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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dee Stroya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dee Stroya!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Jamal Bennett!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett blocks a jab.
Stroya moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stroya.
Bennett gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fighters circling - Stroya throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stroya misses with a hook. Bennett ducked under it nicely.
Bennett closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stroya circles away.
A big right from Stroya misses.
Stroya tests Bennett's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stroya misses with a hook
and Bennett counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stroya swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bennett counters with a solid body kick.
Bennett has a takedown stuffed.
Stroya thuds a left hand into Bennett's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Stroya. Beautiful body shot.
Bennett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroya.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennett. Stroya does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bennett walks into a straight right hand from Stroya.
Stroya throws a big shot that misses.
Stroya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Bennett scores with a crisp jab that stopped Stroya in his tracks.
Stroya misses with a body shot.
Bennett takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroya is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Stroya misses with a left hand
and Bennett counters by clinching up.
The referee is keeping an eye on Stroya - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stroya is working Bennett over against the cage.
Stroya has had enough of the clinch but Bennett keeps him there for the moment.
Stroya gets underhooks to prevent Bennett's takedown attempt.
Dee Stroya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Bennett.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett tries to pull guard but Stroya won't allow it.
Stroya swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Stroya tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Stroya back against the cage.
Stroya throws a head punch that misses.
Stroya misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stroya leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett successfully pulls guard.
Stroya is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Dee Stroya wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bennett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett has a takedown stuffed.
Stroya takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Stroya swings away with a body shot that misses
and Bennett counters with a big head kick but Stroya shrugs it off.
Stroya throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A big left from Stroya misses.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Stroya.
Bennett doesn't manage to clinch there - Stroya circles away.
Stroya throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennett on the side of the head.
Bennett slips a jab from Stroya.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya misses the shot to the body.
Bennett looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Bennett throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stroya's waist but Stroya gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Bennett off to one side.
Bennett looks gassed!
Bennett looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stroya is fending him off so far but Bennett persists. Nope, Stroya circles away and we're back to standing.
Bennett ducks under a wild hook from Stroya.
Stroya lands a jab-cross combination.
Dee Stroya is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stroya throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennett sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bennett tries to clinch there but Stroya circles away.
Stroya throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stroya throws a body punch but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Stroya sprawls well. Stroya wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bennett gets slowly back to his feet.
Stroya is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stroya misses the jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Stroya dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stroya.
Stroya tries to keep at a distance but Bennett has taken the fight into the clinch.
Stroya blocks an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Stroya scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennett breaks from the clinch.
Stroya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroya.
Stroya throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bennett.
Bennett changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Stroya fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Bennett is looking to clinch but Stroya is avoiding it.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stroya defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bennett.
Stroya misses the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Stroya pinned against the cage. Stroya gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dee Stroya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Bennett.
Bennett closes the distance and pushes Stroya back into the cage.
Bennett pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stroya throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Stroya cracks Bennett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bennett shoots for a double leg takedown but Stroya sprawls well. He's pushed Bennett's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Bennett is breathing heavily.
Stroya keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stroya.
Stroya scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stroya misses with a left hand
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennett walks into a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Stroya, as that shot connected.
No joy there for Stroya, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Stroya throws a good cross that connects.
The crowd cheers as Stroya lands an impressive looking overhand right. Bennett doesn't seem phased though.
Stroya misses with a straight right.
Stroya thuds a left hand into Bennett's body.
Stroya cracks a nice hook into Bennett's ribs.
Stroya loads up on a big right hand but Bennett slips the punch.
Bennett takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Decent striking displayed by Stroya there.
Stroya throws a good cross that connects.
Bennett takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bennett is rocked!
Stroya scores with a nice strike.
Bennett is still on wobbly legs! Can Stroya finish him?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stroya feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bennett sprawling to the canvas! Bennett rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Stroya finish him?!
Stroya takes a swing at Bennett's ribcage but misses.
Stroya lands with a hook. Bennett tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head kick misses from Bennett.
Jamal Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stroya connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice defenses there by Bennett.
Stroya throws a jab when Bennett was well out of range.
Bennett seems to have recovered his senses.
Stroya lands a jab to the head.
Stroya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Stroya misses with a hook
and Bennett counters by moving into the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Stroya holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Stroya uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Stroya misses with a hook.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroya lands a jab to the head.
Stroya looks to land a left hand but Bennett moved out of range nicely.
Stroya drops Bennett with a beautiful combination! Bennett stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Stroya is looking for the KO!
Stroya misses with a body shot.
Stroya looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Stroya. Bennett does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bennett.
Stroya bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bennett's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dee Stroya dominated that second round.
That's time! Stroya's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Stroya looks to land a right hand but Bennett moved out of range.
Stroya misses with a hook
and Bennett moves into the clinch.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Stroya.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stroya misses with the head strike.
Stroya lands with a short shot to the head.
Bennett takes a shot to the head.
Stroya misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett is pushing Stroya up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Bennett is trying to pull guard but Stroya turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stroya has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Stroya is looking to control Bennett's arms but Bennett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stroya has his back to the cage.
Stroya is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennett can do to turn this around?
Bennett blocks a body shot from Stroya.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennett steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stroya.
Stroya connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bennett's hands.
Bennett tries a head kick but it misses.
Bennett has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bennett is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stroya cracks Bennett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bennett takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stroya dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stroya looks to throw the jab but Bennett is out of range.
Stroya throws an off balance right hand
and Bennett counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bennett.
Stroya tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett tries for a takedown but Stroya manages to get underhooks.
Stroya lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Stroya takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stroya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stroya scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennett drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dee Stroya has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jamal Bennett.
Stroya tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jamal Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stroya lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stroya tries to break free but Bennett pushes him back against the cage.
Bennett blocking some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Stroya.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stroya working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Stroya fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Stroya's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stroya scores with a shoulder strike.
Bennett has Stroya pressed against the cage, preventing Stroya from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stroya tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett fails to pull guard.
Stroya is looking to control Bennett's arms but Bennett gets an underhook and turns him. Now Stroya has his back to the cage.
Bennett is looking to break free of the clinch but Stroya has double underhooks.
Stroya working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bennett's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stroya tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennett was well out of range. Poor timing from Stroya.
Bennett slips under a jab from Stroya.
Dee Stroya is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stroya misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stroya sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bennett somewhat.
Stroya misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A jab from Stroya finds it's way through Bennett's defenses.
Stroya cracks Bennett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
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!
Stroya connects with a crisp jab.
Bennett has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stroya finds it's way round the side to connect with Bennett's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennett misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bennett ducks right into an uppercut from Stroya.
Stroya throws a hook but Bennett avoids it easily.
Dee Stroya is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stroya misses with the combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dee Stroya showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stroya 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dee Stroya!
A pretty intense looking Dee Stroya took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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