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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Island Bennett (ranked 1187 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Bodson (ranked 2046 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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175 cm
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180 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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180 cm
27
184 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Island Bennett! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Nicolas Bodson! The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Michael Johnstone and Winston Alpacca.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Bennett misses with a hook. Bennett keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bodson misses the body punch and Bennett counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. Bodson looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights. Bodson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Bennett's head backwards. Bodson swings for the body but Bennett moves out of range.
Bennett staying out of range there. Bodson scores with a jab. Bodson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bodson moves out of range as Bennett strikes. Bodson scores with a hook. Bodson connects with a body shot. Bodson misses with a wild body shot. Bennett has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Buoy Training in the buildup to the fight. Bennett on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Bodson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Bodson with a jab. Bodson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bennett moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bennett works Bodson's body with a nice hook. Bodson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bodson ducks under a wild hook from Bennett. Bennett swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target. Bodson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bennett. Bodson let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land. Bodson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bennett rather than just go for the knockout. Bennett tries to move into range but Bodson moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Bodson looks to score with a jab to the body but Bennett is just out of range. A jab from Bennett misses. Bodson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head. A telegraphed right hand from Bennett misses the target. Bodson tries to clinch but fails miserably and Bennett counters with a left to the body. Bennett digs a good body shot into Bodson's ribs. Bennett walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Bodson works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bennett ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Bennett cracks Bodson with a good jab. Bodson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennett. Bennett avoids the body shot from Bodson.
Bennett takes a swing at Bodson's ribcage but misses. Bennett misses the jab. Bodson has managed to clinch.
Bodson scores with a hook to the body. Bodson scores with an uppercut up the middle. A short right from Bodson. A head punch blocked on the inside by Bodson. Bodson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bodson misses with some punches.
Bodson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bennett lands with a left to the head. Bodson prevents Bennett from breaking the clinch. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bodson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bodson working aggressively here.
Bodson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bennett can't break the clinch.
Bodson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bodson lands an uppercut. Bodson digs a right hand underneath Bennett's ribcage. Bennett let out a lung full of air as it connected. Bodson scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head. Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Bodson lands with a right to the head. Bodson misses with a hook from the clinch. Bennett is trying to break free. Bodson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bodson. Bodson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head. Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bodson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Bennett blocks a body shot from Bodson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Bodson avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage. Bodson lands a right hand. Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bodson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bennett is trying to break the clinch but Bodson has him pressed against the cage. Bodson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bodson scores with a shoulder strike. Bennett has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate. Bodson misses with a hook from the clinch. Bodson misses with the head strike.
Bodson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bennett lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bennett misses with the head strike.
Bodson lands a body punch in the clinch. Bodson tries a body shot but Bennett blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside. Bodson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bodson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. A right hand to the body from Bodson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Bodson dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Bodson lands a body shot.
Bennett scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Bodson blocks a jab. Bennett takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bodson lands a right hook to the body.
Bodson sizes up Bennett with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Bodson walks into a left hand. Bodson drives through and clinches with Bennett against the cage.
Nicolas Bodson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bennett wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bodson's elbow. Bodson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bennett misses with some punches.
Bennett is trying to force a seperation but Bodson has the dominant position. Bodson lands with a short shot to the head. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bodson.
That's one minute gone in the round. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bodson. A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land. Bodson lands with a left to the head. Bodson has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Bodson working aggressively here.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Bodson pushes Bennett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bodson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bodson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head. Bodson misses with a body punch.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bodson lands a nice uppercut. Bennett lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Bodson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Still in the clinch, Bodson scores with a nice short uppercut. This has been an exciting period of action! Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Bodson cracks Bennett with a nice body shot. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Bodson controls his hands.
Bodson lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A short right from Bodson on the inside. Bodson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bodson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bodson scores with a nice hook to the head. Bodson lands a nice shot to the body. Bodson lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Bodson pushes Bennett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Bodson lands a nice uppercut. A quick uppercut on the inside from Bodson. Bennett working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bodson. Bennett takes a shot to the head. Bodson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett. Bodson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. A right hand to the body from Bodson.
Bodson lands a hook to the side of the head. Bodson lands a nice shot to the body. Bodson lands a hook to the side of the head. Bodson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A nice left hand lands by Bodson.
Bodson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bennett or not. Bodson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. Bodson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside. A shot in the inside from Bodson. A short body shot lands from Bodson as the two fighters clinch.
Bodson lands with a light punch inside. A left hand lands to the body for Bodson.
Bennett wants to break free but Bodson has control.
Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bodson's elbow. Bodson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage. Bodson blocks an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bodson. Bodson lands a body shot. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bodson digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank. Bodson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. A short right from Bodson. Bodson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bodson can't find room to land a body shot as Bennett controls the action.
Bodson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett. A nice left hand lands by Bodson.
Bodson scores with a shoulder strike. Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bodson's elbow. Bennett misses with a body punch.
A right handed body shot lands from Bodson.
Bodson stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body. Bodson scores with a nice hook to the head. Bodson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Bodson controls his hands.
Bodson digs a right hand into Bennett's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bennett's gas tank. Bodson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head. A nice right hand lands inside from Bodson. The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end. Bodson lands an uppercut. Bodson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A short right from Bodson. Bodson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bodson tries to throw a body punch but Bennett avoids it by throwing Bodson back against the cage. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Bodson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Bennett throws a hook but Bodson blocks it. Nicolas Bodson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Bennett uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bodson.
Bodson clinches. Bodson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bodson lands with a short shot to the head. Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Bodson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
Bodson lands on the inside with an uppercut. Bennett tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bodson's elbow. Bodson lands a left hand.
Bodson struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennett controls his hands.
A right hook to the body lands for Bodson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennett. Bodson scores with a nice hook to the head. A short body shot lands from Bodson as the two fighters clinch.
Bodson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Bodson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow. Bodson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bennetts head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Bodson lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bennett. Bodson lands a nice shot to the body. Bodson lands a right hand. Bodson scores with an uppercut up the middle. Bodson scores with a hook to the body. Bodson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. Bodson lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. Bodson gets through Bennett's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head. A right hand to the body from Bodson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bodson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bodson lands with a right to the head. A short body shot lands from Bodson as the two fighters clinch.
Bodson scores with a nice hook to the head. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Bodson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. A short right from Bodson on the inside. Bodson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. Bodson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. Bodson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bodson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Bennett lands with a left to the head. Bodson lands a shot to the body. A right hook to the body lands for Bodson.
Bodson pushes Bennett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. Bodson pushes Bennett back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head. A nice right hand lands inside from Bodson. Bodson lands a left hand.
Bodson is leaning against Bennett and scores with a nice uppercut to the body. Bodson lands a nice uppercut. Bodson lands a shot to the body. A short right from Bodson on the inside. Bodson pushes Bennett back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. Bodson scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head. Bodson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bennett is rocked! A short left from Bodson. Oh Bennett is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Bodson lands a hook to the side of the head. Bodson lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Bodson throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett. Bennett seems to have got his legs back now. A body shot lands from Bodson.
Bodson lands with a short shot to the head. A short right from Bodson on the inside. Bodson scores with a hook to the body. Bodson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bodson lands a nice uppercut. Bodson lands with a short head shot on the inside. Bodson lands a shot to the body. Bodson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. Bodson is working Bennett over against the cage. A short body shot lands from Bodson as the two fighters clinch.
Bodson lands a left hand.
Bodson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennett's elbow. Bodson drops Bennett onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Bennett is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet! We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! A short left from Bodson.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Bodson lands a body punch. Bodson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards. Still in the clinch, Bodson scores with a nice short uppercut. Bodson lands a left hand.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bodson. Bodson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bodson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bodson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Bodson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. Bodson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bodson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut. Bodson creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Bennett's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Bennett drops to his knees and Bodson pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Bodson!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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RATING
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