Watch full fight video highlights of David Benavidez vs. Oleksandr Gvozdyk of their main event showdown on Saturday night, thanks to multiple outlets.
Benavidez vs. Gvozdyk took place on June 15 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada David Benavidez (29-0) and Oleksandr Gvozdyk (20-2) faced off in the main event clash. The fight was broadcast live on pay-per-view on PPV.com and Amazon.
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Round 1: Benavidez takes the center of the ring and takes out his jab. They negotiate early – quick exchange in the center of the ring. Benavidez sits back and fires off counters. Gvozdyk doubles and triples with his jab. That’s already quite a pace. Benavidez walks him to the ropes and throws him to the body. Benavidez cuts a right hook to the midsection. Gvozdyk stays on his bike and throws punches in bunches, but Benavidez plays good defense. Benavidez throws some hard punches to Gvozdyk’s face. Good tour. MMA Fighting scores 10-9 Benavidez.
2nd round: Benavidez hits Gvozdyk with a winged right hook from the jump. Benavidez works his way inside and goes to the body. Gvozdyk responds with some punches and a one-two. Gvozdyk is less on his bike for this one, instead choosing to stand and exchange in the center of the ring. Nice body shot by Benavidez. A hard three-punch combo lands for Benavidez, but Gvozdyk responds with a flurry of his own. Right hook from Benavidez, followed by another body shot. Benavidez lunges forward with a right hand. So far, “The Monster” is looking pretty damn good in this new weight class. MMA fights score 10-9 Benavidez. (20-18 Benavidez.)
Round 3: Gvozdyk dives early to keep Benavidez away from him. He is successful here. Benavidez wades inside and goes back to the body. He makes a point of honor in this fight to hammer this body. The three-punch combo finds its mark for Gvozdyk. Benavidez steps into the pocket and puts his right hand in front of Gvozdyk’s face. Gvozdyk throws a series of punches in response. More punches from Gvozdyk followed by a straight. Benavidez throws a plunger straight to Gvozdyk’s chin. Lunge shot from Gvozdyk. Benavidez goes right back to the body, and again. Benavidez goes wild to end the round. MMA Fighting scores 10-9 Benavidez. (30-27 Benavidez.)
Round 4: Gvozdyk comes out aggressive, muscling Benavidez to the ropes and going to work with punches in clusters. Benavidez defends everything well. Nice body work from Benavidez. He keeps hammering there. One-two from Benavidez goes through the guard. Gvozdyk puts his right hand in Benavidez’s mouth. Gvozdyk’s slow combination misses, and Benavidez charges but barely misses in response. He wanted this one. Hard counter from Benavidez! Double right uppercuts from Benavidez! Another right hand! It lands everything! Gvozdyk eats everything, but it was a tough sequence to end the round. MMA Fighting scores Benavidez 10-9. (40-36 Benavidez.)
Round 5: Gvozdyk hits Benavidez with a nice left. Benavidez just walks Gvozdyk around the corner, looking for looping uppercuts and hooks. Nice combination from Benavidez. Gvozdyk slides in with a right hand. Benavidez responds with one of his own. Gvozdyk is clearly starting to slow down here, but he’s in the game. Benavidez goes hard to the body. Double shot from Benavidez. He hits Gvozdyk’s chin with his right hand. Another nice burst from Benavidez. He’s so skilled with it. Gvozdyk responds with a right hand. Benavidez chases Gvozdyk across the ring and unloads another flurry. MMA Fighting scores 10-9 Benavidez. (50-45 Benavidez.)
Round 6: This fight is all Benavidez so far. Gvozdyk throws the jab then goes upstairs but fails to connect. Benavidez unleashes a series of hard punches. Left hook to the body. Benavidez just hangs in the pocket with all the confidence in the world. Nasty three-piece combo from Benavidez! Landing almost 50 percent, Benavidez hits Gvozdyk with a lead left hook and another. And another! Gvozdyk eats everything, but it all adds up. MMA Fighting scores 10-9 Benavidez. (60-54 Benavidez.)
Round 7: We are now more than halfway there. Benavidez throws a series of hard punches through the guard. Right hook to the body by Benavidez. Gvozdyk eats another round of hard punches. He does his best to keep Benavidez away from him, but it proves to be an impossible task. Benavidez hangs on the ropes and plays a little defense. Nothing about Gvozdyk falls flat. Benavidez goes back upstairs with a left hook. Harder left hooks. MMA Fighting scores 10-9 Benavidez. (70-63 Benavidez.)
Round 8: Benavidez is still bouncing on his heels as we kick off. Gvozdyk tries to pressure Benavidez to the ropes and almost gets his head chopped off. Benavidez seems content to stay back and play defense for now. Gvozdyk snow shower. Benavidez misses with a rushing left hook. Right uppercut inside by Benavidez. Right hand over the top by Benavidez. Hard combo in the center of the ring from Benavidez, who follows with a nifty counter left hand. Benavidez immediately goes back to the body. Left hook from Benavidez. Gvozdyk’s pace has slowed considerably since the start of this round. MMA Fighting scores 10-9 Benavidez. (80-72 Benavidez.)
Round 9: Gvozdyk is currently hitting a rate of 21 percent. Basically, he goes after ghosts. He needs to do something drastic here. Benavidez walks Gvozdyk into the corner then connects with an uppercut to the ribs. Benavidez doubles his jab, then returns to the middle. Gvozdyk goes up top and connects. They exchange left hands. Benavidez works his way inside and tries to go to work, but Gvozdyk counters with a right hand followed by a one-two. It was by far his best round just after the last minute. MMA Fighting scores 10-9 Gvozdyk. (89-82 Benavidez.)
Round 10: Perhaps Gvozdyk is finally starting to gain momentum, or Benavidez is simply taking his foot off the gas. This weight class change could also affect Benavidez’s gas tank. Let’s see. Benavidez misses badly with a looping hook. Benavidez throws but nothing hits. Gvozdyk is showing great defense right now. They exchange hard blows. Gvozdyk drags him into the ropes but can’t find a home for anything to land flush. Benavidez doubles his jab. Gvozdyk combination. Nasty left hook from Benavidez. It could have hurt him. Difficult exchange with both men landing flush. Close round, but Benavidez landed the better shots. MMA Fighting scores 10-9 Benavidez. (99-91 Benavidez.)
Round 11: There are six minutes left. Gvozdyk throws some lazy one-twos. More crackles from Gvozdyk in the center of the ring. Benavidez blows with some big left hands. Right hook to the body by Benavidez. Hard counter from Gvozdyk. Another hard counter from Gvozdyk. Benavidez advances but eats a few punches for his troubles. Left to the body by Benavidez. Gvozdyk hits him with a deft right hand. Benavidez comes back with a right hand, but misses. Nice exchange at the bell. MMA Fighting scores 10-9 Gvozdyk. (108-100 Benavidez.)
Round 12: Benavidez immediately gets back to work with a right to the body. Gvozdyk bombs and Benavidez throws punches in clusters in the center of the ring but can’t slip anything past the guard. Benavidez eats a pair of counter rights after missing a left. Gvozdyk muscles Benavidez into the ropes and tries to go to work, but there’s nothing. There’s one minute left. Benavidez doubles with a stiff jab. Right hand just misses for Benavidez. Hard counter from Gvozdyk. Slot left by Gvozdyk. They swing wildly to the sound of the bell. It was Benavidez’s fight early and Gvozdyk’s fight late, but ultimately the former Ukrainian champion simply had too big a deficit to make up. MMA Fighting scores 10-9 Gvozdyk. (117-111 Benavidez.)