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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Big Ben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and El Senor Sox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). El Senor Sox has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Big Ben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, El Senor Sox!
The judges for this bout are John Mangel, Steve Erwin and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sox stuffs the takedown attempt from Ben. Ben gets slowly back to his feet.
Sox throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sox shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ben napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ben tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sox wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ben is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Ben takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Ben takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Sox cracks Ben with a big right hand but Ben just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Ben is rocked!
Ben tries to buck Sox off but Sox is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ben takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Oh Ben is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sox is chipping away with strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ben takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Sox misses with the ground and pound.
Sox throwing strikes but Ben manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Ben is trying to ground and pound but Sox uses the momentary lack of control by Ben to regain half guard.
Ben seems to have got his legs back now.
Sox has one foot on Ben's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben has his takedown stuffed
and Sox holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sox stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ben wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ben fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Ben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sox lands a body shot.
Ben is breathing heavily.
Ben being controlled against the cage.
Ben misses with a knee to the head.
Sox lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Sox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ben tries to get to full guard but Sox has control of the leg.
Sox tries to pass to full mount but Ben defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sox working Ben over with strikes.
Sox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sox working over Ben with some ground and pound. Ben looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sox drops an elbow to the side of Ben's head.
Sox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sox lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sox landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ben with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben taking some punishment here, with Sox in his half guard.
Sox is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ben with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ben knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sox on the ground.
Sox looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ben with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sox working Ben over with strikes.
Sox passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ben!
Sox lands a big shot there that rocks Ben but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sox landing shots from mount.
Ben really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Sox landing strikes from the mount and Ben is in trouble!
Sox lands a big elbow.
Sox controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sox lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Sox breaks from Ben's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ben taking shots to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sox working Ben over with strikes here.
Sox lands a big shot there that rocks Ben but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sox has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Ben's face.
Sox lands a big elbow.
Sox pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
A nice elbow there by Sox.
Sox has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sox working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Sox lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Ben hang on?
Sox landing shots from mount.
Sox lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Senor Sox dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Sox looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Ben working for a triangle but Sox defends it easily.
Ben looking to control.
Sox throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sox distracts Ben with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sox showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sox postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sox scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sox defends well.
Sox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sox postures up and lands a big shot to Ben's brow.
Sox stands up over Ben, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Sox chips away with some ground and pound.
Sox connects with a couple of short punches.
Sox got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ben has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sox has managed to get both his arms back between Ben's legs - danger averted.
Sox distracts Ben with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Sox is working Ben over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ben has momentary wrist control but Sox slips an elbow through the middle.
Ben has momentary wrist control but Sox slips an elbow through the middle.
Sox content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Sox scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sox slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ben takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sox lands some shots froms side control.
Ben can't do much from the bottom here.
El Senor Sox has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ben is looking to reverse the position.
Sox in side control lands a decent elbow.
Sox scoring with punches from side control.
Sox is working Ben over with some ground and pound from side control.
Ben wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Sox lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sox just content to control the position.
Sox working the ground and pound.
Sox lands a nice forearm strike.
Sox is putting a hurting on Ben here, landing some big shots from side control.
Sox working the head and body with strikes.
Sox scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sox is trying to get an arm triangle but Ben is defending well.
Sox landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ben is letting Sox control him for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben is looking to reverse the position.
Ben is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sox connects with a decent elbow.
Sox working the ground and pound.
Sox scoring with punches and elbows.
Ben is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Sox has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Sox working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Ben tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ben takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
El Senor Sox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sox closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sox working Ben over with strikes.
Sox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ben is trying to maintain the position but Sox is very close to passing his half guard.
Sox missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Sox there.
Ben blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sox.
Sox scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ben keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sox scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ben is not content to let Sox control the position.
Ben is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sox tries to pass the half guard into mount. Ben knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sox throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sox working the head and body with strikes.
Sox is thwarting Ben's attempts to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sox shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sox landing shots from mount.
Ben in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sox is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Ben is desperately trying to improve his position but Sox has a good base and remains in mount.
Sox landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ben taking shots to the head.
Sox dominating with strikes here.
Sox punishing his opponent with strikes.
Sox dominating with strikes here.
The referee warns Ben that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sox cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sox with a couple of short strikes.
Sox connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sox cracks Ben with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sox unloading with bombs!
Sox working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Ben in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sox is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sox working Ben over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sox working Ben over with strikes here.
Sox lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Ben is desperately trying to improve his position but Sox has a good base and remains in mount.
Sox scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Sox landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sox working Ben over with strikes here.
Sox lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sox postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Ben looks a forlorn figure.
Sox with good strikes from the mount here!
Ben is desperately trying to improve his position but Sox has a good base and remains in mount.
Sox working the ground and pound effectively.
Sox unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ben is trying desperately to improve position.
Sox lands a heavy elbow.
Ben bucks up and throws Sox to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Sox has closed the distance and engaged Ben in a clinch.
Sox has picked Ben up - he's going for a ride! Sox dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ben tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Sox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sox seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sox winds up and cracks Ben with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sox takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
El Senor Sox is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ben keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ben misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Big Ben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sox is looking to stall here but Ben recovers full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
El Senor Sox comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Sox 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 John Mangel scores the fight 25:30
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 25:30
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... El Senor Sox!
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