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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anzor Greene (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Benard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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180 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Anzor Greene!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Benard!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greene shoots in looking for a takedown but Benard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Greene's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Greene fails with the takedown.
Benard fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice takedown defense from Benard. No joy for Greene on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anzor Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Greene shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benard sprawls well. Benard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Greene gets slowly back to his feet.
Benard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Greene sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benard tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Greene swivels and escapes.
Greene closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benard circles away.
Benard shoots for a double leg takedown but Greene sprawls well. He's pushed Benard's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Benard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Greene sprawls well. Greene wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benard gets slowly back to his feet.
Greene shoots in for a double leg but Benard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Greene scores with a hook to the body. Benard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Greene but Greene pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Greene shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Benard looks gassed!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Greene with the ground and pound but Benard uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Greene trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benard avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Greene loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Greene wanted to stand there but Benard had control of the position.
Greene with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greene throws an elbow that misses. Benard uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Greene's guard. Nice move by Benard!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene seems keen to control Benard's posture.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Greene is trying to control the position but Benard postures up.
Greene knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Benard on the ground.
Greene wants to get back to his feet but Benard is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Greene is looking to sweep but instead, Benard has passed into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene has hold of Benard's hands but Benard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Greene keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Greene is looking to escape.
Greene is trying to get back to full guard.
Greene regains full guard. Nicely done.
Benard throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benard is controlling him.
Greene on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Greene tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Greene wants to hit a switch here but Benard passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Greene there!
Benard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Greene's face.
Benard landing shots from mount.
Benard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Greene's face.
Benard avoids the attempt from Greene to control.
Benard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Greene is working to get back to half guard.
Benard unloading with bombs!
Benard looking to secure an arm triangle but Greene defends it well.
Greene tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Benard.
Greene is trying desperately to improve position.
Benard with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Greene is desperately trying to improve his position but Benard has a good base and remains in mount.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Greene swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Greene is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Benard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benard dominating with strikes here.
Benard is working for a guillotine from mount but Greene frees his head quite easily.
Greene wants to control but Benard is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Michael Benard will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Greene swats away the attempt to clinch by Benard.
Benard shoots in but Greene avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Greene tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Benard swivels and escapes.
Nice takedown defense from Benard. No joy for Greene on that attempt.
Benard shoots in looking for a takedown but Greene manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benard's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Greene throws a right hand that Benard ducks under and follows up with a left that Benard also avoids with ease.
Michael Benard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benard takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Greene shoots in and drives through. Benard sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anzor Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benard is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Greene throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Benard tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Greene is in Benard's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Greene wants to stand and escape but instead Benard has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benard wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
Greene working a defensive guard here.
Michael Benard has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benard wants to control from the top but Greene keeps moving.
Benard throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Greene works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benard has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Greene is trying to keep Benard in close.
Greene is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Benard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benard shoots in and drives through. Greene sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene throws a series of strikes that have Benard backpedaling.
Greene fails with the takedown.
Benard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Greene manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Greene closes the distance and clinches up with Benard, looking for a takedown. Greene pushes Benard against the cage but Benard circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Greene misses with the combination.
Greene dives in and grabs Benard's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benard pushes down on Greene's head and hops out.
Greene fails to land with a series of punches.
Anzor Greene is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Greene misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Benard drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benard is pushing down on Greene's leg trying to pass to half guard. Greene is fighting to maintain full guard but Benard has managed to sneak the leg through.
Benard is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greene is looking for a sweep. Benard is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benard moves nicely into side control.
Benard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Greene is looking to reverse the position.
Greene takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Greene is trying to control Benard's posture but Benard avoids it.
Greene stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Greene is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Benard landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene wants to control but Benard postures up.
Greene takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Greene throws a couple of strikes even though he's not really in a good position to do so.
Greene is trying to buck Benard off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greene is looking to regain half guard here but Benard keeps moving and retains side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benard lands a few punches from side control.
Greene is looking to reverse the position.
Benard tries for a kimura but Greene is defending well.
Greene is looking to regain half guard here but Benard keeps moving and retains side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Michael Benard will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Greene's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Greene looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Benard changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Greene tries to avoid it but Benard manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Greene to the ground. Greene escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Some wild striking there from Greene.
Greene shoots in but no luck this time.
Benard has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Greene shoots in for a double leg but Benard sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Anzor Greene. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benard throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Greene's waist but Greene gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benard off to one side.
Greene fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benard shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greene tries to bum rush Benard with a series of wild strikes but Benard uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benard tries to score a power double leg takedown but Greene sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benard somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greene leaves Benard with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but Benard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benard shoots in but no luck this time.
Benard gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Greene with a flurry of punches that miss.
Greene throws a strike but Benard rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Benard throwing strikes from guard but Greene blocks nicely.
Anzor Greene has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greene is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benard is aware though and is defending well.
Benard missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Benard being controlled here momentarily.
Benard trying to control the position from guard on top but Greene is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Greene is looking to stand up but Benard isn't so interested in that idea.
Greene utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benard cracks Greene with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benard prevents Greene from getting back to his feet.
Greene tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Greene controls Benard momentarily but Benard frees himself.
Benard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Benard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Greene wants to stand up but Benard is controlling him.
Benard works over Greene with some ground and pound from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benard's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benard accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Greene wants to stand up but Benard is controlling him.
Greene wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Benard stopping the sweep attempt from Greene.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Greene is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Anzor Greene just wasn't active enough.
Greene scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benard doesn't seem bothered though.
Greene shoots in for a takedown but Benard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benard has managed to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Greene breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from Greene as Benard shoots in.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greene stalks Benard and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benard's face. Benard staggers backwards, shaken.
Benard drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Michael Benard is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benard fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Anzor Greene showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benard has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Michael Benard!
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energy
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hype
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