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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henson Benderson (ranked 2027 p4p, 128 weight class) and Hannibal Barca (ranked 2022 p4p, 126 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Time is Now. Hannibal Barca struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.3lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Henson Benderson could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Hannibal Barca's chin.
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145 lbs
21 - 17 - 0 |
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28
150 lbs
9 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hannibal Barca!
The judges for this bout are Radbod Blank, Patrick Alders and Nard Betker.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barca misses with a right hand
and Benderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Benderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick from Barca lands but Benderson takes it in his stride.
Benderson takes a swing at Barca's ribcage but misses.
A big left from Barca misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Benderson misses the target.
We've been told by Benderson's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Barca throws a head kick but Benderson moves out of range.
Benderson clinches up with Barca and pushes him back against the cage.
Barca avoids the elbow strike from Benderson, against the cage.
Barca takes an elbow to the temple.
Barca lands with a light punch inside.
Barca lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benderson.
Benderson digs a right hand into Barca's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barca's gas tank.
A short right from Barca on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barca blocks a body shot from Benderson.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Barca has Benderson pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barca lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benderson misses with a knee to the head.
Barca misses with a body punch.
Barca has a couple of punches blocked by Benderson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Barca.
Benderson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Barca swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benderson trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Barca is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Barca creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barca tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Barca lands a left hand.
Benderson lands a nice elbow.
Benderson throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Barca.
Benderson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is keeping an eye on Benderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barca throws a head punch that misses.
Barca blocks an elbow strike.
Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barca misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Barca swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Barca makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Barca throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.
Benderson misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barca working aggressively here.
Benderson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Benderson.
Barca missing with a left hand there. Benderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barca connects with a solid leg kick.
Benderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barca misses with a body punch
and Benderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big right from Benderson misses.
Barca misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Benderson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Barca connects with a right hand. Benderson shakes it off.
Barca swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benderson.
Barca throws a sloppy head kick and Benderson moves out of range easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Barca lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benderson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benderson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Barca connects with a leg kick. Benderson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
A slow jab from Barca misses its intended target.
Benderson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benderson misses with a knee to the head.
Benderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Barca misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benderson lands an elbow just above Barca 's eye.
Barca lands with a light punch inside.
Barca lands with a short shot to the head.
Barca's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Barca is just out of range.
Barca fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benderson manages to avoid it.
Benderson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benderson blocks a low kick nicely.
Barca blocks a jab.
Barca misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hannibal Barca dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Barca.
Benderson stalks Barca and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Barca's face. Barca staggers backwards, shaken.
Barca is rocked!
Barca throws an off balance right hand
and Benderson counters with a series of strikes that really hurt Barca! The ref looks into his eyes and sees nobody home - he's called the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henson Benderson!
Henson Benderson really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that IniTech Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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