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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stipe Mikas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kick Benderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benderson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Swiming Pools - Kendrick Lamar. Kick Benderson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Stipe Mikas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Kick Benderson!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, James Atkins and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benderson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Mikas on his heels. He'll look to pass Mikas's guard now, I'm sure.
Mikas controlling Benderson's posture.
Benderson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benderson wants to stand but Mikas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Benderson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mikas keeping moving, preventing Benderson from controlling successfully.
Mikas is adopting a defensive guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikas wants to hit a switch here but Benderson passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Mikas there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikas is squirming around, avoiding Benderson's attempts to control the action.
Mikas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Benderson trying to control but Mikas is having none of it.
Mikas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Benderson tries to control but Mikas wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mikas is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mikas gets back to half guard.
Mikas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Benderson is looking to take a break and control but Mikas is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mikas has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Benderson is working away from the top position though.
Mikas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Benderson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Benderson's back!
Mikas controlling the position well here. Benderson rolled but Mikas kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Mikas lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikas scores with punches to the body.
Benderson trying to get back to his feet but Mikas is in full control for now.
Benderson breaks Mikas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Benderson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Mikas is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Benderson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Benderson manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Benderson shoots in and gets a takedown into Mikas's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mikas has his hands on Benderson's head, controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benderson preventing the sweep.
Mikas has Benderson pulled in close to control his posture.
Benderson trying to control the position from guard on top but Mikas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mikas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benderson's guard.
Mikas lands a couple of elbows.
Mikas loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikas passes Benderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Mikas wants to control but Benderson is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kick Benderson will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mikas clinches.
Benderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mikas.
Benderson misses with an elbow over the top.
Benderson misses with an elbow strike.
Mikas jumps guard and drags Benderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mikas lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mikas landing some decent shots from guard.
Mikas lands a couple of elbows.
Benderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benderson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mikas. 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 one minute gone in the round.
Mikas trying to control but Benderson is working from the bottom.
Mikas passes into half guard.
Mikas thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Benderson's head.
Mikas seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benderson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mikas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benderson is trying to stand up here but Mikas is controlling him well.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Benderson pushes Mikas off looking to stand but Mikas dives back in and keeps control.
Mikas trying to control from half guard but Benderson is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Mikas thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mikas 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.
Mikas working the head and body with strikes.
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. Mikas connects with a nice short shot to Benderson's temple.
Mikas throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Mikas is keen to just control but Benderson is a slippery customer.
Mikas winds up and cracks Benderson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mikas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benderson can do to turn this around?
Mikas is taking a breather. Benderson says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Mikas lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benderson is trying to stand up here but Mikas is controlling him well.
Mikas sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benderson defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benderson is looking for a sweep. Mikas is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benderson felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Mikas takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Mikas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benderson is looking to improve his position.
Mikas is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Benderson!
Benderson is breathing heavily.
Mikas wants to control the pace but Benderson is squirming around nicely.
Benderson taking shots to the head.
Benderson is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mikas with good strikes from the mount here!
Mikas lands with some strikes.
Benderson in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Mikas cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Mikas has his opponent pinned against the ropes, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Benderson's face.
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!
Mikas working the ground and pound effectively.
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.
Mikas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mikas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Mikas controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stipe Mikas dominated that second round.
That's time! Mikas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Mikas moves into the clinch successfully.
Mikas looking for a takedown.
Mikas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benderson lands an elbow just above Mikas 's eye.
It looks like Stipe Mikas has been cut.
Mikas jumps guard but Benderson turns him against the ropes and keeps the fight standing.
Mikas is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stipe Mikas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mikas gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Benderson kicks Mikas off and gets to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benderson takes the fight into the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benderson is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikas wants a takedown but no success here.
Mikas is trying to pull guard but Benderson turns him against the ropes and we stay in the clinch.
Mikas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Mikas is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benderson is defending well.
Mikas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Mikas misses with a punch to the body.
Mikas wants a takedown but no success here.
Mikas drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nice elbow from Benderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikas swings wildly with an uppercut but Benderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benderson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Benderson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Mikas is looking for a takedown.
Mikas can't get the takedown.
Benderson taking a breather.
Mikas jumps guard and drags Benderson to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mikas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benderson's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mikas trying to control but Benderson is working from the bottom.
Mikas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mikas postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Benderson has momentary wrist control but Mikas slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mikas accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Mikas is working Benderson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mikas preventing the sweep.
Mikas wants to control from the top but Benderson keeps moving.
Benderson is looking to stand up but Mikas isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Mikas wants to pass the guard but Benderson is keeping the position.
Benderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Mikas scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mikas throwing strikes but missing.
Mikas works over Benderson with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benderson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mikas is controlling him.
Mikas postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kick Benderson.
I think Benderson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Stipe Mikas!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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