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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ben Henley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Belleville (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Benjamin Belleville was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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156 lbs
27 - 18 - 0 |
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153 lbs
36 - 14 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 18 - 0, fighting out of London, Ben Henley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benjamin Belleville!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Taro Takaoka and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henley misses with a kick to the body.
Ben Henley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belleville takes one to the chin there.
Belleville 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.
Belleville tests Henley's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Henley jabs Belleville right on the nose. Belleville blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Benjamin Belleville has been cut.
Belleville fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Henley staying out of range there.
Henley thinks about countering with a head kick.
Henley has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A telegraphed right hand from Belleville misses the target.
Belleville takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Henley slips a jab from Belleville.
An inside leg kick from Belleville misses.
Belleville defending well as Henley loads up on a big left hand.
Belleville misses with a body shot.
Henley with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Belleville to score with a decent uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Henley bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belleville's head.
Belleville takes one to the side of the head.
Belleville ducks under a wild hook from Henley.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henley throws a head kick that misses.
Henley throws a shot from downtown. Belleville moves away and avoids it.
Henley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Henley lands a jab to the head.
Belleville shoots in but no luck this time.
Belleville gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henley throws a big right hand that misses.
Belleville looking to hit a scissor sweep but Henley is one step ahead there.
Belleville working for a triangle but Henley defends it easily.
Henley postures up and lands a big shot to Belleville's brow.
Henley cracks Belleville with a solid left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belleville looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Henley got a little sloppy there for a moment and Belleville has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Henley has managed to get both his arms back between Belleville's legs - danger averted.
Belleville has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Henley is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Belleville.
Henley working the ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Check out the look on Henley's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Henley wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belleville keeps working.
Henley lands an elbow.
Belleville sneaks back into half guard.
Belleville is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Henley scores with a couple of nice shots.
Nice strikes from Henley there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Belleville looking for submissions off his back.
Belleville moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Belleville is looking for a triangle but Henley pushes his legs off easily.
Belleville is looking for a triangle here but Henley uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Henley wants to control but Belleville is keeping him busy.
Belleville is trying to improve his position.
Henley scoring with punches and elbows.
Henley is working Belleville over with some ground and pound from side control.
Belleville takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Belleville tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Henley wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Henley scores with punches from side control.
Belleville is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belleville takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Belleville gets back to half guard.
Belleville actively working from the bottom here.
Belleville looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Henley lands a nice short elbow.
Henley is nestled in close to Belleville, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Belleville taking some punishment here, with Henley in his half guard.
Belleville is rocked!
Belleville on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Belleville is still in real trouble! Can Henley finish him?
Henley seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Belleville does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Henley scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That has opened up Benjamin Belleville's cut even more.
Henley is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Belleville is hurt! He's hurt bad - Henley fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Belleville from any more punishment! Congratulations to Henley! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Henley!
Ben Henley retains his featherweight title!
Ben Henley really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Sully's Bar & Grill logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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