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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ed Mytsyno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Earl Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mytsyno comes to the cage accompanied by Rev Theory - Voices. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Earl Bennet enters the cage!
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212 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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191 cm
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215 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Mytsyno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Earl Bennet!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Anthony Taglia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mytsyno tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennet paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mytsyno tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
No joy there for Bennet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mytsyno tries to clinch but Bennet is having none of it.
Mytsyno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bennet swats away the attempt to clinch by Mytsyno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mytsyno with a nice cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet shoots for a takedown but Mytsyno saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Mytsyno tries to clinch but Bennet is having none of it.
Mytsyno throws a series of punches but Bennet avoids them all with ease.
Mytsyno throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mytsyno lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Bennet swats away the attempt to clinch by Mytsyno.
Mytsyno tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet fails with the takedown
and Mytsyno counters with a series of strikes. Bennet will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mytsyno wants to clinch up but Bennet keeps it at a distance.
Bennet takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mytsyno tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bennet swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a series of punches but Mytsyno moves out of range.
Bennet misses with a takedown attempt
and Mytsyno counters with a straight right hand.
Ed Mytsyno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Earl Bennet.
Mytsyno falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bennet counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Mytsyno's guard now.
Bennet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Mytsyno keeping full guard, as Bennet tries to pass.
Bennet trying to control the position from guard on top but Mytsyno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws and elbow that misses. Mytsyno uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bennet's guard. Nice move by Mytsyno!
Mytsyno is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bennet wants to improve his position but instead Mytsyno has moved into half guard.
Bennet gets full guard.
Bennet keeping full guard, as Mytsyno tries to pass.
Bennet not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Mytsyno dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mytsyno tries to clinch but Bennet is having none of it.
Bennet misses the body punch
and Mytsyno counters with a left to the body.
Mytsyno throws a big shot that misses.
Mytsyno misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mytsyno counters with a straight right hand.
Mytsyno misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mytsyno misses with a body shot.
A chopping leg kick lands by Mytsyno.
Bennet throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mytsyno counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mytsyno lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mytsyno tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bennet counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mytsyno won't be happy with that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Bennet with the ground and pound but Mytsyno regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Mytsyno gets full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Mytsyno lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Bennet!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bennet can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mytsyno controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet is working to get back to half guard.
Bennet takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Bennet is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mytsyno sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bennet is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bennet tries to hold on but Mytsyno pushes him away.
Bennet slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ed Mytsyno dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Mytsyno misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
Mytsyno with a poor takedown
and Bennet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good exchange - Bennet coming out on top.
Mytsyno throws a solid leg kick but Bennet takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mytsyno.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mytsyno closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bennet counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mytsyno!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Bennet with a couple of short strikes.
Bennet throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Mytsyno because Bennet loaded up on that one.
Bennet looking to finish Mytsyno with some ground and pound. This is bad for Mytsyno!
Mytsyno holds of for dear life.
Earl Bennet has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mytsyno is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Bennet looking to ground and pound but Mytsyno is blocking nicely.
Bennet throws some wild stikes that Mytsyno manages to avoid easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mytsyno tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bennet dominating with strikes here.
Bennet throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Bennet unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Bennet connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Bennet throws some wild stikes that Mytsyno manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennet throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bennet looking to finish with strikes here!
BOOM! Bennet connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Earl Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mytsyno is in all sorts of trouble here.
Ed Mytsyno is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Bennet throws some wild stikes that Mytsyno manages to avoid easily.
Bennet unloads with some shots from mount but Mytsyno bucks and avoids them well.
Bennet is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Mytsyno taking shots to the head.
Mytsyno wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bennet.
Bennet unloads with some shots from mount but Mytsyno bucks and avoids them well.
Mytsyno wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Bennet.
Mytsyno blocking the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Mytsyno avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bennet.
Mytsyno avoids a series of strikes thrown by Bennet.
Bennet punching from mount but Mytsyno doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Bennet with the ground and pound from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennet misses with a head shot.
Bennet throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mytsyno looks a forlorn figure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mytsyno is in a horrible position here. Bennet smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Earl Bennet comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mytsyno has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 28:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:28
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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