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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mic Hael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
4 - 1 - 1 |
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180 cm
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198 lbs
22 - 12 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Mic Hael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Arvi Lind, Matti Vanhoillinen and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hael walks into a straight right hand from Bennett.
Hael rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett throws a half hearted mid kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hael. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hael throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Hael looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hael steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hael throws a head kick that misses
and Bennett counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hael uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennett.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
Hael pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennett is out of range and Hael settles back down.
Bennett throws a half hearted mid kick.
Decent striking displayed by Hael there.
Bennett tries to move into range but Hael moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bennett throws a poor cross that misses
and Hael counters with a stiff right hand.
Hael fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael throws a low kick, looking for Bennett's leg but Bennett calmly moves out of range.
Bennett walks into a straight right hand from Hael.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Hael moves out of range as Bennett throws a body kick.
Hael displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Hael fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hael thuds his shin into the meat of Bennett's side.
Hael throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Bennett throws a head kick that half lands.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennett bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hael blocks a jab.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hael.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Bennett pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hael throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennett counters with a head kick.
Bennett throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hael throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Hael looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
A clash of legs there as Bennett blocks the low kick.
Hael throws a head kick that half lands.
Hael throws a sloppy body shot
and Bennett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
Hael slips a straight right by Bennett.
Bennett lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennett throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hael sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Bennett on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Hael. Hael obviously looking to wear him down.
Bennett throws a low kick but Hael moves out of range easily.
Bennett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hael looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hael moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hael takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The fighters circling - Hael throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hael is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
Hael throws a low kick but Bennett moves out of range easily.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Hael.
Bennett's corner calls for a 1-2. Bennett obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hael throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Mic Hael seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hael.
Bennett moves out of range of the body kick from Hael.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bennett thumps Hael with a low kick.
Hael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hael checks the leg kick nicely there.
Hael moves out of range of the body kick.
Bennett looks to land a body kick but Hael moved away.
Bennett cracks the inside of Hael's front leg.
Bennett misses with a low kick as Hael jumps back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hael lands with a right hand.
Hael checks a leg kick.
Hael connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Bennett will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Hael missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hael has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Good leg kick by Hael there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hael throws a leg kick
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennett walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Hael keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hael fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Bennett checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bennett looks to land a left hand but Hael moved out of range nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Hael blocks the leg kick.
Bennett tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hael is able to avoid easily.
Hael fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
Hael misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Hael lands with a straight right. Bennett didn't see that one coming.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett is looking to chop away at Hael's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hael.
Hael is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Bennett with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hael to score with a decent uppercut.
Mic Hael is winning the standup battle so far.
Hael misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hael misses with a leg kick.
Hael misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hael loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Bennett lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Hael.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target.
Bennett jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael misses with a straight left.
Hael walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bennett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Hael stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hael fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bennett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hael.
Hael throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Hael.
Hael moves out of range of the body kick.
Hael walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bennett checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bennett throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hael throws out a powerful jab.
Hael throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett blocks a head kick by Hael.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hael goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Hael moves out of range of the body kick.
Hael dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Hael misses with a body shot
and Bennett counters with a body kick.
Good shot there by Bennett.
Hael takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hael lunges at Bennett with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bennett's hand.
Hael misses with a low kick.
Hael connects with a leg kick. Bennett looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennett thuds his right hand into Hael's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bennett scores with a body shot.
Bennett fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hael looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bennett delivers a nice body kick.
Hael throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett swings for the body but Hael moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Bennett thumps Hael with a low kick.
Bennett waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hael.
Hael throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennett takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett scores with a nice right hand.
Bennett lands a leg kick that knocks Hael off balance momentarily.
Bennett avoids the head kick by Hael.
Hael throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bennett connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mic Hael will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Hael throws a nice inside leg kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hael throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hael misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennett lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hael throws out a loose jab but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hael takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Hael moves out of range easily.
Bennett blocks the body kick.
A lazy body kick from Hael
and Bennett counters with a straight right hand.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A low kick from Hael is predictable there
and Bennett counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett clobbers Hael with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Hael misses with a body shot.
Hael looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hael throws a front kick aimed at Bennett's knee but Bennett avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hael misses with a body punch
and Bennett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bennett lands a right hook to the body.
That kick from Bennett tenderised Hael's leg. Hael is trying to keep his angry face on.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Hael.
Hael throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bennett counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Bennett.
Jab from Hael.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bennett.
Hael scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bennett in his tracks.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hael.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett swings for the body but Hael moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hael moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Hael ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
Bennett misses with a hook. Hael ducked under it nicely.
Hael getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bennett lands a lovely overhand right.
Hael looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Bennett instigates a clinch.
Hael swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett gets through Hael's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hael lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hael breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed right hand from Hael misses the target.
Hael throws the kick towards the body but Bennett avoids it.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Hael.
Bennett lands a leg kick that knocks Hael off balance momentarily.
Bennett moves out of range as Hael strikes.
Bennett chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hael can pounce on him.
Bennett swings for the body but Hael moves out of range.
Hael throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Hael misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bennett finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hael blocks a head kick by Bennett.
Bennett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a jab.
Bennett's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bennett with a jab.
Bennett connects with a body shot that sends Hael's belly button to the back.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Bennett.
Bennett avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bennett plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bennett.
A cross from Bennett lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Bennett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bennett 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 Arvi Lind scores the fight 28:29
Judge Matti Vanhoillinen scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Bennett!
Richard Bennett decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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