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SPFT 217 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Timmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Penn comes into the arena with Everything in its right place blaring out of the sound system. This should be fireworks!
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215 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Penn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Nate Timmons!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Ryoma Takatsuka and Colin Fray.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
Timmons scores with a kick to the body.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timmons.
Timmons staying out of range there.
Timmons unleashes a big counter combination but Penn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Penn misses with a left hand
and Timmons counters with a one-two to the body.
Timmons throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Timmons fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Timmons is looking to score with low kicks.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Timmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Timmons tries to clinch but Penn moves out of range.
Penn scores with a hook to the body. Timmons takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Timmons sizes up Penn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Penn thows a left - swing and a miss!
Timmons is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons tries to clinch but Penn moves away
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A slow jab from Penn misses its intended target.
Sloppy strikes from Timmons. Those never looked like landing.
Timmons throws a sloppy head kick and Penn moves out of range easily.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nate Timmons is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Timmons throws a head kick that misses.
Penn stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Timmons.
Timmons misses with a series of wild punches.
Penn throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Timmons was covering up waiting for the punch and Penn finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Penn drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Penn jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Penn stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Timmons swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Penn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Penn advances to half guard.
Timmons is looking to control Penn's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Timmons avoid being mounted?
Timmons really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Penn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Timmons is defending against the submission attempts here by Penn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Penn is keen to just control but Timmons is a slippery customer.
Penn is looking to advance position but Timmons won't allow it.
Timmons has his hands clasped together around Penn's back. He's all about the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Penn passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Timmons!
Penn misses with a head shot.
Penn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Timmons looks a forlorn figure.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Timmons is squirming around, avoiding Penn's attempts to control the action.
Penn working for a guillotine from mount but Timmons is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Penn dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Timmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Penn swats away the attempt to clinch by Timmons.
A little feinted left hand from Penn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Timmons staying out of range there.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Timmons on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Timmons throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Timmons takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Timmons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Timmons scores with a head kick. Penn tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like James Penn has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Penn jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Penn blocks the body kick.
Penn misses with a takedown attempt - Timmons sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Timmons cracks the inside of Penn's front leg.
Timmons turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Penn bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Timmons's head backwards.
Timmons steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Timmons throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Penn.
Penn keeps the fight on the outside.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Penn connects with a good right hand that stumbles Timmons. Timmons circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Timmons takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nate Timmons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn misses with a low kick as Timmons jumps back.
A head kick misses from Timmons.
Penn is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Timmons slips under a jab.
Timmons ducks under a wild hook from Penn.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Timmons there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Penn looks for a takedown but Timmons sprawls well.
Timmons throws a head kick that misses.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Timmons doesn't manage to clinch there - Penn circles away.
Penn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Timmons's head.
A telegraphed right hand from Penn misses the target.
Penn cracks Timmons with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Penn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Timmons can do to turn this around?
Timmons tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Penn connects with a nice looking jab.
Penn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Penn wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Penn blocks a head kick by Timmons.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Timmons throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Timmons misses with a two punch combination.
Timmons uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Penn.
Penn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Timmons.
Timmons looks for the body kick but Penn saw that one coming.
A head kick misses from Timmons.
Penn tests Timmons's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Penn here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Timmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Penn misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons misses with a kick to the body.
Timmons tries a head kick but it misses.
Timmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Timmons throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Penn's corner calls for a 1-2. Penn obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Timmons sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Timmons moved out of range.
Penn throws a hook but Timmons blocks it.
As Penn backs off Timmons throws a huge counter combo but Penn manages to avoid it all.
James Penn is winning the standup battle so far.
Timmons plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Penn throws out a loose jab but Timmons uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn lands with a straight right. Timmons didn't see that one coming.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Timmons slips under a jab from Penn.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Penn dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Penn's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.
Timmons scoring well with a low kick there.
Penn throws a jab but it's blocked by Timmons.
Despite the aggression on Timmons's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Timmons defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Penn.
Nate Timmons is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Timmons lands a jab to the head.
Timmons pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Penn is looking to counter punch.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Timmons closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Penn connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Timmons clinches.
Penn looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Penn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Penn drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Timmons gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Timmons tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Timmons lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Penn backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Timmons.
Penn is rocked!
Timmons lands with a left to the head.
Oh Penn is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A left hand lands to the body for Timmons.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Timmons breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Timmons throws an overhand right that lands on Penn's shoulder, as Penn tries to avoid the shot.
Timmons wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
and Penn counters with a stiff right hand.
Penn seems to have got his legs back now.
Penn looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Timmons fails with an attempt to clinch.
Timmons moves away from the strike by Penn.
Penn connects with a jab.
Penn takes one to the side of the head.
Penn throws the left hand but Timmons avoids the punch easily.
Timmons unleashes a big counter combination but Penn bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Timmons tries to clinch but Penn is having none of it.
A little feinted left hand from Penn on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Timmons has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Timmons is looking to clinch.
Penn throws a looping overhand right but Timmons ducks down to avoid it.
Timmons lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Timmons misses with a combination
and Penn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James Penn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Timmons throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Timmons slips a straight right by Penn.
Nice jab there from Penn.
Timmons misses with a series of wild punches.
Timmons lands with a nice body kick.
Penn throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Timmons tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Penn manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Timmons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Penn scores with a punch to the head.
Nice defenses there by Timmons.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Timmons tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Penn misses with a looping right.
Timmons walks into a straight right hand from Penn.
Penn with a nice cross.
Timmons tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Nate Timmons has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Timmons takes one to the chin there.
Timmons moves to clinch but Penn breaks away
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Timmons scores with a kick to the body.
Penn moves away from the strike by Timmons.
Penn throwing a counter right hand but Timmons manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Timmons closes the distance but Penn moves to the side
and Penn counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Penn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Penn was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Timmons wants to clinch but Penn slips to the side
and Penn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn avoids the head kick by Timmons.
Timmons blocks a jab.
A punch lands to the side of Timmons 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Timmons moves out of range as Penn strikes.
Timmons displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
Penn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Penn throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Timmons on the side of the head.
Timmons tries to sprawl but Penn drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Penn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Penn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Penn, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Penn!
After winning the bout, James Penn thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Mayhem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lew Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mayhem comes to the cage accompanied by Bullet With A Name by Nonpoint. Jenkins comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Broke for Free - Calm the F#@$ Down kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, John Mayhem!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Lew Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Paul Gruel, Roger Salmon and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Mayhem will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Mayhem misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mayhem connects with an inside leg kick.
Mayhem attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins slips a straight right by Mayhem.
Jenkins changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayhem tries to avoid it but Jenkins manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayhem to the ground. Mayhem escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jenkins dives in and grabs Mayhem's left leg, looking for a takedown. Mayhem pushes down on Jenkins's head and hops out.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Jenkins.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sloppy strikes from Jenkins. Those never looked like landing.
Mayhem has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Hilo Training Center in the buildup to the fight.
Mayhem lets loose with a powerful body kick. Jenkins will feel that in the morning.
Jenkins gets a takedown into half guard.
Jenkins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mayhem slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem trying to keep a closed guard but Jenkins is proving a slippery customer.
Mayhem pulls Jenkins in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Jenkins is fighting to break Mayhem's control of his arms but Mayhem is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Mayhem's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jenkins throws a big elbow that misses.
Mayhem is adopting a defensive guard.
Mayhem wants to sweep but no luck.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mayhem holds on and takes a little breather.
Mayhem continues to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jenkins missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Jenkins stays in close to Mayhem's body and controls the position.
Mayhem seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayhem but Mayhem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jenkins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mayhem was covering up waiting for the punch and Jenkins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mayhem is trying to keep Jenkins in close.
Jenkins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Jenkins won't allow Mayhem to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mayhem controlling Jenkins's posture.
Jenkins trying to control but Mayhem is working from the bottom.
Jenkins throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mayhem works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem controlling Jenkins's posture.
Mayhem lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mayhem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jenkins is controlling Mayhem's posture.
Mayhem stays in close to Jenkins's body and controls the position.
Jenkins trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mayhem stopping the sweep attempt from Jenkins.
Mayhem tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Jenkins is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Mayhem looking to pass the guard.
Mayhem slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayhem tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Mayhem is stalling in the full guard.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that John Mayhem will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Some wild striking there from Jenkins.
Jenkins has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
Mayhem throws a wild body kick that Jenkins sees coming a mile off.
Jenkins shoots in but Mayhem avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mayhem feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Jenkins shoots for a takedown but Mayhem saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jenkins takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up with Mayhem, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes Mayhem against the cage but Mayhem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mayhem is looking to counter with a body kick.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Jenkins.
Jenkins looks for a takedown but Mayhem sprawls well.
Mayhem goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Mayhem misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mayhem is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jenkins can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mayhem counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Lew Jenkins has been cut.
Mayhem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mayhem scores with a punch to the head.
Jenkins shoots for a double leg takedown but Mayhem sprawls well. He's pushed Jenkins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mayhem throws a head kick that misses.
Jenkins changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins moves out of range of the body kick.
Jenkins slips under a jab.
Mayhem throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Mayhem manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jenkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jenkins's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jenkins duly obliges.
Jenkins dives in for a single leg takedown but Mayhem sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Jenkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayhem is fending him off so far but Jenkins persists. Nope, Mayhem circles away and we're back to standing.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Mayhem shows good takedown defense.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mayhem. That's going to slow Jenkins down.
Mayhem scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jenkins doesn't seem bothered though.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.
Mayhem turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mayhem looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Jenkins fails with the takedown.
Lew Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayhem thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Jenkins if he has to take too many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mayhem lands a body shot.
Jenkins gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mayhem counters with an outside leg kick.
Jenkins misses with the combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jenkins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Mayhem can pounce on him.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Jenkins is defended easily by Mayhem.
Mayhem scores with a nice strike.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jenkins.
Mayhem sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins throwing shots but Mayhem is blocking nicely.
Mayhem is trying to maintain the position but Jenkins is very close to passing his half guard.
Mayhem manages to get to full guard.
Mayhem looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Mayhem lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Mayhem controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mayhem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mayhem content to stall in guard here.
Jenkins has his hands on Mayhem's head, controlling the position.
Mayhem stays in close to Jenkins's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Lew Jenkins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jenkins shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Mayhem manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Mayhem is on top in guard.
Mayhem sitting in guard, not really doing much.
More hug and hope from Mayhem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem tries to free his leg and advance position but Jenkins is retaining full guard.
Jenkins wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Mayhem controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mayhem trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lew Jenkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mayhem not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mayhem slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Jenkins regains half guard.
Mayhem wants to free his trapped foot but Jenkins is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Mayhem is looking to take a break and control but Jenkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayhem wants to pass to mount but Jenkins is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jenkins can't keep his opponent in guard - Mayhem advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Mayhem performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jenkins is looking for a sweep. Mayhem is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mayhem keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mayhem trying to control the action but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jenkins is trying to get back to full guard.
Mayhem wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jenkins keeps working.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins feints a jab promting Mayhem to slip. Jenkins then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Mayhem slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Horrible takedown attempt by Jenkins or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayhem, which made it look bad.
It looked like Mayhem was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Jenkins.
John Mayhem is winning the standup battle so far.
Mayhem scores with a body shot.
Jenkins shoots in looking for a takedown but Mayhem manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jenkins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jenkins takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown but Mayhem shows good takedown defense.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Jenkins.
Mayhem throws a nice outside leg kick.
Mayhem keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jenkins fails with the takedown.
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mayhem. Mayhem obviously looking to wear him down.
Mayhem dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jenkins. That did some damage!
Mayhem defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jenkins.
John Mayhem is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jenkins has a takedown stuffed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayhem scores with a spinning back kick!
Mayhem scores with a nice body kick.
Mayhem works Jenkins's body with a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Lew Jenkins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Mayhem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mayhem. Mayhem obviously looking to wear him down.
Mayhem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jenkins has his takedown stuffed
and Mayhem counters with a nice low kick that buckles Jenkins's knee momentarily.
Mayhem buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mayhem throws a body kick that misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mayhem.
Mayhem throws a body punch but Jenkins moves out of range.
Jenkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mayhem is fending him off so far but Jenkins persists. Nope, Mayhem circles away and we're back to standing.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Jenkins.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jenkins fails to land the takedown.
Jenkins is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Mayhem connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayhem explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jenkins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mayhem's waist but Mayhem gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jenkins off to one side.
Mayhem fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jenkins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mayhem wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mayhem connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jenkins's hands.
Jenkins shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayhem pinned against the cage. Mayhem gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jenkins uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayhem.
Mayhem thows a body kick. Jenkins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Jenkins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mayhem circles away.
Mayhem jabs at Jenkins's body.
Jenkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mayhem.
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
You can see that Jenkins has visibly slowed down as a result of the leg kicks
A slapping leg kick lands for Mayhem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jenkins on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mayhem. Mayhem obviously looking to wear him down.
Lew Jenkins is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayhem but Mayhem pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jenkins's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Mayhem fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Jenkins.
Jenkins looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mayhem throws a nice inside leg kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jenkins.
Mayhem scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Mayhem misses with a head kick.
Jenkins scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mayhem is pressing down on Jenkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins wants to control from the top but Mayhem keeps moving.
Mayhem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
Jenkins landing some decent shots from guard.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mayhem holds on and takes a little breather.
Jenkins trying to control the position from guard on top but Mayhem is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mayhem is pulling down on Jenkins's head to control his posture.
Mayhem utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mayhem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Mayhem keeping moving, preventing Jenkins from controlling successfully.
Mayhem is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mayhem tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jenkins knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jenkins regains full guard. Nicely done.
Mayhem trying to control but Jenkins is working from the bottom.
Mayhem's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Mayhem had his way with Lew Jenkins in that round.
The cut man is working on Lew Jenkins's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
That kick from Mayhem tenderised Jenkins's leg. Jenkins is trying to keep his angry face on.
Jenkins throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Mayhem was covering up waiting for the punch and Jenkins finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Mayhem looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jenkins is one step ahead there.
Mayhem working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jenkins.
Jenkins working some strikes from top position.
Mayhem is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mayhem looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayhem avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jenkins looking to pass the guard.
Mayhem looking for a sweep. Not yet Mayhem, not yet.
Jenkins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mayhem trying to control the position.
Jenkins trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is stalling in the full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Mayhem has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Mayhem throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jenkins shoots in for a double leg but Mayhem sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Mayhem walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jenkins checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Mayhem just misses with a punch to the body.
Jenkins tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Jenkins shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mayhem as he jumps to the side.
Jenkins closes the distance and clinches up with Mayhem, looking for a takedown. Jenkins pushes Mayhem against the cage but Mayhem circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
John Mayhem has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lew Jenkins.
Mayhem throws a low kick but Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Mayhem.
Jenkins shoots and misses
and Jenkins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jenkins misses with a takedown
and Mayhem makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Jenkins is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jenkins sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mayhem scoring well with a low kick there.
Mayhem connects with a leg kick. Jenkins looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Jenkins misses with a double jab.
No luck for Jenkins with that takedown attempt.
Mayhem tried to counter with a leg kick but Jenkins avoided it.
Jenkins has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Mayhem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mayhem scoring well with a low kick there.
Jenkins doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Mayhem counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good leg kick by Mayhem there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Mayhem misses with a kick to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Jenkins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem sneaks back into half guard.
Mayhem makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mayhem.
Mayhem is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Well, if Mayhem is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mayhem trying to pass the guard but Jenkins defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mayhem is keen to just control but Jenkins is a slippery customer.
Mayhem content to control rather than advance.
Lew Jenkins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jenkins is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jenkins is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mayhem pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Mayhem showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mayhem, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 50:45
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:45
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Mayhem!
John Mayhem is the new middleweight champion!
After winning the bout, John Mayhem thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Lew Jenkins was interviewed post fight and said 'Shucks!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manu Tuilagi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Shed Seven - Bully Boy. Manu Tuilagi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Glenn Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Manu Tuilagi!
The judges for this bout are Chris Saunders, Josh West and Roger Salmon.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton stalks Tuilagi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tuilagi's face. Tuilagi staggers backwards, shaken.
Benton misses with a combination
and Tuilagi counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benton uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Tuilagi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benton throws a nice looking combination but Tuilagi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benton misses with a straight left.
Benton pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tuilagi. Tuilagi obviously looking to wear him down.
Benton takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tuilagi has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Tuilagi drops his hands momentarily and Benton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benton swinging wildly here.
Benton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Tuilagi was well out of range. Poor timing from Benton.
Benton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tuilagi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benton throws a body shot but no joy.
Tuilagi changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Tuilagi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tuilagi looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Glenn Benton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Glenn Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tuilagi fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Benton to the ground. Tuilagi is now in Benton's guard.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benton is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Tuilagi is controlling him.
Tuilagi working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benton is looking to stand up but Tuilagi isn't so interested in that idea.
Tuilagi throws an elbow that misses. Benton uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Tuilagi's guard. Nice move by Benton!
Benton wanted to stand there but Tuilagi had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Tuilagi looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Benton has picked Tuilagi up and slammed him! Tuilagi can't keep hold of the triangle and Benton manages to pass to side control!
Benton decides to stand back up. Benton steps back and let's Tuilagi get back to his feet.
Benton misses with a double jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tuilagi lands with a good body shot.
Tuilagi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A slow jab from Benton misses its intended target.
Benton drops Tuilagi with a beautiful combination! Tuilagi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Benton is looking for the KO!
Tuilagi is rocked!
It looks like Manu Tuilagi has been cut.
Benton tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Tuilagi is still on wobbly legs! Can Benton finish him?
Benton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tuilagi.
Tuilagi seems to have recovered his senses.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Tuilagi moves out of range of the body kick from Benton.
Good exchange - Tuilagi coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Tuilagi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benton can pounce on him.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuilagi moves away.
Tuilagi connects with a solid leg kick.
Tuilagi scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Tuilagi not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tuilagi missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tuilagi is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuilagi has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Tuilagi content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tuilagi trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tuilagi. Benton does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tuilagi pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benton is out of range and Tuilagi settles back down.
Benton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
And Tuilagi tries to counter it with a takedown but Benton pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Benton throws a body kick that misses.
Benton connects with a right hand. Tuilagi shakes it off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Benton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Manu Tuilagi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Tuilagi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Benton dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tuilagi. That did some damage!
Benton swinging wildly here.
Benton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benton checks a low kick from Tuilagi.
Tuilagi darts in looking for a takedown but Benton gets double underhooks and turns Tuilagi into the cage.
Benton scores with a jab. Tuilagi acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Tuilagi is looking to land body kicks.
Benton is looking for a counter combo.
Benton throws a body shot but no joy.
Glenn Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benton tries to bum rush Tuilagi with a series of wild strikes but Tuilagi uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Tuilagi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Benton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tuilagi scores with a hook.
Tuilagi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benton throws a head kick that misses.
Tuilagi feints the counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuilagi dives in and scores a takedown into Benton's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tuilagi stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benton swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Tuilagi throwing strikes but missing.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tuilagi is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Tuilagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tuilagi trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manu Tuilagi has got the better of the ground game so far.
Tuilagi throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tuilagi accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Benton throws the kick towards the body but Tuilagi avoids it.
Benton drops Tuilagi with a beautiful combination! Tuilagi stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Benton is looking for the KO!
Benton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tuilagi can do to turn this around?
Benton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tuilagi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Tuilagi lands a jab to the head.
Tuilagi needs to keep his hands up - Benton had a free shot at his head there.
Benton looks to land a right hand but Tuilagi moved out of range.
Tuilagi is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tuilagi moves away.
Tuilagi shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Benton is trying to stand back up but Tuilagi is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi seems to be working for a kimura but Benton defends the submission attempt.
Benton kicks off Tuilagi and gets to his feet.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Tuilagi checks a leg kick.
Tuilagi will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benton throws a body shot but no joy.
Nice body punch from Benton.
Benton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tuilagi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benton tries a head kick but it misses.
Tuilagi drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Benton defends it well.
Benton lands a right hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tuilagi ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benton misses with an uppercut
and Tuilagi counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Tuilagi controlling from the top position.
Benton can't keep his opponent in guard - Tuilagi advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Benton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tuilagi landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benton won't allow Tuilagi to pass to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Benton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manu Tuilagi's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Tuilagi shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Benton's guard.
Benton wants to stand up but Tuilagi is controlling him.
Benton being controlled here, momentarily.
Tuilagi trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Tuilagi trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tuilagi throws a big elbow that misses.
Benton scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benton.
Glenn Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tuilagi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bentons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benton wants to slow Tuilagi down by chopping away at his legs.
Benton lands a jab to Tuilagi's midsection.
Tuilagi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Tuilagi connects with a body shot.
Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tuilagi uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Tuilagi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Tuilagi closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benton's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuilagi postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tuilagi forces his way into half guard.
Tuilagi tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benton knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tuilagi trying to work for an americana but Benton has managed to regain full guard.
Tuilagi trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benton avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tuilagi trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Tuilagi working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tuilagi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton is looking to stand up but Tuilagi isn't so interested in that idea.
Tuilagi wants to control from the top but Benton keeps moving.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Benton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Tuilagi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
Nice straight punches there by Benton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benton.
Tuilagi throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Tuilagi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.
Tuilagi scores with a hook to the body. Benton takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Glenn Benton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benton throws a hook but Tuilagi blocks it.
Tuilagi fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benton avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton lands a slapping body shot.
Benton cracks Tuilagi with a good jab.
Benton lands a nice shot to the body.
A combination from Benton does no damage.
Tuilagi shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Tuilagi was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tuilagi wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benton, who protects the arm well.
Sloppy strikes there by Tuilagi.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Manu Tuilagi.
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 Chris Saunders scores the fight 30:27
Judge Josh West scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Benton!
After winning the bout, Glenn Benton thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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