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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabranth Vaan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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275 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Ben Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gabranth Vaan!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fray, Josh West and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vaan misses with a looping left.
Benson throws a right and a left that both miss.
A jab from Vaan misses.
Benson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Vaan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Vaan looks to land a right hand but Benson moved out of range.
Vaan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaan lands a nice hook to Benson's body. Benson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vaan lands a nice shot that snaps Benson's head back.
Vaan throws a jab but it's blocked by Benson.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vaan misses with a hook
and Benson counters with a left to the body.
Benson misses with a head kick.
A big right from Vaan misses.
Vaan cracks Benson with an open hand slap.
Benson throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Vaan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benson somewhat.
Benson clinches with his opponent.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson moves out of range of the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses with a looping right.
Benson fails with a takedown attempt.
Vaan takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vaan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benson takes the fight into the clinch.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vaan punishes Benson's body with a nice straight punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vaan connects with a single shot there.
Benson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A head kick misses from Benson.
Benson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vaan getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Vaan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benson closes the distance and clinches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaan working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson breaks the clinch.
Benson lands a head kick!
It looks like Gabranth Vaan has been cut.
Benson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vaan circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vaan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Vaan moves in looking to clinch but Benson pushes him off.
Vaan takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Vaan lands a lovely overhand right.
Vaan stuffs the takedown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaan throws a poor cross that misses
and Benson counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Benson rushes Vaan and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ben Benson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Gabranth Vaan's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benson throws a head kick but Vaan moves out of range.
Benson lands a head kick. Vaan smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Vaan.
Benson darts in and clinches Vaan up against the cage.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vaan swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vaan takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Vaan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vaan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Vaan.
Vaan misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benson gets a double leg takedown into Vaan's guard.
Benson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Vaan, up you get!
Vaan throws a looping overhand right but Benson ducks down to avoid it.
A solid body kick from Benson.
Benson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson walks into a stiff left hand from Vaan.
Benson checks a leg kick.
Benson avoids the head kick by Vaan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaan blocks a head kick by Benson.
Ben Benson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Vaan looks to land a left hand but Benson moved out of range nicely.
Vaan sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vaan scores with a sloppy right hand. Benson should have avoided that one.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Benson darts in and clinches Vaan up against the cage.
Benson breaks from the clinch.
Benson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vaan if he has to take too many more of those.
Benson lands with a slapping head kick.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Vaan finds it's way through Benson's defenses.
Benson throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Vaan.
That has opened up Gabranth Vaan's cut even more.
Ben Benson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vaan looks to land a right hand but Benson moved out of range.
Benson needs to keep his hands up - Vaan had a free shot at his head there.
Vaan stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Vaan wants it to stay on the feet.
Vaan misses with a hook.
Vaan blocks a head kick by Benson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Vaan misses.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson tries a head kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Vaan.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson moves out of range as Vaan strikes.
Benson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Vaan connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benson scrambles back to his feet.
Benson slips under a jab.
Vaan misses with a straight left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vaan cracks Benson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Benson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gabranth Vaan's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson slips under a jab from Vaan.
Benson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Vaan might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Benson tries to score with a low kick but Vaan moves his leg out of the way.
Benson throws a head kick but Vaan moves out of range.
A slow jab from Vaan misses its intended target.
Vaan loads up on a big right hand but Benson slips the punch.
Benson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vaan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vaan pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benson back to the cage. Vaan follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Vaan lands with an overhand left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vaan circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Vaan takes a kick to the side of the head.
Vaan scores with a hook.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Vaan. No joy for Benson on that attempt.
Vaan lands a lovely overhand right.
Benson misses with a straight left.
Oooooh!!! Vaan has knocked Benson down with a huge combo! Vaan steps away and waves a wobbly Benson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Benson is rocked!
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Oh Benson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vaan throws an overhand right that lands on Benson's shoulder, as Benson tries to avoid the shot.
Gabranth Vaan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vaan throws an overhand right that lands on Benson's shoulder, as Benson tries to avoid the shot.
Benson seems to have got his legs back now.
Vaan lands a big uppercut and Benson crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Benson looks OK. Vaan waves Benson back to his feet!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Vaan! Benson is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabranth Vaan!
Gabranth Vaan took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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