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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Bennet (ranked 226 p4p, 34 weight class) and Léonard Lucy (ranked 377 p4p, 50 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Michael Bennet has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Michael Bennet seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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190 cm
32
209 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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190 cm
31
208 lbs
15 - 8 - 0 |
Great wrestler
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
World class MT
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Michael Bennet! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Léonard Lucy! The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bennet connects with the punch. Bennet swings away with a body shot that misses
and Lucy makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. Bennet scores with a jab. Lucy acknowledges it with a nod of the head. Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body. A telegraphed right hand from Bennet misses the target. Bennet connects with a leg kick. Lucy looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Lucy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Michael Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Lucy staying out of range there. Lucy blocks a jab. Bennet misses the shot to the body. Bennet takes a swing at Lucy's ribcage but misses. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Bennet lands a two punch combo.
Bennet lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range. 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! Bennet throws a body shot but no joy. Bennet takes a shot right to the bread basket. Lucy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lucy fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bennet is out of range. Lucy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucy follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land. Lucy misses with a hook. A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Lucy does a little dance to reset his feet. Bennet throws the left hand but Lucy avoids the punch easily. Lucy misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming. Bennet quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect. Bennet scores with the left hand. Lucy knows he should have avoided that one. Bennet misses with a straight right. The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lucy looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it. Bennet throws a body shot but no joy. Lucy moves out of range of the strikes. Lucy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bennet throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. The fighters circling - Lucy throws out the jab but it was never going to land. We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Lucy has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat. Bennet misses with an uppercut
and Lucy counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bennet with a body punch. A glancing blow. Lucy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lucy blocks the body kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Lucy ducks under a wild hook from Bennet. Bennet throws a push kick but Lucy slaps the foot to one side. Lucy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Lucy looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bennet misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennet misses with a body shot.
Lucy lands a big head kick that sends Bennet tumbling to the mat! Lucy takes a step backwards and waves Bennet back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Bennet is rocked!
It looks like Michael Bennet has been cut. Bennet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Lucy working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Oh Bennet is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Bennet lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Lucy backwards. Bennet seems to have got his legs back now.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bennet misses with a short punch on the inside. Lucy fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet breaks the clinch.
Lucy misses with an uppercut
and Bennet counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. Lucy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Lucy attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Bennet misses with a lunging right hand
and Lucy counters with a nice right hand that sends Bennet toppling to the canvas! Bennet scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Lucy finish him?! Lucy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bennet scores with a spinning back kick! A jab from Bennet misses. Bennet lands a two punch combo.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lucy was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet. Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Lucy. Bennet moves into range and clinches up with Lucy. Lucy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bennet has him pressed against the cage. Lucy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round. A nice inside leg kick there by Bennet. That's going to slow Lucy down. We've been told by Bennet's head coaches at IMMA Gym of Elite ASS that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight. Lucy takes a body punch but keeps moving. Bennet's corner calls for a 1-2. Bennet obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range. Bennet lets loose with a powerful body kick. Lucy will feel that in the morning. Bennet cracks the inside of Lucy's front leg. A swing and a miss from Lucy. A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Lucy does a little dance to reset his feet. Lucy pivots, looking for a leg kick but Bennet is out of range and Lucy settles back down. Bennet was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger. Lucy takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lucy drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Lucy does a little dance to reset his feet. Bennet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Lucy keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lucy moves away. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Bennet dominated that round. The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut. 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.
Bennet misses with a kick to the body and Lucy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle. Lucy circles away from the clinch attempt enabling Lucy to counter with a crisp jab.
Michael Bennet's cut is getting worse. Lucy lands a jab-cross combination. Lucy takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Lucy misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely. Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucys jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist! Bennet jabs at Lucy's body. Lucy defending well as Bennet loads up on a big left hand. Lucy avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Bennet bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lucy has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lucy there as he acknowledges the shot.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lucy keeps the fight on the outside. Bennet takes a body punch but keeps moving. Lucy blocks the body kick.
Lucy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Bennet sprawling to the canvas! Bennet rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Lucy finish him?!
Lucy throws the left hand but Bennet avoids the punch easily. Bennet scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Lucy drops Bennet with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Bennet looks back up at him and smiles so Lucy waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Michael Bennet's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it. Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Crunch! Bennet slams his shin into Lucy's torso. Bennet delivers a nice body kick. Bennet lands a jab to Lucy's midsection. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bennet. Bennet throws a body shot but no joy. Both fighters circling a little - Bennet finishes the exchange with a kick to the body. Lucy pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lucy moves out of range of the strikes. Lucy is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bennet with a body shot. Lucy tries to work over Bennet's front leg with a kick but Bennet checks it. Lucy misses with an uppercut. This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Bennet. Lucy fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bennet looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Bennet slips under a jab. A good leg kick by Bennet. Bennet throws a hook but Lucy blocks it. Lucy looks like he wants to counter punch here. Bennet blocks a jab. A quick step to the side and Bennet tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect. Bennet gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Lucy tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Lucy takes a shot to the head. Bennet misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lucy throws a head punch that misses. Lucy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Lucy is just out of range. A bone on bone clash there as Lucy blocks the leg kick.
Lucy checks a low kick from Bennet. Lucy takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it. A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Lucy does a little dance to reset his feet. Lucy was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind. Bennet sizes up Lucy with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Bennet misses with a body kick. Lucy walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Bennet checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side. Lucy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Bennet thinks about countering with a body kick. Lucy on the wrong end of a nice jab. Nice straight punches there by Bennet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bennet. Lucy steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet. Lucy looks like he wants to counter punch here. The fighters circling - Bennet throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lucy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Jab, jab by Bennet - just one landing. Bennet throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Lucy counters with a low kick, right behind Bennet 's knee. Bennet bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Lucy on the wrong end of a nice hook. Lucy takes a swing at Bennet's ribcage but misses. Bennet lands a head shot. Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bennet moves out of range of the strikes. Lucy's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Bennet connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lucy scrambles back to his feet. Lucy misses with an uppercut. Bennet saw that one coming. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bennet misses with a body kick. A nice side step and Lucy releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home. Bennet goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Bennet throws a right hand that misses
and Lucy counters with a stiff right hand. Lucy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Bennet moves out of range and avoids them all easily. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Léonard Lucy will probably get the nod - 10:9. The cut man is working on Michael Bennet's cut. Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now. Bennet throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lucy swings away with a leg kick that misses. Good work by Bennet as he checks the leg kick. Lucy takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Bennet lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Lucy takes one to the side of the head.
Lucy on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Michael Bennet is winning the standup battle so far. Lucy avoids the body shot from Bennet.
Bennet dips down and scores with a jab to the body. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Lucy avoids a kick to the body.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Lucy looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it. Bennet throws a body kick that misses. Lucy tries to land a body kick and Bennet counters with a nice uppercut. Bennet connects with a right hand. Lucy shakes it off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bennet scores with a hook to the body. Lucy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Bennet scores with a hook to the body. Lucy takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Lucy misses with a hook. Bennet ducked under it nicely. Bennet appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick. Bennet cracks Lucy with a right hand to the side of the head. Bennet tries to land a front kick but Lucy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. It seemed like Lucy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Bennet with a body punch. A glancing blow. Lucy uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
Bennet lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lucy at a distance.
A big right from Lucy misses. Bennet digs a good body shot into Lucy's ribs. Jab from Lucy. Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Lucy is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lucy just misses with a punch to the body.
A clash of legs there as Lucy blocks the low kick. Bennet throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bennet lands with a nice body kick. Lucy misses with a head kick.
Bennet waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lucy. A kick lands to the mid section there for Bennet. Lucy throws a hook but Bennet blocks it. Some wild striking there from Lucy.
And Bennet counters with a quick kick to the body but Lucy blocks it. Bennet jabs at Lucy's body. Bennet fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucy manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lucy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Lucy. Lucy moves out of range of the strikes. As Bennet backs off Lucy throws a huge counter combo but Bennet manages to avoid it all. Bennet misses with a wild body shot. It seemed like Lucy was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it. Bennet on the wrong end of a nice hook. Lucy ducks under a wild hook from Bennet. Bennet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lucy can do to turn this around? Bennet tries to land a body kick and Lucy counters with a straight right hand.
Jeez, Michael Bennet's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked. Bennet throws a lazy uppercut
and Lucy cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. A jab from Bennet does it's job there. Bennet scores with a jab to the body. Bennet misses with a body kick. Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lucy.
Bennet catches Lucy with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Good leg kick by Bennet there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lucy has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Bennet. Lucy takes one to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Bennet throws a body kick that misses. Bennet throws out a loose jab but Lucy uses good head movement to avoid it. Lucy swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made. Lucy misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bennet getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Bennet scores with a nice body kick.
Bennet tries to land a body kick and Lucy counters with a stiff right hand.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Bennet's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Léonard Lucy! A victorious Léonard Lucy thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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