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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gage Bennett (ranked 2657 p4p, 3011 weight class) and Jism Facial (ranked 341 p4p, 381 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gage Bennett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jism Facial!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, William Gold and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Facial closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Facial scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bennett in his tracks.
It looks like Gage Bennett has been cut.
Bennett misses with a straight left.
Bennett thuds a left hand into Facial's body.
Facial is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennett.
Facial just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBennett.
Facial misses with a hook.
Facial throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bennett connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Facial momentarily.
It looks like Jism Facial has been cut.
Bennett connects with a nice looking jab.
Bennett drops his hands momentarily and Facial takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Facial gets tackled into the cage by Bennett. Bennett maintains the clinch.
Facial prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Facial blocking some punches.
Facial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
A left hand lands to the body for Bennett.
Facial throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Facial swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
Facial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
Facial throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Facial misses with the head strike.
Bennett tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennett misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Facial misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennett gets through Facial's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Facial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Facial fails to land.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Facial.
Bennett definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Bennett lands a shoulder strike.
Facial misses with the head strike.
Facial swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Facial blocks a body shot from Bennett.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Facial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
Bennett lands with a short shot to the head.
Come on Bennett - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
A short left from Bennett.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Facial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Facial.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Facial.
Bennett misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Bennett throws a head punch that misses.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett blocks an uppercut.
Facial's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right from Facial.
Facial blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Facial backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Facial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Bennett is trying to stall.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Facial swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennett uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Facial.
Facial misses with the head strike.
Bennett working aggressively here.
Facial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
Facial has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
A shot in the inside from Facial.
A nice left hand lands by Bennett.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Facial fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Facial lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett tries to stall but Facial uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Facial lands with a short shot to the head.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Facial throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett lands a shot to the body.
Bennett is struggling to control the position.
Facial has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Nice body punch from Bennett - that landed with a thud.
Bennett lands a hook to the side of the head.
A head punch on the inside from Bennett fails to land.
Facial throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennett.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Facial avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Facial working aggressively here.
Bennett lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Facial takes a shot to the head.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett is trying to maintain a safe position but Facial gets an underhook and turns Bennett into the cage.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Gage Bennett will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Bennett's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Facial works the jab nicely.
Bennett lands with a shot to the body.
Facial cracks Bennett with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bennett fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Facial, pushing him back against the cage.
Bennett scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bennett scores with a shot to the side of Facial's head.
Bennett slows down the pace here.
Bennett has a couple of punches blocked by Facial.
Facial scores with a shot to the side of Bennett's head.
Bennett working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Bennett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Facial.
A left hand lands to the body for Bennett.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Facial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Facial's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Facial avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Facial.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Facial.
Bennett scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bennett tries to work over Facial's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennett lands a shot to the body.
Facial blocks a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Facial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Facial lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Facial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett misses with a body punch.
Bennett throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Facials head.
Facial misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennett stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Facial has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
Bennett lands on the inside with an uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bennett doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Facial controls the action.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennett stalling in the clinch but Facial improves position.
Facial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Facial blocks an uppercut.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett lands a body shot.
Facial is breathing heavily.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Facial scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bennett is looking to control Facial's arms but Facial gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennett has his back to the cage.
Bennett lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gage Bennett has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bennett lands a nice uppercut.
Bennett is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Facial can do to turn this around?
Still in the clinch, Bennett scores with a nice short uppercut.
Facial takes a shot to the head.
Bennett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennett goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennett fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett throws a punch but it's blocked by Facial.
Bennett lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Facial or not.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennett lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Facial backwards.
Bennett misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Bennett can't find room to land a body shot as Facial controls the action.
Bennett swings wildly with an uppercut but Facial uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennett is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Bennett lands a left hand that snaps the head of Facial backwards.
Bennett misses with a punch to the body.
Facial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Facial fails to land.
Facial prevents a body shot from Bennett.
Bennett blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bennett - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Facial misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bennett tries to throw a body punch but Facial avoids it by throwing Bennett back against the cage.
Bennett misses with a punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennett.
Facial lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett blocking some punches.
Bennett is trying to maintain a safe position but Facial gets an underhook and turns Bennett into the cage.
Bennett blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Facial has a couple of punches blocked by Bennett.
Bennett struggles to land a body shot inside as Facial controls his hands.
Facial working aggressively here.
Bennett misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennett.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Facial misses with a short punch on the inside.
A short right from Bennett.
Bennett lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Facial fails to land.
Facial tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Facial lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bennett backwards.
Bennett scores with a shoulder strike.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Gage Bennett dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bennett avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bennett lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Facial circles away quickly and effectively.
Facial swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Facial takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Bennett scores with a jab to the jaw.
Facial is rocked!
Bennett closes the distance and lands a brutal uppercut that knocks Facial out! We're looking at the replay now - he was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gage Bennett!
An out of breath Gage Bennett thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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