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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dusty Bottoms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the cage accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Sam Benton has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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185 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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178 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Brawler
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Sam Benton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dusty Bottoms!
The judges for this bout are , Timothy Bukovac and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Bottoms there.
Bottoms gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Benton connects with a couple of short punches.
Bottoms throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bottoms has his foot on Benton's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benton works his way back into a safe position though.
Benton advances to half guard.
Benton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Bottoms makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bottoms.
Benton is looking to work some ground and pound but Bottoms has wrist control.
Bottoms is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bottoms wants to stand and escape but Benton is having none of it.
Benton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bottoms is keeping the position for now.
Benton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benton pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bottoms is keeping the position for now.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Bottoms swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sam Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bottoms connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benton missing with a left hand there. Bottoms was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benton wants to clinch up but Bottoms keeps it at a distance.
Bottoms dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Benton shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Bottoms but Bottoms pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benton gets caught flat footed, as Bottoms shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Benton looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bottoms is one step ahead there.
Benton working a defensive guard here.
Bottoms won't allow Benton to sweep him here.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Bottoms looking to pass the guard.
Bottoms sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Benton's guard.
Benton is looking for a sweep. Bottoms is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Benton 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.
Bottoms looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Benton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Benton tries to get to full guard but Bottoms has control of the leg.
Benton on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benton is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bottoms lands strikes from half guard.
Benton manages to get to full guard.
Bottoms thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bottoms connects with a couple of short punches.
Benton manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Bottoms flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bottoms tries to reverse the position but Benton maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton scoring with strikes but Bottoms is staying in there.
Bottoms keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Benton lands a heavy elbow.
Bottoms is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benton putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Bottoms is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Bottoms flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Bottoms keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Benton scoring with strikes but Bottoms is staying in there.
Bottoms gets back to half guard.
Bottoms wants to get back to full guard.
Bottoms actively working from the bottom here.
Bottoms wants to get back to full guard.
Benton lands strikes from half guard.
Benton is keen to just control but Bottoms is a slippery customer.
Bottoms is looking to improve his position.
Benton scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benton prevents Bottoms from improving his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Benton tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bottoms throws an overhand right that lands on Benton's shoulder, as Benton tries to avoid the shot.
Benton is looking to land body kicks.
Benton fails with the takedown
and Bottoms counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Bottoms comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bottoms comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bottoms shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Bottoms drops an elbow to the side of Benton's head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benton wants to get back to full guard.
Bottoms is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Benton doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bottoms.
Benton gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dusty Bottoms dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bottoms looks to throw the jab but Benton is out of range.
Benton misses with a kick to the body.
Bottoms looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benton misses with a takedown attempt
and Bottoms connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benton throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
The fighters circling - Bottoms throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benton looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benton misses with a takedown attempt
and Bottoms counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Benton is rocked!
Bottoms drops Benton with a big left hand and mounts him. Benton is in big trouble!
Oh Benton is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bottoms drops a big elbow. That's hurt Benton! More shots from Bottoms and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dusty Bottoms!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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