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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julian Avila (ranked 221 p4p, 275 weight class) and D.C. Benny (ranked 32 p4p, 44 weight class). Benny comes into a darkened arena with his song building. D.C. Benny - Unagi Standup Bit kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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 18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Julian Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 31 - 26 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, D.C. Benny!
The judges for this bout are Leandro Rodrigues, Edson Gomes and Luis Engracia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benny doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benny loads up on a big right hand but Avila slips the punch.
Avila tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Avila keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benny!
Benny sizes up Avila with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benny cracks Avila with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benny throws a jab but it's blocked by Avila.
A jab lands there for Avila.
Avila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benny. That did some damage!
Avila takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
A good leg kick by Avila.
Benny misses with the combination.
Avila tries to counter by clinching up but Benny breaks away and moves out of range.
We've been told by Avila's head coaches at Patskun tappelukoulu that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good shot there by Benny.
Avila takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benny swings for the body but Avila moves out of range.
It appears Avila was looking to counter with a kick there.
Avila defending well as Benny loads up on a big left hand.
Avila wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Benny has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Nice shot lands for Benny.
Benny does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benny lands with a shot to the body.
Benny throws a body shot but no joy.
Benny 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.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Benny. Avila shrugs it off though.
Benny misses with a straight left.
Avila throws a quick counter head kick but Benny was just out of range.
Avila dips to his left and cracks Benny with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benny pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Avila was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Avila lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benny will feel that in the morning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benny throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A telegraphed right hand from Benny misses the target.
It looked like Avila wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
D.C. Benny seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benny digs a good body shot into Avila's ribs.
Benny lands a nice shot to the body.
Avila closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benny connects with a body shot.
Benny swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Avila counters with a three punch combo that has Benny backing up. Benny nods at Avila to acknowledge the strikes.
Avila fails with an attempt to clinch.
Avila looks to land a body kick but Benny moved away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benny.
Benny fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Avila manages to avoid it.
As Benny tries to get set, Avila tries to push him back and clinch up but Benny manages to avoid the attempt.
Benny scores with a sloppy right hand. Avila should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick from Benny misses.
Benny stuns Avila with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benny rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Avila counters with a straight right hand.
Avila lands a glancing blow to the side of Benny's head.
Benny ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Avila moves away.
Benny swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As Benny looks to move away, Avila throws a big counter combo but Benny just gets out of the way.
Benny scores with a hook to the body. Avila takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Avila just misses with a punch to the body.
Avila moves out of range as Benny strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila wants to clinch
and Benny counters with a straight right hand.
Benny darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Avila scoring well with a low kick there.
Avila has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Avila there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benny showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Avila.
Benny's corner calls for a 1-2. Benny obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Avila works the jab nicely.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benny.
A combination from Benny does no damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
D.C. Benny dominated that round.
That's time! Avila's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Benny throws a good cross that connects.
Benny throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Avila sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Avila lands a nice looking body shot.
Avila just misses with a punch to the body.
A good leg kick by Avila.
Avila is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benny scores with a decent looking hook.
Benny connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benny has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Avila cracks a nice hook into Benny's ribs.
Benny throws a jab when Avila was well out of range.
Benny scores with a three punch combo!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benny is looking to chop away at Avila's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila misses with a wild body shot.
Benny throws a poor cross that misses
and Avila counters with a crisp one two that drops Benny! Avila thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Benny to his feet! Benny is in big trouble!
Benny is rocked!
Avila clinches up with Benny and pushes him back against the cage.
Avila lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Avila lands a knee to the body.
Benny tries a body shot but Avila blocks it.
Avila tries to land knees in the clinch but Benny avoids the damage to the body.
Avila scores with a shoulder strike.
Avila crunches a lovely knee into Benny's ribcage.
Benny is breathing heavily.
Benny misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benny misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benny tries to throw a body punch but Avila avoids it by throwing Benny back against the cage.
Avila lands a body punch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Avila.
Avila lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benny backwards.
Avila lands a body shot.
A short right from Avila on the inside.
Avila lands a good knee to the midsection. Benny won't want to take too many of those.
Avila lands a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Avila lands a body shot.
Avila lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benny backwards.
Avila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Avila lands a knee to the body.
Avila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Avila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Benny tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Avila prevents a body shot from Benny.
Avila working Benny over with knees to the body.
Avila stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Avila obliges.
Benny's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Avila lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Knees to the body from Avila.
Avila pushes Benny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avila is leaning against Benny and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Avila blocks a body shot from Benny.
Avila scores with a shot to the side of Benny's head.
Benny working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Avila lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benny backwards.
Benny throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Avila creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Avila pushes Benny back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benny takes a knee to the side of the body.
Avila lands a hook to the side of the head.
Avila putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Benny in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Avila.
Avila scores with a shoulder strike.
Avila lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benny is still on wobbly legs! Can Avila finish him?
Avila blocks a body shot from Benny.
Benny seems to have recovered his senses.
Avila digs a right hand into Benny's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benny's gas tank.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Avila is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Avila works on Benny's body with a couple of short punches.
Avila lands a knee to the body.
Avila softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Avila lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Avila with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Avila working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Avila obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Avila.
A short right from Avila.
Avila lands a nice uppercut.
Avila lands with a right to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Avila obliges.
Avila lands a right hand.
Avila lands a good knee to the midsection. Benny won't want to take too many of those.
A short right from Avila.
A body shot lands from Avila.
Avila unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Benny! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Avila is unloading with more strikes now! Benny drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Julian Avila!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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