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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kane Yamada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
29 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kane Yamada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
31 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Hilo, Matthieu Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Josh West, Roger Salmon and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benoit throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Yamada throws a head kick but Benoit moves out of range.
Yamada catches Benoit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Matthieu Benoit has been cut.
Benoit throws a head kick that misses
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Yamada misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benoit looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Yamada throws a combination that misses
enabling Benoit to counter with a crisp jab.
Yamada wants to clinch.
Benoit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Yamada doesn't seem bothered though.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benoit paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benoit decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit prevents Yamada from standing back up.
Yamada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benoit stops Yamada from getting back to his feet.
Benoit is keen to just control but Yamada is a slippery customer.
Benoit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Benoit thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Benoit trying to mount his opponent but Yamada defends it.
Yamada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throwing shots but Yamada is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benoit throwing shots but Yamada is blocking nicely.
Benoit throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benoit throws a strike but Yamada avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Benoit advances to half guard.
Benoit throwing shots but Yamada is blocking nicely.
Yamada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benoit.
Benoit passes to side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a strike aimed at the side of Yamada's head but Yamada avoids it well.
Benoit throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Yamada regains half guard, as Benoit was trying to land strikes.
Yamada avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benoit.
Yamada is not content to let Benoit control the position.
Benoit thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Yamada's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is looking to pass Yamada's guard but actually Yamada recovers to full guard.
Benoit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benoit trying to control but Yamada is working from the bottom.
Benoit looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yamada keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matthieu Benoit will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Yamada is looking to clinch.
Yamada moves into range and connects with a jab.
Yamada closes the distance and clinches.
Yamada tries a body shot but Benoit blocks it.
Benoit tries to pull guard but Yamada forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Benoit manages to break the clinch.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
Benoit connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Benoit paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benoit misses with a left hand
and Yamada makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Good standup being displayed there by Yamada as he connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benoit, right into the meat.
Yamada jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yamada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamada takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benoit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benoit throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kane Yamada is winning the standup battle so far.
Yamada connects with a solid leg kick.
Benoit connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yamada scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
Yamada tries to clinch but Benoit moves out of range.
Benoit avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benoit throws a right hand that misses
and Yamada counters with a left and a right that stings Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada thumps Benoit with a low kick.
Benoit swats away the attempt to clinch by Yamada.
A low kick from Benoit is predictable there
and Yamada connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Yamada misses with a hook. Benoit ducked under it nicely.
Yamada throws a hook but Benoit blocks it.
Yamada ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Yamada lands a nice shot that snaps Benoit's head back.
That has opened up Matthieu Benoit's cut even more.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
Yamada slaps away a takedown attempt from Benoit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Yamada misses with a kick to the body.
Yamada throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benoit sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yamada tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benoit swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yamada has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benoit finds it's way round the side to connect with Yamada's head.
Yamada moves in looking to clinch but Benoit pushes him off.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benoit.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Benoit.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
Yamada takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Yamada slaps away a takedown attempt from Benoit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benoit clobbers Yamada with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A swing and a miss from Benoit.
Benoit jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses with a straight right.
Benoit lands a head kick!
Benoit lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benoit is breathing heavily.
Benoit throws a body punch but Yamada moves out of range.
Matthieu Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A clash of legs there as Yamada blocks the low kick.
Yamada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benoit in his tracks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Yamada misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a hook to the body
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
Benoit keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Yamada.
Yamada misses the shot to the body.
Benoit shoots and misses
and Yamada counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benoit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown but Yamada shows good takedown defense.
A clash of legs there as Benoit blocks the low kick.
Benoit drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yamada pulls Benoit in close to prevent any damage.
Yamada avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benoit throwing strikes from guard but Yamada blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit throws a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benoit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benoit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benoit postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Kane Yamada just wasn't active enough.
Benoit lands a high kick!
Nice shot lands for Yamada.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit lands with a kick to the ribs.
Benoit looks to score with a jab to the body but Yamada is just out of range.
Yamada tries to work over Benoit's front leg with a kick but Benoit checks it.
Yamada tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
Yamada checks a low kick from Benoit.
Yamada with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benoit takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benoit. That's going to slow Yamada down.
Yamada digs a good body shot into Benoit's ribs.
Kane Yamada is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benoit pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yamada uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benoit.
Benoit throws out a powerful jab.
Benoit slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A low kick from Benoit is predictable there
and Yamada counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benoit motions for Yamada to come forward. Benoit throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Yamada scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benoit in his tracks.
Yamada misses with a combination
and Benoit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benoit throws a lazy body kick
and Yamada counters with a stiff right hand.
Benoit avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benoit thumps Yamada with a low kick.
Yamada 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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benoit shoots in but Yamada avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Benoit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Yamada.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Yamada scoring well with a low kick there.
Nice body kick there by Yamada.
Benoit takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Yamada misses with a low kick as Benoit jumps back.
Benoit looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benoit fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Yamada moves out of range of the leg kick from Benoit.
Yamada lands a nice shot to the body.
Yamada lands with a slapping head kick.
Benoit throws a leg kick
and Yamada counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Yamada.
Yamada defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benoit.
Benoit throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Yamada.
A right-left combo lands from Yamada.
Benoit is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Yamada doesn't manage to clinch there - Benoit circles away.
Yamada feints and then cracks Benoit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benoit down.
Yamada misses with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamada throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Yamada walks into a left hand.
Yamada lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benoit circles away quickly and effectively.
Benoit lands the left hand.
Yamada scores with a sloppy right hand. Benoit should have avoided that one.
The cut above Matthieu Benoit's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Benoit misses with a straight right.
A low kick from Yamada is predictable there
and Benoit counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamada dodges the punch combination from Benoit.
Benoit connects with a body shot.
Horrible takedown by Benoit or perhaps it was just good defense by Yamada which made him look bad.
Benoit shoots for a double leg takedown but Yamada sprawls well. He's pushed Benoit's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Benoit.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamada throws a quick inside leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Yamada misses.
Benoit throws a leg kick but Yamada sees it coming and moves out of range.
Yamada ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada blocks the body kick.
Yamada staying out of range there.
Benoit has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benoit throws a combination that misses
and Yamada counters with a slapping leg kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Yamada.
Yamada wants to clinch.
Yamada rushes Benoit and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Yamada.
Good body shot from Yamada.
A right hand to the body from Yamada.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
A short right from Yamada.
Benoit working hard to break the clinch.
Yamada gets through Benoit's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yamada.
Yamada tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benoit blocks a body shot from Yamada.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benoit working aggressively here.
Yamada scores with a hook to the body.
Benoit blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yamada works on Benoit's body with a couple of short punches.
A short right from Yamada on the inside.
Nice body punch from Yamada.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
Yamada lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benoit backwards.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada presses Benoit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Yamada lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benoit misses with a body punch.
Yamada tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benoit's elbow.
Yamada lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A frustrated look appears on Benoit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Yamada can't find room to land a body shot as Benoit controls the action.
Yamada misses with a hook from the clinch.
Yamada misses with the head strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kane Yamada had his way with Matthieu Benoit in that round.
The cut man is working on Matthieu Benoit's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Yamada checks the leg kick.
Benoit shoots in for a double leg but Yamada sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yamada scores with a three punch combo!
Benoit finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Yamada connects with a solid leg kick.
Yamada thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamada throws an overhand right that lands on Benoit's shoulder, as Benoit tries to avoid the shot.
Benoit keeps the fight on the outside.
Yamada lands with an uppercut that bounces Benoit off the cage and back into range.
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 slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benoit uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamada.
Yamada just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit throws a leg kick which misses Yamada's front leg but catches the back leg as Yamada tries to avoid it.
Yamada cracks Benoit with an open hand slap.
Yamada closes the distance and pushes Benoit back into 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.
Benoit tries to stall but Yamada uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benoit wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benoit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamada working aggressively here.
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
Yamada swings wildly with an uppercut but Benoit uses good head movement to avoid it.
Yamada misses with a punch on the inside.
Benoit pushes Yamada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Yamada scores with a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yamada tries to throw a body punch but Benoit avoids it by throwing Yamada back against the cage.
Yamada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benoit has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Yamada is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Benoit blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benoit's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Yamada presses Benoit against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benoit cracks Yamada with a nice body shot.
Kane Yamada has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Yamada misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yamada lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benoit.
Yamada struggles to land a body shot inside as Benoit controls his hands.
Yamada blocks a body shot from Benoit.
Yamada lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Yamada misses with some punches.
Matthieu Benoit has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit manages to break the clinch.
Yamada bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benoit's head backwards.
Yamada swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Yamada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benoit manages to avoid it.
Benoit avoids the body shot from Yamada.
Kane Yamada is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benoit.
Benoit tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benoit fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Yamada to the ground. Benoit is now in Yamada's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benoit accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benoit has gone for a leg lock! Yamada slips out almost immediately though and dives into Benoit's guard.
Benoit is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Yamada stands up from Benoit's guard - Yamada perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yamada's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Yamada duly obliges.
Yamada punishes Benoit's body with a nice straight punch.
Benoit throws a leg kick
and Yamada counters with a nice uppercut.
Yamada blocks a low kick nicely.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benoit throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yamada sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benoit closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yamada circles away.
Kane Yamada has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matthieu Benoit.
The fighters circling - Benoit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kane Yamada showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yamada 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Josh West scores the fight 49:46
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 49:46
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kane Yamada!
Kane Yamada retains his middleweight title!
In his post fight interview, Kane Yamada started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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hype
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