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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Ky Tycoon (ranked 3900 p4p, 340 weight class) and John Michael Benitoy (ranked 2498 p4p, 247 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Tycoon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Im the champ. The key to victory for Ky Tycoon has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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149 lbs
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ky Tycoon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, John Michael Benitoy!
The judges for this bout are Yuuki Gou, Shigeki Fujiwara and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tycoon gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Benitoy to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Benitoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Tycoon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tycoon wants to stand and escape but Benitoy is having none of it.
Benitoy scoring with some ground and pound.
Tycoon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benitoy distracts Tycoon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Benitoy throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benitoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Benitoy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Tycoon works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Benitoy postures up in Tycoon's guard and throws a big left but Tycoon blocks it.
Benitoy throws a big elbow that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benitoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Tycoon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitoy lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Benitoy has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Kaptajnernes Træningscenter. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Tycoon is on top in guard.
Tycoon sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Benitoy's guard.
Tycoon 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.
Tycoon trying to mount his opponent but Benitoy defends it.
Benitoy is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Benitoy manages to get to full guard.
Benitoy is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Benitoy keeping moving, preventing Tycoon from controlling successfully.
Tycoon tries to free his leg and advance position but Benitoy is retaining full guard.
Benitoy throws some shots to the body, keeping his opponent honest.
Benitoy keeping moving, preventing Tycoon from controlling successfully.
Benitoy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tycoon takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon wants to stand but Benitoy has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Benitoy wants to sweep but no luck.
Benitoy bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tycoon's guard.
Benitoy landing with the ground and pound.
Benitoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tycoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benitoy lands a couple of elbows.
Benitoy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benitoy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Benitoy has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benitoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tycoon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benitoy is one step ahead there.
Tycoon is working hard here to advance position.
Benitoy lands a couple of elbows.
Benitoy throws a big right hand that misses.
Benitoy got a little sloppy there for a moment and Tycoon has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benitoy has managed to get both his arms back between Tycoon's legs - danger averted.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benitoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benitoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Benitoy distracts Tycoon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benitoy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benitoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Benitoy trying to control the position from guard on top but Tycoon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benitoy is in close to Tycoon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Michael Benitoy dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Tycoon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Benitoy sprawls well. Benitoy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tycoon gets slowly back to his feet.
Benitoy shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tycoon sprawls well. Tycoon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benitoy gets slowly back to his feet.
Benitoy closes the distance and pushes Tycoon back into the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tycoon goes for a takedown attempt but Benitoy pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
John Michael Benitoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benitoy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benitoy wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ky Tycoon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benitoy fails to land the takedown.
Tycoon swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benitoy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tycoon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benitoy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benitoy.
Tycoon is fighting off a takedown attempt but Benitoy is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Tycoon to the mat. Tycoon regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Tycoon is looking for a triangle but Benitoy pushes his legs off easily.
Benitoy cracks Tycoon with a solid left hand.
Benitoy landing some decent shots from guard.
Benitoy cracks Tycoon with a solid left hand.
Tycoon working a defensive guard here.
Benitoy trying to control but Tycoon is working from the bottom.
John Michael Benitoy has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benitoy might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tycoon haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Benitoy stands up over Tycoon, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Benitoy is in close to Tycoon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Benitoy postures up and lands a big shot to Tycoon's brow.
Benitoy is in close to Tycoon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tycoon preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Tycoon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benitoy makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Benitoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Benitoy postures up and lands a big shot to Tycoon's brow.
Benitoy postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Benitoy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benitoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Benitoy connects with a couple of short punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Tycoon escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benitoy gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benitoy won't allow Tycoon to sweep him here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benitoy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Tycoon has momentary wrist control but Benitoy slips an elbow through the middle.
Benitoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tycoon is keeping the position for now.
Benitoy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Benitoy keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Tycoon's head.
Benitoy works over Tycoon with some ground and pound from guard.
Tycoon wants to sweep here but Benitoy controlling him for the moment.
Tycoon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benitoy's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitoy looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tycoon is one step ahead there.
Benitoy is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Tycoon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Benitoy is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Benitoy has escaped and now he's on top!
Benitoy controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Benitoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tycoon's head.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benitoy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Michael Benitoy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Benitoy with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tycoon counters with a left to the body.
Benitoy shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
An attempted straight right counter from Tycoon misses the target.
Benitoy manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Tycoon on his heels. He'll look to pass Tycoon's guard now, I'm sure.
Benitoy controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benitoy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benitoy accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benitoy preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitoy cracks Tycoon with a solid left hand.
Benitoy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Tycoon working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benitoy.
Benitoy is working Tycoon over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Benitoy working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Tycoon's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitoy chips away with some ground and pound.
Benitoy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benitoy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Tycoon is keeping the position for now.
Benitoy advances to half guard.
Tycoon has hold of Benitoy's hands but Benitoy slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Tycoon is rocked!
Benitoy working Tycoon over with strikes.
Oh Tycoon is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benitoy lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benitoy looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tycoon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benitoy lands a massive shot from half guard that has rocked Tycoon! More strikes land and this one is all over! Benitoy jumps to his feet and is applauded loudly by the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Michael Benitoy!
After the big win, John Michael Benitoy made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors UnderGround Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Ky Tycoon spoke after the fight, saying 'Well he got me tonight he's a tough guy appreciate his effort tonight and it bring him the W I'm sure that I learned from this and use it as a motivation to keep improving'.
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