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Event:
RMMA - Fight Night 8
Date: May 10, 2025 |
#R1#
Swanson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Wanis Bender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bender throws a nice outside leg kick.
Swanson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bender misses the shot to the body.
Bender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
A low kick from Swanson is predictable there
and Bender counters with a leg kick.
Bender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bender throws a leg kick which misses Swanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Swanson tries to avoid it.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bender. Bender obviously looking to wear him down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Swanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bender.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bender.
Swanson tries a low kick but Bender avoids it.
Swanson throws a push kick but Bender slaps the foot to one side. #T1#
Bender scores with a leg kick.
Swanson moves in looking to clinch but Bender pushes him off.
Swanson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bender fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Bender connects with an inside leg kick.
Bender scores with a body shot.
Swanson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bender fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swanson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bender.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Bender connects with a leg kick.
Bender looks to land a combination but Swanson avoids it well.
Bender throws a quick inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bender. #T2#
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
Bender thumps Swanson with a low kick.
Bender throws a leg kick that misses.
Swanson checks a low kick from Bender.
Bender checks a low kick from Swanson.
Bender looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
Swanson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but Bender shows good takedown defense.
Bender looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bender throws a leg kick but Swanson sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Swanson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bender throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bender with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bender scoring well with a low kick there.
#T3#
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bender. Bender obviously looking to wear him down.
Swanson misses with a wild body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bender.
Bender connects with a solid leg kick.
Swanson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Swanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bender.
Bender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Swanson was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bender connects with a body shot that sends Swanson's belly button to the back.
Bender slips a jab and a cross from Swanson.
Wanis Bender is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That kick from Bender tenderised Swanson's leg. Swanson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bender with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
#T4#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Swanson misses with a body kick.
A low kick lands for Bender.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bender fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Swanson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Swanson wants to land a leg kick but Bender is out of range.
Swanson wants to clinch
and Bender counters with an inside leg kick.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bender scores with a jab to the body.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bender.
A nice leg kick from Bender, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
Bender is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Swanson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanis Bender dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bender. Bender obviously looking to wear him down.
Swanson throws a leg kick
and Bender counters with a good low kick that Swanson was not able to check.
Bender is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Swanson can do to turn this around?
A solid leg kick lands there for Bender.
Swanson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bender checks it well.
Hakon Swanson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bender. That's going to slow Swanson down.
Swanson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bender.
A telegraphed right hand from Swanson misses the target.
Bender connects with a body shot that sends Swanson's belly button to the back.
Bender lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bender scores with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bender.
Bender with a nice calf kick.
That kick from Bender tenderised Swanson's leg. Swanson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bender misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
A looping hook to the body misses from Bender. Swanson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Swanson might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Bender has got the better of the exchanges.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
A shot to the liver by Bender. Beautiful body shot.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
Swanson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Swanson misses.
Bender lands with a shot to the body.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
We've been told by Bender's head coaches at Wanis Combat Club that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bender.
Bender works Swanson's body with a nice hook.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Swanson misses with a body shot.
Bender is looking to wear down Swanson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Swanson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Swanson.
Bender throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bender connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Bender lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
A low kick lands for Bender.
Swanson checks a low kick from Bender.
Bender lands with a shot to the body.
Bender looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bender throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wanis Bender is winning the standup battle so far.
An inside leg kick lands from Bender. #T3#
Nice body punch from Bender.
Bender lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swanson at a distance.
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
An inside leg kick lands from Bender.
Bender lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Bender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Swanson moves away.
Bender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bender chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Bender dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bender lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bender lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bender. Bender obviously looking to wear him down.
#T4#
Swanson swinging wildly here.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bender.
Swanson throws a hook but Bender avoids it easily.
As Swanson backs away, Bender returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bender. Bender obviously looking to wear him down.
Bender jabs Swanson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bender fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Swanson tries to clinch but Bender is having none of it.
Bender lands with a nice body punch.
Swanson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Good leg kick by Bender.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanis Bender dominated that second 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. This is the final round!#R3#
Bender scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Swanson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Swanson tries to clinch up but Bender circles away and keeps his distance.
Bender lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Swanson at a distance.
Bender lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bender swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson is looking to score with low kicks.
Bender scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Swanson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bender.
Bender throws a leg kick which misses Swanson's front leg but catches the back leg as Swanson tries to avoid it.
Bender blocks a low kick nicely.
A quick step to the side and Bender tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bender throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bender feints and then cracks Swanson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Swanson down. #T1#
Bender connects with a leg kick.
Bender throws a body punch but Swanson moves out of range.
Swanson shoots in for a takedown but Bender shows good takedown defense.
Bender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Good leg kick by Bender.
Swanson tries to clinch up.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Bender punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.
Swanson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bender. Bender obviously looking to wear him down.
Bender scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Swanson doesn't seem bothered though.
Swanson dives in for a single leg takedown but Bender sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Bender throws a big counter combination but Swanson scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Swanson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T2#
Bender with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bender lands a nice leg kick that just misses Swanson's sensitive parts.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bender thumps Swanson with a low kick.
Bender lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Bender is looking to slow Swanson down with leg kicks.
Bender goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Swanson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bender lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Swanson. That did some damage!
Bender with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Swanson wants to clinch.#T3#
Swanson throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Bender counters with a low kick, right behind Swanson 's knee.
Bender buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bender avoids a kick to the body.
Bender jabs at Swanson's body.
Bender misses with a series of wild punches.
Swanson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bender circles away.
Swanson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bender circles away quickly and effectively.
Swanson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Swanson throws the left hand but Bender avoids the punch easily.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Bender punishes Swanson's body with a nice straight punch.#T4#
Bender goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bender lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bender lands a leg kick that knocks Swanson off balance momentarily.
Swanson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender thumps Swanson with a low kick.
Nice body punch from Bender.
Bender with the inside leg kick.
Bender jabs at Swanson's body.
Bender lands with a nice body punch.
Bender throws a quick inside leg kick. #CL2#
Swanson has closed the distance and engaged Bender in a clinch.
Hakon Swanson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#BC#
Bender breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanis Bender showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bender, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:24
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanis Bender!
Wanis Bender seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website. |
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Event:
RMMA - New York 2
Date: Apr 05, 2025 |
#R1#
A lazy left from Anderson finds it's target.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson tries a low kick but Bender avoids it.
Bender throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bender feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Bender takes a swing at Anderson's ribcage but misses.
Bender with a nice calf kick.
Bender connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bender.
Bender scores with a leg kick.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bender slips a jab and a cross from Anderson.
A shot to the liver by Bender. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Bender.
Bender will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
#T1#
Bender misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Bender feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Good work by Anderson as he checks the leg kick.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Wanis Bender seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
A clash of legs there as Anderson blocks the low kick.
Anderson throws a right and a left that Bender avoids nicely.
Bender is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Anderson rather than just go for the knockout.
Bender slips a straight right by Anderson.
Anderson punishes Bender's body with a nice straight punch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bender lands with a shot to the body.
Bender throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson misses with a kick to the body.
Bender scoring well with a low kick there.
#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson lands the left hand.
Bender works Anderson's body with a nice hook.
Bender dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson lands an overhand right.
Anderson throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bender on the side of the head.
Bender tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Anderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bender.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bender.
Good leg kick by Bender.
Bender keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Anderson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
Bender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. #T3#
A jab from Anderson finds it's way through Bender's defenses.
Bender thumps Anderson with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Bender.
Anderson misses with an uppercut
and Bender counters with a leg kick.
Bender throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bender.
Decent striking displayed by Anderson there.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Bender pushes him off.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bender.
Bender looks to score with a jab to the body but Anderson is just out of range.
Anderson throwing a counter right hand but Bender manages to avoid it.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Bender.
Bender is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Bender jabs Anderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bender misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
#T4#
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bender is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Anderson lands with a cross.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender thuds a left hand into Anderson's body.
Bender fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
It looks like Anderson has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Bender throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bender lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Bender scoring well with a low kick there.
Good leg kick by Bender.
Bender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson throws a head kick but Bender moves out of range.
Anderson is looking to land body kicks.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Anderson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bender was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanis Bender dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Bender feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Bender looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bender connects with an inside leg kick.
Bender throws a predictable looking body shot
and Anderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bender has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bender with a nice calf kick.
Bender avoids the head kick by Anderson.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
Anderson lands with a straight right. Bender didn't see that one coming.
Bender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Bender connects with a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T1#
Bender feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Wanis Bender seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bender.
Anderson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bender is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bender throws a low kick but Anderson moves out of range easily.
Bender motions for Anderson to come forward. Bender throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A nice leg kick from Bender, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick lands for Bender.
Bender with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Bender slips under a jab from Anderson.
Anderson misses with a low kick.
Bender doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Bender thows a leg kick but Anderson checks it
and Anderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Bender slips a straight right by Anderson.#T2#
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
Bender swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bender moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Bender tenderised Anderson's leg. Anderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Anderson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Anderson.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Anderson misses with a lunging right hand
and Bender counters with a three punch combo that has Anderson backing up. Anderson nods at Bender to acknowledge the strikes.
Bender throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Bender lands a nice shot to the body.
Frank Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bender throws a leg kick that is checked
and Anderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bender swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bender scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Anderson connects with a single shot there.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
Anderson looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bender. That's going to slow Anderson down.
Bender with a nice calf kick.
Bender lands a right hook to the body.
Bender wants to slow Anderson down by chopping away at his legs.
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick from Bender misses.
Anderson is looking to counter punch.
Anderson takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bender fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anderson manages to avoid it.
Anderson appears to be looking for a big counter.
Bender misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Anderson.
Bender connects with a body shot.
Anderson checks a low kick from Bender.#T4#
Anderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anderson tests Bender's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bender dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bender lands with a nice body punch.
Bender throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bender connects with an inside leg kick.
Bender lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bender can pounce on him.
Bender throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bender throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice leg kick from Bender, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Wanis Bender showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!#R3#
An inside leg kick lands from Bender.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Anderson checks a leg kick.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bender.
Bender is looking to score with low kicks.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Bender is out of range.
Bender lands with a thumping leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bender lands with a shot to the body.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Anderson misses with a two punch combination.
Bender tries a quick counter leg kick but Anderson is wise to it.
Anderson on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T1#
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bender does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A shot to the body from Bender misses
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Bender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
A nice leg kick from Bender, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Bender. Those never looked like landing.
Anderson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bender takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bender fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Anderson.
Bender throws a front kick aimed at Anderson's knee but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bender avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
No luck for Anderson with that takedown attempt. #T2#
Anderson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bender is out of range.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Bender looks to land a combination but Anderson avoids it well.
Anderson misses the jab.
Bender lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bender. That's going to slow Anderson down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bender.
Bender will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Anderson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bender uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Anderson.
Bender tries a quick counter leg kick but Anderson is wise to it.#T3#
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bender buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bender looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bender moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Some bone on bone action there as Bender checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bender is looking for the big counter here.
Bender drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
Bender throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Anderson throws a hook to the side of Bender's head but Bender sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bender was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bender's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bender duly obliges.
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!
Bender lands a nice looking body shot.
#T4#
Anderson lands with a kick to the temple. Bender shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bender throws a leg kick
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
Bender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Anderson moves away.
Bender fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Anderson has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Anderson avoids the body shot from Bender.
Bender displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Anderson backing away here, and Bender unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Anderson throws a nice looking combination but Bender bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Anderson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bender throws a nice outside leg kick.
Frank Anderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bender tries a low kick but Anderson avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wanis Bender comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bender 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 David Schapiro scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Roberts scores the fight 27:30
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Wanis Bender! |
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Event:
KTC-185 Semi-Final
Date: Dec 27, 2024 |
#R1#
Script circles away from the clinch attempt.
Script doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#CL#
Bender closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bender is looking to control Script's arms but Script gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bender has his back to the ropes.
Bender is looking to control Script's arms but Script gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bender has his back to the ropes.
Bender is looking to control Script's arms but Script gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bender has his back to the ropes.
Script is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Script is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Script seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Bender has Script pressed against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Script looking to slow down the pace here.
Bender stalling the fight.
Bender'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.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Wanis Bender.#CL2#
Script rushes Bender and presses him up against the ropes.#T1#
Script looking to stall.
Bender is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A bit of stalling here from Bender.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Script looking to slow down the pace here.
Bender holding his opponent close, against the ropes.
Script stalls. #T2#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Script is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Bender is trying to stall.
Bender will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Script up against the ropes.
Script is struggling to control the position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Giannis Script.#CL2#
Script closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bender looking to stall.
Bender slows down the pace here.
Bender is trying to maintain a safe position but Script gets an underhook and turns Bender into the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Giannis Script.
Well Script 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 1 round of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Skip Squint scores the fight 9:10
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 10:9
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 10:9
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Wanis Bender! |
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