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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between George Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and The Finisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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190 cm
25
216 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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185 cm
26
230 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, George Benton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, The Finisher! The judges for this bout are Chris Downing, Gwen Towbar and George Francis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Finisher cracks Benton with a good jab. Finisher looks to score with a jab to the body but Benton is just out of range. Finisher fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big left from Benton misses. Finisher rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Finisher throws a right and a left that both miss. Finisher misses with a wild body shot. A combination from Finisher does no damage. Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Finisher.
Some wild striking there from Benton.
Finisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finisher.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Finisher scores with a body shot.
Benton on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nice defenses there by Benton. Finisher swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round. Benton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Finisher fails with a takedown attempt. Benton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Finisher misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benton.
Finisher scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Benton misses with a series of wild punches.
Finisher throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Finisher tries to bum rush Benton with a series of wild strikes but Benton uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Benton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finisher counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Benton swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Finisher counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benton thinking. Benton throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Finisher throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Finisher with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Some wild striking there from Finisher.
Finisher misses with the combination.
Benton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finisher counters with a nice double leg into guard. Finisher drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Benton manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Finisher has Benton in his guard. Benton stopping the sweep attempt from Finisher.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finisher is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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. Finisher wants to free his trapped foot but Benton is holding on for dear life with his legs. Benton looks like he's trying to stand up.
Finisher is looking to take a break and control but Benton is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Finisher dominated that round. That's time! Benton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Finisher misses with the combination.
Finisher lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. Finisher misses with a combination
and Benton counters with a straight right hand. Finisher throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Benton loads up on a big right hand but Finisher slips the punch. No joy there for Finisher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Finisher falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Benton to counter with a crisp jab. No joy there for Finisher, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Finisher wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Finisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Finisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benton swinging wildly here.
Finisher ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benton moves away. Finisher lands a slapping body shot.
George Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Finisher lands a really nice looking cross but Benton seems unphased.
Benton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Benton throws a combination that misses and Benton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Finisher shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benton pinned against the cage. Benton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away. Finisher closes the distance and clinches up with Benton, looking for a takedown. Finisher pushes Benton against the cage but Benton circles to the side and manages to break the clinch. Finisher throws a right and a left that Benton avoids nicely. Benton avoids the body shot from Finisher.
George Benton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. Benton throws a combination that misses and Finisher counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Benton throws a series of punches but Finisher moves out of range. Finisher throws a combination that misses and Benton counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. A telegraphed right hand from Finisher misses the target. George Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Finisher fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Benton misses. Benton slips a jab and a cross from Finisher.
Finisher swinging wildly here.
Benton lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Benton throws a head kick that misses. Finisher misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benton swinging wildly here.
Finisher works over Benton's head and body with a nice combination. Finisher throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finisher looks to land a left hand but Benton moved out of range nicely. Benton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Finisher has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him. A combination from Finisher does no damage. Finisher misses with the combination.
Benton throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Finisher connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Finisher takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses. Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finisher.
Benton avoids a punch combination nicely.
Finisher misses with a combination
and Benton counters with a left and a right that stings Finisher. Finisher swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Finisher's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Finisher takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses. Finisher throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease. Finisher moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body. Finisher throws a combination that misses enabling Benton to counter with a crisp jab. Benton misses with a double jab.
Benton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Finisher moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Finisher lands a nice hook to Benton's body. Benton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Finisher misses with a combination
and Benton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finisher.
Finisher throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Finisher throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease. Finisher throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease. Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Finisher.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Benton dominated that second round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Finisher falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benton counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body. Finisher takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Finisher tries to bum rush Benton with a series of wild strikes but Benton uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Some wild striking there from Benton.
Finisher will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A combination from Benton does no damage. Benton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Finisher counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Benton! Finisher looking to finish with strikes here!
Finisher wants to control the pace but Benton is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round. Finisher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Benton can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Benton is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Finisher wants to control the pace but Benton is squirming around nicely. Finisher throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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. Finisher content just to control the position here. Finisher trying to control but he's not successful this time. Benton is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Finisher takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Finisher throws some wild stikes that Benton manages to avoid easily.
Finisher landing punches. Benton holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Finisher tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Finisher is standing up, even though he is in mount. Benton slips a jab and a cross from Finisher.
Benton swinging wildly here.
Finisher throws a right hand that Benton ducks under and follows up with a left that Benton also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Finisher displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. Some wild striking there from Finisher.
Finisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Benton throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Finisher counter with a right hand. Finisher throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton. Benton misses with a series of wild punches.
Finisher swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Finisher takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Finisher tries to bum rush Benton with a series of wild strikes but Benton uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Finisher fails to land with a series of punches.
Finisher is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benton rather than just go for the knockout. Benton misses with a double jab
and Finisher cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that's the end of the fight! The Finisher comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I think Finisher 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Chris Downing scores the fight 28:29 Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29 Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Finisher!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
61% |
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