Destiny 23: Out vs. Benoit II PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andi Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kick Please (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Lee
vs
Please

167 cm
20
155 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

190 cm
21
146 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Andi Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kick Please!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Sano, Kenichi Hosakawa and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Please throws a wild body kick that Lee sees coming a mile off.
Lee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Lee cracks the inside of Please's front leg.
Please showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lee.
Please tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Please fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lee is out of range.
Lee jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lee cracks the inside of Please's front leg.
Lee is looking to land body kicks.
Lee lands a nice shot that snaps Please's head back.
Lee catches Please with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lee stuffs the takedown attempt from Please. Please gets slowly back to his feet.
Please takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Please displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lee throws out the jab.
Lee throws a body punch but Please moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Please tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lee fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lee, right into the meat.
Lee turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Please slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Lee looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Please wants to clinch up but Lee keeps it at a distance.
Lee is looking to slow Please down with leg kicks.
Nice shot by Lee.
Please is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Please gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Lee.
Please walks forward, straight into a front kick from Lee.
Lee scores with a jab. Please acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lee throws a sloppy head kick and Please moves out of range easily.
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 throws a leg kick which misses Please's front leg but catches the back leg as Please tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee connects with a leg kick. Please looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
An inside leg kick lands from Lee.
Lee scoring well with a low kick there.
Lee scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Please doesn't seem bothered though.
Lee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Please backs up against the cage.
Lee's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Lee duly obliges.

Please is rocked!
Lee wobbles Please with a right hand and the left hook that follows puts him on his rear! Lee dives in with a huge flying punch that connects right on the button and puts Please to sleep! - What a violent and spectacular finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Andi Lee!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelly Olynyk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vincent Mars (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Olynyk's entrance music is Jag - Versace. A fine choice. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Olynyk
vs
Mars

220 cm
19
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

217 cm
19
277 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kelly Olynyk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Vincent Mars!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Shimada, Shirou Masuda and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olynyk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Olynyk leaves Mars with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Olynyk uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mars.
Olynyk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mars.
Olynyk scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.

It looks like Vincent Mars has been cut.
Mars checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Olynyk lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Olynyk throws out a leg kick but Mars moves out of range and Olynyk only half commits.
Olynyk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Vincent Mars seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Olynyk throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mars sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Mars looks winded!
Olynyk throws a solid leg kick but Mars takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Olynyk.
Mars throws a lazy right hand but Olynyk sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Olynyk looks to land a right hand but Mars moved out of range.
That kick from Olynyk tenderised Mars's leg. Mars is trying to keep his angry face on.
Olynyk defending well as Mars loads up on a big left hand.
Olynyk misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Olynyk fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mars.
A big left from Olynyk misses.
Olynyk lands a leg kick that knocks Mars off balance momentarily.
A chopping leg kick lands by Olynyk.

Olynyk closes the distance and pushes Mars back into the cage.

Olynyk breaks the clinch.
Olynyk really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mars takes a jab right on the kisser.
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!
Olynyk fakes the leg kick and cracks Mars in the body.
Olynyk throws a head kick that misses.
Olynyk looks to land a right hand but Mars moved out of range.
Mars swings for the body but Olynyk moves out of range.
Mars lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mars misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Olynyk.
Olynyk fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mars manages to avoid it.
Jab by Olynyk.

Olynyk feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Mars sprawling to the canvas! Mars rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Olynyk finish him?!

Mars is rocked!

That has opened up Vincent Mars's cut even more.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mars connects with a looping right hand.
Mars is still on wobbly legs! Can Olynyk finish him?
Olynyk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mars.
Mars walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Olynyk swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kelly Olynyk!
A victorious Kelly Olynyk thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Giannis Bakos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jimbo Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jenkins's choice of entrance music: Heaven Shall Burn - Combat. Jimbo Jenkins acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Bakos
vs
Jenkins

189 cm
20
213 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

188 cm
26
205 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter fighter
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Prefers standup

Merciless Gladiators

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Giannis Bakos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Jimbo Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jenkins swinging wildly here.
Jenkins has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Bakos is landing a low percentage of strikes.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bakos is defended easily by Jenkins.
Bakos closes the distance and clinches up with Jenkins, looking for a takedown. Bakos pushes Jenkins against the cage but Jenkins circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bakos throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jenkins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.

Bakos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Jenkins napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Bakos trying to control the position but Jenkins is working away.
Bakos wants to control for a moment but Jenkins uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Bakos not landing any meaningful shots this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins is trying to stand up here but Bakos is controlling him well.
Jenkins controlling the position well.
Bakos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jenkins defending well though.
Jenkins wants to get back to full guard.
Bakos thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bakos is nestled in close to Jenkins, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Bakos is looking to take a break and control but Jenkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bakos thows a huge punch but Jenkins dodges it nicely.
Bakos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jenkins defending well though.
Bakos missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Bakos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bakos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bakos slips a nice elbow through Jenkins's hands, connecting with Jenkins's forehead.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bakos missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bakos looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Bakos is trying to control. Jenkins wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Jenkins keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jenkins blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bakos.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins missing with punches from the bottom.
Bakos is thwarting Jenkins's attempts to control the position.
Jenkins really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Bakos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Bakos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Jenkins actively working from the bottom here.
Bakos throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jenkins wants to get back to his feet.
Bakos not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Bakos working the head and body with strikes.
Jenkins has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Bakos is working away from the top position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakos looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Bakos is looking to take a break and control but Jenkins is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Jenkins trying to control here.
Jenkins is not content to let Bakos control the position.
Jenkins is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bakos scores with a couple of nice shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bakos lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bakos sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jenkins defending well though.
Bakos thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jenkins's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Giannis Bakos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Jenkins tries a head kick but it misses.
Jenkins tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jenkins leaves Bakos with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Bakos buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bakos tries for a takedown but Jenkins sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Jimbo Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Bakos drives through and clinches with Jenkins against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Jenkins just misses with a elbow thrown towards Bakos's brow.
Jenkins dodges an elbow strike from Bakos.
I was talking to Bakos's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Bakos tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Jenkins avoids it.
Jenkins lands a left hand.
Bakos throws an elbow that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jenkins.
Bakos avoids the elbow strike from Jenkins, against the cage.
Bakos has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Jenkins avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Giannis Bakos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bakos avoids the elbow strike from Jenkins, against the cage.
Jenkins tries a body shot but Bakos blocks it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bakos goes for a takedown attempt but Jenkins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Jenkins blocks a low kick nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Bakos.

Bakos closes the distance and clinches.
Bakos missing with knees to the body.
Jenkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jenkins looking to slow down the pace here.
Bakos blocks the elbow strike.
Jenkins managing to block the knees to the body from Bakos.
Jenkins tries to land knees in the clinch but Bakos avoids the damage to the body.
Bakos misses with an elbow over the top.
Jenkins takes an elbow to the forehead.
Bakos throws an elbow that misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bakos lands a damaging elbow.

It looks like Jimbo Jenkins has been cut.
Bakos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Bakos blocks an elbow strike.
Bakos looking to slow down the pace here.
Bakos misses with an elbow strike.
Jenkins creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Bakos's defenses.

It looks like Giannis Bakos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bakos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jenkins wants to get back to striking at distance but Bakos won't allow it.
Jenkins throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jenkins avoids a wild elbow strike from Bakos.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jenkins throws an elbow but misses.
Bakos takes an elbow to the temple.

Bakos tightens his grip and picks Jenkins up, before dumping him to the ground. Jenkins manages to land in guard.
Jenkins is pulling down on Bakos's head to control his posture.
Bakos trying to control the position from guard on top but Jenkins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bakos preventing the sweep.
Jenkins keeping moving, preventing Bakos from controlling successfully.
Jenkins working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bakos.
Jenkins is looking to stand up but Bakos isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jenkins looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Bakos 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.
Bakos postures up in Jenkins's guard and throws a big left but Jenkins blocks it.
Bakos chips away with some ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bakos postures up and lands a big shot to Jenkins's brow.
Bakos lands a couple of digs.
Bakos scoring with punches to the head and body.

Jenkins is rocked!
Bakos stands up over Jenkins, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Jenkins is still in real trouble! Can Bakos finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bakos postures up from his opponent's guard, before exploding into some vicious ground and pound! Jenkins covers up, he's hurt! Bakos keeps throwing the strikes, glancing at the referee... Will he stop it?? One more big shot from Bakos and the ref steps in to end the fight! Bakos can't hide his delight as he celebrates with his corner.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Giannis Bakos!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hanz Titties (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Zangief (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zangief is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by We Own It. Hanz Titties had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Titties
vs
Zangief

178 cm
20
150 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

170 cm
23
150 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid Muay Thai
Big heart

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hanz Titties!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Travis Zangief!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Yuuki Gou and Yasuomi Hirokawa.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Titties lands with a shot to the body.
Titties fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zangief has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Titties connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Zangief takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Titties tries to score with a low kick but Zangief moves his leg out of the way.
Hanz Titties seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Titties throws a head kick that misses.
Zangief doesn't manage to clinch there - Titties circles away.
Titties connects with a body shot that sends Zangief's belly button to the back.
Titties seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.

Zangief closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Zangief wants to lay and pray for a moment but Titties keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zangief has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Zangief unloads with some shots from mount but Titties bucks and avoids them well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Zangief misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Zangief throwing strikes here but Titties is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Zangief misses with a head shot.
Zangief tries to take Titties's back but instead Titties uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Titties wants to get back to his feet.
Titties is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zangief is controlling the pace.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Titties avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Zangief.
Zangief has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Zangief is looking to stall here but Titties recovers full guard.
Zangief trying to control the position from guard on top but Titties is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zangief wants to pass the guard but Titties is keeping the position.
Zangief wants to control from the top but Titties keeps moving.
Titties on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Titties tries to get out of the position.
Zangief is looking to advance position but Titties has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Zangief tries to lock up and control but Titties gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Titties raining down shots from the mount!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zangief can't escape the position.
Zangief tries to hold on but Titties pushes him away.
Titties dominating with strikes here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zangief tries to hold on but Titties postures up.
Titties content just to control the position here.
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 Hanz Titties will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Zangief shoots in but no luck this time.

Zangief darts in and clinches Titties up against the cage.
Zangief manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Titties avoiding damage as Zangief throws knees to the body.
Titties displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zangief up against the cage.
Zangief has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Titties is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zangief throws a knee to the head but misses.
Titties gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Zangief.
Hanz Titties has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Zangief.
Titties lands on the inside with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Zangief decides to pull guard.
Zangief is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Titties trying to control the position from guard on top but Zangief is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Hanz Titties has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Titties throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Titties connects with the punch.
Zangief is looking to clinch but Titties is avoiding it.
Titties scores with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Titties.
Zangief takes one to the side of the head.
Travis Zangief is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Titties fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Zangief has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Zangief takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Titties with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Zangief crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Titties - the referee stops the clock and Zangief gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Titties. Zangief manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Zangief is breathing heavily.
Titties moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Zangief tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A solid body kick from Titties.
Zangief tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Zangief tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Titties counters with a body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Titties lands with a slapping head kick.
Zangief is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Titties.
Titties throws a series of punches but Zangief avoids them all with ease.
Titties throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Titties leaves Zangief with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.

Zangief drives through and clinches with Titties against the cage.

Titties breaks the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zangief has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Titties.
Titties lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zangief takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Good leg kick by Titties there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Titties turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Zangief's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Titties lands with a kick to the ribs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Titties.
Zangief wants to clinch.
Titties scoring well with a low kick there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Titties scores with the left hand. Zangief knows he should have avoided that one.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Hanz Titties dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!

Titties connects with a solid leg kick.
Titties lands a head kick!
Titties lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Titties swats away the attempt to clinch by Zangief.
Both fighters circling a little - Titties finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Titties.
An inside leg kick lands from Titties.
Zangief moves in looking to clinch but Titties pushes him off.
Zangief takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zangief tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Titties manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Zangief tries to clinch there but Titties circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Titties throws a head kick that half lands.

Zangief is rocked!
Titties connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Zangief is still on wobbly legs! Can Titties finish him?
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Titties! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Hanz Titties!
Travis Zangief was interviewed post fight and said 'Im still in shock,I did my best and I'll come back even stronger'.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Martin Van Buren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yushi Tatizu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Van Buren
vs
Tatizu

160 cm
18
138 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

160 cm
21
137 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Zombie Nutrition - LOD

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Martin Van Buren!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Yushi Tatizu!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Sosuke Kotani and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Buren moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Van Buren goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Tatizu avoids a punch combination nicely.
Martin Van Buren seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Van Buren slips a jab and a cross from Tatizu.
Tatizu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Van Buren misses with a double jab.
Van Buren lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Van Buren scores with a jab to the jaw.
Tatizu closes the distance and clinches up with Van Buren, looking for a takedown. Tatizu pushes Van Buren against the cage but Van Buren circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tatizu shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tatizu goes for a double leg but Van Buren avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Van Buren continues to drive forward.
Martin Van Buren has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yushi Tatizu.
Tatizu jumps guard but Van Buren stands there with Tatizu around his waist. Tatizu gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Van Buren is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatizu is working for takedown but Van Buren is calmly controlling the position for now.
Van Buren tries to break the clinch but Tatizu is controlling the position.
Tatizu fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Van Buren has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tatizu wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Van Buren has him pressed against the cage.

Van Buren breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Tatizu shoots in and gets a takedown into Van Buren's guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Tatizu gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Tatizu tries to move into range but Van Buren moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Tatizu closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Van Buren connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Van Buren jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Buren lands a jab to Tatizu's midsection.
Van Buren lands a really nice looking cross but Tatizu seems unphased.
Van Buren connects with a looping right hand.

Tatizu is rocked!
Tatizu takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Tatizu is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Buren finish him?
and Van Buren counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Tatizu! He's just covering up as Van Buren starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Martin Van Buren!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Pettis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Pettis
vs
Dsafdsfqw

205 cm
25
265 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
26
220 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Speed Junkie Supplements Q160-158-155 (90%Laundry)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Johnny Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Tatsuya Matsuyama and Sosuke Kotani.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dsafdsfqw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Pettis defends well and Dsafdsfqw ends up having to push Pettis into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Pettis tries to pull guard but Dsafdsfqw won't allow it.
Dsafdsfqw tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Dsafdsfqw ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Dsafdsfqw no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Pettis trying to control the position from guard on top but Dsafdsfqw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pettis definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Pettis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Dsafdsfqw looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pettis passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dsafdsfqw tries to buck Pettis off but Pettis is having none of it.

Pettis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dsafdsfqw knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pettis postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis misses with the ground and pound.
Dsafdsfqw is looking for a sweep.
Pettis will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dsafdsfqw stops Pettis from passing to mount.
Dsafdsfqw manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Pettis is keen to just control but Dsafdsfqw is a slippery customer.

Dsafdsfqw looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Pettis pushes past his half guard into mount!

Pettis goes for an armbar but Dsafdsfqw turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Dsafdsfqw.

Dsafdsfqw got a little sloppy there for a moment and Pettis has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Dsafdsfqw has managed to get both his arms back between Pettis's legs - danger averted.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Pettis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dsafdsfqw shoots in looking for a takedown but Pettis manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Dsafdsfqw's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Johnny Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Qwewetgtfsdr Dsafdsfqw.

Pettis drives through with a takedown into guard.
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!
Pettis trying to control but Dsafdsfqw is working from the bottom.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pettis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

Dsafdsfqw working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pettis doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pettis manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dsafdsfqw looks winded!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pettis passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Pettis with the ground and pound but Dsafdsfqw regains half guard under the barage of strikes.

Pettis is looking for a kimura but Dsafdsfqw is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pettis to get the leverage.

Pettis is trying to work for a kimura but Dsafdsfqw is defending well.

Pettis is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Dsafdsfqw doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pettis.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pettis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Dsafdsfqw looking for submissions off his back.

Dsafdsfqw looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pettis is looking to advance position but Dsafdsfqw won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Johnny Pettis 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.

Pettis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Dsafdsfqw looking for subs from the bottom but Pettis mounts him!
Pettis with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pettis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Pettis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Dsafdsfqw is squirming around, avoiding Pettis's attempts to control the action.
Pettis working away from the top, dropping strikes.

Pettis working for a guillotine from mount but Dsafdsfqw is in no mood to give up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis landing strikes from the mount.
Pettis lands a heavy elbow.
Dsafdsfqw really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pettis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Pettis landing shots from mount.
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!
Dsafdsfqw really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dsafdsfqw is breathing heavily.
Pettis working Dsafdsfqw over with strikes here.
Johnny Pettis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pettis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Dsafdsfqw is rocked!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Pettis! Dsafdsfqw is hurt baaadly! Pettis is firing away with more strikes - Dsafdsfqw is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Pettis!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Coronel Avas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Naya Shinoki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinoki is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by wadiako. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Avas
vs
Shinoki

180 cm
20
169 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

180 cm
22
169 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Coronel Avas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Naya Shinoki !
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shigeki Sano and Taro Takaoka.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shinoki misses with a head kick.
We've been hearing reports that Avas has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Avas looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!

Shinoki shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Avas's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Shinoki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shinoki postures up and lands a big shot to Avas's brow.
Shinoki controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Shinoki slips nicely into half guard.

Shinoki seems to be looking for submissions.
Shinoki has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Avas is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Shinoki 's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Shinoki 's back!
Shinoki tries to escape but Avas has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shinoki rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.

Shinoki looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Shinoki manages to get to full guard.
Shinoki is controlling Avas's posture.

Shinoki is looking to cinch up a triangle. Avas throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Shinoki 's body to avoid the submission. Shinoki has instead reached around Avas's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Shinoki arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Naya Shinoki !
Naya Shinoki managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Cold Blooded Kemists ↑ 5x160Q, into his post fight interview.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Piotr Bukowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenshin Yamamoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bukowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Donatan, Gural, Sheller, Kaczor, Ry23, Rafi - Słowiańska krew. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Bukowski
vs
Yamamoto

168 cm
20
145 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

169 cm
28
147 lbs
6 - 1 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Counter fighter
Good gas tank

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Piotr Bukowski!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kenshin Yamamoto!
The judges for this bout are Tatsuya Matsuyama, Yukihiro Shimada and Hirohito Nitta.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bukowski steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Yamamoto.

Yamamoto looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Yamamoto working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Bukowski keeping moving, preventing Yamamoto from controlling successfully.
Yamamoto throws a big right hand that misses.
Yamamoto wants to pass the guard but Bukowski is keeping the position.
Yamamoto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto pushes down on Bukowski's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Yamamoto wants to pass to mount but Bukowski is defending the position.
Yamamoto sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bukowski defending well though.
Yamamoto controlling the pace.
Yamamoto lands strikes from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Yamamoto is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Bukowski defends it well.
Yamamoto looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bukowski has his hands clasped together around Yamamoto's back. He's all about the action.
Well, if Yamamoto is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Bukowski knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Yamamoto on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski wants to improve his position but Yamamoto is controlling well.
Yamamoto lands strikes from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bukowski is refusing to be controlled, as Yamamoto sits in half guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Yamamoto thows a body shot but no joy.
Bukowski misses with a hook. Yamamoto ducked under it nicely.
Bukowski connects with a body shot that sends Yamamoto's belly button to the back.
Bukowski pivots, looking for a leg kick but Yamamoto is out of range and Bukowski settles back down.
Yamamoto throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Bukowski's waist but Bukowski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Yamamoto off to one side.
Bukowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bukowski scores with a hook to the body. Yamamoto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.

Yamamoto shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Yamamoto showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bukowski wants to get back to full guard but Yamamoto has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kenshin Yamamoto dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Bukowski feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Yamamoto's calf.
We've been told by Bukowski's head coaches at Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bukowski throws a body kick that misses.
Yamamoto throws a jab when Bukowski was well out of range.
Bukowski moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bukowski lands a lovely overhand right.
Bukowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bukowski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Yamamoto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The fighters circling - Bukowski throws out the jab but it was never going to land.

Yamamoto scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bukowski wants to get back to full guard.
Bukowski avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Yamamoto.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamamoto wants to control but Bukowski is keeping him busy.
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. Yamamoto connects with a nice short shot to Bukowski's temple.
Yamamoto works his way into full mount!
Bukowski in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The referee warns Bukowski that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamamoto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Bukowski's face.
Yamamoto 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!
Yamamoto unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Bukowski wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Yamamoto celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kenshin Yamamoto!
Kenshin Yamamoto is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kenshin Yamamoto thanked //buriedALIVE// Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
Piotr Bukowski spoke after the fight, saying 'I demand rematch!'.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
32%

Main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Out (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Out has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Out
vs
Benoit

173 cm
26
150 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

170 cm
27
152 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Pablo Out!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Frank Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Yukihiro Yamamoto, Ren Mimura and Shirou Masuda.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Benoit fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Out, pushing him back against the cage.
Out tries to break the clinch but Benoit is controlling the position.
Out misses with a hook from the clinch.

Benoit lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.

Out looking for submissions off his back.
Benoit sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Benoit seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Out does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Benoit controlling the pace.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Frank Benoit.
Out throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Out lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benoit circles away quickly and effectively.
Out with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pablo Out seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Benoit looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Out!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Out looks to move to half guard but instead Benoit has passed into mount! Damn!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Out is in all sorts of trouble here.
Out is working hard here to advance position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Benoit cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Benoit with good strikes from the mount here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Out is desperately trying to improve his position but Benoit has a good base and remains in mount.
Benoit punishing his opponent with strikes.
Out keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Benoit landing strikes from the mount and Out is in trouble!
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!
Out working to try and regain half guard.
Benoit with the ground and pound from mount.
Benoit lands a big shot there that rocks Out but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Benoit with good strikes from the mount here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Benoit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Benoit landing punches.
Out working to try and regain half guard.
Benoit lands a big elbow.
Benoit content just to control the position here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee warns Out that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Out is trying desperately to improve position.
Benoit fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Benoit controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Out is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Benoit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Benoit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Benoit scoring with strikes but Out is staying in there.
Out is trying to escape the mount.
Benoit lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Benoit looking to control and managing it successfully.
Out regains half guard.
Benoit wants to take a breather but Out is having none of it.

Out actively working from the bottom here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Out tries to get to full guard but Benoit has control of the leg.
Benoit passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Out!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benoit raining down hammerfists from mount.
Out is trying to escape the mount.
Benoit connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Out is working to get back to half guard.
Benoit controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Out really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Benoit punishing his opponent with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Benoit dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Benoit forces Out back against the cage and clinches.
Out tries to break the clinch but Benoit is controlling the position.
Benoit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Out is fighting off a takedown attempt but Benoit is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Out to the mat. Out regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.

Out is looking for a triangle but Benoit pushes his legs off easily.
Out keeping full guard, as Benoit tries to pass.
Benoit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benoit slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.

Out working for a triangle but Benoit defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benoit sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit pushes down on Out's leg and manages to get into half guard.

Out looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Benoit is looking for a kimura but Out is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benoit to get the leverage.
Benoit working over Out with some ground and pound. Out looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

Out looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Benoit is trying to control. Out wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Well, if Benoit is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.

Out looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are battling for position here. Out manages to regain full guard. Nice work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Benoit wants to control from the top but Out keeps moving.
Benoit forces his way into half guard.

Out is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benoit pulls his head out easily.

Out is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benoit pulls his head out easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benoit is trying to control the action in half guard but Out is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

Out looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Out actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit winds up and cracks Out with a swinging punch to the side of the head.

Out looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benoit lands strikes from half guard.
Out on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Benoit winds up and cracks Out with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Out makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Out.
Benoit lands a couple of digs.
Benoit trying to control the position from guard on top but Out is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benoit landing some decent shots from guard.
Benoit trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Out working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benoit doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benoit manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Benoit must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Out throws his legs up looking for a submission but Benoit uses it to pass to side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benoit content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Let's hope that Benoit 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.
Benoit works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Out is looking for a sweep.
Out manages to work his way to half guard, despite Benoit's best efforts.
Benoit is taking a breather. Out 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.
Benoit seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

Out looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Benoit is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Out is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Benoit showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.

Out gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Out had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Benoit defends it easily.

Out working for submissions but it's allowed Benoit to get to half guard.
Benoit content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Out looking for submissions off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benoit scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Benoit winds up and cracks Out with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Benoit has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benoit keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Out with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.

Out is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benoit pulls his head out easily.
Benoit with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

Benoit is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Benoit is looking to take a break and control but Out is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

Out is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benoit pulls his head out easily.
Benoit trying to control from half guard but Out is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit working over Out with some ground and pound. Out looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Benoit performing his best blanket impression for a moment.

Out looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benoit trying to pass the guard but Out defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Out manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Frank Benoit has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benoit is working Out over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benoit trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
Benoit is in close to Out's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Benoit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.

Out is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Benoit avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Benoit landing some decent shots from guard.
Benoit cracks Out with a solid left hand.
Benoit sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Benoit works over Out with some ground and pound from guard.

Out escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benoit gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Benoit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit cracks Out with a solid left hand.

Benoit got a little sloppy there for a moment and Out has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Benoit has managed to get both his arms back between Out's legs - danger averted.

Out throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Benoit's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit is pushing down on Out's leg trying to pass to half guard. Out is fighting to maintain full guard but Benoit has managed to sneak the leg through.
Benoit landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Out has hold of Benoit's hands but Benoit slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Out wants to improve his position but Benoit is controlling well.

Out is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benoit pulls his head out easily.
Benoit slips a nice elbow through Out's hands, connecting with Out's forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Frank Benoit really dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Benoit shoots in for a takedown and gets it.

Out looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Out looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benoit looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Out is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benoit pulls his head out easily.
Benoit keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

Out actively working from the bottom here.
Benoit slips a nice elbow through Out's hands, connecting with Out's forehead.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Benoit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Out sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are battling for position here. Out manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benoit trying to control but Out is working from the bottom.
Benoit cracks Out with a solid left hand.
Benoit landing with the ground and pound.
Benoit content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Out is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Benoit is aware though and is defending well.
Benoit showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Benoit passes Out's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Out looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Benoit is looking to advance position but Out won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit winds up and cracks Out with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Benoit trying to control the pace.
Out tries to roll over but Benoit keeps him under control.
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!
Benoit working the head and body with strikes.
Benoit working over Out with some ground and pound. Out looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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. Benoit connects with a nice short shot to Out's temple.
Benoit working the head and body with strikes.
Benoit is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Benoit uses his free foot to push down on Out's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Out.
Out tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Out is desperately trying to improve his position but Benoit has a good base and remains in mount.
Benoit wants to control the pace but Out is squirming around nicely.
Benoit breaks from Out's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Out is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Benoit scoring with strikes but Out is staying in there.
Benoit prevents Out from getting the reversal.
Out is bucking up trying to escape but Benoit cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Out is bucking up trying to escape but Benoit cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Out tries to reverse the position but Benoit maintains control.
Benoit landing strikes from the mount.
Benoit pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benoit breaks from Out's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Benoit prevents Out from getting the reversal.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Out hang on?

Out is rocked!
Benoit lands a big shot there that rocks Out but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Oh Out is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice elbow there by Benoit.
Benoit is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Out can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Benoit postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Out bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Benoit and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Benoit!
Frank Benoit is the new featherweight champion!
After winning the bout, Frank Benoit thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
The defeated Pablo Out had this to say: 'sorry guys for this loss but you know what I think a rubber match is necessary? What do you guys think?!'.