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Event:
-GFC 5-
Date: Mar 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Beneke lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice jab there from Beneke.
Good exchange - Petrosyan coming out on top.
Petrosyan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Beneke.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beneke! But no joy.
Petrosyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beneke manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Beneke.
Beneke throws out a loose jab but Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Petrosyan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Beneke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petrosyan counters with a nice body shot.
Petrosyan throws a shot from downtown. Beneke moves away and avoids it.
Petrosyan misses with a wild combination.
Beneke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beneke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Petrosyans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beneke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beneke slips under a jab from Petrosyan.
Beneke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beneke swings widly with a right hand
and Petrosyan counters with a right hand to the body. #T1#
Petrosyan cracks Beneke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Petrosyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beneke.
Petrosyan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Beneke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrosyan moves out of range as Beneke strikes.
Beneke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beneke throws an overhand right that lands on Petrosyan's shoulder, as Petrosyan tries to avoid the shot.
Beneke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Beneke takes a swing at Petrosyan's ribcage but misses.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Beneke lands a lovely overhand right.
Nice cross by Petrosyan.
Beneke lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Petrosyan scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beneke tests Petrosyan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Petrosyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beneke misses with a right hand
and Beneke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A cross from Beneke lands.
Petrosyan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2#
Petrosyan misses with a few strikes there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Beneke! But no joy.
Petrosyan takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrosyan. Beneke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petrosyan throws a right and a left that Beneke avoids nicely.
The fighters circling - Beneke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrosyan throws a shot from downtown. Beneke moves away and avoids it.
Petrosyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Beneke tries a quick counter leg kick but Petrosyan is wise to it.
Beneke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Petrosyan.
Beneke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petrosyan loads up on a big right hand but Beneke slips the punch.
Beneke tries to land a leg kick but Petrosyan saw it coming and moves away.
Petrosyan seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Petrosyan throws a jab when Beneke was well out of range.
Petrosyan dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrosyan dodges the punch combination from Beneke.
Petrosyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beneke.#T3#
Petrosyan misses with a jab to the body
and Beneke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beneke scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice sprawl there from Petrosyan as Beneke shoots in.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Petrosyan moves away and avoids it.
Petrosyan throws a right and a left that Beneke avoids nicely.
Petrosyan throws a series of punches but Beneke avoids them all with ease.
Beneke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beneke throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrosyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beneke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Petrosyan throws a big counter combination but Beneke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Beneke lands a jab-cross combination.
Beneke looks to throw the jab but Petrosyan is out of range.
Beneke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Petrosyan throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan walks into a straight right hand from Beneke.
Petrosyan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beneke.
Petrosyan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petrosyan misses with a few strikes there.
Beneke loads up on a big right hand but Petrosyan slips the punch.
Petrosyan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T4#
Some bone on bone action there as Petrosyan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Petrosyan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Petrosyan moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been informed that Beneke has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Beneke lands a nice shot that snaps Petrosyan's head back.
Beneke connects with a body shot.
Beneke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan misses with the combination.
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut. Beneke saw that one coming.
Nice takedown defense from Petrosyan. No joy for Beneke on that attempt.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrosyan moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Beneke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Petrosyan in his tracks.
Petrosyan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Petrosyan moves out of range as Beneke strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Beneke will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Petrosyan misses with a two punch combination.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Petrosyan moves away and avoids it.
Petrosyan loads up on a big right hand but Beneke slips the punch.
Beneke connects with a good right hand that stumbles Petrosyan. Petrosyan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Giorgio Petrosyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Beneke throws a low kick, looking for Petrosyan's leg but Petrosyan calmly moves out of range.
Petrosyan misses with a body shot.
Petrosyan moves out of range of the strikes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beneke. Petrosyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
No joy there for Beneke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
It looked like Petrosyan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beneke.
Petrosyan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beneke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beneke avoids the body shot from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beneke throws a lazy uppercut
and Beneke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrosyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Beneke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Beneke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Petrosyan looks to score with a jab to the body but Beneke is just out of range.#T1#
Petrosyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Petrosyan looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beneke looks to land a right hand but Petrosyan moved out of range.
Beneke scores with a nice head shot.
Beneke lands with a good body shot.
Beneke fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Petrosyan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Beneke misses with an uppercut. Petrosyan saw that one coming.
Petrosyan walks into a stiff left hand from Beneke.
Petrosyan ducks right into an uppercut from Beneke.
Petrosyan moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Petrosyan throws a good cross that connects.
Beneke misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrosyan counters with a straight right hand.
Beneke lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrosyan uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beneke.
Petrosyan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Petrosyan.
Beneke clobbers Petrosyan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beneke scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T2#
Petrosyan throws a big shot that misses.
Beneke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Petrosyan slips under a jab.
Petrosyan misses with a few strikes there.
Petrosyan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Petrosyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mark Beneke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Petrosyan blocks a leg kick.
Beneke lands a nice hook to Petrosyan's body. Petrosyan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Beneke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beneke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beneke throws an overhand right that lands on Petrosyan's shoulder, as Petrosyan tries to avoid the shot.
Petrosyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beneke.
Beneke throws a right hand that misses
and Petrosyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beneke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beneke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrosyan slips a jab from Beneke.#T3#
Petrosyan moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Beneke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Petrosyan.
Decent striking displayed by Beneke there.
Petrosyan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Beneke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut. Beneke saw that one coming.
Beneke looks to land a left hand but Petrosyan moved out of range nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrosyan misses its target.
Petrosyan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Beneke.
Petrosyan drops his hands momentarily and Beneke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Petrosyan.
Beneke throws a right hand that Petrosyan ducks under and follows up with a left that Petrosyan also avoids with ease.
Beneke throws a front kick aimed at Petrosyan's knee but Petrosyan avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Petrosyan misses the target.
Beneke shoots in but Petrosyan avoids the takedown attempt easily.#T4#
Beneke has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
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!
Beneke throws a hook but Petrosyan avoids it easily.
Beneke throws a hook but Petrosyan avoids it easily.
Petrosyan moves out of range as Beneke strikes.
Beneke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Petrosyan.
A combination from Petrosyan does no damage.
Beneke lands a really nice looking cross but Petrosyan seems unphased.
Beneke misses with an uppercut. Petrosyan saw that one coming.
A jab from Beneke misses.
Petrosyan scores with a nice head shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beneke, as that shot connected.
Jab by Beneke.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Petrosyan is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beneke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Beneke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Petrosyan's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Beneke throws out a loose jab but Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid it.
Petrosyan misses with a straight left.
Beneke throws a hook but Petrosyan blocks it.
Petrosyan throws a series of punches but Beneke avoids them all with ease.
Petrosyan slips a jab from Beneke.
A quick step to the side and Petrosyan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beneke misses with a low kick.
A shot to the liver by Beneke. Beautiful body shot.
Beneke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Petrosyan blocks a jab.
A big left from Beneke misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beneke thuds his right hand into Petrosyan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beneke gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Beneke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Petrosyan avoids a punch combination nicely.
Beneke throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrosyan counters with a two punch combo. #T1#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Beneke!
Beneke moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Beneke takes a swing at Petrosyan's ribcage but misses.
Beneke scores with a nice head shot.
Petrosyan throws out a powerful jab.
Giorgio Petrosyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petrosyan ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Petrosyan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beneke misses with a wild body shot.
Petrosyan is looking for a counter combo.
Petrosyan misses with a two punch combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Petrosyan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Petrosyan might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Petrosyan slips a straight right by Beneke.
Petrosyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beneke circles away quickly and effectively.
Beneke throws a lazy right hand but Petrosyan sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Beneke scores with a nice right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beneke connects with a body shot.#T2#
Beneke throws a nice looking combination but Petrosyan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Petrosyan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beneke misses with a series of wild punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Beneke misses the target.
Beneke catches Petrosyan with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beneke lands with an overhand left.
Beneke looks to land a left hand but Petrosyan moved out of range nicely.
Beneke paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beneke lands with a good body shot.
Petrosyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beneke.
Beneke throws a hook to the side of Petrosyan's head but Petrosyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Petrosyan was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Petrosyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beneke.
Petrosyan throwing a counter right hand but Beneke manages to avoid it.
Beneke defending well as Petrosyan loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Beneke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Beneke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Beneke misses with a looping left.
Beneke throws a right hand that misses
and Petrosyan counters with a right hand to the body.
Petrosyan bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Petrosyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beneke.
Beneke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A little feinted left hand from Petrosyan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petrosyan swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Beneke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beneke loads up on a big right hand but Petrosyan slips the punch.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Petrosyan counters with a stiff right hand.
Petrosyan moves away from the strike by Beneke.
A jab from Beneke misses.
Beneke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Beneke misses with a lunging right hand
and Petrosyan counters with a series of strikes. Beneke will be more careful next time no doubt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beneke scores with a jab to the body.#T4#
Petrosyan blocks a jab.
Beneke takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Beneke swings widly with a right hand
enabling Petrosyan to counter with a crisp jab.
Beneke lands a slapping body shot.
Beneke misses with a looping left.
Beneke misses the jab.
Petrosyan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beneke moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beneke. Petrosyan does a little dance to reset his feet.
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.
Beneke tries to counter by closing the distance.
Petrosyan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mark Beneke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Petrosyan misses with a double jab.
A combination from Petrosyan does no damage.
Petrosyan throws a jab when Beneke was well out of range.
Giorgio Petrosyan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Beneke motions for Petrosyan to come forward. Beneke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Beneke comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Beneke 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 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Beneke!
Our winner, Mark Beneke, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
-GFC 3-
Date: Feb 20, 2022 |
#R1#
Johnson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Petrosyan throws out the jab.
Max Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan misses the shot to the body. #CL2#
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Petrosyan breaks from the clinch.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut
and Johnson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Johnson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Petrosyan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#CL2#
Johnson drives through and clinches with Petrosyan against the cage.
Petrosyan prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Petrosyan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Johnson's elbow. #BC#
Petrosyan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Johnson looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrosyan is just out of range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Petrosyan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Johnson tries to clinch up but Petrosyan circles away and keeps his distance.#CL2#
Johnson moves into the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Petrosyan tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage.
Petrosyan tries to throw a body punch but Johnson avoids it by throwing Petrosyan back against the cage.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.
Petrosyan slows down the pace here.
Johnson letting Petrosyan take a breather here.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
#BC#
Petrosyan breaks the clinch.
A left lands for Petrosyan.
Petrosyan definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.#T2##CL2#
Johnson takes the fight into the clinch.
Petrosyan softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Johnson is trying to break the clinch but Petrosyan has him pressed against the cage. #BC#
Petrosyan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A big right from Petrosyan misses.
Petrosyan lands a body shot.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Petrosyan counter with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Johnson.#ROC#Johnson is rocked!
Johnson wants to clinch but Petrosyan slips to the side
and Petrosyan counters with a right, left combo that wobbles Johnson badly! Petrosyan follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks Johnson out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as Petrosyan finished him against the cage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Giorgio Petrosyan!
A very excited looking Giorgio Petrosyan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
Max Johnson spoke after the fight, saying 'we tried we just need to hit the gym more and come back and be 10 times better then the next guy.'. |
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Event:
- GFC 1-
Date: Jan 30, 2022 |
#R1#
Beneke throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrosyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petrosyan takes a swing at Beneke's ribcage but misses.
Beneke swings widly with a right hand
and Petrosyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Petrosyan throws out a loose jab but Beneke uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Beneke on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Petrosyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Left hook, right uppercut from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beneke manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Beneke slips under a jab from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan throws a right and a left that Beneke avoids nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beneke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Petrosyan throws a body shot but no joy.
Petrosyan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beneke was well out of range. Poor timing from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beneke.
Petrosyan looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beneke throws an off balance right hand
and Beneke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Beneke misses with the combination.
Beneke misses with a hook. Petrosyan ducked under it nicely.
Petrosyan throwing a counter right hand but Beneke manages to avoid it.
Petrosyan lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.#T1#
Beneke misses with an uppercut.
Petrosyan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beneke.
Petrosyan slips a jab and a cross from Beneke.
Beneke throws a right and a left that both miss.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beneke, as that shot connected.
Petrosyan throws the left hand but Beneke avoids the punch easily.
Beneke shoots in for a takedown but Petrosyan shows good takedown defense.
Beneke looks to land a right hand but Petrosyan moved out of range.
A quick step to the side and Petrosyan tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrosyan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Beneke.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
#KD#
and Petrosyan counters with a crisp one two that drops Beneke! Petrosyan thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Beneke to his feet! Beneke is in big trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beneke clobbers Petrosyan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beneke throws a hook but Petrosyan avoids it easily.
Beneke throws a hook to the side of Petrosyan's head but Petrosyan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Beneke walks into a left hand. #T2#
Petrosyan misses with a double jab.
Donk. Beneke catches Petrosyan right on the button with a cross.
Petrosyan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Petrosyan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
It looked like Petrosyan was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beneke.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Petrosyan moves away and avoids it.
As Beneke looks to move away, Petrosyan throws a big counter combo but Beneke just gets out of the way.
Beneke misses with a hook
and Petrosyan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beneke misses with an uppercut. Petrosyan saw that one coming.#KD#
Oooooh!!! Petrosyan has knocked Beneke down with a huge combo! Petrosyan steps away and waves a wobbly Beneke back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Beneke is rocked!
Petrosyan misses with a few strikes there.
Beneke is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrosyan finish him?
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beneke misses with a looping left.
Beneke seems to have recovered his senses.
Beneke swings widly with a right hand
and Petrosyan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beneke clobbers Petrosyan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Beneke digs a good hook to Petrosyan's body.
Giorgio Petrosyan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beneke misses with a hook.
Petrosyan swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beneke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Petrosyan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Beneke.
#T3#
A jab from Beneke misses.
Petrosyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrosyan takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beneke lands with an overhand left.
The fighters circling - Beneke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Petrosyan takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Petrosyan takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Beneke misses with a double jab.
We've been informed that Beneke has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Petrosyan tries to bum rush Beneke with a series of wild strikes but Beneke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Petrosyan digs a good body shot into Beneke's ribs.
Beneke tries to bum rush Petrosyan with a series of wild strikes but Petrosyan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beneke dodges the punch combination from Petrosyan.
#T4#
Petrosyan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beneke.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Petrosyan throws a series of punches but Beneke moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Beneke misses the target.
Petrosyan misses with a wild body shot.
Beneke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beneke throws the left hand but Petrosyan avoids the punch easily.
Donk. Beneke catches Petrosyan right on the button with a cross.
Petrosyan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Beneke is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Petrosyan had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Beneke looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Giorgio Petrosyan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Beneke.
A big left from Petrosyan misses.
Beneke lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Petrosyan jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beneke scores with a nice right hand.
Beneke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Petrosyan moves away and avoids it.
Petrosyan throws a big counter combination but Beneke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Beneke will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Beneke throws a leg kick
and Petrosyan counters with a three punch combo that has Beneke backing up. Beneke nods at Petrosyan to acknowledge the strikes.
Petrosyan walks into a stiff left hand from Beneke.
Petrosyan smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beneke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beneke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Petrosyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beneke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan looks to land a combination. Beneke sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Beneke misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Beneke throws a low kick, looking for Petrosyan's leg but Petrosyan calmly moves out of range.
Petrosyan takes one on the button.
Beneke throws a leg kick which misses Petrosyan's front leg but catches the back leg as Petrosyan tries to avoid it.
Petrosyan takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Petrosyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Beneke misses.
The fighters circling - Beneke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A counter left hand to the body from Petrosyan misses its target.
Beneke loads up on a big right hand but Petrosyan slips the punch.
Mark Beneke seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Beneke looks to land a left hand but Petrosyan moved out of range nicely.
Beneke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrosyan slips under a jab from Beneke.
Beneke blocks a jab.
Beneke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Petrosyan.
Beneke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Petrosyan.
Petrosyan drops his hands momentarily and Beneke takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Beneke throws out a leg kick but Petrosyan moves out of range and Beneke only half commits.
Petrosyan misses with a hook.
Beneke fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrosyan.
Beneke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Petrosyan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beneke.
Beneke throws a poor cross that misses
and Petrosyan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beneke looks for a takedown but Petrosyan sprawls well.
Beneke throws a looping overhand right but Petrosyan ducks down to avoid it.
Petrosyan throwing a counter right hand but Beneke manages to avoid it.#T2#
Beneke looks to land a right hand but Petrosyan moved out of range.
Petrosyan was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Beneke misses with a takedown
and Petrosyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrosyan misses with a looping right.
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!
Beneke throws a hook but Petrosyan blocks it.
Beneke misses with a hook. Petrosyan ducked under it nicely.
Beneke misses with a two punch combination.
Petrosyan jabs Beneke right on the nose. Beneke blinks but takes it well.
Petrosyan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Beneke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Petrosyan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Petrosyan cracks Beneke with a good jab.
Beneke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beneke throws a jab when Petrosyan was well out of range.
Petrosyan missing with a left hand there. Beneke was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. #T3#
Beneke lands with a cross.
Beneke thuds his right hand into Petrosyan's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beneke moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Beneke looks to land a right hand but Petrosyan moved out of range.
Giorgio Petrosyan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#KD#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Petrosyan drops Beneke with a beautiful combination! Beneke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Petrosyan is looking for the KO!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrosyan darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Beneke's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Petrosyan before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giorgio Petrosyan!
Giorgio Petrosyan bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it. |
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Event:
GFC 205 TOURNAMENT FINAL ROUND
Date: Jan 16, 2022 |
#R1#
Martinet lands a right hook to the body.
Martinet throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Petrosyan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Petrosyan takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Petrosyan misses with an uppercut.
Martinet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Petrosyan connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Petrosyan throws a right and a left that Martinet avoids nicely.
Martinet unleashes a big counter combination but Petrosyan bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Martinet throws a hook but Petrosyan avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from Petrosyan.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Martinet lands with a hook. Petrosyan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice cross by Martinet.
Petrosyan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Martinet misses.
Petrosyan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Martinet.
Martinet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T1#
The crowd cheers as Martinet lands an impressive looking overhand right. Petrosyan doesn't seem phased though.
Martinet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Petrosyan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Petrosyan throws a jab but it's blocked by Martinet.
Martinet scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Petrosyan throws a looping overhand right but Martinet ducks down to avoid it.
Martinet stalks Petrosyan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Petrosyan's face. Petrosyan staggers backwards, shaken.
Petrosyan misses with a double jab.
Marc Martinet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martinet looks to land a combination but Petrosyan avoids it well.
A little feinted left hand from Petrosyan on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the body from Martinet misses
and Petrosyan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Petrosyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Martinet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Petrosyan.
Martinet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Petrosyan.
Petrosyan looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.#T2#
Martinet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Petrosyan works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#ROC#Martinet is rocked!
Petrosyan lands a slapping body shot.
Martinet is still on wobbly legs! Can Petrosyan finish him?
Petrosyan scores with a body shot.
Martinet looks winded!
Martinet get stunned by a cross and takes another one on the button. Martinet stumbles backwards and tries to bounce back off the cage but Petrosyan runs in and jumps on him with a leaping lead hook that puts him out! Wow, that was highlight reel stuff! Awesome finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Giorgio Petrosyan!
A very excited looking Giorgio Petrosyan rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed. |
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Event:
GFC 155-205 tournament round 2
Date: Dec 29, 2021 |
#R1#
Petrosyan misses with a series of wild punches.
Petrosyan just misses with a punch to the body.
Petrosyan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Smith looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Petrosyan is fending him off so far but Smith persists. Nope, Petrosyan circles away and we're back to standing.
Petrosyan appears to be looking for a big counter.
Petrosyan lands a nice shot to the body.
Petrosyan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smith circles away quickly and effectively.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Petrosyan throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Smith on the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Smith drops his hands momentarily and Petrosyan takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petrosyan connects with a nice looking jab.
#ROC#Smith is rocked!#T1#
Smith drops his hands for a split second and Petrosyan immediately capitalizes on the opportunity by smashing a powerful hook into Smith face, sending his mouthguard sailing through the air, much to the delight of the crowd. Petrosyan follows up with a right hand that knocks Smith into next week. He's out cold and this fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Giorgio Petrosyan! |
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