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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Glenn Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Coppers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nathan Coppers has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Glenn Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nathan Coppers!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Atkins and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Coppers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benton to score with a decent uppercut.
Benton throws a right hand that Coppers ducks under and follows up with a left that Coppers also avoids with ease.
A chopping leg kick lands by Coppers.
Coppers takes a swing at Benton's ribcage but misses.
Coppers fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benton.
Coppers throws a solid leg kick but Benton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Coppers.
Coppers looks to land a left hand but Benton moved out of range nicely.
Jab from Benton.
Benton throws a low kick but Coppers avoids it.
Coppers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benton.
Benton checks a low kick from Coppers.
Coppers pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Coppers.
Coppers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benton to score an easy takedown into 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!
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Coppers is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Benton stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Coppers stalks Benton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benton's face. Benton staggers backwards, shaken.
Benton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Coppers.
Benton cracks Coppers with an open hand slap.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Benton lands with a good body shot.
Benton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Coppers did well to prevent Benton getting side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton escapes and gets back to his feet.
Benton jabs Coppers to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benton lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Nathan Coppers has been cut.
Coppers dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Coppers misses with an uppercut. Benton saw that one coming.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
Nathan Coppers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Coppers ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
Coppers is looking to slow Benton down with leg kicks.
Coppers looks to throw the jab but Benton is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Coppers. Coppers obviously looking to wear him down.
Coppers ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A punch combination from Coppers misses.
Benton misses with a body kick.
Some wild striking there from Benton.
Benton closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Benton lands in his opponent's guard.
Benton gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coppers uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benton.
Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Coppers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Coppers cracks the inside of Benton's front leg.
Benton thows a body shot but no joy.
Coppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benton manages to avoid it.
Coppers buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benton, as that shot connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coppers throws a head kick that misses.
A good leg kick by Coppers.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coppers lands a head kick!
Coppers lands with a nice body punch.
Benton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Benton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Coppers's cut.
That's time! Benton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice shot lands for Benton.
Benton with a nice cross.
Benton takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Coppers misses with a few strikes there.
Coppers tries a head kick but it misses.
Coppers waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benton.
Coppers does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Coppers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benton checks the leg kick.
Benton walks into a left hand.
Benton misses with a straight right.
Coppers tries to sprawl but Benton drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton stands up from half guard.
Benton avoids the head kick by Coppers.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coppers throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Coppers swinging wildly here.
Glenn Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
Coppers connects with the punch.
Coppers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
Benton throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Coppers tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Benton is in Coppers's guard.
Benton gets to his feet - Coppers follows without any prompting.
Benton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Coppers quickly recovers to half guard.
Benton decides to stand and escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coppers delivers a nice body kick.
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!
Coppers uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benton.
Benton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A left and a right from Benton both land. Nice combination.
Benton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benton misses with a two punch combination.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benton feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Benton decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nathan Coppers is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Coppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Coppers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benton is out of range.
Benton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Coppers is looking to chop away at Benton's legs.
Benton swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benton throws a leg kick but Coppers moved away.
Good work by Coppers as he checks the leg kick.
Coppers throws a low kick but Benton moves out of range easily.
Coppers lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Coppers takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Coppers throws an overhand right that lands on Benton's shoulder, as Benton tries to avoid the shot.
A head kick misses from Coppers.
A nice inside leg kick there by Coppers. That's going to slow Benton down.
Coppers pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benton clobbers Coppers with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Coppers misses with a combination
and Benton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coppers fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benton is out of range.
Coppers throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coppers throws a leg kick but Benton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
A bone on bone clash there as Benton blocks the leg kick.
Benton fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Coppers is out of range.
Some wild striking there from Coppers.
Benton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Coppers.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Coppers at a distance.
Coppers takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coppers swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Coppers gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benton to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Coppers not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Glenn Benton dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nathan Coppers's cut.
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!
A jab from Coppers misses.
A leg kick checked by Benton.
Coppers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benton manages to avoid it.
Nice uppercut lands for Benton. That snapped Coppers's head back.
Coppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Coppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benton throws out a leg kick but Coppers moves out of range and Benton only half commits.
That kick from Coppers tenderised Benton's leg. Benton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coppers closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benton misses with a looping left.
Benton checks the leg kick nicely there.
Coppers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benton tries a head kick but it misses.
Coppers throws a right hand that misses
and Benton counters with a one-two to the body.
No joy there for Coppers, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Coppers. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Coppers.
Coppers ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benton throws a leg kick but Coppers sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That kick from Coppers tenderised Benton's leg. Benton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Coppers moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benton drives through with a takedown into Coppers's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Coppers wants to sweep but no luck.
Benton stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Coppers staying out of range there.
Benton lands a slapping body shot.
Coppers with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benton to score with a decent uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Coppers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Coppers moves away.
Coppers has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benton shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Coppers's guard.
Coppers has a closed guard, preventing Benton from standing up.
Benton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Coppers, up you get!
Coppers shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Coppers lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Coppers throws out the jab.
Benton scores with the left hand. Coppers knows he should have avoided that one.
An inside leg kick from Coppers misses.
Coppers connects with a high kick.
Benton throws a right and a left that Coppers avoids nicely.
Benton blocks a head kick by Coppers.
Coppers throws a nice looking combination but Benton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Coppers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Nice uppercut there from Coppers.
Coppers fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Coppers gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Coppers lands with a slapping head kick.
Benton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Coppers eats them both and turns towards Benton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Coppers throws a body kick that misses.
Coppers misses with a double jab.
Coppers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Coppers wants to land a leg kick but Benton is out of range.
Benton scores with a jab. Coppers acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coppers misses with the combination.
Coppers keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Coppers sprawls well initially but Benton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Benton postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Coppers to stand up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benton gets a takedown into half guard.
Nathan Coppers has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Coppers is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benton pulls his head out easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Glenn Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benton has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Glenn Benton!
Glenn Benton thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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