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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Konrad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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260 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kenny Konrad!
The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Konrad gets a clinch.
Benson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Konrad looking to throw knees to the head but Benson is blocking nicely.
Konrad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Konrad stalling the fight.
Konrad connects with a knee to the head.
Benson tries to circle away but Konrad has him pinned against the ropes.
Konrad escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Benson lands with a slapping head kick.
Benson darts in trying to clinch
and Konrad moves into the clinch.
Konrad is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Konrad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Konrad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Konrad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Konrad misses with a knee strike.
A knee to the head by Benson.
Konrad leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Konrad tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Benson can't break the clinch.
Konrad breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Konrad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Konrad clinches with his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konrad lands an elbow inside.
Benson goes for a takedown attempt but Konrad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Kenny Konrad is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson throws a lazy head kick
and Konrad counters with a head kick that drops Benson to the mat! Benson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson lands a jab-cross combination.
Konrad darts in trying to clinch
and Benson counters with a body kick that stops Konrad in his tracks momentarily.
Konrad throws a lazy body kick
and Benson counters with a head kick.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Konrad.
Konrad wants to clinch.
Benson clinches but Konrad breaks the clinch
and Konrad counters by moving into the clinch.
Konrad takes a knee to the side of the body.
Konrad misses with a knee to the head.
Konrad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Konrad looks gassed!
Konrad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Konrad manages to break the clinch.
Benson goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Benson fails with the takedown.
Benson fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Benson lands but Konrad takes it in his stride.
Konrad clinches but Benson breaks the clinch
and Konrad takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Konrad doesn't manage to clinch there - Benson circles away.
Konrad clinches but Benson breaks the clinch
and Benson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Konrad is looking to get back to is feet but Benson passes into side control.
Konrad wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Benson connects with a high kick.
Konrad tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konrad working Benson over with knees to the body.
Konrad looking to throw knees to the head but Benson is blocking nicely.
Konrad takes a knee to the side of the body.
Konrad working Benson over with knees to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Konrad scores with a knee to the head.
Konrad lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Konrad stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Konrad lands an elbow inside.
Konrad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Konrad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Konrad creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benson's defenses.
Nice elbow from Konrad.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Konrad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson looking for a takedown.
Konrad tries a knee to the head but Benson blocks it.
Benson tries to stall but Konrad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Konrad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Konrad with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Konrad 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.
Konrad wants to clinch but Benson slips to the side
and Benson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Konrad takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Konrad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A head kick by Benson misses
and Konrad moves into the clinch.
Konrad lands a knee to the head.
Benson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Konrad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Konrad landing knees to the head.
Benson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Konrad lands a good knee to the midsection. Benson won't want to take too many of those.
Kenny Konrad seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Konrad with a knee to the head.
Konrad with a knee to the head.
Konrad scores a nice knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Benson throws an elbow but misses.
Konrad lands a knee to the head.
Konrad displaying some good clinch control by pressing Benson up against the ropes.
Konrad landing knees to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Konrad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benson tries to stall but Konrad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Konrad misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konrad controlling the action here for a moment.
Benson breaks the clinch.
Benson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Konrad clinches up against the ropes.
Benson takes an elbow to the temple.
Konrad dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Konrad tries to land a knee to the head but Benson blocks with his arms.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Konrad obliges.
Konrad lands an elbow inside.
Benson is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Konrad gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Konrad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Benson takes an elbow to the temple.
Konrad scores with a knee to the head.
Benson tries to break the clinch but Konrad is controlling the position.
Benson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Konrad tries to land a knee to the head but Benson blocks with his arms.
Konrad landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konrad stops a takedown attempt from Benson.
Konrad throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benson landing knees to the head.
Benson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Konrad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Konrad misses with a knee to the head.
Benson wants a takedown.
Konrad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benson pushes Konrad back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Konrad.
Benson looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Konrad.
Benson letting Konrad take a breather here.
Benson looking to slow down the pace here.
Konrad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benson with a knee to the head.
Konrad utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Konrad takes a knee right on the jaw!
Konrad with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Benson.
Konrad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Konrad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Konrad tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Konrad scores with a knee to the head.
Konrad on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Konrad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.
Benson misses with an elbow over the top.
Konrad misses with a knee to the head.
Benson is trying to stall.
Konrad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.
Konrad slows down the pace here.
Konrad tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benson avoids it.
Konrad misses with a knee to the head.
Konrad tries to land a knee to the head but Benson blocks with his arms.
Benson working aggressively here.
Benson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benson misses with a knee to the head.
Konrad misses with a knee strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benson lands a knee to the head.
A short right from Benson on the inside.
Benson tries to stall but Konrad uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Konrad lands a good knee to the midsection. Benson won't want to take too many of those.
Benson looking to throw knees to the head but Konrad is blocking nicely.
Benson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Konrad breaks from the clinch.
Konrad drives through and clinches with Benson against the ropes.
Konrad using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Konrad working Benson over with knees to the body.
Konrad lands an elbow just above Benson 's eye.
Knees in the clinch landing for Konrad.
Benson taking a breather.
Konrad slows down the pace here.
Benson goes for a takedown attempt but Konrad pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Konrad pushes Benson up against the ropes in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenny Konrad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Konrad misses with a kick to the body.
Benson lands a head kick. Konrad smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Benson scores with a spinning back kick!
Benson throws a sloppy head kick
and Konrad counters by clinching up.
Benson jumps guard but Konrad stands there with Benson around his waist. Benson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benson trying to stall but Konrad improves his position.
Konrad is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Konrad with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Konrad blocks it with crossed arms.
Benson misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benson letting Konrad take a breather here.
Benson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Konrad has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Konrad misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Konrad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benson's face.
A knee to the head by Konrad.
Konrad manages to break the clinch.
Konrad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Konrad wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
Konrad tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benson tries to clinch up
and Konrad counters by clinching up.
Konrad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Konrad lands a nice knee to the body.
Benson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Konrad.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but Konrad blocks with his arms.
Konrad with a knee to the head.
Benson scores with a knee to the head.
Konrad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benson lands with a slapping head kick.
Konrad tries a head kick but it misses.
Kenny Konrad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson throws a head kick but Konrad moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konrad closes the distance and pushes Benson back into the ropes.
Benson can't break the clinch.
Konrad manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Konrad misses with a knee strike.
Benson controlling the action here for a moment.
Benson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Konrad connects with a knee to the head.
Benson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Konrad unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Konrad throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benson blocks it with crossed arms.
Benson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Konrad moves into the clinch.
Benson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Konrad blocks it with crossed arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Konrad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Konrad tries to clinch but fails miserably
letting Benson counter with a right hand.
Konrad has taken the fight to the clinch.
Konrad scores with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konrad tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson looking to slow down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Konrad.
Konrad is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benson is defending well for now.
Benson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Konrad landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but Konrad blocks with his arms.
Konrad connects with a knee to the head.
Konrad breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benson throws a head kick but Konrad moves out of range.
Konrad lands with a slapping head kick.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Konrad moves out of range easily.
Konrad tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Konrad tries to clinch up
and Benson counters with a head kick. That will keep Konrad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Benson is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Konrad wants to clinch but Benson slips to the side
and Benson counters with a head kick. That will keep Konrad thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Benson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Konrad sprawls well. Konrad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benson gets slowly back to his feet.
Konrad moves in looking to clinch but Benson pushes him off.
Konrad fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benson, pushing him back against the ropes.
Konrad breaks the clinch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benson pushes off an throws an elbow but Konrad leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Konrad misses with a knee to the head.
Benson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Konrad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Knees in the clinch landing for Konrad.
A knee to the head by Konrad.
Kenny Konrad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Konrad with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Konrad with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Konrad landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Benson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tyler Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Konrad lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Konrad connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benson's face.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kenny Konrad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Konrad 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kenny Konrad!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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