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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taika Lono (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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198 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Taika Lono!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lono.
Bennett is looking to land body kicks.
Bennett drops his hands momentarily and Lono takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Lono looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
Taika Lono seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lono takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Bennett sizes up Lono with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Bennett walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lono checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Bennett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lono misses with a looping right.
Bennett tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch but Lono swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennett moves into range and clinches up with Lono.
Lono lands a left hand.
Bennett misses with an elbow strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lono's efforts to push away.
Lono lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bennett or not.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Come on Lono - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lono avoiding damage as Bennett throws knees to the body.
Lono cracks Bennett with a nice body shot.
Lono pressing his opponent against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bennett.
Bennett prevents Lono from breaking the clinch.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Lono avoids the damage to the body.
Lono has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A short uppercut from Lono.
Lono wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
Bennett tries to stall but Lono uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lono digs a right hand underneath Bennett's ribcage. Bennett let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lono avoids it.
Lono slows down the pace here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lono pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lono throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Lono cracks Bennett with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lono lands with a nice body punch.
Bennett throws a body kick that misses.
Bennett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Lono blocks the body kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bennett - that will leave a mark!
Lono misses with a few strikes there.
Bennett takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good leg kick by Bennett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bennett defending well as Lono loads up on a big left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a head kick that Lono semi-blocks.
Lono is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lono misses with a looping right.
Lono is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lono scores with a decent looking hook.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bennett.
Lono swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Lono misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lono looks gassed!
Lono staying out of range there.
Bennett wants to clinch up but Lono keeps it at a distance.
Lono misses with a looping left.
Lono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lono bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lono scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lono throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Bennett misses with a hook. Lono ducked under it nicely.
Lono throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lono misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Lono, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lono bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lono throws a series of punches but Bennett avoids them all with ease.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lono stuns Bennett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bennett buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bennett 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.
Lono scores with a hook to the body. Bennett takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bennett fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
A jab from Lono does it's job there.
A decent looking cross lands there for Lono.
Lono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Lono slips a jab from Bennett.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Lono sees it coming and moves out of range.
Lono misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lono lands with a cross.
Lono misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lono looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lono is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lono blocks a jab.
Bennett moves out of range of the strikes.
Lono lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennett circles away quickly and effectively.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lono paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lono throws a hook to the side of Bennett's head but Bennett sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lono fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennett throws a push kick but Lono slaps the foot to one side.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennett.
Lono uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bennett.
Bennett blocks a jab.
Lono throws a series of punches but Bennett avoids them all with ease.
Lono looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
Lono misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lono staying out of range there.
Bennett lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lono's sensitive parts.
Lono takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Lono tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bennett cracks the inside of Lono's front leg.
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!
Bennett is looking to slow Lono down with leg kicks.
Bennett throws a sloppy head kick and Lono moves out of range easily.
Bennett lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Lono's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Bennett throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennett throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lono's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bennett.
Lono sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tries to land a front kick but Lono steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bennett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lono takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters circling a little - Bennett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bennett lands with a straight right. Lono didn't see that one coming.
Bennett throws a lazy right hand but Lono sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lono has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bennett.
Bennett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lono throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lono slips a straight right by Bennett.
Bennett uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lono.
Lono displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bennett throws out the jab.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lono fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennett manages to avoid it.
Lono misses with a wild body shot.
Lono ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
Lono just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice body kick there by Bennett.
Bennett misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bennett goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lono drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett connects with a right hand. Lono shakes it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lono.
Lono takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennett goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bennett dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Lono misses the shot to the body.
Bennett misses with a body kick.
Bennett throws a looping overhand right but Lono ducks down to avoid it.
Lono lands a nice shot to the body.
Lono avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lono lands with an uppercut that bounces Bennett off the cage and back into rage.
Lono sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Lono on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Bennett slips under a jab from Lono.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bennett!
A chopping leg kick lands by Bennett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennett, right into the meat.
Bennett clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is stalling here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lono avoids a wild elbow strike from Bennett.
Bennett stalling in the clinch but Lono improves position.
Lono avoiding damage.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bennett as Lono tries to tie him up.
Bennett is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Nice elbow from Bennett.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Lono tries to break free but Bennett pushes him back against the cage.
Lono is trying to break the clinch but Bennett has him pressed against the cage.
Lono wants to break free but Bennett has control.
That's two 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.
Bennett trying to stall but Lono improves his position.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Lono avoids the damage to the body.
Lono content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bennett.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lono avoids it.
Lono digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank.
Bennett working Lono over with knees to the body.
Bennett stalling in the clinch.
Taika Lono has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lono avoids it.
Lono blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lono's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennett slips a jab and a cross from Lono.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lono can do to turn this around?
Lono smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lono throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lono throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lono steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bennett. That one must have hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lono chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennett can pounce on him.
Bennett tests Lono's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A swing and a miss from Lono.
Bennett will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lono takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richard Bennett is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lono throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.
Lono tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lono misses with a looping left.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bennett lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Lono has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Lono and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lono paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Lono uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bennett has time to react.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Lono throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Lono changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bennett moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bennett drives through and clinches with Lono against the cage.
Bennett lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Lono tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Lono is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Lono lands a body shot in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Lono effectively controlling the action here.
Stalling in the clinch from Bennett.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennett, 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 Andi Peters scores the fight for Richard Bennett!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Richard Bennett!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Richard Bennett!
Richard Bennett wins by unanimous decision!
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