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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Wanis Bender (ranked 2829 p4p, 3769 weight class) and Vincent Van Gogh (ranked 234 p4p, 296 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Wanis Bender!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Vincent Van Gogh!
The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Seu Braga and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Gogh throws a lazy right hand but Bender sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bender with the inside leg kick.
Bender thumps Van Gogh with a low kick.
Van Gogh cracks Bender with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
A leg kick checked by Van Gogh.
Bender thuds a left hand into Van Gogh's body.
A good leg kick by Bender.
Van Gogh motions for Bender to come forward. Van Gogh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A slow jab from Van Gogh misses its intended target.
Van Gogh throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Gogh avoids the body shot from Bender.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Gogh. That did some damage!
Van Gogh tries to bum rush Bender with a series of wild strikes but Bender uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bender tried to counter with a leg kick but Van Gogh avoided it.
A low kick lands for Bender.
Van Gogh throws the left hand but Bender avoids the punch easily.
Van Gogh blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Gogh throws a leg kick but Bender sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Van Gogh on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A shot to the liver by Bender. Beautiful body shot.
Van Gogh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
We've been told by Bender's head coaches at Catastrophic Contact that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Vincent Van Gogh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bender throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Gogh.
A good leg kick by Bender.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh loads up on a big right hand but Bender slips the punch.
Van Gogh's jab looks to have found its range, popping Bender under the eye.
Van Gogh misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Van Gogh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bender lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Van Gogh looks to score with a jab to the body but Bender is just out of range.
As Van Gogh backs away, Bender returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Van Gogh misses with a straight left.
A quick step to the side and Bender tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Van Gogh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bender checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Van Gogh doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bender misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gogh.
Bender throws a leg kick but Van Gogh sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Gogh throws a poor cross that misses
and Bender counters with a leg kick.
Bender feints and then cracks Van Gogh's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Van Gogh down.
Bender attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bender throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Gogh scores with a nice strike.
No joy there for Bender, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Van Gogh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Van Gogh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Gogh is looking to score with low kicks.
Bender uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Gogh.
As Van Gogh looks to move away, Bender throws a big counter combo but Van Gogh just gets out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jab from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh misses with the combination.
Bender fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Gogh checks it well.
Van Gogh has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A clash of legs there as Van Gogh blocks the low kick.
Van Gogh missing with a left hand there. Bender was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Van Gogh throws a leg kick which misses Bender's front leg but catches the back leg as Bender tries to avoid it.
Bender's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bender duly obliges.
Van Gogh shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Bender lands a nice looking body shot.
Bender keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bender ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Van Gogh moves away.
Van Gogh pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bender fires out a quick counter leg kick but Van Gogh just manages to avoid it.
Van Gogh avoids the body shot from Bender.
Van Gogh tries to bum rush Bender with a series of wild strikes but Bender uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Van Gogh throws a jab when Bender was well out of range.
Van Gogh throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh looks to land a left hand but Bender moved out of range nicely.
Van Gogh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bender.
Bender moves away from the strike by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh blocks a low kick nicely.
Bender fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Gogh is out of range.
Van Gogh looks to throw the jab but Bender is out of range.
Van Gogh moves out of range of the leg kick from Bender.
Bender fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Gogh is out of range.
Van Gogh was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Bender swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gogh throws an overhand right that lands on Bender's shoulder, as Bender tries to avoid the shot.
Bender steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
Bender staying out of range there.
Van Gogh scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bender fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Van Gogh misses the jab.
Bender misses with a low kick.
Bender slips under a jab.
Bender appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Van Gogh slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bender misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bender walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bender throws a low kick but Van Gogh avoids it.
Bender works Van Gogh's body with a nice hook.
Van Gogh misses with a head kick.
Van Gogh throws a looping overhand right but Bender ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick lands from Bender.
Van Gogh cracks Bender with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bender throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bender throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Gogh.
Van Gogh has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bender.
Bender defending well as Van Gogh loads up on a big left hand.
Van Gogh misses with a low kick.
Bender misses with a low kick.
Some wild striking there from Van Gogh.
A counter left hand to the body from Bender misses its target.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Van Gogh throws a good cross that connects.
Van Gogh is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bender.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Wanis Bender will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Van Gogh checks a leg kick.
Bender fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Van Gogh has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Van Gogh throws an overhand right that lands on Bender's shoulder, as Bender tries to avoid the shot.
Good work by Van Gogh as he checks the leg kick.
Van Gogh scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bender misses with a wild body shot.
Bender attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Bender throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Van Gogh cracks Bender with a good jab.
Wanis Bender is winning the standup battle so far.
Van Gogh walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bender checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bender tries to work over Van Gogh's front leg with a kick but Van Gogh checks it.
Bender swings for the body but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Van Gogh throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bender.
Bender appears to be looking for a big counter.
Van Gogh checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Gogh lands an overhand right.
Van Gogh thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bender shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Good work by Van Gogh as he checks the leg kick.
Van Gogh throws a leg kick but Bender sees it coming and moves out of range.
Van Gogh throws a shot from downtown. Bender moves away and avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bender throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bender ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bender chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Van Gogh can pounce on him.
Donk. Van Gogh catches Bender right on the button with a cross.
Bender lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bender avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Van Gogh misses with a head kick.
Bender thows a leg kick but Van Gogh checks it
and Van Gogh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Some bone on bone action there as Bender checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Van Gogh feints a jab promting Bender to slip. Van Gogh then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bender slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
A slow jab from Van Gogh misses its intended target.
Bender is looking to wear down Van Gogh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Van Gogh lands with an uppercut that bounces Bender off the cage and back into range.
Bender slips a jab from Van Gogh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Gogh misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bender tries a low kick but Van Gogh avoids it.
Bender has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bender looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.
Bender turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gogh misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bender attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bender uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh cracks Bender with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bender will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Bender fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Gogh is out of range.
Bender will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Van Gogh looks to throw the jab but Bender is out of range.
Van Gogh misses with a low kick.
Van Gogh clobbers Bender with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Van Gogh misses with a series of wild punches.
Bender connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Van Gogh looks to score with a jab to the body but Bender is just out of range.
Bender throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bender blocks the body kick.
Bender moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Van Gogh misses with a leg kick.
Van Gogh throws a lazy right hand but Bender sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bender checks a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bender throws a low kick but it's checked well by Van Gogh.
A clash of legs there as Bender blocks the low kick.
A clash of legs there as Van Gogh blocks the low kick.
Van Gogh's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bender swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bender lands a jab to Van Gogh's midsection.
Van Gogh blocks a low kick nicely.
Van Gogh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bender with the inside leg kick.
Bender motions for Van Gogh to come forward. Bender throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bender fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Van Gogh is out of range.
Van Gogh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bender's head backwards.
Sloppy strikes from Van Gogh. Those never looked like landing.
Bender lands a slapping body shot.
Van Gogh misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bender.
Bender throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Van Gogh keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Van Gogh goes for a double leg but Bender avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Bender continues to drive forward.
Van Gogh scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bender throws a nice looking combination but Van Gogh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Van Gogh lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bender has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bender and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Gogh misses with a few strikes there.
Van Gogh throws a jab but it's blocked by Bender.
Bender throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Van Gogh misses with a low kick.
Van Gogh checks a low kick from Bender.
Bender slips under a jab from Van Gogh.
Bender is looking to slow Van Gogh down with leg kicks.
Van Gogh misses with a head kick.
Bender moves out of range of the strikes.
Bender misses with a low kick.
Van Gogh throws a looping overhand right but Bender ducks down to avoid it.
Bender displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Van Gogh throws out the jab.
Van Gogh scores with a jab to the head.
Van Gogh throws a leg kick that misses.
Van Gogh checks a leg kick nicely.
Van Gogh tries a head kick but it misses.
Van Gogh is looking to score with low kicks.
Van Gogh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Van Gogh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bender blocks a jab.
Bender throws a body shot but no joy.
Bender throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Gogh lands a jab.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Gogh. That did some damage!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bender lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Van Gogh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Van Gogh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Van Gogh looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Van Gogh throws a leg kick but Bender checks it.
Bender misses with a low kick.
Van Gogh throws the left hand but Bender avoids the punch easily.
Bender throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Van Gogh fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bender on the side of the head.
Bender throws a low kick but Van Gogh avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bender misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh checks a leg kick.
Bender uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Van Gogh.
Bender misses with a low kick as Van Gogh jumps back.
Van Gogh is looking to land body kicks.
Bender takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Gogh throws out a loose jab but Bender uses good head movement to avoid it.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Gogh.
Bender ducks under a wild hook from Van Gogh.
Bender looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bender blocks the low kick.
Van Gogh checks a leg kick.
Van Gogh jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Van Gogh throws a looping overhand right but Bender ducks down to avoid it.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Bender avoids it easily.
Bender moves out of range of the strikes.
Bender motions for Van Gogh to come forward. Bender throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Van Gogh throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bender throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bender tries a low kick but Van Gogh avoids it.
Van Gogh wants to slow Bender down by chopping away at his legs.
Van Gogh swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Van Gogh lands with a hook. Bender tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Van Gogh is looking to land body kicks.
Van Gogh thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bender.
Van Gogh misses with a low kick.
Van Gogh avoids the body shot from Bender.
Van Gogh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Van Gogh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Van Gogh avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bender throws out a leg kick but Van Gogh moves out of range and Bender only half commits.
Bender fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Van Gogh swinging wildly here.
Bender is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Van Gogh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Van Gogh blocks a leg kick.
Van Gogh lands a really nice looking cross but Bender seems unphased.
Bender throws a body punch but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Bender avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bender attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Van Gogh stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bender.
A nice inside leg kick there by Van Gogh. That's going to slow Bender down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh misses with a straight left.
Bender throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Van Gogh takes a swing at Bender's ribcage but misses.
Bender feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Van Gogh ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bender moves away.
Bender throws a body punch but Van Gogh moves out of range.
Bender with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A left and a right from Van Gogh both land. Nice combination.
Van Gogh connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Bender momentarily.
A shot to the liver by Van Gogh. Beautiful body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bender. Van Gogh does a little dance to reset his feet.
Van Gogh takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Good leg kick by Bender.
Bender takes a jab right on the kisser.
Bender avoids the head kick by Van Gogh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bender looks to score with a jab to the body but Van Gogh is just out of range.
Van Gogh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Bender changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bender fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Van Gogh manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Bender.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Gogh 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 leg kick checked by Van Gogh.
Despite the aggression on Van Gogh's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Bender slips a jab and a cross from Van Gogh.
Bender appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bender slips under a jab from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Van Gogh throws a hook but Bender avoids it easily.
Bender tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bender dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Van Gogh. That did some damage!
Van Gogh checks a low kick from Bender.
Bender fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Van Gogh checks it well.
A low kick lands for Van Gogh.
Van Gogh checks a leg kick.
Bender throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bender blocks the body kick.
Bender walks into a left hand.
Van Gogh looks to throw the jab but Bender is out of range.
Bender slips under a jab from Van Gogh.
Van Gogh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bender's head backwards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Van Gogh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Van Gogh 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 Luis Engracia scores the fight 27:30
Judge Seu Braga scores the fight 28:30
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Van Gogh!
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