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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Gouda Cheese (ranked 577 p4p, 164 weight class) and Luuk Benjamin (ranked 56 p4p, 22 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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2 - 2 - 2 |
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25 - 11 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Olympic wrestler
World class MT
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 2 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Gouda Cheese!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Luuk Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cheese.
Benjamin delivers a nice body kick.
Cheese misses with a left hand
and Benjamin counters with a stiff right hand.
Benjamin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A slow jab from Cheese misses its intended target.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benjamin throws the left hand but Cheese avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Cheese does no damage.
Benjamin is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Cheese with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cheese tries to score with a low kick but Benjamin moves his leg out of the way.
Benjamin lets loose with a powerful body kick. Cheese will feel that in the morning.
Benjamin misses with a hook. Cheese ducked under it nicely.
Cheese swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjamin manages to avoid it.
Cheese looks to land a left hand but Benjamin moved out of range nicely.
Benjamin throws a low kick, looking for Cheese's leg but Cheese calmly moves out of range.
Benjamin avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cheese throws a right hand that misses
and Benjamin counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Cheese thinking.
Cheese throws a shot from downtown. Benjamin moves away and avoids it.
An inside leg kick from Cheese misses.
Benjamin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benjamin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Cheese swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benjamin.
Nice uppercut there from Benjamin.
Cheese throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin scores with a head kick.
It looks like Gouda Cheese has been cut.
Benjamin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Cheese counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cheese gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Benjamin counters with a stiff right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cheese looks to score with a jab to the body but Benjamin is just out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Benjamin misses.
Cheese throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Cheese lands with a right hand.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benjamin moves away.
Benjamin doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cheese darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've been told by Cheese's head coaches at The Death Star that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Cheese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cheese throws out a loose jab but Benjamin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benjamin misses with a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws a looping overhand right but Benjamin ducks down to avoid it.
Benjamin throws a big counter head kick but Cheese avoids it with no problem.
A chopping leg kick lands by Cheese.
Benjamin takes a swing at Cheese's ribcage but misses.
Cheese rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Cheese takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Cheese tries a head kick but it misses.
Cheese moves away from the strike by Benjamin.
Benjamin ducks under a wild hook from Cheese.
A shot to the body from Benjamin misses
and Cheese counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Cheese lands a body shot.
Benjamin scores with a jab to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cheese cracks a nice hook into Benjamin's ribs.
Benjamin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benjamin misses with a few strikes there.
Cheese throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benjamin tries a quick counter leg kick but Cheese is wise to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cheese misses with a right hand
and Benjamin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A big right from Benjamin misses.
Benjamin keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Cheese misses with a head kick.
Benjamin misses with a kick to the body.
Cheese throws a counter high kick but Benjamin was just alert enough to avoid it.
Cheese ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gouda Cheese will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gouda Cheese's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cheese throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice uppercut lands for Cheese. That snapped Benjamin's head back.
Cheese misses with a hook
and Benjamin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benjamin throws a sloppy head kick
letting Cheese counter with a right hand.
Benjamin sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cheese bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benjamin throws out a loose jab but Cheese uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gouda Cheese seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cheese throws a series of punches but Benjamin avoids them all with ease.
Cheese takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cheese wants to slow Benjamin down by chopping away at his legs.
Cheese swings widly with a right hand
enabling Benjamin to counter with a crisp jab.
Cheese throws a shot from downtown. Benjamin moves away and avoids it.
Benjamin scoring well with a low kick there.
Cheese pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benjamin jabs at Cheese's body.
Cheese throws a lazy right hand but Benjamin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A nice side step and Benjamin releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Benjamin checks a low kick from Cheese.
Cheese connects with a leg kick.
Cheese throws a body kick that misses.
Cheese has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cheese throws the kick towards the body but Benjamin avoids it.
Benjamin lands with a good body shot.
Benjamin misses with a looping right.
Cheese moves out of range of the leg kick from Benjamin.
Benjamin scores with a jab.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benjamin 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 Cheese has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cheese and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cheese throws a right hand that misses
and Benjamin makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Cheese really felt that one!
Cheese connects with a looping right hand.
Benjamin throws a head kick that Cheese semi-blocks.
Cheese is rocked!
Cheese throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benjamin counters with a big left hand that crumples Cheese! He was out before he hit the floor! Brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Luuk Benjamin!
An out of breath Luuk Benjamin 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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hype
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