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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Tunjic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tunjic comes to the cage accompanied by More Then A Feeling. Bennett has chosen Riot Maker by Tech N9ne as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
4 - 7 - 0 |
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145 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ivan Tunjic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Charles Bennett !
The judges for this bout are Paul Aken, Patrick Alders and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bennett duly obliges.
Tunjic shoots in looking for a takedown. Bennett tries to sprawl out of it but Tunjic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bennett manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Tunjic tries to clinch but Bennett is having none of it.
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennett cracks Tunjic with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tunjic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Charles Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett scores with a nice strike.
Bennett getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Tunjic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Tunjic throws a sloppy head kick and Bennett moves out of range easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bennett .
Tunjic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tunjic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Tunjic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tunjic shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bennett as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Tunjic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Tunjic tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennett scores with the left hand. Tunjic knows he should have avoided that one.
Bennett thuds a left hand into Tunjic's body.
Bennett scores with the left hand. Tunjic knows he should have avoided that one.
Tunjic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tunjic throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bennett looks to land a combination but Tunjic avoids it well.
Nice straight punches there by Bennett . You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bennett .
Tunjic takes one to the chin there.
Tunjic wants to clinch.
Tunjic really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tunjic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic rushes Bennett and presses him up against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tunjic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bennett pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Tunjic keeps control of Bennett as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Tunjic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tunjic misses with a head kick.
Bennett throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bennett scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Tunjic stuffs the takedown.
Tunjic takes one to the side of the head.
Nice cross by Tunjic.
Bennett closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bennett is trying to control the action in half guard but Tunjic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bennett slows the pace down in half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Charles Bennett wasn't active enough on the ground.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tunjic is defended easily by Bennett .
Tunjic avoids the body shot from Bennett .
Tunjic throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Tunjic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Tunjic fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Bennett sprawls well initially but Tunjic persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tunjic.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tunjic.
Bennett avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tunjic.
Bennett keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Tunjic misses with a head shot. Bennett uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tunjic prevents Bennett from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tunjic.
Tunjic won't allow Bennett to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bennett dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice jab there from Bennett .
Bennett swats away the attempt to clinch by Tunjic.
Tunjic misses with a takedown attempt - Bennett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Tunjic tries to clinch there but Bennett circles away.
Bennett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Bennett connects with a right hand. Tunjic shakes it off.
Ivan Tunjic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tunjic shoots in for a double leg but Bennett sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Bennett lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tunjic is trying to control but can't.
Bennett wants to take a breather but Tunjic is having none of it.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Bennett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tunjic stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bennett connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Tunjic's hands.
Tunjic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bennett paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bennett jabs Tunjic to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bennett throws out a powerful jab.
A right-left combo lands from Bennett .
Tunjic takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tunjic shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Tunjic is pressing down on Bennett 's thigh, looking to free his foot. Bennett is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunjic missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Tunjic lands strikes from half guard.
Tunjic throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Tunjic sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bennett defending well though.
Tunjic will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tunjic throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bennett kicks off Tunjic and gets to his feet.
Charles Bennett seems to be getting the better of the standup.
No luck for Bennett with that takedown attempt.
Tunjic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett tests Tunjic's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice shot lands for Tunjic.
Tunjic scores with a takedown into Bennett 's guard.
Tunjic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bennett 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 ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tunjic wants to improve his position but Bennett is controlling well.
Bennett lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Bennett decides to stand and escape the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tunjic walks into a left hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Tunjic eats them both and turns towards Bennett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Bennett showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Tunjic fails with a takedown attempt.
Tunjic lands a head kick!
Tunjic drops his hands momentarily and Bennett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Tunjic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Tunjic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tunjic moves into the clinch.
Tunjic jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bennett walks away with a smile on his face. Tunjic gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Tunjic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Bennett throws a series of strikes that have Tunjic backpedaling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Tunjic moves away.
No joy there for Bennett , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Tunjic takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bennett digs a good body shot into Tunjic's ribs.
Bennett jabs at Tunjic's body.
Bennett with a hook.
Bennett lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bennett throws a shot to the body.
Bennett leaves Tunjic with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Tunjic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Tunjic walks into a jab.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
Bennett dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic is looking to clinch but Bennett is avoiding it.
Bennett feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Tunjics jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Tunjic fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tunjic pushes Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Tunjic breaks the clinch.
Bennett stuns Tunjic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tunjic tries to clinch but Bennett moves out of range.
No luck for Tunjic with that takedown attempt.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tunjic throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bennett lands a nice hook to Tunjic's body. Tunjic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands with a hook. Tunjic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Bennett misses the shot to the body.
Bennett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tunjic on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bennett 's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Bennett duly obliges.
Tunjic fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bennett bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tunjic's head backwards.
Bennett avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bennett lands a right hook to the body.
Charles Bennett is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Tunjic tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Bennett manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bennett .
Tunjic instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tunjic drags the fight down to the ground.
Tunjic can't keep his opponent in guard - Bennett advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bennett is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Tunjic manages to get to full guard.
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!
Bennett controls from within his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Bennett comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Bennett winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Paul Aken scores the fight 27:30
Judge Patrick Alders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Bennett !
In his post fight interview, Charles Bennett started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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