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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joan Vila (ranked 1804 p4p, 202 weight class) and Henson Benderson (ranked 2202 p4p, 234 weight class). Benderson has chosen The Time is Now as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
25 - 22 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Joan Vila!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Chad Campbell, Dean Styles and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vila throws a hook but Benderson blocks it.
Benderson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vila.
Benderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Vila throws a lazy right hand but Benderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benderson slips a straight right by Vila.
Benderson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vila.
Vila throws a head kick that half lands.
A shot to the body from Vila misses
and Benderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benderson looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A nice inside leg kick there by Vila. That's going to slow Benderson down.
Vila misses with a right hand
and Benderson counters with a nice uppercut.
Benderson shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Vila throws a hook but Benderson avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vila misses with a combination
and Benderson counters with a left to the body.
Vila lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson blocks a jab.
Benderson blocks a jab.
Benderson slips a jab from Vila.
Vila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Vila darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A left lands for Vila.
Benderson pushes Vila up against the cage in a clinch.
A short left from Benderson.
Benderson stalling.
Vila is trying to break the clinch but Benderson is controlling him.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vila can't break the clinch.
Benderson looking to throw knees to the head but Vila is blocking nicely.
Vila misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benderson slowing the pace effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benderson up against the cage.
Vila swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vila's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Our sources have told us that Vila has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Vila breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vila gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benderson.
Benderson has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Vila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benderson moves away.
Vila looks to throw a body kick
and Benderson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Benderson. Those never looked like landing.
Left hook, right uppercut from Vila.
Vila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benderson misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson throws a hook but Vila avoids it easily.
Vila swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Benderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vila to score with a decent uppercut.
Benderson misses with an uppercut. Vila saw that one coming.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vila.
Vila misses with a few strikes there.
Benderson swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benderson thumps Vila with a low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Vila.
Vila throws a right hand that Benderson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benderson also avoids with ease.
Vila misses with a series of wild punches.
Benderson ducks under a wild hook from Vila.
Despite the aggression on Benderson's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
A big left from Benderson misses.
Vila avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benderson slips under a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Vila.
Joan Vila seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vila misses the jab.
Vila throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vila fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vila jabs Benderson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vila swinging wildly here.
Vila throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benderson misses with a looping right.
Vila digs a good hook to Benderson's body.
Vila bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vila throws a nice inside leg kick.
Vila moves out of range of the strikes.
Vila throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joan Vila dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
That kick from Vila tenderised Benderson's leg. Benderson is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vila ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benderson moves away.
Vila slips a jab from Benderson.
Vila is looking to counter punch.
Joan Vila is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vila cracks Benderson with an open hand slap.
Vila is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benderson can do to turn this around?
Benderson missing with a left hand there. Vila was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vila misses with a hook
and Benderson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benderson.
Benderson swings wildly with an uppercut but Vila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vila misses with a short punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Vila.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson throws an elbow but it misses.
Vila tries to circle away but Benderson has him pinned against the cage.
Vila swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Vila wants to break free but Benderson has control.
Vila breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila misses with a left hand
enabling Benderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Benderson looks to throw the jab but Vila is out of range.
Vila swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benderson throws a series of strikes that have Vila backpedaling.
Benderson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vila takes one to the chin there.
Vila misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benderson avoids the body shot from Vila.
Vila swings for the body but Benderson moves out of range.
Benderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benderson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benderson looks to land a right hand but Vila moved out of range.
Benderson throws a right hand that misses
and Vila counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benderson clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Vila - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benderson stalling in the clinch but Vila improves position.
Benderson throws a head punch that misses.
Vila throws a head punch that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Vila.
Vila breaks from the clinch.
Vila throws a looping overhand right but Benderson ducks down to avoid it.
Vila uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benderson.
Vila misses with a body kick.
A little jabbing left from Benderson on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Vila slips under a jab from Benderson.
Vila cracks Benderson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Vila misses with a leg kick
and Benderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benderson misses with a left hand
and Vila counters with a left to the body.
Good shot there by Benderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vila misses with a double jab
and Benderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Vila ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vila misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Vila checks a leg kick.
Benderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vila.
Benderson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vila is just out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Vila on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Vila misses with a hook.
Vila throws the left hand but Benderson avoids the punch easily.
Benderson lands a jab to Vila's midsection.
Vila drops Benderson with a beautiful combination! Benderson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Vila is looking for the KO!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vila slips a straight right by Benderson.
Vila throws a nice looking combination but Benderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benderson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Vila throws a right and a left that Benderson avoids nicely.
A combination from Vila does no damage.
Vila misses with a looping right.
Benderson scores with a nice right hand.
Benderson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vila throws a quick counter kick to the body but Benderson avoids it.
Benderson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vila scores with a jab to the body.
Vila tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benderson was well out of range. Poor timing from Vila.
Benderson doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Vila misses with a leg kick
and Benderson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joan Vila will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vila throws a head kick that misses.
Vila throws a head kick that misses
and Vila takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vila looks to land a left hand but Benderson moved out of range nicely.
Vila falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Benderson counter with a right hand.
Vila misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benderson throws a shot from downtown. Vila moves away and avoids it.
Vila misses with an uppercut
and Benderson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joan Vila is winning the standup battle so far.
Benderson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benderson throws out a counter right but Vila avoids it with no problem.
Benderson jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A punch combination from Benderson misses.
Vila misses with a hook
letting Benderson counter with a right hand.
Benderson misses with a low kick.
Vila lands with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benderson throws a body shot but no joy.
Benderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Vila misses with a double jab.
Vila tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benderson ducks under a wild hook from Vila.
Benderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Vila swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Vila throws a push kick but Benderson slaps the foot to one side.
Benderson checks a low kick from Vila.
Benderson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benderson misses with a hook. Vila ducked under it nicely.
Vila misses with a right hand
letting Benderson counter with a right hand.
Vila moves out of range as Benderson strikes.
Vila looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila thuds a left hand into Benderson's body.
The fighters circling - Benderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benderson misses with an uppercut
and Vila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vila ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
Vila was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vila misses with a wild combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Vila.
Vila stuns Benderson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Vila misses with a looping right.
Benderson clobbers Vila with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vila throws out a loose jab but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice defenses there by Benderson.
Benderson works over Vila's head and body with a nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson tries to clinch but Vila is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Vila on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Vila misses with a looping right.
Benderson throws a looping overhand right but Vila ducks down to avoid it.
Vila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Vila.
Jab from Vila.
Benderson throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Vila throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vila circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vila was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Vila darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Vila fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benderson manages to avoid it.
Vila misses with a series of wild punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vila looks to land a body kick but Benderson moved away.
Benderson steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Vila.
Vila connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benderson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vila.
Vila looks to land a right hand but Benderson moved out of range.
Benderson now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Vila gets tackled into the cage by Benderson. Benderson maintains the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vila wants to break free but Benderson has control.
Vila wants to get back to striking at distance but Benderson won't allow it.
Benderson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vila breaks from the clinch.
Vila blocks a jab.
Benderson misses with a hook.
Vila takes a swing at Benderson's ribcage but misses.
Benderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Vila manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Vila missing with a left hand there. Benderson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joan Vila clearly takes that round.
That's time! Vila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vila lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vila walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benderson throws out a loose jab but Vila uses good head movement to avoid it.
Vila ducks under a wild hook from Benderson.
Vila ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benderson tries to clinch but Vila is having none of it.
Vila misses with a combination
and Benderson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A big left from Benderson misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Vila moves out of range of the strikes.
Vila lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vila misses with a hook. Benderson ducked under it nicely.
Benderson uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A lazy body kick from Vila
and Benderson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vila misses the body punch
and Benderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benderson looks to throw the jab but Vila is out of range.
Benderson needs to keep his hands up - Vila had a free shot at his head there.
Vila slips a jab from Benderson.
Benderson catches Vila with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vila throws a right and a left that both miss.
Vila dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benderson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Vila throws a leg kick
and Benderson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Vila moves out of range of the strikes.
Benderson misses with a double jab.
Vila throws a body shot but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vila throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benderson throws a lazy uppercut
and Vila counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vila lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benderson is rocked!
Benderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vila.
Benderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Vila finish him?
Vila throws a head kick but Benderson moves out of range.
Vila takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Vila slips a jab from Benderson.
Vila throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Benderson throws a leg kick which misses Vila's front leg but catches the back leg as Vila tries to avoid it.
Vila throws a hook to the side of Benderson's head but Benderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vila throws a series of punches but Benderson moves out of range.
Vila throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Vila misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benderson.
Benderson blocks a low kick nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson throws a lazy right hand but Vila sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice shot by Vila.
Vila connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benderson's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Vila drops Benderson with a huge uppercut! Benderson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Vila is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joan Vila!
Joan Vila is the new featherweight champion!
Joan Vila very nearly forgot to thank FIGHTSPORT Apparel™ amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
Henson Benderson was interviewed post fight and said 'Damn...'.
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