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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Randy Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Notorious thugz - Bone Thugz. Benton has chosen Say Hello To The Angels - Interpol as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Randy Silva has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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167 lbs
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180 cm
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158 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Randy Silva!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bernard Benton!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Dmitry Maklakov and Valeri Chadov.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
A lazy left from Benton finds it's target.
Benton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Silva throws a series of punches but Benton moves out of range.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Silva throws a series of punches but Benton moves out of range.
Silva has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benton finds it's way round the side to connect with Silva's head.
Benton fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Silva has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Silva throws a right hand that Benton ducks under and follows up with a left that Benton also avoids with ease.
Benton lands a nice leg kick that just misses Silva's sensitive parts.
Benton avoids the head kick by Silva.
Nice jab there from Benton.
Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benton counters with a leg kick.
Silva is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Donk. Benton catches Silva right on the button with a cross.
Benton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Silva.
Good leg kick by Benton there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Both fighters circling a little - Benton finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Silva 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.
Benton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benton lands with a thumping leg kick.
Silva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benton connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benton catches Silva with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benton jabs Silva to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benton scores with a leg kick.
Benton closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Benton throws an elbow but misses.
Silva letting Benton take a breather here.
Benton lands a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benton scores with a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva blocks the elbow strike.
Benton has Silva pressed against the cage.
Silva has had enough of the clinch but Benton keeps him there for the moment.
Silva blocks an uppercut.
Benton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Silva throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Benton with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benton cracks Silva with a good jab.
Silva looks to land a combination but Benton avoids it well.
Benton throws a low kick but it's checked well by Silva.
Silva falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benton counters with a stiff right hand.
Randy Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton scores with a nice right hand.
Silva throws a head kick but Benton moves out of range.
Benton cracks Silva with a good jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benton.
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Silva takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Randy Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Silva is rocked!
Benton cracks Silva with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Silva tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Benton pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Silva is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bernard Benton!
Bernard Benton is the new lightweight champion!
Bernard Benton managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CRAZY COW Co. (Q158), into his post fight interview.
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energy
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hype
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