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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lincoln Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas has chosen Pulse of the Maggots as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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198 lbs
24 - 10 - 2 |
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187 cm
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213 lbs
18 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 10 - 2, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lincoln Thomas!
The judges for this bout are , Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
Thomas keeps Benoit at a distance using the push kick.
Benoit is looking to slow Thomas down with leg kicks.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benoit throws a shot to the body.
Benoit throws a shot to the body.
Benoit takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas connects with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Benoit waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Thomas.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Benoit gets tackled into the cage by Thomas. Thomas maintains the clinch.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Benoit 's eye.
It looks like Matthieu Benoit has been cut.
Thomas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benoit.
Thomas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Benoit is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Benoit takes an elbow to the temple.
Thomas connects with a knee to the head.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Benoit taking a breather.
Thomas lands a nice knee to the body.
Thomas landing knees to the body.
Benoit managing to block the knees to the body from Thomas.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Benoit tries a body shot but Thomas blocks it.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thomas pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Benoit blocks an elbow strike from Thomas.
Benoit takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benoit tries to throw a body punch but Thomas avoids it by throwing Benoit back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thomas throws an elbow but misses.
Benoit goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benoit on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benoit jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Thomas walks away with a smile on his face. Benoit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Thomas throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benoit shoots for a double leg takedown but Thomas sprawls well. He's pushed Benoit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benoit checks it well.
Benoit checks a leg kick nicely.
Benoit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Good work by Benoit as he checks the leg kick.
Lincoln Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
Benoit throws a chopping leg kick but Thomas manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Thomas lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Thomas finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Benoit moved away.
Thomas takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Thomas misses its intended target.
Thomas throws a head kick that Benoit semi-blocks.
Benoit is looking to wear down Thomas with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benoit misses with a straight left.
Thomas throws a nice inside leg kick.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
Thomas swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benoit checks a low kick from Thomas.
Benoit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Thomas checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Benoit counters with a left to the body.
A lazy body kick from Thomas
and Benoit counters with a left to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Thomas fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benoit checks it well.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Benoit counters with a nice uppercut.
Benoit throws a hook but Thomas avoids it easily.
A low kick from Thomas misses
and Benoit counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benoit.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benoit avoids it.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Benoit.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Benoit wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthieu Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Benoit is trying to maintain a safe position but Thomas gets an underhook and turns Benoit into the cage.
Thomas lands an elbow just above Benoit 's eye.
Thomas throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas lands a good knee to the midsection. Benoit won't want to take too many of those.
Thomas lands a nice elbow.
Benoit dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Benoit doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lincoln Thomas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benoit moves out of range of the leg kick from Thomas.
A clash of legs there as Thomas blocks the low kick.
Thomas fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benoit has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Benoit sees coming a mile off.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Benoit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Thomas misses with a low kick.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Benoit counters with an inside leg kick.
Benoit closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Thomas did well to prevent Benoit getting side control.
Benoit performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Benoit is pressing down on Thomas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thomas is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit is working for a kimura but Thomas is defending it quite comfortably.
Benoit is trying to control the action in half guard but Thomas is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are battling for position here. Thomas manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benoit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thomas is pulling down on Benoit's head to control his posture.
Benoit trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Benoit throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Thomas avoids the body shot from Benoit.
Thomas shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thomas 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.
Benoit closes the distance and pushes Thomas back into the cage.
Benoit lands a right hand.
Benoit tries to stall but Thomas uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benoit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thomas's elbow.
Thomas misses with an elbow strike.
Thomas is trying to stall.
Benoit works on Thomas's body with a couple of short punches.
Benoit avoids the elbow strike from Thomas, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas prevents a body shot from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas pushes off an throws an elbow but Benoit leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benoit lands with a right to the head.
Benoit can't find room to land a body shot as Thomas controls the action.
A short uppercut from Benoit.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benoit blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Benoit jumps guard.
Thomas content to stall in guard here.
Benoit escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Thomas gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Benoit dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
That's time! Benoit's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Benoit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Thomas wants to slow Benoit down by chopping away at his legs.
A low kick from Thomas is predictable there
and Benoit decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Thomas's guard.
Benoit trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
Benoit drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Benoit jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Thomas preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas wants to stand but Benoit is controlling the position.
Benoit with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Benoit is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Lincoln Thomas wasn't active enough on the ground.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Benoit moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lincoln Thomas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benoit thows a body shot but no joy.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Benoit moved away.
Benoit misses with a hook.
Good leg kick by Benoit there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Thomas lands with a slapping head kick.
Benoit shoots in and bounces Thomas off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thomas wants to stand but Benoit is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
Benoit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thomas controls Benoit momentarily but Benoit frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lincoln Thomas was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
Thomas misses with an uppercut. Benoit saw that one coming.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Benoit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and Benoit counters with a slapping leg kick.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Thomas misses.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benoit.
Thomas finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benoit shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Thomas's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthieu Benoit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benoit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matthieu Benoit!
Matthieu Benoit decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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