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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between boom shakalaka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, boom shakalaka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Benitez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
shakalaka takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
shakalaka misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by shakalaka.
shakalaka catches Benitez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benitez takes one to the side of the head.
boom shakalaka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitez shoots in but shakalaka avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Benitez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but shakalaka was well out of range. Poor timing from Benitez.
Benitez throws a head kick but shakalaka moves out of range.
shakalaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benitez misses with a double jab.
shakalaka slips under a jab from Benitez.
Benitez scores with a jab to the jaw.
shakalaka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benitez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benitez misses with a head kick.
Benitez digs a good hook to shakalaka's body.
shakalaka misses with a straight left.
Benitez throws a low kick, looking for shakalaka's leg but shakalaka calmly moves out of range.
Benitez tests shakalaka's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benitez scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Benitez.
shakalaka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benitez.
shakalaka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A left and a right from shakalaka both land. Nice combination.
shakalaka avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A right-left combo lands from shakalaka.
shakalaka throws a shot from downtown. Benitez moves away and avoids it.
shakalaka works the jab nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Donk. Benitez catches shakalaka right on the button with a cross.
shakalaka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benitez counters with a straight right hand.
shakalaka lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benitez backs up against the cage.
Benitez blocks a jab.
shakalaka lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
shakalaka throws a jab when Benitez was well out of range.
shakalaka getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Good shot there by shakalaka.
Benitez is rocked!
A thudding body kick lands there by Benitez!
Benitez is still on wobbly legs! Can shakalaka finish him?
shakalaka misses with a double jab
and Benitez counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benitez seems to have recovered his senses.
shakalaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benitez moves out of range of the strikes.
shakalaka lands a nice hook to Benitez's body. Benitez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
shakalaka looks to land a left hand but Benitez moved out of range nicely.
Benitez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benitez throws a head kick that misses.
Benitez shoots in for a takedown but shakalaka shows good takedown defense.
Benitez throws a head kick that misses.
shakalaka throws a jab when Benitez was well out of range.
Good exchange - Benitez coming out on top.
Some wild striking there from shakalaka.
shakalaka throws a big shot that misses.
Benitez lands with a thumping leg kick.
shakalaka misses with a straight left.
shakalaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benitez manages to avoid it.
Good shot there by Benitez.
shakalaka swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benitez counters with a nice uppercut.
Benitez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract shakalaka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shakalaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benitez moves away.
A leg kick checked by Benitez.
Benitez has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A shot to de liver by Benitez. Beautiful body shot.
shakalaka throws a series of strikes that have Benitez backpedaling.
It looks like Gabriel Benitez has been cut.
shakalaka thows a body shot but no joy.
Benitez tries a head kick but it misses.
Benitez takes one to the chin there.
shakalaka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A telegraphed right hand from shakalaka misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Benitez blocks the leg kick.
Benitez swings away with a body shot that misses
and shakalaka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
shakalaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
shakalaka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benitez counters with a nice body kick.
shakalaka throws a shot from downtown. Benitez moves away and avoids it.
Benitez throws a wild body kick that shakalaka sees coming a mile off.
shakalaka thows a leg kick but Benitez checks it
and Benitez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
shakalaka misses the jab.
shakalaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benitez manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
shakalaka misses with a combination
and Benitez counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benitez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from shakalaka.
shakalaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benitez manages to avoid it.
Benitez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benitez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benitez lands a really nice looking cross but shakalaka seems unphased.
shakalaka lands a body shot.
shakalaka misses the shot to the body.
A jab from shakalaka finds it's way through Benitez's defenses.
shakalaka fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
shakalaka is working the combinations to good effect here.
shakalaka throws a leg kick
and Benitez counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to de liver by shakalaka. Beautiful body shot.
Benitez looks gassed!
Benitez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A low kick from shakalaka is predictable there
and Benitez counters with a two punch combo.
Benitez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as shakalaka throws out the jab.
shakalaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
shakalaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Benitez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
boom shakalaka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Benitez's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
shakalaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
shakalaka throws a lazy right hand but Benitez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
shakalaka lands a glancing blow to the side of Benitez's head.
shakalaka misses with a body punch
and Benitez counters with a nice body kick.
Benitez misses with an uppercut.
Benitez takes one to the chin there.
shakalaka throws out a loose jab but Benitez uses good head movement to avoid it.
shakalaka throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
shakalaka swings and misses with a hook to the body.
shakalaka catches Benitez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
shakalaka jabbing away but nothing is landing.
shakalaka scores with a hook.
Benitez scores with a jab to the head.
Benitez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by shakalaka.
shakalaka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Benitez or perhaps it was just good defense by shakalaka which made him look bad.
shakalaka just misses with a punch to the body.
shakalaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benitez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shakalaka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benitez manages to avoid it.
shakalaka misses with a low kick.
Benitez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benitez looks to throw the jab but shakalaka is out of range.
Benitez misses the shot to the body.
shakalaka misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benitez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
shakalaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A telegraphed right hand from shakalaka misses the target.
Some wild striking there from shakalaka.
shakalaka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benitez was well out of range. Poor timing from shakalaka.
Benitez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract shakalaka.
Benitez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benitez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by shakalaka.
Benitez throws out a powerful jab.
Benitez blocks a jab.
shakalaka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benitez lands a head kick!
Benitez feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to shakalaka's calf.
A slow jab from shakalaka misses its intended target.
Benitez uses good head movement to avoid the hook from shakalaka.
shakalaka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
shakalaka slips under a jab from Benitez.
shakalaka lands a really nice looking cross but Benitez seems unphased.
shakalaka throws a hook but Benitez blocks it.
Benitez misses with a kick to the body.
shakalaka takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benitez scores with a body shot.
shakalaka checks a low kick from Benitez.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Benitez might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, shakalaka has got the better of the exchanges.
Benitez lands a slapping body shot.
shakalaka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
shakalaka throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Benitez misses.
Benitez keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
shakalaka looks to throw a body kick
and Benitez counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benitez throws a lazy right hand but shakalaka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
boom shakalaka is winning the standup battle so far.
Benitez misses the jab.
A punch combination from shakalaka misses.
shakalaka fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benitez on the side of the head.
Benitez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent shakalaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benitez connects with a looping right hand.
Benitez connects with a solid leg kick.
Benitez avoids the body shot from shakalaka.
Benitez misses with a head kick.
Benitez connects with a high kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benitez. shakalaka does a little dance to reset his feet.
The fighters circling - shakalaka throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benitez is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
shakalaka throws a jab but it's blocked by Benitez.
Benitez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benitez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benitez bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benitez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
shakalaka lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
shakalaka throws a hook to the side of Benitez's head but Benitez sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benitez avoids the body shot from shakalaka.
shakalaka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benitez moves away.
Benitez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benitez throws out a loose jab but shakalaka uses good head movement to avoid it.
shakalaka just misses with a punch to the body.
shakalaka throws the left hand but Benitez avoids the punch easily.
Benitez moves away from the strike by shakalaka.
shakalaka missing with a left hand there. Benitez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
shakalaka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benitez has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
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!
shakalaka throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benitez listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
shakalaka lands a jab to the nose.
Benitez throws a head kick that misses.
Benitez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benitez throws a low kick but shakalaka avoids it.
Benitez throws a head kick but shakalaka moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
boom shakalaka dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabriel Benitez's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
shakalaka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
shakalaka keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benitez.
shakalaka throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
shakalaka fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Benitez.
Nice uppercut lands for shakalaka. That snapped Benitez's head back.
Benitez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from shakalaka.
shakalaka takes one on the button.
shakalaka finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
shakalaka with a nice cross.
The crowd cheers as Benitez lands an impressive looking overhand right. shakalaka doesn't seem phased though.
A looping hook to the body misses from shakalaka. Benitez does a little dance to reset his feet.
shakalaka catches Benitez with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
shakalaka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
shakalaka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benitez.
shakalaka swinging wildly here.
Benitez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from shakalaka.
shakalaka throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Benitez counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shakalaka misses with a low kick.
Benitez missing with a left hand there. shakalaka was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benitez moves out of range as shakalaka throws a body kick.
Benitez connects with a solid leg kick.
shakalaka rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benitez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
shakalaka gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benitez throws a hook but shakalaka avoids it easily.
Benitez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and shakalaka counters with a nice uppercut.
Benitez scores with a hook to the body. shakalaka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benitez avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
shakalaka misses with a jab to the body
and Benitez counters with a low kick, right behind shakalaka 's knee.
Benitez scores with a jab to the body.
Benitez moves away from the strike by shakalaka.
Benitez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. shakalaka doesn't seem bothered though.
shakalaka on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benitez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent shakalaka stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The crowd cheers as shakalaka lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benitez doesn't seem phased though.
Benitez fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a body shot.
shakalaka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benitez moves out of range as shakalaka strikes.
shakalaka misses with a looping right.
Benitez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
shakalaka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benitez lands the left hand.
Benitez scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benitez lands a lovely overhand right.
A jab from shakalaka misses.
Benitez cracks shakalaka with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
shakalaka throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benitez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
shakalaka lands with a right hand.
Benitez misses with a takedown
and shakalaka counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice defenses there by Benitez.
A jab from shakalaka does it's job there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benitez connects with a solid leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from shakalaka.
Benitez throws an overhand right that lands on shakalaka's shoulder, as shakalaka tries to avoid the shot.
Benitez swinging wildly here.
shakalaka swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benitez counters with a straight right hand.
Jab by shakalaka.
Benitez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benitez misses with a looping right.
Benitez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and shakalaka counters with a stiff right hand.
shakalaka throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benitez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from shakalaka.
boom shakalaka is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A lazy left from Benitez finds it's target.
Benitez misses with an uppercut. shakalaka saw that one coming.
shakalaka misses with a few strikes there.
shakalaka changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benitez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
shakalaka lands a nice hook to Benitez's body. Benitez takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benitez has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from shakalaka finds it's way round the side to connect with Benitez's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
shakalaka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Benitez throws a shot to the body.
shakalaka missing with a left hand there. Benitez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benitez takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
boom shakalaka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benitez throws a head kick that half lands.
Benitez misses with a low kick as shakalaka jumps back.
Benitez with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling shakalaka to score with a decent uppercut.
Benitez swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A shot to the body from shakalaka misses
and Benitez connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benitez moves away from the strike by shakalaka.
Benitez defending well as shakalaka loads up on a big left hand.
Gabriel Benitez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A looping hook to the body misses from shakalaka. Benitez does a little dance to reset his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benitez misses with the combination.
Benitez moves forwards but shakalaka connects with a nice, crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benitez takes one to the chin there.
shakalaka misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
boom shakalaka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well shakalaka has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... boom shakalaka!
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