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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Kyznetsov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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135 lbs
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178 cm
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135 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Brutus Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Kyznetsov!
The judges for this bout are Wesley Smith, Stewart Dunkirk and Daniel Franklin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson drives through and clinches with Kyznetsov against the cage.
Benson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Kyznetsov regains guard.
Kyznetsov uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kyznetsov is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Benson fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Kyznetsov to the ground. Benson is now in Kyznetsov's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Benson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Benson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kyznetsov!
Benson with shots to the head and body - Kyznetsov looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyznetsov is in all sorts of trouble here.
Benson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kyznetsov is surviving well by controlling Benson's body position as best he can.
Benson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Benson looking to control and managing it successfully.
Benson with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands a big elbow.
Benson controlling from mount.
Benson looking for a guillotine from mount but Kyznetsov is having none of it.
Benson controlling the pace for now.
Benson lands a big shot there that rocks Kyznetsov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Benson controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyznetsov wants to hold on but Benson pushes him away.
Kyznetsov wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Benson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyznetsov grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Benson really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Kyznetsov.
Kyznetsov trying to control but not successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson controlling the position well here. Kyznetsov rolled but Benson kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Benson softening up his opponent with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Benson dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Benson staying calm.
Benson is working Kyznetsov over with some ground and pound from side control.
Benson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kyznetsov is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Kyznetsov really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson working away.
Benson connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kyznetsov some visible discomfort.
Benson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Kyznetsov tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kyznetsov being controlled for a moment.
Benson goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kyznetsov rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Benson's guard! Nice work there by Kyznetsov!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson has his hands on Kyznetsov's head, controlling the position.
Benson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Benson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kyznetsov manages to get himself to full guard.
Benson is looking to stand up but Kyznetsov won't let him.
Benson postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Benson landing with the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyznetsov being controlled here, momentarily.
Benson forces his way into half guard.
Benson stalling.
Kyznetsov is controlling Benson's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Benson stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benson avoiding damage.
Benson gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Brutus Benson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benson is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brutus Benson dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Benson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The referee asks Benson politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Benson prefers to stall for the moment though.
Benson's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Benson seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Kyznetsov for as long as he can get away with.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Benson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kyznetsov can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Kyznetsov's face as Benson controls the position.
Kyznetsov struggling a bit here.
Benson tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Kyznetsov is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Benson is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Yuri Kyznetsov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kyznetsov can't escape the position.
Benson with a couple of short strikes.
Benson controlling from the full mount.
Kyznetsov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Benson content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson landing strikes from the mount and Kyznetsov is in trouble!
Benson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benson get's back to his feet.
Benson has closed the distance and engaged Kyznetsov in a clinch.
Benson breaks from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kyznetsov did well to prevent Benson getting side control.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Benson working the head and body with strikes.
Benson lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kyznetsov is trying to get back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benson is controlling the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brutus Benson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brutus Benson!
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energy
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FIGHT
RATING
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