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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Luna Soleil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Soleil is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Solitaire Unraveling. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 cm
30
196 lbs
25 - 14 - 1 |
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186 cm
34
195 lbs
27 - 13 - 1 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
25 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Richard Bennett! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
27 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Luna Soleil! The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bennett on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Soleil blocks the body kick.
Bennett finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A big right from Soleil misses. Bennett jabs Soleil to the body, keeping him at a distance. Bennett takes one to the chin there. Soleil missing with a left hand there. Bennett was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one. Soleil closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bennett circles away. Richard Bennett seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. A nice inside leg kick there by Bennett. That's going to slow Soleil down. Soleil misses with a straight left. Bennett throws a low kick, looking for Soleil's leg but Soleil calmly moves out of range. Good leg kick by Bennett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bennett darts in and clinches Soleil up against the cage. Soleil lands with a light punch inside. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Soleil lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. Soleil lands a body punch in the clinch. Soleil misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bennett keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Soleil's efforts to push away. Bennett throws a head punch that misses. Soleil lands a knee to the body.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Soleil controls his hands.
A short uppercut from Bennett. Soleil wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee. Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Soleil controls his hands.
Soleil dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Bennett working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennett. Soleil misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Soleil tries to break free but Bennett pushes him back against the cage. Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Soleil prevents a body shot from Bennett. Soleil wants to stall.
Soleil takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bennett tries to work over Soleil's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head. Bennett scores with a shoulder strike. A short left from Bennett. Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Bennett.
Bennett working some nice short punches in the clinch. Both fighters working to control the clinch. Bennett cracks Soleil with a nice body shot. Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Soleil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soleil wants a takedown but no success here.
Bennett lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Bennett tries a body shot but Soleil blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Soleil unloads a knee to the mid-section. Soleil is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage. Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soleil backwards. Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Soleil controls his hands.
Soleil misses with some punches.
Soleil tries to land a knee to the head but Bennett blocks with his arms.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses. A right hand to the body from Bennett.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Bennett just misses with a elbow thrown towards Soleil's brow. Bennett misses with some punches.
Soleil throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett. Soleil taking a breather. Soleil has Bennett pushed against the cage. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bennett taking a breather. Soleil misses with some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A short uppercut from Bennett. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Bennett. Soleil lands a nice uppercut. Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Soleil is looking to break free of the clinch but Bennett has double underhooks. Bennett looks to throw an elbow but misses. Soleil is trying to force a seperation but Bennett has the dominant position. Bennett stalling against the cage.
Soleil goes for a takedown attempt but Bennett pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Richard Bennett has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Luna Soleil. Bennett blocks a jab. Richard Bennett is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Soleil with a hook. Soleil misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennett.
Soleil throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Bennett swings away with a body shot that misses
and Soleil connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Bennett dominated that round. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Bennett throws out a powerful jab. Nice uppercut lands for Soleil. That snapped Bennett's head back.
Soleil throws a big shot that misses. Bennett throws a big shot that misses. Bennett avoids the head kick by Soleil.
Soleil tries to work over Bennett's front leg with a kick but Bennett checks it. A left lands for Soleil. Bennett connects with a solid leg kick. Bennett is looking to clinch but Soleil is avoiding it.
Soleil connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bennett. Bennett circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Bennett has closed the distance and engaged Soleil in a clinch.
Soleil misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett lands a body shot. Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Bennett lands a body punch in the clinch. Bennett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Bennett working aggressively here.
Soleil misses with the head strike.
A knee to the head by Soleil.
Soleil wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bennett gets through Soleil's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Bennett tries a body shot but Soleil blocks it.
A bit of stalling here from Bennett.
Bennett seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. Soleil has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bennett. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Soleil blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Soleil is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Soleil working aggressively here.
Bennett lands with a left to the head. Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bennett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Soleil backwards. Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Soleil backwards.
Soleil is rocked! Bennett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Soleil is still on wobbly legs! Can Bennett finish him? Bennett lands a left hand.
Bennett digs a right hand into Soleil's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Soleil's gas tank. Soleil is breathing heavily. Bennett dips a shoulder and cracks Soleil with a mighty uppercut! Soleil falls back against the cage and Bennett unloads with a barrage of strikes! Soleil is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Bennett screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Bennett! During a confident post fight interview, Richard Bennett thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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