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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Revan Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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150 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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170 cm
20
150 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Dangerous GnP
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Jack Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Revan Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Matheus Silva, Daniel Cesar and Seu Braga.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gracie staying out of range there.
Benton scores with a takedown into Gracie's guard.
Benton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benton can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benton is working Gracie over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benton thows a big elbow that misses.
Gracie is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Benton throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benton loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton postures up.
Benton won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice straight punches there by Benton. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benton.
Benton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benton throws a lazy right hand but Gracie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benton lands with a right hand.
Gracie gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Benton is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Benton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Benton postures up.
Gracie working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton thows a big elbow that misses.
Benton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gracie works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gracie is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Benton keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gracie's head.
Benton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benton preventing the sweep.
Gracie is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benton defends well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Benton is looking to work some ground and pound but Gracie has wrist control.
Benton postures up in Gracie's guard and throws a big left but Gracie blocks it.
Benton is in close to Gracie's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Benton is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gracie Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Benton's back instead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Benton trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him.
Benton rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Benton wants to get back to full guard.
It looks like Gracie is going to stand back up.
Gracie wants to advance to full mount but Benton doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benton wants to sweep but no luck.
Benton wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Gracie manages to pass to side control.
Gracie is trying to control the action in half guard but Benton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Benton is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gracie looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Benton!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Benton dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Benton counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie misses with a takedown
and Benton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benton shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Benton showed some decent athleticism there.
Benton is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
Benton is nestled in close to Gracie, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton drops an elbow to the side of Gracie's head.
Gracie is trying to control but can't.
Ground and pound from Benton.
Benton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Benton winds up and cracks Gracie with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Benton lands with a punch from half guard.
Gracie manages to get to full guard.
Benton throwing strikes from guard but Gracie blocks nicely.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benton's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Gracie is looking for a triangle but Benton pushes his legs off easily.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Gracie tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Benton working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Gracie has momentary wrist control but Benton slips an elbow through the middle.
Gracie is trying to control the position but Benton postures up.
Benton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gracie looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Benton is defending well. Gracie quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Benton has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Gracie celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Revan Gracie!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
56% |
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