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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Arriorus Adee (ranked 1936 p4p, 3265 weight class) and Benny Darius (ranked 199 p4p, 320 weight class). Darius has chosen In the Shadows - The Rasmus as his entrance music. Arriorus Adee had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.9lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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31 - 27 - 3 |
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Great wrestler
World class MT
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 31 - 27 - 3, fighting out of Los Angeles, Arriorus Adee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Benny Darius!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Darius misses with a hook. Adee ducked under it nicely.
Darius has a takedown stuffed.
Adee dodges the punch combination from Darius.
It looked like Adee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Darius misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Adee.
Adee thuds a left hand into Darius's body.
Adee gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Darius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Darius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adee looking to hit a scissor sweep but Darius is one step ahead there.
Darius is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darius trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Darius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darius is looking to work some ground and pound but Adee has wrist control.
Darius tries to free his leg and advance position but Adee is retaining full guard.
Darius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Adee works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Darius throws an elbow that misses. Adee uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Darius's guard. Nice move by Adee!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darius is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darius is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Darius looking for a sweep. Not yet Darius, not yet.
Darius has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Darius trying to control the position.
Darius looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darius tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Adee defends well and Darius ends up having to push Adee into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Darius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Adee.
Darius takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Darius gets the takedown into side control.
Darius throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Adee works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Darius landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Darius not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Darius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Adee is staying active underneath Darius, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Adee is defending against the submission attempts here by Darius.
Darius looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Darius throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Darius throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Darius sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Adee defending well though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darius working over Adee with some ground and pound. Adee looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Darius wants to take a breather but Adee is having none of it.
Darius missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Darius dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Darius misses with an uppercut. Adee saw that one coming.
Adee loads up on a big right hand but Darius slips the punch.
Adee avoids the body shot from Darius.
Adee gets caught flat footed, as Darius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Adee pushes Darius off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
A jab from Adee misses.
Adee moves out of range of the body kick.
Arriorus Adee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darius swings for the body but Adee moves out of range.
A nice leg kick from Darius, right into the meat of the thigh.
Good standup being displayed there by Darius as he connects with a hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Adee slips under a jab.
Adee is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Adee scores with a shot to the body.
A clash of legs there as Adee blocks the low kick.
Adee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Darius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darius tries to bum rush Adee with a series of wild strikes but Adee uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Darius is defended easily by Adee.
Adee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Adee throws a chopping leg kick but Darius manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Darius looking to score a takedown here. Adee is defending well but Darius drives through and ends up in Adee's guard.
Darius distracts Adee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Adee avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Darius looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darius landing some decent shots from guard.
Adee is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Darius trying to control the position from guard on top but Adee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darius lands a couple of digs.
Darius has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Darius throws a big right hand that misses.
Darius has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Darius controls from within his opponent's guard.
Darius postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darius trying to control but Adee is working from the bottom.
Darius working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Darius stands and throws Adee's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Darius throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Darius lands some shots froms side control.
Darius looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Adee is avoiding damage well.
Darius misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Adee is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Darius asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darius in side control lands a decent elbow.
Darius working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Darius is working Adee over with some ground and pound from side control.
Darius with the ground and pound but Adee regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Darius is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Adee doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Darius.
Adee taking some punishment here, with Darius in his half guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Darius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Adee.
Adee checks the leg kick.
Darius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Adee moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Adee misses the target.
Darius shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Adee throws a quick counter kick to the body but Darius avoids it.
Darius uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Adee.
Adee slaps away a takedown attempt from Darius, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Darius lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Adee scores with the left hand. Darius knows he should have avoided that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Adee throws a leg kick that misses.
Adee misses the shot to the body.
Darius with the counter takedown but Adee avoids it easily.
Adee tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Darius changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Adee. Darius does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Adee throws a nice inside leg kick.
Adee takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Darius shoots in for a takedown but Adee shows good takedown defense.
Arriorus Adee has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benny Darius.
Darius thuds a left hand into Adee's body.
Adee throws a head kick that half lands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Adee scores with a nice right hand.
Darius with the inside leg kick.
Darius defending well as Adee loads up on a big left hand.
Adee throws a leg kick
and Darius counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Adee!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Darius working the ground and pound from side control.
Darius misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Darius tries to move into full mount but can't pass Adee's legs.
Darius is chipping away with strikes.
Benny Darius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darius taking a breather here.
Benny Darius has got the better of the ground game so far.
Let's hope that Darius has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Adee looks to move to half guard but instead Darius has passed into mount! Damn!
Darius content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Darius.
Arriorus Adee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Darius is continuing to stall.
The adventures of Darius the control monster continue. Boring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Darius can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Adee is looking to escape.
Darius controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Darius's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benny Darius comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Darius winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benny Darius!
Benny Darius seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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hype
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pop
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