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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Tonney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonney has chosen lights out as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Good wrestler
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tyler Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, James Tonney!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Frank Dennis and Stewart Dunkirk.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tonney is looking to score with low kicks.
Benson lands a head kick!
Tonney keeps the fight on the outside.
Tyler Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonney just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson doesn't manage to clinch there - Tonney circles away.
Benson clinches up against the cage.
Benson fails to pull guard.
Benson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tonney trying to land knees to the body.
Benson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Benson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Benson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tonney with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benson is working for takedown but Tonney is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tonney.
Tonney misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benson.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tonney.
Benson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benson is working for takedown but Tonney is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tonney lands an elbow inside that Benson shrugs off.
It looks like Tyler Benson has been cut.
Benson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tonney is keeping busy.
Tonney lands a nice knee to the body.
Tonney using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Benson is breathing heavily.
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!
Tonney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonney lands a damaging elbow.
Tonney avoiding damage.
Tonney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tonney scores a nice knee to the body.
Tonney creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benson's defenses.
Tonney is stalling here.
Tonney unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Benson takes an elbow to the temple.
Tonney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tonney lands a nice knee to the body.
Benson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tonney tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tonney lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Tonney lands a knee to the body.
Tonney lands an elbow inside that Benson shrugs off.
Benson takes an elbow to the forehead.
Tonney scores a nice knee to the body.
Tonney jumps into guard, dragging Benson to the mat.
Tonney looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tonney looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson wants to pass the guard but Tonney is keeping the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson tries to stand but Tonney is controlling from the bottom.
Tonney is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tonney throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benson connects with a high kick.
Benson moves in looking to clinch but Tonney pushes him off.
Tonney takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Benson scores with a head kick.
Benson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Tonney moves out of range easily.
Benson tries to clinch there but Tonney circles away.
Benson lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson throws a head kick that half lands.
Benson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tonney in his tracks.
Benson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Tonney's waist but Tonney gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benson off to one side.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Tonney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Benson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benson connects with a high kick.
Benson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Benson throws a sloppy head kick and Tonney moves out of range easily.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Benson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benson misses with a head kick.
Benson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
An inside leg kick from Tonney misses.
Tonney stuffs the takedown.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tonney avoids the head kick by Benson.
Benson lands a high kick!
Benson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benson shoots in for a double leg but Tonney sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonney drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tonney is breathing heavily.
The referee asks Tonney politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Tonney prefers to stall for the moment though.
Tonney's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Benson is trying to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonney controls the position from side control.
Benson is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tonney asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tonney is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Benson is looking for a sweep.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Benson pushes Tonney up against the cage in a clinch.
Benson misses with a knee strike.
Tonney is pressed up against the cage. Benson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Tonney down to the mat. Tonney avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Benson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Tonney trying to control but Benson is working from the bottom.
Benson wants to stand up but Tonney is controlling him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but James Tonney will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Tyler Benson's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Benson moves in looking to clinch but Tonney pushes him off.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson lands a head kick!
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tonney takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Benson tries to clinch but Tonney is having none of it.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tonney.
Tonney takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Benson lands a head kick!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonney blocks a head kick by Benson.
Tonney takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Tonney closes the distance and clinches.
Benson avoids the elbow strike from Tonney, against the cage.
Benson wants to break free but Tonney has control.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tonney missing with knees to the body.
Tonney throws an elbow but it misses.
Benson trying to stall but Tonney improves his position.
Benson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Tonney blocks it with crossed arms.
Benson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benson managing to block the knees to the body from Tonney.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tonney lands a knee to the body.
Tonney throws an elbow but it misses.
Tonney looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Benson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benson wants to get back to striking at distance but Tonney won't allow it.
Benson wants a takedown.
Tonney lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tonney has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Tonney throws a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Benson throws an elbow but misses.
Benson blocks an elbow strike from Tonney.
Benson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tonney.
Benson tries to break the clinch but Tonney is controlling the position.
Tonney stops a takedown attempt from Benson.
Benson avoids a wild elbow strike from Tonney.
Tonney avoiding damage as Benson throws knees to the body.
Benson lands an uppercut.
Tonney landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Benson avoids the elbow strike from Tonney, against the cage.
Benson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Tonney has him pressed against the cage.
Benson looking to throw knees to the head but Tonney is blocking nicely.
Tonney drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tonney pushes off an throws an elbow but Benson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Tonney throws an elbow but it misses.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but Tonney blocks with his arms.
Benson can't break the clinch.
Tonney misses with an elbow strike.
Benson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyler Benson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benson is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tonney gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Benson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Tonney pulls his leg out and moves away.
Tonney fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benson is out of range.
James Tonney is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Tonney misses with a leg kick
and Benson counters with a head kick.
Tonney wants to clinch.
Benson lands a high kick!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benson shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tonney counters with a takedown into side control.
Benson is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Tonney has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Benson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Benson wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tonney is looking to stall here but Benson recovers full guard.
Tyler Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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 Tyler Benson.
I think Tonney has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Tiny Johnson scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Dennis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Tonney!
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hype
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