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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dan Gee (ranked 632 p4p, 88 weight class) and Wayne Benning (ranked 584 p4p, 77 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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190 cm
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202 lbs
15 - 3 - 1 |
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193 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
15 - 3 - 1, fighting out of London, Dan Gee! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Wayne Benning! The judges for this bout are Donatello Bradman, Winston Howard and Francis DeMontford.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Nice body punch from Benning. Gee is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Benning swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. A left lands for Gee. Gee throws out a powerful jab. Gee lands a slapping body shot.
Donk. Gee catches Benning right on the button with a cross. Benning slips a jab from Gee. Benning unleashes a big counter combination but Gee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Gee lands a glancing blow to the side of Benning's head. Gee scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Gee lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gee wants to clinch up but Benning keeps it at a distance. Benning appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. A telegraphed right hand from Gee misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gee dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Benning misses with an uppercut. Gee saw that one coming. Gee throwing a counter right hand but Benning manages to avoid it. Benning uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gee.
Gee lands a slapping body shot.
Gee ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Gee wants to clinch. A little jabbing left from Benning on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Gee lands a right hook to the body.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gee. Gee throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Gee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benning. This has been an exciting period of action! The fighters circling - Gee throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Benning's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benning scrambles back to his feet. Gee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Dan Gee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Gee throws a right hand that misses
and Benning counters with a lovely shot to the body. Gee swings widly with a right hand
and Gee takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. Gee misses with a left hand and Benning counters with a stiff right hand. Benning throws a lazy right hand but Gee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. A little feinted left hand from Gee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it. A swing and a miss from Gee. Benning throws out a counter right but Gee avoids it with no problem. Gee throws out a loose jab but Benning uses good head movement to avoid it. Benning appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick. Gee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benning was well out of range. Poor timing from Gee. Benning looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Good standup being displayed there by Gee as he connects with a hook. Gee misses with a right hand and Benning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Gee lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Gee looks to score with a jab to the body but Benning is just out of range. Benning doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. Gee misses with a right hand and Benning counters with a nice uppercut. Benning moves out of range of the strikes. Despite the aggression on Benning's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter. Benning moves forwards but Gee connects with a nice, crisp jab. A right-left combo lands from Gee. Gee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benning's head backwards. 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! Gee scores with a nice head shot. Gee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benning backs up against the cage.
Gee scores with a nice head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Benning walks into a stiff left hand from Gee. Gee tries to clinch and Benning counters with a right hand to the body. Benning uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gee. Gee cracks Benning with an open hand slap. Gee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benning looks like he wants to counter punch here. A right-left combo lands from Gee. Benning lands a nice shot to the body.
Benning has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye. Gee scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benning in his tracks. Gee misses with a hook
and Benning counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Benning defending well as Gee loads up on a big left hand. A little jabbing left from Benning on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Gee closes the distance but Benning moves to the side and Benning counters with a nice uppercut. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Gee dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gee swings widly with a right hand
and Benning counters with a straight punch to the midsection. Gee misses with a hook
and Benning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benning. Gee tries to clinch and Benning counters with a straight right hand. Benning blocks a jab. Gee tries to grapple but his opponent circles letting Benning counter with a right hand. Benning uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gee. A nice side step and Benning releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Benning throws a body shot but no joy. Gee swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect. Benning avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Benning let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Gee is looking to clinch but Benning is avoiding it.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Benning might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Gee has got the better of the exchanges. Benning gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gee misses with a hook
letting Benning counter with a right hand. Gee wants to clinch and Benning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gee moves in looking to clinch but Benning pushes him off. Gee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benning manages to avoid it. Benning is clearly looking to counter with head kicks. Benning throws a lazy right hand but Gee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Gee is looking to counter punch. Gee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Benning with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gee to score with a decent uppercut. Gee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away. Dan Gee is winning the standup battle so far. Benning slips a straight right by Gee. Gee instigates a clinch. A head punch on the inside from Gee fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Benning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benning prevents a body shot from Gee. Benning misses with a hook from the clinch. Gee is working Benning over against the cage. 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! Good body shot from Gee.
A shot in the inside from Gee. Gee lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Gee doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Gee. Benning misses with a hook from the clinch. Gee lands with a right to the head. Benning swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Gee struggles to land a body shot inside as Benning controls his hands.
Gee can't find room to land a body shot as Benning controls the action.
Benning blocks an uppercut.
Gee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Benning misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Benning blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benning tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Gee lands a hook that snaps the head of Benning backwards. Benning blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Gee misses with some punches.
Gee misses with a hook from the clinch. Gee misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Benning. Benning breaks the clinch.
Gee throws an off balance right hand
and Benning counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Gee swings widly with a right hand
and Benning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. A big right from Gee misses. Gee wants to clinch but Benning slips to the side and Benning counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gee thinking. Benning has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off. Gee misses with an uppercut. Benning saw that one coming. Benning looks like he wants to counter punch here. Gee misses with a straight right. Benning flicks out a counter leg kick but Gee steps away.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Benning jabs at Gee's body. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gee throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benning counters with a good low kick that Gee was not able to check. Gee throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Benning now looks to counter with a shot at the body. Gee with a nice cross. Benning gets tackled into the cage by Gee. Gee maintains the clinch. Benning lands a hook to the side of the head. Benning pushes Gee back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Gee struggles to land a body shot inside as Benning controls his hands.
Benning scores with an uppercut up the middle. Gee misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benning lands with a left to the head. Benning misses with a short punch on the inside. Gee tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benning's elbow. A short body shot lands from Benning as the two fighters clinch.
Gee prevents a body shot from Benning. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wayne Benning will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Benning misses the shot to the body. Gee uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benning. A lazy left from Gee finds it's target. Gee misses with a jab to the body
and Benning makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range. Good standup being displayed there by Gee as he connects with a hook. Gee is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all. Gee misses with a left hand and Benning cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Gee cracks Benning with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. Gee throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Benning let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gee throws a big shot that misses. Benning looks like he wants to counter punch here. Gee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benning manages to avoid it. A little jabbing left from Benning on the counter but it doesn't find it's target. Gee throws a poor cross that misses
and Benning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gee misses with a right hand and Benning counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gee throws a right and a left that Benning avoids nicely. Gee swings widly with a right hand
and Benning counters with a lovely straight right hand! Gee moves in looking to clinch but Benning pushes him off. Benning unleashes a big counter combination but Gee bobs and weaves and avoids any damage. Gee swings widly with a right hand
and Benning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Benning staying out of range there. Benning doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter. A swing and a miss from Gee. The fighters circling - Gee throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Benning looks like he wants to counter punch here. Gee scores with a hook to the body. Benning takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Gee slips a straight right by Benning. Gee misses with a few strikes there.
Benning throws out a counter right but Gee avoids it with no problem. Benning defending well as Gee loads up on a big left hand. Benning looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Nice uppercut there from Gee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gee dips to his left and cracks Benning with an uppercut! Benning's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gee connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benning scrambles back to his feet. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Gee jabbing away but nothing is landing. Benning throws out a counter right but Gee avoids it with no problem. Gee misses with a hook. Benning ducked under it nicely. Benning looks like he wants to counter punch here. Gee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Benning let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Gee misses with a series of wild punches.
Gee misses with a hook
and Benning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Gee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benning can do to turn this around? Benning has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gee finds it's way round the side to connect with Benning's head. Benning throws a hook but Gee blocks it. Gee misses the body punch and Benning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benning has time to react. Gee moves out of range of the strikes. Gee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Benning bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Benning throws out a counter right but Gee avoids it with no problem. Benning displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gee throws out the jab. Benning looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Benning lands with a shot to the body. Gee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benning counters with a lovely straight right hand! Benning takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gee swings widly with a right hand
and Benning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Nice defenses there by Benning. Gee throws an off balance right hand
and Benning counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Gee throws an off balance right hand
and Benning counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Gee thinking. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Gee throws a lazy uppercut
and Benning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Gee moves in looking to clinch but Benning pushes him off. Gee misses with a straight left. Gee feints a jab promting Benning to slip. Gee then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benning slips again and ducks right into an uppercut. Gee tries to clinch there but Benning circles away.
Benning appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body. Benning looks to land a right hand but Gee moved out of range. Gee throws a hook but Benning avoids it easily. Benning has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benning there as he acknowledges the shot. Gee misses with a hook
and Benning counters with a nice body shot. Benning moves away from the strike by Gee. Benning keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gee. Benning doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
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 Dan Gee. Well Gee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Donatello Bradman scores the fight 30:28 Judge Winston Howard scores the fight 29:28 Judge Francis DeMontford scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Gee!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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