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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Benard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Flash Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Pinoy Ako. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Michael Benard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Flash Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benard fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Johnson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Johnson wants it to stay on the feet.
Johnson tries to clinch up.
Benard swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Benard is avoiding it.
Johnson tries to clinch but Benard is having none of it.
Benard shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Benard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benard shoots in for a double leg but Johnson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Benard swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson doesn't manage to clinch there - Benard circles away.
Benard looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Benard persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Benard circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benard swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnson.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Benard back into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Benard avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Benard's takedown attempt.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Benard changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Johnson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Benard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benard keeps the fight on the outside.
Benard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Johnson quickly recovers to half guard.
Benard trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Ground and pound from Benard.
Benard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Johnson with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benard frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Benard raining down hammerfists from mount.
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!
Johnson is trying to stand up.
Benard tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benard with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Johnson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Benard working for a submission but Johnson is keeping him at bay.
Johnson is trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Benard scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Benard tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Benard tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
Benard is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benard lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Benard with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Benard working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Johnson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee warns Johnson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Johnson squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Benard lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benard lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Johnson trying desperately to get to his feet.
Benard tries to control but Johnson wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benard keeps the fight on the outside.
Benard is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Benard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Johnson wants to clinch up but Benard keeps it at a distance.
Benard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Benard connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Johnson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Benard manages to move to mount!
Benard raining down hammerfists from mount.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Benard cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benard scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Benard working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Benard landing strikes, looking to finish!
Benard lands a big shot there that rocks Johnson but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Benard is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Benard lands a nice shot to the head.
Benard fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Johnson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Benard landing punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
A nice elbow there by Benard.
Johnson is squirming around, avoiding Benard's attempts to control the action.
Johnson is trying to stand.
Benard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Johnson's face.
Benard has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Johnson really wants to buck Benard off and get back to his feet.
Benard is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Benard lands a big elbow.
Benard dominating with strikes here.
Johnson really wants to buck Benard off and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benard lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
Johnson is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Benard pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Benard landing shots from mount.
Benard putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Johnson is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Benard scoring with strikes but Johnson is staying in there.
Johnson taking shots to the head.
Benard landing shots from mount.
Johnson is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Benard trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benard breaks from Johnson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benard landing strikes from the mount.
Benard dominating with strikes here.
Benard working the ground and pound effectively.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet.
Benard lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benard with a couple of short strikes.
Benard cracks Johnson with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Benard lands a nice shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benard dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson swats away the attempt to clinch by Benard.
Benard gets the takedown into side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Benard is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Johnson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Check out the look on Benard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson prevents Benard from moving into mount.
Benard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Benard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Benard lands a few punches from side control.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Benard lands some shots froms side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Johnson is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Benard tries for a kimura but Johnson is defending well.
Benard is working Johnson over with some ground and pound from side control.
Johnson wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Benard is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Johnson can do to turn this around?
Benard cracks Johnson with a big right hand but Johnson just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Benard lands some shots froms side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benard is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is pushing Benard's head away, looking to escape. Benard manages to hold on to the position though.
Benard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Benard in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Johnson is wriggling around trying to escape but Benard has hooked up a rear naked choke! Is it over??? Is it... you're damn right it is! Johnson taps out and Benard picks up the big win! Great work there by Benard!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Michael Benard!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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