Play by Play - Fighter's Fight Commentary

Event: SMASH: Big Mouth vs River
Date: Jan 14, 2023

#R1#
Benn Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Yan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr throws an off balance right hand #KD2#
and Yan counters with a nice right hand that sends Benn Jr toppling to the canvas! Benn Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Yan finish him?!
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Yan counters with a crisp right that sends Benn Jr to the canvas! Yan follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jinjing Yan!
Jinjing Yan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'.

Event: SMASH: Tosen vs Kitjakarn
Date: Nov 27, 2022

#R1#
Benn Jr swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Knuckles.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Knuckles counters with an outside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Knuckles 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.
Benn Jr misses with a looping left.
Knuckles checks the leg kick.
Knuckles throws a leg kick but Benn Jr moved away.
Benn Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benn Jr duly obliges.
Knuckles lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benn Jr's sensitive parts.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Knuckles moves away.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Knuckles! But no joy.
Knuckles waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Knuckles manages to avoid it.
Knuckles throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Good standup being displayed there by Benn Jr as he connects with a hook.#T1#
Benn Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Knuckles counters with a nice body kick.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knuckles counters with an inside leg kick.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Knuckles counters with a body kick.
Benn Jr gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Knuckles was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knuckles counters with a stiff right hand.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Knuckles scores with a leg kick. #T2#
A left lands for Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Knuckles follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Knuckles throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benn Jr on the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Knuckles counters with an outside leg kick.
Benn Jr misses with a combination
and Knuckles counters with an outside leg kick.
Knuckles lands with a shot to the body.
Knuckles on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benn Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Knuckles.
Knuckles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT2#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr blocks a leg kick.#T3#
Benn Jr works the jab nicely.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr scores with a leg kick.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Knuckles blocks it.
Knuckles moves into range and connects with a jab.
That kick from Knuckles tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benn Jr is breathing heavily.
Knuckles delivers a nice body kick.
Benn Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Knuckles off balance momentarily.#T4#
Knuckles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr misses with a hook
and Knuckles makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A thudding body kick lands there by Knuckles!
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knuckles.
Benn Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knuckles.
Knuckles moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Knuckles scores with a shot to the body.
Knuckles cracks a nice hook into Benn Jr's ribs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Knuckles - that will leave a mark!
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Bobby Knuckles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Benn Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benn Jr misses with a hook
and Knuckles counters with an inside leg kick.
Knuckles scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Knuckles.
Knuckles throws the kick towards the body but Benn Jr avoids it.
Knuckles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr slips a jab from Knuckles.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Benn Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Knuckles punishes Benn Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Knuckles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Knuckles looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T1#
Knuckles scores with the left hand. Benn Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Knuckles misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Knuckles - that will leave a mark! #KD2#
Knuckles drops Benn Jr with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Benn Jr looks back up at him and smiles so Knuckles waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Knuckles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.#ROC2#Benn Jr is rocked!
Benn Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Knuckles.
Knuckles flashes Benn Jr a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Benn Jr's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Benn Jr crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Knuckles punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bobby Knuckles!
Bobby Knuckles thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 25, 2022

#R1#
Benn Jr lands an overhand right.
Bloode defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
It looked like Bloode was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr misses with a leg kick
and Bloode counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bloode is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as Bloode blocks the low kick.
Bloode misses with a jab to the body
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bloode throws a right hand that misses
and Bloode takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benn Jr.
Bloode throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bloode keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bloode takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.#T1#
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bloode looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Bloode takes one to the side of the head.
Nice shot lands for Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws out a leg kick but Bloode moves out of range and Benn Jr only half commits.
Bloode gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benn Jr jabs Bloode right on the nose. Bloode blinks but takes it well.#ROC2#Bloode is rocked!
Bloode gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Benn Jr gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Bloode is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
An out of breath Nigel Benn Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 11, 2022

#R1#
Knox fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Knox is defended easily by Benn Jr.
Miles Knox seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Knox throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benn Jr's waist but Benn Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Knox off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miles Knox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Knox shoots in but no luck this time.
Benn Jr lands a two punch combo. #TD#
Knox bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Benn Jr bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Knox, before circling back to the center of the mat.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benn Jr! But no joy.
Benn Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T1#
Knox has his takedown stuffed
and Knox takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Knox blocks it.
Knox shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benn Jr pinned against the cage. Benn Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Knox tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benn Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Knox somewhat.
Knox misses with a takedown
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Knox defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benn Jr plants his feet and throws a brutal three punch combo that sends Knox swiftly into unconsciousness! Right, left, right! Boom, boom, boom! Knox face plants, battered and bloodied! He might never be the same again after that finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
The defeated Miles Knox had this to say: 'PIRANHA '.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 05, 2022

#R1#
Benn Jr scores with a jab.
Benn Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Askrew drops down looking for a counter takedown but Benn Jr sprawls and moves away.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Askrew moves out of range.
Askrew attempts a counter takedown but Benn Jr avoids it well and moves away.
Benn Jr scores with a jab. Askrew acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Askrew appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Askrew moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Askrew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Askrew tries to counter with a takedown but Benn Jr is quick to defend against it.
Benn Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Askrew momentarily. #T1#
Benn Jr throws a low kick but Askrew moves out of range easily.
Askrew drops down looking for a counter takedown but Benn Jr sprawls and moves away.
Benn Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Askrew changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Askrew tries to counter with a takedown but Benn Jr is quick to defend against it.
Benn Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benn Jr lands with a hook. Askrew tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benn Jr connects with a jab.
Good shot there by Benn Jr.
Askrew looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Askrew's head but Askrew sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Askrew attempts a counter takedown but Benn Jr avoids it well and moves away.#T2#
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Askrew's body.
Askrew on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Askrew drops down looking for a counter takedown but Benn Jr sprawls and moves away.
Benn Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Askrew moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
Askrew feinted with a counter takedown.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A jab from Benn Jr misses.
Askrew appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Askrew takes one to the side of the head.
Benn Jr dips to his left and cracks Askrew with an uppercut!
Askrew takes one on the chin but keeps coming. #T3#
Benn Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A lazy left from Benn Jr finds it's target.
Askrew takes one to the side of the head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benn Jr.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benn Jr, as that shot connected.
Benn Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Askrew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Askrew doesn't seem bothered though. #T4#
Benn Jr cracks Askrew with an open hand slap.
Askrew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Askrew feinted with a counter takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benn Jr lands with a nice combination. Askrew backs away looking to recover.
Benn Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!#R2#
Nice straight punches there by Benn Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benn Jr.
Benn Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benn Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benn Jr lands with a right hand.
Benn Jr is looking to slow Askrew down with leg kicks.
Benn Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Askrew looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.#KD2#
Benn Jr lands a left and a right that send Askrew crashing to the mat, dazed. Benn Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC2#Askrew is rocked!
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Askrew up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Benn Jr from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Askrew's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel Benn Jr!
A very excited looking Nigel Benn Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 28, 2022

#R1#
Dent doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benn Jr!
Dent misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Benn Jr connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Dent! He's out on his feet! Benn Jr rushes in and drops Dent with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
The defeated Bobby Dent had this to say: 'Someone must of spiked my tea because I should of won this fight.'.

Event: WVT 9: Halo v Mogg
Date: Jun 12, 2022

#R1#
Benn Jr misses with a combination
and Heights counters with a series of strikes. Benn Jr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Heights will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Heights with the inside leg kick.
Heights throws a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Heights lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benn Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Heights goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Heights jabs Benn Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Heights misses with a hook to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Benn Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.#CUT#It looks like Seelow Heights has been cut.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Heights.
Benn Jr throws a quick counter kick to the body but Heights avoids it.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Heights is looking for the big counter here.
Seelow Heights seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr digs a good hook to Heights's body.
Heights misses with a wild combination. #T1#
Heights takes one to the side of the head.
Benn Jr cracks Heights with a good jab.
A slow jab from Heights misses its intended target.
Heights shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Heights has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Benn Jr scores with a nice strike.
Benn Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Heights misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
Heights looks to land a combination. Benn Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Heights misses.
Benn Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Heights throws a leg kick
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T2#
Heights tries to bum rush Benn Jr with a series of wild strikes but Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Heights moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Heights connects with a nice looking jab.
Heights misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Heights ducked under it nicely.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Heights with a jab.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Heights with a series of wild strikes but Heights uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Heights takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A punch combination from Heights misses.
Heights swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Heights steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Heights lands a lovely overhand right.
Heights dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr. #T3#
Benn Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Benn Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Heights moves out of range of the body kick from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Heights with a series of wild strikes but Heights uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heights buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Heights wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Heights throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Heights instigates a clinch.
Heights lands a shot to the body.#T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Heights.
Benn Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benn Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Heights keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn Jr's efforts to push away.
Benn Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Heights slows down the pace here.
Heights controlling the action here for a moment.
Benn Jr is trying to push Heights away but Heights has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Heights tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Heights back against the cage.
Heights misses with a hook to the ribs. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Seelow Heights dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Heights pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Seelow Heights seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Heights throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Heights takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Heights.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Heights misses with a double jab
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Heights uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Heights has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benn Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Heights's head.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Heights throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Heights misses with a double jab
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benn Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land. #T1#
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
A combination from Heights does no damage.
Heights throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
Heights doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Heights has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Heights. Those never looked like landing.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss #KD2#
and Heights counters with a crisp one two that drops Benn Jr! Heights thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Benn Jr to his feet! Benn Jr is in big trouble!#ROC2#Benn Jr is rocked!
Heights swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Heights looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benn Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Heights.
Heights looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Heights ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
As Benn Jr backs off Heights throws a huge counter combo but Benn Jr manages to avoid it all.
Benn Jr moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#KD2#
Oooooh!!! Heights has knocked Benn Jr down with a huge combo! Heights steps away and waves a wobbly Benn Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Oh Benn Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!#T2#
Benn Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Heights counters with a right hand from hell and Benn Jr is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seelow Heights!
Seelow Heights thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'.

Event: WVT 4: Maestre v Motts
Date: May 29, 2022

#R1#
Boone fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benn Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Boone with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Jackson Boone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Boone.
Boone looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boone scores with a jab to the jaw.
Boone lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Boone slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Boone has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Boone lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benn Jr throws a shot to the body.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
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!
Boone misses the shot to the body.
As Boone looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Boone just gets out of the way.
Boone jabs Benn Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Boone fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Boone lands a nice hook to Benn Jr's body. Benn Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Boone looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Boone dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benn Jr. That did some damage!#T1#
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Boone moves out of range.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Boone counters with a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr with a hook.
Boone throws a leg kick but Benn Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Boone getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
That kick from Boone tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Boone clobbers Benn Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benn Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boone.
Nice uppercut lands for Boone. That snapped Benn Jr's head back.
Boone cracks Benn Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Boone throws out a leg kick but Benn Jr moves out of range and Boone only half commits.
A swing and a miss from Boone.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boone connects with a nice looking jab.
Boone throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.#T2#
Some bone on bone action there as Benn Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Boone walks into a stiff left hand from Benn Jr.
Boone throws a body shot but no joy.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boone throws a low kick, looking for Benn Jr's leg but Benn Jr calmly moves out of range. #CL2#
Boone moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr.
Benn Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn Jr unloads a knee to the mid-section. Boone lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Boone misses with some punches.
Benn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benn Jr throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boone blocks it with crossed arms.
Boone lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benn Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Boone holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut. #T3#
Boone digs a right hand underneath Benn Jr's ribcage. Benn Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benn Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Boone.
Benn Jr tries to stall but Boone uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Boone throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benn Jrs head.
Boone is pushing Benn Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Boone lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Benn Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Boone misses with the head strike. #T4#
A nice left hand lands by Boone.
Benn Jr blocking some punches.
Benn Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boone working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benn Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land.
Boone goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Boone.
Boone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boone misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Boone misses its intended target.
Boone misses with a jab to the body
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick misses from Boone.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Boone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Boone shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benn Jr moves forwards but Boone connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A jab from Benn Jr misses.
Boone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Boone scores with a shot to the body. #CL2#
Boone rushes Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Boone makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr working aggressively here.
Boone lands a left hand.
Benn Jr blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Boone throws a head punch that misses.
Boone gets through Benn Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#T1#
A shot in the inside from Boone.
Boone prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land.
Boone swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Boone misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benn Jr leaning his opponent against the cage.
Boone has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
Boone can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
Benn Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.#BC#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Donk. Boone catches Benn Jr right on the button with a cross.
Jackson Boone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr takes one on the button.
Benn Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Boone. Boone obviously looking to wear him down.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Boone.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Boone is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T2#
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Boone moves out of range.
Benn Jr checks a low kick from Boone.
It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Boone scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boone with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Boone misses with a double jab
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.#CL2#
Boone closes the distance and clinches.
Boone tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Boone misses with a short punch on the inside.
Boone works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benn Jr tries to throw a body punch but Boone avoids it by throwing Benn Jr back against the cage. #T3#
Boone misses with the head strike.
Boone lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Boone.
A head punch on the inside from Boone fails to land.
Boone swings wildly with an uppercut but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. #BC#
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boone tries to clinch there but Benn Jr circles away.
A left lands for Benn Jr.
A jab from Boone does it's job there.
The fighters circling - Boone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
As Boone backs away, Benn Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Boone throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #CL2#
Boone clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.#T4#
Boone showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boone misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Boone.
Benn Jr is looking for a counter combo.
A telegraphed right hand from Boone misses the target.
A bone on bone clash there as Benn Jr blocks the leg kick.
Benn Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice body punch from Boone.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benn Jr checks a leg kick.
Boone throws a body shot but no joy.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Boone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benn Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Boone misses with a looping right.
Boone cracks a nice hook into Benn Jr's ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Jackson Boone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Benn Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!#R3#
Boone thows a left - swing and a miss!
Boone lands with a nice body punch.
Boone connects with a right hand. Benn Jr shakes it off.
Boone scores with a jab to the head.
Donk. Boone catches Benn Jr right on the button with a cross.
Benn Jr slips under a jab.
Boone lands a lovely overhand right.
Benn Jr slips a jab from Boone.
Boone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Boone looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Boone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T1#
Benn Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
A counter left hand to the body from Benn Jr misses its target.
Boone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Boone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boone throws a leg kick
and Boone takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Boone swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Boone feints a counter leg kick.
Boone throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Boone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Boone punishes Benn Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benn Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Boone's head.
A left lands for Benn Jr.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boone tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Boone.
Boone keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Boone throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Benn Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Boone tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Boone looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Boone. Benn Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Boone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Boone moves out of range.
Boone lands a jab to the head.
Benn Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Boone dips to his left and cracks Benn Jr with an uppercut!#ROC2#Benn Jr is rocked!#T3#
Boone pounces like a tiger and cracks Benn Jr with a vicious hook! Benn Jr is down but not out! Boone follows up with more strikes forcing the ref to jump in and stop it!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jackson Boone!
An out of breath and clearly excited Jackson Boone thanked Kato for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: WVT 1: Kozlow v Newton
Date: May 15, 2022

#R1#
Marka fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Good shot there by Marka.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Marka lands a slapping body shot.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Marka has been working on his boxing with his coaches at in shig we trust in the buildup to the fight.
Marka scores with a hook to the body. Benn Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Marka sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.#TD#
Marka closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Benn Jr manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr thows a huge punch but Marka dodges it nicely.
Benn Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benn Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Benn Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
I've been told that Benn Jr has been drilling his wrestling of late, which has already helped him take this fight to the mat. Let's see how much of an impact it has on the outcome of the ground game.#T1#
Benn Jr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Benn Jr tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Marka won't allow Benn Jr to pass to mount.
Marka wants to improve his position but Benn Jr is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marka trying to control from the bottom.
Benn Jr is pressing down on Marka's thigh, looking to free his foot. Marka is holding on for now. #SU2#
Benn Jr postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Marka to stand up.
Marka misses with an uppercut.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches. #T2#
Marka throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benn Jr! But no joy.
Good exchange - Marka coming out on top.
Marka stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benn Jr staying out of range there.
Benn Jr takes one to the chin there.
Marka misses with a wild body shot.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Marka blocks a jab.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marka lands a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Marka throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benn Jr on the side of the head.
Marka uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
A little feinted left hand from Marka on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Marka.
Marka lands with an uppercut that bounces Benn Jr off the cage and back into range.
Marka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.#T3#
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Marka.
Benn Jr is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Marka with a body shot.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Marka wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Marka digs a good hook to Benn Jr's body.
Marka pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
It looked like Marka was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benn Jr.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marka throwing a counter right hand but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Marka is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Marka throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marka shoots in for a takedown but Benn Jr shows good takedown defense.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Marka punishes Benn Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Marka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Marka scores with a shot to the body.
Marka scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marka dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Marka is just out of range.
Benn Jr misses the jab.#T4#
Marka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marka lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benn Jr scores with a jab.
Luka Marka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws out a counter right but Marka avoids it with no problem.
Marka is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marka swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Marka cracks Benn Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Marka misses with a two punch combination.
Benn Jr is looking to land body kicks.
Marka connects with a body shot that sends Benn Jr's belly button to the back.#TD#
Marka bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr regains half guard.
Benn Jr is trying to stand back up but Marka is controlling him
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Luka Marka dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
It looked like Marka wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. #TD#
Marka shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Benn Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Benn Jr, not yet.
Benn Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.#SUB2#
Benn Jr has an active guard here but Marka has managed to pass into half guard. #ES2#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benn Jr pushes Marka off and gets back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
Marka looks to land a left hand but Benn Jr moved out of range nicely.
Marka misses the shot to the body.
No luck for Marka with that takedown attempt. #T1#
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Marka is defended easily by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benn Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marka cracks a nice hook into Benn Jr's ribs.
Marka fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a counter combo.
Benn Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Marka.
Benn Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Marka moves out of range easily.
Benn Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marka.
Marka slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benn Jr looks for the body kick but Marka saw that one coming.
Marka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benn Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Marka. That's going to take a lot out of him.#T2##TD#
Marka shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Marka was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Benn Jr throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
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!
Marka moves out of range of the strikes.
Marka missing with a left hand there. Benn Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Marka is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?
Marka works Benn Jr's body with a nice hook.
Marka misses the jab.
Benn Jr misses with an attempted mid kick. #TD#
Benn Jr gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Benn Jr trying to strike off his back.
Nigel Benn Jr has got the better of the ground game so far.#T3#
Benn Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Benn Jr, not yet. #SUB2#
Benn Jr looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Marka is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Benn Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marka is one step ahead there. #T4#
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.
Benn Jr is looking to stand back up but Marka counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Benn Jr.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn Jr wants to control but Marka passes into side.
Benn Jr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Marka off and has taken his back!#SUB2#
Benn Jr looking to finish the fight with a rear naked choke. Marka is controlling Benn Jr 's left arm and he spins nicely into guard.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Luka Marka will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!#R3#
Donk. Marka catches Benn Jr right on the button with a cross.
Nice sprawl there from Benn Jr as Marka shoots in.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Marka was well out of range.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marka moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marka lands with a straight right. Benn Jr didn't see that one coming.
Marka dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for Marka, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fighters circle momentarily. Marka darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A swing and a miss from Marka.
Marka misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
No luck with that takedown attempt from Marka.
Marka staying out of range there.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn Jr misses with a looping left.
Marka appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Marka looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luka Marka. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Marka.
Benn Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Marka.
Marka connects with a crisp jab.
Marka fails with the takedown
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Marka moves out of range.
Marka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marka tests Benn Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Marka misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Luka Marka is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Luka Marka is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Benn Jr walks into a straight right hand from Marka.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Marka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benn Jr cracks Marka with a good jab.
Marka swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marka circles away quickly and effectively.
Marka sizes up Benn Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benn Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marka.
Benn Jr throws out a counter right but Marka avoids it with no problem.
A cross from Marka lands.
Good standup being displayed there by Marka as he connects with a hook.
Marka throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Marka checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.#T3#
Marka tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Benn Jr defends well and Marka ends up having to push Benn Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.#BC#
Marka breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marka feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benn Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A telegraphed right hand from Marka misses the target.
Marka lands a jab to Benn Jr's midsection.
Marka with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benn Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benn Jr lands with an overhand left.
Marka jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benn Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benn Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Benn Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Marka counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Marka misses with an uppercut.
Benn Jr cracks a nice hook into Marka's ribs.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Marka.
Marka throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benn Jr's waist but Benn Jr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Marka off to one side.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marka.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marka.
Marka is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Marka throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
Marka misses with a takedown attempt - Benn Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Marka misses the jab.
Marka takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Danga de danga de dang - Marka scores with a four punch combination!
Benn Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marka cracks Benn Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benn Jr walks into a jab.#TD#
Marka feints and as Benn Jr raises his hands in defense, Marka changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marka is stalling in the full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Luka Marka showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marka, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Radbod Blank scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paul Aken scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Luka Marka!
Luka Marka seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.

Event: SMASH: Choke vs Sonni
Date: Jan 12, 2022

#R1#
Ribbit throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ribbit tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ribbit.
Ribbit throws a leg kick
and Benn Jr counters with a two punch combo.
Ribbit misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ribbit thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.#CUT#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
That kick from Ribbit tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Ribbit takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Ribbit lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A nice combination there by Benn Jr.
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!
Benn Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ribbit can pounce on him.
Ribbit lands with an uppercut that bounces Benn Jr off the cage and back into range.
Frog Ribbit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#KD#
Ribbit cracks Benn Jr with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Ribbit has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Benn Jr to stand back up!#ROC#Benn Jr is rocked!
Benn Jr with a nice calf kick.
Ribbit fakes the body blow, causing Benn Jr to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Benn Jr goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Frog Ribbit!
A very excited looking Frog Ribbit made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: SMASH: Kapisi vs Floyd 2
Date: Dec 01, 2021

#R1#
A chopping leg kick lands by Dungey.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Dungey avoids it well.
Benn Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dungey manages to avoid it.
Dungey throws out a leg kick but Benn Jr moves out of range and Dungey only half commits.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Dungey moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Dungey just misses with a punch to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr wants to land a leg kick but Dungey is out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Dungey misses.
Dungey walks into a straight right hand from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dungey circles away quickly and effectively.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination. #T1#
Dungey takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
A big left from Dungey misses.
Benn Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Dungey is looking for the big counter here.
Dungey throws a hook but Benn Jr avoids it easily.
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dungey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benn Jr with a body shot.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Dungey is able to avoid easily.
Dungey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Dungey swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Dungey looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#T2#
Dungey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
It seemed like Dungey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab
and Dungey connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dungey slips under a jab.
Dungey is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr misses the body punch
and Dungey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benn Jr lands a head shot.
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!
Benn Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dungey counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benn Jr thinking.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T3#
Dungey throws a leg kick but Benn Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr connects with the punch.
Benn Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benn Jr.
Dungey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Dungey! But no joy.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benn Jr. Dungey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dungey throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Benn Jr works Dungey's body with a nice hook.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
It seemed like Dungey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T4#
Benn Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dungey slips under a jab.
Dungey connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benn Jr momentarily.
Dungey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Dungey looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benn Jr works the jab nicely.
Dungey needs to keep his hands up - Benn Jr had a free shot at his head there.
Benn Jr with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!#R2#
Benn Jr throws a jab when Dungey was well out of range.
Benn Jr throws a combination that misses
and Dungey counters with a straight right hand.#CUT2#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Dungey misses with a low kick as Benn Jr jumps back.
Benn Jr misses with a combination #KD2#
and Dungey counters with a nice right hand that sends Benn Jr toppling to the canvas! Benn Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Dungey finish him?!#ROC2#Benn Jr is rocked!
Dungey lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut
and Dungey rattles Benn Jr with a well-timed uppercut counter. - Benn Jr tries to back away and recover but his hands are down low and he gets tagged again, sending him stumbling down to the canvas. Dungey dives in after him and quickly finishes the job with a trio of brutal punches, leaving Benn Jr stiff and motionless on the mat!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Eric Dungey!
A very excited looking Eric Dungey made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: SMASH: Torsten vs Edmond
Date: Nov 05, 2021

#R1#
Benn Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Panayotov's head backwards.
Panayotov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Panayotov slips under a jab from Benn Jr.
Panayotov takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benn Jr misses the shot to the body.
Panayotov throwing a counter right hand but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Panayotov counters with a straight right hand.
Panayotov slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Panayotov moves away and avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Panayotov tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Panayotov has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Panayotov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr throws out a counter right but Panayotov avoids it with no problem.
Benn Jr swings widly with a right hand #CL#
and Panayotov counters by clinching up.
Benn Jr told us before the fight that he's been working on his elbows. An under utilised technique these days - let's see if it can sway the outcome of the fight.
Panayotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Panayotov using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benn Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #T1##BC2#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Panayotov misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr counters with an inside leg kick.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Panayotov blocks it.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Panayotov's head but Panayotov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Panayotov fails in his attempt to clinch.
Panayotov lands a right hook to the body.
Panayotov cracks Benn Jr with an open hand slap.#CL#
Panayotov clinches with his opponent.
Panayotov tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body. #T2#
Panayotov lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Panayotov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benn Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Panayotov.
Panayotov throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benn Jrs head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr is trying to break free.
Benn Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Panayotov tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Panayotov back against the cage.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benn Jr.
Panayotov lands an uppercut.
Benn Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Panayotov is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benn Jr is defending well.
Benn Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A head punch on the inside from Panayotov fails to land.
Panayotov doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Benn Jr takes a shot to the head.
Benn Jr pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Panayotov is stalling here.
Panayotov effectively controlling the action here.
Panayotov misses with a punch on the inside.
A knee to the head by Panayotov. #CUT#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Panayotov tries to stall but Benn Jr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benn Jr is trying to push Panayotov away but Panayotov has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benn Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Panayotov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Panayotov has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr. #T4#
Panayotov blocks a body shot from Benn Jr.
Panayotov scores with a shot to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr can't break the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Panayotov. #BC2#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters circling - Panayotov throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Panayotov tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Benn Jr manages to circle out of the way.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benn Jr. Panayotov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benn Jr misses with a hook
and Panayotov counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Panayotov avoids them all with ease. #CL#
Panayotov has managed to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nikolay Panayotov dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's time! Panayotov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.#R2#
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.
Panayotov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Panayotov.
Panayotov keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benn Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Panayotov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Panayotov lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Panayotov just misses with a punch to the body.
Panayotov takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Panayotov is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab
and Panayotov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Panayotov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Panayotov lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
Panayotov scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Panayotov tries to move into range but Benn Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.#T2#
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Panayotov, as that shot connected.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Panayotov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Panayotov throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Panayotov saw that one coming.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Panayotov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Panayotov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Panayotov misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Panayotov.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Panayotov displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Benn Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.#T3#
Panayotov gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benn Jr.#CUT2#It looks like Nikolay Panayotov has been cut.
Benn Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Panayotov's hands.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Panayotov counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab
and Panayotov counters with a thumping low kick.
Panayotov moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Panayotov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Panayotov swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab. #T4#
Benn Jr throws a hook but Panayotov avoids it easily.
Panayotov seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good standup being displayed there by Benn Jr as he connects with a hook.#ROC2#Panayotov is rocked!
Benn Jr drops Panayotov with a naaaaasty hook - Panayotov is in real trouble here! Benn Jr dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

Event: SMASH: Bishop vs Kruger
Date: Oct 02, 2021

#R1#
Cooke throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Cooke checks the leg kick nicely there.
Cooke throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cooke is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A jab from Cooke finds it's way through Benn Jr's defenses.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Cooke's head but Cooke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke misses with a looping left.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr lands with a good body shot.
Nice jab there from Cooke.
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cooke.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke tries to bum rush Benn Jr with a series of wild strikes but Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Cooke. #T1#
An inside leg kick from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Cooke moves out of range.
Benn Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Cooke's head back.
Cooke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr scores with a body shot.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A clash of legs there as Benn Jr blocks the low kick.
A lazy left from Cooke finds it's target.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Benn Jr feints a jab promting Cooke to slip. Benn Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cooke slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cooke wants to land a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range. #T2#
Cooke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Cooke misses with a body punch
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cooke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke is looking to land body kicks.
Cooke throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cooke swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benn Jr.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice straight punches there by Benn Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benn Jr.
Cooke lands with a right hand.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Cooke saw that one coming.
The fighters circling - Cooke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Cooke misses with a hook.
Cooke slips a straight right by Benn Jr.#T3#
Benn Jr looks for the body kick but Cooke saw that one coming.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Cooke loads up on a big right hand but Benn Jr slips the punch.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Benn Jr thinks about countering with a body kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Cooke, as that shot connected.
Cooke feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benn Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooke connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benn Jr's hands.
A big right from Cooke misses.
Benn Jr thuds his right hand into Cooke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
A left lands for Cooke.
Cooke throws a leg kick but Benn Jr moved away.
A jab from Benn Jr does it's job there.
Benn Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
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!
Cooke swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benn Jr moves away from the strike by Cooke.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Cooke.
Matt Cooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Cooke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Cooke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Cooke throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benn Jr throws a low kick but Cooke avoids it.
Benn Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Cooke defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Cooke throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Cooke throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Cooke ducks under and follows up with a left that Cooke also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Cooke.
Benn Jr lands with a straight right. Cooke didn't see that one coming.
Cooke misses with a looping right.
Cooke thows a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Cooke connects with a looping right hand.
Cooke's corner calls for a 1-2. Cooke obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Cooke misses with a head kick.
Benn Jr throws a head kick but Cooke moves out of range.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Cooke.
Cooke swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Cooke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Cooke motions for Benn Jr to come forward. Cooke throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Cooke shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big left from Cooke misses.
Cooke throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Cooke waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Cooke throws a series of strikes that have Benn Jr backpedaling. #T1#
Benn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cooke. Cooke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benn Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cooke.
Cooke missing with a left hand there. Benn Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cooke throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
Benn Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cooke replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Benn Jr blocks it well.
Cooke misses with a lunging right hand
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr lands a jab to Cooke's midsection.
Cooke just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr cracks Cooke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Cooke.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cooke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr cracks Cooke with an open hand slap.
Cooke darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cooke.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benn Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Cooke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benn Jr back to the cage. Cooke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cooke.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Cooke avoids them all with ease.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Cooke! But no joy.
Cooke tries to score with a low kick but Benn Jr moves his leg out of the way.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cooke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Cooke tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good exchange - Cooke coming out on top.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Cooke moved out of range nicely.
Cooke thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.
Benn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Cooke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke with the inside leg kick.
Benn Jr moves forwards but Cooke connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cooke sizes up Benn Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cooke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cooke takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benn Jr lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Cooke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Cooke's body.
Cooke scores with a punch to the head.
Cooke throws the left hand but Benn Jr avoids the punch easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cooke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cooke misses with a hook. Benn Jr ducked under it nicely. #T4#
Cooke bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the head.
Benn Jr scores with a hook.
Cooke avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cooke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Benn Jr's knee but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Cooke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benn Jr.
Cooke misses with a wild body shot.
Cooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Cooke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cooke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benn Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Cooke scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cooke lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benn Jr avoids a kick to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Matt Cooke will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.#R3#
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Cooke is just out of range.
Cooke throws a front kick aimed at Benn Jr's knee but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Benn Jr stuns Cooke with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Cooke throws a shot from downtown. Benn Jr moves away and avoids it.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Cooke is out of range.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Cooke lands a glancing blow to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cooke throws out the jab.
Cooke throws a sloppy body shot
and Cooke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Cooke swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cooke lands a nice looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cooke thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Nice shot lands for Cooke.
Cooke scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cooke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cooke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.#T1#
Cooke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Cooke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Cooke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A head kick from Cooke lands but Benn Jr takes it in his stride.
Cooke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A telegraphed right hand from Cooke misses the target.
Cooke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cooke throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cooke throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Cooke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benn Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Cooke throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Benn Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cookes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Cooke misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cooke lands with a nice body punch. #T2#
Benn Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Both fighters circling a little - Cooke finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cooke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes one to the chin there.
Cooke throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A counter left hand to the body from Benn Jr misses its target.
Cooke misses the jab.
Benn Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cooke tries a head kick but it misses.
Cooke looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Cooke with a series of wild strikes but Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cooke misses with a series of wild punches.
Cooke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Cooke scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.#T3#
Cooke misses with an uppercut.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cooke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Cooke misses with a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cooke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benn Jr in his tracks.
Cooke throws a hook but Benn Jr avoids it easily.
Cooke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Cooke manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Cooke looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Cooke getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cooke throws a good cross that connects.
Cooke throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Cooke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.#T4#
Benn Jr connects with a right hand. Cooke shakes it off.
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!
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Cooke was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
Cooke misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cooke misses with a straight right.
Cooke avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cooke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Cooke follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
A decent looking cross lands there for Cooke.
Benn Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Cooke was well out of range.
Benn Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Cooke moves away and avoids it.
Cooke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nigel Benn Jr.
Well Benn Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Matt Cooke!
Matt Cooke decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.

Event: SMASH: Floyd vs Menshikov
Date: Sep 04, 2021

#R1#
Smo misses with a double jab
and Benn Jr counters with a nice kick to the body.
Smo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Smo wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Benn Jr digs a good hook to Smo's body.
Smo throws a head kick but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benn Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Smo throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smo scores with a decent looking hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Smo gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smo throws a knee to the head but misses.
Smo is trying to push Benn Jr away but Benn Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T1#
Smo jumps guard but Benn Jr stands there with Smo around his waist. Smo gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch. #BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr lunges at Smo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Smo's hand.
Smo wants to clinch
enabling Benn Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Smo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smo tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Benn Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Smo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Joe Smo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #ROC#Smo is rocked!
Benn Jr closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Smo out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel Benn Jr!
A very excited looking Nigel Benn Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: SMASH:14.5
Date: Aug 14, 2021

#R1#
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Dean ducks under and follows up with a left that Dean also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Dean bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benn Jr duly obliges.
Dean misses with a looping left.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Dean goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Dean.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dean sizes up Benn Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#T1#
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr dodges the punch combination from Dean.
Dean misses with a body kick.
Dean lands a jab to the head.
Benn Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Dean fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benn Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Dean let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Dean lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #CUT2#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Dean ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Benn Jr does it's job there.
Dean will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dean swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dean throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Dean connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Dean throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
A low kick lands for Dean.
Dean throws a hook but Benn Jr avoids it easily.
Dean misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dean looks to land a combination but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Dean scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dean pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Dean manages to avoid it.
Dean wants to land a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Dean.#T3#
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Dean takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Dean swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Dean waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Dean misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dean throws a counter combo.
Dean fails to land with a series of punches.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dean pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benn Jr back to the cage. Dean follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#T4#
A big right from Dean misses.
Dean throws out a leg kick but Benn Jr moves out of range and Dean only half commits.
Dean fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Dean misses with a series of wild punches.
Dean misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dean throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dean.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benn Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Dean misses with a head kick.
Dean walks into a jab.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
William Ralph Dean seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dean takes one to the chin there.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

William Ralph Dean dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Sloppy strikes from Dean. Those never looked like landing.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Dean counters with a one-two to the body.
Benn Jr scores with a body shot.
Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dean.
It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Dean throws a head kick that misses.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benn Jr misses with a straight left.
Dean dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Benn Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
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!
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Dean misses. #T1#
Nice straight punches there by Benn Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benn Jr.
Dean throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
It looked like Benn Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Dean.
Dean listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Dean was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dean lands with an overhand left.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Dean scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Dean misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dean lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dean manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Dean sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T2#
Dean throws a series of punches but Benn Jr avoids them all with ease.
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!
Dean cracks Benn Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dean tries a low kick but Benn Jr avoids it.
Dean throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dean loads up on a big right hand but Benn Jr slips the punch.
Dean takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Benn Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Dean looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dean has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Dean moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good exchange - Dean coming out on top.
Dean has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benn Jr works the jab nicely.
Dean turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean. #T3#
Benn Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dean works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dean moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dean throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dean.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Dean swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Some wild striking there from Dean. #T4#
Benn Jr throws a head kick but Dean moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Dean rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
William Ralph Dean seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Dean delivers a nice body kick.
Dean connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dean is looking to land body kicks.
Benn Jr connects with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but William Ralph Dean will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Dean throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benn Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Dean avoided it.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Nice shot lands for Dean.
Dean scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benn Jr in his tracks.
Benn Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Dean.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dean ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dean jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dean misses with a looping left.
A thudding body kick lands there by Dean!
A slapping body kick lands there for Dean.#T1#
Dean is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Dean avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dean connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benn Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Dean - the referee stops the clock and Benn Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Dean. Benn Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dean misses with a hook.
Dean throws the kick towards the body but Benn Jr avoids it.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Dean cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A nice leg kick from Benn Jr, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Dean's head but Dean sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dean throws a big counter head kick but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Dean scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dean throws a chopping leg kick but Benn Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Dean with the inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean throws a combination. Benn Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benn Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Dean sizes up Benn Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benn Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dean.
A counter left hand to the body from Benn Jr misses its target.
Dean changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#T3#
Dean scores with a punch to the head.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Dean.
Benn Jr takes a swing at Dean's ribcage but misses.
Dean misses with a head kick.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Dean.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That kick from Dean tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dean throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dean misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Dean coming out on top.#T4#
Dean misses with a wild body shot.
Benn Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dean jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dean lands a leg kick that knocks Benn Jr off balance momentarily.
Dean fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dean just misses with a punch to the body.
Dean takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dean uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benn Jr has time to react.
Benn Jr defending well as Dean loads up on a big left hand.
Benn Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Dean.
Dean throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.

And that's the end of the fight!
William Ralph Dean comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Dean has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... William Ralph Dean!
After the big win, William Ralph Dean made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Goblin Fight Wear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.

Event: SMASH: Roy vs Morgan
Date: Jul 31, 2021

#R1#
Voronin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voronin misses with a looping right.
Benn Jr feints a counter leg kick.
Benn Jr feints and then cracks Voronin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voronin down.
Voronin feints and then cracks Benn Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benn Jr down.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Voronin counters with a straight right hand.
Voronin slips a straight right by Benn Jr.
A nice combination there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Voronin walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronin sizes up Benn Jr with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Voronin moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Voronin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benn Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Voronin. #T1#
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Voronin has double underhooks.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Still in the clinch, Benn Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Benn Jr putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Voronin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A head punch on the inside from Benn Jr fails to land.
Voronin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Voronin has him pressed against the cage. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Voronin moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Voronin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voronin blocks a jab.#T2#
Voronin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Voronin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Voronin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Voronin looks to land a body kick but Benn Jr moved away.
Donk. Benn Jr catches Voronin right on the button with a cross.
A nice inside leg kick there by Voronin. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin throws a push kick but Benn Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Voronin misses with a looping right.
Voronin misses with a straight left. #CL#
Voronin clinches up against the cage.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Voronin.
Benn Jr is struggling to control the position.
Voronin working aggressively here.
Benn Jr lands a right hand. #T3#
Voronin blocks a body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benn Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Voronin tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Voronin can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Voronin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Voronin has the dominant position.
Benn Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Voronin won't allow it.
Voronin pushes Benn Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Voronin misses with some punches.
Benn Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #T4#
Voronin throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Voronin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Voronin to score with a decent uppercut.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
Voronin throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronin misses with a double jab.
Voronin lands with a slapping head kick.
Voronin misses with an uppercut. #CL#
Voronin fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Benn Jr lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Voronin smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voronin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Voronin throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronin moves in looking to clinch but Benn Jr pushes him off.
Voronin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Andriy Voronin is winning the standup battle so far.
Voronin checks a leg kick.
Benn Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Voronin with a nice calf kick.
Voronin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benn Jr takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Voronin slips the punch.
Benn Jr connects with a leg kick.
Benn Jr checks a low kick from Voronin.
Voronin throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.#T1#
A bone on bone clash there as Benn Jr blocks the leg kick.
Benn Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benn Jr feints and then cracks Voronin's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Voronin down.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Voronin throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Donk. Voronin catches Benn Jr right on the button with a cross.
The crowd cheers as Benn Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Voronin doesn't seem phased though.
Voronin lands a jab to Benn Jr's midsection.
Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Benn Jr cracks Voronin with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Some bone on bone action there as Benn Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benn Jr appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Voronin moves away.#T2#
Voronin looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Voronin misses with a wild body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn Jr delivers a nice body kick.
Voronin scores with a push kick.
Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
Voronin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Voronin on the side of the head.
The crowd cheers as Benn Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Voronin doesn't seem phased though.
Voronin throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Voronin throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Voronin on the side of the head.
Voronin fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benn Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.#T3#
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Voronin moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Voronin in his tracks.
Voronin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Voronin.
Voronin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.
Voronin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Voronin has time to react.
Benn Jr scores with a jab.
Voronin connects with a right hand. Benn Jr shakes it off.
Voronin scores with a nice strike.#T4#
Voronin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronin misses with a body shot. #CL#
Voronin has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin misses with a body punch.
Benn Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Voronin.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Andriy Voronin has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benn Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Benn Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Benn Jr avoiding damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Voronin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3#
A head kick by Voronin misses
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Voronin's corner calls for a 1-2. Voronin obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Voronin misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr throws a counter combo.
Benn Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Voronin moves out of range of the strikes.
Voronin looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Voronin throws a right hand that misses
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Voronin throws a sloppy head kick
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Voronin delivers a nice body kick.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Voronin connects with a solid leg kick.
Voronin throws a lazy head kick
and Benn Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Voronin thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.#T1#
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Voronin saw that one coming.
Benn Jr misses with a looping left.
Benn Jr walks into a jab.
Voronin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Good shot there by Voronin.
Voronin throws a body shot but no joy.
Voronin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Voronin tries a head kick but it misses.
Voronin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Voronin misses with a hook. Benn Jr ducked under it nicely.
Voronin throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T2#
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Voronin throws a body kick that misses
and Voronin takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Voronin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr blocks a head kick by Voronin.
Voronin scores with the left hand. Benn Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Voronin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Voronin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
It looked like Voronin was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benn Jr.
Voronin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Voronin throws a nice inside leg kick.
Voronin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.#T3#
Voronin is looking to land body kicks.
Voronin misses with an uppercut
enabling Benn Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
Voronin lands a front kick.
Benn Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
Benn Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Voronin counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Benn Jr is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Benn Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benn Jr throws a hook but Voronin blocks it.
Benn Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Voronin is looking to clinch.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the nose.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronin swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Voronin defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Voronin ducked under it nicely.
Benn Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Voronin moves away and avoids it.#CL#
Voronin gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andriy Voronin.
Well Voronin has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andriy Voronin!
An out of breath Andriy Voronin thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
Nigel Benn Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: SMASH: Voronin vs Gulf
Date: Jul 17, 2021

#R1#
Yew gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Yew.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Benn Jr tries to keep at a distance but Yew has taken the fight into the clinch.
Yew wants a takedown but no success here. #BC#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr lands a jab.#TD2#
Yew drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Benn Jr tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benn Jr avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Yew. #T1#
Benn Jr tries to escape but Yew is in control.
Benn Jr trying to remain calm as Yew controls from the top position.
Benn Jr manages to get back to half guard.#SUB#
Benn Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Yew pulls his head out easily.
Yew stops Benn Jr from getting back to his feet. #ES#
Benn Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Yew checks a leg kick.
Yew lands with a kick to the temple. Benn Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Yef Yew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Yew looks for a takedown but Benn Jr sprawls well.
Yew tries to clinch up but Benn Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn Jr cracks Yew with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benn Jr goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
A swing and a miss from Yew.
Yew shoots in and drives through. Benn Jr sprawls well.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yef Yew.
Yew wants to clinch.
Yew misses with a takedown
and Benn Jr counters with a left to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yew tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it. #T3#
Yew tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses #CL2#
and Yew counters by moving into the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Benn Jr.
Nice body punch from Benn Jr - that landed with a thud. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Yew dives in and grabs Benn Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benn Jr pushes down on Yew's head and hops out.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yew is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Yew shoots in but no luck this time.
Yew with a poor takedown
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Yew takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benn Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Yew slips the punch.#T4#
Benn Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yew falls off balance throwing a combination
and Yew takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Yew tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Yew fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Yew.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Yew lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Yew goes for a double leg but Benn Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Benn Jr continues to drive forward.
Benn Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Yew slips under a jab from Benn Jr.
Yew defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Benn Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yew tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benn Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yew somewhat.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Yew showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Yew uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Yew lands with a good body shot.
Yew tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Yew has a takedown stuffed.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Yew manages to avoid it.#T1#
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Benn Jr leaves Yew with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yef Yew.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Yew bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#CL2#
Yew closes the distance and clinches.
Good body shot from Yew.
Yew tries to pull guard but Benn Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Yew drops back down to his feet.
A short body shot lands from Benn Jr as the two fighters clinch.
Benn Jr slowing the pace effectively.#T2#
Yew is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Yew has him pressed against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benn Jr. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Benn Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Yew moves out of range.
Yew is looking for the big counter here.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Yew is defended easily by Benn Jr.#T3#
Benn Jr tests Yew's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination. #TD2#
Yew shoots in and gets a takedown into Benn Jr's guard.

Benn Jr has his feet on Yew's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Benn Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Yew can do to turn this around?
Yew shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Yew dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Yew dives in and grabs Benn Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benn Jr pushes down on Yew's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Yew dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr. #T4#
Yew displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Yew tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benn Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A combination from Yew does no damage. #CL2#
Yew clinches with his opponent.
Benn Jr dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Yew is trying to pull guard but Benn Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Yew blocks a body shot from Benn Jr.
Yew has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benn Jr after a bit of a struggle. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!#R3#
Yew walks into a straight right hand from Benn Jr.
Yew shoots in looking for a takedown but Benn Jr manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Yew's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Yew tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Yew ducks under and follows up with a left that Yew also avoids with ease.
Yew closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benn Jr circles away.
Yew throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Benn Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Yew moves out of range as Benn Jr throws a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yew fails with a takedown attempt.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yef Yew.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.#T1#
Yew fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Benn Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CUT#It looks like Yef Yew has been cut.
Yew goes for a double leg but Benn Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Benn Jr continues to drive forward.
A cross from Benn Jr lands.
Benn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Yew. Yew circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Yew has his takedown stuffed
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Yew doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
Yew shoots for a takedown but Benn Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.#T2#
Yew closes the distance and clinches up with Benn Jr, looking for a takedown. Yew pushes Benn Jr against the cage but Benn Jr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Yew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yew on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Yew moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yew lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#TD2#
Yew looking to score a takedown here. Benn Jr is defending well but Yew drives through and ends up in Benn Jr's guard.#ES#
Benn Jr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Yew presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yew moves away.
No luck for Yew with that takedown attempt.
Yew throws a head kick that half lands. #T3#
Yew tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves away
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr misses with a head kick.
Yew is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Benn Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Yew moves out of range.
Yew shoots in but Benn Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice shot by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Yew should have avoided that one.
Yew staying out of range there.#T4#
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Yew avoids it easily.
Yew ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yew doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
As Yew looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Yew just gets out of the way.
Yew tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Yew gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Yew's body.
Benn Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benn Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Yef Yew has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Yew.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benn Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: SMASH: Voronin vs Benn Jr
Date: Jul 03, 2021

#R1#
Voronin works Benn Jr's body with a nice hook.
Voronin misses with a looping right.
Voronin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Voronin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Voronin throws a combination that misses
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Voronin slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Voronin avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Voronin scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benn Jr in his tracks. #CL#
Voronin rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Voronin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Voronin.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Voronin tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Voronin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Voronin blocks a body shot from Benn Jr. #T1#
Voronin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Voronin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn Jr throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Voronins head.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benn Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses. #BC2#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CL#
Voronin instigates a clinch.
Voronin tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Voronin's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Voronin avoiding damage as Benn Jr throws knees to the body.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Voronin.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Voronin lands with a short head shot on the inside. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voronin misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Voronin.
Benn Jr avoiding damage.
Voronin misses with a punch on the inside.
Benn Jr is trying to break free.
Voronin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A nice left hand lands by Voronin.
Voronin misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benn Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Voronin backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Benn Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Voronin struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Voronin tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Voronin back against the cage.
Voronin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Voronin working aggressively here. #T3#
Voronin lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Voronin lands a body punch.
Benn Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Voronin is keeping busy.
A right hand to the body from Benn Jr.
Voronin prevents a body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr prevents a body shot from Voronin. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice body kick there by Voronin.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Voronin with the inside leg kick.
Voronin slips under a jab.
Voronin scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Voronin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Voronin backing up. Voronin nods at Benn Jr to acknowledge the strikes.#CUT2#It looks like Andriy Voronin has been cut.
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!
Voronin throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Voronin throws a wild body kick that Benn Jr sees coming a mile off.#T4#
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Voronin counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Voronin ducked under it nicely.
Voronin feints a jab promting Benn Jr to slip. Voronin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benn Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Voronin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Voronin's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benn Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Voronin scrambles back to his feet.#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Voronin is controlling him.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Voronin works on Benn Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Voronin.
Benn Jr prevents a body shot from Voronin.
Benn Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Voronin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benn Jr's elbow.
Benn Jr working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andriy Voronin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Nice cross by Benn Jr.
Voronin throws a shot to the body.
Benn Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Voronin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?
Voronin throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr tries to move into range but Voronin moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Voronin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Voronin ducks right into an uppercut from Benn Jr.
A head kick by Voronin misses
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronin takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Voronin throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
It seemed like Benn Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benn Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Voronin avoids nicely.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Voronin avoids it easily.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Benn Jr pivots, looking for a leg kick but Voronin is out of range and Benn Jr settles back down. #T1#
Voronin misses with a shot to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Voronin moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Voronin darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Voronin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voronin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Voronin tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
Voronin plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Voronin walks into a stiff left hand from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Voronin thows a left - swing and a miss!
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benn Jr! But no joy.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Voronin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T2#
Voronin takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Voronin manages to avoid it.
Voronin connects with a nice looking jab.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
As Voronin backs off Benn Jr throws a huge counter combo but Voronin manages to avoid it all.
Voronin tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Voronin throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benn Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Voronin has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Voronin there as he acknowledges the shot.
Voronin tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr takes a swing at Voronin's ribcage but misses.
Voronin is looking to counter punch.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronin throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Voronin misses with a head kick. #T3#
Benn Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Voronin. Voronin obviously looking to wear him down.
Voronin tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A nice combination there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benn Jr.#ROC2#Voronin is rocked!
Nice uppercut there from Voronin.
Oh Voronin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Voronin seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheers as Voronin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benn Jr doesn't seem phased though.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Voronin counters with a nice body kick.
Voronin tries a head kick but it misses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL#
Voronin clinches.
Voronin working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Voronin. #BC2#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch. #T4#
Benn Jr swings for the body but Voronin moves out of range.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Voronin throws a body kick.
Voronin misses with a low kick.
Voronin is looking to clinch.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Benn Jr throws a combination that misses
and Voronin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voronin cracks a nice hook into Benn Jr's ribs.
Voronin lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Voronin throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voronin tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
It seemed like Benn Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Voronin.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Andriy Voronin will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andriy Voronin's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R3#
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Voronin with a series of wild strikes but Voronin uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jab from Voronin.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Voronin lands a nice shot that snaps Benn Jr's head back.
Voronin throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benn Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Voronin misses with a hook
and Benn Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Voronin shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Benn Jr eats them both and turns towards Voronin to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.#ROC#Benn Jr is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Voronin ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Benn Jr's jaw. Benn Jr's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Voronin does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Andriy Voronin!
Andriy Voronin retains his middleweight title!
A very excited looking Andriy Voronin made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: SMASH: Hazlehurst vs Dinklage
Date: Jun 19, 2021

#R1#
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cubbedge .
Cubbedge fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benn Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Cubbedge darts in looking for a takedown but Benn Jr gets double underhooks and turns Cubbedge into the cage.
Cubbedge moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benn Jr.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cubbedge throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr moves forwards but Cubbedge connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cubbedge misses with a body shot. #CL2#
Cubbedge drives through and clinches with Benn Jr against the cage. #T1#
Benn Jr stops a takedown attempt from Cubbedge . #TD2#
Cubbedge works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cubbedge trying to control but Benn Jr is working from the bottom.
Cubbedge in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benn Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benn Jr keeping moving, preventing Cubbedge from controlling successfully.
Cubbedge with a flurry of punches that miss.
Cubbedge not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Benn Jr is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.#T2#
Cubbedge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benn Jr is keeping the position for now. #REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Cubbedge slips under a jab.
A jab from Benn Jr does it's job there.
Cubbedge shoots in and drives through. Benn Jr sprawls well.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Cubbedge .
A jab from Cubbedge misses.
Cubbedge misses with a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Cubbedge waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Benn Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Cubbedge bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Cubbedge now looks to counter with a shot at the body.#T3#
Cubbedge throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Cubbedge dives in and grabs Benn Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benn Jr pushes down on Cubbedge 's head and hops out.
Benn Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.#CUT#It looks like Billy Cubbedge has been cut.
Benn Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cubbedge misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
It looked like Benn Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Cubbedge .#KD#
Oooooh!!! Benn Jr has knocked Cubbedge down with a huge combo! Benn Jr steps away and waves a wobbly Cubbedge back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC#Cubbedge is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr flashes Cubbedge a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Cubbedge 's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Cubbedge crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Benn Jr punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel Benn Jr!
During a confident post fight interview, Nigel Benn Jr thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

Event: SMASH: Ribbit vs Edmond
Date: Jun 12, 2021

#R1#
Gracie has a takedown stuffed.
Benn Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Gracie under the eye.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benn Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Royce Gracie.
Gracie takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie fails with the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Gracie moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benn Jr connects with a single shot there.
Benn Jr punishes Gracie's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Gracie with a series of wild strikes but Gracie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Royce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Decent striking displayed by Benn Jr there.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benn Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Gracie is just out of range.
Benn Jr lands a jab to Gracie's midsection.
Benn Jr leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benn Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!#ROC#Gracie is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr is stalking Gracie. Gracie circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Benn Jr, and it's lights out! Gracie really payed the price for that rookie mistake.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel Benn Jr!
A victorious Nigel Benn Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: SMASH: Murphy vs Dadaeff
Date: May 29, 2021

#R1#
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
A little jabbing left from Benn Jr on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Armstrong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Benn Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Armstrong takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benn Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armstrong.
Benn Jr moves away from the strike by Armstrong.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Armstrong defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Armstrong thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Armstrong finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benn Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#T1#
Armstrong misses with a jab to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Armstrong walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fighters circling - Armstrong throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Armstrong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benn Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benn Jr lands with a hook. Armstrong tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Nice shot by Armstrong.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
A nice side step and Benn Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination. #T2#
Benn Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Armstrong off the cage and back into range.
Armstrong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice leg kick from Armstrong, right into the meat of the thigh.
Armstrong throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Armstrong drops his hands momentarily and Benn Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Armstrong digs a good body shot into Benn Jr's ribs.
Benn Jr tries to land a front kick but Armstrong steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Armstrong scores with a shot to the body.
Armstrong closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Armstrong tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr misses with a jab to the body
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T3#
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Armstrong appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Armstrong blocks a jab.
Armstrong thows a left - swing and a miss!
Armstrong throws out a loose jab but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Armstrong throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benn Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Benn Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Armstrong.
Benn Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Armstrong.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
An attempted straight right counter from Armstrong misses the target.
Benn Jr scores with a one two! Armstrong had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. #T4#
Armstrong misses with a wild body shot.
Armstrong gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Benn Jr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Armstrong connects with a leg kick.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Armstrong connects with a jab.
Benn Jr throws a series of strikes that have Armstrong backpedaling.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.#R2#
Benn Jr misses with a looping left.
Armstrong jabs Benn Jr right on the nose. Benn Jr blinks but takes it well.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Armstrong fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benn Jr just manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Armstrong backs up against the cage.
Benn Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benn Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Armstrong circles away quickly and effectively.
Armstrong tries to move into range but Benn Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Armstrong thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.#T1#
Armstrong lands a jab to Benn Jr's midsection.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Armstrong.
A clash of legs there as Benn Jr blocks the low kick.
Armstrong throws an overhand right that lands on Benn Jr's shoulder, as Benn Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Benn Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Armstrong throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Armstrong.
Armstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armstrong walks into a straight right hand from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Armstrong looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Benn Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Decent striking displayed by Armstrong there.#T2#
Armstrong throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Armstrong throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Armstrong ducks down to avoid it.
Armstrong missing with a left hand there. Benn Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn Jr thumps Armstrong with a low kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Armstrong misses the jab.
Despite the aggression on Benn Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Armstrong uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Armstrong.
A nice side step and Benn Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Benn Jr will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Armstrong with a hook.#T3#
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Armstrong was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
Armstrong connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Armstrong throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Armstrong takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armstrong scores with a decent looking hook.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Armstrong misses with a body punch
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Armstrong throws out the jab.
Benn Jr connects with a nice looking jab. #T4#
Armstrong fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benn Jr checks it well.
Benn Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Benn Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Armstrong sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Armstrong is looking to counter punch.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Armstrong.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Armstrong clobbers Benn Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab
and Armstrong counters with a straight right hand.
Armstrong throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Armstrong was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Armstrong jabs Benn Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benn Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Tim Armstrong dominated that second round.
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. And we move into the final round!#R3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Armstrong. Benn Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Armstrong throws a chopping leg kick but Benn Jr manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benn Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Armstrong throws a front kick aimed at Benn Jr's knee but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Benn Jr connects with a body shot that sends Armstrong's belly button to the back.
Armstrong walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benn Jr checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benn Jr throws out a counter right but Armstrong avoids it with no problem.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Armstrong cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benn Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benn Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Armstrong connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Armstrong punishes Benn Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Armstrong.
Benn Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benn Jr lands a slapping body shot. #T1#
Armstrong fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Armstrong swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Armstrong throws a body shot but no joy.
Despite the aggression on Benn Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Benn Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Armstrong finds it's way round the side to connect with Benn Jr's head.
Armstrong avoids a punch combination nicely.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benn Jr, as that shot connected.
Armstrong jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Armstrong misses with a straight right.
Nice body punch from Armstrong. #T2#
Armstrong loads up on a big right hand but Benn Jr slips the punch.
Armstrong fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benn Jr.
A big right from Armstrong misses.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benn Jr moves away from the strike by Armstrong.
Armstrong with a hook.
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!
Armstrong walks into a jab.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Armstrong.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Armstrong slips under a jab from Benn Jr.
Armstrong slips a jab and a cross from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr defending well as Armstrong loads up on a big left hand. #T3#
Armstrong jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Armstrong throws a hook but Benn Jr avoids it easily.
Armstrong lands with a shot to the body.
Armstrong misses the shot to the body.
Armstrong tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Armstrong.
Benn Jr moves forwards but Armstrong connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice cross by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Armstrong avoids it easily.
Benn Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Armstrong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T4#
Armstrong throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Armstrong swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Armstrong.
Armstrong thumps Benn Jr with a low kick.
Armstrong is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Armstrong misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Armstrong.
Benn Jr with a nice cross.
Armstrong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benn Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Armstrong ducks right into an uppercut from Benn Jr.
Armstrong lands a slapping body shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Armstrong showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Armstrong has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Armstrong!
Nigel Benn Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: SMASH: Edmond vs Rogers
Date: May 16, 2021

#R1#
McConnell throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
McConnell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McConnell misses with a straight right.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
McConnell dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Benn Jr connects with a right hand. McConnell shakes it off.
McConnell throws a hook but Benn Jr avoids it easily.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benn Jr jabs at McConnell's body.
McConnell jabs at Benn Jr's body.
Benn Jr cracks McConnell with a good jab.
McConnell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jab, jab by Benn Jr - just one landing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
McConnell instigates a clinch. #BC#
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#T1#
McConnell changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McConnell ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
McConnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
McConnell wants to clinch
and McConnell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McConnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #CL2#
McConnell instigates a clinch.
McConnell lands a left hand.
Benn Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
McConnell gets through Benn Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.#BC#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McConnell throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benn Jr counters with a left and a right that stings McConnell.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but McConnell moves away.
McConnell wants to counter with a clinch but Benn Jr pushes him away.
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut. #CL2#
Benn Jr gets tackled into the cage by McConnell. McConnell maintains the clinch. #T2##BC#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Benn Jr looks to land a body kick but McConnell moved away.
McConnell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
That kick from Benn Jr tenderised McConnell's leg. McConnell is trying to keep his angry face on.#CL2#
McConnell darts in and clinches Benn Jr up against the cage.
McConnell presses Benn Jr against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
McConnell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benn Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McConnell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McConnell struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
McConnell scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr with a jab.
McConnell ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.#T3##CL2#
McConnell clinches.
Knees to the body from Benn Jr. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice shot lands for Benn Jr.
McConnell moves in looking to clinch but Benn Jr pushes him off.#CL2#
McConnell clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
McConnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
McConnell throws a head punch that misses.
McConnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benn Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McConnell working aggressively here.
Benn Jr tries to break the clinch but McConnell is controlling the position.
McConnell working aggressively here.
McConnell blocks a body shot from Benn Jr.
McConnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T4#
McConnell tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McConnell tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing McConnell back against the cage.
Benn Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by McConnell.
Benn Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McConnell misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benn Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
McConnell lands a hook that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
McConnell goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McConnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn Jr. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McConnell wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Benn Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but McConnell avoided it.#CL2#
McConnell moves into the clinch successfully.
McConnell pushes Benn Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
McConnell misses with a body punch.
McConnell misses with some punches.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
McConnell blocks a head kick by Benn Jr.
Dalton McConnell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McConnell stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McConnell throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
McConnell slips under a jab.
McConnell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McConnell.
McConnell lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
McConnell closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand. #CL2#
McConnell closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benn Jr tries to circle away but McConnell has him pinned against the cage.
Dalton McConnell seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
McConnell misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr working hard to break the clinch.
McConnell softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.#T1#
McConnell misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr blocking some punches.
A head punch on the inside from McConnell fails to land. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
McConnell uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benn Jr has time to react.
McConnell finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McConnell throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
McConnell moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McConnell ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McConnell throws a leg kick but Benn Jr moved away.#CL2#
McConnell takes the fight into the clinch.
McConnell blocks a body shot from Benn Jr.
A head punch on the inside from McConnell fails to land.
McConnell misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T2#
Benn Jr taking a breather.
McConnell misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benn Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McConnell throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
McConnell can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
Still in the clinch, McConnell scores with a nice short uppercut.
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!
A right hook to the body lands for McConnell. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr swings away with a leg kick that misses.
McConnell misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
McConnell tries to clinch up but Benn Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
McConnell thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
McConnell slips under a jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - McConnell looks like he's thinking about clinching though.#T3#
Benn Jr cracks McConnell with a good jab.
McConnell scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McConnell missing with a left hand there. Benn Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
McConnell is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benn Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A left lands for Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McConnell throws a combination. Benn Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by McConnell.
McConnell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from McConnell.#T4#
McConnell tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
McConnell lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McConnell fails to land.
McConnell tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benn Jr working hard to break the clinch.
McConnell scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut.
McConnell misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from McConnell fails to land.
McConnell stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Dalton McConnell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
McConnell closes the distance and pushes Benn Jr back into the cage.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from McConnell.
Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
McConnell lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
McConnell wants a takedown.
Benn Jr gets through McConnell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
McConnell has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
McConnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McConnell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McConnell just leaning against Benn Jr, taking a breather.
A right hook to the body lands for McConnell.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McConnell keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn Jr's efforts to push away.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McConnell.
A short uppercut from McConnell. #T1#
McConnell lands a nice shot to the body.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but McConnell is controlling him.
McConnell blocking some punches.
McConnell can't get the takedown.
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by McConnell. #BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
McConnell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McConnell looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Benn Jr lands a slapping body shot.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
McConnell is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McConnell misses with a series of wild punches.
McConnell is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it. #T2#
Benn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles McConnell. McConnell circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
McConnell lands a glancing blow to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
McConnell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
McConnell misses with a looping right.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
McConnell lands a body shot.
McConnell slips a jab and a cross from Benn Jr.
McConnell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McConnell with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benn Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McConnell tries to clinch there but Benn Jr circles away.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but McConnell sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr moves forwards but McConnell connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benn Jr 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. #CL2#
McConnell has taken the fight to the clinch. #T3#
McConnell lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Benn Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benn Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
McConnell lands a nice uppercut.
McConnell can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
Benn Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
McConnell taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Benn Jr is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McConnell misses with some punches.
McConnell tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McConnell has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr slowing the pace effectively.#T4##BC#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
McConnell doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but McConnell is just out of range.
McConnell wants to counter with a clinch but Benn Jr pushes him away.
McConnell throws a good cross that connects. #CL2#
McConnell closes the distance and pushes Benn Jr back into the cage.
Benn Jr tries to break the clinch but McConnell is controlling the position.
McConnell tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benn Jr's elbow.
McConnell misses with some punches.
McConnell pushes Benn Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
McConnell tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
McConnell ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
McConnell wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
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!
McConnell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
McConnell throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dalton McConnell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think McConnell 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 Columbo Gatti scores the fight 28:30
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 28:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dalton McConnell!
Dalton McConnell decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: Madness Fright Night 4
Date: Apr 10, 2021

#R1#
Brent misses the jab.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Brent just misses with a punch to the body.
Brent misses with a straight right.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Brent avoids them all with ease.
Brent throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Brent misses with a straight left.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benn Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Brent moves out of range of the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brent sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Brent fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brent comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benn Jr is looking to slow Brent down with leg kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Brent scores with a jab to the head. #T1#
Brent throws out a loose jab but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brent lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
David Brent seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Brent pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Brent throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Brent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Brent's head but Brent sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Brent blocks the body kick.
Brent swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brent throws out the jab.
Benn Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Brent doesn't seem bothered though.
Brent with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benn Jr misses with a straight left. #T2#
Brent connects with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Brent scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Brent misses the target.
Brent moves out of range of the strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Brent! But no joy.
Brent is looking to score with low kicks.
Brent fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Brent lands with an overhand left.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick which misses Brent's front leg but catches the back leg as Brent tries to avoid it.
Jab from Brent.
Brent lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benn Jr clobbers Brent with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. #CUT#It looks like David Brent has been cut.
Brent throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Brent lands with an uppercut that bounces Benn Jr off the cage and back into range.
Brent misses with a hook.
Brent throws a body shot but no joy. #T3#
Brent throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Brent is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benn Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Benn Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Brent wants to land a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range.
Brent clobbers Benn Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Brent throws a shot from downtown. Benn Jr moves away and avoids it.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Brent manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr works over Brent's head and body with a nice combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Brent. That snapped Benn Jr's head back.
Brent listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Brent throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
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!
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Brent tried to score with a low kick but Benn Jr checks it.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benn Jr tries to move into range but Brent moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Brent strikes.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benn Jr lands with an overhand left.
Brent tests Benn Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Brent swinging wildly here. #T4#
A telegraphed right hand from Brent misses the target.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Brent misses with a wild body shot.
Benn Jr looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Brent takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Brent throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Brent showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Brent. Those never looked like landing.
A jab from Brent misses.
Benn Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Brent thumps Benn Jr with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brent takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Brent cracks Benn Jr with a good jab.
Benn Jr takes one to the chin there.
Benn Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

David Brent dominated that round.
The cut man is working on David Brent'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.#R2#
A nice inside leg kick there by Brent. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Brent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Brent.
Brent throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Brent moves away and avoids it.
Benn Jr lands with an overhand left.
Brent misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benn Jr.
Brent bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Brent was well out of range.
Benn Jr backing away here, and Brent unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Brent avoids nicely.
Benn Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Brent can pounce on him.
Brent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benn Jr checks a low kick from Brent.
Brent throws out a loose jab but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
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!
Benn Jr swings for the body but Brent moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Brent misses the target.
David Brent seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Brent wants to slow Benn Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big left from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Brent is just out of range.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Brent throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Brent jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brent scores with a hook.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benn Jr has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Brent throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Brent getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A jab from Brent misses.
Brent misses with a wild body shot.
Brent missing with a left hand there. Benn Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Brent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benn Jr jabs at Brent's body.#T2#
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!
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Brent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Brent was well out of range.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Brent fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Brent lands with a straight right. Benn Jr didn't see that one coming.
Brent scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benn Jr walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Brent looks to throw the jab but Benn Jr is out of range.
Benn Jr is looking to counter with a body kick.
Brent cracks Benn Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#ROC2#Benn Jr is rocked!
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Oh Benn Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brent drops Benn Jr with a naaaaasty hook - Benn Jr is in real trouble here! Brent dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Brent!
David Brent spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: MMMA Kings of Madness 12(LHW)
Date: Mar 07, 2021

#R1#
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Sidious moves out of range.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sidious! But no joy.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Sidious is out of range.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Sidious with a series of wild strikes but Sidious uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn Jr looks to land a right hand but Sidious moved out of range.
Sidious unleashes a big counter combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sidious circles away quickly and effectively.
It seemed like Sidious was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Sidious counters with a nice body shot.
Sidious lands an overhand right.
We've been informed that Sidious has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that misses #CL2#
and Sidious counters into the clinch. Nicely done. #T1#
Sidious lands a body punch.
Benn Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sidious.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sidious.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sidious throws an elbow but misses.
Sidious keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn Jr's efforts to push away.
Sidious lands with a left to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benn Jr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sidious tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benn Jr's elbow.
Benn Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sidious has him pressed against the cage.
Benn Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Sidious tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Sidious on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Sidious was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.#T2#
Sidious is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benn Jr cracks Sidious with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Sidious's head but Sidious sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sidious! But no joy.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Sidious counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sidious misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a series of strikes. Sidious will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sidious staying out of range there.
Benn Jr throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A big left from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut
and Sidious counters with a lovely straight right hand!#T3#
A jab lands there for Sidious.
Benn Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sidious throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benn Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Sidious takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Jab from Sidious.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Sidious throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.#T4#
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sidious.
Sidious takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sidious defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Benn Jr lands a jab to Sidious's midsection.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Sidious ducks down to avoid it.
Sidious thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr throws an off balance right hand
letting Sidious counter with a right hand.
Sidious misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sidious circles away quickly and effectively.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
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.#R2#
Sidious falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sidious displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sidious! But no joy.
Benn Jr misses with a hook #CL2#
and Sidious holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. #BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Sidious moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sidious follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
enabling Sidious to counter with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Sidious blocks it.
Sidious looks like he wants to counter punch here.#T1#
Benn Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sidious walks into a left hand.
Benn Jr connects with a body shot.
Sidious looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benn Jr misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Sidious to counter with a crisp jab.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick
and Sidious cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benn Jr fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Sidious.
Benn Jr cracks Sidious with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.#T2#
Benn Jr misses the shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sidious throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Benn Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Sidious counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benn Jr thinking.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benn Jr.
Sidious takes one to the side of the head.
Sidious lunges at Benn Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benn Jr's hand. #CUT2#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.#T3#
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sidious counters with a huge left! Benn Jr is in big trouble! He's backing up but Sidious isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Benn Jr from any more damage. A dominating finish by Sidious!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Darth Sidious!
A victorious Darth Sidious thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: MMMA Kings of Madness 6 (LHW)
Date: Feb 14, 2021

#R1#
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Orndorf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Orndorf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benn Jr momentarily. #CUT2#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Good standup being displayed there by Orndorf as he connects with a hook.
Orndorf chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Orndorf thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benn Jr misses with a combination
and Orndorf counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Orndorf misses with an uppercut
and Benn Jr makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benn Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benn Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT#It looks like Daniel Orndorf has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orndorf misses the body punch
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Orndorf lands the left hand.
Orndorf throws a leg kick
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand. #T1#
Benn Jr takes a swing at Orndorf's ribcage but misses.
Benn Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Orndorf uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Orndorf misses.
We've been told by Benn Jr's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Orndorf was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Orndorf throws an overhand right that lands on Benn Jr's shoulder, as Benn Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Orndorf scores with the left hand. Benn Jr knows he should have avoided that one.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Orndorf ducks down to avoid it.
Orndorf swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Daniel Orndorf seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Orndorf lands a body shot.
Orndorf tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Orndorf.
Benn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Orndorf. Orndorf circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Orndorf moves away and avoids it.#T2#
Orndorf gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Orndorf throws a body shot but no joy.
Orndorf misses with a hook to the body
and Orndorf takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Orndorf waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Orndorf looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Orndorf misses with a straight left.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Benn Jr looks to land a right hand but Orndorf moved out of range.
Orndorf ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Orndorf.
Orndorf connects with a solid leg kick.
Orndorf misses with an uppercut.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Orndorf feints a counter leg kick.
Orndorf paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#T3#
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.
Benn Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Orndorf moves out of range.
Benn Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Orndorf should have avoided that one.
Orndorf lands with an overhand left.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Benn Jr cracks Orndorf with an open hand slap.
Orndorf throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
Orndorf misses the jab.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Orndorf uses good head movement to avoid it.
Orndorf looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benn Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Orndorf on the side of the head.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Orndorf.
Benn Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#T4#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orndorf connects with a jab.
Benn Jr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Orndorf avoids it well.
Orndorf connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benn Jr momentarily.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Orndorf was well out of range.
Orndorf lands with a cross.
Orndorf throws an overhand right that lands on Benn Jr's shoulder, as Benn Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Orndorf's head but Orndorf sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Benn Jr misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orndorf misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benn Jr connects with a jab.
Nice shot by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orndorf.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Orndorf manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a shot to the body.
Benn Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Orndorf misses with a wild body shot.
Orndorf misses with a hook
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Orndorf throws a low kick, looking for Benn Jr's leg but Benn Jr calmly moves out of range.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Orndorf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orndorf throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand. #CUT#That has opened up Daniel Orndorf's cut even more.
Benn Jr throws a series of strikes that have Orndorf backpedaling.
Orndorf misses with a leg kick
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC#Orndorf is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orndorf throws a right hand that Benn Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Benn Jr also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Orndorf might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Benn Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here. #T1#
Orndorf throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Orndorf takes one to the chin there.
Nice shot lands for Benn Jr.
The crowd cheers as Benn Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Orndorf doesn't seem phased though.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Orndorf.
Orndorf looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Orndorf walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Orndorf.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Orndorf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benn Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benn Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Orndorf can do to turn this around?
Benn Jr scores with a body shot.
A clash of legs there as Orndorf blocks the low kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Orndorf. #T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Orndorf.
Orndorf misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Orndorf backing up. Orndorf nods at Benn Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Orndorf shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Orndorf's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benn Jr under the eye.
Benn Jr cracks Orndorf with a good jab.
Orndorf is still on wobbly legs! Can Benn Jr finish him?#CUT#The cut above Daniel Orndorf's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Orndorf throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Orndorf throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Orndorf seems to have recovered his senses.
Orndorf lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benn Jr lands a jab.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Orndorf.
Benn Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Orndorf throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Orndorf avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#T3#
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Orndorf is just out of range.
Orndorf takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Orndorf throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benn Jr lands a really nice looking cross but Orndorf seems unphased.
Orndorf fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benn Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Orndorf strikes.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Orndorf has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Orndorf works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A jab from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Orndorf strikes.
The fighters circling - Orndorf throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benn Jr lunges at Orndorf with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Orndorf's hand. #CUT#Daniel Orndorf's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A big left from Orndorf misses. #T4#
Nice shot by Orndorf.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Orndorf was well out of range.
Orndorf moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Orndorf moves forwards but Benn Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Orndorf flicks out a counter leg kick but Benn Jr steps away.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Orndorf throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Orndorf lands with a straight right. Benn Jr didn't see that one coming.
Orndorf connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benn Jr. Benn Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Orndorf was well out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!#R3#
Orndorf jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benn Jr cracks Orndorf with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Orndorf let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
A big left from Orndorf misses.
Orndorf just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Orndorf misses with a right hand
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Orndorf.
Benn Jr connects with a looping right hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Orndorf lands a jab to the nose.
Benn Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Orndorf throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benn Jr. #T1#
Benn Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Orndorf throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Nice defenses there by Benn Jr.
It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Orndorf throws a body shot but no joy.
A nice inside leg kick there by Orndorf. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.
Orndorf throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Daniel Orndorf's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nigel Benn Jr!
A very excited looking Nigel Benn Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
Daniel Orndorf was interviewed post fight and said 'I'll be back. I will reclaim what's mine.'.

Event: TC 18 Mil $ GP vol 3.2
Date: Dec 12, 2020

#R1#
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Holmes Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes Jr also avoids with ease.#CL2#
Holmes Jr instigates a clinch.
Holmes Jr lands a left hand. #BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Holmes Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Holmes Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Holmes Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
Holmes Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Holmes Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Holmes Jr manages to avoid it.
Holmes Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes Jr moves in looking to clinch but Benn Jr pushes him off.
Benn Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Holmes Jr can pounce on him. #T1#
Holmes Jr misses with an uppercut. Benn Jr saw that one coming.
Good leg kick by Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr 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.
Holmes Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Mike Holmes Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Holmes Jr has managed to clinch.
Holmes Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
Holmes Jr misses with a hook from the clinch. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Benn Jr connects with the punch.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Holmes Jr.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Holmes Jr thows a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it
and Benn Jr counters with a left to the body.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Holmes Jr tries a low kick but Benn Jr avoids it.
Benn Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Holmes Jr. #T2#
Holmes Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benn Jr. That did some damage!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big right from Holmes Jr misses.
Benn Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Holmes Jr back to the cage. Benn Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Holmes Jr motions for Benn Jr to come forward. Holmes Jr throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Holmes Jr manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benn Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr takes one to the chin there.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benn Jr sets himself, and Holmes Jr steps forward looking for the clinch! Benn Jr avoids it this time.
Holmes Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benn Jr thows a left - swing and a miss! #T3#
Holmes Jr feints and then cracks Benn Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benn Jr down.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Holmes Jr slips under a jab.
Benn Jr cracks Holmes Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Holmes Jr lands a jab.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Holmes Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Holmes Jr is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr with a nice calf kick.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Holmes Jr works the jab nicely.#T4#
Holmes Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Holmes Jr under the eye.
Holmes Jr tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holmes Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benn Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Holmes Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Holmes Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benn Jr is able to avoid easily.
Benn Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Holmes Jr tries to land a leg kick but Benn Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Holmes Jr slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Holmes Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Holmes Jr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benn Jr is able to avoid easily.
Holmes Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
Holmes Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.#R2#
Holmes Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Holmes Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Holmes Jr slips a straight right by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Holmes Jr's shoulder, as Holmes Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Holmes Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr checks a leg kick.
Holmes Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Holmes Jr tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Holmes Jr is out of range.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Holmes Jr lands a nice shot to the body. #CL2#
Holmes Jr clinches with his opponent.
Holmes Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Holmes Jr tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Holmes Jr back against the cage. #T1#
Holmes Jr tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Holmes Jr back against the cage.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benn Jr is trying to break free.
Benn Jr is trying to push Holmes Jr away but Holmes Jr has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Holmes Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands. #TD2#
Holmes Jr jumps into guard, dragging Benn Jr to the mat. #SU#
Benn Jr stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Holmes Jr ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
A big left from Benn Jr misses.
Holmes Jr scores with a leg kick.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Holmes Jr is just out of range.#CL2#
Holmes Jr forces Benn Jr back against the cage and clinches.
Holmes Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
Holmes Jr lands a right hand. #T2#
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Holmes Jr as Benn Jr tries to tie him up.
Holmes Jr has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Benn Jr seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Holmes Jr can turn it around.#BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Holmes Jr slips under a jab.
Holmes Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes Jr fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benn Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Holmes Jr wants to counter with a clinch but Benn Jr pushes him away.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Holmes Jr.
Benn Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
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!
Decent striking displayed by Holmes Jr there.
Holmes Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benn Jr checks a low kick from Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benn Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.#T3#
Holmes Jr connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Benn Jr looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A good leg kick by Holmes Jr.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Holmes Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr throws out a leg kick but Holmes Jr moves out of range and Benn Jr only half commits. #CL2#
Holmes Jr clinches with his opponent.
Benn Jr misses with the head strike.
Benn Jr tries to break the clinch but Holmes Jr is controlling the position.
Holmes Jr keeps control of Benn Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Holmes Jr tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Benn Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Holmes Jr prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Holmes Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Holmes Jr. #T4#
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Holmes Jr lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benn Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Holmes Jr controls his hands.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Holmes Jr is controlling him.
Holmes Jr tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Holmes Jr tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Holmes Jr back against the cage.
Holmes Jr lands a shot to the body.
Holmes Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Holmes Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benn Jr working aggressively here.
Benn Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Holmes Jr fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Holmes Jr lands a hook to the side of the head.
Holmes Jr jumps guard but Benn Jr stands there with Holmes Jr around his waist. Holmes Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.

Mike Holmes Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!#R3#
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Holmes Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr feints a jab promting Holmes Jr to slip. Benn Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Holmes Jr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Holmes Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Holmes Jr is looking to clinch.
Benn Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Holmes Jr moves in looking to clinch but Benn Jr pushes him off.
Holmes Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Holmes Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benn Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Holmes Jr on the side of the head.
Holmes Jr closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Holmes Jr throws a leg kick
enabling Benn Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Holmes Jr misses with a wild body shot. #T1#
Holmes Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Holmes Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Holmes Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Holmes Jr looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Holmes Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Holmes Jr lands with a hook. Benn Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Holmes Jr tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benn Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
That kick from Holmes Jr tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Holmes Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Benn Jr blocks the leg kick. #T2#
Holmes Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes Jr throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn Jr takes one on the button.
Holmes Jr avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Holmes Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Holmes Jr throws a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it.
Benn Jr checks a leg kick.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Holmes Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Holmes Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Good leg kick by Holmes Jr. #T3#
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Holmes Jr tries to clinch up but Benn Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Holmes Jr.
Holmes Jr tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range. #CL2#
Holmes Jr gets a clinch.
Holmes Jr tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Holmes Jr back against the cage.
Holmes Jr tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Benn Jr smiles and moves away.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benn Jr lands a head shot.
Holmes Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T4#
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Holmes Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Holmes Jr tries to clinch up.
Holmes Jr lands an overhand right.
Holmes Jr scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
Holmes Jr wants to counter the offense by Benn Jr and move into the clinch position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Holmes Jr defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand. #CL2#
Holmes Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Holmes Jr tries to pull guard but Benn Jr won't allow it.
Holmes Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Benn Jr to keep the fight standing.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Holmes Jr.#BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Holmes Jr tries a low kick but Benn Jr avoids it.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mike Holmes Jr.
I think Holmes Jr 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 28:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: TC 14 Mil $ GP vol 2.1
Date: Nov 14, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Corey with a series of wild strikes but Corey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corey misses with an uppercut
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A jab from Benn Jr misses.
Corey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benn Jr with a body shot.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corey.
Nice defenses there by Corey.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Corey.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Corey throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Corey misses with a hook. Benn Jr ducked under it nicely.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Corey.
Corey misses with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Corey is looking for the big counter here.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Corey moves out of range.
Corey throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Benn Jr throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Corey.#CUT#It looks like Taylor Corey has been cut.
Benn Jr connects with a looping right hand. #T1#
Benn Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Corey avoids a punch combination nicely.
Corey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fighters circle momentarily. Corey darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benn Jr blocks a head kick by Corey.
A left lands for Corey.
Corey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Corey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Corey misses with a looping right.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benn Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Corey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corey with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benn Jr to score with a decent uppercut.#T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Corey misses the body punch
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Corey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Corey moves forwards but Benn Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benn Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benn Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Corey uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.#T3#
Corey tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Corey wants to clinch.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Corey avoids nicely.
Benn Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Corey manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benn Jr scoring well with a low kick there. #CL2#
Corey takes the fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Corey lands a body punch in the clinch.
Corey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Corey lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4##BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Corey looks to throw the jab but Benn Jr is out of range.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Corey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Corey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr tests Corey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Corey swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Corey fails with the takedown
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Corey takes one to the chin there.
Taylor Corey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Corey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Taylor Corey's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!#R2#
Corey has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benn Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Corey's head.
Benn Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Corey can do to turn this around?
Corey lands the left hand.
Corey swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Corey misses with a head kick.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
A big right from Corey misses.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Corey manages to avoid it.
Corey looks to land a combination. Benn Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corey lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Corey bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Corey on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Corey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Corey lunges at Benn Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benn Jr's hand.
Benn Jr defending well as Corey loads up on a big left hand. #T1#
Corey looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Benn Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right from Corey misses.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Corey ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Corey's head.
Corey misses with a body shot.
Corey ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benn Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Corey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benn Jr circles away.
It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A swing and a miss from Corey.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Corey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.#T2#
Nice defenses there by Corey.
It seemed like Corey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Corey 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Corey.
Jab, jab by Corey - just one landing.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
Corey blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Corey! But no joy.
Benn Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benn Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Corey cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Corey takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Corey misses the shot to the body.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Corey manages to avoid it.
Corey throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Corey might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Corey digs a good hook to Benn Jr's body. #T3#
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Corey moves away.
Benn Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Corey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Corey misses with a lunging right hand
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Benn Jr swings widly with a right hand
enabling Corey to counter with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Corey blocks it.
Benn Jr moves away from the strike by Corey.
Nice defenses there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Corey.
Corey throws a sloppy head kick
and Corey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Corey misses with an uppercut. Benn Jr saw that one coming.
Benn Jr lands with a cross. #T4#
Jab from Corey.
Corey defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Corey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Corey blocks it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Some wild striking there from Corey.
Corey swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Corey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taylor Corey.
Corey uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Corey looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benn Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benn Jr. Corey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benn Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Corey works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!#R3#
Corey misses with an uppercut. Benn Jr saw that one coming.
Corey moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
Corey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benn Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Corey on the side of the head.
Corey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Corey is just out of range.
A head kick by Corey misses
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A looping hook to the body misses from Corey. Benn Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Corey tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Corey throws a shot from downtown. Benn Jr moves away and avoids it.
Corey throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand. #T1#
Nice defenses there by Corey.
Corey raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.#CL2#
Corey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Corey throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Corey has a takedown stuffed.
Corey stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Corey pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Corey throws a sloppy body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Corey tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves away
and Corey takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor Corey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Corey takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice uppercut lands for Corey. That snapped Benn Jr's head back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
A little jabbing left from Corey on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Corey with a series of wild strikes but Corey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corey looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Corey slips under a jab.
Benn Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Corey throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Corey on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Corey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Corey.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Corey takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benn Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Corey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T3#
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Corey with a series of wild strikes but Corey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Corey shapes to counter with a head kick.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Corey misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Corey tries to clinch there but Benn Jr circles away.
Benn Jr cracks Corey with a good jab.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Corey.
Corey throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benn Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Corey.
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Corey is looking for the big counter here.
Benn Jr takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Danga de danga de dang - Benn Jr scores with a four punch combination!#T4#
Benn Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Corey.
Corey with a lazy takedown attempt
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Corey sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Corey walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Corey throws a lazy head kick
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Corey ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Corey uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Corey with the counter takedown but Benn Jr avoids it easily.
Benn Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Corey counters with a left to the body.
Benn Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benn Jr, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 30:27
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
A victorious Nigel Benn Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TC 11 Mil $ GP vol.1
Date: Oct 24, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maki tried to score with a low kick but Benn Jr checks it.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Maki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maki misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Maki 's knee.
Maki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A leg kick checked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Maki feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benn Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Maki has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Maki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
Maki throws a solid leg kick but Benn Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maki.
Maki misses with a low kick as Benn Jr jumps back.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Maki throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab. #T1#
Maki throws a leg kick which misses Benn Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Benn Jr tries to avoid it.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Maki slips the punch.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Maki! But no joy.
Maki swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Maki throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
Maki looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Maki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Keijo Maki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Maki was well out of range.
Nice defenses there by Maki.
Maki with a nice cross.
Benn Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maki. #T2#
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Maki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benn Jr keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The fighters circle momentarily. Benn Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maki closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Maki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
A big left from Benn Jr misses.
Maki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn Jr throws the left hand but Maki avoids the punch easily.
Maki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr works the jab nicely.#CUT#It looks like Keijo Maki has been cut.#T3#
Benn Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benn Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maki in his tracks.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Maki blocks it.
Jab by Maki.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Benn Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Maki tries to land a leg kick but Benn Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Benn Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.
Benn Jr throws the left hand but Maki avoids the punch easily.
Maki now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Maki blocks it.
Maki takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Maki scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benn Jr doesn't seem bothered though. #T4#
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!
Maki throws the left hand but Benn Jr avoids the punch easily.
Maki stalks Benn Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benn Jr's face. Benn Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Maki moves out of range.
Benn Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Maki swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Benn Jr jabs Maki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Maki thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Benn Jr connects with a single shot there.
Benn Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Keijo Maki's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!#R2#
Maki tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benn Jr is able to avoid easily.
Maki lands a body shot.
Maki throws a solid leg kick but Benn Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Maki.
Benn Jr looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Maki throws a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it.
Maki slips a jab and a cross from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Maki was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Maki feints a counter leg kick.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maki keeps Benn Jr at a distance using the push kick.
A jab from Maki misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maki throws a low kick but Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Benn Jr takes a swing at Maki's ribcage but misses.
Maki cracks Benn Jr with a good jab.
Maki just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Maki can do to turn this around?#T1#
Maki misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Maki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Maki throws a front kick aimed at Benn Jr's knee but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Maki is just out of range.
Maki misses the shot to the body.
Maki moves out of range of the strikes.
Maki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benn Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Maki. That one must have hurt.
Benn Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Maki should have avoided that one.
Maki throws a combination that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #T2#
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Maki moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Maki lands with a good body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maki is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Maki counters with a straight right hand.
Nice jab there from Maki.
Maki misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maki throws an off balance right hand
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Maki misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benn Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick. #T3#
Maki dips to his left and cracks Benn Jr with an uppercut!
Maki takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Benn Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benn Jr checks a leg kick.
Maki throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Maki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Maki thumps Benn Jr with a low kick.
Maki throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Maki misses with a straight left.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maki.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Maki counters with a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination. #T4#
Maki throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Maki lands a nice shot that snaps Benn Jr's head back.
An inside leg kick from Maki misses.
Benn Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Maki to score with a decent uppercut.
Maki connects with a body shot.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Benn Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Maki counters with a right hand to the body.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maki.
Maki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr slips under a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Keijo Maki showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Keijo Maki's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!#R3#
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Maki moves out of range.
Benn Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Maki thows a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Maki moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Maki.
Benn Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benn Jr looks to land a right hand but Maki moved out of range.
Good exchange - Benn Jr coming out on top.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Maki moves away and avoids it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A low kick lands for Benn Jr.
Maki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maki misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a series of strikes. Maki will be more careful next time no doubt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Maki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.#T1#
Maki swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Maki scores with a punch to the head.
Benn Jr throws a wild body kick that Maki sees coming a mile off.
Maki drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A big left from Maki misses.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maki circles away quickly and effectively.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Maki might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Benn Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Benn Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maki back to the cage. Benn Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#ROC#Maki is rocked!
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maki flicks out a counter leg kick but Benn Jr steps away.
Maki is still on wobbly legs! Can Benn Jr finish him?
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Maki sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr misses with a hook
and Maki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maki throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Maki digs a good hook to Benn Jr's body.
Maki seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T2#
A telegraphed right hand from Maki misses the target.
Maki cracks Benn Jr with a good jab.
Benn Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Maki misses with an uppercut.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Maki misses with a looping left.
Benn Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
Maki throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maki has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Maki throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benn Jr.
A cross from Benn Jr lands.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Maki moves out of range. #T3#
Benn Jr lands a nice looking body shot.
Maki scores with a decent looking hook.
Benn Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Maki counters with a thumping low kick.
Maki darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Maki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Maki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benn Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Maki slips a jab and a cross from Benn Jr.
A punch lands to the side of Benn Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Maki punishes Benn Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Maki.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.#T4#
Maki scores with a jab.
Maki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Maki.
Maki connects with a leg kick.
Maki keeps Benn Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Benn Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Maki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Maki thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maki misses with a straight left.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Maki avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Maki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benn Jr on the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Keijo Maki.
I think Maki 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 28:29
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Keijo Maki!
A relieved looking Keijo Maki thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'.

Event: TC Wednesday Warriors 2
Date: Sep 23, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khun rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khun takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benn Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Khun - the referee stops the clock and Benn Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Khun. Benn Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Benn Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.#KD#
Khun lands a big head kick that sends Benn Jr tumbling to the mat! Khun takes a step backwards and waves Benn Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!#CUT#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Khun.
Khun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khun.
Khun takes one to the chin there.
A low kick lands for Benn Jr. #T1#
Khun takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Khun's head but Khun sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Khun sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Khun darts in trying to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
A jab from Benn Jr finds it's way through Khun's defenses.
Khun looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Khun defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Benn Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Khun on the side of the head.#T2#
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Khun is looking to counter punch.
Khun throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Khun moves away.
Benn Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Khun misses with a head kick.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Khun sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It appears Khun was looking to counter with a kick there.
Khun tries to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Khun's shoulder, as Khun tries to avoid the shot.
Khun tries to counter by clinching up but Benn Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Benn Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Khun throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benn Jr looks for the body kick but Khun saw that one coming. #T3#
Khun scores with a decent looking hook.
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benn Jr dodges the punch combination from Khun.
Khun takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Benn Jr scores with a one two! Khun had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Khun lands a front kick.#KD#
Khun lands a big head kick that sends Benn Jr tumbling to the mat! Khun takes a step backwards and waves Benn Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Khun. Benn Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.#T4#
Benn Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Khun slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looks to land a right hand but Khun moved out of range.
Khun avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Khun throws out a loose jab but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Khun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A head kick misses from Khun.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Khun scores with a leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Khun ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Gok Won Khun will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Benn Jr misses with a shot to the body
and Khun counters with a two punch combo.
Khun fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Khun tries to clinch up.
Khun misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Khun throws a head kick that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Khun misses with a body punch
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gok Won Khun is winning the standup battle so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Khun ducks under and follows up with a left that Khun also avoids with ease.
A swing and a miss from Khun.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination. #T1#
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Khun takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benn Jr feints a jab promting Khun to slip. Benn Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Khun slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#ROC2#Khun is rocked!
Benn Jr lunges in with a left hook that violently twists Khun head around and knocks him out cold! Benn Jr hops onto the cage and yells out at the top of his lungs - Yeeeeeeeeaaaaaaaaah! They're showing the replay on the big screens now; that was nasty! I hope one of the photographers got a good shot of it.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel Benn Jr!
A victorious Nigel Benn Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: TC Wednesday Warriors
Date: Aug 19, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Jospin.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Jospin avoids it easily.
Despite the aggression on Jospin's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the head.
Jospin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benn Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Jospin.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T1#
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Jospin connects with a high kick. #CUT2#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr blocks a leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Jospin blocks it.
Jospin looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benn Jr blocks a head kick by Jospin.
Benn Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Some bone on bone action there as Benn Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benn Jr thumps Jospin with a low kick.
Jospin slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.#T2#
Benn Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jospin eats them both and turns towards Benn Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jospin throws a head kick that misses.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Jospin throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jospin circles away quickly and effectively.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benn Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jospin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
It appears Benn Jr was looking to counter with a kick there.
Benn Jr lands an overhand right.#T3#
Jospin throws a head kick that misses.
Jospin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jospin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.#CUT#It looks like Henri Jospin has been cut.
Jospin connects with a leg kick.
Jospin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A shot to the liver by Benn Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Benn Jr blocks a leg kick.
Benn Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Jospin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jospin ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
Jospin shapes to counter with a head kick.#T4#
Benn Jr moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jospin slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jospin circles away quickly and effectively.
Jospin shapes to counter with a head kick.
An inside leg kick from Jospin misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Jospin ducks down to avoid it.
Jospin tries a quick counter leg kick but Benn Jr is wise to it.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jospin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jospin uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.#R2#
Jospin uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Jospin chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A jab from Benn Jr misses.
Jospin lands with a right hand.
Benn Jr throws a combination that misses
and Jospin counters with a three punch combo that has Benn Jr backing up. Benn Jr nods at Jospin to acknowledge the strikes.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jospin moves away.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Jospin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benn Jr's knee momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jospin ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
Jospin lands with a slapping head kick.
Benn Jr punishes Jospin's body with a nice straight punch.#T1#
Jospin doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benn Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benn Jr lands a head shot.
Jospin moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Jospin lands with a kick to the temple. Benn Jr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Benn Jr jabs Jospin right on the nose. Jospin blinks but takes it well.
Benn Jr scores with a nice strike.
Jospin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benn Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Jospin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benn Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benn Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Jospin on the side of the head.
Benn Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jospin. That did some damage!
Benn Jr throws a series of strikes that have Jospin backpedaling.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Jospin gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut
and Jospin counters with a good low kick that Benn Jr was not able to check.
A thudding body kick lands there by Jospin!
Benn Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Jospin scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.#T3#
Jospin lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Jospin throws a counter combo.
Benn Jr tries to score with a low kick but Jospin moves his leg out of the way.
Jospin throws a fast counter high kick but Benn Jr manages to duck under it in time.
Benn Jr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Jospin's hands.
Benn Jr avoids a kick to the body.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Benn Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Jospin counters with a low kick, right behind Benn Jr 's knee.
Benn Jr misses with a looping left.
Jospin tries a quick counter leg kick but Benn Jr is wise to it.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jospin is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jospin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benn Jr.#T4#
Benn Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Jospin throws a leg kick but Benn Jr sees it coming and moves out of range.
Jospin fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benn Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jospin misses with a leg kick.
Jospin with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benn Jr checks a low kick from Jospin.
Jospin moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Jospin.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jospin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!#R3#
Benn Jr swings for the body but Jospin moves out of range.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
The crowd cheers as Benn Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jospin doesn't seem phased though.
A low kick from Jospin is predictable there
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jospin scores with a spinning back kick!
Jospin misses with a kick to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jospin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Jospin is trying to counter with his kicks.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Jospin might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Benn Jr has got the better of the exchanges.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here. #T1#
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benn Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Jospin has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jospin and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Jospin lunges at Benn Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benn Jr's hand.
Benn Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jospin counters with a low kick, right behind Benn Jr 's knee.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut
and Jospin counters with a good low kick that Benn Jr was not able to check.
A big left from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jospin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Jospin moves out of range.
Jospin throws a lazy body kick
and Benn Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Henri Jospin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Jospin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Jospin staying out of range there.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jospin keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benn Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jospin can do to turn this around?
Benn Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Decent striking displayed by Benn Jr there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jospin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr lands with a right hand.
Benn Jr digs a good hook to Jospin's body. #T3#
Benn Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Jospin counters with a head kick.
Jospin is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Jospin blocks a jab.
Benn Jr throws a shot to the body.
Jospin takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Jospin.
Benn Jr lands a head shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jospin. That's going to slow Benn Jr down. #T4#
Benn Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Jospin was well out of range.
Jospin avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
That kick from Jospin tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jospin shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jospin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benn Jr.
Jospin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Jospin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jospin tried to score with a low kick but Benn Jr checks it.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benn Jr has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
An out of breath Nigel Benn Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: CFC 431
Date: Jul 18, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lucassen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lucassen throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucassen slips a straight right by Benn Jr.
Lucassen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benn Jr lands with a thumping leg kick.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucassen.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Lucassen throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lucassen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Lucassen.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lucassen ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
Lucassen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lucassen is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Lucassen tries to clinch there but Benn Jr circles away.
A counter left hand to the body from Benn Jr misses its target.
Danga de danga de dang - Lucassen scores with a four punch combination!
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
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!#CL2#
Lucassen clinches with his opponent. #BC2#
Lucassen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Donk. Lucassen catches Benn Jr right on the button with a cross.
Lucassen throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Lucassen swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T1#
Lucassen misses with a jab, cross combination.
A head kick from Lucassen lands but Benn Jr takes it in his stride.
Lucassen throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Lucassen misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Lucassen throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucassen throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Lucassen throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lucassen throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Lucassen uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucassen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
A jab from Benn Jr does it's job there.
Lucassen works over Benn Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Lucassen tries to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.#T2#
Lucassen throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Lucassen works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benn Jr lands with a cross.
Lucassen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lucassen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lucassen jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lucassen thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lucassen throws the left hand but Benn Jr avoids the punch easily.
Lucassen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benn Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Lucassen moves out of range.
Lucassen throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Lucassen avoids the body shot from Benn Jr. #CL2#
Lucassen pushes Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Lucassen.#CL2#
Lucassen has taken the fight to the clinch. #T3#
Lucassen throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Lucassen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benn Jr's elbow. #BC#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Lucassen throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lucassen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lucassens jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Arjen Lucassen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Crunch! Lucassen slams his shin into Benn Jr's torso.
Benn Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lucassen throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice uppercut lands for Lucassen. That snapped Benn Jr's head back.
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!
Lucassen looks to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a left to the body. #T4#
Lucassen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucassen misses with an uppercut. Benn Jr saw that one coming.
Benn Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Lucassen moves out of range.
Benn Jr lands the left hand.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Lucassen slips the punch.
Benn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lucassen on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lucassen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lucassen.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good standup being displayed there by Benn Jr as he connects with a hook.
Benn Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Lucassen cracks Benn Jr with an open hand slap.
Lucassen cracks Benn Jr with an open hand slap.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjen Lucassen dominated that round.
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.#R2#
Lucassen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Lucassen looks to land a left hand but Benn Jr moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Lucassen.
Benn Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Lucassen scores with a jab to the head.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benn Jr dodges the punch combination from Lucassen.
Lucassen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Lucassen throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
Benn Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Lucassen avoided it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lucassen misses with a straight left.
Lucassen throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Lucassen keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lucassen ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lucassen misses with a looping right.#T1#
Lucassen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lucassen takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lucassen throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Arjen Lucassen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Lucassen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick from Lucassen lands but Benn Jr takes it in his stride.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lucassen connects with a nice looking jab.
A jab from Lucassen misses.
Lucassen moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Lucassen walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lucassen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.#T2#
Lucassen moves out of range of the body kick.
Lucassen throws out a loose jab but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lucassen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benn Jr's head backwards.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lucassen tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benn Jr is able to avoid easily.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Lucassen takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Lucassen blocks it.
Lucassen throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lucassen on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benn Jr tries to move into range but Lucassen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lucassen lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Lucassen lands with a good body shot.
Lucassen throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lucassen throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Lucassen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T3#
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lucassen manages to avoid it.
Lucassen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lucassen throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lucassen moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
Lucassen misses with a straight right.
Lucassen on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lucassen, as that shot connected.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Lucassen there.
Lucassen looks to land a left hand but Benn Jr moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr throws a low kick, looking for Lucassen's leg but Lucassen calmly moves out of range.
Benn Jr blocks a jab.#T4#
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lucassen.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lucassen.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL2#
Lucassen gets a clinch. #BC#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lucassen connects with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lucassen throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Lucassen throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lucassen.
Lucassen darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benn Jr. That's going to slow Lucassen down.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Lucassen.
Lucassen misses with a shot to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Lucassen cracks Benn Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Arjen Lucassen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Benn Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!#R3##CL2#
Lucassen clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Lucassen stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lucassen scores with a shot to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Lucassen working aggressively here. #BC2#
Lucassen breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Lucassen clinches up against the cage.
Benn Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lucassen backwards.
Lucassen digs a right hand into Benn Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benn Jr's gas tank.
Lucassen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lucassen lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Lucassen.
A short right from Lucassen.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice left hand lands by Lucassen. #BC2#
Lucassen breaks from the clinch.
Lucassen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A telegraphed right hand from Lucassen misses the target.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lucassen pulls out of a head kick attempt. #T1#
Lucassen pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Lucassen avoids nicely.
Lucassen scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lucassen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Lucassen tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benn Jr. Lucassen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lucassen lands a nice shot that snaps Benn Jr's head back.
Benn Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Lucassen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Lucassen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benn Jr.
Lucassen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Benn Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lucassen works Benn Jr's body with a nice hook.
A big right from Lucassen misses.
Lucassen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lucassen lands a body shot.
Benn Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lucassen finds it's way round the side to connect with Benn Jr's head.
Lucassen keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lucassen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Lucassen.
Lucassen throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benn Jr digs a good body shot into Lucassen's ribs.
Benn Jr staying out of range there.
It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lucassen wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Benn Jr bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Lucassen misses with a looping left.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lucassen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Lucassen with a series of wild strikes but Lucassen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lucassen bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
Arjen Lucassen is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Lucassen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Nice defenses there by Lucassen.
Lucassen connects with a body shot that sends Benn Jr's belly button to the back.
Benn Jr takes a swing at Lucassen's ribcage but misses.
Lucassen throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lucassen.#T4#
Lucassen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Lucassen tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lucassen scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lucassen looks to land a combination but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Benn Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Lucassen lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Lucassen with a hook.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Lucassen is out of range.
Nice uppercut lands for Lucassen. That snapped Benn Jr's head back.
Lucassen throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Lucassen.
Lucassen moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. #CL2#
Lucassen pushes Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lucassen blocks an uppercut.
Lucassen blocks a punch to the side of the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Arjen Lucassen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lucassen has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arjen Lucassen!
Arjen Lucassen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Nigel Benn Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: ICS 40
Date: Jun 21, 2020

#R1#
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marinov moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Marinov throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.#CL#
Marinov gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Marinov lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Marinov has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Marinov controls his hands.
The referee calls for Marinov to work.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr wants to stall.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov lands a body shot in the clinch.
I was talking to Marinov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Benn Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Marinov backwards.
Benn Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Marinov stalling the fight.
Marinov keeps control of Benn Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch. #T1#
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benn Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Marinov.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Marinov's head but Marinov sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marinov slips under a jab.
Marinov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Marinov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Marinov.
Marinov went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marinov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Marinov looks to land a left hand but Benn Jr moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benn Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Marinov tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
Marinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benn Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T2#
Benn Jr lands with a hook. Marinov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Marinov has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Marinov is struggling to control the position.#BC2#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Marinov has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marinov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Marinov blocks it.
Emil Marinov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Marinov as he connects with a hook.
Benn Jr checks the leg kick.
Benn Jr tried to score with a low kick but Marinov checks it.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body. #T3#
Marinov tries to clinch there but Benn Jr circles away.
Benn Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt. #CL#
Marinov closes the distance and pushes Benn Jr back into the cage.
Marinov landing knees to the body.
Marinov tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marinov misses with the head strike.
Marinov stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Marinov misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short body shot lands from Marinov as the two fighters clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Benn Jr.
Marinov is leaning against Benn Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Marinov stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benn Jr looks winded!#BC2#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Marinov throws a body kick. #CL#
Marinov clinches up against the cage.#T4#
Nice body punch from Marinov - that landed with a thud. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Marinov scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Benn Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marinov doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A low kick lands for Marinov.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Marinov tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Crunch! Marinov slams his shin into Benn Jr's torso.
Benn Jr checks a leg kick.
Marinov tries to clinch up but Benn Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Marinov dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.#R2#
Marinov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Marinov tries a head kick but it misses.
Marinov swinging wildly here.
A jab lands there for Marinov.
Marinov tests Benn Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Marinov is out of range.
Marinov dips to his left and cracks Benn Jr with an uppercut!
Marinov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?
Marinov tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marinov lands a nice looking body kick.#T1#
Benn Jr throws a shot to the body.
Benn Jr is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Marinov misses with a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Marinov wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Benn Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Marinov moves in looking to clinch but Benn Jr pushes him off.
Benn Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Marinov is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Benn Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marinov!
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Marinov moves away and avoids it.#T2##CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Marinov will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benn Jr up against the cage.
Marinov lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marinov can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Marinov misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Marinov.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
Marinov working Benn Jr over with knees to the body.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Marinov throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn Jr. #T3#
Marinov swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn Jr working aggressively here.
Marinov swings wildly with an uppercut but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Marinov.
Nice elbow from Marinov. #CUT#It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Marinov effectively controlling the action here.
Benn Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Marinov backwards. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Marinov checks the leg kick nicely there.
Marinov swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Marinov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Marinov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick. #T4#
Marinov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Marinov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marinov misses with a body shot.
Benn Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Marinov is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Marinov connects with a solid leg kick.
Marinov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marinov pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marinov lands with a cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Marinov misses the target.
It seemed like Benn Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A low kick from Benn Jr misses
and Marinov counters with a straight right hand.
Marinov loads up on a big right hand but Benn Jr slips the punch.
Benn Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benn Jr moves forwards but Marinov connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Marinov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple. #CL#
Marinov has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Emil Marinov dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!#R3#
Benn Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body kick from Benn Jr.
Marinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Marinov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benn Jr.#CL#
Marinov pushes Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Marinov misses with some punches.
A short uppercut from Marinov.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Marinov has the dominant position.
Marinov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marinov effectively controlling the action here.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Marinov has him pressed against the cage.
Marinov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benn Jr working hard to break the clinch.#T1#
A short right from Benn Jr. #BC2#
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benn Jr. Marinov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Marinov moves out of range of the strikes.
Marinov swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Marinov bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Marinov is looking to counter the offense by Benn Jr and move into the clinch.
Benn Jr misses the shot to the body.
Marinov scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benn Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Marinov tries to counter by clinching up but Benn Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Benn Jr connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benn Jr walks into a jab.
Marinov slips under a jab.
Nice shot by Marinov.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Marinov cracks Benn Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
A nice leg kick from Marinov, right into the meat of the thigh.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Benn Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Marinov slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Marinov misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marinov throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Marinov throws the kick towards the body but Benn Jr avoids it.
Marinov avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Marinov wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Marinov scores with a jab. Benn Jr acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A low kick from Benn Jr misses
and Marinov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marinov scores with a body shot. #CL#
Marinov clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Marinov misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Marinov cracks Benn Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.#T3#
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marinov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marinov tries to clinch there but Benn Jr circles away.
Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Marinov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Marinov.#ROC#Benn Jr is rocked!
Benn Jr finds himself stumbling back on wobbly legs after being clipped by a right hand. He's up against the cage, ducking and weaving under Marinov's strikes but an uppercut finds it's way through and Benn Jr falls! - He's completely out of it and the ref jumps in to save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Emil Marinov!
After the fight, Emil Marinov was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: ICS 30
Date: May 10, 2020

#R1#
Perez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Enzo Perez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Perez ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Perez moves to clinch but Benn Jr breaks away
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl in the buildup to the fight.
Perez closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
Perez clinches up against the cage.#BC#
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perez steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Perez only half commits to the counter leg kick.#CL2#
Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC2#
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T1#
Perez lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Perez avoids nicely.
Perez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benn Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Perez wants to clinch.
Perez wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benn Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benn Jr throws a shot to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perez.
Perez on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Perez throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #T2##CL2#
Perez moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Perez avoiding damage as Benn Jr throws knees to the body.
Benn Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Perez breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
As Benn Jr backs off Perez throws a huge counter combo but Benn Jr manages to avoid it all.
Benn Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it. #T3#
Benn Jr tries a head kick but it misses. #CL2#
Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn Jr, pushing him back against the cage.#BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Perez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Perez moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr lunges at Perez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Perez's hand. #CL2#
Benn Jr tries to keep at a distance but Perez has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Perez was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.#CL2#
Perez takes the fight into the clinch.
Perez misses with a hook to the ribs. #T4#
Perez is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Perez moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Perez ducks under and follows up with a left that Perez also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
It seemed like Perez was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Perez throws a head kick but Benn Jr moves out of range. #CL2#
Perez moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr.
Benn Jr can't break the clinch. #BC2#
Perez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Perez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination. #CL2#
Perez forces Benn Jr back against the cage and clinches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Perez avoids it well.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Perez misses with an uppercut
and Benn Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.#CL2#
Perez moves into the clinch.
Benn Jr lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Perez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benn Jr.
Perez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Perez goes for a takedown attempt but Benn Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Benn Jr was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Perez.
Benn Jr misses with a left hand
and Perez counters with a left and a right that stings Benn Jr.
Perez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Perez is looking to clinch.
Perez tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Perez wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.#T1#
Perez is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.#CL2#
Perez gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Perez tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it. #BC2#
Perez breaks from the clinch. #CL2#
Perez has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Benn Jr keeps control of Perez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks. #BC2#
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benn Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Perez staying out of range there.
Perez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benn Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.#T2#
Perez wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A big right from Perez misses.
Perez wants to clinch but Benn Jr slips to the side
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#CUT#
It looks like Enzo Perez has been cut.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Perez avoids them all with ease.
Perez wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.#CL2#
Perez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
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!
Benn Jr looking to stall.
Benn Jr working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.#BC2#
Perez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Perez wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.#T3#
Perez is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Benn Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Perez off the cage and back into range.
Benn Jr misses with a low kick.
Perez tries to clinch up.
Perez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benn Jr looks to land a body kick but Perez moved away.
Perez slips a jab from Benn Jr.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Perez lands a jab to the nose.#T4#
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Perez.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Perez.
That kick from Benn Jr tenderised Perez's leg. Perez is trying to keep his angry face on.
Perez takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.#CL2#
Perez moves into the clinch.
Perez is trying to force a seperation but Benn Jr has the dominant position.#BC#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Perez scores with a hook.
Benn Jr lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Enzo Perez's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Nice uppercut there from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Perez moves away and avoids it.
Perez misses with a head kick.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Perez looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Perez! But no joy.#CL2#
Perez closes the distance and clinches.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Perez tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Perez throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn Jr. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Perez slips a straight right by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr misses with the combination. #T1#
Benn Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Perez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Perez is out of range.
Perez tests Benn Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Perez.#CL2#
Perez clinches. #BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Perez tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
As Perez looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Perez just gets out of the way.
Perez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.#T2##CL2#
Perez has taken the fight to the clinch.
Perez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benn Jr or not. #BC2#
Perez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
The fight stays on the outside here - Perez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Perez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Perez wants to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!#CL2#
Perez clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
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!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
Perez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perez fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #T3#
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut.
Perez lands with a light punch inside. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Perez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL2#
Perez darts in and clinches Benn Jr up against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benn Jr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Perez tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Perez is trying to break the clinch but Benn Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Perez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benn Jrs head.
Benn Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked. #BC2#
Perez breaks from the clinch. #T4#
Perez moves out of range as Benn Jr throws a body kick. #CL2#
Perez rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Perez has Benn Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Benn Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
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!
Perez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Perez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Perez tries to clinch up but Benn Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Enzo Perez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Perez wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Perez connects with an inside leg kick.
Perez is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Perez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Perez displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Perez unleashes a big counter combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Enzo Perez.
I think Benn Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:28
Judge Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 30:28
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: ICS 24
Date: Apr 19, 2020

#R1#
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benn Jr staying out of range there.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Proudhon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Benn Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Proudhon under the eye.
Proudhon misses with the combination.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Proudhon looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good shot there by Proudhon.
Proudhon throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benn Jr on the side of the head.
Proudhon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot. #T1#
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Proudhon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benn Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Proudhon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Proudhon was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Proudhon.
Proudhon looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Proudhon.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Proudhon ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
Proudhon lands with a good body shot.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches. #T2#
Proudhon scores with a jab to the body.
Benn Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Proudhon ducks down to avoid it.
Proudhon avoids a punch combination nicely.
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!
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Proudhon counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Proudhon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Proudhon moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Proudhon pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benn Jr back to the cage. Proudhon follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Proudhon avoids it easily.#T3#
Proudhon misses the shot to the body.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Proudhon.
Proudhon misses with an uppercut. Benn Jr saw that one coming.
Proudhon works Benn Jr's body with a nice hook.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Proudhon lands a head shot.
Proudhon throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Proudhon misses with a jab to the body
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benn Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Proudhon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
A countering left hand to the body from Proudhon misses.#T4#
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudhon is just out of range.
It seemed like Proudhon was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Proudhon avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Proudhon doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benn Jr scores with a head kick. Proudhon tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Proudhon looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Proudhon moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Proudhon.
Benn Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Proudhon connects with a right hand. Benn Jr shakes it off.
Nice defenses there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Proudhon manages to avoid it.
Proudhon connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Pierre Joseph Proudhon will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Benn Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benn Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Proudhon is just out of range.
A jab from Proudhon misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Good exchange - Proudhon coming out on top.
Proudhon throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
Proudhon swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
A left lands for Proudhon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Benn Jr coming out on top.
Proudhon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land. #T1#
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches. #KD2#
Oooooh!!! Proudhon has knocked Benn Jr down with a huge combo! Proudhon steps away and waves a wobbly Benn Jr back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!#ROC2#
Benn Jr is rocked!
Proudhon drops Benn Jr with a naaaaasty hook - Benn Jr is in real trouble here! Proudhon dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pierre Joseph Proudhon!
During a confident post fight interview, Pierre Joseph Proudhon thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: ICS 16
Date: Mar 22, 2020

#R1#
Voronin tries to land a leg kick but Benn Jr saw it coming and moves away.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr scores with a jab. Voronin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Voronin fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benn Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Voronin throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
A head kick from Voronin lands but Benn Jr takes it in his stride.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Voronin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Benn Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Voronin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Voronin.
Benn Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Voronin wants to slow Benn Jr down by chopping away at his legs.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut
and Voronin counters with a good low kick that Benn Jr was not able to check.
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!
Voronin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Voronin throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benn Jr misses the jab.#T1#
Voronin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
Voronin throws a head kick but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Voronin throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Andriy Voronin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Voronin lands with a right hand.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Voronin avoids nicely.
Benn Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Voronin connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benn Jr. Benn Jr circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jab by Benn Jr.
Voronin slips under a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Voronin moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Voronin lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Voronin lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benn Jr's sensitive parts. #T2#
Voronin throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benn Jr.#CUT2#
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Voronin connects with a nice looking jab.
Voronin is looking to score with low kicks.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Voronin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Voronin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Voronin throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benn Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Voronin just misses with a punch to the body.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Voronin throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Voronin misses with a low kick.
Voronin lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.#T3#
Voronin throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Voronin.
Voronin scores with a spinning back kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Voronin. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.
Benn Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Voronin avoids them all with ease.
Voronin lands with a nice body kick.
Voronin throws a head kick that misses.
Voronin throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Benn Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Voronin.
The fighters circle momentarily. Voronin darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Benn Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benn Jr checks a leg kick. #T4##KD2#
Voronin lands a big head kick that sends Benn Jr tumbling to the mat! Voronin takes a step backwards and waves Benn Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!#ROC2#
Benn Jr is rocked!
Benn Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benn Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Oh Benn Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Voronin dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benn Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
An inside leg kick lands from Benn Jr.
Voronin throws a lazy head kick
and Benn Jr counters with a series of strikes. Voronin will be more careful next time no doubt.
Benn Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Voronin throws a body kick.
Voronin throws a head kick that Benn Jr semi-blocks.
Voronin lands an overhand right.
Voronin misses with a double jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Voronin.
Voronin misses with a hook. Benn Jr ducked under it nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Voronin pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andriy Voronin dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Voronin.
Voronin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Voronin tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Voronin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Voronin ducks down to avoid it.
Voronin throws a counter combo.
Voronin moves forwards but Benn Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benn Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Voronin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Voronin has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A left and a right from Benn Jr both land. Nice combination.
Voronin tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benn Jr scores with a hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Voronin takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Voronin's shoulder, as Voronin tries to avoid the shot. #T1#
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Voronin sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A jab from Voronin misses.
Benn Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Voronin bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Voronin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benn Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Voronin.
Benn Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Voronin cracks Benn Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Voronin - that will leave a mark!
Voronin misses with a looping left.
Benn Jr scores with a jab. Voronin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benn Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benn Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Voronin digs a good hook to Benn Jr's body.
Voronin feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benn Jr's calf.#T2#
Voronin slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Voronin.
Voronin lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Voronin misses with a series of wild punches.
Voronin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Voronin dips to his left and cracks Benn Jr with an uppercut!
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Voronin.
It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice cross by Voronin.
Voronin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
Voronin connects with a leg kick. Benn Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Voronin tries to land a leg kick but Benn Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Donk. Benn Jr catches Voronin right on the button with a cross.#T3#
Voronin throws a low kick but Benn Jr avoids it.
Benn Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Voronin takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Voronin, as that shot connected.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Benn Jr connects with a right hand. Voronin shakes it off.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Voronin throws out a loose jab but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. #CL2#
Voronin clinches with his opponent.
Voronin tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin keeps control of Benn Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Voronin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benn Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benn Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Voronin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T4#
Voronin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
A short right from Voronin.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Voronin tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Voronin lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Voronin has the dominant position.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Voronin has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Voronin creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Voronin scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benn Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Voronin is keeping busy.
A hook to the body from Voronin.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Andriy Voronin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Voronin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Voronin misses with a body shot.
Voronin lands the left hand.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Voronin.
Voronin looks to land a body kick but Benn Jr moved away.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Andriy Voronin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Voronin sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Voronin misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Donk. Voronin catches Benn Jr right on the button with a cross.
Nice body kick there by Voronin.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Voronin connects with a high kick.
Voronin misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Voronin takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Voronin circles away quickly and effectively.#T1#
Voronin throws a head kick but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Voronin throws a leg kick
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Voronin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benn Jr tests Voronin's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Voronin walks into a jab.
Voronin buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Good shot there by Voronin.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Voronin is out of range.
Voronin throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Voronin misses with a hook
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A left lands for Voronin.
Benn Jr throws a predictable looking body shot
and Voronin counters with a good, hard body kick but Benn Jr shrugs it off.
Some bone on bone action there as Voronin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benn Jr catches Voronin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Voronin scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#KD#
Benn Jr lands a left and a right that send Voronin crashing to the mat, dazed. Benn Jr thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!#ROC#
Voronin is rocked!
Voronin pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range and Voronin settles back down.
Voronin is still on wobbly legs! Can Benn Jr finish him?
Benn Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benn Jr is looking to slow Voronin down with leg kicks.
Benn Jr walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Voronin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Benn Jr swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Voronin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
Our winner, Nigel Benn Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: KOTM Tournament Final
Date: Feb 19, 2020

#R1#
Puller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Puller lands a nice hook to Benn Jr's body. Benn Jr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benn Jr throws a solid leg kick but Puller takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Puller scores with a shot to the body.
Puller misses with an uppercut.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Puller blocks it.
Puller tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Puller lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Puller cracks Benn Jr with a good jab.
Puller uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Puller has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Benn Jr is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Puller takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Puller looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick lands from Puller.
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!
Puller throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a left to the body.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range and Puller settles back down. #T1#
Puller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benn Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benn Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Puller swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Good leg kick by Puller there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Puller delivers a nice body kick.
Benn Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Puller lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Puller buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Puller swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Puller explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Puller moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Puller slips under a jab from Benn Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Puller! But no joy.
A solid leg kick lands there for Puller.
Puller throws a front kick aimed at Benn Jr's knee but Benn Jr avoids it well. #T2#
Benn Jr staying out of range there.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Puller dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benn Jr. That did some damage!#CL2#
Puller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Puller.
A short uppercut from Puller.
Puller tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Puller misses with a punch on the inside. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puller throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benn Jr.
Puller connects with a leg kick. Benn Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benn Jr slips under a jab.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Puller saw that one coming.
A little jabbing left from Puller on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benn Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
And Puller responds with a good body kick, but Benn Jr manages to step out the way in time.#T3#
Puller throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benn Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Puller lands a jab to Benn Jr's midsection.
Puller looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Puller misses with an uppercut.
Puller throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Puller moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Puller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
John Puller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Puller tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benn Jr digs a good body shot into Puller's ribs.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Puller strikes.
Benn Jr checks a low kick from Puller.
As Puller looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Puller just gets out of the way.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Puller moves away.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Puller takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
A jab lands there for Puller.#T4#
Puller doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
Benn Jr misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller misses with a low kick.
Puller throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puller looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Puller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Puller misses with an uppercut. Benn Jr saw that one coming.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Puller looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Puller avoided it.
Puller swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Puller misses with an uppercut.
Puller tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benn Jr staying out of range there.
Puller throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Puller dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Puller.
Puller scores with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Puller let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Puller tries to land a leg kick but Benn Jr saw it coming and moves away.
A jab lands there for Puller.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Puller has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Puller swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benn Jr.
Puller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benn Jr moves forwards but Puller connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benn Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Puller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Puller throws a big shot that misses.
As Puller looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Puller just gets out of the way.
A jab from Puller does it's job there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Puller throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benn Jr checks a low kick from Puller.
Puller displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab. #T1#
Puller scores with a jab to the body.
Puller fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Benn Jr on the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Puller connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Puller swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Puller throws a leg kick but Benn Jr moved away.
Puller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Puller keeps Benn Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Puller blocks it.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
Puller doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Puller lands with a nice body punch.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Puller slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Puller misses.
Puller looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.#T2#
Puller avoids a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Puller swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Puller lands a nice shot to the body.
Puller scores with a body shot.
Puller scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Puller fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benn Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Puller fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benn Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Puller.
Puller bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Puller throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Puller lands with a straight right. Benn Jr didn't see that one coming.#T3#
Puller lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benn Jr's sensitive parts.
Puller just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Puller.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick
and Puller counters with a straight right hand.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Puller wants to clinch.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Nice body punch from Puller.
Puller throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Puller moves out of range.
Puller dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr. #CL2#
Puller moves into the clinch successfully. #T4#
Puller pushes Benn Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Puller moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Puller sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Puller takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Puller connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Puller thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benn Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Puller misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A swing and a miss from Puller.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Puller clobbers Benn Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Puller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Benn Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Benn Jr keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Puller scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Puller misses with an uppercut.
Puller just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Puller strikes.
Puller cracks the inside of Benn Jr's front leg.
A nice inside leg kick there by Puller. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Puller - that will leave a mark!
Benn Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benn Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benn Jr. That's going to slow Puller down.
Benn Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Puller misses with a hook.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Puller looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches. #T1#
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Puller tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Puller throws a wild body kick that Benn Jr sees coming a mile off.
Puller pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range and Puller settles back down.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Puller.
Puller scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benn Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Puller throws out the jab.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Puller moves out of range.
Puller 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.
Jab, jab by Puller - just one landing.
Benn Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Puller tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
Puller cracks Benn Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Puller scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
John Puller seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr feints a jab promting Puller to slip. Benn Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Puller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Puller with a jab.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benn Jr looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Puller keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Puller connects with an inside leg kick.
Benn Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Puller counters with a stiff right hand.
Puller throws the kick towards the body but Benn Jr avoids it.
The fighters circling - Puller throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Puller lands a jab to the head.
Puller misses with a hook to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a left to the body.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Puller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Nice shot lands for Benn Jr.#T3#
Puller looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Puller takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Puller throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Puller connects with a solid leg kick.
Puller with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Puller feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benn Jr's calf.
Benn Jr lands a nice hook to Puller's body. Puller takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A head kick misses from Puller.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Puller thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Puller's head but Puller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Puller pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benn Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Puller.#T4#
Benn Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Benn Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Puller counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A slow jab from Puller misses its intended target.
Benn Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Puller.
Benn Jr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.#CL2#
Puller clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Puller struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Puller is working Benn Jr over against the cage.
Puller digs a right hand into Benn Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benn Jr's gas tank.
Puller lands a shoulder strike.
Puller works on Benn Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Puller tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Puller tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benn Jr.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Puller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Puller has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Puller!
John Puller was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'.

Event: KOTM Round 2
Date: Jan 29, 2020

#R1#
Wiremu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A jab from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr connects with a right hand. Wiremu shakes it off.#CL2#
Wiremu rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Wiremu throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
The referee calls for Benn Jr to work.
Wiremu lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Nice body punch from Wiremu - that landed with a thud.
Benn Jr cracks Wiremu with a nice body shot.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr effectively controlling the action here.
Wiremu misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wiremu.
Benn Jr is working Wiremu over against the cage.
Wiremu misses with a short punch on the inside. #T1##BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benn Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.#CL2#
Wiremu fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Wiremu misses with a punch to the body.
Wiremu fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Wiremu tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Wiremu gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Wiremu is looking to chop away at Benn Jr's legs.
Benn Jr checks a leg kick nicely.
Benn Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
A low kick from Wiremu is predictable there
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Wiremu backing up. Wiremu nods at Benn Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Wiremu wants to land a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range.
Benn Jr jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Wiremu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiremu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#T2#
Good leg kick by Benn Jr there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Wiremu tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wiremu pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr scores with a body shot.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Wiremu's head but Wiremu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wiremu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Wiremu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wiremu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Wiremu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn Jr misses with a straight left.
Wiremu throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr. #T3#
Wiremu throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Wiremu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr throwing a counter right hand but Wiremu manages to avoid it.
Wiremu scoring well with a low kick there.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Wiremu's head but Wiremu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wiremu walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CUT#
It looks like Aloysius Wiremu has been cut.
Wiremu throws a head kick but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Wiremu lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wiremu lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Benn Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wiremu tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiremu tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiremu fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benn Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Wiremu uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.#T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wiremu throws a head kick that looked like it stung. #CUT2#
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr scores with a nice right hand.
Benn Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wiremu slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Aloysius Wiremu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiremu.
Benn Jr needs to keep his hands up - Wiremu had a free shot at his head there.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Wiremu moves out of range.
Wiremu looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wiremu moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A low kick from Wiremu is predictable there
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wiremu lands a right hook to the body.
Wiremu slips under a jab.
Wiremu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Benn Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Wiremu looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Wiremu dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Nice defenses there by Wiremu.
Benn Jr cracks Wiremu with a good jab.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the body kick.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Wiremu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Wiremu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wiremu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benn Jr momentarily.
Wiremu moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Wiremu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Wiremu saw that one coming.
Wiremu throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
A leg kick checked by Wiremu.#T1#
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Wiremu sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benn Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wiremu throws a leg kick
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wiremu finds it's way round the side to connect with Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wiremu.
Wiremu throws a nice head kick!
Benn Jr throws a low kick but Wiremu avoids it.
It seemed like Wiremu was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Wiremu misses with a two punch combination.
Wiremu lands with a slapping head kick.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wiremu steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Wiremu.
Wiremu jabs Benn Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
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!
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wiremu. #T2#
Wiremu cracks Benn Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Wiremu throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the body kick from Wiremu.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Benn Jr throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Wiremu's head.
Benn Jr lands a nice looking kick to the body. Wiremu takes a step back to recover.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Wiremu blocks it.
Wiremu takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Wiremu's shoulder, as Wiremu tries to avoid the shot.
Wiremu throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Wiremu tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiremu swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a one-two to the body. #T3#
Benn Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Wiremu counter with a right hand.
Wiremu tries a head kick but it misses.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Wiremu.
Wiremu connects with a leg kick. Benn Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wiremu throws a nice head kick!
Wiremu slips a straight right by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Wiremu moves out of range.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benn Jr cracks Wiremu with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Wiremu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wiremu throws a head kick but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Wiremu throws a shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!#CL2#
Benn Jr gets tackled into the cage by Wiremu. Wiremu maintains the clinch. #T4##BC2#
Wiremu breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Benn Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wiremu throws a head kick that half lands.
Benn Jr connects with a leg kick. Wiremu looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wiremu looks to land a left hand but Benn Jr moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr throws a sloppy head kick and Wiremu moves out of range easily.
Wiremu takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wiremu moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benn Jr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Benn Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benn Jr connects with an inside leg kick.
Wiremu doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wiremu wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Benn Jr scores with a nice head shot.
Wiremu throws a lazy head kick
and Benn Jr counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wiremu slips under a jab from Benn Jr.
Wiremu slips under a jab.
Wiremu fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot by Wiremu.
Benn Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Wiremu throws out a powerful jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T1#
Wiremu moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Wiremu tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wiremu misses with a hook. Benn Jr ducked under it nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Wiremu uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Wiremu.
Wiremu misses with a leg kick
and Benn Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Wiremu throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benn Jr's head.#CL2#
Wiremu closes the distance and clinches.
Wiremu on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC2#
Wiremu's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wiremu throws a low kick but Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Wiremu moves away and avoids it.
Aloysius Wiremu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Wiremu misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Wiremu throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Wiremu's head but Wiremu sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiremu lands a nice shot that snaps Benn Jr's head back.
Wiremu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Wiremu slips a straight right by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws the kick towards the body but Wiremu avoids it.
Wiremu replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Benn Jr blocks it well.
Wiremu throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Wiremu's shoulder, as Wiremu tries to avoid the shot. #CL2#
Wiremu takes the fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Wiremu. #T3#
Wiremu misses with some punches.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut.
Wiremu tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. #BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wiremu misses with a few strikes there.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Wiremu.#CL2#
Wiremu instigates a clinch.
Wiremu lands a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr working Wiremu over with knees to the body.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Wiremu tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wiremu digs a right hand into Benn Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benn Jr's gas tank. #BC2#
Wiremu breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance. #T4#
Wiremu is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wiremu throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wiremu scores with a punch to the head.
Wiremu looks to throw the jab but Benn Jr is out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wiremu throws a wild body kick that Benn Jr sees coming a mile off.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wiremu scores with a nice strike.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Wiremu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wiremu misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Wiremu backing up. Wiremu nods at Benn Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Wiremu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benn Jr throws a combination. Wiremu tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Aloysius Wiremu.
I think Benn Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
An out of breath Nigel Benn Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: King of the Mountain Rd1 Part1
Date: Jan 08, 2020

#R1#
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benn Jr! #CUT#
It looks like Sven Ludwig has been cut.
Benn Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benn Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benn Jr scores with a decent looking hook.#ROC#
Ludwig is rocked!
Ludwig bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Benn Jr comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Ludwig falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Ludwig was out before he hit the floor!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.

Event: Pride FC 68
Date: Dec 18, 2019

#R1#
Good shot there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cathaway throws a solid leg kick but Benn Jr takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cathaway.
Cathaway misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A big right from Cathaway misses.
Benn Jr slips a jab from Cathaway.
Benn Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Cathaway thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.
Cathaway throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Cathaway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head. #CUT2#
It looks like Jimmy Cathaway has been cut.
Cathaway throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Cathaway misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Cathaway backing up. Cathaway nods at Benn Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Cathaway.
Benn Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Cathaway avoids the head kick by Benn Jr. #T1#
A big right from Cathaway misses.
A low kick from Cathaway misses
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Cathaway finds it's way through Benn Jr's defenses.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benn Jr checks a leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a series of strikes that have Cathaway backpedaling.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cathaway has time to react.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Cathaway misses with a looping right.
Benn Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Nice shot by Cathaway.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Cathaway sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook. #T2#
Cathaway 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.
Benn Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Cathaway counters with a leg kick.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Cathaway strikes.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Nice defenses there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a counter combo.
Benn Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Cathaway should have avoided that one.
Cathaway looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Cathaway misses the jab.
Cathaway lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
Benn Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benn Jr with a jab.
Cathaway feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benn Jr's calf.
Benn Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering. #T3#
Good shot there by Benn Jr.
A bone on bone clash there as Cathaway blocks the leg kick.
It looked like Cathaway was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr feints a jab promting Cathaway to slip. Benn Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Cathaway slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.#CUT2#
Jimmy Cathaway's cut is getting worse.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Cathaway moved out of range nicely.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cathaway lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benn Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benn Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benn Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Cathaway has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Cathaway and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A jab from Benn Jr misses.
Cathaway throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cathaway throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Cathaway throws a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it. #T4#
Benn Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cathaway.
Benn Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cathaway's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cathaway takes a jab right on the kisser.
Cathaway thumps Benn Jr with a low kick.
Cathaway throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
Cathaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Cathaway will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Cathaway drops his hands momentarily and Benn Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cathaway.
Benn Jr scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benn Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benn Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cathaway. Cathaway circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Cathaway's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Cathaway counters with a right hand to the body.
Benn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Cathaway.
Cathaway misses with an uppercut. Benn Jr saw that one coming.
Benn Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Cathaway off the cage and back into range.
Benn Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Cathaway looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Benn Jr jabs Cathaway right on the nose. Cathaway blinks but takes it well.
A left and a right from Benn Jr both land. Nice combination.
Cathaway throws a poor cross that misses
and Cathaway takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC2#
Cathaway is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cathaway with a hook.
Cathaway bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benn Jr's head backwards.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cathaway throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benn Jr! But no joy.#T1#
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Benn Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Cathaway counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cathaway.
Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cathaway.
Cathaway misses with a straight left.
Despite the aggression on Benn Jr's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Cathaway throws a low kick but Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Benn Jr cracks Cathaway with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benn Jr scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Benn Jr as he connects with a hook.#CUT2#
Jimmy Cathaway's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cathaway throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Cathaway.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Cathaway.#T2#
Cathaway misses with a low kick as Benn Jr jumps back.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Cathaway avoids nicely.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Cathaway moved out of range nicely.
Cathaway thows a left - swing and a miss!
It seemed like Benn Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Cathaway might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Cathaway rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Cathaway throws a front kick aimed at Benn Jr's knee but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Benn Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Cathaway's head but Cathaway sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the head.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cathaway connects with a solid leg kick.
Benn Jr checks a leg kick.#T3#
A slow jab from Cathaway misses its intended target.
Benn Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Cathaway throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Cathaway throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr throws out a counter right but Cathaway avoids it with no problem.
Cathaway looks to throw the jab but Benn Jr is out of range.
Benn Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benn Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Decent striking displayed by Cathaway there.
Benn Jr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benn Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Cathaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Cathaway.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Cathaway throws a low kick, looking for Benn Jr's leg but Benn Jr calmly moves out of range.
Jimmy Cathaway seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr lands a nice looking body shot. #T4#
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!
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Cathaway.
As Cathaway backs off Benn Jr throws a huge counter combo but Cathaway manages to avoid it all.
Benn Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benn Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross. #CUT2#
Jeez, Jimmy Cathaway's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Benn Jr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Cathaway.
Cathaway cracks the inside of Benn Jr's front leg.
Benn Jr checks a leg kick.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cathaway misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cathaway's knee momentarily.
Benn Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cathaway on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cathaway. Benn Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cathaway lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benn Jr's sensitive parts.
Cathaway throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jimmy Cathaway's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Cathaway connects with a solid leg kick.
Cathaway fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benn Jr checks it well.
Benn Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Cathaway misses with a low kick.
Benn Jr connects with a high kick.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benn Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Cathaway looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Cathaway takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benn Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Cathaway.
Cathaway avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cathaway throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Cathaway throws a nice outside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Cathaway misses the target.
Benn Jr lands the left hand.#T1#
Cathaway throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Oh Cathaway is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jimmy Cathaway's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nigel Benn Jr!
Our winner, Nigel Benn Jr, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

Event: Pride FC 60
Date: Nov 20, 2019

#R1#
Maybetter avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Maybetter looks to land a combination. Benn Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CL2#
Maybetter gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Maybetter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Maybetter holding his opponent close, against the cage. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Maybetter.
A counter left hand to the body from Benn Jr misses its target.
A slow jab from Maybetter misses its intended target.
Benn Jr thinks about countering with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maybetter tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Benn Jr defends well and Maybetter ends up having to push Benn Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.#T1#
Maybetter tries to score a power double leg takedown but Benn Jr sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Maybetter somewhat.
Benn Jr is looking for a counter combo.
Maybetter throws a combination that misses
enabling Benn Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Maybetter's head.
Benn Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Maybetter counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maybetter.#CL2#
Maybetter has managed to clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Maybetter managing to block the knees to the body from Benn Jr.
A hook to the body from Maybetter.
Maybetter struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands. #T2#
Maybetter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maybetter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benn Jr is defending well for now.
Maybetter's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Maybetter tries to land a knee to the head but Benn Jr blocks with his arms.
Maybetter misses with a knee to the head.
Benn Jr landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maybetter being controlled against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Maybetter prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.#BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Benn Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maybetter counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Maybetter throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it. #T3#
Benn Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Maybetter's shoulder, as Maybetter tries to avoid the shot.
Maybetter looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Maybetter tries to clinch there but Benn Jr circles away.
Maybetter connects with a right hand. Benn Jr shakes it off.
Benn Jr defending well as Maybetter loads up on a big left hand.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maybetter slips under a jab.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab
and Maybetter connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Maybetter circles away quickly and effectively.
Maybetter moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.#T4#
Maybetter scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Maybetter thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Maybetter throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Decent striking displayed by Benn Jr there.
The fighters circling - Maybetter throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr misses with a left hand
and Maybetter counters with a three punch combo that has Benn Jr backing up. Benn Jr nods at Maybetter to acknowledge the strikes.
Maybetter shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benn Jr but Benn Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benn Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Maybetter.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Maybetter moved out of range nicely.
Maybetter swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#TD2#
Maybetter scores with a takedown into Benn Jr's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Floyd Maybetter dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Maybetter walks into a straight right hand from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
A telegraphed right hand from Maybetter misses the target.
Maybetter misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr punishes Maybetter's body with a nice straight punch.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Maybetter moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maybetter.
Maybetter throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Maybetter takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#T1#
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Benn Jr connects with a body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Maybetter misses the target.
Maybetter jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Horrible takedown attempt by Maybetter or perhaps it was just good defense by Benn Jr, which made it look bad.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benn Jr connects with a body shot that sends Maybetter's belly button to the back.
Maybetter misses with a takedown attempt - Benn Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab
and Maybetter counters with a nice uppercut. #T2##CL2#
Maybetter has taken the fight to the clinch.
A short left from Maybetter.
Still in the clinch, Benn Jr scores with a nice short uppercut.#BC#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch. #TD2#
Maybetter dives in and scores a takedown into Benn Jr's guard.#ES#
Benn Jr is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Maybetter presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maybetter pressing his opponent against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Benn Jr just misses with a elbow thrown towards Maybetter's brow.
Maybetter is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benn Jr is defending well for now.#BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maybetter slips a jab from Benn Jr.#T3#
Maybetter tries to clinch
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Maybetter keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maybetter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage. #TD2#
Maybetter scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Benn Jr sneaks back into half guard.#ES#
Benn Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Maybetter avoids them all with ease.
Maybetter looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Maybetter misses with a two punch combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Maybetter looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.#T4#
Benn Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maybetter.
Maybetter shoots in for a takedown but Benn Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Maybetter.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Maybetter sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Maybetter misses with a double jab.
As Maybetter looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Maybetter just gets out of the way.
Maybetter connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Benn Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Maybetter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benn Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Benn Jr with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Maybetter counters with a stiff right hand.
Maybetter scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Maybetter fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Maybetter cracks Benn Jr with an open hand slap.
Benn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Maybetter misses with a series of wild punches.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Maybetter has time to react.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maybetter takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Maybetter cracks Benn Jr with an open hand slap.
Maybetter doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand. #T1#
Benn Jr misses the shot to the body.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
Maybetter might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Maybetter displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benn Jr scores with a nice strike.
Maybetter closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Benn Jr lands a body shot. #T2#
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Maybetter is just out of range.
Benn Jr slips under a jab.
Maybetter with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A big right from Maybetter misses.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Maybetter avoids it easily.
Maybetter bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maybetter fails to land the takedown.
Maybetter shoots in looking for a takedown. Benn Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Maybetter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benn Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Floyd Maybetter.#T3#
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut
and Maybetter counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maybetter on the side of the head.
Maybetter fails with an attempt to clinch.
Maybetter fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Benn Jr connects with a leg kick. Maybetter looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Maybetter shoots and misses
and Maybetter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maybetter lands a lovely overhand right.
Maybetter throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Maybetter misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Maybetter wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.#T4#
Maybetter uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.#CL2#
Maybetter moves into the clinch successfully.
Maybetter prevents a body shot from Benn Jr. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Maybetter.
Maybetter trying to control the position but Benn Jr is working away. #SUB2#
Maybetter looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything. #SUB2#
Maybetter goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Benn Jr rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Maybetter's guard! Nice work there by Benn Jr!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benn Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Glass scores the fight 29:28
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
An out of breath Nigel Benn Jr thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

Event: Pride FC 54
Date: Oct 23, 2019

#R1#
Petersen lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
Benn Jr takes a swing at Petersen's ribcage but misses.
A little jabbing left from Petersen on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benn Jr sizes up Petersen with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jab from Petersen.
Petersen takes one on the button.
Benn Jr throws a combination. Petersen tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Petersen.
Petersen takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petersen moves away.
Petersen cracks Benn Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
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!
Petersen catches Benn Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petersen avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Petersen throws a right hand that Benn Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Benn Jr also avoids with ease.
Petersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petersen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benn Jr circles away.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Petersen tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Petersen misses with a two punch combination. #T1##TD2#
Petersen closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benn Jr's guard.
Benn Jr is looking to stand up but Petersen isn't so interested in that idea. #SUB#
Benn Jr looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Petersen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Petersen trying to control the position from guard on top but Benn Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Benn Jr is looking for a triangle but Petersen pushes his legs off easily.
Petersen stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benn Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benn Jr wants to stand up but Petersen is controlling him.
Benn Jr is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVR#
Petersen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benn Jr. #T2#
Petersen is looking to improve his position.
Petersen keeping control of the position.
Benn Jr missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benn Jr thows a huge punch but Petersen dodges it nicely.
Benn Jr is thwarting Petersen's attempts to control the position.
Petersen moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Petersen wants to sweep here but Benn Jr controlling him for the moment.
Benn Jr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #T3#
Benn Jr advances position into side control!
Benn Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petersen keeps working.
Petersen is trying to get back to half guard.
Petersen sneaks back into half guard.
Benn Jr throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Petersen to regain full guard. #SU#
Benn Jr gets to his feet - Petersen follows without any prompting.
Petersen throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Petersen catches Benn Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!#T4#
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Petersen strikes.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Petersen moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a series of strikes that have Petersen backpedaling.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Benn Jr.
Petersen misses the jab.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Petersen blocks a jab.
Benn Jr misses with a hook
and Petersen counters with a left to the body.
Petersen connects with a right hand. Benn Jr shakes it off.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petersen swings and misses with a hook to the body. #TD2#
Petersen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Benn Jr sprawls well initially but Petersen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Benn Jr is looking to improve his position.
Benn Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#ES#
Benn Jr pushes Petersen off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL2#
Petersen fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
Petersen drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benn Jr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Benn Jr taking a breather.
A shot in the inside from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr tries a knee to the head but Petersen blocks it.
Petersen makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benn Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Petersen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Petersen - that landed with a thud.
Petersen blocks the elbow strike.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice left hand lands by Petersen.
Petersen working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn Jr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Petersen is keeping busy.
Petersen lands an uppercut.
Petersen working aggressively here. #T1#
Petersen lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Petersen.
Benn Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Petersen controls his hands.
Benn Jr tries a body shot but Petersen blocks it.
Benn Jr scores with a shot to the side of Petersen's head.
A body shot lands from Petersen.
Petersen scores with a nice hook to the head.
Petersen misses with the head strike.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Petersen tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benn Jr's elbow. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Petersen scores with a jab to the jaw.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petersen. Benn Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benn Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely. #CUT#
It looks like Darrel Petersen has been cut.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination. #T2#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petersen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benn Jr as he avoids it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Petersen dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've been told by Benn Jr's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Petersen scores with a jab to the head.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Benn Jr with a jab.#TD2#
Petersen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Benn Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Benn Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
Petersen is stalling in the full guard.
Petersen wants to control from the top but Benn Jr keeps moving.
Petersen throws a big elbow that misses.
Petersen stopping the sweep attempt from Benn Jr.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petersen passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Benn Jr wants to get back to his feet but Petersen drags him back down.#T3#
Benn Jr is trying to get back to half guard.#SUB2#
Petersen goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Benn Jr rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Petersen's guard! Nice work there by Benn Jr!
Petersen manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benn Jr manages to get himself to full guard. #REVB#
Nigel Benn Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Petersen won't allow Benn Jr to get back to his feet.
Petersen chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn Jr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Petersen wants to control from the top but Benn Jr keeps moving.
Benn Jr wants to sweep but no luck.
Petersen wants to control from the top but Benn Jr keeps moving.
Benn Jr wants to stand up but Petersen is controlling him. #T4#
Benn Jr keeping full guard, as Petersen tries to pass.
Petersen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Petersen trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Benn Jr manages to land a sweep and now he's on top! #REVR#
Petersen is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. #REVB#
Petersen wants to free his trapped foot but Benn Jr is holding on for dear life with his legs.
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. Petersen connects with a nice short shot to Benn Jr's temple.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrel Petersen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darrel Petersen's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petersen staying out of range there.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Petersen's head but Petersen sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Petersen avoids them all with ease.
Petersen darts in trying to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Petersen.
Petersen dives in and grabs Benn Jr's left leg, looking for a takedown. Benn Jr pushes down on Petersen's head and hops out.
Benn Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Petersen counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Petersen drops his hands momentarily and Benn Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Petersen digs a good body shot into Benn Jr's ribs.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Petersen takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Petersen moves away and avoids it.#T1#
Petersen slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Petersen is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benn Jr with a body shot.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Petersen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Petersen takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Petersen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Petersen throws a lazy right hand but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petersen waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Benn Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Petersen on the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benn Jr. Petersen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Petersen slips a straight right by Benn Jr.
Petersen lands with an uppercut that bounces Benn Jr off the cage and back into range.
Petersen takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Petersen avoids nicely.
Darrel Petersen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petersen connects with a body shot.#CL2#
Petersen closes the distance and pushes Benn Jr back into the cage.#T2#
Petersen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#BC#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Petersen moves out of range.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut
and Petersen counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr looks to throw a body kick#TD2#
and Petersen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Petersen.
Petersen trying to control but Benn Jr is working from the bottom.
Benn Jr trying to keep a closed guard but Petersen is proving a slippery customer.
Benn Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Petersen is one step ahead there.
Petersen throwing strikes but missing.
Petersen won't allow Benn Jr to sweep him here. #T3#
Petersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benn Jr is keeping the position for now.
Benn Jr working a defensive guard here.
Petersen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benn Jr is keeping the position for now.
Petersen passes Benn Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Petersen is keen to just control but Benn Jr is a slippery customer.
Benn Jr regains full guard. Nicely done.
Benn Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Petersen showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Benn Jr preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. #T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Petersen is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Benn Jr 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.
Benn Jr is looking to stand up but Petersen isn't so interested in that idea.
Petersen controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Petersen throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr moves away from the strike by Petersen.
Petersen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Petersen ducks under and follows up with a left that Petersen also avoids with ease.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Petersen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benn Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Petersen avoids them all with ease.
Petersen looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Benn Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Nigel Benn Jr.
I think Benn Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Don Winkell scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Darrel Petersen!
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 25, 2019

#R1#
Benn Jr moves forwards but Marques connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Marques's shoulder, as Marques tries to avoid the shot.
Benn Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benn Jr duly obliges.
Marques throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Marques misses with a shot to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
We've been told by Benn Jr's head coaches at Panda Sprawl n Brawl that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Marques avoids it well.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Marques moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Marques unleashes a big counter combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr lands with a straight right. Marques didn't see that one coming.
Marques has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Marques thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marques takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Marques takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Marques swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benn Jr catches Marques with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Marques throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marques takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#T1#
Marques throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Benn Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Benn Jr tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Good standup being displayed there by Marques as he connects with a hook.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Marques circles away quickly and effectively.
Marques misses with a takedown attempt
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Marques ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
Benn Jr connects with a body shot.
Marques throws the left hand but Benn Jr avoids the punch easily.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Marques moved out of range nicely.
Marques misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Marques jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Marques bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A countering left hand to the body from Marques misses.
Benn Jr misses with a straight left.
Marques looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Marques falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.#TD2#
Marques closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Marques lands in his opponent's guard.#ES#
Benn Jr is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Marques throws a head punch that misses. #T3#
Benn Jr is struggling to control the position.
Marques tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it. #TD2#
Marques has picked Benn Jr up - he's going for a ride! Marques dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Marques perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there. #SUB2#
Marques is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Benn Jr is looking to escape.
Benn Jr is pressing down on Marques's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Marques trying to control the position from guard on top but Benn Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benn Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Marques is controlling him. #T4#
Benn Jr not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benn Jr lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.#REVR#
Benn Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benn Jr trying to stand up but can't free himself from Marques's guard.
Benn Jr looking to sit in guard and control but Marques gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVB#
Benn Jr wants to stand and escape but Marques is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Marques with a poor takedown
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marques swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Marques.
It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A big left from Marques misses.
Marques shoots in for a takedown but Benn Jr shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Benn Jr scores with a jab. Marques acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Marques throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Benn Jr buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Marques can do to turn this around?
Marques fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Marques looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Marques just gets out of the way.
Benn Jr connects with the punch.#T1#
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Marques throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!#ROC#
Marques is rocked!
Marques showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Marques is still on wobbly legs! Can Benn Jr finish him?
Benn Jr drops Marques with a naaaaasty hook - Marques is in real trouble here! Benn Jr dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.
The defeated Billy Marques had this to say: 'I would like to apologize to my fans for what they witnessed here tonight. I am A LOT better than what you all seen here, trust me, the next time I step inside this octagon, you will witness something you've never seen before. MARK MY WORDS!'.

Event: AEW 34
Date: Sep 14, 2019

#R1#
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pyke manages to avoid it.
Pyke throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pyke.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Pyke looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.#CL#
Pyke closes the distance and clinches. #TD#
Pyke pulls guard effortlessly.
Benn Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Benn Jr throws a strike but Pyke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Benn Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Benn Jr wants to stand but Pyke is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pyke wants to control from the top but Benn Jr keeps moving.
Benn Jr pulls Pyke in to control the position. #T1#
Pyke wants to control from the top but Benn Jr keeps moving. #ES2#
Benn Jr has his feet on Pyke's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Pyke chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benn Jr can pounce on him.
Pyke with a jab.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
A slow jab from Pyke misses its intended target. #TD#
Pyke gets a double leg takedown into Benn Jr's guard.
Benn Jr keeping full guard, as Pyke tries to pass.
Pyke is looking to advance position but Benn Jr has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVB##T2#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#SUB2#
Benn Jr is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Pyke can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Benn Jr looking to control but Pyke is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Pyke really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Benn Jr punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pyke tries to reverse the position but Benn Jr maintains control.
Benn Jr with the ground and pound from mount. #SUB2#
Benn Jr is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Pyke has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Pyke!
Pyke has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Benn Jr keeping moving, preventing Pyke from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#T3#
Pyke passes Benn Jr's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pyke tries to pass the half guard into mount. Benn Jr knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pyke passes to side control.
Benn Jr is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pyke off and has taken his back!
Benn Jr misses with an elbow to the head. #T4#
Benn Jr wants to control but Pyke is keeping busy.
Benn Jr throwing sloppy strikes.
Benn Jr trying to control.
Benn Jr missing with strikes from the back.
Benn Jr missing with punches from the back. #SUB2#
Benn Jr working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Benn Jr struggling to land strikes to the head as Pyke covers up.
Benn Jr misses with a punch to the head.
Pyke covering up well and avoiding damage.
Benn Jr scores with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
A clash of legs there as Pyke blocks the low kick.
Pyke throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr lands a jab to Pyke's midsection.
Pyke misses with an uppercut.
Pyke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#KD2#
Benn Jr drops Pyke with a beautiful combination! Pyke stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Benn Jr is looking for the KO!#ROC2#
Pyke is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Magnus Pyke has been cut.
Benn Jr grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Pyke takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Benn Jr cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nigel Benn Jr!
After winning the bout, Nigel Benn Jr thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
In defeat, Magnus Pyke stepped up to the mic, saying 'If it squirms, it's biology. If it stinks, it's chemistry. If it doesn't work, it's physics. And if you can't understand it, it's mathamatics.'.

Event: AEW 25
Date: Aug 17, 2019

#R1#
Benn Jr lands a head shot.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Sigfridsson walks into a straight right hand from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looks to land a right hand but Sigfridsson moved out of range.
Sigfridsson tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Sigfridsson flicks out a counter leg kick but Benn Jr steps away.
Benn Jr misses with a hook
and Sigfridsson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benn Jr's knee momentarily.
Sigfridsson keeps Benn Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Sigfridsson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sigfridsson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
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!
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination. #T1#
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Sigfridsson saw that one coming.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr backing away here, and Sigfridsson unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benn Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sigfridsson checks a low kick from Benn Jr.
Sigfridsson walks into a straight right hand from Benn Jr.
Sigfridsson looks to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CUT2#
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.#CL2#
Sigfridsson moves into the clinch.
Sigfridsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head. #T2#
Sigfridsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sigfridsson working aggressively here.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sigfridsson misses with a punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sigfridsson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
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!
Benn Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sigfridsson has him pressed against the cage.
Sigfridsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Benn Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Sigfridsson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Good body shot from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson scores with a shot to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Sigfridsson controls his hands.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benn Jrs head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson lands with a right to the head. #T3#
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Sigfridsson has him pressed against the cage.
Benn Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Nice jab there from Sigfridsson.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut
and Sigfridsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Benn Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
Benn Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Sigfridsson feints a counter leg kick.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sigfridsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Sigfridsson tries to move into range but Benn Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A jab from Benn Jr misses.
Sigfridsson is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sigfridsson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Sigfridsson only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benn Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.#T4#
Sigfridsson throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigfridsson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benn Jr throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Benn Jr throws a low kick, looking for Sigfridsson's leg but Sigfridsson calmly moves out of range.
Sigfridsson moves out of range of the strikes.
Sigfridsson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Donk. Benn Jr catches Sigfridsson right on the button with a cross.
Benn Jr scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
#R2#
Sigfridsson wants to clinch but Benn Jr slips to the side
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Sigfridsson tries to score with a low kick but Benn Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Sigfridsson slips a jab and a cross from Benn Jr.
Sigfridsson appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Sigfridsson misses with a lunging right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Sigfridsson misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Sigfridsson as he connects with a hook.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sigfridsson avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Sigfridsson scores with a shot to the body.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#T1#
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn Jr pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benn Jr throws a front kick aimed at Sigfridsson's knee but Sigfridsson avoids it well.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Sigfridsson ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sigfridsson connects with a looping right hand.
Benn Jr misses with a left hand
and Sigfridsson counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands. #T2#
Sigfridsson swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Sigfridsson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benn Jr can pounce on him. #CL2#
Sigfridsson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sigfridsson lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benn Jr is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sigfridsson keeps control of Benn Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sigfridsson takes an elbow to the temple.
Sigfridsson lands a body shot in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sigfridsson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Sigfridsson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Sigfridsson doesn't land with the attempted body shot. #T3#
Sigfridsson lands a nice uppercut.
Sigfridsson misses with some punches.
Benn Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sigfridsson scores with a shoulder strike.
Sigfridsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benn Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sigfridsson can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Sigfridsson.
A short right from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A shot in the inside from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sigfridsson pushes off an throws an elbow but Benn Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sigfridsson misses with the head strike.
Sigfridsson tries to land a knee to the head but Benn Jr blocks with his arms.
Sigfridsson misses with a shot to the kidneys. #T4#
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sigfridsson lands a body punch.
Sigfridsson lands a hook that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Sigfridsson throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Sigfridsson is leaning against Benn Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Sigfridsson misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sigfridsson lands a nice elbow.
Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sigfridsson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sigfridsson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sigfridsson lands a shoulder strike.
Sigfridsson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sigfridsson lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sigfridsson tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Benn Jr misses with a body punch.
Benn Jr lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sigfridsson backwards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Benjamin Sigfridsson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
#R3#
Benn Jr throws a jab when Sigfridsson was well out of range.
Sigfridsson throws a counter combo.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Sigfridsson makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Benn Jr really felt that one!
A slapping leg kick lands for Sigfridsson. #CL2#
Sigfridsson pushes Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Sigfridsson working aggressively here.
Sigfridsson misses with a punch to the body.
Sigfridsson avoids the elbow strike from Benn Jr, against the cage. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Sigfridsson moves out of range.
Sigfridsson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Sigfridsson scoring well with a low kick there. #T1#
Benn Jr misses with a jab to the body
and Sigfridsson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut
and Sigfridsson counters with a good low kick that Benn Jr was not able to check.
Sigfridsson staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sigfridsson! But no joy.
Sigfridsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sigfridsson! But no joy.
Benn Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sigfridsson.
Sigfridsson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body. #T2#
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Sigfridsson.
Benn Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Sigfridsson counters with a straight that turns Benn Jr's legs to rubber! Sigfridsson pushes forward with more strikes and Benn Jr goes down, battered and bloody! That's a wrap folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Benjamin Sigfridsson!
Benjamin Sigfridsson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 20, 2019

#R1#
Handle throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice side step and Benn Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Handle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Handle looks for the body kick but Benn Jr saw that one coming.
Handle lands with a straight right. Benn Jr didn't see that one coming.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses
and Handle counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nice uppercut there from Benn Jr.
Handle throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Handle misses.
Benn Jr throws out a counter right but Handle avoids it with no problem.
Handle moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benn Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benn Jr takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab lands there for Benn Jr.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Handle misses with a hook to the body
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#ROC2#
Handle is rocked!
Handle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benn Jr defends it nicely.
Benn Jr lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Oh Handle is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#T1#
A jab from Handle misses.
Handle seems to have got his legs back now.
Handle scores with a shot to the body.
Handle has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Handle shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benn Jr defends it nicely.
Handle is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benn Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benn Jr throws out a counter right but Handle avoids it with no problem.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Handle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benn Jr thows a body kick. Handle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Handle lands a jab-cross combination.
Handle is looking to land body kicks.
Handle slips under a jab.
Benn Jr lands with a good body shot.
Handle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Handle tries a head kick but it misses.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr connects with an inside leg kick.#T2#
Benn Jr takes one on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Handle connects with a looping right hand.
Benn Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Handle moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Handle throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Handle tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Handle looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Handle takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Handle connects with a jab.
Handle bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Handle swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Handle doesn't seem bothered though.
Handle misses with an uppercut. Benn Jr saw that one coming.
Benn Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Handle misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Handle strikes.#T3#
Handle throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn Jr throws a counter combo.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Handle throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benn Jr counters with a nice body kick.
Handle takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Handle avoids them all with ease.
Handle tries a head kick but it misses.
Handle throws a right and a left that Benn Jr avoids nicely.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benn Jr has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Handle throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Handle jabs Benn Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benn Jr defending well as Handle loads up on a big left hand.
Handle misses with a body punch #KD2#
and Benn Jr counters with a nice right hand that sends Handle toppling to the canvas! Handle scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Benn Jr finish him?!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Handle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air. #T4#
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Handle moves out of range.
As Benn Jr tries to get set, Handle tries to push him back and clinch up but Benn Jr manages to avoid the attempt.
Handle throws a hook but Benn Jr avoids it easily.
Benn Jr throws out a counter right but Handle avoids it with no problem.
Handle misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Handle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benn Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Handle misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr counters with a one-two to the body. #TD#
Handle throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Benn Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Handle is in Benn Jr's guard.#ES2#
Benn Jr wriggles free and stands up.
Handle looks up at the clock. Bad move! Benn Jr lands a right hand from hell, dropping Handle. Benn Jr pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
A very excited looking Nigel Benn Jr made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 29, 2019

#R1#
Benn Jr tests Pyke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benn Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Pyke. That one must have hurt.
Pyke shoots and misses
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Pyke moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Pyke digs a good body shot into Benn Jr's ribs.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Pyke blocks it.
Benn Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Pyke was well out of range.
Benn Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Pyke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Pyke moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#T1#
Pyke looks for the body kick but Benn Jr saw that one coming.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And Pyke responds with a good body kick, but Benn Jr manages to step out the way in time.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Pyke was well out of range.#TD2#
Pyke gets a takedown into half guard.#ES#
Benn Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Pyke ducks under and follows up with a left that Pyke also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benn Jr.#CUT#
It looks like Magnus Pyke has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr walks into a straight right hand from Pyke.
Pyke throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand. #T2#
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn Jr misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benn Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pyke swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Pyke comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Pyke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
A solid body kick from Pyke.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Pyke avoids it well.
Pyke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.#CL2#
Pyke instigates a clinch.
Benn Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Pyke has double underhooks.
Pyke controlling the action here for a moment. #T3#
Pyke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benn Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pyke working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pyke throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Pyke throws a head punch that misses. #TD2#
Pyke manages to pull guard.
Benn Jr throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benn Jr working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Benn Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pyke looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Benn Jr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard. #SUB#
Benn Jr seems to be looking for submissions. #T4##SUB#
Benn Jr is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pyke is looking to improve his position.
Benn Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Benn Jr wants to stand up but Pyke is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke'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.
#R2#
Benn Jr walks into a straight right hand from Pyke.#CL2#
Pyke closes the distance and pushes Benn Jr back into the cage.
Benn Jr tries to break the clinch but Pyke is controlling the position.
Pyke blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #TD2#
Pyke manages to pull guard. #SUB2#
Pyke looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Benn Jr tries to free his leg and advance position but Pyke is retaining full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr chips away with some ground and pound.
Pyke has a closed guard, preventing Benn Jr from standing up.
Benn Jr is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Benn Jr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand. #T1#
Pyke managing to control the position.
Benn Jr wants to pass the guard but Pyke is keeping the position.
Pyke preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pyke has momentary wrist control but Benn Jr slips an elbow through the middle.
Nigel Benn Jr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB2#
Pyke working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Benn Jr has passed into half guard!
Benn Jr is trying to control. Pyke wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Benn Jr thows a huge punch but Pyke dodges it nicely. #T2#
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pyke wants to improve his position but Benn Jr is controlling well.
Benn Jr is looking to stall here but Pyke recovers full guard.
Benn Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pyke is proving hard to escape from.
Benn Jr missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pyke trying to control the position. #T3#
Benn Jr wants to stand and escape but instead Pyke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Pyke won't allow Benn Jr to get back to his feet. #SUB2#
Pyke postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Benn Jr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Pyke, into his guard. #REVR#
Pyke not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benn Jr wants to stand and escape but instead Pyke has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard. #REVB#
Pyke looking to pass the guard.
Pyke won't allow Benn Jr to get back to his feet. #T4#
Benn Jr controls Pyke momentarily but Pyke frees himself.
Benn Jr wants to get back to his feet but Pyke is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Benn Jr keeping full guard, as Pyke tries to pass.
Pyke passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Pyke trying to control the action but Benn Jr is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Magnus Pyke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Magnus Pyke's cut.
That's time! Benn Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3#
Benn Jr throws a body kick that misses
and Pyke connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pyke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Pyke misses with a body shot.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Pyke throws a leg kick which misses Benn Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as Benn Jr tries to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that misses
letting Pyke counter with a right hand.
A jab from Benn Jr finds it's way through Pyke's defenses.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Pyke moves out of range.
A countering left hand to the body from Pyke misses.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pyke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pyke tries a quick counter leg kick but Benn Jr is wise to it.
Magnus Pyke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Pyke avoids it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Pyke moves out of range.
Benn Jr stalks Pyke and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Pyke's face. Pyke staggers backwards, shaken.#T1#
Pyke tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Benn Jr defends well and Pyke ends up having to push Benn Jr into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #CL2#
Pyke closes the distance and pushes Benn Jr back into the cage.
Benn Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pyke has him pressed against the cage.
Pyke stalls.
Pyke has Benn Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Benn Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benn Jr missing with knees to the body.
Pyke lands a hook that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Pyke prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Benn Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Pyke.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benn Jr.#T2#
Benn Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benn Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Benn Jr letting Pyke take a breather here.
Pyke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Pyke tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benn Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Pyke just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benn Jr's brow.
Benn Jr can't break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Our sources have told us that Benn Jr has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr misses with a body punch. #T3#
Pyke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benn Jrs head.
Pyke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pyke lands a shoulder strike.
Still in the clinch, Pyke scores with a nice short uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Benn Jr.
Benn Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pyke has him pressed against the cage.#TD2#
Pyke pulls guard effortlessly.
Pyke is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.#SUB2#
Pyke had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benn Jr defends it easily.
Benn Jr wants to get up but he can't break Pyke's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Benn Jr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.#T4#
Benn Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pyke is trying to keep Benn Jr in close.
Benn Jr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pyke bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benn Jr's guard. #REVB#
Benn Jr tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benn Jr keeping full guard, as Pyke tries to pass.
Pyke looking to sit in guard and control but Benn Jr gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr throwing strikes from guard but Pyke blocks nicely.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Magnus Pyke.
I think Pyke 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Magnus Pyke!
A relieved looking Magnus Pyke thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 24, 2019

#R1#
De Santos shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benn Jr as he avoids it easily.
Benn Jr leaves De Santos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
De Santos takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Benn Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
De Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benn Jr! But no joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rafael De Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
De Santos shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Benn Jr is trying to defend but De Santos finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SUB#
De Santos is trying to work for a kimura but Benn Jr is defending well.
De Santos passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Benn Jr! #T1#
De Santos throws some wild stikes that Benn Jr manages to avoid easily.
Benn Jr wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here. #SUB#
Benn Jr has left one of his arms exposed and De Santos doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Benn Jr screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rafael De Santos!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafael De Santos thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'.

Event: PSE 43
Date: May 18, 2019

#R1#
Lee lands an overhand right.
Lee misses with a few strikes there.
Lee lands a head shot.
Lee darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Lee is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Lee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee throws a body kick that misses.
Lee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benn Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
We've been informed that Benn Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot by Lee.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lee manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here. #T1#
Benn Jr throws a leg kick that misses.
Benn Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lee moves forwards but Benn Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lee throws a sloppy body shot
enabling Benn Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benn Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Lee.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Benn Jr 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Lee is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Lee throws a jab but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.#T2#
Lee moves out of range of the body kick from Benn Jr.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lands a jab.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Lee fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benn Jr just manages to avoid it.
Lee throws an overhand right that lands on Benn Jr's shoulder, as Benn Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Lee throws a leg kick
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lee circles away quickly and effectively.
Lee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Lee pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Lee moves in looking to clinch but Benn Jr pushes him off.
Lee throws a big shot that misses.
Lee misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combo that has Lee backing up. Lee nods at Benn Jr to acknowledge the strikes.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.#T3#
Lee throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lee. Lee circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lee takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Benn Jr is out of range.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Lee avoids them all with ease.
A quick step to the side and Lee tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr misses with a looping right.
Lee throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benn Jr blocks a leg kick.
Lee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.
Lee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Benn Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Lee jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lee steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
It looked like Lee wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Lee tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benn Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lee is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lee takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.#CL#
Lee has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Benn Jr tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Lee thumps Benn Jr with a low kick.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Lee avoids it easily.
Good standup being displayed there by Lee as he connects with a hook.
Lee thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr connects with the punch.
Lee just misses with a punch to the body.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jr throws a jab when Lee was well out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Temujin Lee dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Lee scores with a spinning back kick!
Lee avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Lee misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Lee.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Lee.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee throws a quick inside leg kick.
A punch combination from Lee misses.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lee.
Lee feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Temujin Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Temujin Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
Lee throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benn Jr swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
A little feinted left hand from Lee on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.#T1#
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lee was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Lee throwing a counter right hand but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Lee misses with a looping left.
Benn Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Lee moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lee. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr blocks a head kick by Lee.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lee moves away.
Lee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Lee with a hook.
Lee throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Lee attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. #T2#
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benn Jr takes a step back to recover.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Lee moves 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!
Lee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benn Jr lands with a right hand.
Lee looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Lee defending well as Benn Jr loads up on a big left hand. #CL#
Lee has closed the distance and engaged Benn Jr in a clinch.
Lee struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Benn Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benn Jr working aggressively here.
Benn Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee works on Benn Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee misses with some punches.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. #T3#
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lee working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Lee is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?#BC2#
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lee wants to land a leg kick but Benn Jr is out of range.
Lee throws a series of punches but Benn Jr avoids them all with ease.
Lee slips under a jab.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr lunges at Lee with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lee's hand.
Benn Jr defending well as Lee loads up on a big left hand.
Lee moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Lee throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.#CL#
Lee instigates a clinch. #T4#
Benn Jr tries to break free but Lee pushes him back against the cage.#BC2#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Lee uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.#CL#
Lee has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lee lands a body punch.
Lee can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Lee scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lee misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benn Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Lee lands with a right to the head.
Lee softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lee working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Temujin Lee dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
#R3#
Benn Jr scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benn Jr throws a good cross that connects.
A head kick misses from Lee.
Benn Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Benn Jr backs up against the cage.
A slow jab from Lee misses its intended target.
Lee moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee scores with a kick to the midsection.
A jab lands there for Lee.
Lee with a nice cross.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lee lands a leg kick that knocks Benn Jr off balance momentarily.
Benn Jr staying out of range there.
Benn Jr misses the shot to the body.
Benn Jr steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lee.
Lee scores with a slapping inside leg kick.#T1#
Lee fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lee tries to land a leg kick but Benn Jr saw it coming and moves away.
Benn Jr throws a shot to the body.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lee sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lee thows a left - swing and a miss!
Lee thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee throws a jab when Benn Jr was well out of range.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Lee tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves away
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Benn Jr looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Benn Jr walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Lee checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Lee slips under a jab.
Lee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benn Jr takes a step back to recover.
Lee feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benn Jr's calf.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lee throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with a right hand
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lee moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Lee with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
A jab from Lee finds it's way through Benn Jr's defenses.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.#T3#
That kick from Lee tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
A left and a right from Benn Jr both land. Nice combination.
Lee connects with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Lee is just out of range.
Lee cracks Benn Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Lee bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Lee throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Benn Jr cracks the inside of Lee's front leg.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benn Jr stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Lee avoids nicely.
Good leg kick by Lee there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud. #T4#
Lee moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.
Lee scores with a sloppy right hand. Benn Jr should have avoided that one.
Benn Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Lee.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut.
Lee lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee slips under a jab.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lee.
Lee lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Lee works Benn Jr's body with a nice hook.
Benn Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Lee explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benn Jr clobbers Lee with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Lee ducks under and follows up with a left that Lee also avoids with ease.
Lee checks a leg kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Temujin Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Temujin Lee!
A relieved looking Temujin Lee thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
Nigel Benn Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Mar 30, 2019

#R1#
Benn Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Brandstatter avoids nicely.
Brandstatter throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandstatter looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benn Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Brandstatter. Brandstatter circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benn Jr lands an overhand right.
Brandstatter dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Donk. Benn Jr catches Brandstatter right on the button with a cross.
Benn Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Brandstatters jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Brandstatter walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Brandstatter on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there. #T1#
Brandstatter tries to move into range but Benn Jr moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.
Brandstatter lands with a nice body kick.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice combination there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benn Jr connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brandstatter tries a head kick but it misses.
Brandstatter takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure. #T2#
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandstatter throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Brandstatter scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Brandstatter fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benn Jr checks it well.
Benn Jr scores with a body shot.
Benn Jr blocks a head kick by Brandstatter.
Benn Jr lands an overhand right.
Benn Jr is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
A big right from Brandstatter misses.
Benn Jr walks forward, straight into a front kick from Brandstatter.
Brandstatter misses with a body kick.
Brandstatter throws a body kick that misses.
Brandstatter misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Brandstatter on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benn Jr. Benn Jr obviously looking to wear him down. #T3#
Benn Jr lands with a hook. Brandstatter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Brandstatter misses with a body punch
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brandstatter walks into a jab.
Benn Jr dips to his left and cracks Brandstatter with an uppercut!
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brandstatter raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Benn Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Brandstatter throws a body kick that misses
and Brandstatter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles. #ROC#
Brandstatter is rocked!
Benn Jr throws a perfectly timed hook that sends Brandstatter crashing down! Brandstatter tries to stagger back to his feet but Benn Jr just hammers him until the ref stops the fight! A confused Brandstatter asks the ref what just happened. Poor fella.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
A victorious Nigel Benn Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

Event: PSE 27
Date: Feb 09, 2019

#R1#
Ugoh lands a right hook to the body.
Ugoh connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Ugoh lands a nice shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Ugoh counters with a low kick, right behind Benn Jr 's knee.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Ugoh ducked under it nicely.
Ugoh has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ugoh throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr lands with a kick to the temple. Ugoh shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Ugoh.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benn Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ugoh has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ugoh and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ugoh dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benn Jr. That did some damage!
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ugoh is just out of range.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ugoh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#T1#
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Ugoh throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Ugoh lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benn Jr connects with a single shot there.
Ugoh gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benn Jr.
Ugoh misses with a head kick.
A big left from Ugoh misses.
Ugoh stuns Benn Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ugoh dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Ugoh throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benn Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ugoh throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. #T2#
Ugoh takes one to the side of the head.
Ugoh moves out of range of the strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ugoh takes one to the side of the head.
Ugoh throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Ugoh cracks Benn Jr with an open hand slap.
Ugoh misses with a body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ugoh with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benn Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
Ugoh checks a low kick from Benn Jr.
Ugoh with a nice cross.
Ugoh throws a right and a left that Benn Jr avoids nicely. #T3#
Benn Jr lands a jab to Ugoh's midsection.
Ugoh tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Ugoh.
Ugoh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benn Jr's head backwards.
Ugoh scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ugoh throws a push kick but Benn Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Ugoh steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ugoh is just out of range.
Ugoh lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benn Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ugoh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt. #T4#
Ugoh tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benn Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Ugoh cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
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!
Benn Jr throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ugoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Ugoh with a series of wild strikes but Ugoh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Ugoh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Benn Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benn Jr stalks Ugoh and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ugoh's face. Ugoh staggers backwards, shaken.
Ugoh misses the shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Izuagbe Ugoh will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Ugoh lands a glancing blow to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Ugoh fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Izuagbe Ugoh seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benn Jr lands with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws an off balance right hand
and Benn Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
We've been told by Benn Jr's head coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benn Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Ugoh is out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ugoh was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
Ugoh is looking for the big counter here.#T1#
Ugoh lands a really nice looking cross but Benn Jr seems unphased.
Benn Jr has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Ugoh.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ugoh.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Ugoh slips the punch.
Benn Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ugoh counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Benn Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benn Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
Benn Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Ugoh throws out a powerful jab.
Ugoh tries to work over Benn Jr's front leg with a kick but Benn Jr checks it.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.#T2#
Benn Jr looks to land a right hand but Ugoh moved out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ugoh misses the jab.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Ugoh uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benn Jr has time to react.
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Ugoh throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Ugoh clobbers Benn Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Benn Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Ugoh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ugoh.
Benn Jr thuds his right hand into Ugoh's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ugoh misses with a kick to the body. #T3#
Ugoh misses with a hook to the body
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Benn Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benn Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Ugoh with a series of wild strikes but Ugoh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn Jr lands a jab-cross combination.
Benn Jr swings widly with a right hand
enabling Ugoh to counter with a crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ugoh throws out a leg kick but Benn Jr moves out of range and Ugoh only half commits.
Benn Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick by Ugoh misses
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.#T4#
Benn Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benn Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ugoh misses with the combination.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ugoh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benn Jr throws out a leg kick but Ugoh moves out of range and Benn Jr only half commits.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ugoh looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Ugoh scores with a jab to the body.
Ugoh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a combination that misses
and Ugoh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Izuagbe Ugoh will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Ugoh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Ugoh motions for Benn Jr to come forward. Ugoh throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ugoh keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Ugoh misses with an uppercut
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ugoh misses with a low kick.
Ugoh looks to score with a jab to the body but Benn Jr is just out of range.
Ugoh scores with a head kick. Benn Jr tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ugoh slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr lands a leg kick that knocks Ugoh off balance momentarily.
A swing and a miss from Ugoh.
Benn Jr throws a hook but Ugoh avoids it easily.#T1#
Benn Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Ugoh's shoulder, as Ugoh tries to avoid the shot.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Ugoh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benn Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benn Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ugoh counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benn Jr thinking.
Benn Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ugoh counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr throws a hook to the side of Ugoh's head but Ugoh sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benn Jr misses with a hook
and Ugoh connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Ugoh does it's job there.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Ugoh.
Benn Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ugoh finds it's way round the side to connect with Benn Jr's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr throws a leg kick
and Ugoh counters with a stiff right hand.
Benn Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Ugoh counters with a leg kick.
Ugoh thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.
Benn Jr takes a swing at Ugoh's ribcage but misses.
Benn Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ugoh misses with a double jab. #T3#
Ugoh connects with a body shot.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Benn Jr scores with a jab to the body.
Ugoh throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Izuagbe Ugoh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benn Jr looks to land a left hand but Ugoh moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Ugoh connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benn Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Benn Jr throws a looping overhand right but Ugoh ducks down to avoid it. #T4#
Benn Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Ugoh counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ugoh throws a head kick but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ugoh doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Ugoh lands with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Ugoh counters with a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Benn Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Ugoh counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Ugoh scores with a sloppy right hand. Benn Jr should have avoided that one.
Ugoh cracks Benn Jr with a good jab.
Benn Jr takes one on the chin but seems OK.

And that's the end of the fight!
Izuagbe Ugoh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ugoh has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Izuagbe Ugoh!
Izuagbe Ugoh seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.

Event: PSE 23
Date: Jan 19, 2019

#R1#
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Farfy Iii tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.
Farfy Iii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Farfy Iii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Farfy Iii avoids it well.
Farfy Iii shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Farfy Iii shoots and misses
and Benn Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Farfy Iii tries to clinch up but Benn Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Farfy Iii.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Farfy Iii.
Johan Farfy Iii seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Farfy Iii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T1#
Farfy Iii tries to clinch up.
Farfy Iii shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Benn Jr pinned against the cage. Benn Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Johan Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Farfy Iii ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
Farfy Iii closes the distance but Benn Jr moves to the side
and Farfy Iii takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The fight stays on the outside here - Farfy Iii looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Farfy Iii moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Farfy Iii staying out of range there.
Farfy Iii drops his hands momentarily and Benn Jr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head. #T2#
A cross from Benn Jr lands.#TD2#
Farfy Iii decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Farfy Iii lands a nice short elbow.
Farfy Iii lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Farfy Iii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.#SUB2#
Farfy Iii wants to work for an arm triangle but Benn Jr is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Farfy Iii looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Farfy Iii missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Benn Jr taking some punishment here, with Farfy Iii in his half guard.
Farfy Iii throws a strike but Benn Jr avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Farfy Iii with a nice head shot there.#SUB#
Benn Jr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Farfy Iii can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself. #T3#
Farfy Iii works over Benn Jr with some ground and pound from guard.#ES#
Benn Jr is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Farfy Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Farfy Iii keeps him there for the moment.
Farfy Iii cracks Benn Jr with a nice body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Farfy Iii.
Benn Jr lands a hook that snaps the head of Farfy Iii backwards.
Benn Jr prevents a body shot from Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii scores with a shoulder strike.
Benn Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farfy Iii wants to clinch but Benn Jr slips to the side
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick which misses Farfy Iii's front leg but catches the back leg as Farfy Iii tries to avoid it. #T4##TD2#
Benn Jr gets caught napping as Farfy Iii dives in and scores a takedown. Benn Jr manages to retain guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Farfy Iii accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Benn Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Benn Jr looking for a sweep. Not yet Benn Jr, not yet.
Farfy Iii lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Farfy Iii working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Farfy Iii trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Farfy Iii throwing strikes but missing.
Farfy Iii working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. #SUB#
Farfy Iii avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Farfy Iii is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
That's time! Benn Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Farfy Iii rushes Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benn Jr prevents a body shot from Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Farfy Iii doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Benn Jr to counter with a crisp jab. #CL2#
Farfy Iii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Farfy Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
Benn Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Farfy Iii.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Farfy Iii closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Farfy Iii misses with a punch on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benn Jr or not.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A shot in the inside from Farfy Iii. #T1#
Farfy Iii misses with the head strike.
Farfy Iii lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benn Jr can't break the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut.
Benn Jr misses with the head strike.
Johan Farfy Iii seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benn Jr blocking some punches.
Benn Jr misses with a body punch.
Farfy Iii lands with a right to the head.
Farfy Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn Jr blocking some punches.
Farfy Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Farfy Iii working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Farfy Iii takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benn Jr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.#T2#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
Farfy Iii has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
A head punch on the inside from Benn Jr fails to land.
Benn Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Farfy Iii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farfy Iii misses with the head strike.
Benn Jr prevents a body shot from Farfy Iii.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Farfy Iii lands with a light punch inside.
Benn Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Farfy Iii has him pressed against the cage.
Benn Jr tries a body shot but Farfy Iii blocks it. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch. #TD2#
Farfy Iii shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Benn Jr's guard.
Farfy Iii is working Benn Jr over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Farfy Iii throws a big elbow that misses.
Benn Jr trying to control the position.
Farfy Iii scoring with some ground and pound. #T3#
Farfy Iii slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Farfy Iii connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Benn Jr some visible discomfort.
Farfy Iii with the ground and pound but Benn Jr regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Benn Jr is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Farfy Iii seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #SUB2#
Farfy Iii is trying to work for a kimura but Benn Jr is defending well.
Farfy Iii lands strikes from half guard.
Farfy Iii working the head and body with strikes.
Farfy Iii lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt. #T4#
Farfy Iii lands strikes from half guard.
Benn Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Farfy Iii. #SUB2#
Benn Jr is defending against the submission attempts here by Farfy Iii.
Benn Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Farfy Iii lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears. #SUB2#
Farfy Iii is looking for a kimura here.
Farfy Iii winds up and cracks Benn Jr with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johan Farfy Iii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3#
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Farfy Iii with the counter takedown but Benn Jr avoids it easily.
Farfy Iii fails with a takedown attempt.
Farfy Iii tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Farfy Iii tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Farfy Iii tries to counter with a clinch but Benn Jr shakes him off and moves away.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination. #CL2#
Farfy Iii gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farfy Iii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Farfy Iii lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benn Jr.#BC#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Farfy Iii takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Farfy Iii staying out of range there.#CL2#
Benn Jr tries to keep at a distance but Farfy Iii has taken the fight into the clinch.#T1#
Benn Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Benn Jr looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Farfy Iii fails to land. #BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Farfy Iii avoids a punch combination nicely.
Farfy Iii is looking to clinch.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a big counter.#TD2#
Farfy Iii throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Benn Jr tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Farfy Iii is in Benn Jr's guard.#ES#
Benn Jr has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Farfy Iii is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Benn Jr is trying to push Farfy Iii away but Farfy Iii has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short uppercut from Farfy Iii.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Farfy Iii. #BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Farfy Iii forces Benn Jr back against the cage and clinches.#T2#
Farfy Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Farfy Iii tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Farfy Iii back against the cage.
Farfy Iii softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benn Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Farfy Iii prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Farfy Iii lands a nice shot to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Farfy Iii lands with a right to the head.
Farfy Iii lands a shot to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
A short uppercut from Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Farfy Iii goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benn Jr working aggressively here.
Farfy Iii scores with a shoulder strike.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Farfy Iii. #T3#
Benn Jr tries to break the clinch but Farfy Iii is controlling the position.
Farfy Iii tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Benn Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Farfy Iii swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn Jr gets through Farfy Iii's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Farfy Iii lands a body shot.
Farfy Iii tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benn Jr's elbow.
A shot in the inside from Farfy Iii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii lands a right hand.
Benn Jr digs a right hand underneath Farfy Iii's ribcage. Farfy Iii let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Farfy Iii lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benn Jr tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii lands a shot to the body.
Farfy Iii swings wildly with an uppercut but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it. #T4#
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Farfy Iii creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Farfy Iii throws a head punch that misses.
Farfy Iii lands a shot to the body.
Farfy Iii lands a nice uppercut.
Farfy Iii lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Farfy Iii lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benn Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Benn Jr tries to break free but Farfy Iii pushes him back against the cage.
Benn Jr prevents a body shot from Farfy Iii.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benn Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A nice right hand lands inside from Farfy Iii.
Farfy Iii lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Farfy Iii has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benn Jr can't break the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Farfy Iii.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benn Jr.

And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Farfy Iii comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Farfy Iii 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Josh West scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Farfy Iii!
Johan Farfy Iii tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'.

Event: PSE 20
Date: Dec 22, 2018

#R1#
Reilly throws a body shot but no joy.
Reilly lands a slapping body shot.
Reilly slips under a jab.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Reilly swings widly with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Nice shot by Benn Jr.#CUT#
It looks like Iain Reilly has been cut.
Reilly lands with a nice body punch.
Benn Jr listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benn Jr moves out of range as Reilly strikes.
We've been told by Benn Jr's head coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benn Jr tests Reilly's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benn Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Reilly.#T1#
A solid body kick from Benn Jr.
Reilly takes one to the chin there.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Reilly falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a series of strikes. Reilly will be more careful next time no doubt.
Reilly throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a left right combination that sends Reilly crashing to the mat - Benn Jr wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Reilly out for a TKO! Devastating finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr thanked the fans post fight for their support.

Event: PSE 14
Date: Nov 17, 2018

#R1#
Sexton scores with a hook.#CUT2#
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.#CL2#
Sexton takes the fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Sexton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Sexton.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sexton.
Benn Jr misses with a looping left.
Sexton misses with a wild combination.
A big left from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr moves forwards but Sexton connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benn Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sexton wants to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
Sexton takes one to the side of the head.
Benn Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. Benn Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sexton throws a right hand that misses
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.#T1#
Sexton keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.#CL2#
Sexton pushes Benn Jr up against the ropes in a clinch.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Sexton has the dominant position.
A head punch on the inside from Sexton fails to land.
Sexton tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #BC2#
Sexton breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.#CL2#
Sexton takes the fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Sexton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Seth Sexton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sexton shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Benn Jr as he avoids it easily.
Benn Jr throws a low kick, looking for Sexton's leg but Sexton calmly moves out of range.
Sexton avoids the body shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sexton.
Benn Jr appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benn Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders. #T2#
Sexton throws a good cross that connects.
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!
Sexton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.#CL2#
Sexton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Sexton ducked under it nicely.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Sexton was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Sexton.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Sexton.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Sexton tries for a takedown but Benn Jr circles away easily
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sexton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice defenses there by Sexton.
Sexton is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benn Jr had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Sexton as he connects with a hook.#T3#
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Benn Jr connects with a right hand. Sexton shakes it off.
Sexton tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sexton throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sexton is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Sexton lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Sexton 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.
Sexton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Sexton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.#CL2#
Sexton clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.#BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr cracks Sexton with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Sexton lands a really nice looking cross but Benn Jr seems unphased.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Sexton.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr lands a jab to the nose.
Benn Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sexton is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Sexton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T4#
Sexton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benn Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Sexton's shoulder, as Sexton tries to avoid the shot.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benn Jr jabs Sexton to the body, keeping him at a distance.#CL2#
Sexton moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr.
Benn Jr trying to control the position but instead, Sexton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benn Jr into the ropes.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looking to slow down the pace here.#BC#
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
As Sexton looks to move away, Benn Jr throws a big counter combo but Sexton just gets out of the way.
Sexton misses with a combination
and Benn Jr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sexton fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sexton throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Seth Sexton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Sexton misses with a few strikes there.
Benn Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sexton.
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Sexton's body.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sexton has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sexton has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benn Jr finds it's way round the side to connect with Sexton's head.
A jab from Sexton misses.
Seth Sexton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr punishes Sexton's body with a nice straight punch.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sexton misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sexton connects with a crisp jab.
Sexton throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Benn Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benn Jr throws a chopping leg kick but Sexton manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sexton doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
Sexton scores with a nice strike.
We've been informed that Sexton has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Sexton uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr throws a low kick but it's checked well by Sexton.#T1#
Benn Jr swings for the body but Sexton moves out of range. #CL2#
Sexton clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the ropes.
Benn Jr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sexton or not.
Benn Jr blocking some punches. #TD2#
Sexton gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Benn Jr is trying to get back to full guard.
Sexton looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benn Jr is looking for a sweep. Sexton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.#SUB#
Benn Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sexton pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Benn Jr manages to regain full guard. Nice work. #ES#
Benn Jr manages to escape and get back to his feet. #T2#
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sexton is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Jab by Benn Jr.
Sexton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benn Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sexton's head backwards.
Sexton connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benn Jr's hands.
Sexton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Sexton.
Nice uppercut there from Sexton.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benn Jr.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Sexton! But no joy.
Sexton swinging wildly here. #T3#
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice defenses there by Sexton.
Benn Jr takes one to the chin there.
A slow jab from Benn Jr misses its intended target.
Sexton paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.#CL2#
Sexton gets a clinch.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.#BC2#
Sexton breaks from the clinch.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Sexton saw that one coming.
Sexton looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Benn Jr throws a big counter combination but Sexton scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Sexton throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr slips under a jab.
Benn Jr stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Benn Jr wants it to stay on the feet.
Benn Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.#T4#
Benn Jr misses the jab.
Benn Jr is looking to slow Sexton down with leg kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.#CL2#
Sexton rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the ropes.#BC2#
Sexton's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr looks to throw the jab but Sexton is out of range.
Benn Jr throws out a powerful jab.
Benn Jr looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sexton dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Sexton thuds his right hand into Benn Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sexton tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
A nice combination there by Sexton.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sexton tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sexton rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benn Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benn Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Sexton's head back.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Sexton scores with a nice strike.
Benn Jr lands an overhand right.
Sexton misses with a right hand
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sexton tries to clinch up but Benn Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Sexton moves out of range.
Benn Jr misses with a body kick.
Sexton looks to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sexton is defended easily by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sexton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn Jr is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sexton misses with a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr connects with a single shot there.
Sexton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.#T1#
Benn Jr lands a nice hook to Sexton's body. Sexton takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Sexton misses with a few strikes there.
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Sexton.
Sexton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benn Jr slips a straight right by Sexton.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benn Jr lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jr defending well as Sexton loads up on a big left hand.
Sexton misses with a hook.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Sexton.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sexton.
A clash of legs there as Sexton blocks the low kick.
Benn Jr ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sexton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Sexton ducked under it nicely. #T2#
Sexton takes one on the button.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A slow jab from Sexton misses its intended target.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Sexton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sexton uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Sexton throws out a counter right but Benn Jr avoids it with no problem.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#CL2#
Sexton closes the distance and clinches.
Sexton lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Benn Jr.
Sexton swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benn Jr pressing his opponent against the ropes.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the head.
Benn Jr lands a left hand. #T3#
A right hand to the body from Benn Jr.
Sexton lands an uppercut.
Sexton working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Sexton has the dominant position.#BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Sexton throws a poor cross that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a left to the body.
Sexton misses with a left hand
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sexton misses with a hook
and Sexton takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benn Jr digs a good body shot into Sexton's ribs.
Sexton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sexton misses with a double jab
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sexton takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
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!
Benn Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Sexton tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in to close the distance. Benn Jr manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#T4#
Sexton throws a lazy uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sexton throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Benn Jr 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.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sexton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benn Jr is looking to counter punch.
Sexton cracks Benn Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benn Jr.
Sexton is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Sexton cracks Benn Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sexton.
Benn Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benn Jr tries to move into range but Sexton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sexton blocks a jab.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn Jr showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benn Jr has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 29:28
Judge Colin Fray scores the fight 29:28
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 29:29

In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
Seth Sexton spoke after the fight, saying 'Naaah, didn't happen. This was just a bad mushroom trip and I'm still undefeated! '.

Event: Battle of the BC championship
Date: Oct 13, 2018

#R1#
Packer throws a body kick that misses.
Packer fails with a takedown attempt.
Packer slips under a jab.
Packer tries a low kick but Benn Jr avoids it.
Packer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benn Jr does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Packer feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benn Jrs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Packer misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
Packer lands an overhand right.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Packer circles away quickly and effectively.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Packer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr misses with a straight right.
Benn Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.#T1#
Benn Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Packer shoots in looking for a takedown. Benn Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Packer keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benn Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Packer fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benn Jr jabs at Packer's body.
Packer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benn Jr moves away.
Benn Jr blocks a head kick by Packer.
Benn Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Packer.
Todd Packer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Packer keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Packer sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Packer avoids nicely. #T2#
Packer connects with an inside leg kick.
Benn Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Packer counters with an outside leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Packer.
Packer gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Packer checks a leg kick.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Packer - that will leave a mark!
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!
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Packer avoids it well.
Benn Jr walks into a straight right hand from Packer.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benn Jr checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr throws a combination. Packer tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Benn Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Packer throws a hook to the side of Benn Jr's head but Benn Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A head kick by Packer misses
and Benn Jr counters with a one-two to the body. #T3#
Packer misses with the combination.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Despite the aggression on Packer's face he doesn't fully commit to the counter.
Good exchange - Benn Jr coming out on top.#CL2#
Packer moves into the clinch successfully.
Benn Jr tries to circle away but Packer has him pinned against the cage.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Packer keeps him there for the moment.
Packer throws a head punch that misses.
Benn Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Packer backwards.
Packer lands with a right to the head.
Benn Jr lands with a short shot to the head.
Benn Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
Packer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Packer.
Packer working aggressively here. #T4#
Packer lands an elbow that stopped Benn Jr in his tracks for a moment.
Packer working some nice short punches in the clinch.
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!
Benn Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benn Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Packer working aggressively here.
Packer lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Packer fails to land.
Packer trying to land knees to the body.
Benn Jr wants to break free but Packer has control.
Packer throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Packer misses with a punch on the inside.
Packer scores with a nice hook to the head.
Packer lands with a short shot to the head.
Packer keeps control of Benn Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Packer misses with a knee to the head.
Packer lands a shoulder strike.
A body shot lands from Packer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Todd Packer will probably get the nod.
That's time! Benn Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
Benn Jr throws a hook but Packer avoids it easily.
Packer counters with a body kick.
A shot to the liver by Benn Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Packer throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A counter left hand to the body from Benn Jr misses its target.
Packer shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Packer is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Benn Jr seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benn Jr chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Packer can pounce on him.
Benn Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benn Jr blocks a head kick by Packer.
Benn Jr feints and then cracks Packer's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Packer down.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Packer walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing. #TD2#
Packer closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benn Jr's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Packer stopping the sweep attempt from Benn Jr.#T1##SUB#
Packer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Benn Jr has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Packer has managed to get both his arms back between Benn Jr's legs - danger averted.
Packer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Packer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Let's hope that Packer has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Benn Jr utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Packer is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Packer slips nicely into half guard.
Packer slips a nice elbow through Benn Jr's hands, connecting with Benn Jr's forehead.
Packer lands strikes from half guard.
Packer looks to score some points with some ground and pound.#T2#
Benn Jr is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Packer scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Packer lands a nice short elbow.
Packer working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Packer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benn Jr is trying to maintain the position but Packer is very close to passing his half guard.
Benn Jr blocking the ground and pound attempt from Packer.
Packer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benn Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Packer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Benn Jr is trying to stand up here but Packer is controlling him well.
Packer trying to mount his opponent but Benn Jr defends it.
Benn Jr wants to get back to his feet. #T3#
Packer trying to mount his opponent but Benn Jr defends it.
Packer drops an elbow to the side of Benn Jr's head. #SUB#
Benn Jr is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Packer pulls his head out easily.
Packer tries to pass to full mount but Benn Jr defends it.
Benn Jr trying to control here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Packer is trying to control. Benn Jr wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Packer is taking a breather. Benn Jr says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Packer. #T4#
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Packer throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Packer cracks a nice hook into Benn Jr's ribs.
Packer shoots and misses
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr tries to work over Packer's front leg with a kick but Packer checks it.
Packer looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Packer misses with a leg kick
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Packer's shoulder, as Packer tries to avoid the shot.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Packer was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.#CL2#
Packer moves into the clinch.
Packer stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Packer fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Packer blocks an uppercut.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benn Jr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Packer.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Todd Packer.#TD2#
Packer wants the takedown. Benn Jr is fighting it off but Packer persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Benn Jr's guard against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Todd Packer showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Packer has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
A slow jab from Packer misses its intended target.
Packer misses with a low kick.
Packer lands a front kick.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Packer tries to bum rush Benn Jr with a series of wild strikes but Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Packer misses with a wild body shot.
A left and a right from Benn Jr both land. Nice combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Packer keeps Benn Jr at a distance using the push kick. #T1#
Packer looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Packer lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Benn Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benn Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
We've been told by Benn Jr's head coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Packer takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Packer moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benn Jr checks a leg kick.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Packer scores with a leg kick.
Benn Jr connects with a body shot that sends Packer's belly button to the back.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Packer smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benn Jr connects with a crisp jab.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benn Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Packer - the referee stops the clock and Benn Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Packer. Benn Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Benn Jr lands with a nice combination. Packer backs away looking to recover.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Packer misses with a hook.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Packer scores with a jab to the body.
Packer bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Benn Jr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Packer.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Packer is just out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benn Jr, as that shot connected.
Packer misses with a kick to the body.
Packer scores with a leg kick.
Packer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Packer slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Packer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Packer takes one to the chin there.
Packer will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #T3#
Benn Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Packer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Packer jabs at Benn Jr's body.
Packer moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Packer avoids a punch combination nicely.
Good shot there by Packer.
That kick from Packer tenderised Benn Jr's leg. Benn Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benn Jr lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Packer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benn Jr is fending him off so far but Packer persists. Nope, Benn Jr circles away and we're back to standing.
Packer cracks a nice hook into Benn Jr's ribs.
Packer misses with an uppercut. Benn Jr saw that one coming.#T4#
Packer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benn Jr.
Packer misses with a two punch combination.
Benn Jr takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Packer slips a jab from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Packer just misses with a punch to the body.
Packer scoring well with a low kick there.
Packer slips under a jab.
Packer takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Packer displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benn Jr throws out the jab.
Packer thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benn Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Todd Packer is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Packer misses the target.

And that's the end of the fight!
Todd Packer comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Packer winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Jeff Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 28:29
Judge Chris Saunders scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Todd Packer!
The defeated Nigel Benn Jr had this to say: 'ill be back'.

Event: PSE 6
Date: Sep 08, 2018

#R1#
Benn Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Hedgeh.
Benn Jr has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite in the buildup to the fight.#CL2#
Hedgeh takes the fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the head.
Hedgeh is trying to pull guard but Benn Jr has him pressed against the cage.
Hedgeh scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Hedgeh swings wildly with an uppercut but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hedgeh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benn Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn Jr tries to stall but Hedgeh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hedgeh throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch on the inside from Benn Jr fails to land.
Benn Jr misses with the head strike.
Benn Jr blocking some punches.
Hedgeh tries to pull guard but Benn Jr forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hedgeh tries to pull guard but Benn Jr holds him up against the cage and eventually Hedgeh drops back down to his feet.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr A Hedgeh.
Hedgeh lands a shoulder strike. #T1#
Hedgeh lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Hedgeh softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Hedgeh jumps guard but Benn Jr stands there with Hedgeh around his waist. Hedgeh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benn Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Hedgeh's elbow.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hedgeh.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hedgeh.
Hedgeh has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
Hedgeh misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hedgeh tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
Benn Jr went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Hedgeh throws a hook but Benn Jr blocks it.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.#CL2#
Hedgeh takes the fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hedgeh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hedgeh throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn Jr. #T2#
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Hedgeh has the dominant position.#BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL2#
Hedgeh instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Benn Jr misses.
Hedgeh tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benn Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benn Jr lands with an overhand left.#CUT#
It looks like Dr A Hedgeh has been cut.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Hedgeh.
Hedgeh uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benn Jr.#CL2#
Hedgeh has managed to clinch.
Hedgeh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Hedgeh lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hedgeh tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. #T3#
Hedgeh prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Hedgeh lands a nice uppercut.
Hedgeh gets through Benn Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benn Jr throws a punch but it's blocked by Hedgeh.
Hedgeh fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Benn Jr is struggling to control the position.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Hedgeh throws a good cross that connects.
Benn Jr feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Hedgehs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Hedgeh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benn Jr moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL2#
Benn Jr gets tackled into the cage by Hedgeh. Hedgeh maintains the clinch.
Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hedgeh fails to pull the fight into his guard. #T4#
Hedgeh lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hedgeh misses with the head strike.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hedgeh.
Benn Jr is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Hedgeh. #TD2#
Hedgeh gets control of Benn Jr's arms and successfully pulls guard. Hedgeh will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Hedgeh wants to stand but Benn Jr is controlling the position. #SUB#
Benn Jr drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Hedgeh manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Benn Jr has Hedgeh in his guard.#REVB##SUB#
Benn Jr throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr A Hedgeh dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dr A Hedgeh's cut.
That's time! Benn Jr's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2##CL2#
Hedgeh moves into the clinch.
Hedgeh misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hedgeh lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Hedgeh jumps guard but Benn Jr stands there with Hedgeh around his waist. Hedgeh gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hedgeh lands with a short shot to the head.
Benn Jr is trying to push Hedgeh away but Hedgeh has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hedgeh working aggressively here.
Benn Jr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hedgeh tries to pull guard but Benn Jr won't allow it.
Dr A Hedgeh seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr slowing the pace effectively.
Hedgeh has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Hedgeh instigates a clinch.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hedgeh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Benn Jr to keep the fight standing.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr A Hedgeh.
Hedgeh lands a hook that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards. #T1#
Hedgeh misses with some punches.
Hedgeh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Hedgeh lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hedgeh fails to pull guard.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hedgeh makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benn Jr looking to slow down the pace here.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Hedgeh keeps him there for the moment.#BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hedgeh connects with a body shot that sends Benn Jr's belly button to the back.#CL2#
Hedgeh drives through and clinches with Benn Jr against the cage.
Hedgeh misses with a punch on the inside.
Hedgeh prevents a body shot from Benn Jr. #BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hedgeh tries to clinch up.#T2#
Hedgeh wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Dr A Hedgeh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL2#
Hedgeh has managed to clinch. #BC#
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hedgeh in his tracks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
A decent looking cross lands there for Hedgeh.
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As Benn Jr backs off Hedgeh throws a huge counter combo but Benn Jr manages to avoid it all.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Hedgeh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Hedgeh uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hedgeh moves away.#CL2#
Hedgeh has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch. #T3#
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looking to stall.
Hedgeh lands with a right to the head.
Hedgeh scores with a shot to the side of Benn Jr's head.
Hedgeh misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the head.
Hedgeh avoids a wild elbow strike from Benn Jr.
Hedgeh working aggressively here.
Benn Jr tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benn Jr.
A short uppercut from Hedgeh.
Hedgeh lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards. #TD2#
Hedgeh ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Hedgeh no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Benn Jr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time. #SU#
Benn Jr gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #T4#
Hedgeh tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!#CL2#
Hedgeh gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Hedgeh lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A short right from Benn Jr on the inside.
Hedgeh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Benn Jr smiles and moves away.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benn Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Hedgeh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hedgeh misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hedgeh tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center. #TD2#
Hedgeh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Hedgeh sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Benn Jr is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Hedgeh is putting a hurting on Benn Jr here, landing some big shots from side control.
Benn Jr manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Benn Jr on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dr A Hedgeh showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dr A Hedgeh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
Hedgeh has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hedgeh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Hedgeh fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Hedgeh fails to land. #TD2#
Hedgeh jumps guard and drags Benn Jr to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Benn Jr throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.#SU#
Benn Jr gets to his feet - Hedgeh follows without any prompting.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Hedgeh counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.#CL2#
Hedgeh closes the distance and clinches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hedgeh is trying to pull guard but Benn Jr turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Hedgeh fails to land.
Hedgeh pushes Benn Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hedgeh working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Hedgeh lands on the inside with an uppercut. #T1#
Hedgeh tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benn Jr just stands there and leans against the cage.#BC#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hedgeh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dr A Hedgeh.
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hedgeh swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hedgeh takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Hedgeh closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benn Jr fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.#CL2#
Hedgeh moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
Hedgeh misses with some punches.
A short right from Hedgeh.
Benn Jr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Hedgeh tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Benn Jr smiles and moves away.
A punch lands to the side of Hedgeh 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nice jab there from Benn Jr.
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!
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hedgeh manages to avoid it.
Hedgeh tries to clinch up
and Benn Jr counters with a lovely shot to the body.#TD2#
Hedgeh changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Benn Jr looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Benn Jr is working to avoid the ground and pound but Hedgeh connects with a decent elbow.
Benn Jr is trying to get back to half guard.
Benn Jr is working hard here to advance position.#T3#
Benn Jr struggling a bit here.
Benn Jr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Hedgeh tries to score with some ground and pound. Benn Jr controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dr A Hedgeh is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hedgeh wants to control but Benn Jr is keeping him busy.
Hedgeh landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Benn Jr parries the strikes from Hedgeh easily there. Hedgeh is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Benn Jr to escape.
Benn Jr tries to buck Hedgeh off but Hedgeh is having none of it.
Benn Jr is not content to let Hedgeh control the position. #T4#
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Hedgeh working the body and head with strikes.
Sloppy strikes there by Hedgeh.
Hedgeh is trying to ground and pound but Benn Jr uses the momentary lack of control by Hedgeh to regain half guard.
Hedgeh throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benn Jr makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Benn Jr.
Hedgeh landing with the ground and pound.
Dr A Hedgeh has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benn Jr being controlled here, momentarily.

And that's the end of the fight!
Dr A Hedgeh comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hedgeh winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Ryoma Takatsuka scores the fight 27:30
Judge Roger Salmon scores the fight 27:30
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dr A Hedgeh!
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.

Event: PSE 3
Date: Aug 04, 2018

#R1#
Benn Jr lands a nice shot that snaps Montana's head back.
Montana wants to clinch but Benn Jr slips to the side
enabling Benn Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Montana fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Montana slips the punch.
Leon Montana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Montana moves out of range.
Montana is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Benn Jr.
Montana throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Montana throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws out a counter right but Montana avoids it with no problem.
Montana moves in looking to clinch but Benn Jr pushes him off.
Benn Jr replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Montana blocks it well.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr scores with a punch to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr thuds a left hand into Montana's body.
Benn Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Montana moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benn Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Montana avoids them all with ease. #T1#
Montana fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Montana is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Benn Jr.
Nice cross by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Montana.
Montana connects with a solid leg kick.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #CL#
Montana moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
Benn Jr misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Montana.
Benn Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Montana won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Montana.
Montana tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Montana back against the cage.
Montana has Benn Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Benn Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benn Jr blocks an uppercut. #T2#
Montana lands a body shot.
Montana just leaning against Benn Jr, taking a breather.
Montana lands a nice uppercut.
Montana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benn Jr.
Montana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montana.
Montana prevents a body shot from Benn Jr.
A right handed body shot lands from Montana.
A head punch on the inside from Montana fails to land.
Montana cracks Benn Jr with a nice body shot.
Montana tries to work over Benn Jr's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Montana.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montana.
Montana struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Benn Jr tries a body shot but Montana blocks it.
Montana has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr. #T3#
Montana swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A shot in the inside from Benn Jr.
Montana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Benn Jr misses with the head strike.
Montana throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn Jr.
Montana is leaning against Benn Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benn Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montana is defending well for now.
Montana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Montana takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Montana has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
Montana lands with a light punch inside.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montana digs a right hand underneath Benn Jr's ribcage. Benn Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Montana keeps him there for the moment.
Montana prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.#T4##BC2#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've been told by Montana's head coaches at Damage Inc. that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.#CL#
Montana has taken the fight to the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Montana.
Montana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Montana lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Montana misses with a short punch on the inside.
Montana lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benn Jr stalling in the clinch but Montana improves position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Montana creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Montana avoiding damage.
Benn Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Montana controls the action.
Benn Jr lands a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Montana dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##CL#
Montana clinches.
Montana lands a nice uppercut.
Montana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benn Jr's elbow.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. #CL#
Montana closes the distance and pushes Benn Jr back into the cage.
Leon Montana has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Montana makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#BC2#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr cracks a nice hook into Montana's ribs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Montana saw that one coming.
Benn Jr tries to score with a low kick but Montana moves his leg out of the way.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Montana.
Benn Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr blocks a leg kick.#T1#
Benn Jr ducks right into an uppercut from Montana.
Montana showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr connects with a body shot that sends Montana's belly button to the back.
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benn Jr drops his hands momentarily and Montana takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr takes one on the button.
Montana throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Montana takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Montana does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benn Jr unleashes a big counter combination but Montana bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #T2#
Montana is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it. #CL#
Montana instigates a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Montana fails to land.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Montana misses with the head strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr tries to work over Montana's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Montana tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benn Jr's elbow.
Montana throws a head punch that misses.
Benn Jr working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benn Jr slows down the pace here.
Montana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Montana as Benn Jr tries to tie him up.
Benn Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Montana has double underhooks. #T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Montana.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Montana.
A short right from Montana.
Montana lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Montana misses with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montana tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely. #CL#
Montana takes the fight into the clinch.
A body shot lands from Montana.
Benn Jr misses with a hook from the clinch.
Montana on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Montana has him pressed against the cage.
Benn Jr blocking some punches. #T4#
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Montana.
Montana has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benn Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Montana.
Montana doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn Jr is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Montana is defending well for now.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montana.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A right handed body shot lands from Montana.
Montana misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Montana tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it. #BC2#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Montana lands a jab to the nose.
Benn Jr goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Montana throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Leon Montana dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Montana dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benn Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #CL#
and Montana counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Montana.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Montana.
Montana is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?
Montana digs a right hand into Benn Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benn Jr's gas tank.
Benn Jr lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montana.
Montana digs a right hand underneath Benn Jr's ribcage. Benn Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the head.
Montana digs a right hand into Benn Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benn Jr's gas tank.
Montana lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benn Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Montana tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Montana back against the cage.
Montana softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benn Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Montana lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benn Jr or not.
Montana works on Benn Jr's body with a couple of short punches.
Montana effectively controlling the action here.
A short body shot lands from Montana as the two fighters clinch. #T1#
Montana tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Montana back against the cage.
Montana lands a body punch in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Montana.
Benn Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Montana controls the action.
Montana lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Montana.
Montana lands with a light punch inside.
Montana lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Montana.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Montana.
Montana goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Montana. #ROC#
Benn Jr is rocked!
A short right from Montana on the inside.
Benn Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Montana finish him?
Benn Jr is looking to control Montana's arms but Montana gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benn Jr has his back to the cage.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benn Jr seems to have recovered his senses.#T2#
Montana pushes Benn Jr against the cage. Montana is working some dirty boxing. Montana pushes off with a quick right hook! Benn Jr goes down! Benn Jr tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Montana moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leon Montana!
Leon Montana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: PSE "The Beginning"
Date: Jul 14, 2018

#R1#
Some bone on bone action there as Benn Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Fredrick bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Fredrick.
Fredrick looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Fredrick throws a push kick but Benn Jr slaps the foot to one side.
We've been told by Benn Jr's head coaches at Cozad MMA LA Elite that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Fredrick steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr feints and then cracks Fredrick's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fredrick down.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Fredrick avoids them all with ease.
Fredrick throws a head kick that misses
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fredrick tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benn Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Fredrick.
Fredrick drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benn Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #T1#
A shot to the liver by Benn Jr. Beautiful body shot.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fredrick moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Fredrick.
Fredrick scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benn Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
Benn Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A countering left hand to the body from Fredrick misses.
Benn Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CUT#
It looks like Ronald Fredrick has been cut.
Benn Jr lands with a right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Fredrick bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fredrick throws a head kick that misses. #T2#
Fredrick shoots in looking for a takedown. Benn Jr tries to sprawl out of it but Fredrick keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benn Jr manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fredrick throws a nice looking combination but Benn Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fredrick.
As Fredrick backs away, Benn Jr returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Benn Jr tests Fredrick's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benn Jr swats away the attempt to clinch by Fredrick.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Fredrick is just out of range.
Fredrick misses with a double jab
and Benn Jr counters with a one-two to the body.
Fredrick throws a lazy body kick
and Benn Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Fredrick. #T3#
Fredrick lands with a shot to the body.
Benn Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Fredrick sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benn Jr misses with a looping left.
Fredrick swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benn Jr sizes up Fredrick with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fredrick misses with a two punch combination.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fredrick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Fredrick.
Fredrick misses with a combination
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Fredrick takes one on the button.
Fredrick is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benn Jr rather than just go for the knockout.#T4#
Benn Jr digs a good hook to Fredrick's body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Fredrick throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benn Jr counters with a series of strikes. Fredrick will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fredrick throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped #KD#
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp one two that drops Fredrick! Benn Jr thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Fredrick to his feet! Fredrick is in big trouble!#ROC#
Fredrick is rocked!
Fredrick throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benn Jr counters with a right hand from hell and Fredrick is out cold! A vicious knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
Ronald Fredrick spoke after the fight, saying 'I'll see you soon!!!'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 05, 2018

#R1#
Malapitan walks into a jab.#CUT#
It looks like Raje Malapitan has been cut.
Malapitan throws out a leg kick but Benn Jr moves out of range and Malapitan only half commits.
Malapitan falls off balance throwing a combination #KD#
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp right hand that drops Malapitan! Benn Jr lets Malapitan back up to his feet, looking for a finish!#ROC#
Malapitan is rocked!
OH! Malapitan has been rocked by a huge right hand and is in deep trouble! Benn Jr smells blood and charges in for the finish! Benn Jr unloads a vicious overhand right and connects to the jaw of Malapitan sending him face first to the canvas! Unbelievable!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nigel Benn Jr!
A pretty intense looking Nigel Benn Jr took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 25, 2018

#R1#
Wieneke fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benn Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wieneke moves away.#CL2#
Wieneke forces Benn Jr back against the cage and clinches.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benn Jr.
Wieneke working aggressively here.
Wieneke connects with a knee to the head.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Wieneke keeps him there for the moment.
Wieneke lands with a short shot to the head.
Wieneke prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Wieneke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wieneke misses with a knee strike.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Wieneke 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.
Wieneke scores with a knee to the head.
Benn Jr taking a breather.
Wieneke scores with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wieneke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benn Jr wants to break free but Wieneke has control.
Benn Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wieneke has him pressed against the cage.#T1#
Wieneke lands with a light punch inside.
Benn Jr avoiding damage as Wieneke throws knees to the body.
Wieneke with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benn Jr works over Wieneke's head and body with a nice combination.#CL2#
Wieneke darts in and clinches Benn Jr up against the cage.
Wieneke lands with a left to the head.
Wieneke tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wieneke throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benn Jrs head.
Wieneke throws an elbow that misses.
Wieneke lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Wieneke misses with a punch on the inside.
Wieneke misses with a knee to the head.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Wieneke is controlling him.
Benn Jr has a couple of punches blocked by Wieneke.
Wieneke lands a knee to the head.
Benn Jr misses with a punch to the body. #T2#
Benn Jr tries to throw a body punch but Wieneke avoids it by throwing Benn Jr back against the cage.
Wieneke working aggressively here.
Benn Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Wieneke has him pressed against the cage.
Benn Jr tries to work over Wieneke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wieneke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A hook to the body from Benn Jr.
Wieneke misses with a knee strike.
Benn Jr tries to stall but Wieneke uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wieneke swings wildly with an uppercut but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wieneke has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benn Jr lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wieneke tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benn Jr is trying to push Wieneke away but Wieneke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A nice left hand lands by Wieneke.
Wieneke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wieneke throws a punch but it's blocked by Benn Jr. #T3#
Wieneke stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benn Jr tries to work over Wieneke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wieneke lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Wieneke scores with a hook to the body.
A short uppercut from Wieneke.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Wieneke.
Benn Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Wieneke with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wieneke blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wieneke lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Benn Jr lands a nice uppercut.
Wieneke misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wieneke misses with a knee to the head.
Benn Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Wieneke won't allow it.
Benn Jr gets through Wieneke's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benn Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benn Jr blocking some punches. #BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T4#
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wieneke moves to clinch but Benn Jr breaks away
and Benn Jr counters with a left and a right... And another left! Wieneke is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

Event: DARE 50
Date: Jun 09, 2018

#R1#
Ignatowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ignatowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ignatowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benn Jr takes one on the button.
Nice shot by Benn Jr.
Ignatowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Ignatowski catches Benn Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatowski.
Benn Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been informed that Benn Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big left from Ignatowski misses.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatowski.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ignatowski. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.
A low kick from Ignatowski is predictable there
and Ignatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses. #T1#
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatowski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ignatowski connects with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Ignatowski avoids it well.
As Benn Jr backs away, Ignatowski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body kick from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ignatowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benn Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatowski. Ignatowski obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Ignatowski lands but Benn Jr takes it in his stride.
Ignatowski swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ignatowski.
Benn Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski looks to throw a body kick
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benn Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ignatowski is out of range. #T2#
Ignatowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ignatowski moves forwards but Benn Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ignatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benn Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Ignatowski moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
Ignatowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Benn Jr throws out a counter right but Ignatowski avoids it with no problem.
Ignatowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignatowski misses with an uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Ignatowski 's knee.
Benn Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ignatowski scores with a push kick.
Benn Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.#CL#
Ignatowski moves into the clinch.
Ignatowski lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatowski fails to land. #T3#
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ignatowski.
Benn Jr blocking some punches.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the head.
Benn Jr tries to break the clinch but Ignatowski is controlling the position.
Ignatowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ignatowski prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Ignatowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatowski prevents a body shot from Benn Jr.
Ignatowski working aggressively here. #BC2#
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Ignatowski drives through and clinches with Benn Jr against the cage.
Ignatowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Ignatowski scores with a shoulder strike. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch. #T4#
Ignatowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ignatowski throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Ignatowski.
Good leg kick by Ignatowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Ignatowski moves away and avoids it.
Ignatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benn Jr throws a counter combo.
Ignatowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr throws a combination that misses
and Ignatowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ignatowski misses with an uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr scores with a body shot.
Benn Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatowski.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ignatowski circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatowski missing with a left hand there. Benn Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ignatowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ignatowski thumps Benn Jr with a low kick.
A cross from Ignatowski lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Reverend Jim Ignatowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
#R2#
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Ignatowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
Ignatowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benn Jr cracks Ignatowski with a good jab.
Ignatowski tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benn Jr! But no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benn Jr lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Ignatowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benn Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Ignatowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatowski scores with a nice body kick.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Benn Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ignatowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Benn Jr's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatowski. #T1#
Ignatowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.#CL#
Ignatowski closes the distance and pushes Benn Jr back into the cage.
Benn Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatowski controls his hands.
Come on Ignatowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benn Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignatowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?#BC#
Ignatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignatowski slips a straight right by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benn Jr's knee momentarily.
Benn Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benn Jr with a jab.
Ignatowski scoring well with a low kick there. #T2#
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benn Jr will feel that in the morning.
Benn Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ignatowski. That one must have hurt.
Benn Jr takes one on the button.
Ignatowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ignatowski.
Benn Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignatowski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ignatowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Benn Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benn Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benn Jr.#T3#
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ignatowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benn Jr will feel that in the morning.
Ignatowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ignatowski throwing a counter right hand but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Ignatowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski looks to land a combination but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benn Jr checks it well.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
Benn Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ignatowski lands a jab to the nose.
Benn Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ignatowski backs up against the cage.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatowski counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr works Ignatowski's body with a nice hook.
Ignatowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benn Jr will feel that in the morning.#T4##CL#
Ignatowski takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Ignatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benn Jr misses the body punch
and Ignatowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Ignatowski is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Benn Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski scores with a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Ignatowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ignatowski stuns Benn Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benn Jr throws a one two combo.
Benn Jr misses with a straight left.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Ignatowski avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski feints and then cracks Benn Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benn Jr down.
Ignatowski throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Ignatowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

The Reverend Jim Ignatowski dominated that second round.
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. This is the final round!
#R3#
Some bone on bone action there as Benn Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ignatowski keeps Benn Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Benn Jr catches Ignatowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski thumps Benn Jr with a low kick.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignatowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ignatowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benn Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ignatowski on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignatowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benn Jr! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ignatowski scores with a nice strike.
Benn Jr works over Ignatowski's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr looks to land a combination. Ignatowski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.#CUT2#
It looks like The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has been cut.#T1#
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Ignatowski counters with a quick kick to the body but Benn Jr blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ignatowski. Benn Jr shrugs it off though.
Benn Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ignatowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ignatowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benn Jr takes a step back to recover.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Ignatowski. Beautiful body shot.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#T2#
Ignatowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Ignatowski ducked under it nicely.
Ignatowski scores with a push kick.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Ignatowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatowski clobbers Benn Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatowski scores with a nice strike.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot by Ignatowski.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benn Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benn Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ignatowski counters with a good low kick that Benn Jr was not able to check.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.#T3#
Ignatowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ignatowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Ignatowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Ignatowski with a series of wild strikes but Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ignatowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benn Jr will feel that in the morning.
Benn Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ignatowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benn Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ignatowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
Ignatowski lands with a thumping leg kick. #T4#
Ignatowski is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Ignatowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Ignatowski there.
Ignatowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Benn Jr throws a jab when Ignatowski was well out of range.
Ignatowski cracks Benn Jr with an open hand slap.
It looks like Ignatowski has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A good leg kick by Ignatowski.
Benn Jr takes one on the button.#CL#
Ignatowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Ignatowski is controlling him.
Ignatowski digs a right hand into Benn Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benn Jr's gas tank. #BC#
Ignatowski manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ignatowski lands a front kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ignatowski has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.

Event: DARE 43
Date: May 05, 2018

#R1#
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garibaldi is looking to clinch.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Garibaldi avoids it well.
Garibaldi lands with a hook. Benn Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Garibaldi lands a jab to Benn Jr's midsection.
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've been informed that Benn Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Garibaldi lands an overhand right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benn Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benn Jr misses with the combination. #T1#
Garibaldi is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Garibaldi ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Garibaldi takes a swing at Benn Jr's ribcage but misses.
Benn Jr jabs Garibaldi right on the nose. Garibaldi blinks but takes it well.
Benn Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garibaldi. Benn Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garibaldi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Garibaldi throws out a powerful jab.#CUT#
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Garibaldi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.#T2#
Benn Jr misses with a lunging right hand #CL#
and Garibaldi counters by clinching up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garibaldi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A hook to the body from Garibaldi. #BC2#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Garibaldi moves away.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Garibaldi tries to counter by clinching up but Benn Jr breaks away and moves out of range.
Garibaldi looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garibaldi lands a body shot.
Garibaldi checks a low kick from Benn Jr.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garibaldi manages to avoid it.
Garibaldi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benn Jr on the side of the head.
Garibaldi connects with a single shot there.
The crowd cheers as Garibaldi lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benn Jr doesn't seem phased though.#ROC#
Benn Jr is rocked!#T3##CL#
Garibaldi rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Benn Jr lands an uppercut.
Garibaldi misses with a punch on the inside.
Benn Jr prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi misses with a body punch.
Garibaldi lands with a short shot to the head.
Benn Jr is pushing Garibaldi up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Garibaldi digs a right hand underneath Benn Jr's ribcage. Benn Jr let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Garibaldi blocks an uppercut.
Benn Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Garibaldi throws a head punch that misses.
Garibaldi prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Benn Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garibaldi pushes Benn Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#T4#
A short right from Garibaldi.
Benn Jr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garibaldi.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Garibaldi just leaning against Benn Jr, taking a breather.
Garibaldi lands a hook that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the head.
A shot in the inside from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi can't find room to land a body shot as Benn Jr controls the action.
Good body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands a body shot.
Garibaldi gets through Benn Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garibaldi controlling the action here for a moment.
Benn Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garibaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Garibaldi dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
#R2#
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Garibaldi avoids them all with ease.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garibaldi takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Garibaldi thows a leg kick but Benn Jr checks it
and Benn Jr counters with a nice uppercut.
Garibaldi closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so. #CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Garibaldi tries a body shot but Benn Jr blocks it.
Garibaldi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garibaldi misses with a body punch.
Garibaldi pushes Benn Jr back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.#BC#
Garibaldi breaks from the clinch.
Benn Jr turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benn Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Garibaldi backs up against the cage. #T1#
Garibaldi connects with a single shot there.#CL#
Garibaldi closes the distance and clinches.
A left hand lands to the body for Garibaldi.
Benn Jr blocks a body shot from Garibaldi.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Garibaldi has the dominant position.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Garibaldi is controlling him.#BC#
Garibaldi manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr throws out a loose jab but Garibaldi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr cracks Garibaldi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Garibaldi avoids it well.
Benn Jr moves away from the strike by Garibaldi. #CL#
Garibaldi closes the distance and pushes Benn Jr back into the cage.#T2#
Benn Jr displaying some good clinch control by pressing Garibaldi up against the cage.
Garibaldi pushes Benn Jr back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Garibaldi creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Garibaldi lands with a left to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi lands a body shot.
Benn Jr is breathing heavily.
Benn Jr tries to throw a body punch but Garibaldi avoids it by throwing Benn Jr back against the cage.
Garibaldi lands a hook that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Benn Jr tries to break free but Garibaldi pushes him back against the cage.
Benn Jr prevents a body shot from Garibaldi.
Garibaldi struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
A short left from Garibaldi.
Benn Jr is looking to control Garibaldi's arms but Garibaldi gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benn Jr has his back to the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A body shot lands from Garibaldi. #T3#
Garibaldi effectively controlling the action here.
Garibaldi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Garibaldi lands with a light punch inside.
Garibaldi misses with a shot to the kidneys. #BC2#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
A lazy body kick from Benn Jr
enabling Garibaldi to counter with a crisp jab.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Garibaldi quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
A jab lands there for Garibaldi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Garibaldi.
Benn Jr lands with a straight right. Garibaldi didn't see that one coming.
Garibaldi with a jab.
Benn Jr is still on wobbly legs! Can Garibaldi finish him?
Benn Jr looks to land a right hand but Garibaldi moved out of range.
Benn Jr seems to have recovered his senses.
Benn Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garibaldi counters with a thumping low kick. #T4##CL#
Garibaldi moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garibaldi lands a left hand.
Benn Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Garibaldi scores with a hook to the body.
Garibaldi lands a hook that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Garibaldi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Garibaldi keeps him there for the moment.
Garibaldi lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Garibaldi.
Garibaldi working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Garibaldi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
Garibaldi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Michael Garibaldi has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benn Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benn Jr working aggressively here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Michael Garibaldi dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3#
Garibaldi thows a body kick. Benn Jr tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Garibaldi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Benn Jr's head backwards.
Garibaldi moves out of range of the strikes.
Garibaldi fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Garibaldi throws a monster overhand right that drops Benn Jr! Garibaldi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Garibaldi!
After winning the bout, Michael Garibaldi thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.

Event: DARE 38
Date: Apr 07, 2018

#R1#
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Grimrock - that will leave a mark!
A thudding body kick lands there by Grimrock!
Grimrock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benn Jr.
Grimrock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK. #CL2#
Grimrock gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grimrock creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grimrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Benn Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benn Jr blocks an elbow strike from Grimrock. #BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL2#
Grimrock moves into the clinch.
Grimrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Grimrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Grimrock misses with some punches.
Benn Jr misses with the head strike.
Grimrock looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Grimrock unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benn Jr lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Grimrock struggles to land a body shot inside as Benn Jr controls his hands.
Grimrock takes a shot to the head.
Benn Jr wants to break the clinch but can't. #T1#
A nice right hand lands inside from Grimrock.
A head punch on the inside from Grimrock fails to land.
Grimrock misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grimrock lands a nice elbow.
Benn Jr takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grimrock trying to land knees to the body.
Grimrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.
Grimrock has a couple of punches blocked by Benn Jr.
Grimrock goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimrock throws an elbow but misses.
Benn Jr avoids the elbow strike from Grimrock, against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimrock throws an elbow but misses. #BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grimrock.
Grimrock misses with a kick to the body.
Benn Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination. #CUT#
It looks like Lee Grimrock has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grimrock throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.#T2#
Grimrock tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benn Jr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Grimrock tries to clinch up.
Benn Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benn Jr loads up on a big right hand but Grimrock slips the punch.
A countering left hand to the body from Grimrock misses.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grimrock tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
It looked like Benn Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benn Jr. Grimrock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benn Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Grimrock. That one must have hurt.
Grimrock connects with a solid leg kick.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Benn Jr crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Grimrock - the referee stops the clock and Benn Jr gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Grimrock. Benn Jr manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Benn Jr throws a lazy body kick
and Grimrock counters with a good, hard body kick but Benn Jr shrugs it off.
Benn Jr takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Grimrock scores with a hook.#T3#
A looping hook to the body misses from Grimrock. Benn Jr does a little dance to reset his feet.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches. #CL2#
Benn Jr gets tackled into the cage by Grimrock. Grimrock maintains the clinch.
Benn Jr blocks an elbow strike.
Grimrock throws an elbow that misses.
Benn Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Grimrock landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Benn Jr blocks the elbow strike.
Grimrock lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benn Jr tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Grimrock's elbow.
Grimrock misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimrock throws an elbow but misses.
Grimrock misses with an elbow strike. #T4#
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grimrock throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benn Jr is stalling here.
Grimrock pushes off an throws an elbow but Benn Jr leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benn Jr creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. #BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Grimrock scores with a push kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr throws the left hand but Grimrock avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Grimrock.
Grimrock jabs Benn Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Grimrock bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Grimrock is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lee Grimrock dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lee Grimrock's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
Grimrock tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves away
and Benn Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benn Jr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Grimrock connects with a solid leg kick.
Benn Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Grimrock is out of range.
Grimrock scores with a leg kick.
Grimrock tries to clinch up.
Benn Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Grimrock. Grimrock obviously looking to wear him down.
Benn Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Grimrock lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benn Jr will feel that in the morning.
Grimrock finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A quick step to the side and Benn Jr tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr tried to score with a low kick but Grimrock checks it.
Grimrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
A little feinted left hand from Benn Jr on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Grimrock pushes Benn Jr away with a front kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lee Grimrock seems to be getting the better of the standup.#T1#
Grimrock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benn Jr works the jab nicely.#CL2#
Grimrock clinches with his opponent.
With the fighters up against the cage, Grimrock throws an elbow but misses.
Grimrock throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Grimrock tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.
Grimrock tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body. #BC#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr cracks Grimrock with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grimrock swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Grimrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Benn Jr circles away.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benn Jr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benn Jr lands a hook that stumbles Grimrock back into the cage. Benn Jr follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Grimrock to the canvas! Benn Jr pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Grimrock has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
A determined Nigel Benn Jr didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Feb 09, 2018

#R1#
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Gartzen swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benn Jr.
Gartzen swinging wildly here.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benn Jr misses with the combination.
Gartzen pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benn Jr back to the cage. Gartzen follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT2#
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gartzen throws a push kick but Benn Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Benn Jr jabs Gartzen right on the nose. Gartzen blinks but takes it well.
Gartzen connects with a high kick.
Benn Jr swings away with a body shot that misses
and Gartzen counters with a thumping low kick. #T1#
Gartzen takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gartzen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benn Jr darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gartzen.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gartzen.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gartzen appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Gartzen looks to land a left hand but Benn Jr moved out of range nicely.
Benn Jr cracks Gartzen with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Gartzen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
An attempted straight right counter from Benn Jr misses the target.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Gartzen.
Benn Jr tried to counter with a leg kick but Gartzen avoided it.#T2#
Benn Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses #KD2#
and Gartzen counters with a head kick that drops Benn Jr to the mat! Benn Jr scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!#ROC2#
Benn Jr is rocked!
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!
Benn Jr misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Oh Benn Jr is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benn Jr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benn Jr seems to have got his legs back now.
Gartzen ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gartzen.
Benn Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gartzen was well out of range. Poor timing from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Gartzen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a poor cross that misses #KD2#
and Gartzen counters with a nice right hand that sends Benn Jr toppling to the canvas! Benn Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gartzen finish him?!
Gartzen misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Benn Jr. #T3#
Gartzen moves out of range as Benn Jr strikes.#KD2#
Gartzen lands a big right hand that sends Benn Jr crashing to the mat! Gartzen stays standing though and waves Benn Jr back to his feet!
Gartzen checks a leg kick nicely.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Gartzen! But no joy.
Benn Jr scores with a hook to the body. Gartzen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Benn Jr scores with a hook to the body. Gartzen takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gartzen throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Gartzen's shoulder, as Gartzen tries to avoid the shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gartzen throws a shot from downtown. Benn Jr moves away and avoids it.
Gartzen lands with a nice body punch.
Benn Jr takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#T4#
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Gartzen ducked under it nicely.
Benn Jr looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Benn Jr connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Gartzen momentarily.
Benn Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benn Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Gartzen's shoulder, as Gartzen tries to avoid the shot.
Gartzen misses with a jab to the body
and Benn Jr counters with an outside leg kick.
Benn Jr avoids the head kick by Gartzen.
Benn Jr tried to score with a low kick but Gartzen checks it.
Benn Jr misses with a hook to the body
and Gartzen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benn Jr's knee momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gartzen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gartzen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benn Jr.
Gartzen only half commits to the counter leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Muhammad Gartzen dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Gartzen counters with a low kick, right behind Benn Jr 's knee.
Gartzen misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gartzen is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Gartzen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benn Jr connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gartzen scrambles back to his feet.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Gartzen's head backwards.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benn Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benn Jr misses with a kick to the body
and Gartzen counters with a nice uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A jab from Benn Jr does it's job there.
Gartzen throws a lazy head kick
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Gartzen thuds a left hand into Benn Jr's body.#T1#
Gartzen moves out of range of the strikes.
Benn Jr throws a body punch but Gartzen moves out of range.
Gartzen was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Benn Jr misses with a lunging right hand
and Gartzen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benn Jr thinking.
A jab lands there for Benn Jr.
Benn Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Gartzen connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benn Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Benn Jr tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.#KD2#
Gartzen lands a big head kick that sends Benn Jr tumbling to the mat! Gartzen takes a step backwards and waves Benn Jr back to his feet - he wants the finish!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gartzen throws a body shot but no joy.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Benn Jr might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gartzen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gartzen misses with a hook.
Benn Jr was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gartzen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benn Jr scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut! #T2#
Gartzen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benn Jr.
Gartzen uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr misses with a straight left.
Gartzen jabs Benn Jr to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Gartzen ducks under a wild hook from Benn Jr.
Gartzen finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Gartzen throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benn Jr counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benn Jr lands with a hook. Gartzen tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gartzen moves out of range of the body kick.
Gartzen thinks about the counter body kick.
Gartzen is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benn Jr.
It looked like Benn Jr was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.#T3#
Benn Jr misses with a body shot.
Gartzen throws a head kick that misses
and Gartzen takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gartzen connects with a solid leg kick.
Benn Jr missing with a left hand there. Gartzen was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gartzen feints a counter leg kick.
Benn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benn Jr throws a combination that misses
and Gartzen counters with a right hand to the body.
Benn Jr feints and then cracks Gartzen's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Gartzen down.
Gartzen avoids a punch combination nicely. #T4#
A chopping leg kick lands by Gartzen.
Gartzen throws a looping overhand right but Benn Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Gartzen misses with a hook to the body
letting Benn Jr counter with a right hand.
Good standup being displayed there by Gartzen as he connects with a hook.
Benn Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gartzen shapes to counter with a head kick.
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!
Benn Jr misses with an uppercut. Gartzen saw that one coming.
Gartzen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gartzen throws the kick towards the body but Benn Jr avoids it.
Benn Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benn Jr lands a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Muhammad Gartzen will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Good work by Gartzen as he checks the leg kick.
Benn Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gartzen uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benn Jr.
Gartzen punishes Benn Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
Gartzen lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benn Jr throws a leg kick
and Gartzen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benn Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Gartzen finds it's way round the side to connect with Benn Jr's head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that misses #KD2#
and Gartzen counters with a nice right hand that sends Benn Jr toppling to the canvas! Benn Jr scrambles and gets back to his feet - can Gartzen finish him?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr lands a right hook to the body.
Benn Jr swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Gartzen counters with a crisp right that sends Benn Jr to the canvas! Gartzen follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Muhammad Gartzen!
Muhammad Gartzen thanked the fans post fight for their support.
In defeat, Nigel Benn Jr stepped up to the mic, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 15, 2018

#R1#
Benn Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Berlioz on the side of the head.
Benn Jr lands with a cross.
Berlioz tries for a takedown but Benn Jr sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Berlioz goes for a double leg but Benn Jr avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Benn Jr continues to drive forward.
Berlioz darts in looking for a takedown but Benn Jr gets double underhooks and turns Berlioz into the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hector Berlioz. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD#
Berlioz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Berlioz prevents Benn Jr from standing back up.
Berlioz works his foot free and advances to mount.
Benn Jr is desperately trying to improve his position but Berlioz has a good base and remains in mount.
Benn Jr regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr throws a strike from the bottom that misses. #T1##SUB2#
Berlioz is trying to improve position by moving to mount. Benn Jr has hold of his neck though and manages to move into guard! All of a sudden, Berlioz is in a lot of trouble! Benn Jr is straining to finish and he's done it! Berlioz taps out! Amazing!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Nigel Benn Jr!
A pretty intense looking Nigel Benn Jr took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jan 17, 2017

#R1#
Benn Jr wants to clinch.#KD2#
Benn Jr throws a left that rocks Justesen and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Benn Jr dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Justesen regain composure! #ROC2#
Justesen is rocked!#CUT2#
It looks like Jonas Justesen has been cut.
Benn Jr looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Justesen is avoiding damage well.
Justesen is trying to improve his position.
Justesen is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benn Jr tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Benn Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Benn Jr tries to stand and escape but Justesen is controlling the position.
Benn Jr blocks the strikes from Justesen. #T1#
Benn Jr wants to stand up but Justesen has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Justesen looks like he's trying to stand up.
Benn Jr is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.#SU2#
Benn Jr stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being. #TD2#
Benn Jr closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Justesen to the mat! Justesen manages to get full guard. #ES#
Justesen wriggles free and stands up.
Benn Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range. #CL2#
Benn Jr darts in and clinches Justesen up against the cage.#T2#
Justesen tries to throw a body punch but Benn Jr avoids it by throwing Justesen back against the cage. #BC#
Justesen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr throws a series of strikes that have Justesen backpedaling.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Justesen moves into the clinch successfully.
Justesen jumps guard but Benn Jr stands there with Justesen around his waist. Justesen gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Justesen fails to pull guard.
Justesen is working for takedown but Benn Jr is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Justesen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Justesen keeps him there for the moment.
Justesen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Justesen with an attempt at a knee that misses. #T3#
Benn Jr tries to break the clinch but Justesen is controlling the position. #BC#
Justesen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Justesen avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Justesen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Justesen swats away the attempt to clinch by Benn Jr.#KD2#
Benn Jr drops Justesen with a left right combo! Benn Jr follows him down to the ground into side control.
Benn Jr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Justesen tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Benn Jr wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Justesen avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Benn Jr. #T4#
The ground and pound from Benn Jr seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Justesen tries to buck Benn Jr off but Benn Jr is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn Jr is chipping away with strikes.
Benn Jr trying to control the position but Justesen is working away.
Justesen takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Benn Jr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Benn Jr creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Benn Jr tries to move to mount but Justesen blocks the move with his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonas Justesen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2##TD#
Justesen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SUB2#
Benn Jr is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Justesen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Benn Jr keeping moving, preventing Justesen from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SU#
Benn Jr is working an open guard so Justesen takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.#T1##CL2#
Benn Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Benn Jr jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Justesen walks away with a smile on his face. Benn Jr gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head. #TD#
Justesen shoots in and bounces Benn Jr off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.#ES2#
Benn Jr has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Justesen off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Benn Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benn Jr tries to clinch up.
Benn Jr has been the more effective fighter overall so far.#TD#
Justesen manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Benn Jr on his heels. He'll look to pass Benn Jr's guard now, I'm sure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#ES2#
Benn Jr has his feet on Justesen's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work. #CL2#
Benn Jr has closed the distance and engaged Justesen in a clinch.
Justesen taking a breather.#T2#
Justesen can't get the takedown.
Justesen stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Justesen wants to take the fight to the mat but Benn Jr manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Justesen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Justesen is trying to drag Benn Jr to the mat but Benn Jr just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonas Justesen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Justesen. #BC#
Justesen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T3#
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Justesen circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Benn Jr gets tackled into the cage by Justesen. Justesen maintains the clinch. #BC#
Justesen breaks the clinch.
Benn Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Justesen avoids nicely. #TD#
Justesen shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Justesen seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benn Jr does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Justesen seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. #T4##SUB#
Justesen is looking for a kimura here.
Justesen wants to pass the guard but Benn Jr is defending well.
Justesen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Benn Jr is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Justesen's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Justesen's back!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Justesen wants to escape the position. #SUB2#
Benn Jr is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Justesen is defending well though. Benn Jr let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jonas Justesen's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
#R3#
Benn Jr throws a series of strikes that have Justesen backpedaling. #CL#
Justesen has managed to clinch. #BC#
Justesen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jonas Justesen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Justesen shoots for a takedown but Benn Jr saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Benn Jr tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Justesen avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benn Jr is looking to clinch.
Benn Jr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.#CL#
Justesen clinches up with Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage.
Come on Justesen - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Justesen tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Benn Jr smiles and moves away. #T1#
Benn Jr shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Justesen pinned against the cage. Justesen gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Benn Jr wants to clinch
and Justesen counters with a lovely shot to the body.#TD#
Justesen gets the takedown into side control.
Benn Jr is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.#SU#
Justesen stands up and beckons Benn Jr to his feet.
Benn Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Justesen avoids it really well and circles away.
Benn Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benn Jr.#T2#
Justesen dodges the punch combination from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Justesen with a series of wild strikes but Justesen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination.
Benn Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benn Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justesen.#CL2#
Benn Jr clinches.
Benn Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Justesen won't allow it.
Benn Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benn Jr tries to throw a body punch but Justesen avoids it by throwing Benn Jr back against the cage.
Benn Jr wants to break the clinch but can't. #T3##BC#
Justesen breaks the clinch.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr fails in his attempt to clinch. #TD#
Justesen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Justesen has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Justesen chips away with some ground and pound.#SU#
Justesen gets to his feet - Benn Jr follows without any prompting.
Benn Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benn Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Justesen circles away.
Justesen is looking for a counter combo.
Justesen looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Justesen throws a head kick but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benn Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benn Jr shoots in for a double leg but Justesen sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jonas Justesen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Benn Jr.#TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Justesen. #SU#
Justesen stands up and we're back to a striking position. #T4#
Justesen throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
A big left from Benn Jr misses.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benn Jr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt! #CL#
Justesen pushes Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Nigel Benn Jr is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Justesen goes for a takedown attempt but Benn Jr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Justesen shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benn Jr but Benn Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jonas Justesen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!#CL2#
Benn Jr takes the fight into the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Nigel Benn Jr.
I've got Benn Jr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Chris Downing scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 27:30
Judge Tiny Johnson scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr took to the mic after the fight and begged the organizational hierarchy for a shot at the title.

Event: DFC Sin City 18
Date: Nov 19, 2016

#R1#
Casey jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent. #CUT#
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Casey looks to land a right hand but Benn Jr moved out of range.
Casey has been working on his boxing with his coaches at SinPro Gym in the buildup to the fight.#CL2#
Benn Jr moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Benn Jr 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.
Benn Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.#CL2#
Benn Jr darts in and clinches Casey up against the cage.#BC2#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch. #CL#
Casey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. #BC#
Casey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Casey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr is leaning against Casey and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.#BC#
Casey manages to break the clinch. #CL#
Casey rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Casey fails to land with a short punch on the inside. #BC2#
Benn Jr manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Benn Jr gets a clinch. #BC#
Casey breaks the clinch. #CL#
Casey closes the distance and clinches. #BC#
Casey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #T1##CL2#
Benn Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#BC#
Casey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Casey misses with a straight right.
Benn Jr lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash. #CL2#
Benn Jr clinches with his opponent.
Casey lands with a right to the head.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC2#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab by Casey.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benn Jr on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!#CL#
Casey takes the fight into the clinch. #BC#
Casey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #TD2#
Benn Jr shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Casey trying to control but Benn Jr postures up. #T2#
Benn Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Casey's head.
Benn Jr scores with a couple of good hammerfists.#SU2#
Benn Jr decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Benn Jr defending well as Casey loads up on a big left hand.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Casey misses the jab.
Joe Casey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Casey pushing out the jab but it's not landing. #CL#
Casey moves into the clinch.
Casey gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benn Jr. #BC2#
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Casey.
As Casey backs off Benn Jr throws a huge counter combo but Casey manages to avoid it all.#T3#
Casey lands with a hook. Benn Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Casey avoids it well. #CL2#
Casey tries to keep at a distance but Benn Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.
Casey scores with a shoulder strike. #BC#
Casey pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A nice combination there by Benn Jr.
Casey misses with a hook. Benn Jr ducked under it nicely.
Casey has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#CL#
Casey closes the distance and pushes Benn Jr back into the cage.#BC#
Casey manages to break the clinch. #CL2#
Benn Jr has Casey up against the cage in a clinch. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Casey scores with a nice head shot.
Benn Jr feints a jab promting Casey to slip. Benn Jr then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Casey slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Casey throws an overhand right that lands on Benn Jr's shoulder, as Benn Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Benn Jr throws a counter combo.#CL2#
Benn Jr clinches with his opponent. #T4##BC2#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Benn Jr slips under a jab from Casey.
Casey keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benn Jr ducks under a wild hook from Casey.
Benn Jr steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Casey.
Casey throws a shot from downtown. Benn Jr moves away and avoids it.
A jab from Casey finds it's way through Benn Jr's defenses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Casey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benn Jr works over Casey's head and body with a nice combination.#CL2#
Benn Jr forces Casey back against the cage and clinches.
Casey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benn Jr backwards.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head. #BC#
Casey breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Casey missing with a left hand there. Benn Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn Jr is working the combinations to good effect here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benn Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Casey to score with a decent uppercut.
Casey scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benn Jr lands with a nice combination. Casey backs away looking to recover.
Casey is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Casey waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benn Jr.
Benn Jr moves away from the strike by Casey.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Joe Casey will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2#
Casey lands with a straight right. Benn Jr didn't see that one coming.
Benn Jr rushes Casey with punches - Casey moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Casey goes down! Benn Jr follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

Event: TUF Finale!
Date: Oct 22, 2016

#R1##TD2#
Benn Jr shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat. #SUB#
Domman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benn Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #SUB#
Domman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benn Jr defends it easily.
Benn Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Domman is proving hard to escape from. #SUB#
Domman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benn Jr can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Benn Jr controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benn Jr landing some decent shots from guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.#SUB2#
Benn Jr is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB#
Domman escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benn Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance. #T1#
Domman keeping moving, preventing Benn Jr from controlling successfully. #SUB#
Domman is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Benn Jr defends well.
Domman will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Benn Jr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.#SU2#
Benn Jr stands up from Domman's guard - Benn Jr perhaps looking for a knockout.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab #TD#
and Domman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground. #SUB#
Domman drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Benn Jr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Domman has Benn Jr in his guard.#REVB#
Benn Jr wanted to stand there but Domman had control of the position. #SU2#
Benn Jr gets to his feet - Domman follows without any prompting. #T2##TD2#
Benn Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Domman quickly recovers to half guard.
Domman is breathing heavily.
Benn Jr seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Benn Jr there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr lands strikes from half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benn Jr lands a nice short elbow.#SUB#
Domman actively working from the bottom here.
Benn Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound. #SU2#
Benn Jr stands up out of the half guard.
Benn Jr batters Domman with a massive right followed by a huge left! Domman is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Benn Jr lands a final crushing right hand to drop Domman to the mat with a gruesome thud! Benn Jr is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'

Event: AFE 2: First Blood
Date: Sep 24, 2016

#R1#
Sweeney throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Sweeney stuffs the takedown attempt from Benn Jr. Benn Jr gets slowly back to his feet.
Benn Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
A punch combination from Benn Jr misses. #CL2#
Sweeney gets a clinch.
Benn Jr is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Sweeney to keep the fight standing.#BC2#
Sweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Sweeney throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Sweeney fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Benn Jr avoids it really well and circles away.
Sweeney showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benn Jr.
Sweeney throws a counter combo.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Sweeney counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sweeney throws a body shot but no joy. #T1##CL#
Benn Jr has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sweeney tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.#BC2#
Sweeney manages to break the clinch.
Sweeney looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benn Jr slaps away a takedown attempt from Sweeney, before circling back to the center of the mat.#KD#
Nice combo by Benn Jr! Oh, that's hurt him - Sweeney falls to the canvas and Benn Jr follows him into side control. #CUT#
It looks like Ben Sweeney has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.#SU#
Benn Jr decides to stand back up. Benn Jr steps back and let's Sweeney get back to his feet.#CL#
Benn Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
Sweeney landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt. #BC2#
Sweeney's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Benn Jr rushes Sweeney and presses him up against the cage.#BC2#
Sweeney pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#T2#
Benn Jr thuds his shin into the meat of Sweeney's side.#TD#
Benn Jr closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sweeney quickly recovers to half guard.
Sweeney looks winded!#SU#
Benn Jr stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Benn Jr throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. #CL#
Benn Jr clinches up with Sweeney and pushes him back against the cage.#BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Benn Jr gets in close and instigates a clinch. #BC#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch. #KD#
Oooh a lovely combination from Benn Jr sends Sweeney down but not out. Benn Jr dives into side control looking to finish.
Benn Jr looks up at the clock and then as Sweeney takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Benn Jr smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude! #SU#
Benn Jr stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches. #T3#
Sweeney shoots in and drives through. Benn Jr sprawls well.
Benn Jr seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Sweeney.#CL#
Benn Jr rushes Sweeney and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr swinging wildly here.
A left and a right from Benn Jr both land. Nice combination.
Benn Jr throws a head kick that misses
letting Sweeney counter with a right hand. #TD#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sweeney keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn Jr landing a few strikes. #T4#
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benn Jr is putting a hurting on Sweeney here, landing some big shots from side control. #SUB#
Benn Jr is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Sweeney has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB#
Benn Jr is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Sweeney is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Benn Jr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though. #SUB#
Benn Jr is trying to get an arm triangle but Sweeney is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nigel Benn Jr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ben Sweeney's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
#R2#
Benn Jr is looking to clinch.
A combination from Sweeney does no damage.
Benn Jr fails with an attempt to clinch. #CL#
Benn Jr moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Sweeney breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Sweeney avoids it well. #CL#
Benn Jr has closed the distance and engaged Sweeney in a clinch. #BC2#
Sweeney escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Sweeney - that will leave a mark!
Sweeney throws a series of punches but Benn Jr moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sweeney misses with a few strikes there. #CL#
Sweeney tries to keep at a distance but Benn Jr has taken the fight into the clinch.#BC2#
Sweeney manages to break the clinch. #T1#
Benn Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sweeney swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sweeney tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
A left and a right from Benn Jr both land. Nice combination.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Sweeney.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Benn Jr sets himself, and Sweeney steps forward looking for the clinch! Benn Jr avoids it this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
No joy there for Benn Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nigel Benn Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
Benn Jr feints and then cracks Sweeney's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sweeney down.
Benn Jr shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sweeney as he jumps to the side.
Sweeney tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Sloppy strikes from Sweeney. Those never looked like landing.
Benn Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sweeney.#TD#
Benn Jr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sweeney tries to bench press Benn Jr off him but Benn Jr keeps the position.
Sweeney is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Benn Jr trying to control the position but Sweeney is working away. #T2#
Benn Jr landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Benn Jr landing strikes.
Sweeney defending against the ground and pound.
Benn Jr is looking to take a break and control but Sweeney is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom. #SU#
Benn Jr has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Benn Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn Jr avoids a punch combination nicely. #T3#
Benn Jr misses with a double jab. #CL#
Benn Jr rushes Sweeney and presses him up against the cage.#BC#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch. #KD#
Benn Jr lands a left and a right that sends Sweeney crashing to the canvas! Benn Jr dives into mount looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr scoring with strikes but Sweeney is staying in there. #SUB#
Benn Jr is working for a guillotine from mount but Sweeney frees his head quite easily.
Benn Jr working the ground and pound effectively.
Benn Jr landing strikes from the mount.#T4#
Benn Jr lands a couple of good shots and Sweeney has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Benn Jr lands a shot to the body.
Benn Jr has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Sweeney.
Sweeney covers up after that shot from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Sweeney!
You can see the frustration on Sweeney's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later. #SUB#
Benn Jr has got one arm under Sweeney's chin. This could be trouble... Sweeney trying to control the other hand but Benn Jr gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Sweeney has tapped out! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 05, 2016

#R1#
Benn Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benn Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Adams throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
Benn Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.#TD2#
Benn Jr throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Adams tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Benn Jr is in Adams's guard.
Benn Jr lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Benn Jr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Adams swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benn Jr throwing strikes from guard but Adams blocks nicely.
Benn Jr controls from within his opponent's guard. #SU2#
Adams is working an open guard so Benn Jr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Benn Jr tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Adams defends well and Benn Jr ends up having to push Adams into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Adams fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #TD2#
Benn Jr darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#T1#
Adams trying to control here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benn Jr controlling the pace.
Benn Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Benn Jr thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas. #SU2#
Benn Jr decides to return to a standing position.
Benn Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Adams sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Adams throws a right and a left that Benn Jr avoids nicely. #CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Benn Jr manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back. #T2#
Adams scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Adams trying to control but Benn Jr is working from the bottom. #SUB2#
Benn Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Adams is aware though and is defending well.#SUB2#
Benn Jr is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Adams frees his head nicely. Oh but Benn Jr has switched to an armbar! Adams is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Nigel Benn Jr!
A pretty intense looking Nigel Benn Jr took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: StrikeForce Union #23
Date: Aug 28, 2016

#R1##CL#
Benn Jr rushes Breaker and presses him up against the cage.
Breaker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benn Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Breaker has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benn Jr after a bit of a struggle.
Benn Jr lands with a short punch from the clinch. #TD#
Benn Jr gets control of Breaker's arms and successfully pulls guard. Benn Jr will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.#SUB2#
Breaker has gone for a leg lock! Benn Jr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Breaker's guard.#REVR#
Benn Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
We've been hearing good reports from Benn Jr's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Breaker keeping full guard, as Benn Jr tries to pass. #SUB2#
Breaker had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benn Jr defends it easily.#SUB2#
Breaker is looking for a triangle but Benn Jr pushes his legs off easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr stands up over Breaker, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Breaker looking for a sweep. Not yet Breaker, not yet.
Benn Jr lands a couple of elbows.#T1#
Benn Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Benn Jr got a little sloppy there for a moment and Breaker has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benn Jr has managed to get both his arms back between Breaker's legs - danger averted.
Breaker looks winded!
Benn Jr wanted to stand there but Breaker had control of the position.
Benn Jr is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound. #SUB2#
Breaker is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Our spies down at at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) inform us that Breaker has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?#SU#
Benn Jr decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Breaker bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.#TD#
Benn Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Benn Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Benn Jr lands a decent elbow from side control.
Benn Jr scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Breaker to see if he's OK.
Benn Jr lands some shots froms side control.#SUB#
Benn Jr tries for a kimura but Breaker is defending well. #T2##SU#
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benn Jr stands up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breaker closes this distance looking for a takedown but Benn Jr circles away.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crusher Breaker.
Benn Jr misses with a wild combination. #CL#
Benn Jr instigates a clinch. #BC#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Breaker walks into a stiff left hand from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Breaker sprawls well. Breaker wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benn Jr gets slowly back to his feet.#T3##CL#
Benn Jr moves into the clinch.
Breaker is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benn Jr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Breaker blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.#BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice straight punches there by Benn Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benn Jr.
Benn Jr stalks Breaker and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Breaker's face. Breaker staggers backwards, shaken.#ROC#
Breaker is rocked!
Benn Jr is throwing punches like he's double parked. Oh my word! Huge right hand from Benn Jr shuts the power down on Breaker. Lights out, game over! Benn Jr is your winner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.

Event: StrikeForce Union #19
Date: Jul 30, 2016

#R1#
Breaker has a takedown stuffed.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Breaker 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.
Benn Jr fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Breaker throws a fast counter high kick but Benn Jr manages to duck under it in time.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benn Jr will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.#CL#
Benn Jr darts in and clinches Breaker up against the cage.
Breaker tries to score a body lock takedown but Benn Jr shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Breaker has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benn Jr avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Nigel Benn Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Crusher Breaker.
Breaker misses with the head strike.
Breaker is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#BC#
Benn Jr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Breaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benn Jr.
A little jabbing left from Breaker on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.#T1#
Benn Jr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range. #CUT#
It looks like Crusher Breaker has been cut.
Breaker defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Benn Jr.
Breaker is looking for the big counter here.
Benn Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks. #TD#
Benn Jr scores with a takedown into Breaker's guard.#SUB2#
Breaker looking for a guillotine here but Benn Jr defends easily.
Breaker looks winded!
Breaker working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Breaker is proving hard to escape from. #SUB2#
Breaker is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Benn Jr has his hands clasped together but Breaker extends and breaks Benn Jr's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Breaker.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Crusher Breaker!
A victorious Crusher Breaker thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Nigel Benn Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'ill be back'.

Event: StrikeForce Union #18
Date: Jul 23, 2016

#R1#
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing. #CL#
Crowley moves into the clinch.
We've been informed that Benn Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Benn Jr blocks a punch to the side of the head.
We've been hearing reports that Crowley has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Crowley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benn Jr is defending well for now.
Crowley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn Jr's efforts to push away.
Crowley is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Benn Jr lands a left hand.
Crowley missing with knees to the body.
Benn Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Crowley won't allow it.
Benn Jr avoiding damage as Crowley throws knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#BC2#
Benn Jr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crowley swivels and escapes.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Crowley with a series of wild strikes but Crowley uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Crowley slaps away a takedown attempt from Benn Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Norman Crowley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Benn Jr.#T1#
Benn Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Crowley manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Crowley closes the distance and clinches.
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Crowley landing knees to the head. #CUT#
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Crowley keeps control of Benn Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benn Jr is trying to break free.
Crowley misses with a knee to the head.
Benn Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.#BC2#
Benn Jr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. #CL#
Crowley closes the distance and clinches.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Crowley is controlling him.
Crowley unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Crowley controlling the action here for a moment.
Crowley taking a breather.#T2#
Crowley using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Benn Jr looks winded!
Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crowley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn Jr's efforts to push away.
Crowley avoiding damage.
Crowley stalling the fight.
Benn Jr letting Crowley take a breather here.
Crowley missing with knees to the body. #T3#
Crowley prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crowley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.
Benn Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Crowley.
Benn Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Crowley.
Benn Jr is trying to push Crowley away but Crowley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crowley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Crowley misses with a knee to the head.
Benn Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Benn Jr takes a knee to the side of the body.
Benn Jr managing to block the knees to the body from Crowley.
Benn Jr is trying to push Crowley away but Crowley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T4#
Crowley misses with a knee strike. #BC2#
Benn Jr breaks from the clinch.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss. #CL#
Crowley has taken the fight to the clinch.
Crowley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.#BC2#
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches. #CL#
Crowley rushes Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Crowley missing with knees to the body.
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!
Crowley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.
Crowley stalling in the clinch.
Crowley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Crowley for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Crowley dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's time! Crowley's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
#R2#
The fight stays on the outside here - Benn Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Crowley throwing a counter right hand but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Crowley lands with a right hand.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Benn Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Crowley eats them both and turns towards Benn Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Benn Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Crowley circles away. #CL#
Crowley moves into range and clinches up with Benn Jr.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Crowley keeps him there for the moment.
Crowley looking to throw knees to the head but Benn Jr is blocking nicely.
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Crowley takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Crowley taking a breather.
Crowley is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?
Crowley stalling in the clinch. #T1#
Benn Jr takes a knee right on the jaw!
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Crowley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Crowley keeps control of Benn Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Crowley looking to throw knees to the head but Benn Jr is blocking nicely.
Crowley prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Crowley using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benn Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benn Jr is trying to push Crowley away but Crowley has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Crowley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benn Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #TD2#
Benn Jr drags the fight down to the ground. #T2#
Benn Jr looking to control.
Benn Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Crowley is controlling him. #SUB2#
Benn Jr is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Crowley is aware though and is defending well.
Benn Jr 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.
Benn Jr wants to get back to his feet but Crowley is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.#T3##SU#
Crowley stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Norman Crowley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Crowley rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Norman Crowley has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Crowley scores a nice knee to the body.
Crowley trying to land knees to the body.
Crowley throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benn Jr blocks it with crossed arms.
Crowley effectively controlling the action here.
Crowley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benn Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Crowley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn Jr's efforts to push away.
Crowley displaying some good clinch control by pressing Benn Jr up against the cage.#T4#
Crowley just leaning against Benn Jr, taking a breather.
Crowley is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benn Jr is defending well for now.
Crowley missing with knees to the body.
Crowley tries to land a knee to the head but Benn Jr blocks with his arms.
Crowley prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Benn Jr is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch but Crowley keeps him there for the moment.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crowley keeps control of Benn Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Norman Crowley dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Nigel Benn Jr's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
#R3##CL#
Crowley clinches.
Crowley scores a nice knee to the body.
Crowley goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A frustrated look appears on Benn Jr's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Crowley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Knees to the body from Crowley.
Benn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crowley lands a good knee to the midsection. Benn Jr won't want to take too many of those.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr avoiding damage as Crowley throws knees to the body.
Benn Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Crowley has double underhooks.
Crowley tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benn Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #T1#
Crowley misses with a hook to the ribs.
Crowley has Benn Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Benn Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Crowley lands a knee to the body.
Crowley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Crowley tries to land knees in the clinch but Benn Jr avoids the damage to the body.
Benn Jr avoiding damage as Crowley throws knees to the body.
Crowley stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Crowley has the dominant position.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benn Jr.
Crowley with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time. #T2#
Crowley looking to slow down the pace here.
Crowley keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benn Jr's efforts to push away.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Crowley trying to stall but Benn Jr improves his position.
Benn Jr jumps guard but Crowley stands there with Benn Jr around his waist. Benn Jr gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Crowley has the dominant position.
Crowley tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benn Jr avoids it.
Crowley doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benn Jr as Crowley tries to tie him up.
Crowley is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Norman Crowley is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.#T3#
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Crowley is controlling him.
Benn Jr wants to get back to striking at distance but Crowley won't allow it.
Crowley trying to land knees to the body.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Crowley is controlling him.#T4#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Crowley with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benn Jr drops down looking for an ankle pick but Crowley pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benn Jr closes the distance and clinches up with Crowley, looking for a takedown. Benn Jr pushes Crowley against the cage but Crowley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Norman Crowley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nigel Benn Jr.
Crowley pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benn Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#CL#
Benn Jr tries to keep at a distance but Crowley has taken the fight into the clinch.
Crowley is leaning against Benn Jr and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Norman Crowley showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Crowley, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:27
Judge Donald Grub scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Norman Crowley!
Norman Crowley bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.

Event: StrikeForce Union #15
Date: Jul 02, 2016

#R1#
Vidienko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benn Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benn Jr lands an overhand right.
Vidienko misses with a straight left.
Vidienko throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vidienko moves into range and connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vidienko is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benn Jr sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Benn Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benn Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab
letting Vidienko counter with a right hand.
Vidienko misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Vidienko misses with a double jab.
Benn Jr lands with a nice combination. Vidienko backs away looking to recover.
Benn Jr moves in looking to clinch but Vidienko pushes him off.
Benn Jr shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Vidienko eats them both and turns towards Benn Jr to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Benn Jr feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Vidienko collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nigel Benn Jr!
A pretty intense looking Nigel Benn Jr took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.

Event: Quick Fight Championship
Date: May 01, 2016

#R1#
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones. #CL#
Jones darts in and clinches Benn Jr up against the cage.#BC#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones looks to land a combination but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Jones has been working on his boxing with his coaches at UFC (Ultimate Fighter Club) in the buildup to the fight.
Jones moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.#CL#
Jones drives through and clinches with Benn Jr against the cage.
Benn Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benn Jr tries to break the clinch but Jones is controlling the position.
Jones misses with a knee strike.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones scores with a knee to the head.
Benn Jr blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Benn Jr working hard to break the clinch.
Jones blocks an uppercut. #T1#
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Benn Jr takes an elbow to the forehead. #CUT#
It looks like Nigel Benn Jr has been cut.
Benn Jr is trying to force a seperation but Jones has the dominant position.#BC#
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A right-left combo lands from Benn Jr. #CUT2#
It looks like Jon Jones has been cut.
Jones explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Jones is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Jones avoids it well.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#CL#
Jones moves into the clinch.
Jones stalling against the cage. #T2#
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Benn Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short left from Benn Jr.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch. #BC#
Jones escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there. #T3##CL#
Jones moves into the clinch.#BC#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Benn Jr dodges the punch combination from Jones.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Benn Jr throws a one two combo.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand. #CL#
Jones gets a clinch. #BC#
Jones breaks from the clinch. #CL#
Jones rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!#BC#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL#
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Benn Jr tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.#T4#
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Benn Jr on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body. #BC#
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A right-left combo lands from Benn Jr.
Jones goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Benn Jr is looking to take this fight into the clinch.#CL#
Jones rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Jones displaying some good clinch control by pressing Benn Jr up against the cage.
Benn Jr wants to break the clinch but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Jon Jones will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2##CL#
Jones forces Benn Jr back against the cage and clinches.#BC#
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch up but Benn Jr circles away and keeps his distance.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Jones wants to clinch up but Benn Jr keeps it at a distance.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benn Jr misses with a jab, cross combination.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benn Jr tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
Jon Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benn Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benn Jr slips a jab and a cross from Jones. #CL#
Jones drives through and clinches with Benn Jr against the cage.
Benn Jr wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jones has Benn Jr pressed against the cage, preventing Benn Jr from circling away and getting back to striking at range.#BC#
Jones manages to break the clinch. #T1#
Benn Jr lands a lovely overhand right.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones wants to clinch
and Benn Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benn Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benn Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Jones is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones cracks Benn Jr with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A combination from Benn Jr does no damage.
Benn Jr misses with a double jab
and Jones counters with a slapping leg kick. #T2#
Benn Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up but Jones swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jones connects with the punch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.#CL#
Jones rushes Benn Jr and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.#BC#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Jones throws a front kick that sends Benn Jr stumbling back into the cage.#CL#
Jones clinches with his opponent. #BC#
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones tries to clinch but Benn Jr moves out of range. #CL#
Jones rushes Benn Jr and presses him up against the cage.
Jones landing knees to the body. #T3##BC#
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Benn Jr lands with a right hand.
Benn Jr pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jones back to the cage. Benn Jr follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Benn Jr tries to clinch but Jones moves away
and Jones counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Benn Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jones paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benn Jr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.#CL#
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benn Jr has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.#BC#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#CL2#
Benn Jr clinches up with Jones and pushes him back against the cage.#T4##BC#
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr stalks Jones and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jones's face. Jones staggers backwards, shaken.
Benn Jr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nigel Benn Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.#CL#
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Jones stalling in the clinch.
Jones throws a head punch that misses. #BC#
Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benn Jr is working the combinations to good effect here.#CL#
Jones has Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Jon Jones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr blocks an elbow strike from Jones.
Jones taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Nigel Benn Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
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. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Jones moves out of range.
Benn Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Jones tries to clinch but Benn Jr is having none of it.
Benn Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Jones went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Jones wants to clinch.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn Jr misses with a few strikes there.
Benn Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benn Jr duly obliges.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benn Jr is looking for the big counter here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benn Jr scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. #T1#
Benn Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#CL#
Jones pushes Benn Jr up against the cage in a clinch.
Jones is stalling here.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage. #BC#
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benn Jr throws a nice looking combination but Jones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air. #CL#
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.#T2#
Jones lands an elbow inside that Benn Jr shrugs off.
Benn Jr is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jones using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benn Jr has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike. #BC#
Jones breaks the clinch. #CL2#
Benn Jr closes the distance and clinches.
Benn Jr manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Benn Jr is blocking nicely.
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!
Benn Jr is trying to push Jones away but Jones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.#T3#
Jones lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Jones creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benn Jr's defenses.
Jones lands a knee to the body.
Jones controlling the action here for a moment. #BC#
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benn Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Benn Jr lands a jab to the nose.#T4#
Benn Jr displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jones fails in his attempt to clinch. #CL#
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benn Jr, pushing him back against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jones crunches a lovely knee into Benn Jr's ribcage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A short uppercut from Jones.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
Jones misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benn Jr.
Jones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benn Jr.
Jones is pushing Benn Jr up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nigel Benn Jr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benn Jr 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 Chris Edwards scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 29:28
Judge James Ackerman scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Nigel Benn Jr!
Nigel Benn Jr opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

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