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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Le Blanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benoit comes to the cage accompanied by Praise. Le Blanc has chosen I Know It's Over - By The Smiths as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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140 lbs
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145 lbs
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
25 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Kyle Le Blanc!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Steve Erwin and Summer Carpenter.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benoit throws a series of punches but Le Blanc moves out of range.
Benoit lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Benoit tries to clinch there but Le Blanc circles away.
Benoit misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Blanc jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benoit tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benoit throws a right and a left that Le Blanc avoids nicely.
Benoit tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Le Blanc counters with an outside leg kick.
Benoit connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benoit is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Le Blanc slips the punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit stalls.
Le Blanc has Benoit pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Le Blanc pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Benoit tumbling to the mat - Le Blanc dives into Benoit's guard.
Benoit is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Le Blanc trying to control the position from guard on top but Benoit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Le Blanc looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Le Blanc won't allow Benoit to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
We're going to have a standup here because Michael Benoit wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
A telegraphed right hand from Benoit misses the target.
Le Blanc lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benoit circles away quickly and effectively.
Le Blanc takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benoit attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
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!
Benoit blocks a jab.
Le Blanc ducks under a wild hook from Benoit.
Le Blanc scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benoit throws a hook but Le Blanc blocks it.
Le Blanc throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benoit thuds his right hand into Le Blanc's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benoit throws a lazy right hand but Le Blanc sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc moves out of range of the strikes.
Le Blanc takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benoit. Le Blanc does a little dance to reset his feet.
Le Blanc walks into a straight right hand from Benoit.
Michael Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Le Blanc misses with a hook. Benoit ducked under it nicely.
Le Blanc misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benoit scores with a decent looking hook.
Le Blanc on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
Le Blanc lands with a shot to the body.
Benoit is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Le Blanc scores with a leg kick.
Benoit misses with a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a jab to the body
and Le Blanc makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benoit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benoit throws a one two combo.
Le Blanc throws a right and a left that Benoit avoids nicely.
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benoit blocks a head kick by Le Blanc.
Benoit moves out of range of the leg kick from Le Blanc.
Benoit looks to land a left hand but Le Blanc moved out of range nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Good shot there by Benoit.
Le Blanc looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Le Blanc.
Benoit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benoit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benoit throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le Blanc cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
An inside leg kick from Benoit misses.
Le Blanc avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benoit comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Benoit as he connects with a hook.
Benoit tries to clinch up.
Benoit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a wild combination.
Le Blanc dodges the punch combination from Benoit.
Le Blanc throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benoit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benoit throws a shot from downtown. Le Blanc moves away and avoids it.
Benoit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Le Blanc.
Benoit displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benoit scores with a jab to the body.
Le Blanc swings for the body but Benoit moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Benoit.
Benoit lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le Blanc circles away quickly and effectively.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benoit tries to close the distance and clinch up but Le Blanc swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benoit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Le Blanc takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Benoit scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Le Blanc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benoit is looking to clinch.
A big left from Benoit misses.
Le Blanc stalks Benoit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benoit's face. Benoit staggers backwards, shaken.
Michael Benoit is winning the standup battle so far.
Benoit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benoit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benoit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Le Blanc circles away from the clinch attempt.
That kick from Le Blanc tenderised Benoit's leg. Benoit is trying to keep his angry face on.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Le Blanc.
Benoit keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Le Blanc misses with a jab to the body
enabling Benoit to counter with a crisp jab.
Le Blanc blocks a jab.
Le Blanc thumps Benoit with a low kick.
Le Blanc lands a nice hook to Benoit's body. Benoit takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Le Blanc is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benoit rather than just go for the knockout.
Benoit avoids the body shot from Le Blanc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit takes a swing at Le Blanc's ribcage but misses.
Le Blanc thows a left - swing and a miss!
A right-left combo lands from Benoit.
Le Blanc keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice uppercut lands for Benoit. That snapped Le Blanc's head back.
Le Blanc avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benoit tries to close the distance and clinch but Le Blanc swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Le Blanc takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Le Blanc loads up on a big right hand but Benoit slips the punch.
Benoit avoids the body shot from Le Blanc.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Benoit dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Le Blanc looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Le Blanc moves away.
Benoit lands a right hook to the body.
Benoit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Le Blanc manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Benoit.
Benoit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benoit clinches.
Benoit blocking some punches.
Le Blanc scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Benoit fails to land.
Le Blanc is trying to maintain a safe position but Benoit gets an underhook and turns Le Blanc into the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Le Blanc has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benoit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Nice body punch from Le Blanc.
Benoit misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Le Blanc blocking some punches.
A short uppercut from Benoit.
Benoit is trying to maintain a safe position but Le Blanc gets an underhook and turns Benoit into the cage.
Benoit has a couple of punches blocked by Le Blanc.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Le Blanc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Le Blanc lands a hook that snaps the head of Benoit backwards.
Le Blanc lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benoit tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Le Blanc's elbow.
Le Blanc blocking some punches.
Benoit working aggressively here.
Benoit misses with a punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Le Blanc misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Le Blanc fails to land.
Kyle Le Blanc has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benoit misses with the head strike.
Le Blanc lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benoit.
Benoit lands a hook that snaps the head of Le Blanc backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benoit throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Blanc.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Le Blanc.
Le Blanc working hard to break the clinch.
Le Blanc taking a breather.
Benoit wants to stall.
Le Blanc misses with some punches.
Benoit is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Le Blanc misses with some punches.
Le Blanc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benoit fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Le Blanc takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Blanc throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benoits head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Le Blanc lands an uppercut.
Le Blanc misses with a body punch.
Benoit tries to work over Le Blanc's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benoit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Le Blanc misses with a punch on the inside.
Le Blanc misses with the head strike.
Benoit misses with some punches.
Benoit blocks a body shot from Le Blanc.
Le Blanc struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
Benoit wants to stall.
Le Blanc misses with a punch to the body.
Le Blanc lands a nice uppercut.
Le Blanc fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Benoit.
Benoit throws a punch but it's blocked by Le Blanc.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A short uppercut from Benoit.
Benoit tries a body shot but Le Blanc blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for Benoit.
Le Blanc lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benoit or not.
Le Blanc prevents a body shot from Benoit.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Le Blanc misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benoit.
Le Blanc takes a shot to the head.
Michael Benoit is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benoit keeps control of Le Blanc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benoit blocking some punches.
Le Blanc trying to stall but Benoit improves his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head punch on the inside from Le Blanc fails to land.
Le Blanc misses with some punches.
Le Blanc struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
Le Blanc doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kyle Le Blanc.
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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Summer Carpenter scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Benoit!
A very excited looking Michael Benoit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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