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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Clarence Benson (ranked 25010 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeke Garcia (ranked 5365 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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178 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined |
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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
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clarence Benson!
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, Zeke Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Lombardi, David Schapiro and Eddie Farnsworth.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Garcia moves out of range of the body kick from Benson.
Garcia works over Benson's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Clarence Benson has been cut.
Garcia throws a combination that misses
and Benson moves into the clinch.
Benson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Benson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Benson is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Garcia presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia struggles to land a body shot inside as Benson controls his hands.
Benson pulls guard effortlessly.
Garcia being controlled here momentarily.
Benson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Garcia's guard.
Benson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benson drops back looking for a leg! Garcia is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Garcia manages to kick Benson off! Benson jumps back into Garcia's guard.
Garcia wants to get back to his feet but Benson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson throwing strikes but missing.
Benson gets to his feet - Garcia follows without any prompting.
Benson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Garcia is fending him off so far but Benson persists. Nope, Garcia circles away and we're back to standing.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
Benson changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Benson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Garcia to score with a decent uppercut.
Benson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Garcia tries to avoid it but Benson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Garcia to the ground. Garcia escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Zeke Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clarence Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcia will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benson seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
You can follow us on Twitter at...Ooooooh Benson got wobbled bad by a big combination! Garcia presses forward with punches and knees until Benson stumbles to the ground! The ref watches Benson closely before deciding to step in and end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zeke Garcia!
A very excited looking Zeke Garcia made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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