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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francisco De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Silva is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Avenged Sevenfold - Nightmare. 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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176 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Matt Bennett!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Francisco De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Tiny Johnson, Robert Twigg and Cecil Peabody.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
De Silva gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Bennett to score an easy takedown into full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
De Silva is looking to stand up but Bennett isn't so interested in that idea.
De Silva can't keep his opponent in guard - Bennett advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bennett missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
De Silva looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bennett trying to control the action but De Silva is working from the bottom.
Bennett is working for a kimura but De Silva is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bennett 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.
Bennett seems to be looking for submissions.
De Silva manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Francisco De Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bennett connects with a good right hand that stumbles De Silva. De Silva circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bennett checks a low kick from De Silva.
Bennett motions for De Silva to come forward. Bennett throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Bennett tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bennett misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett connects with a body shot.
Bennett connects with a jab.
De Silva swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De Silva misses with the combination.
De Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Bennett checks a leg kick.
De Silva throws a leg kick but Bennett sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bennett smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bennett cracks a nice hook into De Silva's ribs.
De Silva throws a front kick aimed at Bennett's knee but Bennett avoids it well.
De Silva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from De Silva lands but Bennett takes it in his stride.
Bennett showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from De Silva.
Bennett fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
De Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Silva is looking to land body kicks.
Bennett lands with an overhand left.
De Silva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
De Silva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bennett is able to avoid easily.
Good shot there by Bennett.
De Silva ducks right into an uppercut from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennett throws the left hand but De Silva avoids the punch easily.
De Silva is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
A left and a right from De Silva both land. Nice combination.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
De Silva drops his hands momentarily and Bennett takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bennett is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
De Silva feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bennetts jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
De Silva misses with a leg kick
and De Silva takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
De Silva thumps Bennett with a low kick.
De Silva throws a low kick but Bennett avoids it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Silva attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
De Silva throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
Bennett misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bennett dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
De Silva will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
De Silva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bennett lands with a good body shot.
Bennett lands a nice shot that snaps De Silva's head back.
A head kick misses from De Silva.
Bennett throws a solid leg kick but De Silva takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Bennett.
Francisco De Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennett fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
De Silva misses with a low kick.
De Silva misses with a low kick.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bennett checks a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Bennett.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Silva throws a combination that misses
enabling Bennett to counter with a crisp jab.
De Silva is looking to slow Bennett down with leg kicks.
De Silva misses with a head kick.
De Silva tries to score with a low kick but Bennett moves his leg out of the way.
De Silva ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A bone on bone clash there as Bennett blocks the leg kick.
De Silva slips a jab and a cross from Bennett.
An inside leg kick from Bennett misses.
De Silva throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bennett scores with a hook.
De Silva tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
Bennett will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett scores with a jab.
De Silva tries to score with a low kick but Bennett moves his leg out of the way.
De Silva tried to score with a low kick but Bennett checks it.
Bennett looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
De Silva takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
De Silva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bennett has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennett throws an overhand right that lands on De Silva's shoulder, as De Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from De Silva lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Bennett has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennett and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A punch combination from Bennett misses.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennett checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Bennett misses.
Bennett lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
De Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Bennett displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Francisco De Silva has been cut.
De Silva tries to land a leg kick but Bennett saw it coming and moves away.
Bennett throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
De Silva misses with a wild combination.
De Silva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bennett.
Bennett connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
De Silva ducks under a wild hook from Bennett.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bennett scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. De Silva doesn't seem bothered though.
A clash of legs there as Bennett blocks the low kick.
De Silva looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Bennett lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but De Silva circles away quickly and effectively.
De Silva fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Bennett checks it well.
Bennett checks the leg kick.
Bennett checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A momentary lapse in concentration from De Silva enables Bennett to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. De Silva manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Bennett works over De Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
De Silva is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matt Bennett dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Francisco De Silva's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bennett closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. De Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Bennett tries to pass to full mount but De Silva defends it.
De Silva is trying to stand up here but Bennett is controlling him well.
Bennett is trying to control the action in half guard but De Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
De Silva scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but Bennett manages to mount him!
Bennett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Bennett looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Bennett trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett punishing his opponent with strikes.
De Silva is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
De Silva has given up his back, trying to stand up. Not clever.
De Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bennett is working for a rear naked choke. De Silva is not defending it well and Bennett has tightened it up quickly! This could be all over! De Silva refuses to tap and goes to sleep, forcing the referee to intervene. A little trickle of blood came out of De Silva's nose as his head slumped to the floor. That is naaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matt Bennett!
Matt Bennett is the new welterweight champion!
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hype
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