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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bony Gomez (ranked 5295 p4p, 4085 weight class) and Primoz Benko (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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180 cm 23 153 1 - 2 - 0 |
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178 cm 20 158 3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt Excellent boxer Big heart |
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Good wrestler Brawler Good gas tank |
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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 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bony Gomez! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Primoz Benko! The judges for this bout are Wagner Zegers, Nard Betker and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Benko misses with a left hand and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Gomez lands a jab. Benko drives through and clinches with Gomez against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Benko fails to land. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Gomez. Benko looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Benko'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. Gomez tries to work over Benko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Benko manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Benko will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gomez up against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gomez prevents a body shot from Benko. Benko has Gomez pushed against the cage. Benko misses with some punches.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Benko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's one minute gone in the round. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Benko takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Benko continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Primoz Benko. Benko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Benko looks to throw the jab but Gomez is out of range. Benko misses with a right hand and Gomez counters with a lovely straight right hand! Benko throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Gomez half committed to a counter leg kick. Benko closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gomez quickly recovers to half guard. Gomez tries to kick Benko off but Benko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. Benko looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Gomez is looking for a sweep. Benko is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position. Benko is stalling here. Gomez is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Benko seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Gomez has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Benko is trying to get back to half guard. Benko keeps trying to improve his position. Gomez controls the position from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Benko is looking for a sweep. Benko throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land. Benko is not content to let Gomez control the position. Benko misses with an elbow from the bottom. Benko regains half guard. Gomez is stalling here. Benko is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Gomez seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Benko has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work. Gomez is trying to improve his position. Benko wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gomez keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Both fighters take a look at the clock. The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Benko lands a decent elbow from side control. Benko wants to control but Gomez is keeping him busy. Benko connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gomez some visible discomfort.
Benko trying to control the action but Gomez is working from the bottom. Benko in side control lands a decent elbow. Benko is working Gomez over with some ground and pound from side control. Benko looks up at the clock and then as Gomez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Benko smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Gomez is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gomez on the wrong end of some ground and pound. Oh Gomez is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!! Benko working the body and head with strikes. Gomez is trying to improve his position. Benko in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Gomez looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Benko turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Primoz Benko! An out of breath Primoz Benko 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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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
43% |
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