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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Distor Centura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the cage accompanied by I get Knocked Down. Distor Centura has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Grant Benton's chin.
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185 lbs
28 - 17 - 1 |
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180 lbs
15 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 17 - 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
15 - 9 - 1, fighting out of New York, Distor Centura!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Alexandre Firmino and Felipe Paraventi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on Centura's shoulder, as Centura tries to avoid the shot.
Benton lunges at Centura with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Centura's hand.
Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benton with a nice cross.
Benton takes a swing at Centura's ribcage but misses.
Benton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benton closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Centura's guard.
Benton looking to pass the guard.
Benton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Centura keeping full guard, as Benton tries to pass.
Benton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Grant Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton sizes up Centura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Centura walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benton checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton controlling the action here.
Benton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Benton looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Benton controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centura controlling the position well.
Benton controlling the action here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benton drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Centura keeps working.
Benton takes a little break here. Centura wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
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.
Grant Benton dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Benton throws a body punch but Centura moves out of range.
Nice shot by Benton.
Benton takes a swing at Centura's ribcage but misses.
Jab, jab by Benton - just one landing.
Centura looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Centura misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely.
Benton is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benton moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Centura gets caught napping as Benton dives in and scores a takedown. Centura manages to retain guard.
Benton looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Benton trying to stand up but can't free himself from Centura's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Centura keeping full guard, as Benton tries to pass.
Benton is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Centura is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Benton wants to pass the guard but Centura is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Benton moves away from the strike by Centura.
A nice leg kick lands there from Centura.
Centura fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benton has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Centura's head but Centura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benton swings widly with a right hand
and Centura counters with a straight right hand.
Centura misses with an uppercut.
Benton swings for the body but Centura moves out of range.
Benton catches Centura with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benton swings widly with a right hand
and Centura counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benton falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
A low kick from Centura is predictable there
and Benton counters with a stiff right hand.
Sloppy strikes from Benton. Those never looked like landing.
Benton misses the jab.
It seemed like Centura was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benton blocks a jab.
Benton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Centura can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A telegraphed right hand from Benton misses the target.
Centura misses with a hook
letting Benton counter with a right hand.
Benton looks to land a combination. Centura sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Centura misses with an uppercut
and Benton counters with a nice uppercut.
Some bone on bone action there as Benton checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Centura staying out of range there.
Benton ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Centura bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benton's head backwards.
It looks like Grant Benton has been cut.
Benton scores with a punch to the head.
That kick from Centura tenderised Benton's leg. Benton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benton throws a poor cross that misses
and Centura counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Centura misses with an uppercut. Benton saw that one coming.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton misses with a left hand
and Centura counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Grant Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Centura misses with an uppercut. Benton saw that one coming.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Centura's head but Centura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benton has a takedown stuffed.
Benton scores with a jab to the body.
Benton stuns Centura with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Centura uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Centura's head but Centura sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benton sizes up Centura with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benton throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Centura to counter with a crisp jab.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Benton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Benton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're 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.
Centura clobbers Benton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benton misses with a hook to the body
letting Centura counter with a right hand.
Benton throws a series of punches but Centura avoids them all with ease.
Benton takes a swing at Centura's ribcage but misses.
Benton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Centura can pounce on him.
Centura tries to work over Benton's front leg with a kick but Benton checks it.
Nice uppercut there from Benton.
Centura rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benton counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Benton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Centura doesn't seem phased though.
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benton thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benton lands with an overhand left.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Centura lunges at Benton with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benton's hand.
Centura takes one to the side of the head.
Benton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Centura to the ground. Benton is now in Centura's guard.
Benton controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Benton pushing down on Centura's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Benton content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benton tries to pass the half guard into mount. Centura knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Centura wants to get back to full guard.
Distor Centura has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton wants to pass to mount but Centura is defending the position.
Benton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Centura!
Centura is controlling an arm, preventing Benton from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Centura tries to hold on but Benton pushes him away.
Benton trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Benton tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Centura sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Benton wants to take a breather but Centura is having none of it.
Benton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Centura doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Benton.
Centura gets back to full guard.
Benton engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benton works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Benton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Centura wants to get back to full guard.
Benton tries to stand but can't do so whilst Centura controls his leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Centura is looking to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benton 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 Matheus Silva scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 30:26
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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hype
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