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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hans Thor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Hans Thor!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Chris Edwards and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet misses with a body kick.
Thor scores with a push kick.
Thor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bennet slips under a jab from Thor.
Thor lands a really nice looking cross but Bennet seems unphased.
Thor takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bennet takes one to the chin there.
Thor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bennet can pounce on him.
Hans Thor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thor.
Bennet throws a leg kick but Thor sees it coming and moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Bennet.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bennet.
Bennet throws a low kick but Thor moves out of range easily.
Thor keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Bennet works the jab nicely.
Bennet scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thor darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Bennet takes a swing at Thor's ribcage but misses.
Thor lands a nice hook to Bennet's body. Bennet takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Thor throws a looping overhand right but Bennet ducks down to avoid it.
Thor connects with a body shot.
A solid body kick from Bennet.
Bennet throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Thor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot to the body from Thor misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Thor circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice shot by Thor.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Thor is out of range.
Thor sends Bennet crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Thor is motioning to the referee to let Bennet up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Bennet is rocked!
Thor throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennet counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a body punch but Thor moves out of range.
Bennet misses with an attempted mid kick.
Thor misses with a few strikes there.
Thor scores with a hook to the body. Bennet takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bennet takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Thor lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Oh Bennet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A telegraphed right hand from Thor misses the target.
Bennet seems to have got his legs back now.
Bennet moves out of range of the body kick.
Thor throws a leg kick that is checked
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bennet works Thor's body with a nice hook.
Thor tried to score with a low kick but Bennet checks it.
Thor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Thor pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Thor cracks Bennet with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bennet sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A big left from Thor misses.
Thor throws a shot from downtown. Bennet moves away and avoids it.
Thor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thor keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thor throws an off balance right hand
and Bennet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Thor slips under a jab.
Bennet misses with a kick to the body.
Bennet works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A leg kick checked by Thor.
Bennet is looking to land body kicks.
Thor scores with a jab to the jaw.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thor throws a lazy uppercut
and Bennet counters with a nice body shot.
Bennet steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thor.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet thuds his right hand into Thor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
It looks like Hans Thor has been cut.
Some bone on bone action there as Thor checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Thor throws a leg kick that misses.
Bennet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Bennet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Thor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bennet throws a hook to the side of Thor's head but Thor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennet missing with a left hand there. Thor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennet misses with a looping left.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet jabs Thor to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Thor is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bennet had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bennet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thor.
A swing and a miss from Thor.
Thor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hans Thor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hans Thor's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bennet connects with a looping right hand.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Thor.
Bennet tries to land a front kick but Thor steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennet, right into the meat.
A jab from Bennet finds it's way through Thor's defenses.
Bennet with a hook.
Bennet lands a nice leg kick that just misses Thor's sensitive parts.
Thor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennet.
Bennet explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thor throws an off balance right hand
and Bennet counters with a leg kick.
Thor is looking to land body kicks.
Thor's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Bennet thuds his shin into the meat of Thor's side.
Bennet throws a hook to the side of Thor's head but Thor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bennet tries to work over Thor's front leg with a kick but Thor checks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good work by Thor as he checks the leg kick.
Thor misses with a wild combination.
Thor connects with a nice looking jab.
Bennet uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Thor.
Thor uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Bennet misses with a kick to the body
and Thor counters with a crisp one two that drops Bennet! Thor thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Bennet to his feet! Bennet is in big trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thor misses the jab.
Bennet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Thor on the side of the head.
Bennet uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thor.
A shot to the liver by Bennet. Beautiful body shot.
Bennet slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Bennet connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thor throws a body kick that misses.
Thor goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Thor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thor is breathing heavily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bennet!
Bennet turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hans Thor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bennet thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Thor if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bennet.
Bennet lands a slapping body shot.
Bennet moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thor has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Bennet.
Good leg kick by Bennet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet rushes Thor and presses him up against the cage.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thor's elbow.
Bennet lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bennet lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thor backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennet.
A right hook to the body lands for Bennet.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bennet.
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!
Thor blocks an uppercut.
Thor blocking some punches.
Bennet digs a right hand into Thor's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thor's gas tank.
Nice body punch from Bennet - that landed with a thud.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thor's elbow.
Bennet lands an uppercut.
That has opened up Hans Thor's cut even more.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet scores with a hook to the body.
A short right from Bennet on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bennet.
Bennet is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Thor.
Thor trying to control the position but instead, Bennet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thor into the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bennet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hans Thor's cut.
That's time! Bennet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bennet with a jab.
A jab from Thor misses.
Bennet moves out of range as Thor strikes.
A bone on bone clash there as Thor blocks the leg kick.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet tried to score with a low kick but Thor checks it.
Bennet misses with a hook.
Bennet misses with the body kick
and Thor counters with a nice body kick.
Thor on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Bennet tries to clinch but Thor is having none of it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Bennet.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Thor misses with a looping left.
Thor lands a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A bone on bone clash there as Thor blocks the leg kick.
Nice jab there from Bennet.
Thor misses with a shot to the body
and Bennet counters with a body kick that stops Thor in his tracks momentarily.
Thor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bennet, right into the meat.
Thor takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Bennet scores with a nice body kick.
Bennet takes a swing at Thor's ribcage but misses.
Bennet lands with a thumping leg kick.
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!
Bennet feints and then cracks Thor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thor down.
Bennet throws a body punch but Thor moves out of range.
Bennet uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Thor has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bennet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Bennet stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Bennet is looking to slow Thor down with leg kicks.
Bennet lands with a nice body punch.
Nice defenses there by Bennet.
Thor misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bennet. That's going to slow Thor down.
Bennet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bennet.
A jab from Bennet does it's job there.
Bennet fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bennet feints and then cracks Thor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Thor down.
Bennet throws a nice inside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thor stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennet.
Bennet lets loose with a powerful body kick. Thor will feel that in the morning.
Bennet clinches.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Bennet lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Bennet softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bennet throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Bennet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Thor misses with a short punch on the inside.
Scotty Bennet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bennet scores with a shoulder strike.
Thor is stalling here.
Thor wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bennet as Thor tries to tie him up.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a punch to the body.
Thor blocks a body shot from Bennet.
Thor blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bennet misses with a punch on the inside.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Thor.
Bennet is trying to stall.
Thor lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Thor avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet throws a head punch that misses.
Thor breaks the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Scotty Bennet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 29:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Bennet!
Scotty Bennet gave a mention to ACME-Blood Red Q158 Always $30 (5% Laundry SALE) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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