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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gideon Gabriel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Benjamin Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin Jr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Beheaded in Paris by Cradled To Grave. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Thomas Benjamin Jr enters the cage!
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179 lbs
19 - 11 - 1 |
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180 cm
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185 lbs
20 - 12 - 2 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gideon Gabriel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 12 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Benjamin Jr!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benjamin Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gabriel backs up against the cage.
Gabriel throws a push kick but Benjamin Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Gabriel digs a good body shot into Benjamin Jr's ribs.
Benjamin Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gabriel.
Gabriel swinging wildly here.
Benjamin Jr tries to land a leg kick but Gabriel saw it coming and moves away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gabriel cracks Benjamin Jr with an open hand slap.
Gabriel looks for the body kick but Benjamin Jr saw that one coming.
Benjamin Jr blocks a jab.
Benjamin Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Gabriel's head.
Gabriel misses with a double jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left and a right from Benjamin Jr both land. Nice combination.
Gabriel lands a nice hook to Benjamin Jr's body. Benjamin Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benjamin Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benjamin Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gabriel lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benjamin Jr's sensitive parts.
Benjamin Jr throws a looping overhand right but Gabriel ducks down to avoid it.
Benjamin Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Gabriel.
Gabriel misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benjamin Jr looks winded!
A jab lands there for Gabriel.
It looks like Thomas Benjamin Jr has been cut.
Gabriel fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benjamin Jr.
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!
Gabriel swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benjamin Jr avoids the head kick by Gabriel.
Benjamin Jr misses with a left hand
and Gabriel counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benjamin Jr avoids the body shot from Gabriel.
Gideon Gabriel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gabriel looks to score with a jab to the body but Benjamin Jr is just out of range.
Benjamin Jr takes one to the side of the head.
Benjamin Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benjamin Jr is rocked!
Gabriel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benjamin Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Gabriel finish him?
Gabriel moves in close and cracks Benjamin Jr with a massive right hand! Benjamin Jr, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Gabriel!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gideon Gabriel!
After the fight, Gideon Gabriel was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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