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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bennet (ranked 344 p4p, 512 weight class) and George Peterson (ranked 51 p4p, 76 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 31 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 22 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet circles away from the clinch attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bennet.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Peterson lands with a light punch inside.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
A nice left hand lands by Bennet.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Peterson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Peterson working Bennet over with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Peterson misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennet.
Bennet working aggressively here.
Bennet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've been informed that Peterson has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Bennet working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Peterson obliges.
Bennet is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Peterson lands an elbow that stopped Bennet in his tracks for a moment.
Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Peterson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bennet pulls his leg out and moves away.
Peterson tries to clinch but Bennet moves away
and Bennet counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bennet looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Nice shot lands for Peterson.
Bennet swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Peterson.
A low kick lands for Bennet.
Bennet lands a nice looking body shot.
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Peterson manages to avoid it.
Peterson connects with a looping right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet tries to keep at a distance but Peterson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Peterson blocks an uppercut.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennet avoids it.
Bennet is trying to push Peterson away but Peterson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Peterson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Peterson swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Peterson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Bennet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson misses with the head strike.
Peterson tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Peterson tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Peterson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Peterson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Peterson content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Peterson is pushing Bennet up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bennet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Bennet lands a hook that snaps the head of Peterson backwards.
Peterson cracks Bennet with a nice body shot.
A shot in the inside from Peterson.
Michael Bennet's cut is getting worse.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Peterson controls the action.
Peterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Peterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Peterson.
Bennet misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Peterson fails to land.
Peterson misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Peterson avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A body shot lands from Bennet.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Peterson misses with some punches.
Peterson lands a good knee to the midsection. Bennet won't want to take too many of those.
Peterson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bennet walks away with a smile on his face. Peterson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice defenses there by Bennet.
Bennet fires out a quick counter leg kick but Peterson just manages to avoid it.
Peterson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range.
Bennet scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Peterson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Peterson breaks the clinch.
Bennet misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bennet.
No joy there for Peterson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bennet stuns Peterson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Peterson takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
George Peterson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
That's time! Bennet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Peterson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Bennet feints and then cracks Peterson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Peterson down.
Peterson moves in looking to clinch but Bennet pushes him off.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peterson darts in and clinches Bennet up against the cage.
Bennet is trying to break free.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Peterson is stalling here.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennet lands with a right to the head.
George Peterson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bennet working aggressively here.
Peterson scores with a knee to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet misses with the head strike.
Peterson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
Bennet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Peterson wants to clinch up but Bennet keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Peterson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bennet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet cracks a nice hook into Peterson's ribs.
Bennet defending well as Peterson loads up on a big left hand.
Bennet swats away the attempt to clinch by Peterson.
Peterson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Peterson clinches up with Bennet and pushes him back against the cage.
Bennet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Peterson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Good body shot from Peterson.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A nice right hand lands inside from Peterson.
Peterson presses Bennet against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Peterson misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short left from Peterson.
Peterson pushes Bennet back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bennet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Nice body punch from Peterson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet tries to work over Peterson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Peterson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennet takes an elbow to the temple.
Michael Bennet's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
A short right from Peterson.
Peterson lands a nice elbow.
Peterson lands a knee to the body.
Peterson lands a body shot.
Peterson lands a shoulder strike.
Peterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennet prevents a body shot from Peterson.
Peterson tries to work over Bennet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A hook to the body from Peterson.
Peterson prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Peterson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Bennet blocks an elbow strike from Peterson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson breaks from the clinch.
Bennet avoids the body shot from Peterson.
Peterson moves into the clinch successfully.
Peterson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Bennet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Peterson controls his hands.
Peterson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Peterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice elbow from Peterson.
Jeez, Michael Bennet's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Bennet's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). George Peterson!
George Peterson very nearly forgot to thank Aspire Clothing amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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