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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ville Paakkari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grant Benton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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185 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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Dangerous knees
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world! Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grant Benton! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ville Paakkari! The judges for this bout are Mauricio Rocha, Matheus Silva and Alexandre Firmino.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Benton pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Benton lands with a nice body punch. Benton misses with a double jab.
A combination from Benton does no damage. Benton scores with a one two! Paakkari had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Paakkari clobbers Benton with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Paakkari tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it. A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Paakkari does a little dance to reset his feet. Paakkari tries to clinch there but Benton circles away.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Paakkari. Benton throws a series of strikes that have Paakkari backpedaling.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Benton scores with a jab to the jaw. Paakkari lands with an uppercut that bounces Benton off the cage and back into range. Benton avoids the head kick by Paakkari.
Benton throws a body punch but Paakkari moves out of range. Paakkari closes the distance but Benton moves to the side and Benton makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Benton ducks under a wild hook from Paakkari. Paakkari lands with an uppercut that bounces Benton off the cage and back into range.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paakkari ducks under a wild hook from Benton. Paakkari tries to clinch but Benton moves out of range. Paakkari tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it. Ville Paakkari is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs. That kick from Paakkari tenderised Benton's leg. Benton is trying to keep his angry face on. Benton throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Paakkari's waist but Paakkari gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benton off to one side. Benton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paakkari stuffs the takedown attempt from Benton. Benton gets slowly back to his feet. Benton looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Paakkari is fending him off so far but Benton persists. Nope, Paakkari circles away and we're back to standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him. Benton takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paakkari.
Benton misses with a body shot.
Paakkari rushes Benton and presses him up against the cage. I was talking to Benton's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight. Benton avoiding damage as Paakkari throws knees to the body.
Benton tries for a takedown but Paakkari manages to get underhooks.
Benton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Benton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Paakkari fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ville Paakkari seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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 misses with a two punch combination.
Paakkari tries to clinch up but Benton circles away and keeps his distance. Paakkari tries to close the distance and clinch but Benton swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Paakkari is looking to clinch but Benton is avoiding it.
Paakkari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benton paws at him with a jab and circles away. Benton avoids the head kick by Paakkari.
The fight stays on the outside here - Paakkari looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Benton closes the distance and lands a one-two. Paakkari throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benton's head.
It looks like Grant Benton has been cut. Paakkari is looking to clinch. Benton throws a looping overhand right but Paakkari ducks down to avoid it. Paakkari tries to clinch there but Benton circles away.
Benton uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paakkari.
Paakkari throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease. Paakkari is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paakkari has closed the distance and engaged Benton in a clinch.
Benton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paakkari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Good anti-grappling being displayed by Paakkari as Benton tries to tie him up. Paakkari connects with a knee to the head.
Benton is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Paakkari pulls him back up using the underhooks. Paakkari lands with a left to the head. Paakkari misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benton is working for takedown but Paakkari is calmly controlling the position for now. Paakkari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benton backwards. Paakkari lands with a left to the head. Paakkari throws a knee to the head but misses.
Paakkari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Paakkari throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bentons head. Paakkari connects with a knee to the head.
Benton tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Benton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Paakkari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paakkari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benton's face.
Benton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Paakkari is concentrating on defense, preventing Benton from advancing position. Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Benton is looking for a kimura but Paakkari is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benton to get the leverage. Benton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Paakkari sees it coming and defends easily. The fighters are battling for position here. Paakkari manages to regain full guard. Nice work. Benton trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Paakkari is trying to keep Benton in close.
Paakkari keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Paakkari has Benton pulled in close to control his posture. Paakkari controls Benton momentarily but Benton frees himself. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ville Paakkari will probably get the nod. The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Paakkari slips a jab and a cross from Benton.
Benton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ville Paakkari seems to be getting the better of the standup. A big left from Benton misses. Ville Paakkari is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Benton's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Paakkari connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benton scrambles back to his feet. Paakkari takes the fight into the clinch. Paakkari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paakkari lands with a light punch inside. Still in the clinch, Paakkari scores with a nice short uppercut. Nice elbow from Paakkari. Paakkari stalling.
Paakkari lands an elbow inside. Paakkari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow. Paakkari looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Paakkari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paakkari scores with a hook to the body. Benton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paakkari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paakkari. Nice body punch from Benton - that landed with a thud.
Paakkari lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Paakkari misses with some punches.
Benton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Paakkari pulls his leg out and moves away.
Paakkari throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Nice uppercut there from Benton. Paakkari tries to clinch there but Benton circles away.
Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paakkari manages to avoid it. Paakkari slips a straight right by Benton. Benton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Paakkari but Paakkari pushes him off and we're back to square one. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him. Paakkari is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. No luck for Benton with that takedown attempt. Benton gets tackled into the cage by Paakkari. Paakkari maintains the clinch. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! A head punch on the inside from Paakkari fails to land. Paakkari with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Paakkari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Paakkari lands a knee to the body.
Paakkari lands a damaging elbow. Paakkari scores a nice knee to the body.
Benton has a couple of punches blocked by Paakkari.
Benton can't get the takedown.
Benton has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Paakkari is trying to keep an underhook but Benton manages to get the takedown into half guard. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Paakkari moves into full guard.
Paakkari seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. Paakkari keeping full guard, as Benton tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Benton is fighting to break Paakkari's control of his arms but Paakkari is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment. Benton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Paakkari swivels though and keeps the full guard. Paakkari looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Paakkari pulls Benton in close to prevent any damage. Benton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. Paakkari controls Benton momentarily but Benton frees himself. Paakkari controlling Benton's posture.
That's four minutes gone in the round. We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ville Paakkari wasn't active enough on the ground. Nice shot by Benton. Benton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily. Benton scores with a nice head shot. Paakkari lands with a slapping head 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! Paakkari avoids the body shot from Benton.
Paakkari moves in looking to clinch but Benton pushes him off. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Paakkari misses with a hook. Benton ducked under it nicely. Paakkari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benton paws at him with a jab and circles away. Benton scores with a jab. Paakkari acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paakkari manages to avoid it. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Paakkari showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut. 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.
Paakkari showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benton.
Paakkari throws a right and a left that both miss. Paakkari fakes a jab and scores with a low kick. Paakkari pushes Benton up against the cage in a clinch. Paakkari lands a nice elbow from the clinch. A head punch blocked on the inside by Benton. Paakkari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Benton's face.
Paakkari lands an uppercut. Paakkari effectively controlling the action here. Paakkari swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paakkari lands a nice elbow. Paakkari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Benton lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Paakkari or not.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benton lands with a short shot to the head. Paakkari lands a hook to the side of the head. Benton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Paakkari avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch. Paakkari lands an elbow inside that Benton shrugs off. Paakkari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Paakkari misses with a punch to the body.
Paakkari goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Come on Paakkari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Benton tries to score a body lock takedown but Paakkari shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Paakkari lands an elbow inside. Paakkari landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Paakkari lands a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action! Benton being controlled against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paakkari connects with a knee to the head.
Paakkari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Paakkari landing knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paakkari. Benton has Paakkari pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Paakkari manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing. That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him. Paakkari lands a nice knee to the body. Paakkari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Paakkari lands with a short shot to the head. Paakkari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Paakkari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Paakkari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Benton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benton takes an elbow to the forehead. Paakkari lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Benton struggles to land a body shot inside as Paakkari controls his hands.
Paakkari prevents a takedown attempt there.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Paakkari. Paakkari misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch on the inside from Benton fails to land. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Paakkari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. A nice right hand lands inside from Benton. Paakkari working Benton over with knees to the body. Benton tries for a takedown. No joy.
Paakkari pushes Benton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Paakkari crunches a lovely knee into Benton's ribcage. Benton takes an elbow to the forehead. Paakkari scores with a shoulder strike. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Paakkari lands a knee to the head.
Grant Benton's cut is getting worse.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paakkari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Paakkari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Paakkari lands a knee to the body.
Paakkari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paakkari lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Benton trying to control the position but instead, Paakkari has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benton into the cage. Benton wants a takedown.
Paakkari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benton's defenses. Paakkari lands a nice elbow. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Paakkari gets through Benton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. Knees in the clinch landing for Paakkari.
Paakkari stalling the fight.
Paakkari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Paakkari really dominated that round. The cut man is working on Grant Benton's cut. 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.
Paakkari has managed to clinch.
Benton goes for a takedown attempt but Paakkari pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters circling a little - Paakkari finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Benton misses the shot to the body. Paakkari fakes a head shot and lands one to the body. A jab lands there for Benton. Paakkari throws a quick inside leg kick. Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
Good leg kick by Paakkari there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benton keeps the fight on the outside. Benton looks to land a right hand but Paakkari moved out of range. Nice shot lands for Benton. Paakkari uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Benton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Paakkari instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paakkari misses with a body punch.
Benton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Paakkari trying to control the position but instead, Benton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Paakkari into the cage. Paakkari prevents Benton from breaking the clinch. Ville Paakkari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Benton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paakkari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Paakkari lands an elbow inside. Paakkari pushes Benton back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. An uppercut to the body lands inside from Paakkari. Paakkari lands a left hand.
Paakkari lands a nice uppercut. A battle for position here, against the cage. Benton can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Paakkari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Paakkari gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benton.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Benton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paakkari after a bit of a struggle. Paakkari with a knee to the head.
Benton is trying to stall.
Benton tries for a takedown. No joy.
A bit of stalling here from Paakkari.
Benton can't get the takedown.
Nice elbow from Paakkari. Knees in the clinch landing for Paakkari.
Paakkari working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Paakkari scores with an uppercut up the middle. Benton wants a takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Paakkari throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Paakkari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Paakkari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Nice elbow from Paakkari. Benton has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Paakkari slows down the pace here.
Paakkari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Paakkari cracks Benton with a nice body shot. Paakkari is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paakkari landing knees to the body.
Paakkari tries to stall but Benton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benton takes a knee to the side of the body. This has been an exciting period of action! Benton is looking for a takedown. Paakkari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Paakkari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Benton is working for takedown but Paakkari is calmly controlling the position for now. Paakkari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benton lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Paakkari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Paakkari struggles to land a body shot inside as Benton controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Paakkari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Benton has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Paakkari after a bit of a struggle. Paakkari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Paakkari dominated that fourth 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! This is the final round!
Paakkari throws a front kick that sends Benton stumbling back into the cage. Paakkari rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benton moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Paakkari stuffs the takedown attempt from Benton. Benton gets slowly back to his feet. Paakkari rushes Benton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch. Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paakkari taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Benton wants a takedown.
Paakkari tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow. A short uppercut from Benton. A right hand to the body from Paakkari.
Paakkari utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body. Benton takes a knee to the side of the body. Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Benton takes an elbow to the temple. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Paakkari lands a nice knee to the body. Paakkari lands on the inside with an uppercut. Benton takes an elbow to the forehead. Paakkari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benton throws a punch but it's blocked by Paakkari. Paakkari works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benton misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Paakkari.
Paakkari stops a takedown attempt from Benton.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Grant Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him. Paakkari looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
Paakkari landing knees to the head.
Benton is working for takedown but Paakkari is calmly controlling the position for now. Benton wants to stall.
A short right from Paakkari.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Benton is trying to drag Paakkari to the mat but Paakkari just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Benton takes a knee right on the jaw!
Paakkari lands a good knee to the midsection. Benton won't want to take too many of those. Paakkari has been the more effective fighter overall so far. 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! Paakkari gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Paakkari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benton backwards. Paakkari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benton takes a knee to the side of the body. Paakkari lands with a short head shot on the inside. Paakkari lands an elbow just above Benton 's eye. Paakkari gets underhooks to prevent Benton's takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Paakkari.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice right hand lands inside from Benton. Benton can't break the clinch.
Benton is trying to stall.
Paakkari scores a nice knee to the body.
Benton has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Paakkari is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet. Paakkari working some nice short punches in the clinch. Paakkari scores a nice knee to the body.
Paakkari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Grant Benton's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Benton is trying to drag Paakkari to the mat but Paakkari just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there. Paakkari lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benton backwards. Paakkari stalling the fight.
Benton wants a takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Paakkari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paakkari lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Paakkari landing knees to the head.
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! Benton misses with a punch to the body.
Paakkari looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
Benton wants to stall.
Maybe Benton would be better served going for some more strikes rather than trying to control so much. Ville Paakkari is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight. Paakkari lands on the inside with an uppercut. Still in the clinch, Paakkari scores with a nice short uppercut. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! A shot in the inside from Paakkari. Paakkari landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Paakkari. Grant Benton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Still in the clinch, Paakkari scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight! Ville Paakkari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. I've got Paakkari winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Mauricio Rocha scores the fight 45:50 Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 45:50 Judge Alexandre Firmino scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Paakkari! Ville Paakkari is the new welterweight champion!
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