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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chapa Coco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benson has chosen Mobb Deep - Shook Ones as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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178 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
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180 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Chapa Coco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dan Benson!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coco slips a jab and a cross from Benson.
Coco slips a jab and a cross from Benson.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Coco avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benson delivers a nice body kick.
Benson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coco defending well as Benson loads up on a big left hand.
Coco shoots in for a double leg but Benson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coco shoots in for a takedown but Benson shows good takedown defense.
Benson misses with a hook.
Benson slaps away a takedown attempt from Coco, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chapa Coco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Chapa Coco has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coco has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benson finds it's way round the side to connect with Coco's head.
Benson fails to land with a series of punches.
Benson lands the left hand.
Coco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Benson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Coco ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coco manages to avoid it.
Benson lands with a good body shot.
Coco tries to clinch up.
Benson with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Coco manages to avoid it.
Coco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benson.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Coco. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
No luck for Coco with that takedown attempt.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benson throws a right and a left that Coco avoids nicely.
Coco fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benson leaves Coco with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Coco stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson throws a right hand that Coco ducks under and follows up with a left that Coco also avoids with ease.
Coco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benson throws a right and a left that Coco avoids nicely.
Benson throws a series of punches but Coco avoids them all with ease.
Benson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Coco circles away quickly and effectively.
Benson cracks Coco with an open hand slap.
Benson feints a jab promting Coco to slip. Benson then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Coco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Benson throws a jab but it's blocked by Coco.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coco tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Coco on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Coco gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson manages to break the clinch.
Benson lands a jab-cross combination.
Benson misses with a two punch combination.
Benson throws a series of punches but Coco moves out of range.
Benson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Benson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson throws a series of punches but Coco moves out of range.
Benson misses with an uppercut
and Coco counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Coco shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benson but Benson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Benson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chapa Coco's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Coco has a takedown stuffed.
Benson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coco decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Benson's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Coco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coco throwing strikes but missing.
Benson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Coco is controlling him.
Benson keeping moving, preventing Coco from controlling successfully.
Coco drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Benson dives on top into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Coco has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benson has managed to get both his arms back between Coco's legs - danger averted.
Benson preventing the sweep.
Coco throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Benson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Coco, up you get!
Benson scores with a punch to the head.
Benson sizes up Coco with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benson throws a jab when Coco was well out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands with a nice combination. Coco backs away looking to recover.
Chapa Coco's cut is getting worse.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Coco fails with the takedown
and Benson makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Dan Benson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Coco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chapa Coco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson throws an overhand right that lands on Coco's shoulder, as Coco tries to avoid the shot.
Coco dives in and grabs Benson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benson pushes down on Coco's head and hops out.
Coco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coco keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Coco takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Coco shoots in and drives through. Benson sprawls well.
Coco avoids the head kick by Benson.
Benson connects with a leg kick. Coco looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Coco counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Benson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Coco stops Benson from standing up.
Coco throwing strikes but missing.
Coco throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson wants to stand and escape but Coco is having none of it.
Coco scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Coco accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Coco in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coco trying to control the position from guard on top but Benson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coco throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dan Benson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chapa Coco's cut.
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.
A jab from Benson does it's job there.
Coco takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Dan Benson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson throws a shot from downtown. Coco moves away and avoids it.
Coco shoots in but no luck this time.
Coco fails with a takedown attempt.
Coco has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benson fails to land with a series of punches.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Coco wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Coco's hands.
Coco walks into a left hand.
Benson misses with a double jab.
Benson throws a right hand that Coco ducks under and follows up with a left that Coco also avoids with ease.
Coco checks a leg kick nicely.
Benson misses with a few strikes there.
Benson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Coco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chapa Coco. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benson.
Chapa Coco's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Coco closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benson circles away.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Coco ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Benson misses its intended target.
Coco shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
Coco moves away from the strike by Benson.
Benson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Coco counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coco working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Benson is trying to stand back up but Coco is controlling him
Coco trying to pass the guard but Benson defending well.
Benson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Benson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Benson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Coco scores with a couple of nice shots.
Coco throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Coco missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coco decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Coco steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Coco tries to clinch but Benson is having none of it.
Benson misses with a few strikes there.
Benson fails to land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Coco or perhaps it was just good defense by Benson which made him look bad.
Coco ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benson throws out a loose jab but Coco uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dan Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coco has a takedown stuffed.
Chapa Coco has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Coco.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Benson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Benson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Benson!
Our winner, Dan Benson, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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