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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ching Ling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Judah Benjamin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benjamin has chosen lions sleeps tonight as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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257 lbs
11 - 8 - 0 |
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276 lbs
24 - 17 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ching Ling!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 17 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Judah Benjamin!
The judges for this bout are Viktor Lagutenko, Aleksandr Martynov and Konstantin Menshow.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ling shoots and misses
and Benjamin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Benjamin lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benjamin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ling keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benjamin works his way into side control.
Ling is looking for a sweep.
Benjamin working the ground and pound.
Ling is not content to let Benjamin control the position.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
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!
Ling takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Benjamin is looking to take a break and control but Ling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ling is trying to get back to half guard.
Benjamin working the ground and pound from side control.
Benjamin is looking to take a break and control but Ling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Benjamin misses with the ground and pound.
Benjamin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benjamin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin lands a decent elbow from side control.
Ling wants to get back to his feet but Benjamin drags him back down.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Benjamin decides to take the fight back to the feet.
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!
Benjamin fails to land the takedown.
Benjamin shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Ling's guard.
Benjamin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benjamin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benjamin postures up in Ling's guard and throws a big left but Ling blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ling looking for a sweep. Not yet Ling, not yet.
Ling is working an open guard so Benjamin takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Benjamin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Ling keeping moving, preventing Benjamin from controlling successfully.
Benjamin decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Benjamin misses with a two punch combination.
Benjamin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ling fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benjamin is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ling sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ching Ling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Judah Benjamin.
Benjamin misses with a takedown attempt - Ling sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Ling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benjamin as he avoids it easily.
Benjamin shoots in looking for a takedown. Ling tries to sprawl out of it but Benjamin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Ling manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
No luck for Ling with that takedown attempt.
Ling is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benjamin scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Benjamin gets to mount! Ling was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Judah Benjamin dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Benjamin fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Ling sprawls well initially but Benjamin persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ling is looking to improve his position.
Benjamin stands up and beckons Ling to join him on the feet.
Ling shoots in and drives through. Benjamin sprawls well.
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ling but Ling pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benjamin will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benjamin shoots in but Ling avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ching Ling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Judah Benjamin.
Benjamin fails with a takedown attempt.
No luck for Ling with that takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benjamin shoots in looking for a takedown but Ling manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Benjamin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Benjamin fails with the takedown.
Benjamin misses with a takedown
and Ling counters with a single leg into guard. Benjamin didn't expect that.
Ling working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ling missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benjamin has momentary wrist control but Ling slips an elbow through the middle.
Ling prevents Benjamin from getting back to his feet.
Ling wants to control from the top but Benjamin keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ling keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benjamin's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin keeping moving, preventing Ling from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benjamin wants to stand but Ling is controlling the position.
Ling postures up and lands a big shot to Benjamin's brow.
Benjamin wants to stand up but Ling is controlling him.
Ling trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benjamin wants to stand and escape but Ling is having none of it.
Ling in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ling loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ling is working Benjamin over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ling throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benjamin works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ling throws a big elbow that misses.
Ling trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjamin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benjamin wriggles free and stands up.
Benjamin fails with the takedown.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benjamin.
Horrible takedown by Benjamin or perhaps it was just good defense by Ling which made him look bad.
Benjamin fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ling avoids it really well and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ling's waist but Ling gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benjamin off to one side.
Benjamin stuffs the takedown.
Horrible takedown by Ling or perhaps it was just good defense by Benjamin which made him look bad.
Judah Benjamin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck for Benjamin with that takedown attempt.
Benjamin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benjamin fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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.
Benjamin dives in and grabs Ling's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ling pushes down on Benjamin's head and hops out.
Ling shoots in looking for a takedown but Benjamin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ching Ling will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ling looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benjamin is fending him off so far but Ling persists. Nope, Benjamin circles away and we're back to standing.
Ling gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Benjamin lands a couple of elbows.
Ling is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benjamin is controlling him.
Benjamin trying to control the position from guard on top but Ling is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benjamin showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Benjamin throws a strike but Ling rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ling trying to control the position from guard on top but Benjamin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benjamin manages to escape and get back to his feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benjamin.
Ling looks for a takedown but Benjamin sprawls well.
Horrible takedown by Benjamin or perhaps it was just good defense by Ling which made him look bad.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Benjamin is defended easily by Ling.
Ching Ling has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Judah Benjamin.
Benjamin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ling shoots in for a takedown but Benjamin shows good takedown defense.
Benjamin lands with a nice combination. Ling backs away looking to recover.
Horrible takedown by Benjamin or perhaps it was just good defense by Ling which made him look bad.
Ling fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Ling closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Benjamin to the mat! Benjamin manages to get full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ling trying to control but Benjamin is working from the bottom.
Benjamin preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ling wants to pass the guard but Benjamin is keeping the position.
Benjamin kicks Ling off and gets to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benjamin misses with a series of wild punches.
An inside leg kick from Benjamin misses.
Ling shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benjamin as he avoids it easily.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benjamin.
Ling shoots in looking for a takedown but Benjamin manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Ling's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Benjamin lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ling backs up against the cage.
Ching Ling is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benjamin lands a left and a right that send Ling crashing to the mat, dazed. Benjamin thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ling is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benjamin connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Ling to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Benjamin!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:40 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Judah Benjamin!
Judah Benjamin thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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