range.
Bengazzoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nowacki.
A slow jab from Nowacki misses its intended target.
Nowacki cracks Bengazzoni with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We've been told by Bengazzoni's head coaches at aLion's MMA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bengazzoni sizes up Nowacki with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nowacki lands with a cross.
Bengazzoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bengazzoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Nowacki.
Bengazzoni misses with a hook.
Nowacki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bengazzoni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bengazzoni throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nowacki counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bengazzoni's knee momentarily.
Bengazzoni just misses with a punch to the body.
Bengazzoni connects with an inside leg kick.
Good work by Nowacki as he checks the leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch up.
Nowacki lands with a nice body kick.
Nowacki tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Nowacki scoring well with a low kick there.
Bengazzoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nowacki lands a head kick!
Nowacki throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bengazzoni moves into the clinch.
Nowacki blocks a body shot from Bengazzoni.
Nowacki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nowacki throws a punch but it's blocked by Bengazzoni.
Nowacki looking to throw knees to the head but Bengazzoni is blocking nicely.
A head punch on the inside from Nowacki fails to land.
Nowacki blocking some punches.
Nowacki missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nowacki.
It looks like Benjamin Bengazzoni has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bengazzoni scores with a shoulder strike.
Bengazzoni lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bengazzoni misses with a body punch.
Nowacki lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Bengazzoni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nowacki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
Nowacki lands with a light punch inside.
Bengazzoni tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Nowacki's elbow.
Nowacki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
Nowacki working aggressively here.
Nowacki misses with a body punch.
Bengazzoni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bengazzoni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Nowacki swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nowacki falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bengazzoni counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki jabs at Bengazzoni's body.
A good leg kick by Nowacki.
Nowacki connects with a body shot.
Bengazzoni throws a hook to the side of Nowacki's head but Nowacki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bengazzoni on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Nowacki. Nowacki obviously looking to wear him down.
Nowacki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bengazzoni shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Nowacki ducks under a wild hook from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni misses with a right hand
and Nowacki counters with a low kick, right behind Bengazzoni 's knee.
Nowacki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bengazzoni closes the distance and clinches.
Nowacki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nowacki gets through Bengazzoni's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Come on Bengazzoni - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nowacki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki takes one to the chin there.
Nowacki fails in his attempt to clinch.
Good standup being displayed there by Nowacki as he connects with a hook.
Bengazzoni lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nowacki circles away quickly and effectively.
Nowacki scores with a spinning back kick!
Bengazzoni throws an off balance right hand
and Nowacki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bengazzoni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bengazzoni misses with a hook.
Nowacki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bengazzoni takes one on the button.
Bengazzoni walks into a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bengazzoni takes one to the chin there.
Bengazzoni throws a hook but Nowacki blocks it.
Bengazzoni thuds his right hand into Nowacki's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bengazzoni misses with a wild combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Bengazzoni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bengazzoni misses with a leg kick.
Bengazzoni scores with a three punch combo!
Bengazzoni swings widly with a right hand
enabling Nowacki to counter with a crisp jab.
That kick from Nowacki tenderised Bengazzoni's leg. Bengazzoni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bengazzoni misses with a body shot.
Bengazzoni moves out of range as Nowacki throws a body kick.
Nowacki throws a shot from downtown. Bengazzoni moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Bengazzoni on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nowacki misses with a hook.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowacki feints a jab promting Bengazzoni to slip. Nowacki then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bengazzoni slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Bengazzoni throws a big shot that misses.
Bengazzoni is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A punch combination from Nowacki misses.
Bengazzoni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Nowacki digs a good body shot into Bengazzoni's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nowacki takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch but Nowacki moves out of range.
Nowacki only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bengazzoni lands with a good body shot.
Nowacki shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nowacki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Nowacki connects with an inside leg kick.
Nowacki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nowacki throws a leg kick which misses Bengazzoni's front leg but catches the back leg as Bengazzoni tries to avoid it.
Bengazzoni lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That kick from Bengazzoni tenderised Nowacki's leg. Nowacki is trying to keep his angry face on.
Nowacki moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Nowacki.
Bengazzoni takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nowacki has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nowacki pushes Bengazzoni away with a front kick.
Nowacki chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bengazzoni can pounce on him.
Nowacki closes the distance and clinches.
Nowacki takes a shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nowacki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Nowacki.
Nowacki takes a shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bengazzoni cracks Nowacki with a nice body shot.
A hook to the body from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni misses with the head strike.
Nowacki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nowacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nowacki swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bengazzoni stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nowacki avoiding damage as Bengazzoni throws knees to the body.
Nowacki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nowacki misses with an elbow strike.
Nowacki dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Nowacki tries a body shot but Bengazzoni blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nowacki.
Nowacki throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Nowacki breaks the clinch.
Nowacki lands a leg kick that knocks Bengazzoni off balance momentarily.
Bengazzoni works over Nowacki's head and body with a nice combination.
Nowacki rushes Bengazzoni and presses him up against the cage.
Nowacki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bengazzoni clinches up against the cage.
Nice elbow from Nowacki.
A short uppercut from Nowacki.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Nowacki uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short right from Nowacki.
Nowacki pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Nowacki gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowacki.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nowacki.
Nowacki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni lands a right hand that snaps the head of Nowacki backwards.
Nowacki misses with a short punch on the inside.
Nowacki stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nowacki pressing his opponent against the cage.
Bengazzoni blocks an elbow strike from Nowacki.
Nowacki misses with a punch to the body.
Bengazzoni stalling the fight.
Nowacki with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nowacki tries to work over Bengazzoni's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nowacki landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herkules Nowacki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Bengazzoni's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bengazzoni throws a hook but Nowacki avoids it easily.
A head kick misses from Nowacki.
No joy there for Nowacki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Nowacki.
Nowacki misses with a wild combination.
Bengazzoni dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nowacki jabs Bengazzoni right on the nose. Bengazzoni blinks but takes it well.
Bengazzoni connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bengazzoni takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nowacki takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nowacki throws a sloppy head kick and Bengazzoni moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Nowacki.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jab, jab by Nowacki - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni throws a hook but Nowacki avoids it easily.
Nowacki turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nowacki feints and then cracks Bengazzoni's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bengazzoni down.
Bengazzoni takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nowacki lands a glancing blow to the side of Bengazzoni's head.
Nowacki misses with a low kick as Bengazzoni jumps back.
A slow jab from Bengazzoni misses its intended target.
Nowacki throws a fast counter high kick but Bengazzoni manages to duck under it in time.
Nowacki looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bengazzoni throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nowacki counters with a leg kick.
Nowacki chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bengazzoni throws a low kick, looking for Nowacki's leg but Nowacki calmly moves out of range.
Nowacki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Nowacki as he connects with a hook.
Nowacki throws the kick towards the body but Bengazzoni avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Nowacki.
Benjamin Bengazzoni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowacki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bengazzoni misses with a straight right.
Nowacki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bengazzonis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Bengazzoni connects with a body shot.
Nowacki throws a shot from downtown. Bengazzoni moves away and avoids it.
Bengazzoni fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nowacki misses with a hook
and Bengazzoni counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nowacki lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
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.
Nowacki slips a jab from Bengazzoni.
Nowacki thows a leg kick but Bengazzoni checks it
and Bengazzoni counters with a straight right hand.
Bengazzoni walks into a jab.
Bengazzoni is looking to clinch.
Nowacki cracks Bengazzoni with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nowacki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bengazzoni momentarily.
Bengazzoni misses with a body shot.
Bengazzoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nowacki misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bengazzoni misses with an uppercut. Nowacki saw that one coming.
A left lands for Nowacki.
Nowacki tries to clinch up.
Nowacki scores with a nice right hand.
Nowacki lands a nice leg kick that just misses Bengazzoni's sensitive parts.
Bengazzoni lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Bengazzoni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Nowacki checks it well.
Nowacki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bengazzoni. That did some damage!
Bengazzoni looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nowacki checks a low kick from Bengazzoni.
A countering left hand to the body from Nowacki misses.
A jab from Bengazzoni misses.
Herkules Nowacki is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni swings widly with a right hand
and Nowacki moves into the clinch.
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!
Nowacki has a couple of punches blocked by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni tries to work over Nowacki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Nowacki.
Nowacki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bengazzoni backwards.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bengazzoni wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Nowacki has him pressed against the cage.
Bengazzoni avoids a wild elbow strike from Nowacki.
Bengazzoni has had enough of the clinch but Nowacki keeps him there for the moment.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni lands a body shot.
Bengazzoni fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bengazzoni blocks an elbow strike from Nowacki.
Bengazzoni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Nowacki just stands there and leans against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herkules Nowacki comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Nowacki has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herkules Nowacki!
A very excited looking Herkules Nowacki made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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