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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herman Elenshack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Benavidez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Benavidez is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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153 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
26
151 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Great elbows
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Herman Elenshack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Andrew Benavidez!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Aleksandr Martynov and Sergei Dronov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Elenshack circles away from the clinch attempt
and Elenshack counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Benavidez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Elenshack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elenshack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez moves to clinch but Elenshack breaks away
and Elenshack counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Benavidez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Elenshack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Elenshack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benavidez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Elenshack counters with a head kick. That will keep Benavidez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Benavidez throws a chopping leg kick but Elenshack manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Elenshack throws a lazy head kick
and Benavidez counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Elenshack misses with a head kick.
Elenshack pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez tries to clinch but Elenshack moves away
and Elenshack counters with a head kick. That will keep Benavidez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Elenshack throws a head kick but Benavidez moves out of range.
Elenshack tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benavidez feints and then cracks Elenshack's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Elenshack down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Herman Elenshack will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benavidez tries to clinch but Elenshack moves away
and Elenshack counters with a big head kick but Benavidez shrugs it off.
Elenshack throws a head kick but Benavidez moves out of range.
Elenshack throws a sloppy head kick
and Benavidez counters with a low kick, right behind Elenshack 's knee.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick by Elenshack misses
and Benavidez counters with a nice leg kick.
Benavidez looks to clinch
and Elenshack counters with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benavidez looks to clinch
and Elenshack counters with a head kick. That will keep Benavidez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Benavidez misses with a low kick.
Elenshack tries a head kick but it misses.
Benavidez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Elenshack counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Benavidez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Elenshack counters with a head kick.
Benavidez tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Elenshack counters with a big head kick but Benavidez shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez moves to clinch but Elenshack breaks away
and Elenshack counters with a big head kick but Benavidez shrugs it off.
Benavidez wants to slow Elenshack down by chopping away at his legs.
Benavidez closes the distance but Elenshack moves to the side
and Elenshack counters with a big head kick but Benavidez shrugs it off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Elenshack tries a head kick but it misses.
Benavidez wants to clinch but Elenshack slips to the side
and Elenshack counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Benavidez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Elenshack circles away from the clinch attempt
and Elenshack counters with a flying knee. Nice.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Andrew Benavidez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Benavidez darts in trying to clinch
and Elenshack counters with a head kick. That will keep Benavidez thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benavidez throws a front kick aimed at Elenshack's knee but Elenshack avoids it well.
Elenshack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Elenshack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benavidez swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benavidez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Elenshack counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Elenshack misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benavidez tries to clinch up
and Elenshack counters with a big head kick but Benavidez shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benavidez tries to land a leg kick but Elenshack saw it coming and moves away.
A head kick by Elenshack misses
and Benavidez counters with a nice low kick that buckles Elenshack's knee momentarily.
A head kick misses from Elenshack.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benavidez tries to close the distance and clinch but Elenshack swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benavidez moves to clinch but Elenshack breaks away
letting Elenshack counter with a right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benavidez closes the distance but Elenshack moves to the side
and Elenshack counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Benavidez is lucky that one didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Andrew Benavidez.
Well Benavidez 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 Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 28:29
Judge Aleksandr Martynov scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sergei Dronov scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Benavidez!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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RATING
7% |
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