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PBP Commentary |
Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Benson (ranked 4627 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Li (ranked 4622 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Michael Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jet Li!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Yasuomi Hirokawa and Yukihiro Yamamoto.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson throws a head kick that misses.
Li tries to clinch but Benson is having none of it.
Benson darts in and clinches Li up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Benson fails to land.
Li jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Benson walks away with a smile on his face. Li gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Li tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Li tries to clinch but Benson moves out of range.
Li wants to clinch.
Li fails with an attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Li wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
Benson swats away the attempt to clinch by Li.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Li wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Li looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Li tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benson throws a quick counter kick to the body but Li avoids it.
Li is looking to clinch but Benson is avoiding it.
Li wants to clinch up but Benson keeps it at a distance.
Benson instigates a clinch.
Li tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Benson smiles and moves away.
Benson takes the fight into the clinch.
Li successfully pulls guard.
Li looking for a guillotine here but Benson defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Li is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Benson frees his head nicely. Oh but Li has switched to an armbar! Benson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jet Li!
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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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