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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jalaluddin Aziz (ranked 2858 p4p, 269 weight class) and Henson Benderson (ranked 1904 p4p, 206 weight class). Aziz comes into the arena with Dalshar Project - Afghan Rastaman blaring out of the sound system. Benderson has chosen The Time is Now as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
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145 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jalaluddin Aziz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Shirou Masuda and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benderson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aziz throws a big counter combination but Benderson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benderson rushes Aziz and presses him up against the cage.
Aziz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Aziz missing with knees to the body.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aziz trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aziz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benderson looking to stall.
Aziz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Aziz unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benderson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz trying to land knees to the body.
Aziz managing to block the knees to the body from Benderson.
Aziz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Aziz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Aziz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson avoiding damage as Aziz throws knees to the body.
Benderson avoiding damage as Aziz throws knees to the body.
Aziz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benderson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benderson'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.
Aziz trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson lands with a short shot to the head.
Benderson'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.
Benderson misses with an elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aziz trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Aziz.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aziz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Aziz trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson misses with a knee to the head.
Aziz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Aziz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aziz managing to block the knees to the body from Benderson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aziz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Benderson'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.
Aziz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Benderson.
Benderson avoiding damage as Aziz throws knees to the body.
Aziz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Benderson tries to throw a body punch but Aziz avoids it by throwing Benderson back against the cage.
Aziz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benderson avoiding damage as Aziz throws knees to the body.
Benderson lands a right hand.
Come on Benderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Aziz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Aziz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Benderson misses with some punches.
Aziz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aziz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Aziz lands a good knee to the midsection. Benderson won't want to take too many of those.
Benderson misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson stalling the fight.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Aziz.
Aziz trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Benderson.
Aziz takes a knee to the side of the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Benderson presses Aziz against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benderson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Aziz is defending well for now.
Aziz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Aziz trying to land knees to the body.
Aziz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Aziz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Benderson stalling in the clinch.
Aziz looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Benderson avoiding damage as Aziz throws knees to the body.
Aziz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Benderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jalaluddin Aziz will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Aziz slips a straight right by Benderson.
Benderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Aziz circles away.
As Benderson looks to move away, Aziz throws a big counter combo but Benderson just gets out of the way.
Benderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Aziz is just out of range.
It looked like Aziz was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Benderson misses with a wild body shot.
Benderson moves to clinch but Aziz breaks away
and Aziz counters with a one-two to the body.
Jalaluddin Aziz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aziz uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benderson.
Benderson drives through and clinches with Aziz against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benderson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Aziz backwards.
Aziz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Benderson lands with a right to the head.
Aziz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benderson avoiding damage as Aziz throws knees to the body.
Benderson is trying to stall.
Benderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Aziz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Aziz.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aziz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Benderson avoiding damage as Aziz throws knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson avoiding damage as Aziz throws knees to the body.
Benderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Aziz backwards.
Benderson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aziz trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aziz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aziz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Aziz missing with knees to the body.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Aziz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benderson landing knees to the body.
Aziz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson scores with a shoulder strike.
Benderson leaning against his opponent.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Jalaluddin Aziz has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Aziz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benderson stalling against the cage.
Benderson lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Jalaluddin Aziz has been cut.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Aziz avoids it.
Benderson stalls.
Aziz missing with knees to the body.
Benderson pressing his opponent against the cage.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Aziz.
Benderson lands an elbow inside.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aziz being controlled against the cage.
Benderson misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aziz blocks an elbow strike from Benderson.
Aziz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Aziz.
Benderson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Aziz.
Benderson avoiding damage as Aziz throws knees to the body.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aziz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Benderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Aziz blocks a body shot from Benderson.
Benderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Aziz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Henson Benderson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jalaluddin Aziz's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Benderson looks to throw the jab but Aziz is out of range.
Aziz is looking for a counter combo.
Benderson looks to throw the jab but Aziz is out of range.
Benderson misses with a two punch combination.
Aziz is looking for a counter combo.
Benderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Aziz throws a big counter combination but Benderson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benderson clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Aziz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson tries to stall but Aziz uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Aziz putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benderson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Aziz letting Benderson take a breather here.
Benderson trying to control the position but instead, Aziz has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benderson into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aziz missing with knees to the body.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Aziz.
Benderson avoiding damage as Aziz throws knees to the body.
Benderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Benderson lands an elbow that stopped Aziz in his tracks for a moment.
Benderson avoiding damage as Aziz throws knees to the body.
Benderson trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson avoiding damage as Aziz throws knees to the body.
Benderson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Aziz's elbow.
Aziz missing with knees to the body.
Benderson lands a damaging elbow.
Aziz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aziz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short uppercut from Benderson.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Aziz.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benderson takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees to the body from Aziz.
Benderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Aziz is keeping busy.
The referee calls for Benderson to work.
Aziz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Benderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Azizs head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aziz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benderson.
Aziz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
Aziz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Aziz trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson stalls.
Aziz missing with knees to the body.
Aziz tries to land knees in the clinch but Benderson avoids the damage to the body.
Benderson digs a right hand into Aziz's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Aziz's gas tank.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benderson with a knee to the head.
Aziz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Aziz trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Aziz.
Benderson can't find room to land a body shot as Aziz controls the action.
Benderson pushes off an throws an elbow but Aziz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Benderson is trying to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benderson.
Benderson tries to throw a body punch but Aziz avoids it by throwing Benderson back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benderson.
Aziz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Aziz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Benderson managing to block the knees to the body from Aziz.
Aziz trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Aziz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benderson is defending well for now.
Aziz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benderson avoids it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benderson tries to work over Aziz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Aziz trying to land knees to the body.
Benderson lands a nice knee to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Henson Benderson.
Well Benderson 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 Shigeki Sano scores the fight 30:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:29
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Henson Benderson!
Henson Benderson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, IniTech Nutrition for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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