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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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198 lbs
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Great wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 12 - 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
27 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Timothy Bukovac and Don Winkell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Yamada wants it to stay on the feet.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benoit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benoit shoots in looking for a takedown but Yamada manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benoit's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Benoit tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada tests Benoit's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yamada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A combination from Yamada does no damage.
Yamada stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthieu Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamada stuffs the takedown.
Benoit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamada circles away.
Yamada moves into range and clinches up with Benoit.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada throws a head punch that misses.
Yamada throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Yamada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benoit backwards.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada throws a punch but it's blocked by Benoit.
Yamada lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Benoit tries to stall but Yamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benoit tries to circle away but Yamada has him pinned against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamada.
Benoit works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Yamada softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada tries to work over Benoit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benoit is pushing Yamada up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Good body shot from Yamada.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benoit is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Yamada to keep the fight standing.
Benoit lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yamada.
Benoit leaning against his opponent.
Benoit is trying to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada lands with a left to the head.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benoit backwards.
Benoit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benoit.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Yamada pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benoit misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benoit lands a hook that snaps the head of Yamada backwards.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Yamada lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamada.
Yamada lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benoit backwards.
Benoit digs a right hand into Yamada's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Yamada's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada lands with a light punch inside.
Benoit tries a body shot but Yamada blocks it.
Benoit tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benoit's elbow.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Yamada.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Benoit.
Benoit softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Yamada misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benoit scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.
Benoit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada has a couple of punches blocked by Benoit.
Yamada misses with a hook to the ribs.
A left hand lands to the body for Benoit.
Yamada lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benoit jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benoit misses the jab.
Yamada throws a right and a left that Benoit avoids nicely.
Yamada throws a shot from downtown. Benoit moves away and avoids it.
Yamada throws out a leg kick but Benoit moves out of range and Yamada only half commits.
Benoit pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Yamada back to the cage. Benoit follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benoit moves out of range as Yamada throws a body kick.
Benoit swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Yamada keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benoit darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yamada throws a wild body kick that Benoit sees coming a mile off.
Benoit throws a chopping leg kick but Yamada manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Yamada lands with a hook. Benoit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Yamada fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yamada connects with a jab.
Yamada throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yamada connects with a body shot that sends Benoit's belly button to the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Yamada fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benoit is out of range.
Benoit connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yamada. Yamada circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benoit scores with a takedown into Yamada's guard.
Benoit prevents Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Benoit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Yamada is keeping the position for now.
Yamada utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benoit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throwing strikes from guard but Yamada blocks nicely.
Benoit wants to control from the top but Yamada keeps moving.
Benoit stops Yamada from standing up.
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.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benoit misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a leg kick which misses Benoit's front leg but catches the back leg as Benoit tries to avoid it.
Kane Yamada seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benoit uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Yamada.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Benoit walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Yamada checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benoit drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benoit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benoit is looking to work some ground and pound but Yamada has wrist control.
Yamada keeping full guard, as Benoit tries to pass.
Benoit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benoit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benoit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benoit trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Yamada working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benoit.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Yamada is looking to sweep but instead, Benoit has passed into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Benoit dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Yamada displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benoit throws out the jab.
Yamada doesn't manage to clinch there - Benoit circles away.
Yamada throws a push kick but Benoit slaps the foot to one side.
Benoit with a hook.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Benoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yamada misses with a body shot.
Yamada throws the left hand but Benoit avoids the punch easily.
Benoit misses with a straight left.
Yamada scores with a hook.
A nice inside leg kick there by Yamada. That's going to slow Benoit down.
Yamada shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benoit lands with a right hand.
Yamada slips under a jab.
Benoit throws a hook but Yamada avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada scores with a nice head shot.
Benoit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamada circles away.
Yamada uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
An inside leg kick from Yamada misses.
Yamada feints a jab promting Benoit to slip. Yamada then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benoit slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Benoit avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Kane Yamada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Benoit avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benoit swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
Yamada avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Yamada throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yamada tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
Benoit throws a body punch but Yamada moves out of range.
Yamada throws an off balance right hand
and Benoit counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws the left hand but Benoit avoids the punch easily.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
Yamada misses with a looping right.
Yamada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benoit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamada circles away.
A bone on bone clash there as Yamada blocks the leg kick.
Benoit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Benoit wants to pass the guard but Yamada is keeping the position.
Benoit trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Yamada manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Benoit has Yamada in his guard.
Benoit looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Yamada tries to stand but Benoit is controlling from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit controlling the position.
Benoit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Matthieu Benoit just wasn't active enough.
Yamada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
Benoit misses with a kick to the body.
Yamada throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benoit fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Yamada avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthieu Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Kane Yamada just about did enough to take it.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Yamada tries to clinch up but Benoit circles away and keeps his distance.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
Yamada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Yamada with a jab.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Benoit's ribs.
Yamada gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Yamada wants to stand up but Benoit is controlling him.
Benoit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Benoit trying to control but Yamada is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamada swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Matthieu Benoit overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benoit trying to control the position from guard on top but Yamada is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Matthieu Benoit just wasn't active enough.
Benoit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kane Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yamada connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a kick to the body.
Yamada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benoit was well out of range. Poor timing from Yamada.
The fighters circling - Yamada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benoit scores with a body shot.
Yamada looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Yamada clinches.
Benoit wants a takedown.
Benoit jumps guard.
Yamada stands up from Benoit's guard - Yamada perhaps looking for a knockout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Yamada slips a jab from Benoit.
Yamada works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Yamada connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit punishes Yamada's body with a nice straight punch.
Yamada stalks Benoit and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benoit's face. Benoit staggers backwards, shaken.
Yamada closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yamada tries to work over Benoit's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Yamada lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benoit tries to pull guard but Yamada forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Benoit blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada tries a body shot but Benoit blocks it.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yamada digs a right hand into Benoit's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benoit's gas tank.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A body shot lands from Yamada.
Benoit prevents a body shot from Yamada.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Benoit blocking some punches.
Benoit is trying to pull guard but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthieu Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
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 Yamada walks away with a smile on his face. Benoit gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yamada connects with an inside leg kick.
Yamada dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benoit. That did some damage!
Benoit takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Yamada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yamada duly obliges.
It looks like Matthieu Benoit has been cut.
Benoit sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada tries to land a leg kick but Benoit saw it coming and moves away.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada misses with a jab to the body
enabling Benoit to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamada lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benoit will feel that in the morning.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Yamada throws a head kick that Benoit semi-blocks.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
Yamada lands a right hand.
Yamada scores with a nice hook to the head.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benoit is trying to pull guard but Yamada has him pressed against the cage.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada working aggressively here.
Benoit has Yamada pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Yamada manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Kane Yamada seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benoit is trying to maintain a safe position but Yamada gets an underhook and turns Benoit into the cage.
Benoit misses with a punch to the body.
Yamada keeps control of Benoit as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Yamada.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Benoit controls the action.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Yamada misses with a body punch.
Benoit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Yamada pushes Benoit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yamada goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Yamada working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
Yamada pushes Benoit back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Benoit.
Yamada swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit successfully pulls guard.
Benoit bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Yamada's guard.
Benoit missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
Benoit forces his way into half guard.
Yamada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Benoit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit thows a huge punch but Yamada dodges it nicely.
Yamada trying to control but Benoit postures up.
Yamada is looking to get back to full guard here but Benoit has managed to pass to side control instead.
Kane Yamada is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Yamada seems a little lost for a moment, as Benoit dominates the positioning.
Benoit is looking to take a break and control but Yamada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada prevents Benoit from moving into mount.
Matthieu Benoit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benoit with the ground and pound but Yamada regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Benoit sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamada defending well though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benoit trying to mount his opponent but Yamada defends it.
Benoit seems to be working for a kimura but Yamada defends the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Yamada comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Yamada 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 46:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 46:49
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada 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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