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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julius Octavius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bennet's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Pusha Man. Julius Octavius will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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190 cm
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Powerful takedowns
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tyler Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Julius Octavius!
The judges for this bout are Micheangelo Fripello, Paul Gruel and Jeff Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Octavius bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Octavius is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A bone on bone clash there as Bennet blocks the leg kick.
Bennet throws a nice looking combination but Octavius bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Octavius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennet throws a series of punches but Octavius moves out of range.
Bennet throws a body punch but Octavius moves out of range.
Bennet misses with a wild combination.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet throws a right and a left that Octavius avoids nicely.
Bennet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
We've been told by Bennet's head coaches at Game Of Thrones MMA. LA that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Bennet lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Bennet misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Octavius fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bennet, pushing him back against the cage.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Octavius.
Bennet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Octavius just leaning against Bennet, taking a breather.
Bennet wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bennet tries to break free but Octavius pushes him back against the cage.
Octavius tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet is trying to force a seperation but Octavius has the dominant position.
Bennet manages to break the clinch.
Octavius is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Octavius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Octavius uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bennet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bennet.
It looks like Julius Octavius has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Octavius.
Octavius throws a head kick that half lands.
Octavius tries to clinch there but Bennet circles away.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Octavius 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 Bennet has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennet and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bennet swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Octavius throws out a leg kick but Bennet moves out of range and Octavius only half commits.
Bennet digs a good body shot into Octavius's ribs.
Octavius is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Octavius misses with a takedown attempt
and Bennet cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Octavius.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Octavius tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Octavius, right into the meat.
Bennet swings for the body but Octavius moves out of range.
Bennet jabs at Octavius's body.
Bennet thows a body shot but no joy.
Octavius slips a jab and a cross from Bennet.
Tyler Bennet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bennet throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A solid leg kick lands there for Octavius.
Bennet is looking to wear down Octavius with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Bennet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Bennet falls off balance throwing a combination
and Octavius counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Octavius.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Octavius throws a big right hand that misses.
Bennet is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Octavius looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Octavius slips nicely into half guard.
Bennet avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Octavius.
Octavius sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bennet might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Octavius is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Octavius in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Julius Octavius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Julius Octavius's cut.
That's time! Bennet's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bennet misses with a two punch combination.
Bennet misses with a two punch combination.
Octavius throws a body kick that misses.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bennet on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Octavius. Octavius obviously looking to wear him down.
Octavius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bennet cracks a nice hook into Octavius's ribs.
Bennet misses with the combination.
Octavius motions for Bennet to come forward. Octavius throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Octavius takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennet misses with a straight right.
Octavius is looking to clinch but Bennet is avoiding it.
Bennet scores with a jab to the head.
Bennet misses with a double jab.
Bennet misses with a two punch combination.
Bennet is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Octavius will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Tyler Bennet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Octavius misses with a low kick.
Octavius doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet lands a nice shot that snaps Octavius's head back.
Bennet scores with a sloppy right hand. Octavius should have avoided that one.
Bennet lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Octavius circles away quickly and effectively.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Octavius throws a half hearted mid kick.
Bennet gets caught flat footed, as Octavius shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Octavius looking to pass the guard.
Octavius not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Octavius looking to pass the guard.
Bennet pulls Octavius in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet can't keep his opponent in guard - Octavius advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Bennet won't allow Octavius to pass to mount.
Octavius works his foot free and advances to mount.
Octavius can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bennet is looking to escape.
Octavius lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octavius scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Bennet?
Octavius with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Octavius tries to control but Bennet wriggling away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Octavius is looking to work his way around to Bennet's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bennet trying desperately to get to his feet.
Bennet is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julius Octavius showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julius Octavius's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bennet throws a right and a left that Octavius avoids nicely.
Nice straight punches there by Bennet. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Bennet.
Octavius throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bennet misses with the combination.
Bennet stuffs the takedown attempt from Octavius. Octavius gets slowly back to his feet.
Bennet lands a nice hook to Octavius's body. Octavius takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Octavius misses with a low kick.
Octavius has a takedown stuffed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Bennet checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Bennet pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bennet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bennet ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Octavius moves away.
Octavius shoots and misses
and Bennet counters with a straight right hand.
Tyler Bennet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julius Octavius.
Bennet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Octavius tries to clinch but Bennet moves out of range.
Octavius steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Octavius shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bennet but Bennet pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Octavius 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 Bennet has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Bennet and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Bennet throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennet fails to land with a series of punches.
Bennet checks a leg kick.
Bennet misses with a jab, cross combination.
A shot to the liver by Bennet. Beautiful body shot.
Bennet throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Octavius.
Tyler Bennet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bennet changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Bennet will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bennet. Octavius does a little dance to reset his feet.
Octavius goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Octavius attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Julius Octavius is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Octavius throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bennet throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Octavius slips under a jab.
Bennet blocks a leg kick.
Octavius does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
A left and a right from Bennet both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Octavius chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bennet misses with a few strikes there.
Bennet throws a series of punches but Octavius moves out of range.
Octavius uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bennet.
Bennet throws a body punch but Octavius moves out of range.
Bennet blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennet with a nice cross.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Octavius tries to clinch up but Bennet circles away and keeps his distance.
Octavius throws a head kick that misses.
Tyler Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tyler Bennet showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Octavius has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 28:29
Judge Paul Gruel scores the fight 28:29
Judge Jeff Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Julius Octavius!
Tyler Bennet was interviewed post fight and said 'Man, I don't need $h!t. I will be back in the cage to bring the fans a knockout. Sorry I didn't put this guy to sleep and he ended getting better of me for this night.'.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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