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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between PJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emilio EsteveZ (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, PJ Benn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Emilio EsteveZ!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn stuffs the takedown.
Benn looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
EsteveZ throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Benn wants to control from the top but EsteveZ keeps moving.
EsteveZ looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Benn trying to control but EsteveZ is working from the bottom.
Benn looking to pass the guard.
Benn passes EsteveZ's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
EsteveZ taking some punishment here, with Benn in his half guard.
EsteveZ actively working from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed EsteveZ's head.
Benn moves into full mount! EsteveZ won't be happy about that!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn with shots to the head and body - EsteveZ looks very uncomfortable down there.
Benn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
EsteveZ is working to get back to half guard.
EsteveZ tries to hold on but Benn postures up.
EsteveZ is trying desperately to improve position.
EsteveZ tries to hold on but Benn pushes him away.
Benn with good strikes from the mount here!
Benn controlling his opponent.
Benn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Benn lands a big elbow.
Benn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. EsteveZ looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, EsteveZ has managed to escape the submission attempt.
EsteveZ wants to control but Benn is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn lands a nice shot to the head.
EsteveZ wants to control but Benn is having none of it.
Benn in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
EsteveZ flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
EsteveZ looks gassed!
EsteveZ is trying to escape the mount.
Benn landing shots from mount.
Benn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can EsteveZ hang on?
EsteveZ is working to get back to half guard.
Benn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Benn putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Benn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Benn lands with some strikes.
Benn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
EsteveZ is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn landing shots from mount.
Benn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Benn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
EsteveZ tries to hold on but Benn postures up.
Benn looking to control but EsteveZ is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Benn is really struggling to control EsteveZ but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Benn is landing with some decent strikes but EsteveZ is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
EsteveZ really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Benn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A swing and a miss from EsteveZ.
Benn dodges the punch combination from EsteveZ.
Benn feints and as EsteveZ raises his hands in defense, Benn changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
EsteveZ looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Benn keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of EsteveZ's head.
Benn wants to control from the top but EsteveZ keeps moving.
Benn stopping the sweep attempt from EsteveZ.
EsteveZ is looking for a triangle but Benn pushes his legs off easily.
Benn wants to control from the top but EsteveZ keeps moving.
EsteveZ is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
EsteveZ escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benn advances to half guard.
EsteveZ tries to roll over but Benn keeps him under control.
Benn performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
EsteveZ tries to roll over but Benn keeps him under control.
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.
Benn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benn is tying to control. EsteveZ wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Benn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
EsteveZ has hold of Benn's hands but Benn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Benn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Benn moves nicely into side control.
EsteveZ striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
EsteveZ is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Benn is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Benn working EsteveZ over with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
EsteveZ bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Benn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in EsteveZ's guard.
Benn trying to control the position from guard on top but EsteveZ is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Benn passes EsteveZ's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Benn trying to control from half guard but EsteveZ is working away.
EsteveZ is looking to improve his position.
Benn wants to take a breather but EsteveZ is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
EsteveZ wants to control but Benn is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Benn slows the pace down in half guard.
Benn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but EsteveZ does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
PJ Benn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benn is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and EsteveZ defends it well.
EsteveZ is looking to improve his position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
The fight stays on the outside here - EsteveZ looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
EsteveZ doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
PJ Benn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Benn scores a takedown into full mount!
EsteveZ tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benn trying to control but EsteveZ is having none of it.
EsteveZ wants to control but Benn is having none of it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benn cracks EsteveZ with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Benn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn raining down shots from the mount!
Benn prevents EsteveZ from getting the reversal.
Benn is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. EsteveZ can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
BOOM! Benn connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Benn landing strikes from the mount.
EsteveZ tries to get back to half guard but can't.
EsteveZ wants to control but Benn is having none of it.
Benn lands with some strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
EsteveZ working to try and regain half guard.
Benn controlling the pace for now.
Benn raining down shots from the mount!
Benn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can EsteveZ hang on?
EsteveZ really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Benn with a couple of short strikes.
A nice elbow there by Benn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
EsteveZ swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Benn lands a nice shot to the head.
EsteveZ is wriggling around trying to escape.
Benn with a couple of short strikes.
Benn prevents EsteveZ from getting the reversal.
Benn lands a nice shot to the head.
Benn working for a guillotine from mount but EsteveZ is in no mood to give up.
Benn thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Benn trying to control but EsteveZ is having none of it.
EsteveZ'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.
Emilio EsteveZ has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Benn dominating with strikes here.
Benn dominating with strikes here.
Benn lands with some strikes.
EsteveZ avoids a series of strikes thrown by Benn.
EsteveZ working to try and regain half guard.
EsteveZ wants to control but Benn is having none of it.
Benn fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
EsteveZ is in a horrible position here. Benn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
PJ Benn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
EsteveZ throwing hammer fists to the chest of Benn. What's that going to do exactly?
And that's the end of the fight!
PJ Benn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benn 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:26
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... PJ Benn!
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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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