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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matteu Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is TNT - ACDC. Matteu Martinez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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255 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matteu Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Martinez or perhaps it was just good defense by Benoit which made him look bad.
Martinez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Martinez tries to close the distance and clinch but Benoit swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A big left from Martinez misses.
Martinez lands with a good body shot.
Martinez misses with a two punch combination.
Benoit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Martinez.
Martinez scores with a jab. Benoit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Martinez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Martinez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benoit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Martinez shoots in and drives through. Benoit sprawls well.
Martinez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benoit circles away quickly and effectively.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Benoit clobbers Martinez with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Matteu Martinez has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit staying out of range there.
Martinez shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Benoit eats them both and turns towards Martinez to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Benoit takes a swing at Martinez's ribcage but misses.
Bobby Benoit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Martinez fails to land with a series of punches.
Martinez takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A telegraphed right hand from Benoit misses the target.
Benoit bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martinez's head backwards.
Martinez looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Martinez misses with a double jab.
Martinez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benoit misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benoit waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Martinez. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Martinez to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Martinez is rocked!
Benoit wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Martinez is still in real trouble! Can Benoit finish him?
Martinez seems to have recovered his senses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to keep a closed guard but Benoit is proving a slippery customer.
Benoit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Martinez on the ground.
Benoit wants to stand but Martinez has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Martinez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Benoit!
Benoit wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Martinez tries to control but Benoit wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Benoit changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benoit throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benoit throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benoit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benoit connects with the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benoit throws a good cross that connects.
Benoit throws a monster overhand right that drops Martinez! Benoit follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bobby Benoit!
Our winner, Bobby Benoit, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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