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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between The Reverend Jim Ignatowski (ranked 2226 p4p, 267 weight class) and Nigel Benn Jr (ranked 2772 p4p, 313 weight class). 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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Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Nigel Benn Jr!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Blasius, Wagner Zegers and Albert Achterberg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ignatowski throws a body shot but no joy.
Ignatowski misses with an attempted mid kick.
Ignatowski throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Ignatowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benn Jr takes one on the button.
Nice shot by Benn Jr.
Ignatowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Ignatowski catches Benn Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A solid leg kick lands there for Ignatowski.
Benn Jr throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
We've been informed that Benn Jr has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
A big left from Ignatowski misses.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatowski.
Benn Jr throws a series of punches but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ignatowski. That's going to slow Benn Jr down.
A low kick from Ignatowski is predictable there
and Ignatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ignatowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn Jr swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ignatowski looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Benn Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ignatowski connects with a crisp jab.
Benn Jr looks to land a combination but Ignatowski avoids it well.
As Benn Jr backs away, Ignatowski returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Nice body kick from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ignatowski getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benn Jr on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ignatowski. Ignatowski obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick from Ignatowski lands but Benn Jr takes it in his stride.
Ignatowski swings for the body but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ignatowski.
Benn Jr takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski looks to throw a body kick
and Benn Jr counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benn Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benn Jr fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Ignatowski is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ignatowski moves forwards but Benn Jr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ignatowski looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benn Jr blocks a low kick nicely.
Ignatowski moves away from the strike by Benn Jr.
Ignatowski lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Ignatowski misses with a body kick.
Benn Jr throws out a counter right but Ignatowski avoids it with no problem.
Ignatowski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ignatowski throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignatowski misses with an uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a low kick, right behind Ignatowski 's knee.
Benn Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ignatowski scores with a push kick.
Benn Jr sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Ignatowski moves into the clinch.
Ignatowski lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch on the inside from Ignatowski fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ignatowski.
Benn Jr blocking some punches.
Benn Jr takes a shot to the head.
Benn Jr tries to break the clinch but Ignatowski is controlling the position.
Ignatowski softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ignatowski prevents Benn Jr from breaking the clinch.
Ignatowski swings wildly with an uppercut but Benn Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ignatowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ignatowski prevents a body shot from Benn Jr.
Ignatowski working aggressively here.
Benn Jr's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignatowski drives through and clinches with Benn Jr against the cage.
Ignatowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Ignatowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Benn Jr breaks the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ignatowski throws a sloppy head kick and Benn Jr moves out of range easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body kick there by Ignatowski.
Good leg kick by Ignatowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Benn Jr throws a shot from downtown. Ignatowski moves away and avoids it.
Ignatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benn Jr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benn Jr throws a counter combo.
Ignatowski wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn Jr throws a combination that misses
and Ignatowski counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ignatowski misses with an uppercut
and Benn Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Benn Jr scores with a body shot.
Benn Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ignatowski.
Benn Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ignatowski circles away quickly and effectively.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ignatowski missing with a left hand there. Benn Jr was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benn Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ignatowski counters with a slapping leg kick.
Ignatowski thumps Benn Jr with a low kick.
A cross from Ignatowski lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
Ignatowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
Ignatowski ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benn Jr cracks Ignatowski with a good jab.
Ignatowski tries to land a front kick but Benn Jr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benn Jr! But no joy.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benn Jr 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 Ignatowski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ignatowski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benn Jr takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Sloppy strikes from Benn Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Ignatowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski is winning the standup battle so far.
Ignatowski scores with a nice body kick.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benn Jr scores with a decent looking hook.
Benn Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Ignatowski finds it's way round the side to connect with Benn Jr's head.
An inside leg kick lands from Ignatowski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ignatowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benn Jr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ignatowski closes the distance and pushes Benn Jr back into the cage.
Benn Jr struggles to land a body shot inside as Ignatowski controls his hands.
Come on Ignatowski - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Benn Jr swings wildly with an uppercut but Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benn Jr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ignatowski leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benn Jr can do to turn this around?
Ignatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ignatowski slips a straight right by Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatowski counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benn Jr's knee momentarily.
Benn Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benn Jr with a jab.
Ignatowski scoring well with a low kick there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ignatowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benn Jr will feel that in the morning.
Benn Jr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ignatowski. That one must have hurt.
Benn Jr takes one on the button.
Ignatowski throws a quick inside leg kick.
A good leg kick by Ignatowski.
Benn Jr takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignatowski feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Ignatowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benn Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ignatowski is just out of range.
Benn Jr finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benn Jr connects with a crisp jab.
Ignatowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Ignatowski fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benn Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski misses with a low kick.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Ignatowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benn Jr will feel that in the morning.
Ignatowski ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ignatowski throwing a counter right hand but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Ignatowski takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benn Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A chopping leg kick lands by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski looks to land a combination but Benn Jr avoids it well.
Ignatowski fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benn Jr checks it well.
Benn Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ignatowski moves away.
Benn Jr doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ignatowski lands a jab to the nose.
Benn Jr lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ignatowski backs up against the cage.
Benn Jr throws a lazy uppercut
and Ignatowski counters with a thumping low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr works Ignatowski's body with a nice hook.
Ignatowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benn Jr will feel that in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski takes the fight into the clinch.
Ignatowski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benn Jr avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benn Jr misses the body punch
and Ignatowski counters with an outside leg kick.
Ignatowski is looking to slow Benn Jr down with leg kicks.
Benn Jr has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski scores with a jab to the head.
Good leg kick by Ignatowski there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Ignatowski stuns Benn Jr with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benn Jr throws a one two combo.
Benn Jr misses with a straight left.
Benn Jr throws a right and a left that Ignatowski avoids nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski feints and then cracks Benn Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benn Jr down.
Ignatowski throws a body punch but Benn Jr moves out of range.
Ignatowski throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Some bone on bone action there as Benn Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Ignatowski keeps Benn Jr at a distance using the push kick.
Benn Jr catches Ignatowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.
Benn Jr avoids the body shot from Ignatowski.
Ignatowski thumps Benn Jr with a low kick.
Benn Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ignatowski turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Ignatowski moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benn Jr fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ignatowski on the side of the head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ignatowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benn Jr! But no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ignatowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ignatowski scores with a nice strike.
Benn Jr works over Ignatowski's head and body with a nice combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benn Jr looks to land a combination. Ignatowski sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like The Reverend Jim Ignatowski has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.
A big right from Benn Jr misses.
Benn Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And Ignatowski counters with a quick kick to the body but Benn Jr blocks it.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Ignatowski. Benn Jr shrugs it off though.
Benn Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ignatowski.
Ignatowski goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Ignatowski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ignatowski lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benn Jr takes a step back to recover.
Nigel Benn Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A shot to the liver by Ignatowski. Beautiful body shot.
Nigel Benn Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benn Jr manages to avoid it.
Benn Jr misses with a hook. Ignatowski ducked under it nicely.
Ignatowski scores with a push kick.
A swing and a miss from Benn Jr.
Benn Jr throws a lazy right hand but Ignatowski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ignatowski clobbers Benn Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ignatowski scores with a nice strike.
Ignatowski on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Nice shot by Ignatowski.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benn Jr swings for the body but Ignatowski moves out of range.
Ignatowski scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benn Jr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benn Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Benn Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ignatowski counters with a good low kick that Benn Jr was not able to check.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
Benn Jr takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ignatowski looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from Ignatowski.
Benn Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Ignatowski lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benn Jr tries to bum rush Ignatowski with a series of wild strikes but Ignatowski uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ignatowski lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benn Jr will feel that in the morning.
Benn Jr takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ignatowski works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benn Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ignatowski.
Ignatowski lands a jab to the nose.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ignatowski fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benn Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ignatowski lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benn Jr at a distance.
Ignatowski lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ignatowski is looking to clinch but Benn Jr is avoiding it.
Ignatowski connects with a solid leg kick.
Decent striking displayed by Ignatowski there.
Ignatowski scores with a spinning back kick!
Benn Jr throws a jab when Ignatowski was well out of range.
Ignatowski cracks Benn Jr with an open hand slap.
It looks like Ignatowski has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
Benn Jr misses with a hook.
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A good leg kick by Ignatowski.
Benn Jr takes one on the button.
Ignatowski gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benn Jr is trying to break the clinch but Ignatowski is controlling him.
Ignatowski digs a right hand into Benn Jr's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benn Jr's gas tank.
Ignatowski manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Benn Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ignatowski lands a front kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ignatowski 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 Daniel Blasius scores the fight 30:27
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 30:27
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... The Reverend Jim Ignatowski!
The Reverend Jim Ignatowski decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Nigel Benn Jr was interviewed post fight and said 'ill be back'.
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RATING
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