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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Luvi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pastor Troy - It's About To Go Down. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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179 cm
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156 lbs
14 - 0 - 0 |
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173 cm
27
150 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Tyson Benjamin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Paul Luvi! The judges for this bout are Luis Engracia, Thiago Cunha and Matheus Silva.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Luvi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benjamin scores with a jab to the head.
Benjamin's jab looks to have found its range, popping Luvi under the eye. Luvi throws a hook but Benjamin blocks it. Benjamin swats away the attempt to clinch by Luvi. Benjamin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Luvi.
Luvi scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Benjamin misses with an uppercut. Luvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Luvi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Tyson Benjamin has been cut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Benjamin blocks a head kick by Luvi.
Benjamin tries for a takedown but Luvi sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily. Luvi closes the distance and pushes Benjamin back into the cage. Benjamin tries to throw a body punch but Luvi avoids it by throwing Benjamin back against the cage. Benjamin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Luvi's elbow. Benjamin lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Benjamin is trying to break free. Benjamin working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. The referee calls for Luvi to work.
Benjamin throws an elbow but it misses.
Benjamin working aggressively here.
Luvi avoiding damage as Benjamin throws knees to the body.
Benjamin is trying to break free. Luvi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does. A slapping leg kick lands for Luvi.
Benjamin misses with an uppercut
and Luvi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Luvi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benjamin connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Benjamin throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Luvi was covering up waiting for the punch and Benjamin finishes the takedown easily into guard. The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet. Benjamin advances to half guard. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Benjamin stands up and beckons Luvi to join him on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A decent looking cross lands there for Benjamin. Paul Luvi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. A nice leg kick lands there from Luvi. Luvi scores with a hook to the body. Benjamin takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Luvi thuds a left hand into Benjamin's body. Good shot there by Luvi. Luvi tries to clinch up. Luvi moves into range and connects with a jab. Benjamin misses with a straight right. Benjamin misses with a two punch combination.
Luvi steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benjamin. That one must have hurt. Luvi moves out of range of the strikes. Luvi connects with a body shot that sends Benjamin's belly button to the back. Benjamin staying out of range there. Luvi punishes Benjamin's body with a nice straight punch. Luvi misses with an uppercut. Benjamin saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Luvi lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. Luvi misses with a hook to the body
and Benjamin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Benjamin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Luvi counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benjamin's knee momentarily. Luvi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Luvi slips under a jab from Benjamin. Benjamin checks a low kick from Luvi. Benjamin fails with a takedown attempt. Benjamin throws a low kick but it's checked well by Luvi. A jab from Benjamin misses. Luvi has closed the distance and engaged Benjamin in a clinch.
Benjamin tries a body shot but Luvi blocks it.
Benjamin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Luvi.
Both guys are working to get underhooks. Benjamin gets through Luvi's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Good body shot from Benjamin.
Luvi lands a shoulder strike. Luvi manages to break the clinch.
Benjamin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Luvi throws out the jab. Luvi connects with a nice looking jab.
Luvi lands an overhand right. Luvi misses with an uppercut. Good standup being displayed there by Luvi as he connects with a hook. Luvi scores with the left hand. Benjamin knows he should have avoided that one. Luvi avoids the body shot from Benjamin.
Benjamin just misses with a punch to the body.
Benjamin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Luvi.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Benjamin throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Luvi on the side of the head. Tyson Benjamin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Benjamin pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Benjamin throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Luvi tries to sprawl but Benjamin drives through with a takedown into half guard. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Luvi dominated that round. The cut man is working on Tyson Benjamin's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Luvi fails with an attempt to clinch.
Luvi thuds a left hand into Benjamin's body. Benjamin fails with a takedown attempt from distance. Luvi forces Benjamin back against the cage and clinches. Benjamin blocks an uppercut.
Benjamin misses with a body punch.
Luvi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benjamin's elbow. Benjamin looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Benjamin wants to break the clinch but can't.
A bit of stalling here from Luvi.
Luvi manages to break the clinch.
A big left from Luvi misses. Luvi ducks under a wild hook from Benjamin. Luvi lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Benjamin on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Luvi walks into a straight right hand from Benjamin. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Luvi scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benjamin misses with a hook to the body
and Luvi counters with a good, hard body kick but Benjamin shrugs it off. Luvi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benjamin tries to land a body kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick. Luvi lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Benjamin is looking to close the distance but Luvi sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Benjamin crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Benjamin is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Paul Luvi!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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