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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dan Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simeon Grundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson comes to the cage accompanied by Mobb Deep - Shook Ones. Grundy has chosen Enter Sandman as his entrance music. Dan Benson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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161 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Good chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful |
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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
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dan Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Simeon Grundy!
The judges for this bout are Timothy Bukovac, Don Winkell and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grundy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Simeon Grundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Grundy throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benson.
Grundy wants to stall.
Benson is working for takedown but Grundy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benson can't get the takedown.
Benson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Benson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Grundy is looking for a sweep. Benson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benson controlling the pace.
Grundy is looking to control Benson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Grundy avoid being mounted?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Dan Benson wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Benson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Grundy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Simeon Grundy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benson.
Grundy throws a right hand that Benson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benson also avoids with ease.
Grundy throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Benson shoots in for a double leg but Grundy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grundy throws a right and a left that both miss.
Grundy looks to land a body kick but Benson moved away.
A head kick misses from Grundy.
Benson closes the distance and clinches.
Grundy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Grundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grundy throws an elbow that misses.
Grundy throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benson looking for a takedown.
Grundy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benson prevents it.
Grundy can't find room to land a body shot as Benson controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benson as Grundy tries to tie him up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grundy is looking to break free of the clinch but Benson has double underhooks.
Grundy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grundy swings wildly with an uppercut but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grundy throws an elbow that misses.
Grundy misses with an elbow over the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Grundy creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benson's defenses.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Grundy.
Benson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Grundy gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Grundy gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benson.
Grundy tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Grundy throws an elbow that misses.
Grundy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grundy pulls guard effortlessly.
Benson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Grundy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benson has managed to get both his arms back between Grundy's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grundy throws a shot from downtown. Benson moves away and avoids it.
Benson tries to move into range but Grundy moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simeon Grundy will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Grundy looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Dan Benson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Grundy.
Grundy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benson drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Grundy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Grundy.
Grundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Grundy throws a head kick that misses.
Grundy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
Grundy misses with the combination.
Grundy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benson moves away from the strike by Grundy.
A jab from Grundy misses.
Benson rushes Grundy and presses him up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Grundy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Grundy.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grundy throws an elbow but misses.
Benson prevents Grundy from breaking the clinch.
Grundy tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benson is looking for a takedown.
Grundy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Grundy throws a head punch that misses.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Grundy tries to break the clinch but Benson is controlling the position.
Benson can't get the takedown.
Grundy throws an elbow but it misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grundy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grundy throws an elbow but misses.
Grundy is looking to control Benson's arms but Benson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Grundy has his back to the cage.
Benson wants to take the fight to the mat but Grundy manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grundy is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Grundy lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Grundy misses with a knee to the head.
Benson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Grundy.
Grundy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benson's elbow.
Grundy controlling the action here for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grundy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grundy pushes off an throws an elbow but Benson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Grundy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.
Grundy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grundy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson shoots in for a takedown but Grundy shows good takedown defense.
Benson tries to bum rush Grundy with a series of wild strikes but Grundy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benson tries to clinch up.
Grundy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Grundy misses with a body kick.
A lazy left from Grundy finds it's target.
Grundy throws a looping overhand right but Benson ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy swinging wildly here.
Grundy circles away from the clinch attempt.
Grundy's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benson under the eye.
Grundy lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benson at a distance.
Grundy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grundy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Grundy throws a shot to the body.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Grundy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Grundy tries to clinch up
so Benson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Benson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simeon Grundy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Benson avoids the head kick by Grundy.
Grundy scores with a decent looking hook.
Simeon Grundy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Grundy takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but Grundy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grundy misses with a right hand
and Benson counters by clinching up.
Benson is trying to drag Grundy to the mat but Grundy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Grundy pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grundy punishes Benson's body with a nice straight punch.
Benson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Grundy counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grundy throws a series of punches but Benson moves out of range.
Grundy thows a body kick. Benson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Grundy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benson takes one to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Grundy. Those never looked like landing.
Grundy tries to clinch but Benson is having none of it.
Grundy pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson tries to clinch but Grundy is having none of it.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Benson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dan Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Grundy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson tries to clinch up.
Grundy showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benson.
A left and a right from Grundy both land. Nice combination.
Grundy comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Grundy misses with a looping left.
Grundy misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Grundy misses.
A punch combination from Grundy misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from Benson.
Grundy scores with a one two! Benson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Grundy throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Grundy takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grundy lands a two punch combo.
Benson scores a takedown into full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson with shots to the head and body - Grundy looks very uncomfortable down there.
Benson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
BOOM! Benson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Benson controlling from the full mount.
Simeon Grundy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Grundy for as long as he can get away with.
Dan Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grundy tries to lock up and control but Benson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson with a couple of short strikes.
Benson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dan Benson.
I think Grundy 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Simeon Grundy!
Simeon Grundy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that HGH Nutrients Q160-Q158-Q155 logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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