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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sanji Sanpun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the cage accompanied by N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Sanpun has chosen Snacktime - Barenaked Ladies as his entrance music. Sanji Sanpun is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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158 lbs
16 - 9 - 0 |
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157 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
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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
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sanji Sanpun!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanpun wants to clinch up but Benton keeps it at a distance.
Sanpun slips under a jab from Benton.
Sanpun rushes Benton and presses him up against the cage.
Benton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bernard Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sanpun. Sanpun circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sanpun shoots in for a takedown but Benton shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benton has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Ballas Only in the buildup to the fight.
Sanpun bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benton misses with a straight right.
Sanpun clinches up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanpun.
Sanpun tries a knee to the head but Benton blocks it.
Sanpun is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanpun.
Sanpun pulls guard effortlessly.
Benton has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Benton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanpun is keeping the position for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sanpun wants to improve his position but instead Benton has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton prevents Sanpun from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sanpun controlling the position for now.
Benton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sanpun trying to control from the bottom.
Benton takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Sanpun tries to get to full guard but Benton has control of the leg.
Sanpun has a hand on Benton's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Benton takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Benton is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sanpun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benton's face.
Benton has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sanpun is trying to keep an underhook but Benton manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanpun is trying to maintain the position but Benton is very close to passing his half guard.
Benton thows a huge punch but Sanpun dodges it nicely.
Benton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Benton wants to pass to mount but Sanpun is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton trying to control the pace.
Benton is thwarting Sanpun's attempts to control the position.
Benton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sanpun's head.
Benton is thwarting Sanpun's attempts to control the position.
Sanpun slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benton trying to control but Sanpun is working from the bottom.
Sanpun working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benton.
Sanpun being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sanpun closes the distance and pushes Benton back into the cage.
Benton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanpun jumps guard.
Benton postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Sanpun wants to sweep here but Benton controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bernard Benton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benton misses with a body shot.
Sanpun lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Sanpun does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benton digs a good hook to Sanpun's body.
Benton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benton sets himself, and Sanpun steps forward looking for the clinch! Benton avoids it this time.
Sanpun swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanpun.
Benton avoids a kick to the body.
Sanpun tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benton is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton misses with a hook. Sanpun ducked under it nicely.
Benton throws a hook but Sanpun blocks it.
Benton cracks Sanpun with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanpun slips under a jab.
Benton blocks a leg kick.
Benton tries to counter with a takedown but Sanpun is quick to defend against it.
Sanpun throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Benton.
Benton throws a hook but Sanpun avoids it easily.
Sanpun scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanpun looks to score with a jab to the body but Benton is just out of range.
Sanpun blocks a head kick by Benton.
Benton will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanpun takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses.
Benton pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benton lands a body shot.
Sanpun has Benton up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanpun pushes off an throws an elbow but Benton leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanpun prevents a takedown attempt there.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanpun.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanpun drives through with a takedown into Benton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanpun trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Sanpun is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Sanpun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sanpun advances to half guard.
Benton is looking to control Sanpun's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Benton avoid being mounted?
Benton is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Sanpun's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Sanpun's back!
Sanpun is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun wants to control his opponent's hands but Benton gets his hands free.
Sanpun tries to roll but Benton sticks to his back.
Benton scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
Sanpun trying to control the position but Benton manages to sink in the hooks.
Benton slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Benton lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Sanpun hold on?!
Sanpun turns into Benton and is now in his guard.
Sanpun throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanpun trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Sanpun's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Sanpun trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Benton is trying to keep Sanpun in close.
Sanpun with a flurry of punches that miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bernard Benton will probably get the nod.
That's time! Benton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Benton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanpun.
Sanpun buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Benton.
Sanpun is looking to slow Benton down with leg kicks.
Benton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sanpun.
Bernard Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanpun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sanpun is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benton misses with a looping right.
Sanpun finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sanpun throws a leg kick but Benton checks it.
Sanpun gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benton.
Benton works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benton.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanpun ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Benton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A jab from Benton misses.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanpun.
Sanpun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sanji Sanpun is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benton looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sanpun is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Benton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Benton's back!
Benton covering up well and avoiding damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanpun lands with a hammerfist to the side of Benton's head.
Sanpun is not going to allow Benton to sit and survive in this position.
Sanji Sanpun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton won't enjoy being in this position. Sanpun looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Benton is tapping - it's over boys! Sanpun picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sanji Sanpun!
Sanji Sanpun seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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