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Event:
NYF Fight Night 29
Date: May 08, 2024 |
#R1#
Case just misses with a punch to the body.
Benzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Case.
Benzo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A big right from Case misses.
Case sets himself, and Benzo steps forward looking for the clinch! Case avoids it this time.
Case shoots and misses
and Benzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CUT2#It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
Case closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benzo circles away.
Benzo darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That kick from Case tenderised Benzo's leg. Benzo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benzo misses the shot to the body.
Justin Case seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benzo leaves Case with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case shoots for a double leg takedown but Benzo sprawls well. He's pushed Case's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Benzo on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Case looks to land a right hand but Benzo moved out of range.
Case misses with a straight left.
Benzo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Benzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Case on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
#T1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Benzo.
Case throws a looping overhand right but Benzo ducks down to avoid it.
A big left from Case misses.
Case on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benzo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Case.
Benzo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Case with a body shot.
Benzo stuns Case with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benzo throws a leg kick which misses Case's front leg but catches the back leg as Case tries to avoid it.
Case throws out a loose jab but Benzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Case shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benzo defends it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Benzo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benzo connects with a solid leg kick.
Case gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Case fails with the takedown.
Case throws a lazy right hand but Benzo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Case lands a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Case closes the distance and clinches up with Benzo, looking for a takedown. Case pushes Benzo against the cage but Benzo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Case shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benzo sprawls well. Benzo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Case gets slowly back to his feet.
Case misses with a hook. Benzo ducked under it nicely.
Benzo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Case with a body shot.
Benzo blocks a low kick nicely.
The fighters circling - Case throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Case is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benzo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Case.
Benzo connects with a body shot.
Benzo feints and then cracks Case's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Case down. #T3#
Case looks for a takedown but Benzo sprawls well.
Good work by Benzo as he checks the leg kick.#TD#
Case closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Benzo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Case preventing the sweep. #SUB2#
Benzo working for a triangle but Case defends it easily.
Case won't allow Benzo to get back to his feet.
Case stands up over Benzo, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Case landing with the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Case accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T4#
Benzo is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Case dives into side control.
Benzo is looking for a sweep.#SUB#
Case is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benzo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Case has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Benzo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!#SUB#
Case is trying to get an arm triangle but Benzo is defending well.
Case working away.
Case trying to control the position but Benzo is working away.
Case is chipping away with strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritanzo Benzo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Justin Case's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Case misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Case shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benzo as he avoids it easily.
Benzo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
#TD#
Case looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Case is standing up over Benzo. Benzo looks to escape but Case dives into side control.
Benzo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.#REVB#
Case advances to full mount.
Benzo is looking to improve his position but Case isn't that keen on the idea.
Case with the ground and pound from mount.
Benzo is desperately trying to improve his position but Case has a good base and remains in mount.
Benzo keeps trying to improve his position.
We've been hearing that Case has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SUB#
Case working for a guillotine from mount but Benzo is in no mood to give up. #T1#
Case looking to control but Benzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Benzo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Benzo is looking to get to half guard.
Case avoids the attempt from Benzo to control.
Case connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Benzo gets back to half guard.
Case prevents Benzo from standing back up.
Benzo wants to improve his position but Case is controlling well.
Case lands with a punch from half guard.
Benzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Case. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.#SUB#
Case is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Benzo sees it coming and defends easily.
Benzo looks like he's trying to stand up.
#T2#
Case not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Case tries to pass to full mount but Benzo defends it.
Case is taking a breather. Benzo says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Case trying to control the action but Benzo is working from the bottom.
Case slips a nice elbow through Benzo's hands, connecting with Benzo's forehead.
Benzo tries to kick Case off but Case keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Benzo wants to get back to full guard.
Benzo wants to get back to his feet.#SUB#
Case is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there. #T3##SUB#
Case is working for a kimura but Benzo is defending it quite comfortably.
#ES2#
Benzo manages to escape and get back to his feet! #TD#
Benzo gets caught flat footed, as Case shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Case won't allow Benzo to sweep him here.
Benzo keeping moving, preventing Case from controlling successfully.
Case postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Case passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benzo is pushing Case's head away, looking to escape. Case manages to hold on to the position though.
Case throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Benzo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure. #T4#
Case stops Benzo from getting back to his feet.
Case throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benzo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Case is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Benzo wants to get back to his feet.
Case not landing any meaningful shots this time. #ES2#
Benzo makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Case scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Case throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benzo shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Justin Case's cut.
That's time! Case's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Nice defenses there by Benzo.
Benzo tries to counter with a clinch but Case shakes him off and moves away.
Case misses with a takedown
and Benzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Case misses with an uppercut. Benzo saw that one coming.
Benzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benzo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Case has his takedown stuffed
and Benzo counters with a good low kick that Case was not able to check.
Case connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benzo connects with a crisp jab.
Benzo misses with a hook. Case ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A combination from Case does no damage.
Case shoots for a takedown but Benzo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benzo scores with a spinning back kick!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Case shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benzo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.#T1#
Benzo throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A jab from Case misses.
Benzo throws a fast counter high kick but Case manages to duck under it in time.
Case walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benzo lands a nice looking body kick.
Benzo lands a slapping body shot.
Case fails with the takedown.
Benzo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Case appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Case lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
Benzo throws a leg kick which misses Case's front leg but catches the back leg as Case tries to avoid it.
Benzo tries to clinch but Case moves out of range.
Benzo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Case's sensitive parts.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Case keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benzo cracks Case with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#TD#
Case shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.#ES2#
Benzo has one foot on Case's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.#CL2#
Benzo has Case up against the cage in a clinch.
Benzo looking to stall.
Case misses with some punches.
#T3##BC#
Case escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Case dives in and grabs Benzo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benzo pushes down on Case's head and hops out.
Benzo scores with a shot to the body.
Case shoots in but no luck this time.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benzo. Case shrugs it off though.
Case tries for a takedown but Benzo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Case shoots in for a double leg but Benzo sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benzo blocks a head kick by Case.
A telegraphed right hand from Case misses the target.
Case dives in and grabs Benzo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benzo pushes down on Case's head and hops out.
Case on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benzo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #T4#
Case throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benzo lands with a good body shot.
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!
Benzo connects with a leg kick.
Benzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benzo thows a body kick. Case tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Case shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Case throws a leg kick
and Benzo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benzo keeps Case at a distance using the push kick.
Case changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benzo tries to avoid it but Case manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benzo to the ground. Benzo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Case is defended easily by Benzo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritanzo Benzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benzo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ritanzo Benzo! |
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Event:
NYF Fight Night 27
Date: Apr 19, 2024 |
#R1#
Case lands with an overhand left.
Benzo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.#TD#
Case looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Benzo!
Benzo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Case wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benzo is trying to buck Case off.
Benzo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
You can see the frustration on Benzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Benzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Case. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benzo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Case has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Benzo struggling a bit here.
We've been hearing that Case has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Benzo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Benzo struggling a bit here.#T1#
Benzo is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Case is staying active.
Case tries to move to mount but Benzo blocks the move with his legs.
Case is working hard here to advance position.
Benzo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Case wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Benzo is not content to let Case control the position.
Case grinds an elbow into Benzo's temple.
Case scores with a couple of short elbows.
Benzo tries to improve position but can't.
Case tries to advance to mount but can't. #T2#
Benzo is trying to control Case's posture but Case avoids it.
Case tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Case has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Benzo is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Case tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though. #SUB#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Case is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benzo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Benzo is trying to control Case's posture but Case avoids it. #T3#
Benzo is trying to get back to half guard.
Benzo prevents Case from moving into mount.
Case in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Case cracks Benzo with a big elbow.
Benzo prevents Case from moving into mount.
Case wants to control but Benzo is keeping him busy.
Benzo is trying to improve his position.
Case working away.
Benzo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Benzo wants to get back to his feet but Case drags him back down.#SUB#
Case is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benzo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T4#
Benzo is not content to let Case control the position. #SUB#
Case is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Benzo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Benzo is not content to let Case control the position.
Case in side control lands a decent elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benzo is looking to reverse the position.
Benzo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Nice shot by Benzo.
Case steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benzo.
Case looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Case fails with the takedown
and Benzo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Case throws an overhand right that lands on Benzo's shoulder, as Benzo tries to avoid the shot.
Case is looking to chop away at Benzo's legs.
Benzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benzo slips under a jab.
Benzo steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Case.
Case steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benzo.
Benzo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Case.
Case just misses with a punch to the body.
Benzo moves out of range of the body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Case shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benzo defends it nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case scores with a decent looking hook.
Ritanzo Benzo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
Case throws a hook to the side of Benzo's head but Benzo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benzo now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Case is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benzo can do to turn this around?#TD#
Case shoots in and bounces Benzo off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benzo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Case won't allow Benzo to get back to his feet.
Benzo looking to hit a scissor sweep but Case is one step ahead there.
Benzo keeping moving, preventing Case from controlling successfully.
Case advances position into side control!
Benzo is trying to control Case's posture but Case avoids it. #T2#
Case lands a few punches from side control.
An elbow from Case crashes against the mat.
Case wants to control but Benzo is keeping him busy. #SUB#
Case tries for a kimura but Benzo is defending well.
Case grinds an elbow into Benzo's temple.
Benzo is looking for a sweep.
Benzo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Justin Case overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benzo can't do much from the bottom here.
Case working the ground and pound.
Case lands a nice forearm strike. #T3#
Case tries to advance to mount but can't.
Case lands an elbow.
Benzo wants to get back to his feet.
Case working away.
Benzo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Case has just dragged him back down to the mat.#SUB#
Case wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benzo, who protects the arm well.
Case lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Benzo is looking for a sweep.#T4#
Case lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Case prevents Benzo from escaping the position.#SUB#
Case tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Case landing strikes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Case in side control, just content to control the action for now. #SUB#
Case working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Case dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Case pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benzo is out of range and Case settles back down.
Nice takedown defense from Benzo. No joy for Case on that attempt.
Case with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benzo to score with a decent uppercut.
Benzo cracks a nice hook into Case's ribs.
Benzo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Case looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benzo is fending him off so far but Case persists. Nope, Benzo circles away and we're back to standing.
Benzo scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Case fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Case. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Case throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benzo counters with a good, hard body kick but Case shrugs it off.
Benzo's corner calls for a 1-2. Benzo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benzo moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT2#It looks like Justin Case has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Case throws a push kick but Benzo slaps the foot to one side.
Benzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Case.
Benzo moves away from the strike by Case.
Benzo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Case.
Benzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benzo.#ROC2#Case is rocked!#T1#
Case will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nice takedown defense from Benzo. No joy for Case on that attempt.
Case shoots for a double leg takedown but Benzo sprawls well. He's pushed Case's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice takedown defense from Benzo. No joy for Case on that attempt.
Case drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Oh Case is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A looping hook to the body misses from Case. Benzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benzo lands a leg kick that knocks Case off balance momentarily.
Case shoots in but Benzo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Case seems to have got his legs back now.
Case will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Case on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benzo slaps away a takedown attempt from Case, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benzo scores with a spinning back kick!
A low kick lands for Benzo.
Benzo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Ritanzo Benzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benzo misses with a body kick.
Benzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Case throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benzo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Case with a body shot.
Case misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benzo scores with a body shot.
Benzo lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Case walks into a straight right hand from Benzo.
Benzo lands with a nice body punch.
Benzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL2#
Benzo has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benzo tries a body shot but Case blocks it.
Benzo is leaning against Case and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#T3#
Benzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Case backwards.
Case is looking for a takedown.
Benzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Case backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Benzo.
Case has Benzo pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benzo manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Ritanzo Benzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Still in the clinch, Benzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benzo lands with a right to the head.
Case is trying to break the clinch but Benzo is controlling him.
Benzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
#T4#
Benzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Case uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benzo misses with a body punch.
Benzo throws a head punch that misses.
Benzo throws a head punch that misses.
Benzo lands a shoulder strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Case jumps guard but Benzo stands there with Case around his waist. Case gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Case tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Case prevents a body shot from Benzo.
Benzo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benzo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritanzo Benzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Case has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 28:28
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:28
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 14, 2024 |
#R1#
McLaughlin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McLaughlin tries to clinch up.
Benzo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benzo wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.#CL#
Benzo instigates a clinch.
Benzo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Benzo.
Benzo slows down the pace here.
Benzo is working McLaughlin over against the cage.
McLaughlin tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Benzo smiles and moves away.
McLaughlin moves in looking to clinch but Benzo pushes him off.#CL#
Benzo gets in close and instigates a clinch.
McLaughlin jumps guard but Benzo stands there with McLaughlin around his waist. McLaughlin gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benzo.
McLaughlin is trying to pull guard but Benzo has him pressed against the cage.
Ritanzo Benzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George McLaughlin.
Benzo lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left hand lands to the body for Benzo.
McLaughlin jumps guard but Benzo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McLaughlin is trying to pull guard but Benzo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
McLaughlin tries to pull guard but Benzo holds him up against the cage and eventually McLaughlin drops back down to his feet.
#T1#
Benzo lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Benzo.
McLaughlin looks winded!
Benzo scores with a shot to the side of McLaughlin's head.
McLaughlin takes a shot to the head.
Benzo gets through McLaughlin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benzo lands a nice uppercut.#TD2#
McLaughlin pulls Benzo into guard.
Benzo looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Benzo looking to pass the guard.
Benzo sitting in guard here, content to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McLaughlin is trying to control the position but Benzo postures up. #T2#
Benzo showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
McLaughlin is trying to control the position but Benzo postures up. #SU#
Benzo stands and steps away. McLaughlin gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Benzo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benzo lands a glancing blow to the side of McLaughlin's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benzo clobbers McLaughlin with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benzo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
McLaughlin tries to clinch but Benzo is having none of it.
We've been told by Benzo's head coaches at The Hidden that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benzo.
Benzo lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - McLaughlin looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Benzo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
McLaughlin tries to keep at a distance but Benzo has taken the fight into the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Benzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benzo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Benzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
McLaughlin is trying to pull guard but Benzo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Benzo.
McLaughlin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benzo walks away with a smile on his face. McLaughlin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benzo slowing the pace effectively.
McLaughlin is trying to pull guard but Benzo has him pressed against the cage.
McLaughlin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benzo just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Benzo's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benzo lands with a nice body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benzo scores with a sloppy right hand. McLaughlin should have avoided that one. #T4#
Benzo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #CL#
Benzo fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with McLaughlin, pushing him back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Benzo.
A left hand lands to the body for Benzo.
McLaughlin being controlled against the cage.#TD2#
McLaughlin decides to pull guard. #SU#
Benzo stands up from McLaughlin's guard - Benzo perhaps looking for a knockout. #CL#
Benzo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benzo works on McLaughlin's body with a couple of short punches.
McLaughlin tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benzo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Benzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benzo.
Benzo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Benzo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritanzo Benzo dominated that round.
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#
McLaughlin tries to clinch there but Benzo circles away.
#CL2#
Benzo tries to keep at a distance but McLaughlin has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benzo lands a hook that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
Benzo taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
McLaughlin tries to pull guard but Benzo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Benzo lands a nice uppercut.
McLaughlin being controlled against the cage.
Benzo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Benzo seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
A short right from Benzo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Benzo.
Benzo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
#BC#
Benzo breaks the clinch.
#CL2#
McLaughlin closes the distance and pushes Benzo back into the cage.
Benzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
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!
McLaughlin is trying to pull guard but Benzo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#T1#
Benzo lands a right hand.
Benzo digs a right hand into McLaughlin's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on McLaughlin's gas tank.
McLaughlin is breathing heavily.
McLaughlin tries to pull guard but Benzo holds him up against the cage and eventually McLaughlin drops back down to his feet.
Ritanzo Benzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George McLaughlin.
Benzo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McLaughlin.
Benzo lands with a left to the head.
Benzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McLaughlin tries to pull guard but Benzo forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
McLaughlin tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
A short right from Benzo.
A short body shot lands from Benzo as the two fighters clinch.
Benzo lands a hook that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
Benzo lands with a right to the head.
Benzo lands a right hand.
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!
Benzo lands a body punch.
Benzo stalling the fight.
Benzo controlling the action here for a moment.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benzo - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Benzo for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.#T2#
A short right from Benzo on the inside.
A right hand to the body from Benzo.
McLaughlin is trying to pull guard but Benzo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
The referee calls for Benzo to work.
McLaughlin is trying to pull guard but Benzo turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.#BC#
Benzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good exchange - Benzo coming out on top.
Benzo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters circling a little - Benzo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Benzo lands with an uppercut that bounces McLaughlin off the cage and back into range.
Benzo connects with an inside leg kick.
Nice jab there from Benzo.
Benzo circles away from the clinch attempt.
McLaughlin chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benzo can pounce on him.
Benzo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
McLaughlin is looking to clinch but Benzo is avoiding it.
Benzo appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Ritanzo Benzo is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
McLaughlin gets tackled into the cage by Benzo. Benzo maintains the clinch.
McLaughlin jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benzo walks away with a smile on his face. McLaughlin gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Benzo cracks McLaughlin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.#T3#
Benzo swats away the attempt to clinch by McLaughlin.
Benzo scores with a kick to the body.
McLaughlin moves forwards but Benzo connects with a nice, crisp jab.
George McLaughlin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benzo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before McLaughlin has time to react.
McLaughlin walks into a left hand. #ROC#McLaughlin is rocked!
Benzo lands a jab to McLaughlin's midsection.#CL#
Benzo clinches up against the cage.
McLaughlin jumps guard but Benzo turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Ritanzo Benzo has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benzo.
Benzo lands an uppercut.
Benzo lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!#BC#
Benzo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McLaughlin wants to clinch.
Benzo fires out a quick counter leg kick but McLaughlin just manages to avoid it.#CL2#
McLaughlin has closed the distance and engaged Benzo in a clinch.
#T4#
McLaughlin tries to pull guard but Benzo won't allow it.
Benzo lands a shoulder strike.
McLaughlin is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Benzo to keep the fight standing.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benzo.
Benzo softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benzo lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLaughlin backwards.
Benzo cracks McLaughlin with a nice body shot.
McLaughlin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Benzo working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short left from Benzo.
Benzo scores with a shot to the side of McLaughlin's head.
McLaughlin is still on wobbly legs! Can Benzo finish him?
Benzo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benzo lands a left hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benzo pushes McLaughlin against the cage. Benzo is working some dirty boxing. Benzo pushes off with a quick right hook! McLaughlin goes down! McLaughlin tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Benzo moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ritanzo Benzo! |
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 20, 2023 |
#R1#
Moore slips a straight right by Benzo.
Moore drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Benzo defends it well.
Moore looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!#CL#
Benzo clinches.
Benzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #TD2#
Moore has hold of one of Benzo's legs. Benzo is fighting the takedown attempt but Moore gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Benzo pushes Moore off and scrambles back to his feet.
Benzo is looking to land body kicks.
Benzo tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Moore takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Moore is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Moore takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
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!
Moore tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benzo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Moore somewhat.
Moore slips a straight right by Benzo.
Benzo tests Moore's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Moore takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
#T1#
Benzo tries to clinch there but Moore circles away.
Benzo throws a nice head kick!
Benzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
#CL#
Benzo has Moore up against the cage in a clinch.
Benzo can't find room to land a body shot as Moore controls the action.
Benzo misses with a body punch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Moore.
Moore blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Moore blocking some punches.
Benzo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benzo trying to control the position but instead, Moore has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benzo into the cage.
Benzo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
#T2#
Benzo tries to stall but Moore uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Moore blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Moore keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benzo's efforts to push away.
Benzo tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Benzo swings wildly with an uppercut but Moore uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benzo tries a body shot but Moore blocks it.
Benzo tries to throw a body punch but Moore avoids it by throwing Benzo back against the cage. #BC2#
Moore's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benzo moves in looking to clinch but Moore pushes him off.
Benzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Moore appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Benzo throws a lazy head kick #TD2#
and Moore counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Benzo! #T3#
Benzo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Moore asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Benzo is trying to get back to half guard.
Benzo wants to control but Moore postures up.
Moore throws a strike aimed at the side of Benzo's head but Benzo avoids it well.#SU2#
Moore decides to stand up, so the ref orders Benzo to his feet.
Benzo wants to clinch.
Benzo throws a right hand that misses
#TD2#
and Moore counters with a nice double leg into side control. Benzo won't be happy with that. #T4#
The ground and pound from Moore seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Moore throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Moore slows the pace down. #SUB2#
Moore tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Moore has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
You can see the frustration on Benzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Benzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritanzo Benzo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2##TD2#
Moore drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Benzo is trying to get back to half guard.
Zion Moore has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benzo is working hard here to advance position.
Moore working away.
Moore controls the position.
You can see the frustration on Benzo's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moore has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Benzo!
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment. #T1#
Benzo wants to hold on but Moore pushes him away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Moore controlling his opponent.
Moore throws some wild stikes that Benzo manages to avoid easily.
#SUB2#
Moore looking for a guillotine from mount but Benzo is having none of it.
Moore tries to control but Benzo wriggling away.
Moore throwing strikes here but Benzo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
#T2#
Benzo is working to get back to half guard.
Benzo wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.#SUB2#
Moore has the hooks in. Benzo is starting to panic. He's trying to push off one of the legs but he's left his neck open to attack. Moore passes his arm under Benzo's neck and tightens up a rear naked choke! This one is surely all over! Yes, Benzo taps!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Zion Moore! |
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