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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gerard Acker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Benitez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Good gas tank |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Gerard Acker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Carlos Benitez!
The judges for this bout are , and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Acker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benitez misses with a takedown attempt
and Acker connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benitez has his takedown stuffed
and Acker counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gerard Acker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Benitez.
Acker lands a nice shot that snaps Benitez's head back.
Benitez misses with a takedown
and Acker counters with a nice uppercut.
Acker scores with a nice right hand.
Benitez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Acker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Acker pushes Benitez up against the cage in a clinch.
Benitez is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Acker can't fight it off and eventually Benitez manages to take the fight to the floor. Acker looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Acker wants to stand up but Benitez is controlling him.
Acker manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gerard Acker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benitez fails with the takedown
enabling Acker to counter with a crisp jab.
Benitez misses with a takedown attempt
and Acker counters with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Acker scores with a jab.
Benitez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benitez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Acker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Acker is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Benitez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Acker counters with a two punch combo.
Acker wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benitez with a poor takedown
and Acker counters by clinching up.
Acker gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Benitez.
Acker breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Acker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Benitez thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Acker to regain full guard.
Acker keeping full guard, as Benitez tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benitez throwing strikes from guard but Acker blocks nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Acker pulls Benitez in close to prevent any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benitez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Acker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Gerard Acker.
Benitez shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Benitez showed some decent athleticism there.
Benitez stops Acker from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Acker dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Acker lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Benitez tries for a takedown but Acker circles away easily
and Benitez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benitez gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benitez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Acker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Acker scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Acker lands a jab to the head.
Benitez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Acker counters with a nice uppercut.
Gerard Acker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Benitez.
Acker scores with a three punch combo!
Acker keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benitez fails with the takedown
and Acker counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Donk. Acker catches Benitez right on the button with a cross.
Acker closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benitez misses with a takedown
and Acker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Acker pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benitez back to the cage. Acker follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Acker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benitez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Acker counters with a nice uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Benitez 's head but he takes it in his stride.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez with a poor takedown
and Acker counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benitez shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Acker counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benitez is breathing heavily.
Acker sizes up Benitez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Gerard Acker is winning the standup battle so far.
Benitez shoots in and bounces Acker off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Benitez postures up in Acker's guard and throws a big left but Acker blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Acker holds on and takes a little breather.
Acker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Benitez is controlling him.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Benitez pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Acker is keeping the position for now.
Gerard Acker has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Benitez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Acker counters with a stiff right hand.
That's four 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.
Acker lands a really nice looking cross but Benitez seems unphased.
Benitez misses with a takedown
and Acker counters by clinching up.
Acker is pushing Benitez up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benitez has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Acker avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Acker taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Benitez has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Acker is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Acker is leaning against Benitez and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benitez tries for a takedown but Acker manages to get underhooks.
Acker escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benitez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Acker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Acker has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Acker lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benitez.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard Acker dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Benitez takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Acker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benitez on the side of the head.
Acker clinches up with Benitez and pushes him back against the cage.
Benitez wants the takedown. Acker is fighting it off but Benitez persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Acker's guard against the cage.
Benitez drops back, looking for a kneebar! Acker looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Acker looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Acker!
Acker has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Benitez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez tries for a takedown but Acker circles away easily
and Benitez takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benitez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Acker feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benitezs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benitez with a poor takedown
and Acker cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benitez shoots and misses
and Acker makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Gerard Acker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carlos Benitez.
Benitez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Acker counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Acker darts in and clinches Benitez up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benitez is working for takedown but Acker is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benitez tries to score a body lock takedown but Acker shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benitez is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Acker gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Acker displaying some good clinch control by pressing Benitez up against the cage.
Acker lands a body punch in the clinch.
Acker stalls.
Acker lands an uppercut.
Acker presses Benitez against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Acker lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benitez drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Acker gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Acker's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Acker lands with a good body shot.
Benitez is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Acker.
Benitez misses with a takedown
enabling Acker to counter with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Acker throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Benitez has his takedown stuffed
and Acker counters with a series of strikes. Benitez will be more careful next time no doubt.
Acker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Acker works over Benitez's head and body with a nice combination.
Acker feints a jab promting Benitez to slip. Acker then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Benitez slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Acker scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Carlos Benitez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a takedown attempt
and Acker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Acker drives through and clinches with Benitez against the cage.
Benitez changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Acker fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Acker lands with an uppercut that bounces Benitez off the cage and back into rage.
Acker rushes Benitez and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Acker softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benitez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Acker avoids it.
Acker lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benitez backwards.
Acker lands a shoulder strike.
Benitez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Acker.
Benitez tries for a takedown but Acker manages to get underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerard Acker showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Acker, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andi Peters scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gordon Ramsey scores the fight 30:27
Judge Frank Skinner scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerard Acker!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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