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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bennet (ranked 418 p4p, 61 weight class) and Alphonzo Mirage (ranked 245 p4p, 33 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alphonzo Mirage!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Shigeki Sano and Shigeki Fujiwara.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mirage tries to land a front kick but Bennet steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mirage attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mirage pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Bennet steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mirage. That one must have hurt.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Mirage is just out of range.
Bennet throws the kick towards the body but Mirage avoids it.
Mirage moves out of range of the strikes.
Mirage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Mirage walks into a straight right hand from Bennet.
Mirage throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mirage just misses with a punch to the body.
Mirage lands with a good body shot.
Mirage misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bennet throws a leg kick but Mirage moved away.
Mirage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Mirage throws a hook but Bennet avoids it easily.
Bennet lands with a good body shot.
Mirage swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet throws a lazy right hand but Mirage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet darts in and clinches Mirage up against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Mirage.
Mirage gets through Bennet's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mirage lands a right hand.
A short right from Mirage.
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Mirage avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Bennet breaks the clinch.
Mirage connects with a nice looking jab.
Mirage scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Bennet bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Mirage's head backwards.
Mirage lets loose with a powerful body kick. Bennet will feel that in the morning.
Bennet looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
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!
Mirage scores with a push kick.
Mirage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennet misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet avoids the body shot from Mirage.
Mirage looks for the body kick but Bennet saw that one coming.
Mirage misses with a shot to the body
and Bennet counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a body punch but Mirage moves out of range.
Bennet throws out a powerful jab.
Mirage lands a nice shot to the body.
Mirage drives through and clinches with Bennet against the cage.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Mirage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bennet swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mirage misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Bennet breaks the clinch.
Bennet throws a quick inside leg kick.
Bennet lands a nice hook to Mirage's body. Mirage takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bennet misses with a low kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mirage. Bennet shrugs it off though.
Mirage lands a leg kick that knocks Bennet off balance momentarily.
Mirage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Bennet moves out of range of the leg kick from Mirage.
Mirage swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bennet counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage cracks a nice hook into Bennet's ribs.
Mirage looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bennet walks into a left hand.
Bennet takes one to the chin there.
Mirage misses the shot to the body.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet looks to land a body kick but Mirage moved away.
Mirage takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses.
Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mirage lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mirage throws a leg kick but Bennet checks it.
Bennet checks a low kick from Mirage.
Bennet moves out of range as Mirage strikes.
Bennet missing with a left hand there. Mirage was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bennet throws a body kick that misses.
Bennet throws a lazy right hand but Mirage sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage delivers a nice body kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mirage misses with a lunging right hand
and Bennet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bennet lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mirage will feel that in the morning.
Bennet slips under a jab from Mirage.
Mirage moves out of range of the strikes.
Bennet misses with an uppercut. Mirage saw that one coming.
Bennet will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Mirage tried to score with a low kick but Bennet checks it.
Bennet throws a jab when Mirage was well out of range.
Bennet dodges the punch combination from Mirage.
Mirage looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Mirage takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mirage misses with a body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mirage looks to land a body kick but Bennet moved away.
Mirage moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A slow jab from Mirage misses its intended target.
Bennet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Mirage just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alphonzo Mirage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Mirage crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bennet - the referee stops the clock and Mirage gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bennet. Mirage manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Bennet comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mirage has managed to clinch.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Mirage's elbow.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Mirage controls the action.
Bennet struggles to land a body shot inside as Mirage controls his hands.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Mirage avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Mirage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennet.
Bennet can't break the clinch.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mirage scores with a hook to the body.
Bennet is trying to force a seperation but Mirage has the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mirage misses with a punch on the inside.
Mirage blocks a body shot from Bennet.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Mirage uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet tries to work over Mirage's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mirage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Mirage breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet tries to land a body kick
and Mirage counters with a good low kick that Bennet was not able to check.
Mirage is looking to slow Bennet down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bennet.
Bennet throws a jab when Mirage was well out of range.
Mirage only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Bennet avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bennet jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bennet lands with a good body shot.
Mirage throws a body kick that misses.
Mirage misses with a body shot.
Mirage with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bennet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Bennet lands a jab to the nose.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mirage. That's going to slow Bennet down.
Bennet takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bennet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mirage doesn't seem bothered though.
Bennet checks the leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a body punch but Mirage moves out of range.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mirage was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
Mirage pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mirage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirage.
Bennet connects with a body shot.
Mirage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Mirage.
Bennet moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Michael Bennet's cut is getting worse.
Bennet tries to clinch there but Mirage circles away.
Bennet connects with a body shot.
Mirage dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mirage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennet paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bennet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Mirage.
Mirage has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mirage. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mirage throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with a body kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mirage. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab lands there for Bennet.
Mirage bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bennet's head backwards.
Mirage throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bennet throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mirage on the side of the head.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Bennet keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet is looking to counter punch.
Mirage misses with a wild body shot.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirage.
Mirage follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Bennet lands a leg kick that knocks Mirage off balance momentarily.
Mirage takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses.
Mirage throws a lazy head kick
and Bennet makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mirage.
Mirage throws a lazy right hand but Bennet sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mirage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Mirage ducks under a wild hook from Bennet.
Mirage flicks out a counter leg kick but Bennet steps away.
Mirage takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
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!
Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mirage manages to avoid it.
Mirage doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mirage is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennet rather than just go for the knockout.
Mirage scores with a jab to the jaw.
Bennet lands with a cross.
Mirage moves out of range as Bennet throws a body kick.
Mirage doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Mirage misses with an attempted mid kick.
Bennet throws a predictable looking body shot
and Bennet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mirage throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
It looks like Bennet has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Mirage throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
A little jabbing left from Mirage on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A cross from Mirage lands.
Bennet checks the leg kick nicely there.
Bennet on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Bennet lands a head kick. Mirage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Alphonzo Mirage will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Bennet has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mirage.
Mirage misses the shot to the body.
Bennet misses with a straight left.
Bennet misses with a jab to the body
and Mirage counters with a three punch combo that has Bennet backing up. Bennet nods at Mirage to acknowledge the strikes.
Bennet shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mirage looks to land a right hand but Bennet moved out of range.
Mirage with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Bennet to score with a decent uppercut.
Mirage takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Bennet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mirage at a distance.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mirage moves away.
Mirage ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bennet avoids the body shot from Mirage.
Mirage thows a body kick. Bennet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Mirage throws a body shot but no joy.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mirage wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mirage misses with a low kick.
Good leg kick by Bennet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bennet walks into a stiff left hand from Mirage.
Bennet connects with the punch.
Mirage goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bennet misses its target.
Mirage takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bennet - that will leave a mark!
Mirage avoids the body shot from Bennet.
Jab by Bennet.
Mirage fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennet has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Mirage has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Mirage is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
Bennet swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Mirage misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely.
Mirage gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Bennet.
Bennet looks to land a body kick but Mirage moved away.
Mirage misses with a body shot.
Michael Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mirage steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Mirage staying out of range there.
Bennet moves in looking to clinch but Mirage pushes him off.
Bennet fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Mirage has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Bennet throws out a loose jab but Mirage uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Mirage misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Bennet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Mirage cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mirage thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bennet checks the leg kick.
Mirage takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Bennet moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bennet throws a lazy uppercut
and Mirage connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Michael Bennet's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Bennet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mirage.
Bennet swings widly with a right hand
enabling Mirage to counter with a crisp jab.
Mirage throws a hook but Bennet avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mirage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mirage throws a body punch but Bennet moves out of range.
Mirage just misses with a punch to the body.
Mirage misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Bennet - that will leave a mark!
Mirage takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mirage takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bennet throws a body punch but Mirage moves out of range.
Bennet connects with a nice looking jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mirage.
Bennet blocks the body kick.
Bennet swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A jab from Bennet misses.
Mirage misses the shot to the body.
Mirage instigates a clinch.
Mirage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Mirage wants to stall.
Mirage manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with the head strike.
Alphonzo Mirage seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bennet creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Bennet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennet doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennet lands a left hand.
Mirage misses with the head strike.
Mirage tries to work over Bennet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennet breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mirage cracks the inside of Bennet's front leg.
Mirage takes one to the side of the head.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet throws a hook but Mirage avoids it easily.
Alphonzo Mirage is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Mirage uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Michael Bennet.
Well Mirage 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Sano scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alphonzo Mirage!
An out of breath Alphonzo Mirage thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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RATING
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