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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hadley Jagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Jr comes to the cage accompanied by Beheaded in Paris by Cradled To Grave. Thomas Benjamin Jr has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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180 cm
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184 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
17 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Benjamin Jr! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hadley Jagger! The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Benjamin Jr misses with a low kick.
Benjamin Jr connects with an inside leg kick. Jagger stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Jagger fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benjamin Jr. Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benjamin Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jagger has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jagger and we're back underway with a touch of gloves. Jagger takes a kick to the body and keeps moving. Benjamin Jr throws a good cross that connects.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benjamin Jr.
Thomas Benjamin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Benjamin Jr scores with a decent looking hook. The fight stays on the outside here - Benjamin Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Benjamin Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Benjamin Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick that misses. Benjamin Jr misses with a straight right.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benjamin Jr tests Jagger's chin there with a solid looking shot. Benjamin Jr throws a leg kick and Jagger counters with a solid body kick. Benjamin Jr loads up on a big right hand but Jagger slips the punch. Jab from Benjamin Jr. Jagger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Benjamin Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. A big left from Benjamin Jr misses. Benjamin Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Benjamin Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jagger. That did some damage! Benjamin Jr is looking to land body kicks. Jagger ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Benjamin Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jagger.
Benjamin Jr misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Benjamin Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Jagger. Benjamin Jr misses with a leg kick and Jagger counters with a nice body shot. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Benjamin Jr throws out a leg kick but Jagger moves out of range and Benjamin Jr only half commits. Jagger checks a leg kick. Jagger blocks the body kick.
Benjamin Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Benjamin Jr misses with a body kick. Benjamin Jr throws a looping overhand right but Jagger ducks down to avoid it. Jagger lands a jab to the nose. Jagger swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jagger has his takedown stuffed letting Benjamin Jr counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Jagger throws a right and a left that Benjamin Jr avoids nicely. Jagger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benjamin Jr. Benjamin Jr obviously looking to wear him down.
Benjamin Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Benjamin Jr tries to work over Jagger's front leg with a kick but Jagger checks it. Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benjamin Jr. Jagger throws a body punch but Benjamin Jr moves out of range. Benjamin Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jagger wants to land a leg kick but Benjamin Jr is out of range. Jagger misses with a double jab.
Jagger ducks under a wild hook from Benjamin Jr. Benjamin Jr thows a leg kick but Jagger checks it and Jagger counters with a one-two to the body. Benjamin Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jagger has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benjamin Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Jagger's head. Jagger takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. 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! Benjamin Jr avoids the body shot from Jagger.
Jagger lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jagger moves out of range of the leg kick from Benjamin Jr. Jagger is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jagger thows a left - swing and a miss! Jagger throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Jagger walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Jagger is rocked! The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Benjamin Jr fires a straight punch through the middle that cracks Jagger square on the jaw! Damn, Jagger is out cold on his feet and topples face first to the canvas! Wow, I haven't seen a knockout that brutal in a long time!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Benjamin Jr! A relieved looking Thomas Benjamin Jr thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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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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