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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Eduard Iriskhanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Bengazzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Eduard Iriskhanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Benjamin Bengazzoni!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Robert Twigg and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengazzoni looks to throw the jab but Iriskhanov is out of range.
The fighters circling - Bengazzoni throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bengazzoni throws a poor cross that misses
and Iriskhanov counters with a one-two to the body.
Iriskhanov staying out of range there.
Bengazzoni misses with a body shot.
Iriskhanov lands a body shot.
Bengazzoni scores with a nice head shot.
Bengazzoni cracks Iriskhanov with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bengazzoni throws out a powerful jab.
Bengazzoni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bengazzoni tests Iriskhanov's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Bengazzoni misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Iriskhanov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bengazzoni throws a leg kick but Iriskhanov sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bengazzoni misses with a two punch combination.
Bengazzoni uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Iriskhanov has time to react.
Bengazzoni wants to clinch up but Iriskhanov keeps it at a distance.
Bengazzoni is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Iriskhanov had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bengazzoni's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bengazzoni duly obliges.
Bengazzoni finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Iriskhanov moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bengazzoni jabs Iriskhanov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bengazzoni throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bengazzoni.
Iriskhanov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Iriskhanov slips a straight right by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Iriskhanov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Iriskhanov checks a leg kick.
Bengazzoni goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bengazzoni.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iriskhanov moves away.
A leg kick checked by Iriskhanov.
Bengazzoni is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Iriskhanov.
Iriskhanov walks into a stiff left hand from Bengazzoni.
Benjamin Bengazzoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bengazzoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice straight punches there by Bengazzoni. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Iriskhanov under the eye.
Bengazzoni misses with a hook
letting Iriskhanov counter with a right hand.
Bengazzoni tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bengazzoni throws a jab but it's blocked by Iriskhanov.
Iriskhanov moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bengazzoni. Iriskhanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iriskhanov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bengazzoni misses with a body shot.
Iriskhanov defending well as Bengazzoni loads up on a big left hand.
Bengazzoni scores with a crisp jab that stopped Iriskhanov in his tracks.
Bengazzoni misses with a few strikes there.
Bengazzoni misses with a straight right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bengazzoni misses with a wild body shot.
Iriskhanov moves out of range as Bengazzoni throws a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Bengazzoni dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Good shot there by Bengazzoni.
Iriskhanov 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.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bengazzoni!
Bengazzoni paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bengazzoni misses with a straight left.
A big right from Bengazzoni misses.
Bengazzoni misses with a low kick as Iriskhanov jumps back.
Iriskhanov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Iriskhanov chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bengazzoni can pounce on him.
Bengazzoni fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Iriskhanov checks it well.
Bengazzoni fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Bengazzoni. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni misses with a looping left.
Bengazzoni fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bengazzoni fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Iriskhanov on the side of the head.
Bengazzoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Iriskhanov moves out of range as Bengazzoni throws a body kick.
Bengazzoni shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Iriskhanov eats them both and turns towards Bengazzoni to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bengazzoni ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Iriskhanov moves away.
Iriskhanov definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bengazzoni misses with the combination.
Bengazzoni throws a series of punches but Iriskhanov moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bengazzoni misses with a straight left.
Iriskhanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Bengazzoni lands a head shot.
Bengazzoni lands a nice hook to Iriskhanov's body. Iriskhanov takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Iriskhanov misses with an uppercut. Bengazzoni saw that one coming.
Bengazzoni throws a sloppy body shot
and Iriskhanov counters with a left and a right that stings Bengazzoni.
Eduard Iriskhanov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bengazzoni throws an overhand right that lands on Iriskhanov's shoulder, as Iriskhanov tries to avoid the shot.
Bengazzoni feints and then cracks Iriskhanov's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Iriskhanov down.
Bengazzoni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benjamin Bengazzoni seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Iriskhanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni throws out a loose jab but Iriskhanov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Iriskhanov.
Bengazzoni dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Iriskhanov. That did some damage!
Bengazzoni looks to throw the jab but Iriskhanov is out of range.
Iriskhanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bengazzoni is looking to score with low kicks.
Bengazzoni scores with a hook to the body. Iriskhanov takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni throws a looping overhand right but Iriskhanov ducks down to avoid it.
Bengazzoni throws a poor cross that misses
and Iriskhanov counters with a straight right hand.
Bengazzoni throws a right hand that Iriskhanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Iriskhanov also avoids with ease.
A right-left combo lands from Bengazzoni.
Iriskhanov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bengazzoni drives through and clinches with Iriskhanov against the cage.
Iriskhanov looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bengazzoni can't find room to land a body shot as Iriskhanov controls the action.
Iriskhanov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bengazzoni up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bengazzoni misses with some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Bengazzoni showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Iriskhanov throws a combination that misses
and Bengazzoni cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bengazzoni throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bengazzoni's jab looks to have found its range, popping Iriskhanov under the eye.
Bengazzoni moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Some bone on bone action there as Iriskhanov checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bengazzoni throws a one two combo.
Bengazzoni scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Bengazzoni tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Iriskhanov manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A punch combination from Bengazzoni misses.
Bengazzoni cracks Iriskhanov with an open hand slap.
Bengazzoni throws a body punch but Iriskhanov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bengazzoni swings for the body but Iriskhanov moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bengazzoni!
Bengazzoni swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bengazzoni missing with a left hand there. Iriskhanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bengazzoni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Iriskhanov was well out of range. Poor timing from Bengazzoni.
Iriskhanov displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bengazzoni throws out the jab.
Bengazzoni throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Iriskhanov to counter with a crisp jab.
Iriskhanov slips a jab from Bengazzoni.
Nice body punch from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni slips under a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni misses with a body shot.
A big right from Bengazzoni misses.
Bengazzoni tries a low kick but Iriskhanov avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni looks to land a combination. Iriskhanov sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That kick from Bengazzoni tenderised Iriskhanov's leg. Iriskhanov is trying to keep his angry face on.
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!
Bengazzoni takes a swing at Iriskhanov's ribcage but misses.
Iriskhanov tries to move into range but Bengazzoni moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bengazzoni throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Iriskhanov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni throws a right hand that Iriskhanov ducks under and follows up with a left that Iriskhanov also avoids with ease.
Bengazzoni pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Iriskhanov throws a right hand that Bengazzoni ducks under and follows up with a left that Bengazzoni also avoids with ease.
Bengazzoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bengazzoni throws a front kick aimed at Iriskhanov's knee but Iriskhanov avoids it well.
Benjamin Bengazzoni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bengazzoni throws the left hand but Iriskhanov avoids the punch easily.
Iriskhanov takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bengazzoni tries to close the distance and clinch up but Iriskhanov swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bengazzoni. Iriskhanov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Iriskhanov avoids the body shot from Bengazzoni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Iriskhanov ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bengazzoni looks to land a right hand but Iriskhanov moved out of range.
Eduard Iriskhanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Iriskhanov slips under a jab.
Bengazzoni misses with a low kick.
Bengazzoni misses with a shot to the body
and Iriskhanov counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Iriskhanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Bengazzoni misses the target.
Bengazzoni comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bengazzoni closes the distance and clinches.
Iriskhanov misses with a body punch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Bengazzoni comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bengazzoni has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight for Benjamin Bengazzoni!
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight for Benjamin Bengazzoni!
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight for Benjamin Bengazzoni!
Benjamin Bengazzoni wins by unanimous decision!
Benjamin Bengazzoni thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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RATING
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