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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bernard Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jameson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the cage accompanied by N.W.A - Straight Outta Compton. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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158 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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170 cm
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156 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Lethal high kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
6 - 2 - 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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Jameson!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jameson throws a body kick that misses.
Benton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jameson's half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Benton passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jameson!
Benton looking to control but Jameson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Benton misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton avoids the attempt from Jameson to control.
Poor strikes thrown by Benton there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Benton wants to control but Jameson has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Jameson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jameson keeps working.
Jameson is in trouble now - Benton has advanced to mount!
Jameson tries to reverse the position but Benton maintains control.
Benton with the ground and pound from mount.
Benton looking to control but Jameson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Benton unloads with some shots from mount but Jameson bucks and avoids them well.
Benton with good strikes from the mount here!
Jameson is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Jameson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton wants to control the pace but Jameson is squirming around nicely.
Benton lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benton looking to finish Jameson with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jameson!
Benton looking to finish with strikes here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernard Benton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Jameson misses the shot to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benton.
Benton throws a head kick that misses.
Benton misses with a wild body shot.
Jameson throws a wild body kick that Benton sees coming a mile off.
Benton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
James Jameson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jameson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jameson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benton sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benton misses with a wild combination.
Benton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jameson doesn't seem bothered though.
Benton shoots in but Jameson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jameson is looking to land body kicks.
Jameson works over Benton's head and body with a nice combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Jameson.
Jameson scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jameson cracks the inside of Benton's front leg.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benton shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jameson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benton dives in and grabs Jameson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Jameson pushes down on Benton's head and hops out.
James Jameson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benton.
Jameson tried to score with a low kick but Benton checks it.
Benton moves forwards but Jameson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Jameson misses with a kick to the body
and Benton counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jameson scores with a leg kick.
Benton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Jameson.
Benton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benton has a takedown stuffed.
Benton sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Jameson throws a wild body kick that Benton sees coming a mile off.
James Jameson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Jameson throws a leg kick but Benton sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Jameson finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Jameson's head but Jameson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jameson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benton.
Benton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jameson slips a jab and a cross from Benton.
Benton throws a shot from downtown. Jameson moves away and avoids it.
Good leg kick by Jameson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jameson throws a looping overhand right but Benton ducks down to avoid it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jameson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Jameson sprawls well. Jameson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benton gets slowly back to his feet.
A solid body kick from Jameson.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jameson lands a really nice looking cross but Benton seems unphased.
Jameson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jameson throws a solid leg kick but Benton takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Jameson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benton has closed the distance and engaged Jameson in a clinch.
Benton has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Jameson is trying to keep an underhook but Benton manages to get the takedown into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jameson is trying to stand up here but Benton is controlling him well.
Jameson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Jameson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Benton's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Jameson lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benton has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benton and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jameson throws a front kick aimed at Benton's knee but Benton avoids it well.
Benton throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jameson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jameson throws a leg kick that misses.
Benton misses with a straight left.
Jameson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Jameson misses the shot to the body.
Jameson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jameson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jameson avoids the body shot from Benton.
A good leg kick by Jameson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jameson throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jameson, right into the meat.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jameson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jameson scores with a push kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benton misses with a head kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jameson.
Jameson scoring well with a low kick there.
Jameson throws a wild body kick that Benton sees coming a mile off.
Jameson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jameson.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benton.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jameson connects with a leg kick. Benton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jameson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jameson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jameson lands with a kick to the ribs.
Jameson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Jameson lands a front kick.
Benton throws a head kick but Jameson moves out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Jameson. That snapped Benton's head back.
Benton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jameson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jameson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jameson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benton momentarily.
Jameson scores with a jab to the head.
Jameson needs to keep his hands up - Benton had a free shot at his head there.
An inside leg kick from Jameson misses.
Benton avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Jameson throws a low kick but Benton avoids it.
A big left from Jameson misses.
Benton checks a low kick from Jameson.
Jameson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benton.
Benton shoots in for a double leg but Jameson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bernard Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Jameson.
Jameson lands with a nice body kick.
Benton misses the jab.
Jameson does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jameson thumps Benton with a low kick.
Jameson feints and then cracks Benton's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benton down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A low kick from Jameson is predictable there
and Benton counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Benton.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Jameson is on top in guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Jameson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Jameson 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Cecil Peabody scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Jameson!
A victorious James Jameson thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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