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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Sins (ranked 3279 p4p, 3589 weight class) and Ben Licht (ranked 404 p4p, 446 weight class). Licht has chosen The Exies - What You Deserve as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Johnny Sins has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Johnny Sins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ben Licht!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sins moves into range and clinches up with Licht.
Sins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Licht's elbow.
Licht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sins misses with a hook from the clinch.
Licht is looking for a takedown.
Sins lands with a short shot to the head.
Sins tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Licht's elbow.
Licht tries to throw a body punch but Sins avoids it by throwing Licht back against the cage.
Sins lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Licht backwards.
Licht can't find room to land a body shot as Sins controls the action.
Licht prevents a body shot from Sins.
Licht pushes Sins back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Licht misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sins gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Licht.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins lands a shoulder strike.
Sins misses with a punch on the inside.
Licht pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sins ducks under a wild hook from Licht.
Sins takes a swing at Licht's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sins. Licht does a little dance to reset his feet.
Licht walks into a jab.
Sins dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Licht fails to land with a series of punches.
Licht throws a series of punches but Sins avoids them all with ease.
Sins jabs Licht to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Licht takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Nice shot lands for Licht.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Licht wants to slow Sins down by chopping away at his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins misses with the combination.
Sins looks to land a right hand but Licht moved out of range.
Johnny Sins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Licht takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Sins throws a shot to the body.
Licht moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Good standup being displayed there by Sins as he connects with a hook.
Sins connects with a crisp jab.
A jab lands there for Sins.
Sins closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Sins.
Sins can't find room to land a body shot as Licht controls the action.
Sins digs a right hand into Licht's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Licht's gas tank.
Sins scores with a nice hook to the head.
Licht blocks a body shot from Sins.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Sins lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Licht or not.
Sins misses with the head strike.
Sins can't find room to land a body shot as Licht controls the action.
Licht goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sins prevents it.
Johnny Sins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Licht.
Licht is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Sins is defending well.
Licht wants to break the clinch but can't.
Licht is trying to force a seperation but Sins has the dominant position.
Licht looking to stall.
Licht tries a body shot but Sins blocks it.
Licht escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sins lands a right hook to the body.
Sins closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Sins misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sins lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Sins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Sins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sins prevents the takedown attempt.
Sins pushes Licht back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sins.
Sins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Licht.
Licht softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sins lands a left hand.
Good body shot from Sins.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Licht tries a body shot but Sins blocks it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Sins dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sins closes the distance and clinches.
Licht is trying to pull guard but Sins has him pressed against the cage.
Licht wants to break free but Sins has control.
Sins is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Licht can do to turn this around?
A shot in the inside from Sins.
Sins lands a shot to the body.
Sins blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sins makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Licht is trying to force a seperation but Sins has the dominant position.
Licht goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sins prevents it.
Sins misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A right hand to the body from Sins.
A right hook to the body lands for Sins.
Sins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Licht tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sins just stands there and leans against the cage.
Johnny Sins has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Licht.
Sins tries a body shot but Licht blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Licht tries to throw a body punch but Sins avoids it by throwing Licht back against the cage.
Sins lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Sins lands an uppercut.
Sins prevents Licht from breaking the clinch.
Sins scores with a hook to the body.
Sins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Licht is breathing heavily.
Licht's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Sins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Licht.
Sins working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Licht jumps guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sins looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Sins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Licht trying to control but Sins postures up.
Licht slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Licht pulls Sins in close to prevent any damage.
Sins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Licht is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sins looking to sit in guard and control but Licht gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Licht wants to control from the top but Sins keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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.
Sins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sins is adopting a defensive guard.
My spies in MMA Training and Sparring Buddies inform me that Licht has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Licht loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters, thinking about a standup.
Sins avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
An inside leg kick from Licht misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Licht throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Sins counters with a straight right hand.
Sins clinches with his opponent.
A hook to the body from Sins.
Licht is trying to break free.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Sins dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Sins lunges at Licht with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Licht's hand.
Sins throws a nice looking combination but Licht bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Licht takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Licht throws a leg kick that is checked
and Sins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sins scores with a decent looking hook.
Licht throws a hook to the side of Sins's head but Sins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnny Sins is winning the standup battle so far.
Sins steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Licht.
Sins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sins slips a jab from Licht.
A low kick lands for Licht.
A leg kick checked by Sins.
Sins darts in and clinches Licht up against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sins lands a left hand.
Sins lands with a short shot to the head.
Sins misses with the head strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sins blocking some punches.
Sins lands a left hand.
Sins scores with a nice hook to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Sins.
Sins lands a left hand that snaps the head of Licht backwards.
Sins misses with a body punch.
Sins pushes Licht back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sins.
A head punch on the inside from Sins fails to land.
Licht tries to break free but Sins pushes him back against the cage.
Sins misses with a body punch.
Sins tries a body shot but Licht blocks it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Licht.
Sins misses with some punches.
Johnny Sins has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Licht misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sins misses with a hook to the ribs.
Licht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Licht is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sins is keeping busy.
Sins struggles to land a body shot inside as Licht controls his hands.
Sins lands a shot to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Sins creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice body punch from Sins - that landed with a thud.
Sins lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Licht doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sins.
Sins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Licht takes a shot to the head.
Licht avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sins tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sins fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Licht tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sins lands a hook that snaps the head of Licht backwards.
Sins stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Sins scores with a shoulder strike.
Sins lands a shoulder strike.
Ben Licht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sins gets through Licht's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sins lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Licht blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Licht decides to pull guard.
Sins has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sins sitting in guard here, content to control.
Licht wants to sweep here but Sins controlling him for the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Licht working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sins doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sins manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Licht takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Licht trying to control the position.
Johnny Sins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sins got a little sloppy there for a moment and Licht has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sins has managed to get both his arms back between Licht's legs - danger averted.
Licht looking for a guillotine here but Sins defends easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Sins showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sins, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Sins!
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