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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Bengazzoni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reed Hightower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of New York, Benjamin Bengazzoni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reed Hightower!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bengazzoni closes the distance and pushes Hightower back into the cage.
Bengazzoni blocks a body shot from Hightower.
Bengazzoni throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Bengazzoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
Hightower lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hightower looking to throw knees to the head but Bengazzoni is blocking nicely.
Hightower misses with a body punch.
Bengazzoni lands an uppercut.
Bengazzoni tries to work over Hightower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hightower lands a good knee to the midsection. Bengazzoni won't want to take too many of those.
Hightower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bengazzoni is defending well for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bengazzoni.
Hightower tries to land knees in the clinch but Bengazzoni avoids the damage to the body.
Bengazzoni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bengazzoni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bengazzoni working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
I was talking to Bengazzoni's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bengazzoni lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hightower using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bengazzoni breaks from the clinch.
Hightower fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bengazzoni is out of range.
Bengazzoni closes the distance and clinches.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bengazzoni.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Bengazzoni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bengazzoni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bengazzoni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Hightower.
Bengazzoni on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bengazzoni bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hightower's head.
Bengazzoni forces Hightower back against the cage and clinches.
Hightower tries a body shot but Bengazzoni blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bengazzoni is defending well for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bengazzoni can't find room to land a body shot as Hightower controls the action.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bengazzoni.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bengazzoni is defending well for now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bengazzoni.
Nice body punch from Bengazzoni - that landed with a thud.
Hightower tries a body shot but Bengazzoni blocks it.
Bengazzoni throws a punch but it's blocked by Hightower.
Bengazzoni lands with a short shot to the head.
Hightower blocks a body shot from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bengazzoni lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hightower backwards.
Bengazzoni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bengazzoni breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A good leg kick by Hightower.
A swing and a miss from Bengazzoni.
Despite the aggression on Hightower's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bengazzoni dips to his left and cracks Hightower with an uppercut!
Hightower on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Hightower connects with an inside leg kick.
Hightower moves into the clinch successfully.
Hightower works on Bengazzoni's body with a couple of short punches.
Hightower is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hightower blocking some punches.
Bengazzoni escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hightower throws a head kick but Bengazzoni moves out of range.
Bengazzoni looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Hightower walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Bengazzoni is looking to break free of the clinch but Hightower has double underhooks.
Bengazzoni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bengazzoni missing with knees to the body.
Bengazzoni lands with a light punch inside.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Bengazzoni prevents a body shot from Hightower.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with an uppercut but Hightower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bengazzoni digs a right hand underneath Hightower's ribcage. Hightower let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Hightower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hightower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hightower landing knees to the body.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bengazzoni is defending well for now.
Nice body punch from Bengazzoni - that landed with a thud.
Bengazzoni lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
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.
Bengazzoni lands a glancing blow to the side of Hightower's head.
Hightower misses with the combination.
Bengazzoni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bengazzoni misses with a looping right.
Hightower appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Hightower buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bengazzoni bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Hightower's head backwards.
Benjamin Bengazzoni is winning the standup battle so far.
Bengazzoni misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bengazzoni takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Bengazzoni is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bengazzoni throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hightower feints a counter leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That kick from Hightower tenderised Bengazzoni's leg. Bengazzoni is trying to keep his angry face on.
Hightower misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bengazzoni.
Hightower gets tackled into the cage by Bengazzoni. Bengazzoni maintains the clinch.
Bengazzoni swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Hightower throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Hightower goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Hightower - that landed with a thud.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hightower can do to turn this around?
Bengazzoni is trying to break the clinch but Hightower has him pressed against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni tries to work over Hightower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bengazzoni lands a body punch.
Bengazzoni misses with some punches.
Hightower looking to throw knees to the head but Bengazzoni is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bengazzonis head.
Hightower works on Bengazzoni's body with a couple of short punches.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bengazzoni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Still in the clinch, Bengazzoni scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bengazzoni misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bengazzoni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bengazzoni looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Hightower missing with knees to the body.
Hightower prevents a body shot from Bengazzoni.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Bengazzoni has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Bengazzoni lands an uppercut.
Bengazzoni managing to block the knees to the body from Hightower.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the head but Bengazzoni blocks with his arms.
Bengazzoni misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bengazzoni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bengazzoni blocks a body shot from Hightower.
Bengazzoni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A big right from Bengazzoni misses.
Hightower misses with a wild body shot.
Bengazzoni lands with a right hand.
Hightower explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Bengazzoni closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Hightower misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bengazzoni.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bengazzoni.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Bengazzoni - that landed with a thud.
Bengazzoni crunches a lovely knee into Hightower's ribcage.
Hightower can't find room to land a body shot as Bengazzoni controls the action.
Hightower misses with a punch to the body.
Bengazzoni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hightower on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hightower misses with a body punch
and Bengazzoni counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hightower throws a hook but Bengazzoni avoids it easily.
Hightower moves away from the strike by Bengazzoni.
Hightower digs a good hook to Bengazzoni's body.
Hightower tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Bengazzoni manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bengazzoni misses with a left hand
and Hightower counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hightower wants to slow Bengazzoni down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Bengazzoni dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bengazzoni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bengazzoni throws a right and a left that Hightower avoids nicely.
Hightower does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Bengazzoni misses with a wild body shot.
Hightower ducks under a wild hook from Bengazzoni.
A telegraphed right hand from Bengazzoni misses the target.
Hightower is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bengazzoni with a body shot.
Bengazzoni moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hightower throws a nice outside leg kick.
Hightower finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benjamin Bengazzoni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni rushes Hightower and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bengazzoni working aggressively here.
Hightower lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bengazzoni.
Hightower prevents a body shot from Bengazzoni.
Bengazzoni misses with a body punch.
Hightower blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bengazzoni avoiding damage as Hightower throws knees to the body.
Hightower is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bengazzoni is defending well for now.
Good body shot from Hightower.
Hightower with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Benjamin Bengazzoni has been cut.
Bengazzoni tries to throw a body punch but Hightower avoids it by throwing Bengazzoni back against the cage.
Bengazzoni misses with the head strike.
Hightower keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bengazzoni's efforts to push away.
Bengazzoni misses with a body punch.
Hightower trying to land knees to the body.
Hightower tries to throw a body punch but Bengazzoni avoids it by throwing Hightower back against the cage.
Reed Hightower has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hightower blocking some punches.
Bengazzoni wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hightower.
Bengazzoni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hightower tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bengazzoni avoids it.
Bengazzoni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bengazzoni tries to work over Hightower's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Hightower blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bengazzoni has a couple of punches blocked by Hightower.
Hightower lands a nice knee to the body.
Hightower prevents a body shot from Bengazzoni.
Hightower doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hightower landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bengazzoni.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bengazzoni's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni manages to break the clinch.
Hightower catches Bengazzoni with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hightower motions for Bengazzoni to come forward. Hightower throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bengazzoni is looking to counter punch.
Hightower wants to slow Bengazzoni down by chopping away at his legs.
Bengazzoni misses with a straight left.
Hightower with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bengazzoni misses with a lunging right hand
and Hightower makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bengazzoni looks to throw the jab but Hightower is out of range.
Bengazzoni thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Hightower if he has to take too many more of those.
Hightower looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bengazzoni stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bengazzoni looks to land a left hand but Hightower moved out of range nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bengazzoni swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hightower makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hightower fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hightower keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bengazzoni.
Benjamin Bengazzoni is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Hightower fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hightower lands a nice shot to the body.
Hightower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A counter left hand to the body from Bengazzoni misses its target.
Bengazzoni slips a straight right by Hightower.
Hightower has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Bengazzoni finds it's way round the side to connect with Hightower's head.
Bengazzoni looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hightower looks to throw a body kick
and Bengazzoni counters with a stiff right hand.
Hightower tries a head kick but it misses.
Bengazzoni drives through and clinches with Hightower against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Reed Hightower.
Well Bengazzoni has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Bengazzoni!
Benjamin Bengazzoni seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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