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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohammad Mohammad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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177 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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181 cm
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175 lbs
13 - 2 - 2 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 2 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Mohammad Mohammad!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Frank Antenori.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benton lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mohammad cracks Benton with an open hand slap.
Benton definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Benton throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mohammad turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Mohammad needs to keep his hands up - Benton had a free shot at his head there.
Mohammad tries a low kick but Benton avoids it.
Mohammad has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
A slow jab from Benton misses its intended target.
Mohammad waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benton.
Mohammad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benton throws a shot from downtown. Mohammad moves away and avoids it.
Benton thows a body shot but no joy.
Benton throws a shot from downtown. Mohammad moves away and avoids it.
Mohammad connects with a solid leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That kick from Mohammad tenderised Benton's leg. Benton is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benton closes the distance looking to clinch
and Mohammad counters with an outside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Benton 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benton connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mohammad. Mohammad circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Benton.
Benton throws a hook but Mohammad avoids it easily.
Mohammad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mohammad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Benton throws a jab when Mohammad was well out of range.
Mohammad takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benton misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mohammad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mohammad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body kick from Mohammad.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Benton scores with a sloppy right hand. Mohammad should have avoided that one.
Mohammad fakes the leg kick and cracks Benton in the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Mohammad, as that shot connected.
It looks like Grant Benton has been cut.
Grant Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton loads up on a big right hand but Mohammad slips the punch.
Mohammad circles away from the clinch attempt
and Mohammad cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mohammad dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Mohammad lands with a hook. Benton tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Mohammad misses with a wild body shot.
Mohammad scores with a sloppy right hand. Benton should have avoided that one.
Benton ducks under a wild hook from Mohammad.
Mohammad misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Mohammad digs a right hand into Benton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benton's gas tank.
Mohammad misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benton tries to work over Mohammad's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mohammad tries to throw a body punch but Benton avoids it by throwing Mohammad back against the cage.
Mohammad lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A short left from Mohammad.
A short uppercut from Mohammad.
Mohammad lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Mohammad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benton wants to clinch.
Benton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Mohammad is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Benton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mohammad fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Mohammad lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Benton is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mohammad throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benton moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Mohammad connects with a leg kick. Benton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benton fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mohammad.
Mohammad scores with a jab.
Mohammad scores with a nice head shot.
Benton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mohammad throws out the jab.
Benton doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Mohammad lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Mohammad manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benton takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mohammad scores with a leg kick.
Mohammad sizes up Benton with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Mohammad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benton moves away.
Benton throws a hook to the side of Mohammad's head but Mohammad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mohammad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benton.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mohammad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benton's sensitive parts.
Benton swings widly with a right hand
and Mohammad counters with a stiff right hand.
Benton takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mohammad bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mohammad Mohammad dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mohammad Mohammad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mohammad fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benton.
Benton lands a really nice looking cross but Mohammad seems unphased.
Mohammad looks to score with a jab to the body but Benton is just out of range.
Benton throws a right hand that Mohammad ducks under and follows up with a left that Mohammad also avoids with ease.
Mohammad throws a leg kick which misses Benton's front leg but catches the back leg as Benton tries to avoid it.
Mohammad with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mohammad lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benton tries to clinch but Mohammad is having none of it.
Mohammad has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mohammad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mohammad cracks Benton with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mohammad takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mohammad moves away.
Benton misses with a straight right.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benton moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Mohammad with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mohammad.
Benton misses with a double jab
and Mohammad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
The crowd cheers as Mohammad lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benton doesn't seem phased though.
Benton is rocked!
Mohammad misses with an uppercut.
Benton throws a body punch but Mohammad moves out of range.
Mohammad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benton walks into a straight right hand from Mohammad.
Mohammad scoring well with a low kick there.
Mohammad fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mohammad. Benton shrugs it off though.
Mohammad feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benton's calf.
Mohammad cracks Benton with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Mohammad has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Benton to stand back up!
Oh Benton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grant Benton's cut is getting worse.
Mohammad fakes the leg kick and cracks Benton in the body.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mohammad.
Benton shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mohammad chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Mohammad lands a big right hook! Benton looks hurt but is still standing! Mohammad lands a left jab and another right hook! This time Benton falls down and Mohammad dives in with a huge hammer fist! Benton's eyes roll back! The referee calls for the bell and Mohammad runs up the cage to celebrate with his fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mohammad Mohammad!
Mohammad Mohammad decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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