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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mario Poffo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Poffo's choice of entrance music: Pomp and Circumstance. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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222 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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190 cm
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215 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid Muay Thai
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Charles Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Poffo!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Cesar, Thiago Cunha and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut lands for Poffo. That snapped Bennett's head back.
Bennett shoots in but Poffo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bennett shoots in looking for a takedown but Poffo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bennett's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Poffo, as that shot connected.
Poffo scores with a jab to the body.
Poffo lands a jab to Bennett's midsection.
Poffo connects with a body shot that sends Bennett's belly button to the back.
Poffo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poffo tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Poffo lands a jab-cross combination.
Poffo cracks Bennett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bennett takes one to the side of the head.
Bennett is rocked!
Bennett has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poffo digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank.
Bennett fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Charles Bennett. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poffo can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Poffo lands a shot to the body.
Poffo scores with a hook to the body.
Bennett fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bennett can't get the takedown.
Poffo tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Poffo lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Poffo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bennett.
Poffo scores with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poffo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
Bennett tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Poffo lands with a short shot to the head.
Poffo lands with a right to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Poffo creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bennett can't get the takedown.
Bennett seems to have got his legs back now.
Poffo lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bennett or not.
Bennett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Poffo fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Poffo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mario Poffo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Poffo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Mario Poffo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Poffo connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poffo lands a jab to Bennett's midsection.
Poffo clinches.
Bennett has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Poffo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice body punch from Poffo.
Poffo works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Poffo lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett.
A right hook to the body lands for Poffo.
Poffo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett takes a shot to the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Poffo.
Poffo works on Bennett's body with a couple of short punches.
Poffo lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Poffo scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poffo gets through Bennett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Poffo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Poffo digs a right hand underneath Bennett's ribcage. Bennett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Poffo misses with a punch to the body.
Poffo lands a nice shot to the body.
Poffo lands a shot to the body.
Poffo stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Poffo digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank.
Poffo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Poffo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Poffo.
Poffo lands a left hand.
Poffo lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Poffo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab by Poffo.
Poffo drops Bennett with a naaaaasty hook - Bennett is in real trouble here! Poffo dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Poffo!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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