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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Huck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kick Benderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benderson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Swiming Pools - Kendrick Lamar kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! 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.

Huck
vs
Benderson

190 cm
18
248 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

200 cm
20
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Marco Huck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Kick Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and Andrew Berry.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huck misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Huck moves out of the way of the counter high kick fromBenderson.
Benderson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Huck is fending him off so far but Benderson persists. Nope, Huck circles away and we're back to standing.
Benderson shoots in for a takedown but Huck shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Huck scores with a jab to the jaw.

Huck closes the distance and clinches.
Huck wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Huck blocks an elbow strike from Benderson.
Huck fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Huck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huck wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Huck could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Nice elbow from Benderson.

It looks like Marco Huck has been cut.

Huck pulls guard effortlessly.
Huck keeping moving, preventing Benderson from controlling successfully.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Huck is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benderson stopping the sweep attempt from Huck.
Benderson wants to stand but Huck has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Benderson trying to control but Huck is working from the bottom.

Huck escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benderson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benderson fails to land with a series of punches.
Benderson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Huck scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

Huck pushes Benderson up against the ropes in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Benderson.
Huck is looking to take this one to the mat.
Benderson stalling.
Huck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Huck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huck is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benderson is keeping busy.
Benderson misses with an elbow strike.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Huck manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Benderson trying to move into half guard but instead Huck has managed to sweep!
Huck pushes down on Benderson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Huck throws a strike but Benderson avoids it easily and moves to full guard.

Huck decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Benderson, up you get!

Huck has Benderson up against the ropes in a clinch.
Huck blocks the elbow strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benderson pulls his leg out and moves away.
Huck throws a sloppy head kick and Benderson moves out of range easily.
Benderson misses with an uppercut. Huck saw that one coming.
Huck slaps away a takedown attempt from Benderson, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Benderson closes the distance and pushes Huck back into the ropes.
Huck dodges an elbow strike from Benderson.
Huck takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Huck is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benderson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Huck is looking to take this one to the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marco Huck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Huck'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.

Benderson moves in looking to clinch but Huck pushes him off.
Huck throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Good standup being displayed there by Huck as he connects with a hook.

Benderson moves into range and clinches up with Huck.
Benderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Huck has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benderson is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Benderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Benderson prevents the takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Huck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benderson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Huck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huck takes an elbow to the temple.
Huck missing with knees to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Huck backwards.
Benderson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benderson blocks an elbow strike from Huck.
Huck makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Huck is trying to pull guard but Benderson turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Kick Benderson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benderson jumps guard but Huck stands there with Benderson around his waist. Benderson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benderson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Huck gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benderson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Huck tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benderson's elbow.
Huck has had enough of the clinch but Benderson keeps him there for the moment.
Huck throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Huck swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benderson lands with a light punch inside.
Huck drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benderson pulls his leg out and moves away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson tries to clinch up but Huck circles away and keeps his distance.
Benderson's coach down at Quick Fingers BEST BANG FOR BUCK Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Benderson's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Huck shoots in looking for a takedown. Benderson tries to sprawl out of it but Huck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Benderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benderson looks for a takedown but Huck sprawls well.

Benderson clinches up against the ropes.
Huck manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Huck is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benderson is defending well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Benderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.

Benderson gets tackled into the ropes by Huck. Huck maintains the clinch.
Huck tries to pull guard but Benderson forces him back to his feet, against the ropes.

Benderson pulls Huck into guard.
Benderson is looking to stand back up but Huck counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Benderson.
Benderson wants to control but Huck is keeping busy.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benderson is trying to stand back up but Huck is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kick Benderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marco Huck'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!

Benderson shoots in looking for a takedown. Huck tries to sprawl out of it but Benderson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Huck manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Marco Huck is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Huck throws a head kick that misses.
Marco Huck is winning the standup battle so far.
Huck shoots in looking for a takedown. Benderson tries to sprawl out of it but Huck keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Benderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Huck is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benderson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Huck stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huck wants it to stay on the feet.
Huck lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Huck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson has his takedown stuffed
and Huck counters with a two punch combo.
Marco Huck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kick Benderson.
Benderson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick by Benderson misses

and Huck counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huck throwing shots but Benderson is blocking nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Huck is looking for a kimura here.
Huck wants to pass to mount but Benderson is defending the position.
Benderson trying to control here.
Benderson is trying to get back to full guard.

That's two 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.

Huck decides to stand up.
Huck shoots in but no luck this time.

Benderson moves into the clinch.
Huck misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benderson throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Benderson throws an elbow but misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Huck jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benderson walks away with a smile on his face. Huck gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benderson clinches with his opponent.
Huck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benderson just stands there and leans against the ropes.
Benderson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Benderson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Huck prevents it.
Huck looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Huck is trying to pull guard but Benderson has him pressed against the ropes.
Huck takes an elbow to the temple.

Marco Huck's cut is getting worse.
Huck taking a break, stalling in the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huck is trying to break free.
Benderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Huck avoids it.
Benderson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Huck walks away with a smile on his face. Benderson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Kick Benderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Huck paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Benderson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Huck manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.

Huck manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the ropes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huck tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benderson just stands there and leans against the ropes.

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 Marco Huck.
I think Huck has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marco Huck!