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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Hutch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Buchanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buchanen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Stranglehold kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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190 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight 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 New York, Ben Hutch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ed Buchanen!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Dean Styles and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hutch punishes Buchanen's body with a nice straight punch.
Buchanen rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hutch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hutch moves out of range as Buchanen strikes.
Buchanen misses with a kick to the body.
Hutch wants to clinch up but Buchanen keeps it at a distance.
Buchanen tries to bum rush Hutch with a series of wild strikes but Hutch uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hutch slaps away a takedown attempt from Buchanen, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hutch works over Buchanen's head and body with a nice combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanen throws a leg kick
and Hutch counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hutch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Buchanen.
Buchanen shoots for a takedown but Hutch saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Buchanen pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Buchanen circles away.
Buchanen fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hutch avoids it really well and circles away.
Ben Hutch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Buchanen.
Hutch doesn't manage to clinch there - Buchanen circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutch fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Buchanen swats away the attempt to clinch by Hutch.
Hutch connects with a looping right hand.
Buchanen throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hutch counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Buchanen thinking.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutch instigates a clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A short uppercut from Hutch.
Hutch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buchanen backwards.
Hutch misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hutch misses with the head strike.
Hutch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hutch keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Buchanen's efforts to push away.
Hutch lands with a right to the head.
Hutch misses with a punch to the body.
Hutch misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hutch pushes Buchanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hutch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Buchanen's elbow.
Buchanen is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Hutch pulls him back up using the underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hutch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hutch lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Hutch lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Hutch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hutch scores with a shot to the side of Buchanen's head.
Hutch is working Buchanen over against the cage.
Buchanen looks gassed!
Hutch lands a shot to the body.
Hutch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hutch pushes Buchanen back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hutch throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Hutch lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Hutch lands a right hand that snaps the head of Buchanen backwards.
Buchanen takes a shot to the head.
A short right from Hutch on the inside.
A short uppercut from Hutch.
Hutch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Buchanen is trying to push Hutch away but Hutch has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Hutch softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hutch.
Hutch struggles to land a body shot inside as Buchanen controls his hands.
Hutch manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Hutch scores with a shoulder strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hutch gets through Buchanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hutch lands a left hand.
Buchanen is rocked!
Buchanen blocks a body shot from Hutch.
Buchanen is still on wobbly legs! Can Hutch finish him?
A short right hand to the side of the head by Hutch.
Hutch misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Hutch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Hutch dominated that round.
That's time! Hutch's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hutch tries to clinch but Buchanen moves away
and Buchanen counters with a stiff right hand.
Buchanen seems to have recovered his senses.
Buchanen throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hutch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Hutch moves into the clinch.
Buchanen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Buchanen looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Hutch moves in looking to clinch but Buchanen pushes him off.
Hutch tries to clinch
and Buchanen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Buchanen misses the jab.
Ben Hutch is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buchanen looks to score with a jab to the body but Hutch is just out of range.
Buchanen misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Buchanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hutch as he jumps to the side.
Hutch throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Buchanen takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hutch stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hutch wants it to stay on the feet.
Ben Hutch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ed Buchanen.
Buchanen doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hutch counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hutch looks to clinch
and Buchanen counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hutch 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.
Hutch is trying to control the position but Buchanen postures up.
Hutch will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hutch pushes Buchanen off and gets back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hutch tries to clinch up.
Hutch gets a clinch.
Hutch lands a nice uppercut.
Hutch misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Hutch - that landed with a thud.
Buchanen is breathing heavily.
Hutch lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hutch misses with a punch to the body.
Hutch gets through Buchanen's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hutch lands with a light punch inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hutch.
Hutch lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Buchanen backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buchanen's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Hutch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hutch.
Hutch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buchanen backwards.
Hutch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hutch lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hutch lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Hutch lands a shoulder strike.
Hutch lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Buchanen backwards.
Hutch digs a right hand into Buchanen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Buchanen's gas tank.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hutch creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Buchanen takes a shot to the head.
Good body shot from Hutch.
Hutch lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hutch lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Hutch lands with a light punch inside.
Hutch lands a left hand.
Ben Hutch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hutch scores with a nice hook to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hutch digs a right hand underneath Buchanen's ribcage. Buchanen let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Buchanen prevents a body shot from Hutch.
Hutch lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hutch cracks Buchanen with a nice body shot.
Hutch lands a right hand.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hutch.
Hutch pushes Buchanen against the cage. Hutch is working some dirty boxing. Hutch pushes off with a quick right hook! Buchanen goes down! Buchanen tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Hutch moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Hutch!
Ben Hutch retains his middleweight title!
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hype
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