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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benny Guzman (ranked 24224 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronny Pickering (ranked 5702 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronny Pickering has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
2 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Tokyo, Benny Guzman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ronny Pickering!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Yuuki Gou and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pickering works Guzman's body with a nice hook.
Pickering gets a double leg takedown into Guzman's guard.
Guzman pushes Pickering off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pickering pushes Guzman up against the cage in a clinch.
Pickering is trying to push Guzman away but Guzman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guzman pulls guard.
Guzman looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pickering wants to pass the guard but Guzman is keeping the position.
Guzman is pulling down on Pickering's head. It's preventing any offense from Pickering, at least for the moment.
Pickering trying to control but Guzman is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickering wants to stand but Guzman has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pickering's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Guzman keeping moving, preventing Pickering from controlling successfully.
Guzman uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Guzman tries to keep at a distance but Pickering has taken the fight into the clinch.
Pickering tries to pull guard but Guzman won't allow it.
Guzman jumps into guard, dragging Pickering to the mat.
Guzman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Guzman is looking to stand up but Pickering isn't so interested in that idea.
Pickering wants to control from the top but Guzman keeps moving.
Guzman working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pickering.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pickering wants to pass the guard but Guzman is keeping the position.
Guzman working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pickering doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pickering manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Guzman manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pickering is trying to push Guzman away but Guzman has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Guzman pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Guzman drives through with a takedown into Pickering's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Pickering is working an open guard so Guzman takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Guzman with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Pickering to score with a decent uppercut.
Guzman closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Pickering quickly recovers to half guard.
Guzman drops an elbow to the side of Pickering's head.
Pickering trying to get back to full guard but Guzman takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Pickering looks winded!
Guzman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Guzman working the ground and pound effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Guzman wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Guzman with good strikes from the mount here!
Guzman controlling the position easily from mount.
Pickering is working to get back to half guard.
Guzman tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benny Guzman dominated that round.
That's time! Guzman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Pickering gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Guzman landing knees to the body.
Guzman is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Pickering can't fight it off and eventually Guzman manages to take the fight to the floor. Pickering looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Guzman content to stall in guard here.
Pickering wants to sweep here but Guzman controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pickering looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Guzman puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Guzman connects with a nice short shot to Pickering's temple.
Pickering trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Guzman manages to pass to mount!
Guzman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Guzman seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pickering for as long as he can get away with.
Guzman wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Guzman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Pickering's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickering in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Pickering really wants to buck Guzman off and get back to his feet.
Pickering tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Guzman controlling his opponent.
Pickering is trying desperately to improve position.
Pickering is breathing heavily.
Guzman controlling his opponent.
Pickering tries to reverse the position but Guzman maintains control.
Guzman with good strikes from the mount here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Guzman is dominating on the ground here - he's now on his opponent's back, looking to sink in the hooks. Pickering is in real trouble.
Guzman controlling the position well here. Pickering rolled but Guzman kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of . Benny Guzman!
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hype
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pop
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