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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henson Benderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fujiwara Tsuyoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benderson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is The Time is Now. Tsuyoshi has chosen WHISPERED - HOLD THE SWORD as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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144 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
The judges for this bout are Gwen Towbar, Chris Downing and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Benderson. Beautiful body shot.
Tsuyoshi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benderson avoids a kick to the body.
Benderson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benderson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benderson connects with a right hand. Tsuyoshi shakes it off.
Tsuyoshi missing with a left hand there. Benderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Tsuyoshi.
Benderson connects with a looping right hand.
A nice combination there by Benderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid leg kick lands there for Tsuyoshi.
Benderson moves in looking to clinch but Tsuyoshi pushes him off.
Benderson rushes Tsuyoshi and presses him up against the cage.
Tsuyoshi being controlled against the cage.
Benderson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Tsuyoshi throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Benderson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi landing knees to the body.
Benderson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice knee to the body.
Tsuyoshi utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tsuyoshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Benderson controls his hands.
Benderson looking to throw knees to the head but Tsuyoshi is blocking nicely.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tsuyoshi avoids it.
Tsuyoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson taking a breather.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi is leaning against Benderson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but Tsuyoshi blocks it.
Benderson is looking to control Tsuyoshi's arms but Tsuyoshi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benderson has his back to the cage.
Tsuyoshi on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Tsuyoshi stalling against the cage.
Benderson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Benderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsuyoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson lands an elbow inside.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A hook to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Benderson looking to slow down the pace here.
Tsuyoshi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benderson misses with a knee strike.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benderson's elbow.
Benderson avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Come on Benderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benderson is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benderson lands a damaging elbow.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Tsuyoshi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Tsuyoshi gets an underhook and turns Benderson into the cage.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benderson misses with a knee strike.
Benderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Tsuyoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Tsuyoshi scores a nice knee to the body.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benderson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benderson's elbow.
Tsuyoshi working Benderson over with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Fujiwara Tsuyoshi will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benderson tries to clinch there but Tsuyoshi circles away.
Tsuyoshi slips a jab from Benderson.
Tsuyoshi throws a body shot but no joy.
Benderson misses with a looping left.
Good leg kick by Tsuyoshi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benderson tests Tsuyoshi's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tsuyoshi lands a nice shot to the body.
Tsuyoshi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tsuyoshi lands a jab to the nose.
Tsuyoshi throws a lazy right hand but Benderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from Benderson misses its target.
Tsuyoshi just misses with a punch to the body.
As Tsuyoshi tries to get set, Benderson tries to push him back and clinch up but Tsuyoshi manages to avoid the attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuyoshi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bendersons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Tsuyoshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A telegraphed right hand from Tsuyoshi misses the target.
Benderson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benderson throws a shot from downtown. Tsuyoshi moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tsuyoshi moves in looking to clinch but Benderson pushes him off.
Jab from Benderson.
A head kick misses from Benderson.
Tsuyoshi misses with a low kick.
Tsuyoshi throws a hook but Benderson blocks it.
Benderson misses with a looping left.
Tsuyoshi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Tsuyoshi pushes Benderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Benderson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benderson slows down the pace here.
Tsuyoshi avoids the elbow strike from Benderson, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson looking to throw knees to the head but Tsuyoshi is blocking nicely.
Tsuyoshi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Tsuyoshi misses with a body punch.
Tsuyoshi blocks an elbow strike.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Benderson misses with a knee strike.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Benderson connects with a knee to the head.
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!
Benderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuyoshi landing knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benderson.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Tsuyoshi lands a shoulder strike.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi takes a knee right on the jaw!
Tsuyoshi pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benderson looking to slow down the pace here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses with an elbow over the top.
Benderson avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Benderson misses with a knee strike.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tsuyoshi is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benderson is keeping busy.
Benderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tsuyoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benderson avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Tsuyoshi misses with a body punch.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benderson throws an elbow that misses.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson blocks an elbow strike.
Benderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson lands with a light punch inside.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benderson avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Benderson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Benderson stalling the fight.
Benderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuyoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Tsuyoshi can pounce on him.
A nice leg kick lands there from Tsuyoshi.
Benderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benderson wants to clinch.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benderson looks to land a right hand but Tsuyoshi moved out of range.
Benderson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Tsuyoshi misses with a left hand
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsuyoshi cracks Benderson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benderson closes the distance and clinches.
Tsuyoshi digs a right hand into Benderson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benderson's gas tank.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Benderson stalling in the clinch but Tsuyoshi improves position.
Tsuyoshi digs a right hand underneath Benderson's ribcage. Benderson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Tsuyoshi obliges.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi avoids a wild elbow strike from Benderson.
Benderson tries to stall but Tsuyoshi uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tsuyoshi tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Tsuyoshi back against the cage.
Tsuyoshi working Benderson over with knees to the body.
Benderson avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Benderson avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Benderson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Tsuyoshi avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tsuyoshi tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Tsuyoshi back against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tsuyoshi's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
With the fighters up against the cage, Benderson throws an elbow but misses.
Benderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benderson misses with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Tsuyoshi - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tsuyoshi gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Benderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Tsuyoshi gets an underhook and turns Benderson into the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Tsuyoshi.
Benderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tsuyoshi has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Tsuyoshi gets an underhook and turns Benderson into the cage.
Benderson misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tsuyoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Benderson avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Benderson avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Tsuyoshi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Benderson trying to control the position but instead, Tsuyoshi has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benderson into the cage.
Benderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Benderson avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson is trying to stall.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
Benderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benderson wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Henson Benderson.
Tsuyoshi goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benderson jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benderson, as that shot connected.
Tsuyoshi scores with a shot to the body.
Benderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tsuyoshi.
Benderson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tsuyoshi tests Benderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Tsuyoshi defending well as Benderson loads up on a big left hand.
Tsuyoshi raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Benderson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benderson misses with a straight left.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tsuyoshi connects with a looping right hand.
Tsuyoshi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Tsuyoshi misses with a looping left.
Tsuyoshi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi really dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benderson throws a shot from downtown. Tsuyoshi moves away and avoids it.
Tsuyoshi feints a counter leg kick.
Benderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Crunch! Tsuyoshi slams his shin into Benderson's torso.
Tsuyoshi throws out a loose jab but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Tsuyoshi misses with a head kick.
Tsuyoshi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tsuyoshi misses with a left hand
and Benderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Tsuyoshi, right into the meat.
Benderson throws a head kick that half lands.
Benderson moves out of range of the leg kick from Tsuyoshi.
Benderson avoids the body shot from Tsuyoshi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tsuyoshi scores with a hook.
Tsuyoshi tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benderson throws a nice head kick!
Tsuyoshi throws a head kick that misses
letting Benderson counter with a right hand.
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!
Benderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Tsuyoshi.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson with a nice cross.
Benderson checks a low kick from Tsuyoshi.
Benderson is looking to counter punch.
Tsuyoshi connects with a solid leg kick.
Benderson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A cross from Benderson lands.
A swing and a miss from Tsuyoshi.
Benderson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benderson shoots in for a takedown but Tsuyoshi shows good takedown defense.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Benderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Benderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsuyoshi clinches.
Tsuyoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tsuyoshi landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Tsuyoshi works on Benderson's body with a couple of short punches.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benderson prevents a body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi scores a nice knee to the body.
Benderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsuyoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
Tsuyoshi tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Tsuyoshi gets an underhook and turns Benderson into the cage.
Tsuyoshi working aggressively here.
Tsuyoshi tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benderson wants to stall.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Tsuyoshi.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nice body punch from Tsuyoshi - that landed with a thud.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A left hand lands to the body for Tsuyoshi.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benderson lands an elbow that stopped Tsuyoshi in his tracks for a moment.
Tsuyoshi working Benderson over with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi gets through Benderson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tsuyoshi struggles to land a body shot inside as Benderson controls his hands.
Benderson misses with a knee strike.
Tsuyoshi unloads a knee to the mid-section.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tsuyoshi missing with knees to the body.
Benderson avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Benderson connects with a knee to the head.
Benderson avoiding damage as Tsuyoshi throws knees to the body.
Benderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tsuyoshi blocks it with crossed arms.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Benderson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tsuyoshi's brow.
Benderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tsuyoshi is keeping busy.
Benderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benderson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tsuyoshi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi dominated that fourth round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Tsuyoshi tries a head kick but it misses.
Benderson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tsuyoshi. Tsuyoshi circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benderson throws a shot from downtown. Tsuyoshi moves away and avoids it.
Benderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tsuyoshi momentarily.
Tsuyoshi throws a hook but Benderson avoids it easily.
Nice shot by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tsuyoshi attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Tsuyoshi misses with a right hand
and Benderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fighters circling - Tsuyoshi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Tsuyoshi throws an overhand right that lands on Benderson's shoulder, as Benderson tries to avoid the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson blocks a jab.
Tsuyoshi misses with a body kick.
Tsuyoshi throws a poor cross that misses
and Benderson counters with a straight right hand.
Benderson throws a body punch but Tsuyoshi moves out of range.
Tsuyoshi bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tsuyoshi misses with a low kick as Benderson jumps back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tsuyoshi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tsuyoshi misses with a few strikes there.
Benderson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Tsuyoshi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
A lazy left from Benderson finds it's target.
Tsuyoshi misses with a lunging right hand
and Benderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benderson wants to clinch up but Tsuyoshi keeps it at a distance.
Benderson connects with a looping right hand.
Tsuyoshi throws a push kick but Benderson slaps the foot to one side.
Benderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuyoshi throws out the jab.
Tsuyoshi takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice shot by Benderson.
Benderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tsuyoshi throws out the jab.
Benderson shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tsuyoshi connects with a leg kick. Benderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A left and a right from Benderson both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tsuyoshi throws an overhand right that lands on Benderson's shoulder, as Benderson tries to avoid the shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benderson fails to land with a series of punches.
A right-left combo lands from Benderson.
Tsuyoshi lunges at Benderson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benderson's hand.
Nice uppercut there from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Tsuyoshi tried to score with a low kick but Benderson checks it.
Benderson moves away from the strike by Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi scores with a sloppy right hand. Benderson should have avoided that one.
Tsuyoshi has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benderson finds it's way round the side to connect with Tsuyoshi's head.
Tsuyoshi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tsuyoshi throws a right hand that misses
and Benderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benderson looks to land a body kick but Tsuyoshi moved away.
Tsuyoshi throws a body punch but Benderson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A cross from Benderson lands.
Tsuyoshi lands with a good body shot.
Benderson slips a jab from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi slips under a jab from Benderson.
Tsuyoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benderson cracks Tsuyoshi with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Benderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tsuyoshi.
Tsuyoshi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Tsuyoshi takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benderson stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tsuyoshi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benderson tries to clinch there but Tsuyoshi circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson scores with a nice right hand.
Tsuyoshi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tsuyoshi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benderson.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tsuyoshi. Benderson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benderson defending well as Tsuyoshi loads up on a big left hand.
Tsuyoshi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benderson is trying to maintain a safe position but Tsuyoshi gets an underhook and turns Benderson into the cage.
Tsuyoshi misses with a punch to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Henson Benderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tsuyoshi trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benderson prevents a body shot from Tsuyoshi.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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 Henson Benderson.
Well Tsuyoshi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 46:49
Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 46:49
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fujiwara Tsuyoshi!
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi is the new bantamweight champion!
Fujiwara Tsuyoshi spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Henson Benderson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn...'.
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