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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Winston Cooper (ranked 3354 p4p, 1579 weight class) and John Michael Benitoy (ranked 339 p4p, 176 weight class). The key to victory for Winston Cooper has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Great elbows
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 10 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Winston Cooper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Michael Benitoy!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitoy drives through with a takedown into Cooper's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Cooper wants to get back to his feet but Benitoy passes into half guard.
Benitoy lands strikes from half guard.
Benitoy prevents Cooper from improving his position.
Benitoy lands strikes from half guard.
Cooper gets full guard.
Cooper working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benitoy.
Benitoy won't allow Cooper to sweep him here.
Benitoy postures up.
Cooper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Cooper looking for a guillotine here but Benitoy defends easily.
Benitoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitoy connects with a couple of short punches.
Benitoy chips away with some ground and pound.
Cooper not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benitoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Cooper looking for a guillotine here but Benitoy defends easily.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Benitoy from controlling successfully.
Cooper seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Benitoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Benitoy told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Benitoy is in close to Cooper's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Benitoy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Benitoy scoring with some ground and pound.
Benitoy stays in close to Cooper's body and controls the position.
Benitoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy cracks Cooper with a solid left hand.
Benitoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cooper is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Benitoy gets tackled into the cage by Cooper. Cooper maintains the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cooper stalling in the clinch but Benitoy improves position.
Benitoy wants the takedown. Cooper is fighting it off but Benitoy persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Cooper's guard against the cage.
Benitoy lands a couple of digs.
Cooper is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cooper looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Oh Cooper is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benitoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Cooper's head.
Benitoy loads up on a big left hand. Cooper felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Benitoy looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Cooper can't hide his disappointment, as Benitoy celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Michael Benitoy!
John Michael Benitoy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that UnderGround Supplements logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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