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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darwin France (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the cage accompanied by N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. France comes into a darkened arena with his song building. You Suck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Bernard Benton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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153 lbs
16 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
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TWGC Champion
Brawler
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bernard Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Darwin France!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, George Francis and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
France swings and misses with a hook to the body.
France looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
France throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
France is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
France throws a poor cross that misses
and France takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
France is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benton sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benton throws an overhand right that lands on France's shoulder, as France tries to avoid the shot.
France misses the shot to the body.
Benton looks to land a left hand but France moved out of range nicely.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by France.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
France waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benton.
A left and a right from France both land. Nice combination.
France misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
France throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A nice combination there by Benton.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but France paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bernard Benton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France misses with a left hand
letting Benton counter with a right hand.
Benton misses with a hook.
France jabs at Benton's body.
France fails with the takedown.
Benton avoids the body shot from France.
France shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benton as he avoids it easily.
Bernard Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Darwin France.
Good exchange - France coming out on top.
Benton thows a left - swing and a miss!
France throws a body punch but Benton moves out of range.
France tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benton was well out of range. Poor timing from France.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by France.
Darwin France seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benton.
Benton on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France ducks under a wild hook from Benton.
France throws a jab but it's blocked by Benton.
France throws a sloppy body shot
and Benton counters with a stiff right hand.
Benton listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benton slips a straight right by France.
Benton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as France throws out the jab.
Benton pushes France up against the cage in a clinch.
Benton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning France up against the cage.
France misses with the head strike.
Benton blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France misses with a punch on the inside.
France trying to stall but Benton improves his position.
France lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for France.
Benton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Benton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning France up against the cage.
Benton misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benton pushes France back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benton lands a body punch.
Benton scores with a nice hook to the head.
France can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
France misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benton scores with a shot to the side of France's head.
Benton softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benton with a knee to the head.
Benton tries to work over France's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benton stalls.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benton creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
France looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benton throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benton scores with a shot to the side of France's head.
Benton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Benton dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
France throws out a loose jab but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it.
France throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benton counters with a nice body shot.
Benton throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice sprawl there from Benton as France shoots in.
France walks into a left hand.
France throws a body punch but Benton moves out of range.
France takes one on the chin but seems OK.
France slips a jab and a cross from Benton.
Jab, jab by Benton - just one landing.
Benton misses with a straight left.
France swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benton counters with a stiff right hand.
France takes one on the chin but seems OK.
France digs a good body shot into Benton's ribs.
France misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely.
Benton throws a hook but France avoids it easily.
Bernard Benton is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from France.
Benton throws a head kick that misses.
France throws a hook but Benton avoids it easily.
France looks to score with a jab to the body but Benton is just out of range.
Benton misses with an uppercut. France saw that one coming.
France decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
France controlling the action here.
Benton wants to control but France is keeping busy and won't allow it.
France content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Benton is trying to stand up here but France is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton trying to control here.
Benton is looking for a sweep. France is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
France is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Benton has managed to free his arm - good work.
France wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benton keeps working.
Benton trying to control but France postures up.
France prevents Benton from improving his position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton makes his way to full guard, as France worked for a kimura.
Benton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in France's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France is trying to control the position from the bottom.
France keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully.
France had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benton defends it easily.
France is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benton is aware though and is defending well.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now France is on top in guard.
France wants to control from the top but Benton keeps moving.
France works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton has his hands clasped together around France's back. He's all about the action.
Benton is trying to get back to full guard.
Benton trying to control but France postures up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
France is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Benton sees it coming and defends easily.
France wants to control but Benton is keeping him busy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton trying to control but France postures up.
France is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darwin France showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
France throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benton leaves France with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
A shot to the liver by France. Beautiful body shot.
Benton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
France fails with the takedown
and Benton counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benton throws a body punch but France moves out of range.
France throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
France throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benton counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
France missing with a left hand there. Benton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benton throws a hook to the side of France's head but France sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from France.
France lands a really nice looking cross but Benton seems unphased.
France misses the shot to the body.
France swings for the body but Benton moves out of range.
Benton lands a head shot.
France scores with a takedown into Benton's guard.
Benton looking to control.
France drops back looking for a leg! Benton is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Benton manages to kick France off! France jumps back into Benton's guard.
Benton trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
France trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
France slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Benton knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for France on the ground.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
France is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
France is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benton has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
France wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benton, who protects the arm well.
Benton can't do much from the bottom here.
Benton is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because France is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
France wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benton, who protects the arm well.
France is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
France is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
France is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benton has escaped the position, nice work there.
France working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
France wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benton keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
France swings around for an armbar but Benton sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into France's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darwin France comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think France 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge George Francis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alan Glass scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darwin France!
In his post fight interview, Darwin France started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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