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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyrion Lannister (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phan Benjawan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjawan is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: It Comes and It Goes. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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170 cm
24
145 lbs
8 - 12 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyrion Lannister!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Phan Benjawan!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Chris Edwards and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lannister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benjawan circles away quickly and effectively.
The fighters circling - Lannister throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benjawan throws a counter combo.
Lannister throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benjawan sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benjawan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Tyrion Lannister seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjawan scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lannister lands a glancing blow to the side of Benjawan's head.
Benjawan lands with a nice combination. Lannister backs away looking to recover.
Lannister throws a hook to the side of Benjawan's head but Benjawan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lannister throws a right and a left that Benjawan avoids nicely.
Lannister listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Lannister misses with a combination
and Benjawan counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benjawan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benjawan wants it to stay on the feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lannister looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benjawan looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lannister closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lannister lands in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjawan is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benjawan trying to control the position here.
Benjawan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lannister stands up over Benjawan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lannister sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Benjawan keeps moving.
Benjawan avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Benjawan misses with a few strikes there.
Lannister shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benjawan throws a counter combo.
Lannister lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benjawan circles away quickly and effectively.
Lannister showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benjawan.
Benjawan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lannister goes for a double leg but Benjawan avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Benjawan continues to drive forward.
Benjawan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benjawan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lannister moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lannister is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lannister shoots in for a takedown but Benjawan shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyrion Lannister. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benjawan tries a head kick but it misses.
Lannister closes the distance and clinches up with Benjawan, looking for a takedown. Lannister pushes Benjawan against the cage but Benjawan circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benjawan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lannister was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Phan Benjawan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lannister scores with a takedown into Benjawan's guard.
Benjawan has Lannister pulled in close to control his posture.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Benjawan keeps moving.
Benjawan working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Lannister.
Benjawan keeping full guard, as Lannister tries to pass.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lannister trying to control but Benjawan is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjawan is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Benjawan keeping moving, preventing Lannister from controlling successfully.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Benjawan is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benjawan swinging wildly here.
Lannister closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Benjawan quickly recovers to half guard.
Benjawan wants to get back to his feet.
Lannister is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Lannister is stalling here. Benjawan is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Lannister seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Benjawan has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phan Benjawan will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benjawan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benjawan wants it to stay on the feet.
Lannister drives through with a takedown into Benjawan's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Lannister stopping the sweep attempt from Benjawan.
Lannister advances to half guard.
Lannister thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Benjawan's head.
Lannister is working for a submission of some sort.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Benjawan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lannister prevents Benjawan from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lannister is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Benjawan is looking to improve his position.
Lannister is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benjawan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lannister.
Benjawan is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Lannister throwing shots but Benjawan is blocking nicely.
Benjawan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lannister. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benjawan is trying to maintain the position but Lannister is very close to passing his half guard.
Benjawan is trying to stand.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Lannister shoots in and bounces Benjawan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Lannister won't allow Benjawan to sweep him here.
Benjawan is looking to stand up but Lannister isn't so interested in that idea.
Lannister trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjawan is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
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.
Benjawan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Benjawan controls Lannister momentarily but Lannister frees himself.
Lannister wants to control from the top but Benjawan keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Benjawan is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Lannister dives into side control.
Benjawan is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lannister moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Benjawan sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lannister is looking to take a break and control but Benjawan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Lannister in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Benjawan tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Lannister!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tyrion Lannister!
Tyrion Lannister thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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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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