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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tim Benneckenstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cooper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tim Benneckenstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Cooper!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cooper is looking to clinch but Benneckenstein is avoiding it.
Benneckenstein tries a head kick but it misses.
Benneckenstein closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Benneckenstein lands in his opponent's guard.
Benneckenstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benneckenstein drops back looking for a leg! Cooper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Cooper manages to kick Benneckenstein off! Benneckenstein jumps back into Cooper's guard.
Cooper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benneckenstein works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Cooper is looking for a sweep. Benneckenstein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benneckenstein seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cooper does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benneckenstein wants to pass the guard but Cooper is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Benneckenstein feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Benneckenstein is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Cooper is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Cooper has escaped and now he's on top!
Benneckenstein is breathing heavily.
Benneckenstein keeping moving, preventing Cooper from controlling successfully.
Cooper trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Benneckenstein manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Benneckenstein passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benneckenstein trying to control from half guard but Cooper is working away.
Benneckenstein works his way into side control.
Benneckenstein decides to stand back up.
Cooper misses with a takedown attempt
and Benneckenstein counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cooper's guard now.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benneckenstein looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Benneckenstein is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benneckenstein decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cooper, up you get!
Cooper misses with a takedown attempt
and Benneckenstein counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cooper's guard now.
Benneckenstein looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Benneckenstein is pushing down on Cooper's leg trying to pass to half guard. Cooper is fighting to maintain full guard but Benneckenstein has managed to sneak the leg through.
Benneckenstein scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Benneckenstein seems to be looking for submissions.
Cooper wants to improve his position but Benneckenstein is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benneckenstein is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Benneckenstein has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Benneckenstein thows a huge punch but Cooper dodges it nicely.
Cooper moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Benneckenstein content to stall in guard here.
Cooper trying to keep a closed guard but Benneckenstein is proving a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Benneckenstein dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benneckenstein scores with a takedown into Cooper's guard.
Cooper looking to control.
Cooper looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benneckenstein is one step ahead there.
Benneckenstein trying to control but Cooper is working from the bottom.
Cooper controls Benneckenstein momentarily but Benneckenstein frees himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benneckenstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cooper can't keep his opponent in guard - Benneckenstein advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benneckenstein is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cooper sees it coming and defends easily.
Benneckenstein wants to pass to mount but Cooper is defending the position.
Benneckenstein is looking for a kimura but Cooper is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benneckenstein to get the leverage.
Benneckenstein postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Cooper to stand up.
Cooper tries to clinch
and Benneckenstein moves into the clinch.
Cooper is fighting off a takedown attempt but Benneckenstein is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Cooper to the mat. Cooper regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Cooper keeping moving, preventing Benneckenstein from controlling successfully.
Benneckenstein missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benneckenstein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benneckenstein forces his way into half guard.
Ground and pound from Benneckenstein.
Benneckenstein is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Cooper has managed to free his arm - good work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cooper is looking for a sweep. Benneckenstein is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benneckenstein looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Benneckenstein is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cooper doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Benneckenstein.
Tim Benneckenstein overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benneckenstein trying to pass the guard but Cooper defending well.
Cooper is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Benneckenstein trying to mount his opponent but Cooper defends it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Benneckenstein shoots in and bounces Cooper off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benneckenstein throwing strikes from guard but Cooper blocks nicely.
Benneckenstein lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Benneckenstein wants to pass the guard but Cooper is keeping the position.
Benneckenstein is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Benneckenstein dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Benneckenstein gets a takedown into half guard.
Benneckenstein not doing much here.
Benneckenstein seems to be looking for submissions.
Cooper has one foot on Benneckenstein's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cooper dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooper misses with a takedown
and Benneckenstein counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cooper regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cooper keeping full guard, as Benneckenstein tries to pass.
Benneckenstein slips nicely into half guard.
Cooper is defending against the submission attempts here by Benneckenstein.
Benneckenstein gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Benneckenstein closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Benneckenstein lands in his opponent's guard.
Benneckenstein decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Cooper, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benneckenstein drives through with a takedown into guard.
Benneckenstein stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cooper swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cooper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benneckenstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benneckenstein accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benneckenstein trying to control the position from guard on top but Cooper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cooper tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benneckenstein pushing down on Cooper's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Benneckenstein wants to control but Cooper is keeping him busy.
Benneckenstein seems to be working for a kimura but Cooper defends the submission attempt.
Benneckenstein looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Benneckenstein passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Cooper!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Cooper wants to control but Benneckenstein is having none of it.
Benneckenstein tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benneckenstein landing punches.
Benneckenstein swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Cooper is now in Benneckenstein's guard. A big mistake from Benneckenstein there, giving up the dominant position!
Cooper stands up out of Benneckenstein's guard for a moment - Benneckenstein manages to land a nice upkick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Benneckenstein showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benneckenstein, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Benneckenstein!
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energy
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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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