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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samers Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Peter Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Samers Lee!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Michael Johnstone and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennett darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lee misses with a takedown attempt
and Bennett counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lee!
Lee being controlled for a moment.
Lee taking a bit of punishment here - Bennett scoring with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee parries the strikes from Bennett easily there. Bennett is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Lee to escape.
Lee is trying to control Bennett's posture but Bennett avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Bennett.
Lee is not content to let Bennett control the position.
Lee is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Bennett scores with a couple of short elbows.
Bennett is looking to take a break and control but Lee is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bennett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bennett is trying to get an arm triangle but Lee is defending well.
Bennett looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Lee is avoiding damage well.
Bennett in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bennett tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bennett has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lee can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee tries to buck Bennett off but Bennett is having none of it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bennett throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Bennett goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Lee has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Bennett but great work by Lee.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee working away.
Bennett tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Bennett is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lee off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett looking for the choke but no joy.
Lee trying to control the hands but Bennett won't let him.
Bennett has Lee flattened out and is raining down punches.
Bennett is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Bennett gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Bennett gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Bennett apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bennett throws a leg kick
and Lee counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Lee gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bennett counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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 trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Bennett postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Bennett postures up in Lee's guard and throws a big left but Lee blocks it.
Bennett has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Bennett is stalling in the full guard.
Lee seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennett slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lee takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee tries to close the distance and clinch but Bennett swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee moves out of range as Bennett strikes.
Bennett tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Bennett misses with a body punch
and Lee counters with a right hand to the body.
Bennett throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee has Bennett up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee tries to stall but Bennett uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bennett stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bennett manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bennett throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee trying to move into half guard but instead Bennett has managed to sweep!
Bennett is looking to work some ground and pound but Lee has wrist control.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
Lee wants to sweep but no luck.
Bennett engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Bennett keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lee's head.
Lee controlling Bennett's posture.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Bennett controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bennett seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Lee for as long as he can get away with.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Peter Bennett.
Lee blocks the body kick.
Lee tries for a takedown but Bennett sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lee tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bennett sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Lee somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett gets a double leg takedown into Lee's guard.
Lee has his foot on Bennett's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bennett works his way back into a safe position though.
Bennett stops Lee from standing up.
Lee is breathing heavily.
Bennett is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lee keeping full guard, as Bennett tries to pass.
Peter Bennett overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bennett trying to control the position from guard on top but Lee is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lee keeping full guard, as Bennett tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
Bennett postures up and lands a big shot to Lee's brow.
Bennett working some strikes from top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee keeping moving, preventing Bennett from controlling successfully.
Lee wants to stand and escape but Bennett is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bennett lands a couple of elbows.
Bennett distracts Lee with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lee not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Bennett dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee moves away from the strike by Bennett.
Lee shoots and misses
and Bennett counters with a nice double leg into side control. Lee won't be happy with that.
Bennett looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Bennett lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Bennett working the body and head with strikes.
Bennett scores with punches from side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Bennett cracks Lee with a big right hand but Lee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bennett creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lee takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Lee on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Bennett scoring with punches and elbows.
Bennett landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Bennett trying to control the position but Lee is working away.
Bennett cracks Lee with a big right hand but Lee just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Bennett is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Bennett wants to control but Lee is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee is letting Bennett control him for a moment.
Bennett working the ground and pound from side control.
Bennett cracks Lee with an elbow. That is naaassty.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett grinds an elbow into Lee's temple.
Bennett cracks Lee with a big elbow.
Lee taking a bit of punishment here - Bennett scoring with strikes.
Bennett trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Bennett controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Lee, who protects the arm well.
Bennett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bennett is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Lee has escaped the position, nice work there.
Bennett working the head and body with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
Bennett working the head with strikes.
You can see the frustration on Lee's face as Bennett controls the position.
Bennett trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
Bennett is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lee knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Lee is looking to reverse the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Bennett showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Bennett, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 30:26
Judge Michael Johnstone scores the fight 30:26
Judge Peter Branson scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Bennett!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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