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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Normand Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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279 lbs
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200 cm
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270 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Good wrestler
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Normand Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tommy Gun!
The judges for this bout are Frank Dennis, Wesley Smith and Tiny Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun fails with the takedown
and Benton counters with a nice uppercut.
Benton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Benton tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Benton stands up and beckons Gun to his feet.
Benton tries to clinch there but Gun circles away.
Benton closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gun quickly recovers to half guard.
Gun is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benton pulls his head out easily.
Gun is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benton pulls his head out easily.
Gun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Well, if Benton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun actively working from the bottom here.
Gun looks winded!
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gun actively working from the bottom here.
Gun is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Benton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benton landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gun has hold of Benton's hands but Benton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Benton controlling the pace.
Gun on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Gun is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benton pulls his head out easily.
Gun looking for submissions off his back.
Benton slows the pace down in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Gun keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Benton is controlling the pace.
Gun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Gun actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Benton in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun looking for submissions off his back.
Benton drops an elbow to the side of Gun's head.
Nice strikes from Benton there.
Gun looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Benton pushes past his half guard into mount!
Gun has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
What can Gun do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
You can see the frustration on Gun's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
I would not like to be Gun right now.
Gun can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Benton has good solid back control here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton lands a shot to the body.
Benton lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Gun is in bad spot here.
Gun looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benton keeps control of the position easily here as Gun tries to buck him off.
Benton scores with some strikes to the side of the head there. Good, points scoring shots.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gun covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Benton's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Benton lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Gun.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Normand Benton dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benton rushes Gun and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benton stalling.
Benton tightens his grip and picks Gun up, before dumping him to the ground. Gun manages to land in guard.
Gun is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Benton stands up over Gun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Normand Benton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gun escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benton gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gun looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benton controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benton postures up and lands a big shot to Gun's brow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gun can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gun is breathing heavily.
Benton showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun looking for a guillotine here but Benton defends easily.
Gun throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Benton is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Benton's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Benton would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Benton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Benton is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Gun working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton tries to stand but Gun is controlling from the bottom.
Benton scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gun looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Benton passes into half guard.
Gun looking for submissions off his back.
Benton lands strikes from half guard.
Gun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benton 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Well, if Benton is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Gun has hold of Benton's hands but Benton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Benton working Gun over with strikes.
Gun looking for submissions off his back.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Benton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Gun actively working from the bottom here.
Gun taking some punishment here, with Benton in his half guard.
Benton trying to control the pace.
Gun has hold of Benton's hands but Benton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Benton perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Benton stands up from half guard.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benton.
Benton closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Gun did well to prevent Benton getting side control.
Gun actively working from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benton is nestled in close to Gun, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benton lands a nice short elbow.
Benton is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Normand Benton dominated that second 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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gun fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gun with a poor takedown
letting Benton counter with a right hand.
Benton has Gun up against the cage in a clinch.
Benton manages to break the clinch.
Benton clinches up with Gun and pushes him back against the cage.
Benton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gun shoots and misses
and Benton connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Normand Benton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Gun.
Benton manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Gun on his heels. He'll look to pass Gun's guard now, I'm sure.
Gun takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benton content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gun looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benton slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Benton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Gun for as long as he can get away with.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton stands up over Gun, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Benton works over Gun with some ground and pound from guard.
Benton cracks Gun with a solid left hand.
Gun is working an open guard so Benton takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Gun walks into a left hand.
Benton is looking to clinch.
Benton closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Benton stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Benton tries to close the distance and clinch but Gun swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gun shoots and misses
and Benton counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Tommy Gun has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two 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!
Gun misses with a takedown attempt
and Benton cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Tommy Gun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gun's hands.
Benton moves into range and clinches up with Gun.
Gun has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benton is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Benton has picked Gun up - he's going for a ride! Benton dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Benton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Gun is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benton pulls his head out easily.
Benton tries to stand and escape but Gun is controlling the position.
Gun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gun taking some punishment here, with Benton in his half guard.
Gun looking for submissions off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun actively working from the bottom here.
Benton is taking a breather. Gun says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Gun has hold of Benton's hands but Benton slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Benton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Gun looking for submissions off his back.
Gun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Still in half guard, Benton seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Benton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gun with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benton is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Benton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gun can do to turn this around?
Gun looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gun looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gun throws a strike from the bottom but Benton passes into side control!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benton scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gun to see if he's OK.
Normand Benton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benton working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
And that's the end of the fight!
Normand Benton showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benton 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 Frank Dennis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wesley Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Normand Benton!
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energy
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RATING
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