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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Benjawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hart might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to This Is Amish!. Benjawan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It Comes and It Goes. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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145 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Elijah Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Phan Benjawan!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Colin Fotheringham and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benjawan manages to avoid it.
Benjawan misses with a body kick.
Benjawan misses with a combination
and Hart counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benjawan moves away from the strike by Hart.
Benjawan misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benjawan misses with a body kick.
Benjawan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benjawan throws a head kick that misses.
A right-left combo lands from Hart.
It looks like Phan Benjawan has been cut.
Benjawan throws a head kick that misses.
Hart misses with a series of wild punches.
Benjawan throws a good cross that connects.
Benjawan throws a head kick that misses.
Benjawan takes one on the button.
Benjawan misses with an uppercut.
Phan Benjawan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hart scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart moves into range and clinches up with Benjawan.
We've been hearing reports that Hart has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hart's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjawan avoids the body shot from Hart.
Hart misses with a looping left.
Benjawan misses with a head kick.
Hart closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benjawan wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benjawan has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benjawan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benjawan cracks the inside of Hart's front leg.
Phan Benjawan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjawan takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benjawan.
Hart throws a poor cross that misses
and Benjawan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A swing and a miss from Hart.
Hart throws a jab but it's blocked by Benjawan.
Benjawan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benjawan lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hart's sensitive parts.
Hart moves out of range as Benjawan throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hart works Benjawan's body with a nice hook.
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benjawan.
Benjawan throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benjawan throws a leg kick but Hart sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benjawan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hart back to the cage. Benjawan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benjawan takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hart just misses with a punch to the body.
Hart moves out of range of the body kick.
Hart tries to clinch but Benjawan is having none of it.
A punch lands to the side of Benjawan 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice shot by Hart.
Benjawan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hart throws out the jab.
Hart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The fighters circling - Hart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hart stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benjawan.
A head kick misses from Benjawan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan scores with a nice head shot.
Benjawan throws a push kick but Hart slaps the foot to one side.
Hart displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Hart misses with a straight right.
Hart lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benjawan at a distance.
Benjawan throws a head kick that misses.
Hart looks to land a left hand but Benjawan moved out of range nicely.
Nice shot lands for Hart.
Benjawan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hart's calf.
Benjawan throws a shot from downtown. Hart moves away and avoids it.
Benjawan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benjawan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Some bone on bone action there as Hart checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Nice cross by Benjawan.
Hart takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjawan scores with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Benjawan.
Hart thuds a left hand into Benjawan's body.
Benjawan ducks under a wild hook from Hart.
Hart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Hart scores with a three punch combo!
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch but Benjawan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benjawan misses with a head kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benjawan.
Hart's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benjawan under the eye.
A combination from Hart does no damage.
Hart tries to bum rush Benjawan with a series of wild strikes but Benjawan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benjawan slips under a jab from Hart.
Hart scores with a jab to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hart slips a straight right by Benjawan.
Hart tries to close the distance and clinch but Benjawan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benjawan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benjawan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elijah Hart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Phan Benjawan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hart avoids the head kick by Benjawan.
Benjawan uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hart.
Hart takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benjawan has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Benjawan walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Hart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
A jab from Hart finds it's way through Benjawan's defenses.
Benjawan throws a right and a left that Hart avoids nicely.
Benjawan takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Hart misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benjawan.
Benjawan lands with a shot to the body.
Hart rushes Benjawan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benjawan tries to circle away but Hart has him pinned against the cage.
Benjawan is looking to break free of the clinch but Hart has double underhooks.
Benjawan wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hart can't get the takedown.
Benjawan avoids the elbow strike from Hart, against the cage.
Benjawan tries a body shot but Hart blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benjawan breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benjawan.
Hart paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Benjawan.
Hart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benjawan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hart takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benjawan tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benjawan scores with the left hand. Hart knows he should have avoided that one.
Benjawan lands with a hook. Hart tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benjawan throws a shot to the body.
Benjawan takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hart misses with a wild combination.
Hart misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Hart misses the target.
Benjawan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hart.
Hart throws a body punch but Benjawan moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hart looks to land a combination. Benjawan sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That has opened up Phan Benjawan's cut even more.
Benjawan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hart is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hart's corner calls for a 1-2. Hart obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benjawan is rocked!
Benjawan gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Hart gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elijah Hart!
A victorious Elijah Hart thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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hype
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