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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Van Cleefe (ranked 4299 p4p, 372 weight class) and Yowis Ben (ranked 23000 p4p, 497 weight class). Yowis Ben will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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255 lbs
8 - 11 - 0 |
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270 lbs
10 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
8 - 11 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lee Van Cleefe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Yowis Ben!
The judges for this bout are Damien Edna, Eliza Hachem and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Van Cleefe swivels and escapes.
Van Cleefe changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ben shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Van Cleefe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ben's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Van Cleefe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Ben can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Ben in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ben controls from within his opponent's guard.
Van Cleefe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ben is aware though and is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Van Cleefe is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ben trying to control but Van Cleefe is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben throws a big right hand that misses.
Ben throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Van Cleefe works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ben is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Cleefe has wrist control.
Ben lands a couple of elbows.
Ben trying to control the position from guard on top but Van Cleefe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Van Cleefe utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ben sitting in guard here, content to control.
Ben is looking to work some ground and pound but Van Cleefe has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ben is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Van Cleefe working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ben.
Ben passes into half guard.
Van Cleefe works his way to full guard. Good work.
Van Cleefe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ben makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ben lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Ben slips nicely into half guard.
Van Cleefe is looking for a sweep. Ben is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Ben tries to pass the half guard into mount. Van Cleefe knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ben lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ben.
Ben looking to pass the guard.
Ben in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ben is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ben is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ben landing some decent shots from guard.
Ben makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ben distracts Van Cleefe with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Van Cleefe working a defensive guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe keeping moving, preventing Ben from controlling successfully.
Ben scoring with some ground and pound.
Ben must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Cleefe is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Ben is aware though and is defending well.
Ben cracks Van Cleefe with a solid left hand.
Ben looking to pass the guard.
Ben won't allow Van Cleefe to sweep him here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Cleefe keeping full guard, as Ben tries to pass.
Ben stands up over Van Cleefe, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yowis Ben dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Ben closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Ben lands in his opponent's guard.
Ben postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Van Cleefe is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Ben, into his guard.
Ben looking to control.
Van Cleefe avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Van Cleefe defends well.
Van Cleefe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Cleefe throws a big elbow that misses.
Van Cleefe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ben is looking for a triangle but Van Cleefe pushes his legs off easily.
Ben looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Ben has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Ben is looking for a triangle but Van Cleefe pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ben 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.
Ben is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Van Cleefe drops back looking for a leg! Ben is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ben manages to kick Van Cleefe off! Van Cleefe jumps back into Ben's guard.
Van Cleefe drops back looking for a leg! Ben is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ben manages to kick Van Cleefe off! Van Cleefe jumps back into Ben's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe slips nicely into half guard.
Yowis Ben has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ben gets full guard.
Van Cleefe stopping the sweep attempt from Ben.
Ben keeping full guard, as Van Cleefe tries to pass.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
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.
Ben gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Cleefe counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like Yowis Ben has been cut.
Ben closes the distance and clinches up with Van Cleefe, looking for a takedown. Ben pushes Van Cleefe against the cage but Van Cleefe circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Van Cleefe seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Ben shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Van Cleefe defends it nicely.
Van Cleefe swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Lee Van Cleefe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yowis Ben.
Ben is breathing heavily.
Ben shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Van Cleefe sprawls well. Van Cleefe wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Ben gets slowly back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Van Cleefe lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Van Cleefe dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Yowis Ben's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Ben shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Van Cleefe is trying to defend but Ben finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Van Cleefe is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ben thows a huge punch but Van Cleefe dodges it nicely.
Ben landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Ben is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Ben connects with a nice short shot to Van Cleefe's temple.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ben seems to be looking for submissions.
Van Cleefe is not content to let Ben control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Cleefe is looking for a sweep. Ben is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Van Cleefe actively working from the bottom here.
Ben working the head and body with strikes.
Van Cleefe is not content to let Ben control the position.
Van Cleefe is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ben scores with a couple of nice shots.
Van Cleefe trying to control here.
Nice strikes from Ben there.
Ground and pound from Ben.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Ben.
Ben trying to mount his opponent but Van Cleefe defends it.
Van Cleefe trying to control here.
Ben lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ben looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Ben is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ben is stalling here. Van Cleefe is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ben seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Van Cleefe has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Ben is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Van Cleefe off and has taken his back!
The referee is taking a good look at Van Cleefe as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Ben!
Ben is landing with strikes from the back.
Ben is punishing Van Cleefe with some ground and pound.
Van Cleefe is in bad spot here.
Van Cleefe is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Van Cleefe is taking damage to the body and head.
Ben is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Van Cleefe. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Van Cleefe looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ben just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Can Van Cleefe hold on?! Ben is landing more strikes to his hapless foe.
Van Cleefe just trying to survive but Ben is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Van Cleefe tries to roll but Ben sticks to his back.
Ben is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Ben gets his hands free as Van Cleefe looks to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yowis Ben comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ben 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 Damien Edna scores the fight 28:29
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yowis Ben!
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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