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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ali Seyedi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Noah Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seyedi's entrance music is Hypnotize- Biggie smalls. A fine choice. Bennet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Unloco - Crashing. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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181 cm
24
195 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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183 cm
30
193 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Ali Seyedi! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Noah Bennet! The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Sosuke Kotani and Shigeki Sano.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bennet on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Bennet misses with a wild body shot. Seyedi loads up on a big right hand but Bennet slips the punch. Bennet checks the leg kick nicely there.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bennet. A nice inside leg kick there by Bennet. That's going to slow Seyedi down. Bennet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Seyedi circles away from the clinch attempt.
Seyedi checks the leg kick nicely there.
Seyedi drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Seyedi throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it. Bennet misses with a body shot.
Bennet on the wrong end of a nice hook.
It looks like Noah Bennet has been cut. 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! Seyedi swings for the body but Bennet moves out of range.
Seyedi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh. Bennet steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Seyedi. That one must have hurt. Bennet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Seyedi. Seyedi obviously looking to wear him down.
Seyedi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bennet throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Seyedi throws a quick inside leg kick. A chopping leg kick lands by Seyedi. Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Bennet misses with a looping left. Seyedi ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Bennet lands with a right hand. Bennet takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Bennet throws a push kick but Seyedi slaps the foot to one side. Bennet takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Seyedi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bennet throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Bennet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennet throws a leg kick but Seyedi moved away. Bennet throws a leg kick that misses. Bennet throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seyedi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Noah Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bennet wants to slow Seyedi down by chopping away at his legs. Seyedi scores with a decent looking hook. Bennet takes a swing at Seyedi's ribcage but misses. Seyedi fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Bennet on the side of the head. Seyedi circles away from the clinch attempt and Seyedi counters with a leg kick. Seyedi fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Seyedi stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennet. Bennet stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Seyedi. Bennet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Seyedi. Seyedi keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Seyedi connects with a single shot there. Seyedi scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Bennet throws a front kick aimed at Seyedi's knee but Seyedi avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bennet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Seyedi has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage. Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennet, right into the meat.
Seyedi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Seyedi misses with a wild combination.
Bennet dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Seyedi. That did some damage! Seyedi connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Seyedi lands with a cross. Seyedi punishes Bennet's body with a nice straight punch. Bennet throws a shot from downtown. Seyedi moves away and avoids it. Seyedi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennet. A cross from Seyedi lands. Seyedi tries a low kick but Bennet avoids it. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bennet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennet tries to clinch there but Seyedi circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bennet fails in his attempt to clinch. Bennet's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. A bone on bone clash there as Bennet blocks the leg kick.
Seyedi throws a jab but it's blocked by Bennet. A good leg kick by Seyedi. Bennet throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Seyedi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Seyedi manages to avoid it. Bennet wants to clinch up but Seyedi keeps it at a distance. Bennet on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those. Seyedi takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses. Bennet throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land. A decent looking body kick lands there for Seyedi. Seyedi checks a leg kick. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Bennet throws a nice outside leg kick. Seyedi paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Seyedi circles away from the clinch attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Seyedi dominated that round. The cut man is working on Noah Bennet's cut. That's time! Back to the action!
Both fighters circling a little - Seyedi finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Bennet in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off. Seyedi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Seyedi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it. Seyedi misses with a straight left. Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Bennet avoids the body shot from Seyedi.
Seyedi scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Bennet misses with a hook. Seyedi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennet. Bennet needs to keep his hands up - Seyedi had a free shot at his head there. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Seyedi ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Bennet looks to land a body kick but Seyedi moved away. Bennet takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice straight punches there by Seyedi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Seyedi. Bennet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seyedi can pounce on him.
Seyedi misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Seyedi throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Seyedi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Bennet is breathing heavily. Seyedi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seyedi tests Bennet's chin there with a solid looking shot. Seyedi comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Seyedi checks a leg kick. Seyedi takes one to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Seyedi. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Seyedi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bennet. That one must have hurt. Bennet tries to clinch and Seyedi counters with a nice kick to the body. Seyedi moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. Seyedi with a body punch. A glancing blow. Seyedi dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bennet. That did some damage! Seyedi throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Seyedi lands a nice hook to Bennet's body. Bennet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Bennet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seyedi can pounce on him.
Seyedi looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennet is just out of range. A chopping leg kick lands by Seyedi. Seyedi lands an overhand right. Bennet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Bennet takes a shot right to the bread basket. Seyedi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Bennet throws a low kick but Seyedi moves out of range easily. Seyedi fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. Seyedi throws a quick inside leg kick. Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Bennet might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Seyedi has got the better of the exchanges. Seyedi lands a jab to the head.
Seyedi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Bennet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ali Seyedi is winning the standup battle so far. Bennet dodges the punch combination from Seyedi.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Seyedi digs a good body shot into Bennet's ribs. Bennet takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Seyedi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bennet on the side of the head. Bennet tries to clinch but Seyedi is having none of it. Bennet is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That has opened up Noah Bennet's cut even more. Seyedi jabs Bennet to the body, keeping him at a distance. Bennet tries to clinch up. Bennet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Seyedi paws at him with a jab and circles away. Seyedi avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Bennet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Bennet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Seyedi. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bennet throws a shot from downtown. Seyedi moves away and avoids it. Bennet takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Seyedi jabs at Bennet's body. Seyedi feints and then cracks Bennet's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bennet down. An inside leg kick lands from Seyedi. Bennet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seyedi can pounce on him.
Seyedi moves into range and connects with a jab. Seyedi dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Seyedi with a body punch. A glancing blow. Bennet takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. That kick from Seyedi tenderised Bennet's leg. Bennet is trying to keep his angry face on. Bennet has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Seyedi. Bennet chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Seyedi can pounce on him.
Seyedi cracks Bennet with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Seyedi lands a leg kick that knocks Bennet off balance momentarily. Seyedi scoring well with a low kick there.
Seyedi is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bennet can do to turn this around? Seyedi connects with a leg kick. Bennet looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Seyedi scores with the left hand. Bennet knows he should have avoided that one. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Seyedi dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Noah Bennet'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Seyedi slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range. Seyedi cracks the inside of Bennet's front leg. Bennet has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Seyedi jabs Bennet to the body, keeping him at a distance. Seyedi lands with a cross. A good leg kick by Seyedi. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Seyedi drops Bennet with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bennet looks back up at him and smiles so Seyedi waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Bennet is rocked! Bennet gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bennet is still on wobbly legs! Can Seyedi finish him? Seyedi cracks the inside of Bennet's front leg. A head kick by Seyedi - that's a beauty! Bennet is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Seyedi can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ali Seyedi! Ali Seyedi managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [CBK] LEGAL HIGHS « SFL ↑ 5x160Q, into his post fight interview.
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