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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bubba Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Blaze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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156 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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176 cm
26
145 lbs
1 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Tends to cut |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Blaze!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bennett lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Blaze at a distance.
Bennett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Bubba Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Blaze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Blaze fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blaze doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Bennett stalks Blaze and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Blaze's face. Blaze staggers backwards, shaken.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Bennett misses with the combination.
Blaze looks gassed!
Bennett works over Blaze's head and body with a nice combination.
Blaze on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Bennett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blaze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Blaze misses.
Bennett connects with a body shot that sends Blaze's belly button to the back.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bennett stuffs the takedown attempt from Blaze. Blaze gets slowly back to his feet.
Bennett is looking to wear down Blaze with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A right-left combo lands from Bennett.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Blaze avoids nicely.
Bennett misses with a double jab.
Bennett throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Blaze.
Bennett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Bennett lands with a nice body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Horrible takedown by Blaze or perhaps it was just good defense by Bennett which made him look bad.
Bubba Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Blaze.
A combination from Bennett does no damage.
Bubba Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Bennett digs a good hook to Blaze's body.
Bennett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bennett goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett tries to bum rush Blaze with a series of wild strikes but Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands with a nice combination. Blaze backs away looking to recover.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
Bennett throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blaze dodges the punch combination from Bennett.
Bennett lands a jab to Blaze's midsection.
Blaze is trying desperately to land a takedown but Bennett is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Blaze.
Blaze tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bennett tries to bum rush Blaze with a series of wild strikes but Blaze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bennett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bennett shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Blaze eats them both and turns towards Bennett to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Bennett is working the combinations to good effect here.
Bennett swinging wildly here.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Bennett throws a combination that misses
and Blaze counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bennett!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Blaze unloads with some shots from mount but Bennett bucks and avoids them well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blaze landing strikes from the mount.
Blaze looking to control but Bennett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blaze is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Bennett to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Bennett shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze looking to ground and pound but Bennett is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bubba Bennett dominated that round.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bennett!
Bennett stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Bennett wants it to stay on the feet.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
Bennett scores with a three punch combo!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bennett!
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Bennett throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennett lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Bubba Bennett is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett throws a left and a right that both miss
and Blaze counters with a takedown into side control.
Blaze throws an elbow but Bennett slips to the side and avoids it well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bennett trying to remain calm as Blaze controls from the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Blaze in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Blaze throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Blaze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bennett keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnny Blaze has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Bennett closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blaze misses with a takedown attempt - Bennett sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bennett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Bennett scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Bennett lands a jab-cross combination.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Blaze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett fails to land with a series of punches.
No joy there for Bennett, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Blaze avoids nicely.
Bennett misses with a two punch combination.
Bennett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bennett stuns Blaze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bennett moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bennett throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws a right and a left that Blaze avoids nicely.
Bennett fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bubba Bennett is winning the standup battle so far.
Blaze is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bennett sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bubba Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johnny Blaze.
Blaze has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Bennett gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Blaze to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blaze stands and steps away. Bennett gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Blaze showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett throws a right hand that Blaze ducks under and follows up with a left that Blaze also avoids with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Johnny Blaze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sloppy strikes from Bennett. Those never looked like landing.
Bennett looks to score with a jab to the body but Blaze is just out of range.
Blaze doesn't manage to clinch there - Bennett circles away.
Blaze throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bennett's waist but Bennett gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Blaze off to one side.
Bennett throws a one two combo.
Bennett looks to land a combination but Blaze avoids it well.
Bennett swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennett throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Blaze stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bennett stuns Blaze with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett lands a jab to Blaze's midsection.
Bennett rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Blaze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Bennett lands with a nice combination. Blaze backs away looking to recover.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blaze takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennett throws a nice looking combination but Blaze bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bennett throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Blaze counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Bennett!
Bennett is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Blaze thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Blaze landing punches.
Bennett is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Blaze trying to control but Bennett is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blaze throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Bennett because Blaze loaded up on that one.
Blaze wants to control the pace but Bennett is squirming around nicely.
Bennett defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Blaze.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Blaze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bennett is looking to escape.
Blaze throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bennett blocking the ground and pound.
Bennett on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bennett tries to get out of the position.
Blaze looking to control but Bennett is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Blaze might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bennett kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Blaze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blaze has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Blaze!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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