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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jose Aldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aldo's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, UFC - Face the Pain. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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180 cm
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jose Aldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Benjamin Benson!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Anni Minnemäki and Ben Zyskovitsi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson keeps the fight on the outside.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benson throws out the jab.
Aldo misses with an uppercut
and Benson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Aldo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Benson looks to land a left hand but Aldo moved out of range nicely.
Aldo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Aldo misses with a double jab
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Aldo lands a glancing blow to the side of Benson's head.
Aldo falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benson counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Aldo is lucky that one didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
Aldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Aldo moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aldo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Aldo throws a hook to the side of Benson's head but Benson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Aldo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benson.
Aldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benson throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Aldo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson checks a leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Aldo misses the target.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benson.
Aldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Aldo misses with a series of wild punches.
Aldo moves into the clinch successfully.
Benson is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Aldo tries to clinch but Benson moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Aldo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benson throws out the jab.
Benson throws a head kick but Aldo moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Aldo.
Aldo takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Aldo tries to land a front kick but Benson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aldo misses with a right hand
letting Benson counter with a right hand.
Benson works over Aldo's head and body with a nice combination.
Benson lands with a kick to the temple. Aldo shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aldo connects with the punch.
A head kick by Aldo misses
and Benson counters with a nice body shot.
Aldo is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Benson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sloppy strikes from Benson. Those never looked like landing.
Aldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benson's hands.
An inside leg kick from Aldo misses.
Benson slips a straight right by Aldo.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jose Aldo will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Aldo's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Aldo duly obliges.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Aldo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good exchange - Aldo coming out on top.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benson.
Jose Aldo is winning the standup battle so far.
Aldo takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Benson misses the target.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Benson avoids it well.
Benson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A head kick by Aldo misses
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benson counters with a good low kick that Aldo was not able to check.
Aldo throws a poor cross that misses
letting Benson counter with a right hand.
Aldo throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Aldo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benson.
Aldo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson throws a body punch but Aldo moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo scores with a nice right hand.
Jose Aldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aldo scores with a hook.
Aldo throws a combination that misses
and Benson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Aldo thinking.
Benson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Aldo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benson back to the cage. Aldo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Benjamin Benson has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benson fails to land with a series of punches.
Benson moves out of range as Aldo strikes.
Benson misses with a hook to the body
and Aldo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo moves out of range of the strikes.
Aldo loads up on a big right hand but Benson slips the punch.
Aldo scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Aldo throws a leg kick
and Benson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
Benson misses with an uppercut
and Aldo counters with a stiff right hand.
A combination from Aldo does no damage.
Benson lands a really nice looking cross but Aldo seems unphased.
Aldo thuds a left hand into Benson's body.
Aldo misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looks to land a right hand but Benson moved out of range.
Benson dodges the punch combination from Aldo.
Benson blocks a head kick by Aldo.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Aldo here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Aldo takes a kick to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Aldo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aldo misses with a straight right.
Aldo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Aldo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Benjamin Benson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Aldo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benson.
Aldo scores with a three punch combo!
Aldo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aldo throws a series of punches but Benson avoids them all with ease.
Aldo looks to land a combination but Benson avoids it well.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Aldo throws a right hand that misses
and Benson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Aldo closes the distance and pushes Benson back into the cage.
Aldo is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benson tries to break the clinch but Aldo is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aldo wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Aldo is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A frustrated look appears on Aldo's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Aldo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Aldo misses with a hook
and Benson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aldo misses with a leg kick
and Benson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aldo moves away.
Aldo thows a leg kick but Benson checks it
and Benson counters with a good low kick that Aldo was not able to check.
Aldo drops his hands momentarily and Benson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benson takes one to the chin there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aldo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benson.
Aldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Aldo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aldo throws a head kick that misses
and Benson counters with a stiff right hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fighters circling - Aldo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benson looks to land a combination but Aldo avoids it well.
Aldo connects with the punch.
A low kick from Aldo is predictable there
and Benson counters with a head kick. That will keep Aldo thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Aldo is looking to land body kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aldo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
A right-left combo lands from Benson.
Aldo is rocked!
Aldo misses with a right hand
and Aldo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Oh Aldo is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A jab lands there for Benson.
Benson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Aldo falls backwards - clearly groggy! Benson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Benson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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