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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Dunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dunn comes to the cage accompanied by Diary of a Madman. Benoit has chosen Praise as his entrance music. 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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135 lbs
30 - 29 - 0 |
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170 cm
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140 lbs
33 - 13 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Experienced |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 29 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Dunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Chad Campbell and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunn pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benoit back to the cage. Dunn follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benoit misses with a straight right.
Michael Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dunn on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dunn swings for the body but Benoit moves out of range.
Dunn throws a lazy head kick
and Benoit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benoit stuffs the takedown.
Good exchange - Benoit coming out on top.
Benoit throws the left hand but Dunn avoids the punch easily.
A combination from Dunn does no damage.
Benoit cracks the inside of Dunn's front leg.
Dunn tests Benoit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit has managed to clinch.
Dunn has Benoit pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benoit manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Dunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benoit is defending well for now.
Benoit misses with a punch on the inside.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benoit blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.
Dunn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benoit stops a takedown attempt from Dunn.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A bit of stalling here from Benoit.
Dunn lands an elbow inside that Benoit shrugs off.
Benoit lands with a light punch inside.
Dunn is working for takedown but Benoit is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dunn throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benoit blocks it with crossed arms.
Benoit slows down the pace here.
Benoit blocking some punches.
Dunn misses with an elbow over the top.
Benoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit lands an uppercut.
Dunn lands a nice elbow.
Dunn tries to land knees in the clinch but Benoit avoids the damage to the body.
Benoit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunns head.
Benoit blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.
Dunn blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
Dunn's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benoit trying to control the position but instead, Dunn has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benoit into the cage.
Benoit scores with a shoulder strike.
Benoit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Dunn is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benoit creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Oh Dunn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benoit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Dunn.
Dunn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benoit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benoit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dunn's elbow.
Benoit misses with a punch on the inside.
Dunn seems to have got his legs back now.
Benoit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Dunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benoit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benoit scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dunn throws an elbow but misses.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Benoit.
Benoit is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Benoit throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dunns head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit working aggressively here.
A short left from Benoit.
Benoit lands with a left to the head.
Benoit blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.
A short right from Benoit.
Dunn is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benoit pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benoit swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dunn wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dunn throws an elbow but misses.
Dunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benoit - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benoit avoids the elbow strike from Dunn, against the cage.
Dunn is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benoit wants to stall.
Dunn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benoit is defending well for now.
Benoit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Dunn throws an elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with the head strike.
Benoit just leaning against Dunn, taking a breather.
Dunn lands an elbow inside that Benoit shrugs off.
Benoit is stalling here.
Benoit content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Benoit lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, Benoit scores with a nice short uppercut.
Nice body punch from Benoit.
Dunn working aggressively here.
Benoit has a couple of punches blocked by Dunn.
Dunn throws an elbow but it misses.
Benoit throws a punch but it's blocked by Dunn.
Dunn trying to control the position but instead, Benoit has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dunn into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benoit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Nice body punch from Benoit.
Dunn wants a takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Benoit jabs Dunn to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Dunn drops his hands momentarily and Benoit takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benoit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benoit has closed the distance and engaged Dunn in a clinch.
Dunn gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Benoit regains guard.
Benoit has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Dunn has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dunn misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dunn.
Benoit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dunn.
Benoit avoiding damage as Dunn throws knees to the body.
Dunn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benoit scores with a shoulder strike.
Dunn misses with an elbow strike.
Benoit avoids the elbow strike from Dunn, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Dunn throws an elbow but misses.
Dunn missing with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit blocks an elbow strike from Dunn.
Dunn using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benoit has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benoit misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dunn.
A short uppercut from Benoit.
Dunn is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benoit gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Dunn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benoit lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Benoit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dunn pushes off an throws an elbow but Benoit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benoit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Dunn pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Benoit.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit lands with a left to the head.
Benoit is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Benoit lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
Benoit presses Dunn against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benoit makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dunn lands a nice elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benoit is stalling here.
Dunn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Benoit digs a right hand underneath Dunn's ribcage. Dunn let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Benoit.
Benoit lands with a short shot to the head.
Benoit lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Dunn backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Benoit fails to land.
Benoit lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Dunn to his knees! Benoit keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Benoit!
Michael Benoit 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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mgr
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FIGHT
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