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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Noah Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mornington Crescent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Bennet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Unloco - Crashing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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193 lbs
11 - 14 - 0 |
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193 lbs
30 - 9 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of New York, Noah Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
30 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mornington Crescent!
The judges for this bout are Aafke Stam, Paul Aken and Saam Ante.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crescent swats away the attempt to clinch by Bennet.
Crescent uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Bennet scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Crescent dives in and scores a takedown into Bennet's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Crescent throwing strikes but missing.
Crescent postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crescent makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Crescent trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crescent prevents Bennet from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Crescent manages to get himself to full guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Crescent not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crescent looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Bennet puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Crescent is looking to improve his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bennet connects with a nice short shot to Crescent's temple.
Crescent is pressing down on Bennet's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Bennet stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Crescent shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Bennet's guard.
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!
Crescent pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bennet is keeping the position for now.
Crescent stands up over Bennet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crescent throwing strikes from guard but Bennet blocks nicely.
Crescent tries to free his leg and advance position but Bennet is retaining full guard.
Crescent with a nice head shot there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Crescent keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bennet's head.
Bennet striking off his back but it's not causing Crescent any problems.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bennet tries to strike from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crescent is in close to Bennet's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Crescent has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bennet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Crescent throwing strikes from guard but Bennet blocks nicely.
Crescent with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bennet manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Crescent lands a right hook to the body.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Crescent fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bennet tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Crescent manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Bennet connects with a high kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crescent throws out a powerful jab.
Bennet throws a right hand that Crescent ducks under and follows up with a left that Crescent also avoids with ease.
Crescent misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennet clinches with his opponent.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bennet.
Bennet tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Crescent smiles and moves away.
Bennet has been working on his balance at Demon's Elite Gym (9 Elite), so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Crescent.
Horrible takedown by Bennet or perhaps it was just good defense by Crescent which made him look bad.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Crescent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet misses with a jab, cross combination.
Crescent throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Bennet was covering up waiting for the punch and Crescent finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Crescent pushes down on Bennet's leg and manages to get into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crescent misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming.
Crescent getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bennet is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Crescent looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
A slow jab from Crescent misses its intended target.
Bennet tries to close the distance and clinch but Crescent swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Crescent misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
Noah Bennet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crescent drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Bennet shoots in for a takedown but Crescent shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennet tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennet moves in looking to clinch but Crescent pushes him off.
Crescent keeps the fight on the outside.
Bennet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Crescent swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bennet gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Crescent.
Bennet throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crescent avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Crescent blocks a head kick by Bennet.
Crescent throws a good cross that connects.
Bennet throws a head kick that misses.
Crescent scores with a decent looking hook.
A head kick misses from Bennet.
Crescent shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Crescent trying to control the position from guard on top but Bennet is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crescent content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Crescent won't allow Bennet to get back to his feet.
Crescent postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Crescent looking to sit in guard and control but Bennet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bennet tries to stand but Crescent is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crescent looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crescent escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Bennet gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Crescent is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Crescent looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Bennet has picked Crescent up and slammed him! Crescent can't keep hold of the triangle and Bennet manages to pass to side control!
Crescent is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Bennet's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Crescent makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Crescent.
Crescent utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Crescent is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crescent throwing strikes but missing.
Crescent distracts Bennet with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Crescent tries to free his leg and advance position but Bennet is retaining full guard.
Bennet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crescent wants to control from the top but Bennet keeps moving.
Crescent scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mornington Crescent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Crescent throws a chopping leg kick but Bennet manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Crescent jabs Bennet to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennet dives in for a single leg takedown but Crescent sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the ropes.
Crescent misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crescent lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Crescent goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Noah Bennet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Crescent lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bennet tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Crescent works on Bennet's body with a couple of short punches.
Bennet tries to circle away but Crescent has him pinned against the ropes.
Bennet can't get the takedown.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Crescent prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Crescent lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Crescent.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crescent turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Crescent manages to end up in side control.
Crescent creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bennet sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Bennet is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Check out the look on Crescent's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Crescent lands a decent elbow from side control.
Bennet managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crescent.
Crescent throws a strike aimed at the side of Bennet's head but Bennet avoids it well.
Crescent misses with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crescent misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mornington Crescent has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Crescent.
Crescent wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennet keeps working.
Crescent scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bennet dodges the ground and pound from Crescent.
Crescent throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Crescent landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet parries the strikes from Crescent easily there. Crescent is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bennet to escape.
Bennet defending against the ground and pound.
Crescent is looking to take a break and control but Bennet is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Crescent in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Crescent landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Crescent postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Crescent working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Crescent throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Bennet works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Crescent trying to control from Bennet's half guard. Bennet has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Crescent trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mornington Crescent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Crescent 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 Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Saam Ante scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mornington Crescent!
An out of breath Mornington Crescent thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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