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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scope (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benigno Aquino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scope comes to the cage accompanied by Marry the Canvas!. Benigno Aquino has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Michael Scope's chin.
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter striker
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Scope!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Benigno Aquino!
The judges for this bout are Summer Carpenter, Bruno Hogan and Skip Squint.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aquino takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Aquino keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Some wild striking there from Aquino.
Aquino scores with a decent looking hook.
Aquino misses with a low kick as Scope jumps back.
Aquino throws a series of punches but Scope moves out of range.
A left lands for Scope.
Scope fails with the takedown.
Aquino fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A punch combination from Aquino misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scope fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Scope. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Aquino throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Scope tumbling to the canvas!
Scope is rocked!
It looks like Michael Scope has been cut.
Aquino throwing strikes but missing.
Scope is trying to keep Aquino in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aquino landing some decent shots from guard.
Aquino must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Aquino won't allow Scope to sweep him here.
Aquino throws an elbow that misses. Scope uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aquino's guard. Nice move by Scope!
Scope stays in close to Aquino's body and controls the position.
Scope missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scope wants to control from the top but Aquino keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scope controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Michael Scope wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Aquino gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Scope counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Scope content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Aquino tries to kick Scope off but Scope keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scope is controlling the pace.
Scope is looking to take a break and control but Aquino is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Michael Scope wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Scope throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Scope moves forwards but Aquino connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Scope throws a series of strikes that have Aquino backpedaling.
Scope just misses with a punch to the body.
Aquino defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Scope.
Aquino has a takedown stuffed.
Nice takedown defense from Scope. No joy for Aquino on that attempt.
Aquino misses with a double jab.
Scope fails with a takedown attempt.
Scope shoots in for a double leg but Aquino sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
No joy there for Aquino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Aquino tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aquino lands a left and a right that sends Scope crashing to the canvas! Aquino dives into mount looking to finish!
Oh Scope is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aquino throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Aquino lands a heavy elbow.
Aquino fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Aquino punching from mount but Scope doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Scope blocking the ground and pound.
Aquino thowing shots but they're missing.
The referee warns Scope that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Scope takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Aquino's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benigno Aquino!
Benigno Aquino took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, MMA ANIMAL for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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