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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse McGulloch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McGulloch has chosen Scotland the Brave as his entrance music. Jesse McGulloch will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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275 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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 The Island, Mark Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Jesse McGulloch!
The judges for this bout are David Hoff, Dirk Anderson and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGulloch misses with a straight left.
Benson avoids the head kick by McGulloch.
Benson could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
McGulloch takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benson avoids the body shot from McGulloch.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but McGulloch bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McGulloch waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benson.
McGulloch throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
McGulloch avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGulloch throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benson moves into the clinch.
McGulloch is trying to push Benson away but Benson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benson breaks from the clinch.
McGulloch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benson counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McGulloch's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McGulloch wants to stand and escape but Benson is having none of it.
McGulloch controls Benson momentarily but Benson frees himself.
Benson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
McGulloch might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Benson haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
McGulloch is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson keeping hold of McGulloch's head, controlling as best he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benson is not content to let McGulloch control the position.
McGulloch missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
McGulloch is keen to just control but Benson is a slippery customer.
McGulloch moves into full mount! Benson won't be happy about that!
McGulloch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Benson is looking to escape.
Benson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benson tries to get out of the position.
Benson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson is working hard here to advance position.
McGulloch trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benson tries to hold on but McGulloch pushes him away.
Benson is squirming around, avoiding McGulloch's attempts to control the action.
Benson tries to reverse the position but McGulloch maintains control.
McGulloch looking to control but Benson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jesse McGulloch has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
McGulloch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McGulloch throws an off balance right hand
and Benson counters by moving into the clinch.
McGulloch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benson has him pressed against the cage.
Benson works on McGulloch's body with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGulloch throws a looping overhand right but Benson ducks down to avoid it.
McGulloch throws a series of punches but Benson avoids them all with ease.
A head kick misses from McGulloch.
Benson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
McGulloch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benson punishes McGulloch's body with a nice straight punch.
Benson throws a series of punches but McGulloch moves out of range.
McGulloch throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
McGulloch tries to circle away but Benson has him pinned against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGulloch tries to throw a body punch but Benson avoids it by throwing McGulloch back against the cage.
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGulloch drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
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 Mark Benson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Benson.
McGulloch throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benson moves away from the strike by McGulloch.
McGulloch misses with an uppercut
and Benson counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
McGulloch misses with some punches.
McGulloch tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benson's elbow.
McGulloch is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
McGulloch breaks from the clinch.
Benson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from McGulloch.
McGulloch tries to keep at a distance but Benson has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGulloch has had enough of the clinch but Benson keeps him there for the moment.
Benson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGulloch just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson lands with a hook. McGulloch tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
McGulloch dodges the punch combination from Benson.
McGulloch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
McGulloch throws a right hand that Benson ducks under and follows up with a left that Benson also avoids with ease.
McGulloch throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benson throws a series of punches but McGulloch avoids them all with ease.
McGulloch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McGulloch swings widly with a right hand
and Benson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGulloch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benson counters with a nice uppercut.
McGulloch throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
Benson clinches with his opponent.
McGulloch is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benson is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGulloch is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Benson blocks an uppercut.
McGulloch tries to break the clinch but Benson is controlling the position.
Benson has McGulloch pressed against the cage, preventing McGulloch from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McGulloch wants to get back to striking at distance but Benson won't allow it.
Benson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McGulloch is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Come on Benson - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benson as McGulloch tries to tie him up.
McGulloch doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mark Benson is winning the standup battle so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson has managed to clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benson lands a right hook to the body.
McGulloch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
McGulloch swings widly with a right hand
and Benson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McGulloch's guard.
McGulloch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Mark Benson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
McGulloch escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Benson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
McGulloch has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Benson off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
McGulloch rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Benson.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A big left from McGulloch misses.
McGulloch throws out a loose jab but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGulloch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McGulloch swings widly with a right hand
and Benson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McGulloch's guard.
McGulloch is breathing heavily.
McGulloch is trying to control the position but Benson postures up.
Benson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. McGulloch is keeping the position for now.
McGulloch not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McGulloch looking for a sweep. Not yet McGulloch, not yet.
Benson trying to control the position from guard on top but McGulloch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Benson slips under a jab from McGulloch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McGulloch throws a sloppy head kick and Benson moves out of range easily.
McGulloch throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
McGulloch misses with a hook
and Benson counters by moving into the clinch.
Benson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Benson dominated that second round.
That's time! Benson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
A head kick misses from McGulloch.
A combination from Benson does no damage.
McGulloch avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGulloch throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A swing and a miss from McGulloch.
Jesse McGulloch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson throws a good cross that connects.
McGulloch throws a lazy uppercut
and Benson counters with a one-two to the body.
McGulloch might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Benson lands a jab to the head.
McGulloch has tried to improve his agility in the runup to this fight.
McGulloch takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from McGulloch misses.
McGulloch throws a head kick that misses.
Mark Benson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benson lands with a shot to the body.
Benson lands a nice shot that snaps McGulloch's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGulloch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
McGulloch throws a head kick but Benson moves out of range.
McGulloch takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGulloch throws a hook but Benson blocks it.
Sloppy strikes from McGulloch. Those never looked like landing.
McGulloch throws a body punch but Benson moves out of range.
McGulloch jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from McGulloch.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGulloch. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
McGulloch takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benson!
Benson's corner calls for a 1-2. Benson obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McGulloch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGulloch looks to score with a jab to the body but Benson is just out of range.
McGulloch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benson's jab looks to have found its range, popping McGulloch under the eye.
A swing and a miss from McGulloch.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
McGulloch misses with a body shot.
McGulloch tries a head kick but it misses.
Benson darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McGulloch.
McGulloch misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McGulloch wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jesse McGulloch has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson keeps control of McGulloch as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McGulloch tries to break the clinch but Benson is controlling the position.
McGulloch trying to control the position but instead, Benson has worked for underhooks and has pushed McGulloch into the cage.
McGulloch tries to work over Benson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGulloch manages to break the clinch.
A big left from McGulloch misses.
Benson lands with an uppercut that bounces McGulloch off the cage and back into range.
McGulloch takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benson avoids the head kick by McGulloch.
A nice combination there by Benson.
Benson avoids the head kick by McGulloch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGulloch dodges the punch combination from Benson.
Benson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benson clinches with his opponent.
Mark Benson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benson prevents McGulloch from breaking the clinch.
Benson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benson has McGulloch up against the cage in a clinch.
Mark Benson has scored more points in the clinch so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McGulloch wants to get back to striking at distance but Benson won't allow it.
McGulloch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps McGulloch's head backwards.
McGulloch tries to bum rush Benson with a series of wild strikes but Benson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Benson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Benson!
The defeated Jesse McGulloch had this to say: 'Ack! Up yer kilt with a two by four!'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
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