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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henson Benderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chauchai Dechaudarra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Time is Now. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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165 cm
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144 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
KO power |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Henson Benderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Chauchai Dechaudarra!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Wesley Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dechaudarra throws out a leg kick but Benderson moves out of range and Dechaudarra only half commits.
We've been told by Benderson's head coaches at Westside Martial Arts that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Dechaudarra closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benderson as Dechaudarra tries to tie him up.
A bit of stalling here from Benderson.
Benderson tries a knee to the head but Dechaudarra blocks it.
Dechaudarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dechaudarra misses with a knee strike.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Dechaudarra takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson blocking some punches.
Benderson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benderson lands a good knee to the midsection. Dechaudarra won't want to take too many of those.
Dechaudarra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dechaudarra up against the cage.
Benderson lands an elbow inside that Dechaudarra shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Benderson.
Benderson lands a knee to the body.
Benderson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dechaudarra misses with a body punch.
A knee to the head by Benderson.
Benderson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benderson blocks a body shot from Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra wants to break the clinch but can't.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benderson.
Dechaudarra is trying to stall.
Dechaudarra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benderson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benderson has Dechaudarra pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dechaudarra struggles to land a body shot inside as Benderson controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra has Benderson pressed against the cage.
Dechaudarra tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benderson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benderson holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Dechaudarra tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Dechaudarra back against the cage.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dechaudarra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A bit of stalling here from Benderson.
Benderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Benderson lands an elbow that stopped Dechaudarra in his tracks for a moment.
Dechaudarra swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benderson tries to land a knee to the head but Dechaudarra blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dechaudarra tries a body shot but Benderson blocks it.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Dechaudarra takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Dechaudarra misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benderson lands a nice elbow.
Dechaudarra lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benderson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benderson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Benderson just leaning against Dechaudarra, taking a breather.
Benderson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Benderson seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Dechaudarra goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benderson with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Benderson.
Dechaudarra takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benderson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Dechaudarra up against the cage.
Dechaudarra lands a left hand.
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!
A head punch on the inside from Dechaudarra fails to land.
Dechaudarra tries to stall but Benderson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benderson keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dechaudarra's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Benderson.
Dechaudarra misses with a body punch.
Dechaudarra throws a head punch that misses.
Benderson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Benderson avoiding damage as Dechaudarra throws knees to the body.
Benderson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dechaudarra doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benderson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Dechaudarra blocks it with crossed arms.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benderson - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Dechaudarra tries to throw a body punch but Benderson avoids it by throwing Dechaudarra back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henson Benderson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice body kick from Dechaudarra.
Dechaudarra uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benderson.
Benderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Dechaudarra manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benderson backing away here, and Dechaudarra unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dechaudarra steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benderson.
Dechaudarra looks for the body kick but Benderson saw that one coming.
Dechaudarra throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Dechaudarra sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benderson moves into the clinch.
Dechaudarra controlling the action here for a moment.
Benderson is struggling to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A short left from Benderson.
Dechaudarra misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benderson slowing the pace effectively.
Dechaudarra tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benderson's elbow.
Benderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dechaudarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dechaudarra throws a punch but it's blocked by Benderson.
Dechaudarra lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benderson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Dechaudarra can do to turn this around?
Dechaudarra swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benderson blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Benderson.
Benderson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Dechaudarra has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benderson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Dechaudarra fails to land.
Benderson stalling in the clinch.
Benderson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benderson staying out of range there.
Benderson moves out of range of the body kick from Dechaudarra.
Benderson throwing a counter right hand but Dechaudarra manages to avoid it.
Benderson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dechaudarra connects with a crisp jab.
Dechaudarra tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benderson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benderson looks to land a right hand but Dechaudarra moved out of range.
Dechaudarra throws a lazy right hand but Benderson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Dechaudarra avoids the head kick by Benderson.
Dechaudarra misses with a wild body shot.
Dechaudarra cracks Benderson with an open hand slap.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dechaudarra throws a push kick but Benderson slaps the foot to one side.
Benderson scores with a nice head shot.
Dechaudarra misses with a straight left.
Benderson looks to land a right hand but Dechaudarra moved out of range.
Dechaudarra misses with a kick to the body.
Dechaudarra fakes the leg kick and cracks Benderson in the body.
A big left from Benderson misses.
Benderson connects with a looping right hand.
Dechaudarra is rocked!
Benderson goes for a small jab and connects. Now Benderson goes in closer pressing the issue. Left hook, right straight! Dechaudarra stumbles back but Benderson runs in with a huge uppercut knocking Dechaudarra to the ground! What a finish! You have to wonder if Dechaudarra will ever be the same after a knockout like that.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Henson Benderson!
Henson Benderson is the new bantamweight champion!
A victorious Henson Benderson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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