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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colt Bennet (ranked 3699 p4p, 5751 weight class) and Alija Omercic (ranked 405 p4p, 459 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Colt Bennet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of London, Alija Omercic!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Chris Dean and Darius Henderson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Omercic throws a jab when Bennet was well out of range.
Omercic is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bennet tries to keep at a distance but Omercic has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omercic is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Omercic throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Omercic misses with some punches.
Omercic stalling the fight.
Omercic tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Omercic throws a punch but it's blocked by Bennet.
Omercic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Omercic.
Bennet tries to break the clinch but Omercic is controlling the position.
Bennet tries to work over Omercic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Omercic working aggressively here.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omercic misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on Omercic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bennet prevents a body shot from Omercic.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Omercic lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omercic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omercic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennet letting Omercic take a breather here.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet is trying to break the clinch but Omercic is controlling him.
Bennet letting Omercic take a breather here.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Bennet prevents a body shot from Omercic.
Omercic leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omercic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Omercic'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.
Omercic misses with a body punch.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Bennet definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Omercic scores with a shot to the side of Bennet's head.
Omercic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Omercic.
Omercic working aggressively here.
Omercic misses with the head strike.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Bennet wants to break free but Omercic has control.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Omercic.
Omercic leaning his opponent against the cage.
We've been informed that Omercic has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omercic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennet controls his hands.
Omercic lands with a short shot to the head.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennet controls his hands.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bennet can't break the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
Bennet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic just leaning against Bennet, taking a breather.
Bennet is trying to break the clinch but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
Omercic working aggressively here.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Omercic lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Omercic lands a left hand.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omercic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet tries a body shot but Omercic blocks it.
Omercic tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
A right handed body shot lands from Bennet.
Omercic misses with some punches.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omercic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Bennet has had enough of the clinch but Omercic keeps him there for the moment.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omercic prevents Bennet from breaking the clinch.
Omercic misses with a body punch.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omercic misses with some punches.
Omercic working aggressively here.
Bennet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic taking a breather.
Omercic is struggling to control the position.
Bennet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Omercic can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Omercic takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Omercic working aggressively here.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bennet escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Omercic wants to clinch but Bennet slips to the side
and Bennet counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Omercic scores with a sloppy right hand. Bennet should have avoided that one.
Omercic throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bennet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bennet closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Omercic has Bennet up against the cage in a clinch.
Bennet throws a punch but it's blocked by Omercic.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bennet can't break the clinch.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Bennet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet is trying to break free.
Bennet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bennet working hard to break the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Alija Omercic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Omercic tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Bennet counters with a stiff right hand.
Omercic has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
No joy there for Bennet, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Omercic staying out of range there.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Bennet 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 Omercic has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Omercic and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Omercic tries to clinch there but Bennet circles away.
Omercic lands with a nice combination. Bennet backs away looking to recover.
Omercic instigates a clinch.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Omercic misses with a body punch.
Omercic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Omercic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennet controls his hands.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Omercic can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Omercic prevents Bennet from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Omercic misses with the head strike.
Omercic misses with some punches.
Bennet wants to break free but Omercic has control.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Omercic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Omercic in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Omercic tries to stall but Bennet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omercic tries a body shot but Bennet blocks it.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Omercic slows down the pace here.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennet takes a shot to the head.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
Omercic lands with a short shot to the head.
Omercic lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
Bennet working aggressively here.
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Omercic.
Omercic lands with a left to the head.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet tries a body shot but Omercic blocks it.
Omercic tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Omercic back against the cage.
Bennet letting Omercic take a breather here.
Omercic swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
Alija Omercic seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Omercic taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bennet tries to work over Omercic's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennet wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Omercic has him pressed against the cage.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Omercic. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Bennet is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic misses with a punch on the inside.
Omercic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Omercic stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Omercic struggles to land a body shot inside as Bennet controls his hands.
Bennet looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Omercic misses with a hook from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
Bennet lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Omercic.
Omercic misses with the head strike.
Omercic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Omercic misses with a short punch on the inside.
Omercic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Omercic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Omercic as Bennet tries to tie him up.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Omercic fails to land.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Omercic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Omercic.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bennet blocking some punches.
Omercic misses with a hook to the ribs.
Omercic is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Omercic misses with the head strike.
Omercic is struggling to control the position.
Omercic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Omercic.
Bennet tries to break free but Omercic pushes him back against the cage.
Omercic tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
Omercic leaning his opponent against the cage.
Omercic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Colt Bennet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is keeping an eye on Omercic - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Bennet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Omercic misses with some punches.
Omercic is looking to control Bennet's arms but Bennet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Omercic has his back to the cage.
Omercic is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bennet blocks an uppercut.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Omercic has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Omercic throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alija Omercic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Omercic 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Winston Howard scores the fight for Alija Omercic!
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight for Alija Omercic!
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight for Alija Omercic!
Alija Omercic wins by unanimous decision!
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energy
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