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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Manny Baddabing (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richard Bennett has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Manny Baddabing!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Richard Bennett!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baddabing closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch but Baddabing swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Baddabing blocks the leg kick.
Bennett loads up on a big right hand but Baddabing slips the punch.
Baddabing scores with a jab. Bennett acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Baddabing looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
Bennett throws a big shot that misses.
Baddabing gets the takedown into side control.
Bennett being controlled for a moment.
Baddabing throws an elbow but Bennett slips to the side and avoids it well.
Bennett is trying to control Baddabing's posture but Baddabing avoids it.
Bennett tries to buck Baddabing off but Baddabing is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing happy to just control the position for now.
Baddabing tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Baddabing has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Baddabing taking a breather here.
An elbow from Baddabing crashes against the mat.
Baddabing has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Baddabing is trying to get an arm triangle but Bennett is defending well.
Baddabing looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Bennett is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Baddabing is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Bennett knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bennett is trying to control Baddabing's posture but Baddabing avoids it.
Bennett is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Baddabing's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Baddabing wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennett keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Baddabing is pressing down on Bennett's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bennett is holding on for now.
Baddabing wants to take a breather but Bennett is having none of it.
Baddabing takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Baddabing is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bennett sees it coming and defends easily.
Bennett moves into full guard.
Bennett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Baddabing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Baddabing drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Baddabing jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Baddabing slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Baddabing passes into half guard.
Bennett moves into full guard.
Baddabing postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing Baddabing from controlling successfully.
Baddabing content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Baddabing dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A nice combination there by Baddabing.
Baddabing scores with a push kick.
Baddabing fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baddabing looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Bennett is fending him off so far but Baddabing persists. Nope, Bennett circles away and we're back to standing.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baddabing throws out the jab.
Baddabing closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bennett tries to get to full guard but Baddabing has control of the leg.
Bennett is not content to let Baddabing control the position.
Baddabing throwing shots but Bennett is blocking nicely.
Baddabing wants to control but Bennett is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is pressing down on Baddabing's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Baddabing is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Baddabing trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baddabing's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Manny Baddabing just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Baddabing jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Baddabing fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Baddabing misses with a straight right.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Baddabing checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Baddabing ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Bennett is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Bennett throws a push kick but Baddabing slaps the foot to one side.
Bennett ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Baddabing on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bennett. Bennett obviously looking to wear him down.
Bennett throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Baddabing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Richard Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett stuffs the takedown.
Bennett pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bennett takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Bennett walks into a left hand.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Baddabing.
Bennett scores with a punch to the head.
Bennett takes one to the chin there.
Bennett looks for the body kick but Baddabing saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Baddabing blocks the leg kick.
Baddabing just misses with a punch to the body.
Baddabing looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennett throws out a leg kick but Baddabing moves out of range and Bennett only half commits.
Baddabing scores with a decent looking hook.
Baddabing rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennett moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Baddabing tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett throws and low kick but Baddabing moves out of range easily.
Baddabing changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Bennett tries to avoid it but Baddabing manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Bennett to the ground. Bennett escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Baddabing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bennett uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Baddabing.
The fighters circling - Bennett throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bennett lands a jab to the nose.
It looks like Manny Baddabing has been cut.
Baddabing ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
A telegraphed right hand from Baddabing misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing misses with a hook.
Baddabing scores with a jab.
Bennett tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A slow jab from Baddabing misses its intended target.
Baddabing fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bennett dodges the punch combination from Baddabing.
Nice straight punches there by Baddabing. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Baddabing.
Baddabing's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Baddabing duly obliges.
Bennett dips to his left and cracks Baddabing with an uppercut!
Baddabing closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Baddabing performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Bennett trying to hold on to Baddabing's head to control him but Baddabing postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Baddabing dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Manny Baddabing's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Bennett blocks a jab.
Baddabing lands with a straight right. Bennett didn't see that one coming.
Baddabing scores with a body shot.
Bennett is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Baddabing.
Baddabing scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bennett doesn't seem bothered though.
Bennett gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Baddabing wants to control from the top but Bennett keeps moving.
Bennett trying to control the position.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing Baddabing from controlling successfully.
Baddabing forces his way into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing controlling the action here.
Baddabing throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Baddabing frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Baddabing seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Bennett is holding on tight.
Baddabing manages to capitalize on a mistake by Bennett to take his back!
Bennett trying to control the position but Baddabing manages to sink in the hooks.
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.
Baddabing is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Bennett is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Baddabing gets his way!
Baddabing controls the action.
Baddabing tightening his grip on Bennett, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett breaks Baddabing's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Baddabing manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bennett manages to get himself to full guard.
Bennett working a defensive guard here.
Baddabing trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Baddabing missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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.
Baddabing is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Baddabing stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bennett swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing Baddabing from controlling successfully.
Baddabing is really struggling to control Bennett but he's trying to hold on to the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Baddabing's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manny Baddabing clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Manny Baddabing's cut.
That's time! Baddabing's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bennett looks for the body kick but Baddabing saw that one coming.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Baddabing fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bennett scores with a nice head shot.
Baddabing throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Baddabing waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Bennett swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Bennett tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Baddabing paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennett throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett is looking to chop away at Baddabing's legs.
Baddabing has a takedown stuffed.
Nice cross by Baddabing.
Bennett cracks Baddabing with a good jab.
Baddabing shoots in and drives through. Bennett sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Baddabing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett misses with a straight right.
Richard Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennett takes a body punch but keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baddabing lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Baddabing.
Bennett gets caught flat footed, as Baddabing shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bennett is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Bennett keeping moving, preventing Baddabing from controlling successfully.
Manny Baddabing overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Baddabing slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on Bennett's face as Baddabing controls the position.
Baddabing is looking to take a break and control but Bennett is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baddabing taking a breather here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to control but Baddabing postures up.
Bennett tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Baddabing wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Baddabing wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bennett, who protects the arm well.
Baddabing trying to control the position but Bennett is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baddabing wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bennett, who protects the arm well.
Baddabing laying and praying for a moment but Bennett takes advantage and regains half guard.
Baddabing perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Baddabing prevents Bennett from improving his position.
Baddabing is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Bennett sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Bennett is trying to control but can't.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A low kick from Baddabing misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Baddabing looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
Baddabing drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Baddabing trying to control but Bennett is working from the bottom.
Bennett pulls Baddabing in close to prevent any damage.
Baddabing stays in close to Bennett's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Manny Baddabing will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Manny Baddabing's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Baddabing thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baddabing throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
Baddabing tries for a takedown but Bennett circles away easily
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Baddabing.
Baddabing pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Baddabing uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Baddabing moves out of range of the body kick from Bennett.
Bennett thows a left - swing and a miss!
Both fighters circling a little - Bennett finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Bennett shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Baddabing looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett scoring well with a low kick there.
Bennett avoids the body shot from Baddabing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Baddabing shoots for a takedown but Bennett saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baddabing throws a nice looking combination but Bennett bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett throws a hook but Baddabing blocks it.
Baddabing is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Baddabing misses with a takedown attempt
and Bennett counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Manny Baddabing. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Baddabing throws a hook but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baddabing.
Bennett displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baddabing throws out the jab.
Baddabing tries for a takedown but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bennett throws a leg kick but Baddabing sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Baddabing pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennett connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bennett with a nice cross.
Bennett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Baddabing doesn't seem bothered though.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennett throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Manny Baddabing is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Baddabing avoids a kick to the body.
Baddabing misses with a series of wild punches.
Baddabing looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Baddabing misses the jab.
Baddabing misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Baddabing is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Bennett swings for the body but Baddabing moves out of range.
Bennett moves away from the strike by Baddabing.
Bennett drops his hands momentarily and Baddabing takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Baddabing lands with an overhand left.
Richard Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Manny Baddabing seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennett throws a leg kick that misses.
Baddabing looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to get back to full guard.
Baddabing looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Baddabing is taking a breather. Bennett says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Baddabing trying to mount his opponent but Bennett defends it.
Baddabing trying to control the pace.
Baddabing wants to control but Bennett is keeping him busy.
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.
Bennett is positioning himself well to prevent Baddabing advancing to mount.
Baddabing is taking a breather. Bennett says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Baddabing has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Baddabing trying to control the action but Bennett is working from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Still in half guard, Baddabing seems content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Bennett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Baddabing 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 49:46
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manny Baddabing!
Manny Baddabing retains his middleweight title!
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