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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Bass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Benson (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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279 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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192 cm
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265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bret Bass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, James Benson!
The judges for this bout are Jeff Smith, Ryoma Takatsuka and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson has managed to clinch.
Bass is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Benson to keep the fight standing.
Bass pulls guard successfully.
Bass might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Benson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Bass's guard.
Bass wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Benson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Bass could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bass manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benson manages to get himself to full guard.
Benson is working an open guard so Bass takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short uppercut from Benson.
Bass avoids the elbow strike from Benson, against the cage.
Benson can't break the clinch.
Bass jumps guard but Benson stands there with Bass around his waist. Bass gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Bass is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Bass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bass fails to pull guard.
A short right from Benson.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A body shot lands from Benson.
Benson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bass.
A frustrated look appears on Benson's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Benson can't break the clinch.
Benson lands a shot to the body.
Benson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Basss head.
Benson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bass takes a shot to the head.
Bass tries to pull guard but Benson holds him up against the cage and eventually Bass drops back down to his feet.
Benson lands a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bass manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Bass controlling Benson's posture.
Bass looking for a sweep. Not yet Bass, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson wants to stand and escape but instead Bass has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Benson wants to stand but Bass is controlling the position.
Benson is working an open guard so Bass takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Benson lands a head shot.
Benson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bass moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
James Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Benson.
Bass is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Benson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Benson lands with a left to the head.
Bass tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Benson lands with a right to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benson.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bass tries to pull guard but Benson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Bass is breathing heavily.
Benson taking a breather.
Nice body punch from Benson - that landed with a thud.
Benson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bass jumps guard but Benson stands there with Bass around his waist. Bass gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benson gets underhooks to prevent Bass's takedown attempt.
Benson looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Benson dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benson looks to land a combination. Bass sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Bret Bass has been cut.
Bass forces Benson back against the cage and clinches.
Benson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bass keeps control of Benson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bass jumps guard but Benson turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bass jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benson walks away with a smile on his face. Bass gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Benson rushes Bass and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benson stalls.
Bass fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Bass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bass or not.
James Benson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Still in the clinch, Benson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bass tries to stall but Benson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bass takes a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bass tries to pull guard but Benson forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Benson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bass tries to pull guard but Benson holds him up against the cage and eventually Bass drops back down to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bass dodges an elbow strike from Benson.
Benson pushes Bass back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson scores with a shot to the side of Bass's head.
Bass prevents Benson from breaking the clinch.
Bass pulls guard successfully.
Benson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bass is proving hard to escape from.
Benson is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Bass tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bass seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Bass is trying to keep Benson in close.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Benson wanted to stand there but Bass had control of the position.
Benson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson takes the fight into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benson.
Benson controlling the action here for a moment.
Bass is working for takedown but Benson is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benson stops a takedown attempt from Bass.
Benson tries to circle away but Bass has him pinned against the cage.
Benson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benson pushes Bass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benson leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson lands a shoulder strike.
Benson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benson stalling.
Benson wants to break free but Bass has control.
With the fighters up against the cage, Benson throws an elbow but misses.
Benson scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benson lands a body punch in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
Still in the clinch, Benson scores with a nice short uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson pushes off an throws an elbow but Bass leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benson scores with a shot to the side of Bass's head.
Benson lands a shot to the body.
Benson is stalling here.
A short right from Benson.
Bass tries to pull guard but Benson holds him up against the cage and eventually Bass drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Benson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Bret Bass's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Benson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A short right from Benson.
Bass takes a shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Benson.
Bass takes a shot to the head.
Bass is trying to pull guard but Benson has him pressed against the cage.
Bass tries to score a body lock takedown but Benson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A right hand to the body from Benson.
Benson scores with a shoulder strike.
Bass looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Bass. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bass wants to take the fight to the mat but Benson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Benson gets through Bass's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bass breaks the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benson throws a series of punches but Bass avoids them all with ease.
Benson misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson cracks a nice hook into Bass's ribs.
Benson closes the distance and clinches.
Benson lands a shoulder strike.
Bass keeps control of Benson as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bass tries to pull guard but Benson won't allow it.
Benson is trying to break free.
Benson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Bass tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Benson works on Bass's body with a couple of short punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benson.
Benson taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Benson scores with a shoulder strike.
Bass jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benson walks away with a smile on his face. Bass gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson clinches with his opponent.
Benson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson lands a nice uppercut.
Benson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bass is rocked!
Bass blocks an uppercut.
Oh Bass is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bass seems to have got his legs back now.
Benson lands with a short shot to the head.
Benson controlling the action here for a moment.
Benson presses Bass against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benson is looking to break free of the clinch but Bass has double underhooks.
Benson is struggling to control the position.
Benson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benson lands a body shot.
Benson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bass backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson is stalling here.
Bass's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bass tries for a takedown. No joy.
Benson lands with a right to the head.
James Benson is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benson is trying to break the clinch but Bass is controlling him.
Benson is trying to push Bass away but Bass has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benson pushes Bass back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benson throws a big uppercut that drops Bass! More strikes from Benson and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Bass lies dazed against the cage as Benson celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Benson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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