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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Solaman Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Bennham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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235 lbs
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Solaman Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Paul Bennham!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Steven Brown and Donald Grub.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kane fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kane gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Bennham counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Bennham shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Kane but Kane pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Bennham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bennham looks for a takedown but Kane sprawls well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bennham circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solaman Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennham looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bennham is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennham looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kane is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bennham escapes and gets back to his feet.
Bennham scores with a takedown into Kane's guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Bennham working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
Kane not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennham looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kane is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Kane wants to control but Bennham is keeping him busy.
Bennham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Bennham blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kane.
Bennham wants to improve his position but Kane is controlling well.
Kane is working for a submission of some sort.
Bennham moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennham trying to control the position.
Bennham is looking to sweep but instead, Kane has passed into half guard.
Bennham trying to control here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Bennham is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Kane's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Kane's back!
Kane wants to escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bennham scores with punches from the back.
Kane is trying to break free.
Bennham is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Kane defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Kane rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane works his way to full guard. Good work.
Kane pulls Bennham in close to prevent any damage.
Kane looking for a sweep. Not yet Kane, not yet.
Bennham is looking to stand up but Kane won't let him.
Kane pulls Bennham in close to prevent any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kane being controlled here, momentarily.
Bennham trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bennham dominated that round.
That's time! Kane's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kane shoots in looking for a takedown. Bennham tries to sprawl out of it but Kane keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Bennham manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bennham throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kane lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Kane tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bennham defends well and Kane ends up having to push Bennham into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane lands with a short shot to the head.
Kane working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bennham has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bennham breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane avoids a kick to the body.
Kane pushes Bennham up against the cage in a clinch.
Bennham jumps guard.
Kane drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Kane jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Bennham looking for a sweep. Not yet Bennham, not yet.
Bennham keeping moving, preventing Kane from controlling successfully.
Kane won't allow Bennham to sweep him here.
Kane wants to control from the top but Bennham keeps moving.
Kane is in close to Bennham's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Bennham seems keen to control Kane's posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Bennham manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Kane has Bennham pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Bennham manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Solaman Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bennham drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Kane gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bennham has picked Kane up - he's going for a ride! Bennham dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennham is thwarting Kane's attempts to control the position.
Bennham is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bennham not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is concentrating on defense, preventing Bennham from advancing position.
Bennham wants to work for an arm triangle but Kane is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Kane has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bennham is working away from the top position though.
Kane landing small, sideways elbows.
Bennham winds up and cracks Kane with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kane gets full guard.
Kane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Bennham's guard.
Bennham has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Bennham is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane stands up and waves to Bennham to follow him.
Kane misses with a takedown attempt
and Bennham counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Solaman Kane seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennham tries to clinch but Kane is having none of it.
Bennham closes this distance looking for a takedown but Kane circles away.
Bennham shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Kane sprawls well. Kane wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Bennham gets slowly back to his feet.
Kane has his takedown stuffed
and Bennham counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennham is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kane doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bennham.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Bennham showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kane rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennham moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kane shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Bennham sprawls well. Bennham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kane gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennham looking to score a takedown here. Kane is defending well but Bennham drives through and ends up in Kane's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Paul Bennham has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bennham would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Kane preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kane controlling Bennham's posture.
Kane keeping moving, preventing Bennham from controlling successfully.
Bennham postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kane trying to control the position.
Bennham trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Bennham is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Bennham pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kane is keeping the position for now.
Bennham must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kane working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bennham doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bennham manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bennham wanted to stand there but Kane had control of the position.
Bennham stopping the sweep attempt from Kane.
Kane is trying to control the position but Bennham postures up.
Kane has a closed guard, preventing Bennham from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bennham throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kane closes the distance looking to clinch
and Bennham counters by clinching up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennham drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bennham jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kane walks away with a smile on his face. Bennham gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Solaman Kane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennham takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kane scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kane looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kane scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kane is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bennham is just riding it out for now. Kane eventually gives up the hold.
Bennham makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bennham.
Kane prevents Bennham from getting back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kane trying to control but Bennham is working from the bottom.
Bennham is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Paul Bennham.
I've got Bennham 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paul Tew scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Bennham!
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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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