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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty T Bone (ranked 2549 p4p, 3650 weight class) and Tobi Bensol (ranked 302 p4p, 387 weight class). Scotty T Bone has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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179 cm 26 218 11 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm 25 203 2 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling Excellent boxer Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Purple Belt Excellent MT Good gas tank |
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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 11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Scotty T Bone! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Bensol! The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Donatello Bradman and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bensol throws a poor cross that misses
and T Bone counters with a stiff right hand. T Bone ducks under a wild hook from Bensol. Bensol thuds a left hand into T Bone's body. Bensol cracks T Bone with a right hand to the side of the head. Bensol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
T Bone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bensol sprawls and moves away. Bensol digs a good hook to T Bone's body.
Bensol misses with a lunging right hand
and T Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bensol thinking. T Bone walks into a left hand. Bensol misses with an uppercut
enabling T Bone to counter with a crisp jab. T Bone throws a looping overhand right but Bensol ducks down to avoid it. Bensol tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. T Bone manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat. T Bone slips a straight right by Bensol. T Bone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round. T Bone looks to throw the jab but Bensol is out of range. T Bone takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bensol throws out a token jab with nothing on it. T Bone was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. T Bone throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Bensol looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Good standup being displayed there by T Bone as he connects with a hook. T Bone throws a jab when Bensol was well out of range. Bensol misses with a straight left. An attempted straight right counter from T Bone misses the target. T Bone slips a straight right by Bensol. Bensol misses with a left hand and T Bone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Bensol darts in trying to clinch and T Bone counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. T Bone tries to keep at a distance but Bensol has taken the fight into the clinch. I was talking to T Bone's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. T Bone tries to break free but Bensol pushes him back against the cage. Bensol cracks T Bone with a nice body shot. Bensol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bensol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bensol works on T Bone's body with a couple of short punches. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. T Bone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Bensol.
A left hand lands to the body for Bensol.
Bensol misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. T Bone blocks an uppercut.
Bensol has a couple of punches blocked by T Bone.
Bensol throws a punch but it's blocked by T Bone. Bensol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with T Bone's elbow. Bensol swings wildly with an uppercut but T Bone uses good head movement to avoid it. Bensol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
T Bone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. Bensol drives through and clinches with T Bone against the cage.
Bensol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
T Bone blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bensol misses with the head strike.
Bensol has a couple of punches blocked by T Bone.
That's four minutes gone in the round. T Bone has had enough of the clinch but Bensol keeps him there for the moment. T Bone is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage. Bensol throws a head punch that misses. T Bone blocks an uppercut.
Bensol lands a left hand.
T Bone manages to break the clinch.
Bensol swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. A punch combination from Bensol misses. T Bone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bensol sprawls and moves away. Bensol scores with a decent looking hook. Bensol swings for the body but T Bone moves out of range.
T Bone drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bensol sprawls and moves away. Bensol throws a hook but T Bone avoids it easily. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bensol digs a good hook to T Bone's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobi Bensol dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Bensol swings away with a body shot that misses
letting T Bone counter with a right hand. Bensol lands a jab to T Bone's midsection. Bensol throws a poor cross that misses
and T Bone counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bensol thinking. Bensol throws a right hand that misses
and T Bone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Bensol cracks T Bone with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Bensol digs a good hook to T Bone's body.
T Bone closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. Bensol misses with a left hand and T Bone counters with a left to the body. Tobi Bensol seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. T Bone misses with a body shot.
T Bone ducks under a wild hook from Bensol. T Bone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round. T Bone uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bensol. Bensol dips to his left and cracks T Bone with an uppercut! Bensol has been the more effective fighter overall so far. T Bone moves out of range of the strikes. T Bone changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit. Bensol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bensol scores with a nice right hand.
Bensol jabs T Bone to the body, keeping him at a distance. No joy there for T Bone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Bensol! But no joy. Bensol swinging wildly here.
Bensol moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. T Bone walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head. Bensol misses with a jab, cross combination.
T Bone bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bensol cracks T Bone with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage. A swing and a miss from Bensol. Bensol fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with T Bone, pushing him back against the cage. Bensol lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by T Bone. Bensol misses with a punch to the body.
Bensol lands a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. T Bone wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bensol tried to land a shot to the body but connects with T Bone's elbow. T Bone prevents a body shot from Bensol. Bensol pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. Bensol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Bensol misses with an uppercut. T Bone saw that one coming. Bensol looks to land a left hand but T Bone moved out of range nicely. Bensol misses the shot to the body. Bensol pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bensol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bensol scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. T Bone lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. T Bone bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Bensol throws a hook but T Bone blocks it. T Bone swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bensol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. T Bone looks to land a right hand but Bensol moved out of range. T Bone uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bensol. Bensol scores with a hook to the body. T Bone takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bensol fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Bensol misses with a wild body shot. Bensol throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent T Bone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Tobi Bensol showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! T Bone's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round! Bensol shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. T Bone eats them both and turns towards Bensol to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo. Bensol lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. T Bone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bensol getting the better of the striking in that exchange. T Bone looks to land a right hand but Bensol moved out of range. Bensol looks to land a left hand but T Bone moved out of range nicely. As Bensol looks to move away, T Bone throws a big counter combo but Bensol just gets out of the way. Bensol wants to clinch. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bensol avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bensol listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round. T Bone steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bensol. Bensol connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Bensol just misses with a punch to the body.
T Bone swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. T Bone takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. T Bone tries to move into range but Bensol moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
T Bone is rocked! T Bone ducks under a wild hook from Bensol. A quick step to the side and T Bone tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. T Bone moves out of range as Bensol strikes. Bensol misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from T Bone.
Bensol scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Oh T Bone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! BOOM! Bensol lands a beautiful left hook that drops T Bone. T Bone tries to recover but Bensol is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and T Bone lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tobi Bensol! Tobi Bensol was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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