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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Henan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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178 cm
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Nigel Benn Jnr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Henan!
The judges for this bout are Russell Pearce, Dean Styles and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Henan throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jnr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Henan has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benn Jnr.
No joy there for Henan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Henan throws a series of punches but Benn Jnr moves out of range.
Henan throws a hook but Benn Jnr avoids it easily.
Benn Jnr throws a body shot but no joy.
Benn Jnr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Henan, pushing him back against the cage.
Henan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've been informed that Henan has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Benn Jnr scores with a knee to the head.
Benn Jnr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henan's efforts to push away.
Henan is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Henan takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benn Jnr landing knees to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jnr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Henan.
Benn Jnr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Henan's efforts to push away.
Benn Jnr is trying to trip Henan. He has hold of a leg but Henan is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Benn Jnr persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Benn Jnr thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jnr slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Benn Jnr passes into half guard.
Benn Jnr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Henan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benn Jnr wants to control but Henan is keeping him busy.
Benn Jnr trying to control the pace.
Benn Jnr is looking for a kimura here.
Benn Jnr stops Henan from getting back to his feet.
Henan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benn Jnr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Henan is refusing to be controlled, as Benn Jnr sits in half guard.
Henan wants to get back to his feet.
Benn Jnr throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benn Jnr sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Benn Jnr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henan defends it well.
Benn Jnr is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Henan defends it well.
Benn Jnr throwing shots but Henan is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jnr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Henan's head.
Benn Jnr wants to pass to mount but Henan is defending the position.
Benn Jnr 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.
Benn Jnr is working for a submission of some sort.
Henan is trying to stand back up but Benn Jnr is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benn Jnr is looking to advance position but Henan won't allow it.
Benn Jnr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Henan keeps working.
Henan is trying to stand up here but Benn Jnr is controlling him well.
Benn Jnr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Benn Jnr is trying to work for a kimura but Henan is defending well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benn Jnr is looking to take a break and control but Henan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Benn Jnr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Henan misses with a hook
and Benn Jnr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benn Jnr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Benn Jnr is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Henan doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Benn Jnr.
Benn Jnr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Benn Jnr seems to be looking for submissions.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jnr is looking for a kimura but Henan is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benn Jnr to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henan pushes Benn Jnr off looking to stand but Benn Jnr dives back in and keeps control.
Benn Jnr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Henan can do to turn this around?
Benn Jnr moves nicely into side control.
Henan is pushing Benn Jnr's head away, looking to escape. Benn Jnr manages to hold on to the position though.
Benn Jnr controlling from side mount.
Henan is trying to buck Benn Jnr off.
Benn Jnr misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Benn Jnr has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Benn Jnr throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Henan because Benn Jnr loaded up on that one.
Henan really wants to buck Benn Jnr off and get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jnr wants to finish this one by submission but Henan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Benn Jnr.
Henan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Benn Jnr tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Benn Jnr looking for a guillotine from mount but Henan is having none of it.
Benn Jnr controlling his opponent.
Henan's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Benn Jnr throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Henan squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Benn Jnr controlling from mount.
Benn Jnr pushing the pace here, looking to move to his opponents back and work for a finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henan is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Benn Jnr working for a submission but Henan is keeping him at bay.
Benn Jnr wants to finish this one by submission but Henan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Benn Jnr.
Benn Jnr controlling from mount.
Benn Jnr tries to control but Henan wriggling away.
Henan is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Benn Jnr controlling his opponent.
Benn Jnr working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Benn Jnr.
Benn Jnr thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Henan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Benn Jnr is working for a guillotine from mount but Henan frees his head quite easily.
Henan defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Benn Jnr.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benn Jnr is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Henan has managed to escape the submission attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Benn Jnr dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Benn Jnr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benn Jnr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Henan's head.
Henan misses with a right hand
and Benn Jnr counters with a low kick, right behind Henan 's knee.
Benn Jnr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benn Jnr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Henan is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Henan throws a hook but Benn Jnr avoids it easily.
Benn Jnr feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benn Jnr connects with an inside leg kick.
Henan keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benn Jnr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Henan.
Steve Henan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henan throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jnr counters with a leg kick.
Benn Jnr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Benn Jnr showed some decent athleticism there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jnr seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Nigel Benn Jnr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Henan is trying to stand.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Benn Jnr in particular looking to stall.
Benn Jnr seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benn Jnr wants to work for an arm triangle but Henan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Henan tries to kick Benn Jnr off but Benn Jnr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Benn Jnr wants to control but Henan is keeping him busy.
Henan wants to get back to his feet.
Benn Jnr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Benn Jnr wants to take a breather but Henan is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henan throws a hook but Benn Jnr blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Benn Jnr.
Henan takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jnr scores with a leg kick.
Henan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benn Jnr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benn Jnr moves in looking to clinch but Henan pushes him off.
Benn Jnr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Henan tries to sprawl but Benn Jnr drives through with a takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, if Benn Jnr 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.
Benn Jnr seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Henan for as long as he can get away with.
Benn Jnr passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Henan wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Henan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Henan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Benn Jnr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jnr wants to finish this one by submission but Henan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Benn Jnr.
Benn Jnr controlling his opponent.
Benn Jnr throws some wild stikes that Henan manages to avoid easily.
Henan is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Benn Jnr lands a big shot there that rocks Henan but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Steve Henan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nigel Benn Jnr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benn Jnr misses with a head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn Jnr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benn Jnr 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 Russell Pearce scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 30:26
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn Jnr!
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pop
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RATING
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