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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Fredy Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lars Kenardly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kenardly has chosen Strokin as his entrance music. Lars Kenardly is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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185 lbs
5 - 0 - 1 |
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180 cm
25
175 lbs
7 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Fredy Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Lars Kenardly!
The judges for this bout are Don Winkell, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenardly ducks right into an uppercut from Benton.
Kenardly scores with a punch to the head.
Kenardly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benton.
Benton lands a jab to Kenardly's midsection.
Kenardly is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Benton's half guard.
Benton is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Rape Academy (7 elite, 6 2x elite) that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Kenardly tries to stand and escape but Benton is controlling the position.
Benton keeping control of the position.
Kenardly thows a huge punch but Benton dodges it nicely.
Kenardly trying to control the action but Benton is working from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton is trying to maintain the position but Kenardly is very close to passing his half guard.
Kenardly stalling away here and it's allowed Benton to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Kenardly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenardly in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Kenardly must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Benton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kenardly chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kenardly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kenardly throws a big elbow that misses.
Kenardly trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenardly loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kenardly with a nice head shot there.
Kenardly throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Sloppy strikes from Kenardly. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Kenardly misses.
Kenardly throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly misses with a series of wild punches.
Kenardly cracks Benton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benton darts in looking for a takedown but Kenardly gets double underhooks and turns Benton into the cage.
Kenardly throws a nice looking combination but Benton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Kenardly misses.
Benton appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Kenardly lands a two punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kenardly misses with a combination
so Benton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Benton with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Benton with a nice head shot there.
Kenardly wants to sweep but no luck.
Benton distracts Kenardly with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kenardly controls Benton momentarily but Benton frees himself.
Benton 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton landing with the ground and pound.
Kenardly trying to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kenardly looking to control.
Benton slips nicely into half guard.
Kenardly trying to control from the bottom.
Benton throws a strike but Kenardly avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Kenardly wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Kenardly misses with a double jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kenardly looks to land a left hand but Benton moved out of range nicely.
Benton half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Benton shoots in but Kenardly avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredy Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenardly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benton counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Benton with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benton accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Kenardly is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kenardly is controlling Benton's posture.
Kenardly is trying to keep Benton in close.
Kenardly bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benton's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars Kenardly dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kenardly as he avoids it easily.
Kenardly stalks Benton and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benton's face. Benton staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Fredy Benton has been cut.
Kenardly throws a series of punches but Benton avoids them all with ease.
Kenardly misses with a hook.
Benton attempts a counter takedown but Kenardly avoids it well and moves away.
Kenardly has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kenardly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benton changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Lars Kenardly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kenardly paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kenardly looks to land a right hand but Benton moved out of range.
Kenardly bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benton's head backwards.
Benton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Kenardly is trying to defend but Benton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenardly is looking for a sweep. Benton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Kenardly wants to control but Benton is keeping busy.
Benton is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kenardly with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benton seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kenardly does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Benton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benton missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kenardly is positioning himself well to prevent Benton advancing to mount.
Benton throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benton prevents Kenardly from improving his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benton seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Kenardly is trying to control but can't.
Benton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benton keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Kenardly sprawls well initially but Benton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Kenardly wants to control but Benton is keeping busy.
Kenardly is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Benton's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Benton's back!
Benton covering up well under a series of strikes from Kenardly.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Kenardly tries to keep control of the position but Benton is staying busy.
Benton manages to reverse the position and now he's in Kenardly's guard. Nice work there by Benton.
Kenardly is trying to keep Benton in close.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kenardly moves away.
Lars Kenardly seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kenardly moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lars Kenardly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kenardly swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kenardly throws a series of strikes that have Benton backpedaling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kenardly connects with a looping right hand.
Benton is rocked!
Kenardly misses with a wild combination.
Kenardly throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It looked like Benton wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kenardly swinging wildly here.
Benton looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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!
Kenardly swinging wildly here.
Benton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kenardly connects with a right hand. Benton shakes it off.
Kenardly stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Oh Benton is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenardly lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Benton fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fredy Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kenardly is pawing at Benton, trying to feel the distance before throwing out a cross that crashes into Benton's nose. Benton is badly hurt! Kenardly pounces, throwing wild strikes as both fighters end up on the ground! Benton tries desperately to hold on but Kenardly is relentless in his assault! As Benton receives an ever increasing number of unanswered strikes the referee pulls Kenardly away and this one is in the books!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lars Kenardly!
Our winner, Lars Kenardly, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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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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