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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Bentham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy Fox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Jeremy Bentham!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Fox!
The judges for this bout are William Gold, Andrew Berry and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox just misses with a punch to the body.
Bentham throws a head kick that misses.
Bentham slips under a jab.
Fox misses with a hook. Bentham ducked under it nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling him.
Fox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fox managing to block the knees to the body from Bentham.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fox avoids it.
Bentham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
Bentham tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bentham misses with a knee strike.
Fox avoiding damage as Bentham throws knees to the body.
Bentham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
Bentham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bentham misses with a knee strike.
Bentham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Bentham lands a nice knee to the body.
Bentham pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fox avoiding damage as Bentham throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox can't break the clinch.
Bentham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bentham misses with a knee strike.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bentham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Fox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
Fox managing to block the knees to the body from Bentham.
Bentham landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fox wants to break free but Bentham has control.
Fox managing to block the knees to the body from Bentham.
Bentham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Fox has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bentham lands a knee to the head.
Fox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fox working hard to break the clinch.
Bentham crunches a lovely knee into Fox's ribcage.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Bentham has him pressed against the cage.
Bentham trying to land knees to the body.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling him.
Bentham misses with a knee strike.
Bentham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Bentham with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Bentham is breathing heavily.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fox avoids it.
Bentham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bentham has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bentham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
Fox wants to get back to striking at distance but Bentham won't allow it.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bentham using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Fox has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentham trying to land knees to the body.
Bentham tries a knee to the head but Fox blocks it.
Bentham has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bentham creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Bentham misses with a knee strike.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bentham with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Fox wants to get back to striking at distance but Bentham won't allow it.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Bentham misses with a knee strike.
Bentham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
Bentham misses with a knee strike.
Fox is trying to break free.
Fox wants to break free but Bentham has control.
Bentham prevents Fox from breaking the clinch.
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.
Bentham with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fox avoids it.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
Bentham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
Fox manages to break the clinch.
Billy Fox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bentham moves in looking to clinch but Fox pushes him off.
Fox throws a jab when Bentham was well out of range.
Fox misses with a hook. Bentham ducked under it nicely.
Bentham fakes the leg kick and cracks Fox in the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Bentham.
Fox looks to land a left hand but Bentham moved out of range nicely.
Bentham connects with a solid leg kick.
Bentham showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fox.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fox misses with a straight right.
Fox fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bentham uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Fox.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Bentham dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Bentham clinches with his opponent.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Fox wants to get back to striking at distance but Bentham won't allow it.
Fox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Fox wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bentham has him pressed against the cage.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Fox is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Bentham looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentham lands a knee to the body.
Fox has had enough of the clinch but Bentham keeps him there for the moment.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Bentham looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Fox manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentham cracks the inside of Fox's front leg.
Fox throws out a loose jab but Bentham uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fox misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fox avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bentham defending well as Fox loads up on a big left hand.
Bentham throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bentham goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Bentham scores with a kick to the midsection.
Bentham moves out of range as Fox strikes.
Bentham throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fox throws a hook but Bentham blocks it.
Fox pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fox misses the jab.
Fox misses with a hook. Bentham ducked under it nicely.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Bentham throws a head kick that half lands.
Fox lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fox 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.
A swing and a miss from Fox.
Bentham uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Fox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentham slips under a jab.
Bentham lets loose with a powerful body kick. Fox will feel that in the morning.
Fox takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fox walks forward, straight into a front kick from Bentham.
Bentham instigates a clinch.
Bentham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
Fox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Fox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bentham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Bentham is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Bentham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Knees to the body from Bentham.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentham looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Bentham misses with a knee to the head.
Bentham trying to land knees to the body.
Fox managing to block the knees to the body from Bentham.
Fox avoiding damage as Bentham throws knees to the body.
Bentham scores a nice knee to the body.
Bentham trying to land knees to the body.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Bentham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Fox tries to circle away but Bentham has him pinned against the cage.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling him.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Bentham has him pressed against the cage.
Bentham has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Bentham has him pressed against the cage.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Fox avoids it.
Fox tries to circle away but Bentham has him pinned against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Fox wants to get back to striking at distance but Bentham won't allow it.
Fox managing to block the knees to the body from Bentham.
Bentham with a knee to the head.
Fox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bentham keeps control of Fox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fox avoiding damage as Bentham throws knees to the body.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fox wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bentham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Bentham looking to throw knees to the head but Fox is blocking nicely.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling him.
Bentham scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox has had enough of the clinch but Bentham keeps him there for the moment.
Bentham throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bentham has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeremy Bentham dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bentham cracks the inside of Fox's front leg.
A slow jab from Fox misses its intended target.
Fox takes a kick to the side of the head.
Bentham lands a nice looking body kick.
Bentham clinches up against the cage.
Bentham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Fox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bentham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
Fox managing to block the knees to the body from Bentham.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling him.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
Fox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bentham tries a knee to the head but Fox blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox avoiding damage as Bentham throws knees to the body.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
Fox blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Bentham misses with a knee to the head.
Bentham throws an elbow that misses.
Bentham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
Fox breaks the clinch.
Fox lands a left and a right that send Bentham crashing to the mat, dazed. Fox thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Bentham is rocked!
It looks like Jeremy Bentham has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox fails to land with a series of punches.
Oh Bentham is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fox throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bentham seems to have got his legs back now.
Billy Fox is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fox throws a hook but Bentham avoids it easily.
Bentham keeps Fox at a distance using the push kick.
Fox misses with a hook. Bentham ducked under it nicely.
Fox throws a hook but Bentham blocks it.
Bentham tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fox paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fox misses with the combination.
Nice straight punches there by Fox. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Fox.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox thuds a left hand into Bentham's body.
Bentham scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bentham scores with a head kick.
Bentham is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fox.
Fox lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Fox tries to keep at a distance but Bentham has taken the fight into the clinch.
Billy Fox has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bentham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Fox wants to break free but Bentham has control.
Bentham tries to land a knee to the head but Fox blocks with his arms.
Bentham tries to land knees in the clinch but Fox avoids the damage to the body.
Fox tries to circle away but Bentham has him pinned against the cage.
Jeremy Bentham is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bentham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
Fox has had enough of the clinch but Bentham keeps him there for the moment.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Bentham has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bentham obliges.
Bentham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
Fox looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A frustrated look appears on Fox's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bentham trying to land knees to the body.
Fox tries to break the clinch but Bentham is controlling the position.
Bentham lands a good knee to the midsection. Fox won't want to take too many of those.
Bentham missing with knees to the body.
Fox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fox avoiding damage as Bentham throws knees to the body.
That's four 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.
Bentham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Fox working hard to break the clinch.
Fox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bentham throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Fox blocks it with crossed arms.
Fox takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fox on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bentham connects with a knee to the head.
Bentham misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fox.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Bentham has him pressed against the cage.
Bentham is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Fox is defending well for now.
Fox wants to break free but Bentham has control.
A head punch on the inside from Fox fails to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Billy Fox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Bentham has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 William Gold scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeremy Bentham!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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