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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kemp Dennis (ranked 929 p4p, 2726 weight class) and Tobi Bensol (ranked 124 p4p, 292 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Tobi Bensol was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Great wrestler
Solid boxing
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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 11 - 8 - 0, fighting out of London, Kemp Dennis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Bensol!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Shimada and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dennis fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Bensol throws out a counter right but Dennis avoids it with no problem.
Bensol throws a leg kick
so Dennis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Dennis trying to control but Bensol is working from the bottom.
Bensol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Bensol managing to control the position.
Dennis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dennis content to stall in guard here.
Bensol keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bensol wants to sweep here but Dennis controlling him for the moment.
Bensol pulls Dennis in close to his closed guard and prevents Dennis from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensol controls Dennis momentarily but Dennis frees himself.
Dennis stopping the sweep attempt from Bensol.
Bensol keeps trying to improve his position.
Bensol working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dennis.
Dennis chips away with some ground and pound.
Dennis stopping the sweep attempt from Bensol.
Dennis tries to free his leg and advance position but Bensol is retaining full guard.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Bensol keeps moving.
Dennis throwing strikes from guard but Bensol blocks nicely.
Dennis stands and throws Bensol's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Dennis grinds an elbow into Bensol's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensol is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Dennis asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Bensol is looking to regain half guard here but Dennis keeps moving and retains side control.
Bensol is not content to let Dennis control the position.
Bensol is trying to get back to half guard.
Dennis trying to control the position but Bensol is working away.
We've been hearing that Dennis has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Bensol is trying to improve his position.
Bensol is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Dennis's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Dennis working Bensol over with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis is controlling the pace.
Bensol manages to get to full guard.
Dennis works over Bensol with some ground and pound from guard.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Bensol keeps moving.
Dennis is fighting to break Bensol's control of his arms but Bensol is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Bensol looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dennis throwing strikes from guard but Bensol blocks nicely.
Dennis is working Bensol over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Dennis scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis stopping the sweep attempt from Bensol.
Dennis throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bensol works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bensol keeping full guard, as Dennis tries to pass.
Dennis slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dennis chips away with some ground and pound.
Dennis preventing the sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dennis cracks Bensol with a solid left hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bensol wants to improve his position but instead Dennis has moved into half guard.
Dennis not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bensol works his way to full guard. Good work.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Bensol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kemp Dennis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Bensol scores with a hook.
Dennis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Bensol keeping full guard, as Dennis tries to pass.
Bensol can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Dennis controls the pace.
Bensol looking for a sweep. Not yet Bensol, not yet.
Bensol is still trying to improve position.
Bensol not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bensol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Kemp Dennis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dennis lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dennis tries to free his leg and advance position but Bensol is retaining full guard.
Bensol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dennis has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Dennis won't allow Bensol to sweep him here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Bensol keeps moving.
Dennis working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bensol's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dennis is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bensol keeping moving, preventing Dennis from controlling successfully.
Dennis with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Bensol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Dennis trying to control but Bensol is working from the bottom.
Dennis is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bensol is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bensol avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bensol trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dennis wants to control from the top but Bensol keeps moving.
Bensol looking to control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Dennis tries to score a power double leg takedown but Bensol sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Dennis somewhat.
Bensol looks to land a right hand but Dennis moved out of range.
Bensol uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dennis shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dennis misses with a takedown attempt - Bensol sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kemp Dennis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dennis looks for a takedown but Bensol sprawls well.
A jab from Bensol does it's job there.
It looks like Kemp Dennis has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dennis with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bensol counters with a stiff right hand.
Bensol throws the left hand but Dennis avoids the punch easily.
Bensol throws a hook to the side of Dennis's head but Dennis sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dennis feinted with a counter takedown.
Dennis steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Bensol. That one must have hurt.
Dennis closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bensol's guard.
Bensol working a defensive guard here.
Dennis throws a big right hand that misses.
Dennis trying to control the position from guard on top but Bensol is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bensol manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Dennis manages to get himself to full guard.
Dennis can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Bensol controls the pace.
Bensol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dennis keeping moving, preventing Bensol from controlling successfully.
Dennis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bensol is one step ahead there.
Bensol trying to control but Dennis is working from the bottom.
Dennis has control of Bensol's left arm, preventing Bensol from doing any damage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dennis is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Bensol has his hands clasped together but Dennis extends and breaks Bensol's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Dennis.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kemp Dennis!
A relieved looking Kemp Dennis thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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hype
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