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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Benning (ranked 400 p4p, 58 weight class) and Iso Paa (ranked 543 p4p, 71 weight class). Iso Paa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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193 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Decent wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Benning!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Iso Paa!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Donatello Bradman and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benning.
Benning lands a nice shot that snaps Paa's head back.
Benning looks to throw the jab but Paa is out of range.
Paa lands a jab.
Benning misses with a body shot.
Wayne Benning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paa ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benning moves away.
Paa throws a big shot that misses.
Paa jabs Benning to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benning throws a hook but Paa avoids it easily.
Paa follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Paa is looking to clinch.
Paa scores with a hook.
Benning drops his hands momentarily and Paa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Paa cracks Benning with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benning keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paa.
Benning takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benning darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Jab by Benning.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Paa.
Paa lands a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benning tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Paa was well out of range. Poor timing from Benning.
Paa needs to keep his hands up - Benning had a free shot at his head there.
A swing and a miss from Benning.
Benning throws an overhand right that lands on Paa's shoulder, as Paa tries to avoid the shot.
Benning looks to score with a jab to the body but Paa is just out of range.
Nice jab there from Paa.
Benning ducks right into an uppercut from Paa.
Benning uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paa.
Paa throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benning throws a hook but Paa blocks it.
Paa takes one on the button.
Benning throws a jab but it's blocked by Paa.
Paa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Paa scores with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Paa misses the target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benning takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benning gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benning scores with a nice head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benning blocks a jab.
Benning avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Paa misses the target.
Benning throws a right hand that Paa ducks under and follows up with a left that Paa also avoids with ease.
A jab from Paa misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Benning misses its target.
Paa works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benning is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Paa.
Paa connects with a right hand. Benning shakes it off.
Paa misses with a wild body shot.
Benning uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paa.
Paa uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benning throws a hook but Paa blocks it.
A lazy left from Paa finds it's target.
Benning is rocked!
A jab from Paa finds it's way through Benning's defenses.
Oh Benning is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benning takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Paa thuds his shin into the meat of Benning's side.
Paa sends Benning crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Paa is motioning to the referee to let Benning up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Paa moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paa takes a swing at Benning's ribcage but misses.
Paa fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benning looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Paa closes the distance and pushes Benning back into the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Benning fails to land.
Benning seems to have got his legs back now.
Paa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Paa throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennings head.
A short right from Paa.
Paa tries to work over Benning's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benning wants to break the clinch but can't.
A nice right hand lands inside from Paa.
Benning swings wildly with an uppercut but Paa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benning misses with a body punch.
Paa blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benning misses with a punch on the inside.
Benning is trying to break free.
A short uppercut from Paa.
Paa swings wildly with an uppercut but Benning uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Paa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paa lands a body shot.
Benning misses with a short punch on the inside.
Paa is leaning against Benning and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Paa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Paa lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benning has had enough of the clinch but Paa keeps him there for the moment.
Benning lands a body punch.
Benning scores with a shot to the side of Paa's head.
Benning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Paa blocking some punches.
Benning blocks an uppercut.
Paa misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benning throws a head punch that misses.
Paa lands a hook that snaps the head of Benning backwards.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Benning.
Benning blocks an uppercut.
Benning fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iso Paa dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Paa lands with an overhand left.
Nice shot lands for Benning.
Paa avoids the body shot from Benning.
Benning bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Benning.
Benning thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paa tries to score with a low kick but Benning moves his leg out of the way.
Paa takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Benning misses the target.
Paa misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benning throws a body punch but Paa moves out of range.
Benning fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Paa manages to avoid it.
A little jabbing left from Paa on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paa connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benning scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Paa throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benning throws a shot from downtown. Paa moves away and avoids it.
Paa now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Benning throws a hook but Paa avoids it easily.
Paa swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benning connects with a single shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paa slips a straight right by Benning.
Benning has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Paa with a nice cross.
Paa moves out of range of the strikes.
Benning with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Paa connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benning's hands.
Paa darts in and clinches Benning up against the cage.
A body shot lands from Paa.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Benning throws a punch but it's blocked by Paa.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Benning.
Benning blocking some punches.
A right hand to the body from Paa.
Benning pushes Paa back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benning.
Paa blocks an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Benning.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Paa.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paa lands a left hand.
Benning blocks an uppercut.
Benning lands with a right to the head.
Paa is trying to stall.
Benning lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benning's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Paa working aggressively here.
Paa has a couple of punches blocked by Benning.
Paa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Paa gets through Benning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benning throws a punch but it's blocked by Paa.
A short right from Benning.
Benning blocking some punches.
Benning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Iso Paa seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benning blocking some punches.
Paa trying to stall but Benning improves his position.
Benning scores with a shot to the side of Paa's head.
Paa struggles to land a body shot inside as Benning controls his hands.
A head punch on the inside from Benning fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benning.
Paa lands a shoulder strike.
A right hook to the body lands for Paa.
Paa misses with a body punch.
Paa blocks an uppercut.
Paa pushes Benning back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Paa lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benning backwards.
Still in the clinch, Paa scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benning wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Paa.
Benning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paa working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Paa lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benning misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Paa lands an uppercut.
Paa makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Paa.
Benning prevents a body shot from Paa.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Paa creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benning scores with a shot to the side of Paa's head.
Paa lands with a light punch inside.
Paa gets through Benning's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Paa misses with a hook to the ribs.
Paa lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paa lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Benning to his knees! Paa keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Iso Paa!
Iso Paa is the new middleweight champion!
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energy
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hype
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