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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Linger In Shadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hatebreed - Live for this. The crowd seem to be enjoying In Shadows's choice of entrance music: IM / Cities Of The Future. This should be fireworks!
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182 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Glenn Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Linger In Shadows!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, John Kavanagh and Columbo Gatti.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benton swinging wildly here.
Jab by In Shadows.
Benton slips a straight right by In Shadows.
Benton thows a left - swing and a miss!
In Shadows lands a body shot.
In Shadows lands a body shot.
Benton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by In Shadows.
Benton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but In Shadows was well out of range. Poor timing from Benton.
Benton defending well as In Shadows loads up on a big left hand.
In Shadows throws the left hand but Benton avoids the punch easily.
In Shadows cracks Benton with a right hand to the side of the head.
In Shadows staying out of range there.
In Shadows lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benton circles away quickly and effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton steps to the side to avoid the strikes from In Shadows.
In Shadows is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benton.
In Shadows is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Benton slips a jab and a cross from In Shadows.
In Shadows dips to his left and cracks Benton with an uppercut!
In Shadows uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benton has time to react.
A jab from Benton misses.
Benton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and In Shadows makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
In Shadows throws a body punch but Benton moves out of range.
In Shadows throws a one two combo.
In Shadows keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benton.
In Shadows connects with a single shot there.
In Shadows tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benton was well out of range. Poor timing from In Shadows.
Benton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
In Shadows throws a lazy right hand but Benton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
In Shadows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
In Shadows misses with a body shot.
In Shadows throws a hook to the side of Benton's head but Benton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benton tries to clinch up but In Shadows circles away and keeps his distance.
Benton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benton misses with a hook
and Benton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benton thows a left - swing and a miss!
In Shadows takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benton dodges the punch combination from In Shadows.
In Shadows misses the jab.
Benton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but In Shadows moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
In Shadows scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
In Shadows is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
The fighters circling - Benton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
In Shadows misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - In Shadows throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benton looks to land a left hand but In Shadows moved out of range nicely.
In Shadows lands with a right hand.
In Shadows missing with a left hand there. Benton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Linger In Shadows seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
In Shadows moves away from the strike by Benton.
In Shadows's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benton under the eye.
A looping hook to the body misses from In Shadows. Benton does a little dance to reset his feet.
In Shadows scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benton doesn't seem bothered though.
Benton scores with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton defending well as In Shadows loads up on a big left hand.
Benton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from In Shadows.
Benton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benton throws out a loose jab but In Shadows uses good head movement to avoid it.
In Shadows swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benton throws out a loose jab but In Shadows uses good head movement to avoid it.
In Shadows throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot lands for In Shadows.
Benton misses with a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Decent striking displayed by In Shadows there.
Benton throws out a loose jab but In Shadows uses good head movement to avoid it.
In Shadows moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linger In Shadows dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
In Shadows thuds a left hand into Benton's body.
In Shadows dips to his left and cracks Benton with an uppercut!
Benton works the jab nicely.
Benton missing with a left hand there. In Shadows was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
In Shadows avoids the body shot from Benton.
Linger In Shadows seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benton ducks right into an uppercut from In Shadows.
In Shadows jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Benton.
In Shadows lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by In Shadows.
In Shadows cracks Benton with a good jab.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
In Shadows throws an overhand right that lands on Benton's shoulder, as Benton tries to avoid the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton misses with a straight left.
Benton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benton throws a hook to the side of In Shadows's head but In Shadows sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benton throws a right and a left that In Shadows avoids nicely.
Benton throws a jab but it's blocked by In Shadows.
In Shadows tests Benton's chin there with a solid looking shot.
In Shadows uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benton.
In Shadows throws a body punch but Benton moves out of range.
In Shadows takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from In Shadows misses the target.
In Shadows lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benton throws a jab but it's blocked by In Shadows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a hook but In Shadows avoids it easily.
Benton bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of In Shadows's head.
A swing and a miss from In Shadows.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but In Shadows paws at him with a jab and circles away.
In Shadows works Benton's body with a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
In Shadows throws a lazy right hand but Benton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
In Shadows lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benton loads up on a big right hand but In Shadows slips the punch.
Benton throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benton misses with a looping right.
In Shadows misses with an uppercut. Benton saw that one coming.
In Shadows misses with an uppercut. Benton saw that one coming.
In Shadows misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton throws a series of punches but In Shadows avoids them all with ease.
In Shadows is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Benton throws a sloppy body shot
and In Shadows counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benton thinking.
Benton jabbing away but nothing is landing.
In Shadows throws a series of punches but Benton moves out of range.
In Shadows misses the body punch
and Benton counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
In Shadows misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely.
In Shadows scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
In Shadows cracks Benton with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice cross by Benton.
Benton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
In Shadows throws a body punch but Benton moves out of range.
In Shadows throws a body punch but Benton moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Benton misses the target.
Benton slips under a jab from In Shadows.
In Shadows works over Benton's head and body with a nice combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
In Shadows has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from In Shadows there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benton tries to clinch up.
In Shadows circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benton misses with an uppercut.
A punch combination from Benton misses.
In Shadows blocks a jab.
A slow jab from In Shadows misses its intended target.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
In Shadows loads up on a big right hand but Benton slips the punch.
Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from In Shadows.
Benton is on the wrong end of a nice combination from In Shadows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Linger In Shadows 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
In Shadows bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
In Shadows avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benton drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
In Shadows pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Linger In Shadows has been cut.
In Shadows scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benton feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits In Shadowss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
In Shadows misses with an uppercut.
In Shadows connects with a body shot that sends Benton's belly button to the back.
A looping hook to the body misses from In Shadows. Benton does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton thuds his right hand into In Shadows's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
In Shadows cracks Benton with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benton walks into a straight right hand from In Shadows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton misses with an uppercut. In Shadows saw that one coming.
In Shadows uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benton.
In Shadows thuds a left hand into Benton's body.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from In Shadows.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A swing and a miss from In Shadows.
In Shadows scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
In Shadows throws out a powerful jab.
In Shadows swings for the body but Benton moves out of range.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from In Shadows.
Benton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but In Shadows was well out of range. Poor timing from Benton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton wants to clinch up but In Shadows keeps it at a distance.
In Shadows shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benton looks to land a left hand but In Shadows moved out of range nicely.
Benton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
In Shadows displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benton throws out the jab.
Benton avoids the body shot from In Shadows.
In Shadows misses with a looping right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton looks to land a combination. In Shadows sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
In Shadows jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton misses with a looping left.
In Shadows connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from In Shadows misses.
Benton lands with a nice combination. In Shadows backs away looking to recover.
In Shadows throws a series of punches but Benton moves out of range.
Benton lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
In Shadows missing with a left hand there. Benton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benton waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract In Shadows.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from In Shadows.
In Shadows looks to throw the jab but Benton is out of range.
Benton throws a lazy uppercut
enabling In Shadows to counter with a crisp jab.
Benton cracks In Shadows with a good jab.
In Shadows misses with a jab, cross combination.
In Shadows takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Linger In Shadows is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a nice head shot.
In Shadows throws a body punch but Benton moves out of range.
In Shadows throws a lazy right hand but Benton sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
In Shadows slips under a jab.
Danga de danga de dang - In Shadows scores with a four punch combination!
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!
A jab from In Shadows does it's job there.
Benton defending well as In Shadows loads up on a big left hand.
Sloppy strikes from In Shadows. Those never looked like landing.
Glenn Benton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A big right from In Shadows misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
In Shadows slips under a jab.
Benton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but In Shadows was well out of range. Poor timing from Benton.
In Shadows throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benton stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Glenn Benton.
Well In Shadows 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 Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:29
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 28:29
Judge Columbo Gatti scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Linger In Shadows!
Linger In Shadows decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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