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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between D.C. Benny (ranked 343 p4p, 117 weight class) and Jakob Rolf (ranked 45 p4p, 16 weight class). Benny comes to the cage accompanied by D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit. Rolf is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by AVGN Theme Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 cm 36 175 27 - 23 - 0 |
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180 cm 32 169 24 - 14 - 0 |
Good wrestling World class boxer Granite chin |
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BJJ Red Belt World class MT Good gas tank |
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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 27 - 23 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 24 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jakob Rolf! The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Joseph Jones and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Rolf fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Benny has managed to clinch.
Benny misses with a short punch on the inside. Benny presses Rolf against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf. Rolf works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard. Benny working for a triangle but Rolf defends it easily.
Benny looking for a guillotine here but Rolf defends easily.
Benny tries to land a sweep but no joy. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Rolf wants to control from the top but Benny keeps moving. Benny controls Rolf momentarily but Rolf frees himself. Rolf tries to free his leg and advance position but Benny is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Rolf looking to sit in guard and control but Benny gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. Rolf keeping moving, preventing Benny from controlling successfully. Rolf wants to sweep but no luck. Rolf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benny manages to get himself to full guard.
Benny keeping full guard, as Rolf tries to pass. Rolf seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Rolf advances position into side control! Benny manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rolf is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Benny is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though. The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing. Benny is trying to control but can't.
Benny tries to roll over but Rolf keeps him under control. Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rolf in particular looking to stall. Benny tries to roll over but Rolf keeps him under control. Rolf is thwarting Benny's attempts to control the position. Benny gets back to full guard.
Rolf pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benny is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Benny looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it. Rolf passes Benny's right leg, so he's now in half guard. Rolf is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Benny is just riding it out for now. Rolf eventually gives up the hold. Rolf works his way into full mount! Benny holds on to Rolf around his waist, trying desperately to prevent any attacks.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Benny is squirming around, avoiding Rolf's attempts to control the action. Benny slips a leg in and gets back to half guard. Rolf frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount. Rolf working for a submission but Benny is keeping him at bay. Benny manages to regain half guard. Good work. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Rolf is trying to work for a kimura but Benny is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Benny trying to control from the bottom.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jakob Rolf dominated that round. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Rolf shoots in and drives through. Benny sprawls well. Rolf cracks Benny with a right hand to the side of the head. Benny punishes Rolf's body with a nice straight punch. Benny closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Benny moves forwards but Rolf connects with a nice, crisp jab. Benny connects with a solid leg kick. Benny has managed to clinch.
Benny looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio. A hook to the body from Rolf.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rolf creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Rolf misses with a punch on the inside.
Rolf struggles to land a body shot inside as Benny controls his hands.
Rolf goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rolf lands with a short head shot on the inside. This has been an exciting period of action! Benny misses with a body punch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rolf. Rolf lands an uppercut. Benny lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Benny misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rolf misses with a short punch on the inside. Rolf lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benny backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benny fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rolf has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benny after a bit of a struggle. Benny throws a head punch that misses. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf. Rolf swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rolf misses with a body punch.
Rolf blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benny softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. A nice left hand lands by Rolf.
Benny has a couple of punches blocked by Rolf.
Benny working aggressively here.
Benny lands a shoulder strike. Rolf tries to work over Benny's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Rolf lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf. Rolf lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benny backwards. Rolf prevents a body shot from Benny. Rolf takes a shot to the head. Benny lands with a short shot to the head. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Benny tries to throw a body punch but Rolf avoids it by throwing Benny back against the cage. A head punch on the inside from Rolf fails to land. Benny blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Rolf can't get the takedown.
D.C. Benny has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jakob Rolf. Rolf is working Benny over against the cage. A short right hand to the side of the head by Rolf. Benny blocks a body shot from Rolf. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rolf. Benny tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Benny goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benny lands a body shot. Benny manages to pull guard.
Benny looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benny keeping full guard, as Rolf tries to pass. Benny keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully. Rolf trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Rolf is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benny is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benny has escaped and now he's on top!
Rolf had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benny defends it easily. Benny pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Rolf is keeping the position for now. Rolf manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benny manages to get himself to full guard.
Benny can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Rolf controls the pace. Rolf looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Benny keeping moving, preventing Rolf from controlling successfully. Rolf tries to free his leg and advance position but Benny is retaining full guard. Benny working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rolf doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rolf manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. Rolf looking to pass the guard. Rolf seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up. Benny is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Rolf has his hands clasped together but Benny extends and breaks Rolf's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Benny.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). D.C. Benny! After the fight, D.C. Benny was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly. In defeat, Jakob Rolf stepped up to the mic, saying 'ASS!!! (https://youtu.be/c2ia8T4E2Mc)'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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