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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Craig Stephens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brock Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stephens comes to the cage accompanied by Renegade by (hed)PE. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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223 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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224 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Good wrestler
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Craig Stephens!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Brock Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Topper Green and Ben Watson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stephens misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benjamin.
Stephens swings for the body but Benjamin moves out of range.
Benjamin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Stephens is trying to stand up here but Benjamin is controlling him well.
Stephens is trying to escape back to his feet but Benjamin uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Benjamin working the body and head with strikes.
Benjamin trying to control the position but Stephens is working away.
Benjamin in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Stephens is trying to get back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamin is trying to get an arm triangle but Stephens is defending well.
Stephens is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Zen Balance Monastery that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Benjamin lands an elbow.
Benjamin advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin won't let Stephens get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Benjamin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Stephens squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benjamin trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Stephens's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Stephens trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Stephens is looking to escape.
Stephens is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Benjamin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Stephens somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Stephens throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Stephens throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benjamin moves into the clinch.
Stephens breaks the clinch.
Benjamin moves into the clinch.
Stephens is trying to force a seperation but Benjamin has the dominant position.
Benjamin tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Stephens working hard to break the clinch.
Benjamin swings wildly with an uppercut but Stephens uses good head movement to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stephens blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stephens wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benjamin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stephens up against the cage.
Stephens's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benjamin content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Stephens can't break the clinch.
Benjamin has Stephens pressed against the cage, preventing Stephens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stephens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benjamin pressing his opponent against the cage.
Benjamin tries to land knees in the clinch but Stephens avoids the damage to the body.
Stephens is looking to break free of the clinch but Benjamin has double underhooks.
Benjamin looking to throw knees to the head but Stephens is blocking nicely.
Benjamin tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stephens avoids it.
Stephens can't break the clinch.
Benjamin prevents Stephens from breaking the clinch.
Benjamin tries to land knees in the clinch but Stephens avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stephens wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Benjamin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benjamin stalls.
Benjamin has Stephens pressed against the cage, preventing Stephens from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benjamin's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Benjamin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stephens escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stephens misses the shot to the body.
Stephens lands a nice shot that snaps Benjamin's head back.
Stephens lands with a straight right. Benjamin didn't see that one coming.
Craig Stephens seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benjamin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benjamin tries a low kick but Stephens avoids it.
Stephens scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brock Benjamin dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benjamin wants to land a leg kick but Stephens is out of range.
Stephens lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benjamin's sensitive parts.
Benjamin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Some bone on bone action there as Benjamin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Brock Benjamin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benjamin swinging wildly here.
It looked like Stephens wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Stephens lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stephens throws a jab when Benjamin was well out of range.
Benjamin blocks a head kick by Stephens.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benjamin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stephens counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Stephens swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A combination from Stephens does no damage.
Benjamin with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stephens to score with a decent uppercut.
Stephens pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Stephens lands a right hook to the body.
Benjamin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Some wild striking there from Stephens.
Benjamin throws a low kick but Stephens moves out of range easily.
Stephens lands a body shot.
Stephens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benjamin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stephens circles away quickly and effectively.
A nice inside leg kick there by Stephens. That's going to slow Benjamin down.
Benjamin scores with a leg kick.
Stephens scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benjamin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stephens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stephens scores with a jab.
No joy there for Benjamin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stephens ducks under a wild hook from Benjamin.
Benjamin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benjamin walks into a stiff left hand from Stephens.
Stephens tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Craig Stephens is winning the standup battle so far.
Benjamin gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Stephens.
A low kick from Stephens misses
and Benjamin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benjamin.
Stephens is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benjamin scores with a shot to the side of Stephens's head.
A short right from Benjamin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin missing with knees to the body.
Stephens wants to break free but Benjamin has control.
A frustrated look appears on Stephens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benjamin trying to land knees to the body.
Brock Benjamin seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Stephens avoiding damage as Benjamin throws knees to the body.
Benjamin leaning against his opponent.
Stephens is trying to break free.
Benjamin is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Stephens is defending well for now.
Stephens is trying to push Benjamin away but Benjamin has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benjamin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Stephens up against the cage.
Stephens manages to break the clinch.
Stephens displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benjamin.
Benjamin lands with a nice combination. Stephens backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Stephens coming out on top.
Benjamin wants to clinch.
Stephens fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benjamin looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benjamin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benjamin will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Stephens tests Benjamin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stephens looks to land a combination but Benjamin avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stephens misses with an uppercut. Benjamin saw that one coming.
Stephens throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Craig Stephens dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benjamin misses with a few strikes there.
Benjamin looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Stephens will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benjamin wants to counter with a clinch but Stephens pushes him away.
Benjamin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stephens.
Benjamin wants to counter the offense by Stephens and move into the clinch position.
Benjamin tries to clinch there but Stephens circles away.
Benjamin lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stephens circles away quickly and effectively.
A big left from Stephens misses.
Stephens misses with a straight left.
Stephens digs a good body shot into Benjamin's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stephens jabs Benjamin to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benjamin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stephens cracks Benjamin with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benjamin gets the takedown into side control.
Stephens explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stephens throws a hook to the side of Benjamin's head but Benjamin sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Craig Stephens is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benjamin walks into a straight right hand from Stephens.
Benjamin misses with a few strikes there.
Benjamin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benjamin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Stephens changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benjamin takes one to the side of the head.
Benjamin is rocked!
Stephens drops Benjamin with a huge uppercut! Benjamin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Stephens is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Craig Stephens!
Craig Stephens retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Craig Stephens thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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