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Event:
IFC Thursday Throwdown 13/10
Date: Oct 13, 2022 |
#R1#
Varga has his takedown stuffed
and Benyam makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Varga shoots and misses
and Benyam counters with a straight right hand.
Varga shoots and misses #KD#
and Benyam counters with a nice right hand that sends Varga toppling to the canvas! Varga scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Benyam finish him?!#ROC#Varga is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Juan Varga has been cut.
Varga looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Einku Benyam has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juan Varga.
Varga doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benyam counters with a huge overhand right that connects right on the temple, sending him crumpling, face first to the floor! This one is all over! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Einku Benyam!
After winning the bout, Einku Benyam thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility. |
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Event:
IFC Thursday Throwdown 22/09
Date: Sep 22, 2022 |
#R1#
Benyam fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yarmalenko.
Benyam turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benyam is looking to land body kicks.
Yarmalenko uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yarmalenko digs a good hook to Benyam's body.
Yarmalenko tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benyam finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Yarmalenko looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benyam throws a looping overhand right but Yarmalenko ducks down to avoid it.
Yarmalenko wants to clinch up but Benyam keeps it at a distance.
Benyam thinks about the counter body kick.#CL#
Yarmalenko clinches up against the ropes.
Yarmalenko scores with a knee to the head.
#CUT#It looks like Einku Benyam has been cut.
Benyam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Yarmalenko working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Yarmalenko.
Yarmalenko is struggling to control the position.
Yarmalenko is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benyam is defending well for now.
Yarmalenko lands a knee to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benyam tries a body shot but Yarmalenko blocks it.
Benyam takes a knee right on the jaw!
#ROC#Benyam is rocked!
Yarmalenko lands a big knee to the head and Benyam goes down! Yarmalenko pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andriy Yarmalenko!
Andriy Yarmalenko retains his heavyweight title! |
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Event:
Iron Fist Championship 7
Date: Aug 19, 2022 |
#R1#
A left lands for Benyam.
Benyam lands with a right hand.
LeBlanc throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benyam counters with a slapping leg kick.
LeBlanc misses with a wild combination.
Benyam dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on LeBlanc. That did some damage!
We've been told by LeBlanc's head coaches at ubergym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
LeBlanc takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benyam lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benyam bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps LeBlanc's head backwards.
Benyam lands with a nice body kick.
LeBlanc misses with a body punch
and Benyam counters with a left and a right that stings LeBlanc.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benyam.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Benyam.
LeBlanc is breathing heavily.
Benyam throws a front kick that sends LeBlanc stumbling back into the cage.
Benyam lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A nice leg kick from Benyam, right into the meat of the thigh.
LeBlanc misses with a body punch
letting Benyam counter with a right hand.
Benyam throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
LeBlanc takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benyam lands with a kick to the ribs.
#T1#
Benyam lands an uppercut out of nowhere! LeBlanc falls backwards - clearly groggy! Benyam dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Einku Benyam!
Our winner, Einku Benyam, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
CFC 498: Nagasaki v Saggy D
Date: Jul 09, 2022 |
#R1#
Gill fails with the takedown
and Benyam counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gill pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benyam scores with a shot to the body.
Benyam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Gill stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benyam.
Benyam works Gill's body with a nice hook.
Gill is breathing heavily.
Gill on the wrong end of a nice hook.#KD2#
Benyam feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Gill sprawling to the canvas! Gill rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Benyam finish him?!
#ROC2#Gill is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benyam sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Gill's defenses. It connects perfectly with Gill's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Einku Benyam!
Our winner, Einku Benyam, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans. |
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Event:
CFC 491: Kuwabara v Gregor
Date: Jun 12, 2022 |
#R1##TD#
Davis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Benyam looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Davis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The referee asks Davis politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Davis prefers to stall for the moment though.
Davis misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Benyam gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Davis looking to finish Benyam with some ground and pound. This is bad for Benyam!
Benyam working to try and regain half guard.
Davis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Benyam wants to try and get back to his feet.
Davis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Benyam?
#ROC#Benyam is rocked!#CUT#It looks like Einku Benyam has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Benyam out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Davis goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Marcus Davis!
Marcus Davis is the new super heavyweight champion!
Marcus Davis decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little. |
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Event:
SENSEI FC 17
Date: Mar 26, 2022 |
#R1#
Benyam leaves Kwiatkowski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benyam wants to clinch but Kwiatkowski slips to the side#TD#
and Kwiatkowski counters with a shoot takedown. Benyam fights it but they end up in guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kwiatkowski's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kwiatkowski's corner is telling him to maintain position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kwiatkowski has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kwiatkowski advances to half guard. #T1#
Kwiatkowski working Benyam over with strikes.
Kwiatkowski lands with a punch from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Kwiatkowski frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kwiatkowski is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Benyam can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Kwiatkowski loads up with a big shot that hurts Benyam! He's pulled Kwiatkowski in close but Kwiatkowski has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Benyam survive? More strikes from Kwiatkowski and Benyam is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Lazor Kwiatkowski!
A relieved looking Lazor Kwiatkowski thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it. |
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