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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Nada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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175 lbs
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177 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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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
26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Nada!
The judges for this bout are Paul Tew, Daniel Bishop and Colin Fotheringham.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nada misses with an uppercut.
Nada misses with a low kick.
A jab from Nada does it's job there.
Nada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nada swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nada wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
Nada takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Nada on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Nada is rocked!
Nada scores with a kick to the midsection.
Nada is still on wobbly legs! Can Benson finish him?
Nada checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nada avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nada seems to have recovered his senses.
Benson misses with a body kick.
Nada with a hook.
We've been informed that Nada 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson lands a lovely overhand right.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benson.
Nada lands with a nice body punch.
Nada has managed to clinch.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tony Benson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nada misses with a wild body shot.
Nada misses with a few strikes there.
Jab by Benson.
Nada fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Benson walks into a jab.
Benson avoids the body shot from Nada.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Nada.
Nada shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Benson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benson keeping full guard, as Nada tries to pass.
Nada trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nada tries to free his leg and advance position but Benson is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nada has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nada stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nada is working Benson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nada trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nada wants to control from the top but Benson keeps moving.
Nada throwing strikes from guard but Benson blocks nicely.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nada postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Benson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nada throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nada fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
Benson lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nada scores with a nice right hand.
Benson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Frank Nada seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nada throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nada connects with a body shot.
Benson on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Nada ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
The fighters circling - Benson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benson misses with a left hand
and Nada counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nada pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benson is out of range and Nada settles back down.
Nada looks to land a left hand but Benson moved out of range nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nada misses with a body kick.
Benson throws a hook to the side of Nada's head but Nada sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benson lands a two punch combo.
Nada is looking to slow Benson down with leg kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nada.
Benson scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nada ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Nada misses with a straight right.
Nada lands a leg kick that knocks Benson off balance momentarily.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson throws a leg kick which misses Nada's front leg but catches the back leg as Nada tries to avoid it.
Nada rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benson throws a body shot but no joy.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Nada.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nada pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benson lands with a good body shot.
Nada throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A little feinted left hand from Benson on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Decent striking displayed by Benson there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Nada dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benson takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nada finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benson is looking to counter punch.
A good leg kick by Benson.
Nada lunges at Benson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benson's hand.
Nada uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benson.
Nada lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Nada scores with a jab to the head.
Benson lands a glancing blow to the side of Nada's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nada jabs Benson right on the nose. Benson blinks but takes it well.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benson.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Good exchange - Nada coming out on top.
Benson connects with a leg kick. Nada looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nada throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Nada sprawling to the canvas! Nada rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Benson finish him?!
Nada throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benson slips a jab and a cross from Nada.
The fighters circling - Nada throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nada throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
Nada shoots in for a takedown but Benson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nada throws a lazy right hand but Benson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benson scores with a nice strike.
Benson closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Nada! Benson dives in looking to finish! Nada is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tony Benson!
A very excited looking Tony Benson made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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