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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hugh Benny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Goldberg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hugh Benny has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Hugh Benny!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Mike Goldberg!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Radbod Blank and Patrick Alders.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benny slaps away a takedown attempt from Goldberg, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benny slips a jab and a cross from Goldberg.
Goldberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benny.
Goldberg avoids the body shot from Benny.
Benny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Goldberg tries for a takedown but Benny sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Goldberg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Goldberg uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benny has time to react.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Goldberg!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Goldberg keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benny.
Benny thows a body shot but no joy.
Hugh Benny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goldberg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Goldberg throws a combination. Benny tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Goldberg.
Hugh Benny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Goldberg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Benny lands an impressive looking overhand right. Goldberg doesn't seem phased though.
Goldberg misses with a few strikes there.
Benny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benny takes a swing at Goldberg's ribcage but misses.
Goldberg moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benny takes a swing at Goldberg's ribcage but misses.
Benny is looking to wear down Goldberg with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benny misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goldberg.
Goldberg shoots in for a double leg but Benny sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Goldberg moves away.
Goldberg misses with a series of wild punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benny. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benny misses the shot to the body.
Goldberg avoids the body shot from Benny.
Goldberg shoots for a takedown but Benny saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Goldberg throws a series of punches but Benny avoids them all with ease.
Goldberg throws a series of punches but Benny moves out of range.
Benny dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Goldberg avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benny clobbers Goldberg with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benny lands a nice shot that snaps Goldberg's head back.
Benny tries to bum rush Goldberg with a series of wild strikes but Goldberg uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benny misses with a double jab
and Goldberg counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg moves away from the strike by Benny.
Benny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goldberg manages to avoid it.
Goldberg thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benny stuffs the takedown.
Benny throws a combination that misses
and Goldberg counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goldberg would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goldberg won't allow Benny to sweep him here.
Goldberg wants to control from the top but Benny keeps moving.
Goldberg controlling from the top position.
Benny looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benny is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Goldberg kicks Benny off and gets back to his feet.
Benny misses with a two punch combination.
Goldberg throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benny misses the shot to the body.
Goldberg walks into a jab.
Benny with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goldberg fails to land the takedown.
Hugh Benny is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldberg slips a jab and a cross from Benny.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Benny dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goldberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benny counters with a one-two to the body.
Benny misses with a body shot
and Goldberg counters with a three punch combo that has Benny backing up. Benny nods at Goldberg to acknowledge the strikes.
Goldberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benny misses with a combination
enabling Goldberg to counter with a crisp jab.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benny sprawls well. Benny wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goldberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Benny lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Goldberg lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Goldberg.
Benny misses the jab.
Benny throws a combination that misses
and Goldberg makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goldberg jabs Benny right on the nose. Benny blinks but takes it well.
Goldberg misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benny tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Goldberg was well out of range. Poor timing from Benny.
Benny throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benny displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benny throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goldberg scores with a three punch combo!
Goldberg fails to land with a series of punches.
Goldberg fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benny sprawls well. Benny wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Goldberg gets slowly back to his feet.
Hugh Benny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Goldberg.
Goldberg slips a straight right by Benny.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg has his takedown stuffed
and Benny counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benny uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Goldberg.
Goldberg on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benny as he jumps to the side.
Benny misses with a straight left.
Benny takes a swing at Goldberg's ribcage but misses.
Benny throws a jab but it's blocked by Goldberg.
Hugh Benny is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benny. Goldberg does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab lands there for Benny.
Benny throws a left and a right that both miss
and Goldberg counters with a single leg into guard. Benny didn't expect that.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Benny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Goldberg's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Goldberg trying to control the position from guard on top but Benny is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benny manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Benny controlling the pace for now.
Goldberg tries to reverse the position but Benny maintains control.
Benny controlling the pace for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benny punching from mount but Goldberg doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Goldberg is looking to get to half guard.
Goldberg wants to try and get back to his feet.
Benny controlling the pace for now.
Benny's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Goldberg tries to lock up and control but Benny gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hugh Benny dominated that second round.
That's time! Benny's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Benny lands a nice looking body shot.
Goldberg looks to land a combination but Benny avoids it well.
Benny lands a two punch combo.
Hugh Benny is winning the standup battle so far.
Benny swinging wilding here.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Benny as he jumps to the side.
Goldberg shoots in for a takedown but Benny shows good takedown defense.
Benny throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A shot to the body from Benny misses
and Goldberg counters with a series of strikes. Benny will be more careful next time no doubt.
Goldberg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benny.
Benny explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benny connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Goldberg fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benny avoids it really well and circles away.
Hugh Benny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Goldberg.
Benny throws a nice looking combination but Goldberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice uppercut there from Benny.
Benny takes a swing at Goldberg's ribcage but misses.
Benny throws a predictable looking body shot
and Goldberg counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benny misses with a jab to the body
and Goldberg counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Benny's guard now.
Benny can't keep his opponent in guard - Goldberg advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Goldberg wants to control but Benny is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goldberg is thwarting Benny's attempts to control the position.
Goldberg looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Goldberg is working for a kimura but Benny is defending it quite comfortably.
Goldberg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Goldberg seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Benny is trying to maintain the position but Goldberg is very close to passing his half guard.
Benny on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benny tries to get out of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Goldberg swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benny counters with a nice body shot.
Goldberg throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benny counters with a two punch combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benny fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Goldberg is defended easily by Benny.
Goldberg misses with a double jab
and Benny counters with a nice body shot.
Goldberg stalks Benny and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benny's face. Benny staggers backwards, shaken.
Benny lands the left hand.
Benny scores with a body shot.
Benny throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Goldberg counters with a two punch combo.
Benny throws a nice looking combination but Goldberg bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benny loads up on a big right hand but Goldberg slips the punch.
Goldberg moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benny missing with a left hand there. Goldberg was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benny misses with a double jab.
Benny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
No luck for Goldberg with that takedown attempt.
Goldberg tries to bum rush Benny with a series of wild strikes but Benny uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hugh Benny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benny takes a swing at Goldberg's ribcage but misses.
Benny throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Benny throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mike Goldberg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benny lands a jab to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hugh Benny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benny, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hugh Benny!
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FIGHT
RATING
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