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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Benedetti (ranked 3000 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Bob Potatohauler (ranked 2092 p4p, 0 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes Trouble. Ramon Benedetti looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Bob Potatohauler!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Tiny Johnson and Alan Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti tries a head kick but it misses.
A head kick misses from Potatohauler.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Potatohauler paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Potatohauler looks for a takedown but Benedetti sprawls well.
Potatohauler shoots in looking for a takedown but Benedetti manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potatohauler's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Benedetti scores with a head kick.
It looks like Joey Bob Potatohauler has been cut.
Potatohauler gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Potatohauler lands a left hand.
Benedetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Potatohauler slows down the pace here.
Benedetti misses with a body punch.
Potatohauler told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Potatohauler breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benedetti throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Potatohauler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Potatohauler scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Potatohauler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Potatohauler has Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.
Potatohauler jumps guard.
Benedetti is looking to stand up but Potatohauler won't let him.
Benedetti wants to stand and escape but instead Potatohauler has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Potatohauler stays in close to Benedetti's body and controls the position.
Potatohauler decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Benedetti, up you get!
A head kick by Benedetti misses
and Potatohauler counters by moving into the clinch.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Potatohauler.
Potatohauler presses Benedetti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benedetti is breathing heavily.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
A bit of stalling here from Potatohauler.
Potatohauler throws a knee to the head but misses.
Potatohauler blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
A right hand to the body from Potatohauler.
Potatohauler cracks Benedetti with a nice body shot.
Potatohauler pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Potatohauler changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Benedetti looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Potatohauler slows the pace down.
Potatohauler is chipping away with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedetti is being controlled here.
Potatohauler has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Benedetti is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Potatohauler yanks on the arm and Benedetti is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Potatohauler.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joey Bob Potatohauler!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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