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Event:
FARTMMA 14 : BAD BLOOD
Date: Jan 22, 2019 |
#R1# That kick from Charled tenderised Hopkins's leg. Hopkins is trying to keep his angry face on. Hopkins is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Hopkins tries to clinch up. Charled was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Charled is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Charled checks a leg kick nicely. Hopkins pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Hopkins dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Charled connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son. Charled scores with a nice head shot. Hopkins connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Charled gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Charled moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Charled scores with a jab. Hopkins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Charled tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hopkins manages to circle out of the way. Hopkins doesn't manage to clinch there - Charled circles away.
Charled connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Charled swats away the attempt to clinch by Hopkins. Charled tried to counter with a leg kick but Hopkins avoided it. Hopkins throws a body punch but Charled moves out of range. Charled throws a jab when Hopkins was well out of range. Hopkins tries a quick counter leg kick but Charled is wise to it. Charled's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Hopkins connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Charled scrambles back to his feet.#T1# Hopkins pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Charled. Charled throws a shot from downtown. Hopkins moves away and avoids it. Hopkins connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.#CUT2# It looks like Benson Charled has been cut. Hopkins scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Charled steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hopkins. Charled dips to his left and cracks Hopkins with an uppercut! Charled throws the kick towards the body but Hopkins avoids it. Hopkins digs a good body shot into Charled's ribs. Charled swings widly with a right hand
and Hopkins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Hopkins misses with a hook. Charled ducked under it nicely. Charled swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hopkins counters with a huge left! Charled is in big trouble! He's backing up but Hopkins isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Charled from any more damage. A dominating finish by Hopkins!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giuseppe Hopkins! Giuseppe Hopkins was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Event:
FARTMMA 8
Date: Dec 23, 2018 |
#R1# Rabbitte tries to clinch up.#CL2# Charled has managed to clinch.
Charled lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Rabbitte tries to pull guard but Charled won't allow it.
Charled lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rabbitte backwards. Charled scores with an uppercut up the middle. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Charled. Charled lands a body punch in the clinch. Charled is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Charled scores with a hook to the body. Rabbitte pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Come on Charled - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Rabbitte creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Charled lands a hook that snaps the head of Rabbitte backwards. Charled scores with a nice hook to the head. Rabbitte tries to stall but Charled uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
#T1# Charled lands a left hand that snaps the head of Rabbitte backwards. Charled's coach down at Crassus was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Charled's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight. Rabbitte is trying to force a seperation but Charled has the dominant position. Charled lands a body shot. #BC# Rabbitte manages to break the clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Charled, as that shot connected.
Rabbitte tries a head kick but it misses.
Rabbitte tries to clinch but fails miserably and Charled cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Charled looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Charled connects with a body shot that sends Rabbitte's belly button to the back. Rabbitte takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Charled ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Rabbitte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Charled. That did some damage! 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! Rabbitte tries to clinch but Charled moves out of range. Charled tries to counter by closing the distance. Rabbitte lands with a nice combination. Charled backs away looking to recover. Charled scores with a nice head shot. Donk. Charled catches Rabbitte right on the button with a cross.#CUT2# It looks like Paul Rabbitte has been cut. Rabbitte throws a sloppy head kick #CL2# and Charled holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Rabbitte looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. Charled lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Charled gets through Rabbitte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T2# Charled scores with a shot to the side of Rabbitte's head. Rabbitte is trying to break free. Charled lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rabbitte or not. Rabbitte is breathing heavily. Charled lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Nice body punch from Charled - that landed with a thud.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rabbitte. Charled pushes Rabbitte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Rabbitte tries to pull guard but Charled holds him up against the cage and eventually Rabbitte drops back down to his feet.
Rabbitte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Charled blocks an elbow strike. A short right hand to the side of the head by Charled. Charled leaning his opponent against the cage. A short right from Charled on the inside. Rabbitte is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Rabbitte wants to stall.
#T3# Charled throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabbittes head. Charled lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Charled is stalling here.
Charled throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Rabbittes head. Charled'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. A nice glancing elbow lands by Rabbitte. #CUT# It looks like Benson Charled has been cut. Charled scores with a hook to the body. Charled throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Charled has Rabbitte pressed against the cage.
Charled lands with a light punch inside. Charled is struggling to control the position. Rabbitte tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Charled avoids it.#T4# Rabbitte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Charled blocks it with crossed arms. Rabbitte throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Charled.
Charled lands with a right to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Rabbitte tries to break free but Charled pushes him back against the cage. Charled avoids the elbow strike from Rabbitte, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Charled.
Charled scores with a hook to the body. Charled lands a left hand.
Charled blocks an elbow strike from Rabbitte.
Charled lands a body punch in the clinch. Rabbitte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Charled lands a hook to the side of the head. Rabbitte working hard to break the clinch. A left hand lands to the body for Charled.
A body shot lands from Charled.
A short uppercut from Charled. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Charled dominated that round. Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval. 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. #R2##CL2# Charled takes the fight into the clinch. Charled softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Charled gets through Rabbitte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Charled. Charled has Rabbitte pressed against the cage, preventing Rabbitte from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Charled'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. Charled lands a shot to the body. Charled lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rabbitte or not. Charled scores with a shoulder strike. Charled lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Rabbitte or not. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rabbitte's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Charled lands a nice uppercut. A short right from Charled on the inside. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Charled pushes Rabbitte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Charled lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Charled lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T1# Charled working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Charled lands an uppercut. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Charled lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Charled lands with a short shot to the head. Rabbitte wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Charled has him pressed against the cage. Charled lands a nice uppercut. Still in the clinch, Charled scores with a nice short uppercut. Stalling in the clinch from Charled.
Charled scores with a shot to the side of Rabbitte's head. The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Charled lands with a light punch inside. #ROC2# Rabbitte is rocked! The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. #T2# Charled has Rabbitte pushed against the cage. A shot in the inside from Charled. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Stalling in the clinch from Charled.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Charled. Charled lands with a right to the head. Charled holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Benson Charled seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benson Charled. Charled stuffs the takedown attempt from Rabbitte. Rabbitte gets slowly back to his feet. Charled misses with a low kick.
Rabbitte throws a counter high kick but Charled was just alert enough to avoid it. Benson Charled seems to be getting the better of the standup. Charled cracks Rabbitte with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Rabbitte takes a body punch but keeps moving. Rabbitte tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Charled manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Good leg kick by Charled there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rabbitte looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Charled comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#T3# Rabbitte fails in his attempt to clinch. Charled connects with a nice looking jab.
Charled connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rabbitte's hands. Oh Rabbitte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Charled with a jab. Charled fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Rabbitte square on the jaw! Damn, Rabbitte is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Benson Charled!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Nov 13, 2018 |
#R1# Vargas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Charled. Vargas is looking to counter punch.#CL2# Vargas gets tackled into the cage by Charled. Charled maintains the clinch. Charled lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Vargas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Charled stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Charled lands a body shot. Charled throws a punch but it's blocked by Vargas. Charled works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Charled prevents the takedown attempt.
Vargas has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Still in the clinch, Charled scores with a nice short uppercut. Charled holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Charled tries a body shot but Vargas blocks it.
Charled stalling the fight.
Vargas is trying to pull guard but Charled turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T1# Charled slowing the pace effectively. A body shot lands from Charled.
Charled has Vargas pressed against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Charled. Charled continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. Vargas tries to pull guard but Charled won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him. Charled lands a left hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards. Vargas goes for a takedown attempt but Charled pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Charled throws a head kick that misses. #CL2# Charled moves into the clinch. A shot in the inside from Charled. Charled lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Charled.
Charled lands an uppercut. Vargas wants to break free but Charled has control.
Vargas tries to circle away but Charled has him pinned against the cage.#T2# Charled lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Charled lands with a light punch inside. Vargas tries to pull guard but Charled forces him back to his feet, against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Charled lands on the inside with an uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Charled. Charled struggles to land a body shot inside as Vargas controls his hands.
Vargas tries to pull guard but Charled won't allow it.
Charled lands an uppercut. Charled working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Charled lands a hook that snaps the head of Vargas backwards. Charled lands with a short shot to the head. Charled has Vargas pressed against the cage, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Charled content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Vargas is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. A shot in the inside from Charled. Charled slowing the pace effectively. Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#T3# Vargas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Charled just stands there and leans against the cage. Charled is pushing Vargas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Charled pressing his opponent against the cage. Charled stalling the fight.
Charled is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Benson Charled. Charled goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo. Charled has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Vargas is landing a low percentage of strikes. Vargas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Charled uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.#CL2# Charled pushes Vargas up against the cage in a clinch.#T4# Charled has Vargas pressed against the cage, preventing Vargas from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Vargas tries to pull guard but Charled won't allow it.
Come on Charled - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Charled leaning his opponent against the cage. Vargas looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Vargas is looking to take this one to the mat. Charled misses with the head strike.
Charled scores with a nice hook to the head. Charled prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch. Charled effectively controlling the action here. Charled softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! A body shot lands from Charled.
Charled digs a right hand underneath Vargas's ribcage. Vargas let out a lung full of air as it connected. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Charled dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! #R2# Charled misses with a combination
and Vargas counters with a thumping low kick. Benson Charled seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Charled looks to score with a jab to the body but Vargas is just out of range.#CL2# The fight moves into the clinch position. Charled lands a hook to the side of the head. Vargas tries to break free but Charled pushes him back against the cage. Charled lands with a light punch inside. A quick uppercut on the inside from Charled. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A nice right hand lands inside from Charled. Vargas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Charled after a bit of a struggle. Charled scores with a shoulder strike. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charled creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Vargas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Charled has him pressed against the cage.#T1# Charled lands a left hand.
Charled lands on the inside with an uppercut. The referee is keeping an eye on Charled - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Charled lands an uppercut. Charled is leaning against Vargas and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Charled lands a body punch. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Charled. Vargas blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Charled fails to land. Charled lands a nice uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Charled creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. #T2# Charled lands with a short shot to the head. Charled stalling the fight.
Charled goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Charled misses with a short punch on the inside. Come on Charled - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Charled is defending well against a takedown attempt. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Vargas wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Charled lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Charled lands a nice uppercut. Charled lands on the inside with an uppercut. Charled slows down the pace here.
Charled works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Charled has Vargas pressed against the cage.
Vargas is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Charled to keep the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T3# A nice right hand lands inside from Charled. Charled prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Vargas tries to break free but Charled pushes him back against the cage. Vargas tries to pull guard but Charled holds him up against the cage and eventually Vargas drops back down to his feet.
Charled lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vargas or not. A short uppercut from Charled. Vargas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Charled just stands there and leans against the cage. A right hook to the body lands for Charled.
Charled lands a hook to the side of the head. Charled has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Charled lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vargas backwards. Charled lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards. Charled lands a left hand.
Charled digs a right hand underneath Vargas's ribcage. Vargas let out a lung full of air as it connected. A hook to the body from Charled.
#T4# Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A left hand lands to the body for Charled.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Vargas takes a shot to the head. Charled scores with a shoulder strike. The referee calls for Charled to work.
Charled lands an uppercut. Charled scores with a shot to the side of Vargas's head. Charled lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Vargas backwards. Charled lands with a light punch inside. Charled stalling the fight.
Vargas is trying to break free. Charled lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Charled prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch. Charled lands with a short shot to the head. The referee is keeping an eye on Charled - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short body shot lands from Charled as the two fighters clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benson Charled showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round! #R3# A combination from Charled does no damage. #CL2# Charled forces Vargas back against the cage and clinches. Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Charled lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards. Vargas wants to break free but Charled has control.
Vargas is looking to break free of the clinch but Charled has double underhooks. Vargas wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Charled has him pressed against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Charled.
A bit of stalling here from Charled.
Charled struggles to land a body shot inside as Vargas controls his hands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. A quick uppercut on the inside from Charled. A hook to the body from Charled.
Charled lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Vargas is trying to force a seperation but Charled has the dominant position. Vargas jumps guard but Charled turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing. Charled makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T1# Vargas is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Charled gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. A short uppercut from Charled. Vargas wants to break the clinch but can't.
A short uppercut from Charled. Charled lands with a short shot to the head. Charled lands a left hand.
Charled scores with a shoulder strike. Vargas is trying to pull guard but Charled has him pressed against the cage. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro Vargas. That's going to take a lot out of him. Charled working some nice short punches in the clinch. A hook to the body from Charled.
Charled displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vargas up against the cage. Charled lands a right hand that snaps the head of Vargas backwards. Still in the clinch, Charled scores with a nice short uppercut. Nice body punch from Charled. #T2# Charled lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Charled lands with a short shot to the head. The referee is keeping an eye on Charled - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Charled lands a shoulder strike. A frustrated look appears on Vargas's face as he tries to break the clinch. Charled scores with a hook to the body. The referee calls for Charled to work.
Vargas's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! A nice left hand lands by Charled.
Charled lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Vargas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Charled after a bit of a struggle. Charled just leaning against Vargas, taking a breather. Charled lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vargas backwards. Charled pushes Vargas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T3# Vargas tries to break the clinch but Charled is controlling the position. Charled lands with a short head shot on the inside. Charled is stalling here.
Charled prevents Vargas from breaking the clinch. Charled working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Charled controlling the action here for a moment.
Charled lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. A quick uppercut on the inside from Charled. Charled lands a body punch in the clinch. Charled'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. A right hand to the body from Charled.
#T4# Charled is working Vargas over against the cage. A short uppercut from Charled. The referee calls for Charled to work.
Charled is pushing Vargas up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Charled stalls. Charled lands a right hand. Nice body punch from Charled. Charled displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vargas up against the cage. Charled effectively controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight! Benson Charled comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Charled 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 24:30 Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 24:30 Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benson Charled!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 22, 2018 |
#R1# Charled smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Barrera tries for a takedown but Charled circles away easily and Charled counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Barrera misses with a takedown attempt - Charled sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses. Charled swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Barrera tries for a takedown but Charled sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Benson Charled has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Barrera. Barrera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Barrera takes a shot right to the bread basket. Barrera is looking to clinch but Charled is avoiding it.
Charled connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Barrera takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barrera moves in looking to clinch but Charled pushes him off. Charled connects with a jab. Charled cracks Barrera with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. Barrera takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Charled tests Barrera's chin there with a solid looking shot.#T1# Charled's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Charled duly obliges. Charled misses with the combination.
Barrera with a lazy takedown attempt and Charled counters with a lovely shot to the body. Charled connects with the punch. Charled connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barrera. Barrera circles away out of range and recomposes himself. The fight stays on the outside here - Barrera looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#CL2# Barrera has Charled up against the cage in a clinch.
Barrera gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. #CUT2# It looks like Benson Charled has been cut. Charled lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Barrera backwards. Barrera lands a nice knee to the body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Charled lands with a left to the head. #T2# Charled makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Charled stalling against the cage.
Come on Charled - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Barrera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Charled lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Charled lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Barrera backwards. Charled lands an uppercut. Barrera scores a nice knee to the body.
Barrera trying to land knees to the body.
Charled lands with a short shot to the head. Charled pushes Barrera back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Charled lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Barrera. Barrera missing with knees to the body.
Charled lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Charled stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Barrera lands an elbow that stopped Charled in his tracks for a moment. Barrera scores a nice knee to the body.
Charled is breathing heavily. Charled on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
#T3# Barrera lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. #CUT2# Benson Charled's cut is getting worse. Barrera scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT2# Benson Charled's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Barrera comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Knees to the body from Barrera.
Barrera putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Charled in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body. Barrera lands an elbow inside that Charled shrugs off. #CUT2# Jeez, Benson Charled's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Barrera lands a nice elbow.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Benson Charled's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Diego Barrera!
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