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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Handle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to I get Knocked Down. Handle has chosen Right On 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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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
25 - 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
16 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Max Handle!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Handle lands with an overhand left.
Benton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benton missing with a left hand there. Handle was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benton dodges the punch combination from Handle.
Benton takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice defenses there by Handle.
Handle keeps the fight on the outside.
Benton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benton instigates a clinch.
Benton working aggressively here.
Benton goes for a takedown in the clinch but Handle prevents it.
Benton has Handle pressed against the cage, preventing Handle from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benton stalling.
Handle manages to break the clinch.
Handle has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Handle scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Benton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Benton misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton cracks Handle with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Handle manages to avoid it.
Handle misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benton scores with a nice head shot.
Handle lands with a kick to the temple. Benton shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A combination from Handle does no damage.
Handle takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benton throws a body shot but no joy.
Benton swinging wildly here.
Benton takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Handle missing with a left hand there. Benton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Handle lands a nice shot that snaps Benton's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton gets the takedown into side control.
Benton stands up and beckons Handle to his feet.
Benton throws a body shot but no joy.
Handle throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Grant Benton has been cut.
Benton loads up on a big right hand but Handle slips the punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Handle throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benton pushes Handle up against the cage in a clinch.
Handle breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Handle moves away.
Handle feints a counter leg kick.
Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benton connects with a body shot that sends Handle's belly button to the back.
Benton throws a hook but Handle blocks it.
Handle misses with an uppercut. Benton saw that one coming.
Handle throws a one two combo.
Benton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Handle working hard to break the clinch.
Benton throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Handles head.
A right hand to the body from Benton.
Handle pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Handle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Handle swings for the body but Benton moves out of range.
Benton has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benton tests Handle's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benton throws a good cross that connects.
Handle lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A telegraphed right hand from Handle misses the target.
Benton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Benton showed some decent athleticism there.
Benton seems to be looking for submissions.
Benton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Handle throws a hook but Benton avoids it easily.
Handle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benton lands a jab-cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Handle swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Handle misses.
Handle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Handle lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That kick from Handle tenderised Benton's leg. Benton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Handle throws a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Handle misses.
Handle fails to land with a series of punches.
Handle keeps the fight on the outside.
Benton digs a good hook to Handle's body.
Handle fails to land with a series of punches.
Handle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benton circles away quickly and effectively.
Handle connects with the punch.
Benton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A left and a right from Handle both land. Nice combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton misses the shot to the body.
A little jabbing left from Handle on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Handle throws a poor cross that misses
and Benton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Handle takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses.
Benton throws a hook but Handle avoids it easily.
Benton is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Handle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Max Handle will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Handle misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely.
Benton is looking to counter punch.
Benton misses with a left hand
and Handle counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Max Handle seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Handle takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benton closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benton doesn't manage to clinch there - Handle circles away.
Handle finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Handle throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
It looked like Benton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benton looking to score a takedown here. Handle is defending well but Benton drives through and ends up in Handle's guard.
Handle seems keen to control Benton's posture.
Handle wants to sweep here but Benton controlling him for the moment.
Handle is working an open guard so Benton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handle looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Handle pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Handle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle missing with a left hand there. Benton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benton throwing a counter right hand but Handle manages to avoid it.
Handle on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benton throws a poor cross that misses
and Handle makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benton scores with a punch to the head.
Handle misses with a jab, cross combination.
The fighters circling - Handle throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A swing and a miss from Handle.
Benton throws a right and a left that Handle avoids nicely.
Benton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Max Handle is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benton lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Handle misses with a straight left.
Handle swinging wildly here.
Benton misses with an uppercut
and Handle counters with an inside leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
Handle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benton circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sloppy strikes from Benton. Those never looked like landing.
Handle gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benton.
Handle lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Handle.
Handle misses with a looping right.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benton jabs at Handle's body.
Jab from Benton.
Benton connects with a crisp jab.
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on Handle's shoulder, as Handle tries to avoid the shot.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Handle enables Benton to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Handle manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Handle manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Handle lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benton.
Benton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Handle manages to break the clinch.
Handle is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benton.
Handle misses with the combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a lazy right hand but Handle sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Handle.
Benton slips a straight right by Handle.
Benton's jab looks to have found its range, popping Handle under the eye.
Handle throws a hook to the side of Benton's head but Benton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benton fails with the takedown
and Handle counters with a nice uppercut.
Handle moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Benton misses with a body shot.
Handle tries to counter by closing the distance.
A slow jab from Benton misses its intended target.
Handle takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Handle walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benton misses with a left hand
and Handle cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Benton misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Handle getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Handle misses with a body kick.
Handle lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benton circles away quickly and effectively.
A counter left hand to the body from Benton misses its target.
Handle lands with a right hand.
Benton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Handle slips a jab from Benton.
Handle defending well as Benton loads up on a big left hand.
Benton shoots in and gets a takedown into Handle's guard.
Handle has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Benton off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Benton's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benton duly obliges.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benton.
Handle keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Handle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benton cracks Handle with a good jab.
Benton misses with a looping left.
Handle is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
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 Grant Benton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get 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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Handle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handle falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Benton to counter with a crisp jab.
Handle slips under a jab from Benton.
A jab from Benton finds it's way through Handle's defenses.
Benton takes one to the chin there.
Handle waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benton.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Handle has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benton misses with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on Handle's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benton lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton controlling the action here for a moment.
Come on Handle - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Handle tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Handle backwards.
Come on Benton - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benton misses with a body punch.
Handle fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benton breaks the clinch.
Benton drops his hands momentarily and Handle takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Handle swats away the attempt to clinch by Benton.
Benton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Handle lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Handle does a little dance to reset his feet.
Handle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Handle keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Handle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton looks to land a left hand but Handle moved out of range nicely.
Handle looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Handle's waist but Handle gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benton off to one side.
Benton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Handle at a distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Handle lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A leg kick checked by Benton.
Benton lands a lovely overhand right.
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on Handle's shoulder, as Handle tries to avoid the shot.
Handle looks to land a right hand but Benton moved out of range.
A big left from Handle misses.
Benton looks to land a combination but Handle avoids it well.
Handle looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benton lands a lovely overhand right.
Benton throws a jab but it's blocked by Handle.
Handle moves away from the strike by Benton.
Handle swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Handle throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benton moves into range and clinches up with Handle.
Handle wants to break the clinch but can't.
Grant Benton has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Handle misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benton tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Handle just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Handle pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benton walks into a jab.
Handle throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease.
Handle throws an off balance right hand
and Benton counters with a nice uppercut.
Benton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Handle looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Handle throws a right and a left that Benton avoids nicely.
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on Handle's shoulder, as Handle tries to avoid the shot.
Handle swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Handle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Handle takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Max Handle is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a takedown into Handle's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Handle fails to land with a series of punches.
Handle needs to keep his hands up - Benton had a free shot at his head there.
Handle tests Benton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benton throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Handle sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A punch lands to the side of Benton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benton staying out of range there.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Handles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Handle.
Benton misses with a hook. Handle ducked under it nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Handle misses.
Benton ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benton slips a straight right by Handle.
Handle pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benton back to the cage. Handle follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Grant Benton!
A very excited looking Grant Benton made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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