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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morgan comes into the arena with No Easy Way Out blaring out of the sound system. Benoit is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Praise. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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141 lbs
19 - 13 - 0 |
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140 lbs
28 - 9 - 1 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Henry Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
28 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Sydney, Michael Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Donatello Bradman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Benoit misses.
Morgan scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Benoit tries to get to full guard but Morgan has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benoit trying to hold on to Morgan's head to control him but Morgan postures up.
Benoit regains full guard. Nicely done.
Benoit wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Benoit is trying to control the position but Morgan postures up.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morgan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benoit is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benoit manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Morgan manages to get himself to full guard.
Morgan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Benoit controls the pace.
Morgan trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morgan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit wants to control from the top but Morgan keeps moving.
Michael Benoit has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Benoit throws a hook to the side of Morgan's head but Morgan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morgan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benoit staying out of range there.
Benoit throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benoit looks to land a right hand but Morgan moved out of range.
Morgan fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Benoit to the ground. Morgan is now in Benoit's guard.
Benoit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Benoit trying to control the position.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benoit not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benoit pulls Morgan in close to prevent any damage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Michael Benoit.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benoit fails to land with a series of punches.
Morgan dives in and grabs Benoit's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benoit pushes down on Morgan's head and hops out.
Benoit walks into a left hand.
Benoit throws a lazy uppercut
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Benoit 's knee.
Benoit looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Benoit.
Morgan closes the distance and clinches up with Benoit, looking for a takedown. Morgan pushes Benoit against the cage but Benoit circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Benoit stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benoit wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
Morgan throws a lazy head kick
and Benoit counters with a nice body shot.
Morgan misses with a looping right.
Morgan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benoit throws out the jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benoit, as that shot connected.
A big left from Benoit misses.
Benoit scores with a shot to the body.
Morgan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morgan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Benoit tries to improve position but can't.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Benoit sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Morgan creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Benoit regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throws a strike but Benoit avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Benoit is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Benoit taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Morgan.
Morgan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Benoit regains guard immediately.
Benoit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Morgan postures up.
Morgan tries to free his leg and advance position but Benoit is retaining full guard.
Benoit seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Morgan lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Benoit wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Benoit is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
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 Henry Morgan will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan lands a jab.
Morgan avoids the body shot from Benoit.
Morgan thows a body shot but no joy.
Benoit throws a hook but Morgan blocks it.
Morgan feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Benoit is pulling down on Morgan's head to control his posture.
Benoit is trying to keep Morgan in close.
Benoit wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Morgan throws a big elbow that misses.
Henry Morgan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Morgan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Benoit's head.
Morgan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan preventing the sweep.
Morgan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morgan connects with a couple of short punches.
Benoit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benoit looking to hit a scissor sweep but Morgan is one step ahead there.
Morgan lands a couple of digs.
Morgan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Morgan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benoit manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Benoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Morgan.
Morgan looks to land a right hand but Benoit moved out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Morgan.
Morgan takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benoit connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Morgan momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
Morgan has closed the distance and engaged Benoit in a clinch.
Morgan tries to land knees in the clinch but Benoit avoids the damage to the body.
Benoit scores with a shoulder strike.
Benoit takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benoit working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benoit is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Morgan is keeping busy.
A head punch on the inside from Benoit fails to land.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Morgan blocking some punches.
Benoit tries to throw a body punch but Morgan avoids it by throwing Benoit back against the cage.
Benoit lands with a short shot to the head.
Morgan has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Benoit regains guard immediately.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Benoit blocks nicely.
Benoit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morgan postures up and lands a big shot to Benoit's brow.
Benoit wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Benoit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Morgan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Benoit working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Morgan.
Morgan throwing strikes but missing.
Benoit is pulling down on Morgan's head to control his posture.
Benoit looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morgan has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Morgan postures up.
Benoit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Morgan working some strikes from top position.
Morgan in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morgan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benoit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Morgan is fighting to break Benoit's control of his arms but Benoit is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Morgan throwing strikes from guard but Benoit blocks nicely.
Morgan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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 wants to sweep here but Morgan controlling him for the moment.
Benoit is trying to control the position from the bottom.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Michael Benoit hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Benoit connects with a single shot there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Benoit 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.
Good standup being displayed there by Morgan as he connects with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Henry Morgan dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Jab, jab by Benoit - just one landing.
Morgan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Morgan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Morgan darts in and clinches Benoit up against the cage.
Morgan drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benoit pulls his leg out and moves away.
Morgan tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benoit sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Morgan somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Henry Morgan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benoit throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morgan on the side of the head.
Morgan takes one on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan throws a lazy body kick
and Benoit counters with a left and a right... And another left! Morgan is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Benoit!
Michael Benoit is the new bantamweight champion!
Michael Benoit decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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energy
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hype
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