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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bennie Dillon (ranked 25713 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Clark (ranked 6283 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Clark will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 5 - 1, fighting out of New York, Bennie Dillon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Thomas Clark!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Reed Andrews and Joseph Jones.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clark throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dillon's waist but Dillon gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Clark off to one side.
Dillon stuffs the takedown attempt from Clark. Clark gets slowly back to his feet.
Dillon scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Clark tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dillon swivels and escapes.
Dillon tried to counter with a leg kick but Clark avoided it.
Bennie Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Clark.
Clark tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Dillon defends well and Clark ends up having to push Dillon into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dillon as he jumps to the side.
Dillon seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark shoots in looking for a takedown but Dillon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Dillon misses with a head kick.
Clark gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dillon counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Clark throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dillon lands with a slapping head kick.
Clark ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Dillon moves away.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but Dillon shows good takedown defense.
Dillon appears to be looking for a big counter.
Clark looks winded!
Dillon checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clark looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dillon is fending him off so far but Clark persists. Nope, Dillon circles away and we're back to standing.
Clark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Clark shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dillon as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clark blocks a head kick by Dillon.
Bennie Dillon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Dillon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Dillon really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Clark blocks a head kick by Dillon.
Clark has Dillon up against the cage in a clinch.
Dillon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Dillon breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Clark checks the leg kick nicely there.
Clark feints the counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Clark instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clark is trying to break free.
Dillon gets underhooks to prevent Clark's takedown attempt.
Dillon has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Clark uses from the top position.
Dillon wants to stand and escape but Clark is having none of it.
Dillon trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Dillon wants to sweep but no luck.
Dillon looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dillon wants to stand and escape but Clark is having none of it.
Clark throws a big right hand that misses.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Dillon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Clark shoots in looking for a takedown but Dillon manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Clark's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark misses with a kick to the body
and Dillon counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Clark!
Dillon just content to control the position.
Dillon working away.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Clark can't do much from the bottom here.
Dillon tries for a kimura but Clark is defending well.
A lull in the action here as Dillon stalls from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennie Dillon dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dillon throws a quick counter kick to the body but Clark avoids it.
Clark fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Clark will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dillon throws a big counter combination but Clark scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Bennie Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Clark.
Clark shoots in and drives through. Dillon sprawls well.
Clark shoots in for a takedown but Dillon shows good takedown defense.
Dillon looks to land a right hand but Clark moved out of range.
Dillon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Clark lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillon circles away quickly and effectively.
Clark is breathing heavily.
Dillon has managed to clinch.
Dillon prevents Clark from breaking the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Dillon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon jumps into guard, dragging Clark to the mat.
Clark stopping the sweep attempt from Dillon.
Clark with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Clark accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dillon is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dillon sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Dillon has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Dillon is looking for a kimura here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Clark looks like he's trying to stand up.
Dillon keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Bennie Dillon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Clark fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dillon avoids it really well and circles away.
Clark shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dillon counters with a shoot takedown. Clark fights it but they end up in guard.
Dillon stands up over Clark, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dillon controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillon chips away with some ground and pound.
Dillon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dillon stops Clark from standing up.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dillon chips away with some ground and pound.
Dillon sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bennie Dillon dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Clark closes the distance and clinches.
Clark wants a takedown.
Clark is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Dillon is defending well.
Clark with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Clark trying to control the position but instead, Dillon has worked for underhooks and has pushed Clark into the cage.
Clark drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dillon gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bennie Dillon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thomas Clark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillon jumps guard but Clark stands there with Dillon around his waist. Dillon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Clark takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Clark ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Clark no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dillon not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Clark looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dillon passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dillon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dillon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Clark is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dillon is staying tight to Clark's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dillon working the ground and pound from side control.
Dillon connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Clark some visible discomfort.
Clark tries to bench press Dillon off him but Dillon keeps the position.
Clark is trying to escape the position but Dillon is controlling the position.
Dillon continues to stall.
Dillon moves into full mount!
Dillon controlling the pace for now.
Dillon is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Clark can do to turn this around?
Dillon dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillon controlling his opponent.
Dillon is working for a guillotine from mount but Clark frees his head quite easily.
Dillon controlling from the full mount.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dillon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dillon controlling the position easily from mount.
Dillon lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clark working to try and regain half guard.
Dillon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Clark wants to hold on but Dillon pushes him away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dillon controlling his opponent.
Clark tries to hold on but Dillon pushes him away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dillon tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thomas Clark has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennie Dillon is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Clark has given up his back here. Will Dillon look for the submission or keep pounding away?
And that's the end of the fight!
Bennie Dillon showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dillon, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 John Roberts scores the fight 30:27
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 30:27
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bennie Dillon!
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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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