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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 17, 2019 |
#R1#
Benton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Byson.
Byson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Benton back to the cage. Byson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.#CUT2#
It looks like Edmundo Benton has been cut.
Byson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benton has time to react.#ROC2#
Benton is rocked!
Byson darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Benton's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Byson before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dyke Byson!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Oct 04, 2019 |
#R1##CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Bonnair ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Bonnair no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Bonnair is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benton is looking to work some ground and pound but Bonnair has wrist control.
Benton lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonnair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #SUB#
Benton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Benton wants to stand but Bonnair is controlling his posture from full guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bonnair looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Bonnair is looking to stand up but Benton isn't so interested in that idea. #T1##SUB2#
Bonnair working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Bonnair utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benton throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benton stands up over Bonnair, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bonnair trying to control the position here.
Benton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage. #SUB#
Benton is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there. #SUB2#
Bonnair is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle. #T2#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benton with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benton trying to control but Bonnair is working from the bottom. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
Bonnair feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bonnair being controlled here momentarily.
Benton is trying to control the position but Bonnair postures up.
Bonnair trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benton throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
#T3#
Bonnair prevents Benton from getting back to his feet. #SU2#
Bonnair gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent. #TD2#
Bonnair closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Benton did well to prevent Bonnair getting side control.#ES#
Benton kicks off Bonnair and gets to his feet.
Benton shoots in for a takedown but Bonnair shows good takedown defense.
Benton with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bonnair counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bonnair lands a head kick!
#CUT2#
It looks like Edmundo Benton has been cut.#TD2#
Bonnair shoots in and bounces Benton off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!#SU2#
Bonnair stands and steps away. Benton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #T4#
Benton tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bonnair defends well and Benton ends up having to push Bonnair into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bonnair misses with a two punch combination.
Benton tries to clinch but Bonnair is having none of it. #CL2#
Bonnair has closed the distance and engaged Benton in a clinch.
#BC2#
Bonnair breaks the clinch.
#TD2#
Bonnair closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard. #ES#
Benton manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Bonnair keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from Bonnair.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Richard Bonnair will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edmundo Benton's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
#R2##TD2#
Bonnair shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Benton wants to control but Bonnair passes into side.
Benton is looking for a sweep.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bonnair wants to control but Benton is keeping him busy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton parries the strikes from Bonnair easily there. Bonnair is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Benton to escape.
#SUB2#
Bonnair is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benton knows the correct defense though, so he's OK. #T1#
Benton is looking to regain half guard here but Bonnair keeps moving and retains side control. #SU2#
Bonnair stands up and beckons Benton to his feet. #TD2#
Bonnair shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Benton manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Bonnair is looking to advance position but Benton has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!#REVR#
Benton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2##SUB#
Benton has hold of Bonnair's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Bonnair manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Bonnair should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Benton controlling the pace for now.
Benton unloads with some shots from mount but Bonnair bucks and avoids them well.
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.
Bonnair is trying desperately to improve position.#SUB#
Benton is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Bonnair can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Bonnair really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Bonnair is writhing around trying to get back to his feet. #T3#
Benton wants to control but instead Bonnair manages to regain half guard.
Benton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Edmundo Benton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.#SUB#
Benton is working for a kimura but Bonnair is defending it quite comfortably.
Benton lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bonnair holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Bonnair is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benton scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bonnair is looking for a sweep. Benton is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bonnair keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Benton takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Benton controlling the action here.
Benton is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position. #T4#
Benton trying to control the action but Bonnair is working from the bottom. #SUB#
Benton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bonnair wants to control but Benton is keeping busy.
#SUB#
Benton is working for a kimura but Bonnair is defending it quite comfortably.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Bonnair is looking to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edmundo Benton will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Edmundo Benton's cut.
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!
#R3#
Benton tries to clinch there but Bonnair circles away.
#CL2#
Bonnair moves into the clinch.#BC2#
Bonnair's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.#TD2#
Bonnair scores with a takedown into Benton's guard.#SU2#
Bonnair stands and steps away. Benton gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game. #CL2#
Bonnair closes the distance and clinches.
Bonnair pressing his opponent against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton is looking to control Bonnair's arms but Bonnair gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benton has his back to the cage. #T1#
Bonnair has Benton pushed against the cage.#TD2#
Bonnair pulls guard successfully.
Benton wants to control from the top but Bonnair keeps moving.
Benton postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Bonnair. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Bonnair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bonnair wants to sweep but no luck.
Benton cracks Bonnair with a solid left hand.
Bonnair avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bonnair has a closed guard, preventing Benton from standing up.
Benton is stalling in the full guard. #T2#
Bonnair is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Benton throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bonnair works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benton missing there with some ground and pound from the guard. #ES2#
Bonnair pushes Benton off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #CL2#
Benton tries to keep at a distance but Bonnair has taken the fight into the clinch.
Bonnair leaning his opponent against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bonnair. #T3#
With the fighters up against the cage, Bonnair throws an elbow but misses. #BC2#
Bonnair escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benton shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bonnair defends it nicely.
Bonnair wants to counter with a clinch but Benton pushes him away.
Benton doesn't manage to clinch there - Bonnair circles away.
Bonnair lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.#TD2#
Bonnair darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Benton wants to control but Bonnair is keeping busy and won't allow it. #T4#
Bonnair wants to take a breather but Benton is having none of it.
Benton is trying is best to control the position here.
Benton wants to control but Bonnair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Bonnair sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Bonnair is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bonnair unloads with some shots from mount but Benton bucks and avoids them well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Bonnair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Bonnair has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Ren Mimura scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Bonnair!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Pavchenko lands a nice looking body kick.#TD2#
Pavchenko decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Pavchenko seems content to control.
Benton tries to kick Pavchenko off but Pavchenko keeps his base steady and stays in half guard. #SUB2#
Pavchenko is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Pavchenko misses with a head shot. Benton uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pavchenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pavchenko tries to free his leg and advance position but Benton is retaining full guard. #T1#
Benton is looking to stand up but Pavchenko isn't so interested in that idea.
Pavchenko engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pavchenko misses with a series of wild punches.
#CL2#
Pavchenko moves into the clinch successfully.
Benton stalling.
#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benton stalling in the clinch but Pavchenko improves position.
Benton tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
#TD2#
Pavchenko is trying to trip Benton. He has hold of a leg but Benton is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Pavchenko persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Benton keeping full guard, as Pavchenko tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pavchenko is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. #T3##SUB#
Benton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pavchenko can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Pavchenko has eaten all the pies!
Benton utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Benton wants to stand but Pavchenko is controlling the position.
Pavchenko slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard. #REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#T4#
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pavchenko throws a head kick that misses. #TD2#
Pavchenko drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pavchenko slips nicely into half guard.
Pavchenko controlling the pace.
Pavchenko seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Pavchenko in particular looking to stall.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!#SUB2#
Pavchenko is looking for a kimura but Benton is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Pavchenko to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Pavchenko dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
#R2#
Pavchenko lands a head kick!
A slapping body kick lands there for Pavchenko.#TD2#
Pavchenko throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Benton tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Pavchenko is in Benton's guard.#ES#
Benton pushes Pavchenko off and scrambles back to his feet.
Pavchenko circles away from the clinch attempt.
#TD2#
Pavchenko gets a double leg takedown into Benton's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pavchenko throws a strike but Benton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR#
Pavchenko has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Benton trying to control the position from guard on top but Pavchenko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Benton working some strikes from top position.
Benton stays in close to Pavchenko's body and controls the position. #SUB2#
Pavchenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Benton doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Benton manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem. #T1#
Benton lands a couple of digs.
Benton trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat. #SUB2#
Pavchenko working for a triangle but Benton defends it easily.
Benton prevents Pavchenko from getting back to his feet.
Benton postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. #SUB2#
Pavchenko is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Pavchenko is breathing heavily.
Benton lands a couple of decent looking shots.#T2#
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.#SU#
Benton gets to his feet - Pavchenko follows without any prompting.
Benton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pavchenko. #TD2#
Pavchenko darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Benton has one foot on Pavchenko's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Benton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pavchenko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pavchenko tries to avoid it but Benton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pavchenko to the ground. Pavchenko escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pavchenko lands a lovely overhand right.
Pavchenko throws a leg kick which misses Benton's front leg but catches the back leg as Benton tries to avoid it. #TD2#
Pavchenko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pavchenko showed some decent athleticism there. #T3#
Benton manages to get to full guard.
#SUB#
Benton is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Pavchenko rolls with it to try and escape but Benton cranks on the arm and Pavchenko is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edmundo Benton!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 21, 2019 |
#R1#
Benton tries for a takedown but Tate sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Tate raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Tate throws a right and a left that Benton avoids nicely. #TD2#
Tate manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Benton on his heels. He'll look to pass Benton's guard now, I'm sure.
Benton has his hands on Tate's head, controlling the position.
Tate throws a big right hand that misses.
Tate must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tate slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tate in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Benton tries to buck Tate off but Tate is having none of it.#T1##SUB2#
Tate is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Benton is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now. #SUB2#
Tate wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benton, who protects the arm well.
Benton is trying to control Tate's posture but Tate avoids it.
Benton is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tate is controlling him well.#T2#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benton can't do much from the bottom here.
Benton takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Check out the look on Tate's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Tate taking a breather here.
Tate's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Benton struggling a bit here.#T3#
Tate controls the position.
Let's hope that Tate has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Tate working away.#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Tate closes the distance and pushes Benton back into the cage.#BC2#
Tate manages to break the clinch.
Tate avoids the head kick by Benton.
Benton doesn't manage to clinch there - Tate circles away.
#T4##TD2#
Benton tries to sprawl but Tate drives through with a takedown into half guard.#ES#
Benton manages to escape and get back to his feet! #TD2#
Tate shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Tate showed some decent athleticism there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tate uses his free foot to push down on Benton's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Benton.
Tate looking to control and managing it successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like Tate might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Tate dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
#R2##CL#
Benton instigates a clinch.
Benton fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benton taking a breather.
Benton tries a knee to the head but Tate blocks it.
#TD2#
Tate gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #ES#
Benton pushes Tate off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL2#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#TD2#
Tate gets control of Benton's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tate will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
TJ Tate has got the better of the ground game so far.#T1#
Tate bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benton's guard. #REVB#
Tate tries to free his leg and advance position but Benton is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Tate stops Benton from standing up.
Tate pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benton is keeping the position for now.
Tate's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T2#
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.
Tate is fighting to break Benton's control of his arms but Benton is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Benton tries to strike from the bottom.
Tate showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Benton is pulling down on Tate's head. It's preventing any offense from Tate, at least for the moment.#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3##TD2#
Tate shoots in for a takedown and gets it.#ES#
Benton manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Tate keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage. #BC2#
Tate breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
#CL#
Benton has taken the fight to the clinch.
Benton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Tate up against the cage.
Tate has Benton pressed against the cage.
#T4##TD2#
Tate has hold of one of Benton's legs. Benton is fighting the takedown attempt but Tate gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tate trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Tate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edmundo Benton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
#R3#
The fight stays on the outside here - Benton looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tate swats away the attempt to clinch by Benton.
TJ Tate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benton wants to clinch.
Tate misses with a double jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#TD2#
Tate scores with a takedown into Benton's guard.
Tate wanted to stand there but Benton had control of the position.
Tate's corner is telling him to maintain position.#T1#
Benton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tate is stalling in the full guard. #SUB#
Benton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Tate gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Tate is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long. #T2#
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benton seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now. #REF3#
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.#CL2#
Tate moves into the clinch successfully.
Benton digs a right hand underneath Tate's ribcage. Tate let out a lung full of air as it connected.#TD2#
Tate gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground. #ES#
Benton has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Tate off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Benton tries to clinch but Tate moves out of range.
Tate fails with an attempt to clinch.
#T3#
Tate avoids the head kick by Benton.
#TD2#
Tate throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Benton was covering up waiting for the punch and Tate finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Tate takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tate working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Tate looking to control the position here, rather than advance. #T4##SUB#
Tate avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
#SUB#
Benton throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Tate escapes and throws Benton's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Tate scores with a couple of short elbows.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Tate scoring with punches from side control.
Tate wants to stand but Benton is controlling his arm.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Tate comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Tate 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yuuki Gou scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Tate!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Sep 06, 2019 |
#R1#
Benton tries to clinch up but McGregor circles away and keeps his distance.#TD2#
McGregor shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Benton napping and manages to drive through into side control!#ES#
Benton sneaks out the side door and pushes McGregor away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Benton swinging wildly here.
#TD2#
McGregor shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
McGregor trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGregor has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Benton is proving hard to escape from.
McGregor throws a big elbow that misses. #T1#
McGregor controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Benton trying to control the position.
McGregor is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Benton is trying to keep McGregor in close.
#T2#
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.
Benton keeping full guard, as McGregor tries to pass.
McGregor pushing down on Benton's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
McGregor wants to control but Benton is keeping him busy.
Benton regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from McGregor.
McGregor is looking to work some ground and pound but Benton has wrist control.#T3#
McGregor controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Benton working a defensive guard here.
#REF3#
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.#TD2#
McGregor dives in and scores a takedown into Benton's guard.
McGregor advances to half guard.
Benton is refusing to be controlled, as McGregor sits in half guard.
Benton might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Benton pushes McGregor off looking to stand but McGregor dives back in and keeps control.
#T4#
McGregor keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
McGregor is keen to just control but Benton is a slippery customer.
Benton is looking to escape.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Benton is trying to get back to full guard.
Benton trying to hold on to McGregor's head to control him but McGregor postures up.
#REF3#
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.#TD2#
McGregor drives through with a takedown into Benton's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McGregor looking to sit in guard and control but Benton gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top. #REVR#
Benton postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Conor McGregor will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
#R2#
McGregor swats away the attempt to clinch by Benton.
McGregor drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Benton defends it well.#TD#
Benton scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Benton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGregor defending well though. #SUB#
Benton is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Conor McGregor has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGregor wants to control but Benton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McGregor tries to get to full guard but Benton has control of the leg.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor regains full guard. Nicely done.
McGregor wants to stand and escape but Benton is having none of it.
Benton is stalling in the full guard.
McGregor keeping moving, preventing Benton from controlling successfully. #T1##SUB2#
McGregor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benton working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McGregor working a defensive guard here.
#SUB2#
McGregor is looking for a triangle but Benton pushes his legs off easily.
McGregor is breathing heavily.
Benton scoring with some ground and pound.
Benton wants to stand but McGregor is controlling his posture from full guard. #SU#
Benton decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on McGregor, up you get! #T2#
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
McGregor misses with the body kick#TD#
and Benton decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McGregor's guard.
Benton landing some decent shots from guard.
Benton throws a strike but McGregor rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVB#
McGregor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benton is keeping the position for now.
Benton wants to get back to his feet but McGregor is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McGregor tries to stand but Benton is controlling from the bottom. #T3#
Benton pulls McGregor in close to prevent any damage.
Benton wants to sweep but no luck.
McGregor prevents Benton from getting back to his feet.
Benton is looking to stand back up but McGregor counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Benton.
Benton trying to hold on to McGregor's head to control him but McGregor postures up.
McGregor performing his best blanket impression for a moment. #T4#
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McGregor missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benton is holding on to half guard well.#REF3#
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Edmundo Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.#TD2#
McGregor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
McGregor lands strikes from half guard.
Benton wants to control but McGregor is keeping busy.
#ES#
Benton has one foot on McGregor's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edmundo Benton will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
#R3##CL2#
McGregor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benton pressing his opponent against the cage.
McGregor is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
McGregor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benton.
McGregor misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benton.
#TD2#
Benton is fighting off a takedown attempt but McGregor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Benton to the mat. Benton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McGregor pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Benton is keeping the position for now.
McGregor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.#T1#
McGregor trying to stand up but can't free himself from Benton's guard.
McGregor's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Benton looking to control but McGregor passes into half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. McGregor connects with a nice short shot to Benton's temple.
Benton tries to regain full guard. Instead though, McGregor has advanced to mount. Uh oh. #SUB2#
McGregor goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Benton turns into him and now he's in McGregor's guard.
#T2#
Benton is stalling in the full guard. #SU#
Benton stands up from guard. Let's bang! #TD2#
McGregor decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.#ES#
Benton pushes McGregor off and gets back to his feet.
McGregor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McGregor avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
#CL#
Benton clinches with his opponent.
#T3##TD#
Benton manages to pull guard.
Benton is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McGregor is stalling in the full guard.
Benton keeping moving, preventing McGregor from controlling successfully.
Benton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#T4#
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benton keeping moving, preventing McGregor from controlling successfully.
Benton controlling McGregor's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McGregor wants to stand but Benton has a closed guard, so he can't escape. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.#TD2#
McGregor closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - McGregor lands in his opponent's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Conor McGregor.
I think McGregor 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tatsuya Matsuyama scores the fight 29:29
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:29
Judge Ren Mimura scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 12, 2019 |
#R1#
Macarthur connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cadence Macarthur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Macarthur is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benton.
Macarthur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Macarthur swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
As Macarthur tries to get set, Benton tries to push him back and clinch up but Macarthur manages to avoid the attempt.
Macarthur misses with a straight right.
Macarthur cracks a nice hook into Benton's ribs.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benton!
A combination from Benton does no damage.
Macarthur lands a nice looking body shot.
Benton walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Macarthur lands with a good body shot.
Benton walks straight into a right hand from Macarthur - that's dropped him! Macarthur jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Benton from any more punishment! Benton complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Cadence Macarthur!
After the fight, Cadence Macarthur was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 09, 2019 |
#R1##TD2#
UrukHai feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
UrukHai working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
UrukHai trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
UrukHai working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Benton's head.
Benton looking to hit a scissor sweep but UrukHai is one step ahead there.
UrukHai throws a strike but Benton rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top. #REVR##SUB#
Benton thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
UrukHai throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
UrukHai throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benton wants to control from the top but UrukHai keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benton not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
UrukHai trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from! #SUB#
Benton drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Benton seems to have locked his on tight now - UrukHai screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Benton, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Edmundo Benton!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Aug 02, 2019 |
#R1#
Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Benton keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bogduk.
A punch lands to the side of Benton 's head but he takes it in his stride.#CUT2#
It looks like Edmundo Benton has been cut.
FunkBoy Bogduk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.#CL#
Bogduk gets tackled into the cage by Benton. Benton maintains the clinch.
Bogduk has a couple of punches blocked by Benton.
Benton is pushing Bogduk up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A head punch on the inside from Bogduk fails to land.
The referee calls for Benton to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bogduk throws a punch but it's blocked by Benton.
Bogduk stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Bogduk tries to throw a body punch but Benton avoids it by throwing Bogduk back against the cage.
Bogduk swings wildly with an uppercut but Benton uses good head movement to avoid it. #T1#
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bogduk.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Bogduk misses with some punches.
Bogduk has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Benton seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Bogduk can turn it around.
Benton controlling the action here for a moment.
Bogduk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benton drops down looking for an ankle pick but Bogduk pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benton looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benton gets clipped by a big right hand and goes down spinning to the canvas! Bogduk gets the back mount and begins to drop bombs on his rocked foe! Benton is too out of it to defend against the strikes and the referee jumps in to save him from the beatdown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). FunkBoy Bogduk!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 29, 2019 |
#R1#
Benton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A decent looking cross lands there for Boy.
Boy lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.#CL#
Benton has closed the distance and engaged Boy in a clinch.
A short right from Boy. #CUT2#
It looks like Edmundo Benton has been cut.
Boy has had enough of the clinch but Benton keeps him there for the moment.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benton.
A shot in the inside from Boy.
A head punch on the inside from Boy fails to land.
A nice right hand lands inside from Boy.
Boy can't find room to land a body shot as Benton controls the action.
Boy tries to break the clinch but Benton is controlling the position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benton.
Boy is trying to push Benton away but Benton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boy is trying to break the clinch but Benton has him pressed against the cage.
Boy can't break the clinch.
Benton pushes off an throws an elbow but Boy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.#T1#
Boy can't break the clinch.
Boy digs a right hand underneath Benton's ribcage. Benton let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benton blocks a body shot from Boy.
Boy scores with a shoulder strike.
Boy lands a body punch.
The referee calls for Benton to work.
Boy scores with a hook to the body.
Benton is breathing heavily.
Boy works on Benton's body with a couple of short punches.
Boy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Boy has had enough of the clinch but Benton keeps him there for the moment.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow.
Benton trying to stall but Boy improves his position.
#T2#
Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benton prevents Boy from breaking the clinch.
Benton trying to stall but Boy improves his position.
Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Benton has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Boy lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benton backwards.
Boy lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benton has Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Benton has double underhooks.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
A shot in the inside from Boy.
Boy blocks a body shot from Benton.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Benton misses with a punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Boy's face as he tries to break the clinch. #T3#
Benton keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boy's efforts to push away.
Benton blocks a body shot from Boy.
Boy lands an uppercut.
Benton is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Boy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Boy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boy lands a nice uppercut.
Boy tries to break the clinch but Benton is controlling the position.
Boy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Boy scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benton has Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A right hand to the body from Boy.
Boy gets through Benton's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Boy throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.#T4#
Boy lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Benton or not.
Boy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Benton has double underhooks.
Boy pushes Benton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Boy working hard to break the clinch.
Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benton has him pressed against the cage.
Benton prevents a body shot from Boy.
Boy scores with a nice hook to the head.
Boy lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Boy working hard to break the clinch.
Boy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benton has him pressed against the cage.
Benton tries for a takedown but Boy manages to get underhooks.
Boy is looking to break free of the clinch but Benton has double underhooks.
Boy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fat Boy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Edmundo Benton's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Boy scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benton tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Boy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benton takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Boy. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Boy lands with a shot to the body.
Edmundo Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Boy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Boy connects with the punch.
Boy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#CL#
Benton drives through and clinches with Boy against the cage.
Boy is trying to push Benton away but Benton has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Boy is leaning against Benton and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Boy tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow.
Boy lands with a short shot to the head. #T1#
Boy is trying to break the clinch but Benton has him pressed against the cage.
Boy lands a body shot.
Boy lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benton has Boy pressed against the cage, preventing Boy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benton takes a shot to the head.
Boy lands a left hand.
Benton trying to stall but Boy improves his position.
Boy wants to get back to striking at distance but Benton won't allow it.
Boy lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Boy lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Boy tries a body shot but Benton blocks it.
Boy lands with a left to the head.
Boy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.#ROC2#
Benton is rocked!
Boy creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Benton with a big uppercut! Benton tries to clinch up but Boy pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Benton to the mat! Benton covers up and Boy unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Fat Boy!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jul 13, 2019 |
#R1#
Benton changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Beef tries to avoid it but Benton manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Beef to the ground. Beef escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet. #CL#
Benton clinches.
Benton jumps guard but Beef stands there with Benton around his waist. Benton gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
#TD2#
Beef lands a takedown into guard.
Beef advances to half guard.
Beef takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.#SUB2#
Benton is defending against the submission attempts here by Beef.
Beef passes to side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.#SUB2#
Beef is trying to get an arm triangle but Benton is defending well. #T1##SUB2#
Beef working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it. #SUB2#
Beef wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Benton, who protects the arm well. #SUB2#
Beef is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Benton has escaped the position, nice work there. #SUB2#
Beef is working to tighten his grip on Benton's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Benton has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Beef is really squeezing tight and eventually Benton passes out! Beef breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Tito Beef!
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Event:
Quick Fight Championship
Date: Jun 04, 2019 |
#R1#
Benton fails with an attempt to clinch.
#TD2#
Ramos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Benton to the ground. Ramos is now in Benton's guard.#ES#
Benton pushes Ramos off and gets back to his feet.
Benton wants to clinch up but Ramos keeps it at a distance.
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ramos takes a head kick and keeps coming.
#TD2#
Ramos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.#ES#
Benton manages to create a bit of space in order to work his way back to his feet. Ramos keeps hold of his opponent and drives him back against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A frustrated look appears on Ramos's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benton has Ramos pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Benton to work.
#T1#
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benton seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.#BC2#
Ramos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benton throws a series of punches but Ramos avoids them all with ease. #TD2#
Ramos shoots in and gets a takedown into Benton's guard.
Ramos preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ramos is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.#SUB#
Benton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
#T2#
Ramos trying to control but Benton is working from the bottom.
Benton keeping full guard, as Ramos tries to pass.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Benton keeps moving.
Benton pulls Ramos in to control the position. #REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.#T3#
Ramos scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benton is breathing heavily.#TD2#
Ramos looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Ramos content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Benton is staying active underneath Ramos, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ramos not doing much here.
#SUB2#
Ramos seems to be working for a kimura but Benton defends the submission attempt.#T4#
Benton won't allow Ramos to pass to mount.
Benton trying to control here.
Ramos seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ramos content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Edmundo Benton will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
#R2#
Benton tries to bum rush Ramos with a series of wild strikes but Ramos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ramos wants to clinch.#TD2#
Ramos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ramos postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can. #T1#
Ramos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Benton haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Ramos seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Benton pulls Ramos in to control the position.
Benton is trying to control the position from the bottom.
#REF3#
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Benton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.#T2##CL#
Ramos tries to keep at a distance but Benton has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ramos is trying to stall.
Ramos is trying to maintain a safe position but Benton gets an underhook and turns Ramos into the cage.
Ramos trying to control the position but instead, Benton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Ramos into the cage.
Benton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
#T3##TD#
Benton lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
#ES2#
Ramos has one foot on Benton's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Benton swinging wildly here.
#CL#
The fight moves into the clinch position.#BC2#
Ramos breaks from the clinch.
#CL#
Benton moves into the clinch.#T4#
Benton is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.#TD2#
Benton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ramos is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Benton to the mat. Benton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benton is adopting a defensive guard.
Benton is trying to hold Ramos in close to prevent damage but Ramos has managed to pass into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.#ES#
Benton has managed to escape just enough to sneak back to his feet but Ramos is on him like a limpet, forcing Benton back against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Ramos wants to get back to striking at distance but Benton won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Edmundo Benton will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
#R3#
Benton moves in looking to clinch but Ramos pushes him off.
Benton tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ramos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.#CL#
Benton moves into the clinch.
Benton looking for a takedown. #TD2#
Ramos drags the fight down to the ground.
#ES2#
Ramos manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Sloppy strikes from Benton. Those never looked like landing.
Ramos is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benton with a body shot.
Ramos misses with a series of wild punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ramos moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benton sets himself, and Ramos steps forward looking for the clinch! Benton avoids it this time.
Edmundo Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ramos keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramos is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.#T1##TD2#
Ramos feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ramos tries to free his leg and advance position but Benton is retaining full guard.
Benton wants to stand up but Ramos is controlling him.
Benton bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Ramos's guard. #REVR##SU#
Benton gets to his feet - Ramos follows without any prompting.
Benton shoots in but no luck this time. #TD2#
Ramos drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ramos wants to control from the top but Benton keeps moving.
Benton will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.#T2##SUB#
Benton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ramos gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Ramos slips nicely into half guard.
Benton gets back to full guard.
#T3#
Benton working a defensive guard but Ramos manages to pass into side control anyway.
#ES#
Benton explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ramos throws a sloppy head kick and Benton moves out of range easily. #TD2#
Ramos fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Benton to the ground. Ramos is now in Benton's guard.#ES#
Benton pushes Ramos off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there. #TD2#
Excellent takedown into side control there by Ramos. #T4#
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ramos working away.#SU2#
Ramos decides to stand up, so the ref orders Benton to his feet.
Edmundo Benton is winning the standup battle so far.#CL#
Ramos gets tackled into the cage by Benton. Benton maintains the clinch.
Benton looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edmundo Benton. That's going to take a lot out of him.#TD2#
Benton is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ramos is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Benton to the mat. Benton regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ramos trying to control the position from guard on top but Benton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ghiegz Ramos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Edmundo Benton is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benton controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Ghiegz Ramos.
I think Benton has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmundo Benton!
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