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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Riel Proh (ranked 998 p4p, 2300 weight class) and Tobi Bensol (ranked 124 p4p, 281 weight class). Tobi Bensol will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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 7 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Riel Proh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Bensol!
The judges for this bout are Yasuomi Hirokawa, Shirou Masuda and Yuuki Gou.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensol on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Proh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bensol.
Bensol misses with a hook. Proh ducked under it nicely.
Proh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bensol looks to land a left hand but Proh moved out of range nicely.
Bensol throws a shot to the body.
Proh throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice body punch from Proh.
Bensol just misses with a punch to the body.
Proh connects with a right hand. Bensol shakes it off.
Proh lunges at Bensol with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Bensol's hand.
Proh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bensol sprawls well. Bensol wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Proh gets slowly back to his feet.
Proh looking to score a takedown here. Bensol is defending well but Proh drives through and ends up in Bensol's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Proh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Proh.
Bensol controlling Proh's posture.
Proh postures up in Bensol's guard and throws a big left but Bensol blocks it.
Bensol really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Proh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bensol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bensol has his hands on Proh's head, controlling the position.
Proh postures up in Bensol's guard and throws a big left but Bensol blocks it.
Proh stopping the sweep attempt from Bensol.
Proh stands and throws Bensol's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Proh in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bensol wants to control but Proh postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensol is trying to buck Proh off.
Proh working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Proh working the ground and pound but Bensol is defending the strikes.
Bensol is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Bensol's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Bensol is looking for a sweep.
The ground and pound from Proh seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Proh looks up at the clock and then as Bensol takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Proh smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Sloppy strikes there by Proh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Proh throws an elbow but Bensol slips to the side and avoids it well.
Proh creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Proh postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Proh working the ground and pound but Bensol is defending the strikes.
Bensol takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bensol is in a bad spot here and he knows it... just holding on for now.
Bensol dodges the ground and pound from Proh.
Bensol is trying to get back to half guard.
Proh tries to score with some ground and pound. Bensol controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Bensol tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Proh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bensol is still trying to improve position.
Proh cracks Bensol with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Proh lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bensol down.
Bensol takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Bensol sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Bensol moves into full guard.
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!
Bensol bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Proh's guard.
Proh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've been hearing that Proh has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Proh takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Proh throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bensol wants to get back to full guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Proh dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Proh misses with a looping left.
Proh looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bensol is fending him off so far but Proh persists. Nope, Bensol circles away and we're back to standing.
Proh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bensol to the ground. Proh is now in Bensol's guard.
Bensol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Proh is one step ahead there.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bensol is on top in guard.
Bensol wants to pass the guard but Proh is keeping the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proh trying to control the position here.
Proh is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bensol can do to turn this around?
Bensol trying to control the position from guard on top but Proh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bensol controls the pace.
Bensol trying to control but Proh is working from the bottom.
Proh controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Bensol won't allow Proh to sweep him here.
Proh is pulling down on Bensol's head to control his posture.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Riel Proh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bensol wants to control from the top but Proh keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Proh avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Proh shoots and misses
and Bensol counters with a nice uppercut.
Proh throws a body punch but Bensol moves out of range.
A big right from Bensol misses.
Proh drops down looking for a counter takedown but Bensol sprawls and moves away.
Proh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bensol.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Proh waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bensol.
Bensol looks to throw the jab but Proh is out of range.
Proh appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Bensol throws a looping overhand right but Proh ducks down to avoid it.
Proh lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Proh uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bensol.
Proh loads up on a big right hand but Bensol slips the punch.
Proh gets a takedown into half guard.
Proh not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bensol is looking to improve his position.
Bensol on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Proh working over Bensol with some ground and pound. Bensol looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proh not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bensol wants to improve his position but Proh is controlling well.
Ground and pound from Proh.
Bensol felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Proh drops an elbow to the side of Bensol's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bensol is pressing down on Proh's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Proh stops Bensol from standing up.
Proh throwing strikes from guard but Bensol blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bensol looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Proh puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bensol trying to get back to full guard but Proh takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Proh pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Proh raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Riel Proh dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Bensol dips to his left and cracks Proh with an uppercut!
Proh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bensol.
Bensol ducks under a wild hook from Proh.
Bensol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Proh misses with a wild body shot.
Proh slips a jab from Bensol.
Proh misses with an uppercut.
Proh lands with a hook. Bensol tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bensol jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
The fighters circling - Proh throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bensol looks like he wants to counter punch here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Proh tries for a takedown but Bensol circles away easily
and Bensol counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circle momentarily. Bensol darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Bensol might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Proh moves out of range of the strikes.
Proh closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bensol circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Proh scores with a takedown into Bensol's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Proh trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bensol keeping moving, preventing Proh from controlling successfully.
Bensol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Proh works over Bensol with some ground and pound from guard.
Bensol looking to hit a scissor sweep but Proh is one step ahead there.
Bensol keeping full guard, as Proh tries to pass.
Bensol can't keep his opponent in guard - Proh advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Tobi Bensol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Proh thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bensol's head.
Proh missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bensol is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bensol has hold of Proh's hands but Proh slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Bensol is looking for a sweep. Proh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bensol wants to get back to his feet.
Proh wants to control but Bensol is keeping him busy.
Bensol gets full guard.
Proh pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bensol is keeping the position for now.
Proh working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensol is looking to stand up but Proh isn't so interested in that idea.
Proh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Proh lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bensol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bensol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Proh.
Proh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Proh lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Proh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Proh postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bensol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Proh postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Proh keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bensol's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Proh preventing the sweep.
Proh works over Bensol with some ground and pound from guard.
Bensol manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Proh manages to get himself to full guard.
Proh controlling the position.
Bensol looking to sit in guard and control but Proh gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Proh distracts Bensol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Proh distracts Bensol with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Bensol trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riel Proh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Proh, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riel Proh!
A less than humble Riel Proh misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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