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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnathan Crane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and jb benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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166 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Decent wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnathan Crane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, jb benn!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crane gets a takedown into half guard.
Crane seems to be looking for submissions.
benn throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Crane seems to be working for a kimura but benn defends the submission attempt.
benn trying to hold on to Crane's head to control him but Crane postures up.
benn is pressing down on Crane's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
benn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
benn throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Crane stands up out of benn's guard for a moment - benn manages to land a nice upkick.
Crane is looking to stand up but benn won't let him.
benn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Crane stands up and waves to benn to follow him.
benn throws a nice looking combination but Crane bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
benn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crane looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? benn is fending him off so far but Crane persists. Nope, benn circles away and we're back to standing.
Crane tries to clinch but benn moves out of range.
Crane pulls out of a head kick attempt.
benn avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
benn misses with an uppercut. Crane saw that one coming.
Crane drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crane is breathing heavily.
benn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crane can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
benn striking from his own guard.
Crane is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Crane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
benn thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
benn striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Crane stands up out of benn's guard for a moment - benn manages to land a nice upkick.
benn lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
benn lands some strikes from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crane tries to clinch but benn is having none of it.
benn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Crane tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Crane fails with an attempt to clinch.
Crane looks for a takedown but benn sprawls well.
benn tries to bum rush Crane with a series of wild strikes but Crane uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crane checks the leg kick nicely there.
Crane shoots for a double leg takedown but benn sprawls well. He's pushed Crane's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnathan Crane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
benn closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
benn lands with a punch from half guard.
Crane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for benn on the ground.
Ground and pound from benn.
Crane taking some punishment here, with benn in his half guard.
benn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
benn working the head and body with strikes.
Crane on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Crane actively working from the bottom here.
benn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Crane with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
benn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Crane looking for submissions off his back.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Crane gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
benn distracts Crane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Crane has momentary wrist control but benn slips an elbow through the middle.
benn is working Crane over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
benn stands up over Crane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
benn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
benn cracks Crane with a solid left hand.
benn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crane works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crane misses with a takedown attempt
and benn counters with a single leg into guard. Crane didn't expect that.
benn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Crane's head.
benn postures up in Crane's guard and throws a big left but Crane blocks it.
Crane is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
benn flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
benn punching from the bottom.
Crane is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, benn has managed to free his arm - good work.
Crane is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and benn defends it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jb benn dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Crane shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says benn as he avoids it easily.
benn misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Crane doesn't succeed with the takedown
and benn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
benn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
benn stands up over Crane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
benn stands up over Crane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
benn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
benn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crane is keeping the position for now.
benn lands a couple of digs.
Crane throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
benn passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
benn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crane moves into full guard.
benn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Crane is looking for a triangle but benn pushes his legs off easily.
benn distracts Crane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
benn cracks Crane with a solid left hand.
benn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Crane working for a triangle but benn defends it easily.
benn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
benn with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crane throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Crane lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Crane tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and benn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Crane's guard.
benn stands up over Crane, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
benn wants to control from the top but Crane keeps moving.
Crane utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Crane working for a triangle but benn defends it easily.
benn postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Crane looking for a guillotine here but benn defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
benn scoring with some ground and pound.
Crane has momentary wrist control but benn slips an elbow through the middle.
Crane looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
benn works over Crane with some ground and pound from guard.
Crane is looking for a triangle but benn pushes his legs off easily.
Crane on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Crane tries to get out of the position.
benn distracts Crane with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
benn passes Crane's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
benn scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Crane wants to improve his position but benn is controlling well.
benn lands strikes from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Crane tries to get to full guard but benn has control of the leg.
benn lands with a punch from half guard.
benn seems to be looking for submissions.
benn lands strikes from half guard.
Crane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Crane shoots and misses
and benn counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnathan Crane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Crane wants to get back to his feet.
benn working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Crane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Crane looking for a guillotine here but benn defends easily.
benn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Crane's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jb benn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Crane closes the distance but benn moves to the side
and benn finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
benn shoots in but Crane avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Johnathan Crane is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Crane shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Crane was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Crane is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, benn has managed to escape the submission attempt.
benn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
benn makes his way to full guard. A much better position for benn.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
benn striking off his back but it's not causing Crane any problems.
Crane has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Crane thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Crane has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of benn is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
benn throws a couple of heel strikes.
benn striking off his back, scoring a few points.
benn tries to strike from the bottom.
Crane works a leg free and moves into half guard.
benn is looking to improve his position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crane throws a push kick but benn slaps the foot to one side.
Crane tries for a takedown but benn circles away easily
and benn counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Crane!
Crane can't escape the position.
benn landing strikes from the mount.
benn landing strikes from the mount and Crane is in trouble!
benn raining down shots from the mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
benn looking to finish Crane with some ground and pound. This is bad for Crane!
benn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
benn is in the full mount, landing strikes.
benn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Crane squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
benn unloading with bombs!
Crane working to try and regain half guard.
jb benn has got the better of the ground game so far.
benn raining down shots from the mount!
Crane is trying desperately to improve position.
benn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crane?
Crane manages to regain half guard. Good work.
benn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crane is trying to defend against the ground and pound but benn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Crane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Crane tries to kick benn off but benn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Crane is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but benn pulls his head out easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. benn connects with a nice short shot to Crane's temple.
Crane is trying to get back to full guard.
Crane looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Crane throws a series of punches but benn avoids them all with ease.
benn shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than benn was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
benn landing shots from mount.
Johnathan Crane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
benn unloading with bombs!
benn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Crane is bucking up trying to escape but benn cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Crane keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
benn lands a big shot there that rocks Crane but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
jb benn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Crane trying desperately to get to his feet.
benn postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Crane looks a forlorn figure.
benn looking to control but Crane is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
benn scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Crane?
benn raining down shots from the mount!
benn trying to control but Crane is having none of it.
Crane tries to buck benn off but he can't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
jb benn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well benn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jb 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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