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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Henson Benderson (ranked 1810 p4p, 196 weight class) and Jargon Gin (ranked 2208 p4p, 224 weight class). Benderson comes into the arena with The Time is Now blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24 - 20 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
24 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jargon Gin!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Andrew Berry and Daniel Bishop.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gin moves away from the strike by Benderson.
Nice body punch from Gin.
The fighters circling - Gin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gin misses with a straight right.
Benderson ducks under a wild hook from Gin.
Gin has Benderson up against the cage in a clinch.
Gin misses with some punches.
I was talking to Benderson's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
A short right from Gin on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gin misses with a body punch.
A nice left hand lands by Gin.
Gin tries to work over Benderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Come on Benderson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bendersons head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson scores a nice knee to the body.
Gin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benderson tries to clinch up.
Gin raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Benderson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Gin misses with an uppercut
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gin is looking to land body kicks.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benderson. Gin does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benderson misses with a looping right.
Gin gets tackled into the cage by Benderson. Benderson maintains the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Gin.
A hook to the body from Gin.
Gin lands a hook that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson trying to land knees to the body.
Gin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Gin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gin lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Gin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benderson unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gin.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but Gin blocks with his arms.
Benderson blocking some punches.
Benderson looking to throw knees to the head but Gin is blocking nicely.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Gin lands a nice shot to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Gin.
Gin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson lands a nice knee to the body.
Benderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benderson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Gin lands a left hand.
Gin scores with a shoulder strike.
Gin is working Benderson over against the cage.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Gin lands a left hand.
Gin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A swing and a miss from Benderson.
Gin is looking for the big counter here.
Gin cracks Benderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gin misses with a hook to the body
and Benderson counters with a left to the body.
Gin misses with a head kick.
Gin closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benderson prevents a body shot from Gin.
Benderson keeps control of Gin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A frustrated look appears on Gin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Gin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Gin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gin misses with a punch on the inside.
Gin lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benderson takes a shot to the head.
Gin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benderson stalling in the clinch.
Gin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A bit of stalling here from Benderson.
Benderson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jargon Gin dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Gin.
Benderson throws a looping overhand right but Gin ducks down to avoid it.
Gin connects with a crisp jab.
Gin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benderson throws an off balance right hand
and Gin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benderson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benderson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Gin in his tracks.
Benderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gin on the side of the head.
Jargon Gin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Benderson ducks right into an uppercut from Gin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Benderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benderson.
Gin throws out a loose jab but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gin ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
Benderson 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.
Gin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benderson counters with a left to the body.
Gin misses with a head kick.
Gin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benderson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gin throws out the jab.
Gin swings widly with a right hand
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson feints a jab promting Gin to slip. Benderson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Gin slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Jargon Gin has been cut.
Gin connects with a crisp jab.
Benderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gin.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benderson misses with a double jab.
Benderson darts in trying to clinch
and Gin counters with a stiff right hand.
Benderson throws a leg kick but Gin sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gin punishes Benderson's body with a nice straight punch.
Benderson cracks Gin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Gin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benderson throws out the jab.
Benderson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gin moves into the clinch.
Gin throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bendersons head.
Gin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jargon Gin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Gin lands a right hand.
Gin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gin dodges an elbow strike from Benderson.
Gin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gin lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benderson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gin up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Gin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Gin scores with a shoulder strike.
Gin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benderson has Gin pressed against the cage.
Benderson pushes Gin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benderson takes a shot to the head.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Benderson tries a body shot but Gin blocks it.
Gin pushes Benderson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benderson throws a head punch that misses.
Gin lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jargon Gin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jargon Gin's cut.
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!
Nice jab there from Gin.
A big right from Benderson misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Gin misses.
Benderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benderson misses with a wild body shot.
Gin lands a glancing blow to the side of Benderson's head.
Benderson swats away the attempt to clinch by Gin.
Gin misses the jab.
Benderson throwing a counter right hand but Gin manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson closes the distance and pushes Gin back into the cage.
Benderson pushes Gin back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benderson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gin is keeping busy.
Benderson trying to stall but Gin improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but Gin blocks it.
Benderson trying to control the position but instead, Gin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benderson into the cage.
Gin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benderson backwards.
Gin lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gin.
Gin tries to work over Benderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benderson blocking some punches.
Benderson tries to throw a body punch but Gin avoids it by throwing Benderson back against the cage.
Gin can't find room to land a body shot as Benderson controls the action.
Benderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Gin.
A shot in the inside from Gin.
Gin dodges an elbow strike from Benderson.
Benderson misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gin blocks it with crossed arms.
Benderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Gin tries to work over Benderson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gin throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.
Benderson just leaning against Gin, taking a breather.
Gin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Gin misses with the head strike.
Benderson blocking some punches.
Gin misses with the head strike.
Benderson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gin misses with some punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benderson is struggling to control the position.
Gin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gin lands with a short shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gin avoiding damage as Benderson throws knees to the body.
Gin struggles to land a body shot inside as Benderson controls his hands.
Benderson can't find room to land a body shot as Gin controls the action.
Gin is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Gin scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Gin pushes Benderson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benderson blocks a body shot from Gin.
Gin breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Gin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benderson misses the jab.
Gin throws a poor cross that misses
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benderson throws out the jab.
Some wild striking there from Gin.
Benderson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gin just misses with a punch to the body.
Gin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gin jabs at Benderson's body.
Gin throws a lazy right hand but Benderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Henson Benderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gin slips a jab from Benderson.
Gin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benderson.
Gin connects with a looping right hand.
Benderson lands with a nice combination. Gin backs away looking to recover.
Benderson misses with an uppercut
and Gin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jargon Gin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Gin 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jargon Gin!
In defeat, Henson Benderson stepped up to the mic, saying 'Damn...'.
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