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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 3921 p4p, 2810 weight class) and Jackson Boone (ranked 104 p4p, 66 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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185 cm 44 203 35 - 31 - 0 |
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187 cm 36 190 17 - 14 - 1 |
Great wrestler World class boxer Granite chin |
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Good wrestler World class MT Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of 35 - 31 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 17 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Boone! The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Boone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benn Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Boone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab. Jackson Boone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boone.
Boone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Boone scores with a jab to the jaw. Boone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight. Boone slips a jab from Benn Jr. Boone has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout. Boone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Benn Jr throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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! Boone misses the shot to the body. As Boone looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Boone just gets out of the way. Boone jabs Benn Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance. Boone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Boone lands a nice hook to Benn Jr's body. Benn Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Boone looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range. Boone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benn Jr. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round. Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Boone moves out of range. Benn Jr misses with a right hand and Boone counters with a nice uppercut. Benn Jr with a hook. Boone throws a leg kick but Benn Jr sees it coming and moves out of range. Boone getting the better of the striking in that exchange. That kick from Boone tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on. Boone clobbers Benn Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Benn Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boone. Nice uppercut lands for Boone. That snapped Benn Jr's head back.
Boone cracks Benn Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Boone throws out a leg kick but Benn Jr moves out of range and Boone only half commits. A swing and a miss from Boone. Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Boone connects with a nice looking jab.
Boone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Some bone on bone action there as Benn Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one. Boone walks into a stiff left hand from Benn Jr. Boone throws a body shot but no joy. Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Boone throws a low kick, looking for Benn Jr's leg but Benn Jr calmly moves out of range. Boone moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr. Benn Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Boone misses with some punches.
Benn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Benn Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boone blocks it with crossed arms. Boone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Benn Jr throws a head punch that misses. Boone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boone digs a right hand underneath Benn Jr's ribcage. Benn Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected. Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Benn Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn Jr misses with a hook from the clinch. Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Boone. Benn Jr tries to stall but Boone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benn Jrs head. Boone is pushing Benn Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Boone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards. Benn Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boone misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Boone.
Benn Jr blocking some punches.
Benn Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. A nice right hand lands inside from Benn Jr. A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land. Boone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boone. Boone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Boone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Boone misses its intended target. Boone misses with a jab to the body
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A head kick misses from Boone. Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Boone dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Boone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Benn Jr moves forwards but Boone connects with a nice, crisp jab. A jab from Benn Jr misses. Boone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it. Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Boone scores with a shot to the body.
Boone rushes Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benn Jr. Benn Jr working aggressively here.
Boone lands a left hand.
Benn Jr blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Boone throws a head punch that misses. Boone gets through Benn Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. A shot in the inside from Boone. Boone prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land. Boone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boone misses with a hook from the clinch. Benn Jr leaning his opponent against the cage. Boone has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
Boone can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
Benn Jr 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. Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Boone catches Benn Jr right on the button with a cross. Jackson Boone seems to be getting the better of the standup. Benn Jr takes one on the button. Benn Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boone. Boone obviously looking to wear him down.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boone. Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Boone is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Benn Jr throws a body punch but Boone moves out of range. Benn Jr checks a low kick from Boone. It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit. Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Boone scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Boone with a body punch. A glancing blow. Boone misses with a double jab
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut. Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside. Boone closes the distance and clinches. Boone tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside. Boone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benn Jr tries to throw a body punch but Boone avoids it by throwing Benn Jr back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boone misses with the head strike.
Boone lands with a short head shot on the inside. A short left from Boone. A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land. Boone swings wildly with an uppercut but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Boone tries to clinch there but Benn Jr circles away.
A left lands for Benn Jr. A jab from Boone does it's job there. The fighters circling - Boone throws out the jab but it was never going to land. As Boone backs away, Benn Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses. Boone throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Boone clinches with his opponent.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Boone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Boone misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch. Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Boone.
Benn Jr is looking for a counter combo. A telegraphed right hand from Boone misses the target. A bone on bone clash there as Benn Jr blocks the leg kick.
Benn Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. Nice body punch from Boone. The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benn Jr checks a leg kick. Boone throws a body shot but no joy. Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Boone moves into range and connects with a jab. Benn Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight. Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Boone has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Boone misses with a looping right. Boone cracks a nice hook into Benn Jr's ribs. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jackson Boone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Benn Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round! Boone thows a left - swing and a miss! Boone lands with a nice body punch. Boone connects with a right hand. Benn Jr shakes it off. Boone scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Boone catches Benn Jr right on the button with a cross. Benn Jr slips under a jab. Boone lands a lovely overhand right. Benn Jr slips a jab from Boone. Boone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Boone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Benn Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benn Jr checks a leg kick nicely. A counter left hand to the body from Benn Jr misses its target. Boone moves into range and connects with a jab. Boone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boone throws a leg kick and Boone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Boone swings away with a leg kick that misses. A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Boone feints a counter leg kick. Boone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Boone punishes Benn Jr's body with a nice straight punch. Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benn Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boone's head. A left lands for Benn Jr. Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Boone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Boone.
Boone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boone throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range. Benn Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away. Boone looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range. A looping hook to the body misses from Boone. Benn Jr does a little dance to reset his feet. Boone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Benn Jr throws a body punch but Boone moves out of range. Boone lands a jab to the head.
Benn Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Boone dips to his left and cracks Benn Jr with an uppercut!
Benn Jr is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boone pounces like a tiger and cracks Benn Jr with a vicious hook! Benn Jr is down but not out! Boone follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jackson Boone! An out of breath and clearly excited Jackson Boone thanked Kato for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him). In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.
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