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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Richard Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee has chosen Dragonfly by Shaman's Harvest as his entrance music. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
31 - 16 - 1, fighting out of New York, Richard Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
34 - 15 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bruce Lee!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Bennett counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bennett scores with a hook to the body. Lee takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bruce Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lee moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Lee scores with a body shot.
Lee drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Bruce Lee has been cut.
Lee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennett.
Bennett stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lee.
Lee takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
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!
Bennett tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Lee counters with an outside leg kick.
Lee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lee clinches.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Lee stalling the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Bennett.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Bennett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lee backwards.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
Bennett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lee throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett tries to work over Lee's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Bennett.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Bennett.
Lee tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Lee.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bennett creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett stalling in the clinch but Lee improves position.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee lands a left hand.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee misses with a body punch.
A right hand to the body from Bennett.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Lee misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett slows down the pace here.
Bennett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lee wants to stall.
Lee tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Lee tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
Bennett working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee lands a body punch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee misses with a punch on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lee.
Lee content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A big left from Bennett misses.
Bennett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lee has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennett takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Lee has managed to clinch.
Lee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
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!
Bennett lands a nice uppercut.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
A right handed body shot lands from Bennett.
Bruce Lee seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lee is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett.
Lee blocking some punches.
A short left from Lee.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A short body shot lands from Bennett as the two fighters clinch.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee gets through Bennett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee looking to stall.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett avoiding damage.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennett has his back to the cage.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Lee uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lee is working Bennett over against the cage.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Lee.
Lee blocks an elbow strike.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lee avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee trying to stall but Bennett improves his position.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bennett.
Bennett scores with a jab.
Lee clinches.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lee blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bennett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lee up against the cage.
Lee blocks an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett lands a body punch.
Bennett tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lee creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Bennett lands a left hand.
Lee lands a right hand.
Bennett with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bennett lands a shot to the body.
Bennett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Bennett lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Bennett tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lee works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennett is looking to control Lee's arms but Lee gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennett has his back to the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Lee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lee tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Lee lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Lee avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws an elbow but it misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bennett leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bennett tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
A short right from Bennett.
Lee throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Lee lands a body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee misses with a body punch.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bennett or not.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bruce Lee just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bennett jabs Lee right on the nose. Lee blinks but takes it well.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee lands a body shot.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett.
Bennett misses with an elbow over the top.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Lee stalling in the clinch but Bennett improves position.
Lee lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
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!
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Bennett is controlling the position.
Bennett lands with a right to the head.
Bennett tries to stall but Lee uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
A short uppercut from Bennett.
A left hand lands to the body for Bennett.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Bennett works on Lee's body with a couple of short punches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bennett.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennett lands a nice uppercut.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
Lee fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Bennett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lee or not.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Lee misses with a body punch.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Lee prevents a body shot from Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Bennett.
That has opened up Bruce Lee's cut even more.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bennett!
Bennett swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lee connects with a body shot.
Bennett fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bennett avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee moves into the clinch successfully.
Bennett slows down the pace here.
Bennett gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennett prevents a body shot from Lee.
Bennett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Lees head.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
A shot in the inside from Lee.
Lee lands a nice uppercut.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Nice body punch from Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lee's elbow.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Lee controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Richard Bennett will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Bruce Lee's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Lee tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A short body shot lands from Bennett as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lee.
Bennett lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Lee is struggling to control the position.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Lee prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Lee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Lee.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lee tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Lee back against the cage.
Lee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee scores with a hook to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bennett.
Lee misses with the head strike.
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!
A left hand lands to the body for Lee.
Lee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bennett throws an elbow but misses.
Bruce Lee is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Lee has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Lee - that landed with a thud.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Lee blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett.
Lee lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A shot in the inside from Bennett.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Lee scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Lee blocking some punches.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Lee controls the action.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Bennett tries a body shot but Lee blocks it.
Bennett misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lee.
Bennett trying to land knees to the body.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lee.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short body shot lands from Lee as the two fighters clinch.
Lee blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
Richard Bennett has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Lee blocking some punches.
Lee misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Lee.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Still in the clinch, Bennett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee tries to work over Bennett's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett missing with knees to the body.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lee has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 47:49
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 47:49
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Lee!
A victorious Bruce Lee thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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