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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patryk Szczerbiec (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is I get Knocked Down. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
27 - 30 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
23 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 30 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Patryk Szczerbiec!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Szczerbiec looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benton lands a lovely overhand right.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from Szczerbiec.
Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
Benton checks a leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Benton as he connects with a hook.
Benton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benton cracks Szczerbiec with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Szczerbiec swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Szczerbiec looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Szczerbiec scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benton digs a good hook to Szczerbiec's body.
Benton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Szczerbiec doesn't seem bothered though.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benton, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Szczerbiec counters with a right hand to the body.
Szczerbiec keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benton moves away from the strike by Szczerbiec.
A quick step to the side and Benton tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Szczerbiec.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on Szczerbiec's shoulder, as Szczerbiec tries to avoid the shot.
Benton tries to keep at a distance but Szczerbiec has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Benton.
Benton avoiding damage.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Szczerbiec throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Szczerbiec.
I was talking to Benton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benton.
Szczerbiec is leaning against Benton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Szczerbiec.
Benton struggles to land a body shot inside as Szczerbiec controls his hands.
Benton throws a punch but it's blocked by Szczerbiec.
Benton misses with a short punch on the inside.
Szczerbiec lands a shoulder strike.
Benton misses with a punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Szczerbiec.
A nice left hand lands by Benton.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Szczerbiec.
Szczerbiec takes a shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Szczerbiec wants to stall.
Szczerbiec misses with some punches.
Benton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Szczerbiec scores with a nice hook to the head.
Szczerbiec tries a knee to the head but Benton blocks it.
Szczerbiec looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Benton.
A short right from Benton.
Benton blocks an elbow strike from Szczerbiec.
Benton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Szczerbiec.
Benton leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton lands a body punch in the clinch.
Szczerbiec breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Szczerbiec clobbers Benton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Szczerbiec on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benton sends Szczerbiec crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Benton is motioning to the referee to let Szczerbiec up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Szczerbiec is rocked!
It looks like Patryk Szczerbiec has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Szczerbiec misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely.
Szczerbiec is still on wobbly legs! Can Benton finish him?
A big right followed by a crushing left from Benton knocks Szczerbiec out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Grant Benton!
Grant Benton 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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