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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Peleus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Benz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Peleus comes to the cage accompanied by Iron Mask Alexander The Great . Mike Benz is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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171 cm
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156 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Alexander Peleus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Benz!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Anthony Taglia and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Peleus.
Benz blocks the body kick.
Some wild striking there from Peleus.
Peleus throws a right and a left that Benz avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Benz. No joy for Peleus on that attempt.
Peleus throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Peleus throws the left hand but Benz avoids the punch easily.
Peleus throws a leg kick but Benz sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benz misses with a low kick.
Benz misses with a double jab.
Peleus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benz counters with a good low kick that Peleus was not able to check.
Benz digs a good hook to Peleus's body.
Peleus really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Peleus throws a leg kick
and Benz counters with a nice double leg into side control. Peleus won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The strikes coming from Benz are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Peleus can't do much from the bottom here.
Benz grinds an elbow into Peleus's temple.
Peleus is trying to control Benz's posture but Benz avoids it.
A lull in the action here.
Peleus is trying to improve his position.
Benz wants to control but Peleus is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Peleus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Peleus is not content to let Benz control the position.
Benz looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Peleus is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Benz crashes against the mat.
Benz is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Peleus's shoulder. That is not cool.
Benz in side control, throwing shots but Peleus defends.
Benz throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Benz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peleus wants to control but Benz postures up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A lazy left from Peleus finds it's target.
Peleus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Peleus misses
enabling Benz to counter with a crisp jab.
Peleus lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benz bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
It looks like Alexander Peleus has been cut.
Benz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Peleus is not content to let Benz control the position.
Peleus is controlling Benz's position as best he can from this difficult position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benz looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Benz not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Peleus controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Peleus wants to control but Benz is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Peleus is in trouble now - Benz has advanced to mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Benz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Peleus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Peleus misses with a looping right.
Benz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A low kick from Peleus misses
and Benz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A low kick from Peleus is predictable there
and Benz counters with a thumping low kick.
Peleus throws a leg kick
and Benz counters with an inside leg kick.
Benz lands with a kick to the ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benz lands with a straight right. Peleus didn't see that one coming.
Benz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Alexander Peleus is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benz lands a lovely overhand right.
Benz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Peleus takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz throws a series of punches but Peleus avoids them all with ease.
Benz fails to land with a series of punches.
Peleus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benz looks to land a left hand but Peleus moved out of range nicely.
Benz defending well as Peleus loads up on a big left hand.
Peleus looks to throw a body kick
and Benz counters with a leg kick.
Peleus throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benz counters with a good low kick that Peleus was not able to check.
Alexander Peleus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peleus takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Benz thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Peleus if he has to take too many more of those.
A jab from Benz misses.
Benz throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Peleus tries for a takedown but Benz circles away easily
and Benz counters with a left to the body.
Peleus takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benz cracks Peleus with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Peleus.
Benz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Peleus.
Benz scoring well with a low kick there.
Benz misses the shot to the body.
Benz loads up on a big right hand but Peleus slips the punch.
Benz ducks under a wild hook from Peleus.
Peleus falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benz counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz cracks the inside of Peleus's front leg.
Benz gets a clinch.
Good body shot from Benz.
Benz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Peleus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Benz counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Peleus!
The referee warns Peleus that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Peleus taking shots to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benz landing strikes from the mount.
Benz landing strikes, looking to finish!
Alexander Peleus's cut is getting worse.
Benz scoring with strikes but Peleus is staying in there.
Benz has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benz landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benz with the ground and pound from mount.
Alexander Peleus's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Peleus is bucking up trying to escape but Benz cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Benz lands a nice shot to the head.
Benz can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Peleus is looking to escape.
Benz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Peleus is squirming around, avoiding Benz's attempts to control the action.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Peleus looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Benz showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Peleus's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Benz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Peleus gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Benz moves into the clinch.
Peleus trying to stall but Benz improves his position.
Benz is working Peleus over against the cage.
Benz scores with a hook to the body.
Peleus is looking to break free of the clinch but Benz has double underhooks.
Benz lands with a light punch inside.
Benz works on Peleus's body with a couple of short punches.
Benz lands with a short shot to the head.
Benz lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Benz.
Benz prevents Peleus from breaking the clinch.
Benz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benz lands a body shot in the clinch.
Peleus is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A body shot lands from Benz.
A hook to the body from Benz.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benz.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benz turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Peleus is letting Benz control him for a moment.
Peleus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benz lands a nice forearm strike.
Benz cracks Peleus with a big elbow.
Peleus is looking for a sweep.
Benz scores with punches from side control.
Peleus tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peleus taking punishment in the form of punches.
Benz working the ground and pound but Peleus is defending the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benz tries to score with some ground and pound. Peleus controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Peleus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Benz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Benz scoring with punches from side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benz working the ground and pound.
Benz controlling the position from side mount.
Peleus tries to improve position but can't.
Benz looks up at the clock and then as Peleus takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Benz smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benz tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Benz is working Peleus over with some ground and pound from side control.
Check out the look on Benz's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Peleus dodges the ground and pound from Benz.
Peleus tries to improve position but can't.
Benz wants to lay and pray for a moment but Peleus keeps working.
A lull in the action here as Benz stalls from top position.
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.
Peleus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Benz.
Benz throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Peleus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Mike Benz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benz lands an elbow.
Jeez, Alexander Peleus's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Peleus tries to improve position but can't.
Peleus sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Mike Benz has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benz seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Alexander Peleus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peleus looking for submissions off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Benz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benz has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 25:30
Judge Anthony Taglia scores the fight 26:30
Judge David Schapiro scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Benz!
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energy
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hype
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