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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lui Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Cero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kang comes to the ring accompanied by Moby - Extreme Ways . Cero is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: This Is War. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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180 lbs
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168 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Cuts easily |
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Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Lui Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Benedict Cero!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cero closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kang to the mat! Kang manages to get full guard.
Kang scores with a nice shot.
Kang wants to get back to his feet but Cero is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kang keeping moving, preventing Cero from controlling successfully.
Kang tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kang lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cero!
Kang can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cero is looking to escape.
Kang is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Cero is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Cero tries to hold on but Kang postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang tries to control but Cero wriggling away.
Kang can't control as he wanted to and Cero manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Cero tries to roll over but Kang keeps him under control.
Kang is looking to take a break and control but Cero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Cero trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kang throws a head kick but Cero moves out of range.
Kang misses with a takedown attempt
and Cero moves into the clinch.
Kang wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kang looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kang has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Cero is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's two 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.
Cero drops down looking for an ankle pick but Kang pulls his leg out and moves away.
Kang shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Cero manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Kang is breathing heavily.
Kang tries to stand but Cero is controlling from the bottom.
Kang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cero looking for a sweep. Not yet Cero, not yet.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Cero is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang won't allow Cero to sweep him here.
Cero striking off his back but it's not causing Kang any problems.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cero closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kang circles away.
Cero throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Kang's waist but Kang gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cero off to one side.
Lui Kang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benedict Cero.
Kang doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cero counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cero.
Cero pushes down on Kang's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cero lands a nice short elbow.
Cero is pressing down on Kang's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kang is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cero is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cero is pressing down on Kang's thigh, looking to free his foot. Kang is holding on for now.
Cero looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Kang tries to kick Cero off but Cero keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Cero trying to control the action but Kang is working from the bottom.
Cero might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Kang kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cero shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cero was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kang is trying desperately to improve position.
Cero wants to control the pace but Kang is squirming around nicely.
Kang sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kang is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cero scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kang trying to control here.
Cero wants to control but Kang is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Cero in particular looking to stall.
Kang is trying to maintain the position but Cero is very close to passing his half guard.
Cero uses his free foot to push down on Kang's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Kang.
Cero dominating with strikes here.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kang is working to get back to half guard.
A nice elbow there by Cero.
Cero controlling the pace for now.
Kang wants to get back to his feet.
Cero sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kang is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cero looking to control but Kang is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cero controlling his opponent.
Cero scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kang?
Kang wants to control but Cero is having none of it.
Cero landing punches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kang keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kang in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Kang that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kang wants to hold on but Cero pushes him away.
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.
Cero controlling his opponent.
Cero lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Cero is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kang is surviving well by controlling Cero's body position as best he can.
Kang is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benedict Cero dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Cero clinches up against the ropes.
Kang stops a takedown attempt from Cero.
Kang tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Kang stops a takedown attempt from Cero.
Cero breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kang misses with a head kick.
Cero tries for a takedown but Kang sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lui Kang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benedict Cero.
Kang wants to clinch
and Cero counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Kang's guard now.
Kang trying to keep a closed guard but Cero is proving a slippery customer.
Kang keeping moving, preventing Cero from controlling successfully.
Kang is trying to keep Cero in close.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cero prevents Kang from getting back to his feet.
Kang looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cero is one step ahead there.
Cero trying to control the position from guard on top but Kang is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cero looking to pass the guard.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kang tries a head kick but it misses.
Cero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cero dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Kang jumps guard but Cero stands there with Kang around his waist. Kang gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cero.
Kang tries to pull guard but Cero holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kang drops back down to his feet.
Cero has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kang clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Kang is trying to stand back up.
Kang trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang is trying to get back to his feet but Cero has full control of the position and if anything, Kang has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Cero controls the position.
Cero is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kang knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kang for a finish.
Cero is trying to stick to Kang's back but Kang is turning into Cero. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cero's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kang.
Kang has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cero is proving hard to escape from.
Kang won't allow Cero to sweep him here.
Benedict Cero has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang postures up in Cero's guard and throws a big left but Cero blocks it.
Kang loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Cero keeping moving, preventing Kang from controlling successfully.
Cero looking for a sweep. Not yet Cero, not yet.
Kang throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Kang misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kang takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cero ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Cero gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kang tries to pull guard but Cero holds him up against the ropes and eventually Kang drops back down to his feet.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kang is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kang fails to pull guard.
Cero has hold of one of Kang's legs. Kang is fighting the takedown attempt but Cero gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Kang is trying to control the position but Cero postures up.
Kang keeping moving, preventing Cero from controlling successfully.
Cero throwing strikes from guard but Kang blocks nicely.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kang wants to sweep here but Cero controlling him for the moment.
Cero passes Kang's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Cero controlling the action here.
Kang misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Cero is just content to waste time from the top position. Kang takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Kang throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kang is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Cero content to stall in guard here.
Kang wants to sweep here but Cero controlling him for the moment.
Kang working a defensive guard here.
Cero tries to free his leg and advance position but Kang is retaining full guard.
That's eight 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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Cero fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kang sprawls well initially but Cero persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kang is trying to get back to full guard.
Cero is stalling here. Kang is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Cero seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Kang has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Kang trying to control the position but Cero is working away.
Sloppy strikes there by Kang.
Cero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kang is looking to take a break and control but Cero is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cero is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kang off and has taken his back!
Lui Kang has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cero wants to control the position but Kang frees himself and scrambles - Cero manages to regain control in side control.
Cero working away.
Cero creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cero scoring with punches and elbows.
Kang gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
And that's the end of the fight!
Benedict Cero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Andi Peters scores the fight for Benedict Cero!
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight for Benedict Cero!
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight for Benedict Cero!
Benedict Cero wins by unanimous decision!
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hype
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FIGHT
RATING
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