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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Bentner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronaldo Souza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bentner comes to the cage accompanied by My Dick. 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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185 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nick Bentner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ronaldo Souza!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Jonathan Paton and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bentner swings for the body but Souza moves out of range.
Bentner is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice defenses there by Souza.
Souza with the counter takedown but Bentner avoids it easily.
Bentner has a takedown stuffed.
Horrible takedown attempt by Bentner or perhaps it was just good defense by Souza, which made it look bad.
Souza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentner misses with a hook
and Souza counters with a single leg into guard. Bentner didn't expect that.
Bentner is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Bentner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Souzas head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Souza tries to pull guard but Bentner holds him up against the cage and eventually Souza drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentner misses with a punch on the inside.
Souza tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bentner smiles and moves away.
The crowd cheers as Bentner lands an impressive looking overhand right. Souza doesn't seem phased though.
Bentner swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Souza changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Bentner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Souza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Souza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bentner looks to clinch
and Souza decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bentner's guard.
Souza wants to pass the guard but Bentner is keeping the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Bentner is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bentner 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.
Souza working for a triangle but Bentner defends it easily.
Bentner with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bentner wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Bentner controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza working for a triangle but Bentner defends it easily.
Our spies down at at Fighting Fitness & Freedom inform us that Souza has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Souza has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Bentner is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Souza.
Bentner throws an elbow but Souza slips to the side and avoids it well.
That's four 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.
Bentner wants to control but Souza is keeping him busy.
Souza is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Bentner off and has taken his back!
Bentner turns into Souza and is now in his guard.
Bentner wants to control from the top but Souza keeps moving.
Bentner chips away with some ground and pound.
Souza working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bentner.
Bentner lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Bentner dominated that 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.
Bentner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
It looks like Ronaldo Souza has been cut.
Bentner swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Souza counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bentner pushes Souza off and gets back to his feet.
Bentner connects with the punch.
Bentner swings widly with a right hand
and Souza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bentner is trying to get back to full guard.
Bentner slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Souza throws an elbow that misses. Bentner uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Souza's guard. Nice move by Bentner!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentner slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Bentner trying to control the position from guard on top but Souza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Souza is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Bentner with a nice head shot there.
Souza avoiding any damage from the 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.
Souza looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bentner trying to control but Souza is working from the bottom.
Bentner has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Bentner engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Souza is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Souza keeping moving, preventing Bentner from controlling successfully.
Bentner trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souza preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bentner is defended easily by Souza.
Bentner misses with an uppercut. Souza saw that one coming.
Souza moves out of range of the strikes.
Souza drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Bentner defends it well.
Bentner thuds his right hand into Souza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Souza ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Souza displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bentner throws out the jab.
Bentner just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentner throws a hook but Souza avoids it easily.
Souza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Souza ducks under a wild hook from Bentner.
And Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but Bentner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Souza gets caught flat footed, as Bentner shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Bentner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Bentner is looking to work some ground and pound but Souza has wrist control.
Bentner working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Souza working for a triangle but Bentner defends it easily.
Souza is looking for a triangle but Bentner pushes his legs off easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Bentner dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronaldo Souza's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Bentner misses with an uppercut
and Souza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Bentner is trying to stand back up but Souza is controlling him
Bentner manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Souza keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
Souza is trying to pull guard but Bentner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Souza jumps guard but Bentner stands there with Souza around his waist. Souza gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bentner breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bentner pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Souza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Souza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Souza with the counter takedown but Bentner avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Souza counters with a single leg into guard. Bentner didn't expect that.
Bentner controlling Souza's posture.
Bentner trying to control the position.
Bentner is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Souza is controlling him.
Souza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bentner is keeping the position for now.
Bentner looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ronaldo Souza has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentner being controlled here, momentarily.
Souza trying to control but Bentner is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Souza slips under a jab.
Bentner lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Bentner is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Bentner looks to land a left hand but Souza moved out of range nicely.
And Souza tries to counter it with a takedown but Bentner pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Bentner loads up on a big right hand but Souza slips the punch.
Souza avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Souza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Nick Bentner is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentner thuds his right hand into Souza's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bentner lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Bentner misses with a wild combination.
Souza tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Bentner cracks Souza with an open hand slap.
Souza defending well as Bentner loads up on a big left hand.
Bentner tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Souza paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Souza is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Bentner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentner is looking to land body kicks.
Bentner is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Souza can do to turn this around?
Bentner throws a right and a left that Souza avoids nicely.
Bentner swings widly with a right hand
and Souza counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Bentner pushes Souza off and gets back to his feet.
Nick Bentner is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bentner misses with a hook
and Souza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Souza.
Souza is pushing down on Bentner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bentner is fighting to maintain full guard but Souza has managed to sneak the leg through.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Souza lands a nice short elbow.
Souza trying to control the action but Bentner is working from the bottom.
Souza is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Bentner is trying to stand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Bentner showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bentner 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 Dean Styles scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jonathan Paton scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Bentner!
During a confident post fight interview, Nick Bentner thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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