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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nigel Benn Jnr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Hemi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hemi has chosen Satyricon - Fuel For Hatred as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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145 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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168 cm
29
140 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Dangerous knees
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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
5 - 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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jet Hemi!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, Reed Andrews and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn Jnr tries for a takedown but Hemi circles away easily
and Hemi counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benn Jnr moves away from the strike by Hemi.
Hemi throws a hook to the side of Benn Jnr's head but Benn Jnr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn Jnr tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Hemi manages to circle out of the way.
Benn Jnr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hemi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benn Jnr can pounce on him.
Benn Jnr fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Hemi to the ground. Benn Jnr is now in Hemi's guard.
Benn Jnr trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benn Jnr is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Benn Jnr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hemi is keeping the position for now.
Benn Jnr trying to control but Hemi is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jnr throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hemi can do anything to dispel that myth.
Benn Jnr forces his way into half guard.
Hemi trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Benn Jnr landing shots from mount.
Hemi has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Benn Jnr lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Hemi can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benn Jnr looking to finish Hemi with some ground and pound. This is bad for Hemi!
Benn Jnr looking to ground and pound but Hemi is blocking nicely.
Benn Jnr fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jnr is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hemi can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jnr lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Benn Jnr can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hemi is looking to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn Jnr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hemi is rocked!
Benn Jnr wants to control the action but instead Hemi gets a body lock and reverses into Benn Jnr's guard! Nice work!
Hemi stopping the sweep attempt from Benn Jnr.
Hemi throws a big elbow that misses.
Benn Jnr is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Benn Jnr has an active guard here but Hemi has managed to pass into half guard.
Benn Jnr keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn Jnr moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Benn Jnr 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.
Benn Jnr is trying to keep Hemi in close.
Benn Jnr escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hemi gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benn Jnr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hemi is one step ahead there.
Benn Jnr controls Hemi momentarily but Hemi frees himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benn Jnr is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Hemi is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Hemi stopping the sweep attempt from Benn Jnr.
Benn Jnr keeping moving, preventing Hemi from controlling successfully.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Benn Jnr is on top in guard.
Benn Jnr postures up.
Benn Jnr controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Benn Jnr postures up in Hemi's guard and throws a big left but Hemi blocks it.
Benn Jnr postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nigel Benn Jnr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benn Jnr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benn Jnr moves into the clinch successfully.
Hemi managing to block the knees to the body from Benn Jnr.
Benn Jnr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Hemi can do to turn this around?
Hemi misses with a punch on the inside.
Benn Jnr tries to land a knee to the head but Hemi blocks with his arms.
Hemi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hemi can't break the clinch.
Benn Jnr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hemi blocks it with crossed arms.
Hemi blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hemi misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benn Jnr.
Benn Jnr lands a good knee to the midsection. Hemi won't want to take too many of those.
Good body shot from Hemi.
Benn Jnr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hemi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Benn Jnr misses with a knee strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hemi working aggressively here.
Benn Jnr keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hemi's efforts to push away.
Benn Jnr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Our sources have told us that Benn Jnr has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Benn Jnr has Hemi pressed against the cage, preventing Hemi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hemi misses with a knee to the head.
Hemi is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jnr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hemi in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Benn Jnr connects with a knee to the head.
Hemi lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benn Jnr is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hemi gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Hemi with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hemi managing to block the knees to the body from Benn Jnr.
Hemi manages to break the clinch.
Hemi connects with a right hand. Benn Jnr shakes it off.
Benn Jnr cracks the inside of Hemi's front leg.
Hemi feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benn Jnrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hemi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hemi throws a front kick aimed at Benn Jnr's knee but Benn Jnr avoids it well.
Benn Jnr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Benn Jnr fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Hemi sprawls well initially but Benn Jnr persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jnr lands with a punch from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Benn Jnr there.
Benn Jnr seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Hemi is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Nigel Benn Jnr!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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