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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bruce White Jr (ranked 140 p4p, 285 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 17 p4p, 41 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Benedetti's choice of entrance music: Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 4 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, John Mangel and Eliza Hachem.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but White Jr sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A counter left hand to the body from White Jr misses its target.
White Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
White Jr throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
White Jr lands with an overhand left.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White Jr, as that shot connected.
White Jr lands with a nice body punch.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but White Jr moves his leg out of the way.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and White Jr counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but White Jr saw that one coming.
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
White Jr is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
White Jr slips a jab from Benedetti.
White Jr tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White Jr looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but White Jr ducks down to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White Jr misses with a straight left.
White Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benedetti's head.
White Jr misses with a straight left.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr misses with a straight left.
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from White Jr misses the target.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Nice shot by White Jr.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
White Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on White Jr's shoulder, as White Jr tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
White Jr scores with a nice right hand.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
White Jr throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
White Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
Benedetti follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Benedetti moves out of range as White Jr strikes.
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White Jr blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
White Jr throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
White Jr slips a straight right by Benedetti.
White Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
White Jr throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
White Jr missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White Jr throws a series of strikes that have Benedetti backpedaling.
Benedetti misses with a hook to the body
and White Jr counters with a straight right hand.
White Jr is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White Jr connects with a looping right hand.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
White Jr backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
White Jr connects with a body shot.
White Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White Jr takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
A head kick misses from Benedetti.
White Jr connects with the punch.
A cross from Benedetti lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti throws a hook but White Jr avoids it easily.
White Jr was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
White Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
A nice side step and Benedetti releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
White Jr's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! White Jr scrambles back to his feet.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
White Jr moves into the clinch.
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike.
Benedetti is looking to control White Jr's arms but White Jr gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benedetti has his back to the cage.
Benedetti avoiding damage as White Jr throws knees to the body.
White Jr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benedetti lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of White Jr backwards.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
White Jr fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti lands a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti scores with a one two! White Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Nice uppercut there from White Jr.
Nice defenses there by White Jr.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
Decent striking displayed by Benedetti there.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
White Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Nice body punch from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Benedetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
A lazy left from Benedetti finds it's target.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Benedetti replies with a solid counter kick to the body but White Jr blocks it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benedetti slips a jab from White Jr.
White Jr slips a straight right by Benedetti.
White Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Bruce White Jr will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
White Jr tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from White Jr.
White Jr is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
White Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
A shot to the body from Benedetti misses
and White Jr moves into the clinch.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr lands a right hand.
White Jr lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
White Jr tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as White Jr controls the action.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Benedetti just misses with a elbow thrown towards White Jr's brow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr misses with a hook to the ribs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benedetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
White Jr misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as White Jr controls his hands.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but White Jr uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right handed body shot lands from White Jr.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
White Jr lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
White Jr working aggressively here.
White Jr lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
White Jr misses with a punch on the inside.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
White Jr slips a jab from Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
White Jr throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti motions for White Jr to come forward. Benedetti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White Jr jabs Benedetti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
White Jr takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
White Jr ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
White Jr throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
A cross from Benedetti lands.
White Jr throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
White Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab lands there for White Jr.
White Jr looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr stuns Benedetti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
White Jr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
White Jr tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White Jr with a body shot.
White Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
It seemed like Benedetti was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
White Jr misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
White Jr staying out of range there.
White Jr looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
A big right from White Jr misses.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
White Jr throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti lands with an overhand left.
White Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benedetti under the eye.
White Jr punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
White Jr throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
White Jr slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benedetti lands with a nice body kick.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised White Jr's leg. White Jr is trying to keep his angry face on.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
A left lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
White Jr swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Benedetti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
White Jr takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from White Jr.
Benedetti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
White Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White Jr slips a straight right by Benedetti.
White Jr takes one on the button.
White Jr tries to clinch there but Benedetti circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti scores with a nice head shot.
Bruce White Jr is winning the standup battle so far.
A low kick from Benedetti misses
and White Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
White Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bruce White Jr will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
and White Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
White Jr closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
White Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a hook but White Jr blocks it.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti takes a swing at White Jr's ribcage but misses.
White Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
White Jr misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
The fight stays on the outside here - White Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps White Jr's head backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White Jr on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
White Jr checks the leg kick nicely there.
White Jr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a body shot
and White Jr counters with a straight right hand.
Benedetti wants to land a leg kick but White Jr is out of range.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
White Jr tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
White Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White Jr throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
White Jr cracks Benedetti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on White Jr. That did some damage!
Benedetti feints and then cracks White Jr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow White Jr down.
Benedetti punishes White Jr's body with a nice straight punch.
White Jr shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
White Jr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
White Jr tries to clinch up.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Nice shot lands for White Jr.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti misses with a series of wild punches.
White Jr wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
The fighters circling - White Jr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White Jr misses with a straight left.
White Jr bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
White Jr misses with a looping right.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. White Jr sees it coming and avoids it easily.
White Jr throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
White Jr connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
White Jr lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by White Jr.
The fight stays on the outside here - White Jr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but White Jr manages to avoid it.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White Jr throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti cracks White Jr with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Nice body punch from Benedetti.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but White Jr saw that one coming.
White Jr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White Jr has time to react.
White Jr misses the jab.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
White Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from White Jr with a body shot.
Benedetti takes a swing at White Jr's ribcage but misses.
White Jr looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
No joy there for White Jr, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but White Jr moves out of range.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of White Jr's head but White Jr sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
White Jr throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benedetti misses with a hook. White Jr ducked under it nicely.
White Jr scores with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
White Jr tries to counter by clinching up but Benedetti breaks away and moves out of range.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White Jr.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
White Jr lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
White Jr swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
White Jr has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from White Jr there as he acknowledges the shot.
White Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
White Jr avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
White Jr throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
White Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
White Jr is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
and White Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Benedetti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on White Jr if he has to take too many more of those.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before White Jr has time to react.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Bruce White Jr did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benedetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping White Jr at a distance.
Benedetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed White Jr momentarily.
A swing and a miss from White Jr.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
White Jr scores with a hook.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
Benedetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as White Jr throws out the jab.
White Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
White Jr swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti scores with a nice strike.
White Jr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but White Jr checks it.
It looked like White Jr wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
White Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White Jr lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
White Jr scores with a punch to the head.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
A jab from Benedetti finds it's way through White Jr's defenses.
Benedetti defending well as White Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A shot to the liver by White Jr. Beautiful body shot.
White Jr misses with a looping right.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White Jr throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White Jr scores with a jab. Benedetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benedetti thuds a left hand into White Jr's body.
White Jr slips a straight right by Benedetti.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Nice jab there from White Jr.
White Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from White Jr.
Benedetti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as White Jr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedetti doesn't seem phased though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White Jr connects with a right hand. Benedetti shakes it off.
White Jr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
Benedetti lands a head shot.
White Jr misses with the combination.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
Benedetti throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
White Jr clinches up with Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr misses with some punches.
White Jr swings away with an uppercut that misses.
White Jr takes a shot to the head.
A short right from White Jr on the inside.
Benedetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Benedetti.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti slips a jab from White Jr.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
White Jr checks a leg kick.
White Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
White Jr misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but White Jr was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
White Jr takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
White Jr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benedetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
White Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benedetti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
White Jr misses with a looping left.
Benedetti slips a jab and a cross from White Jr.
White Jr loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
An inside leg kick lands from Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr connects with a nice looking jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
White Jr displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
White Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with White Jr's head.
White Jr missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
White Jr lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti swats away the attempt to clinch by White Jr.
White Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but White Jr is just out of range.
White Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
White Jr tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
White Jr loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr slips under a jab.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to bum rush White Jr with a series of wild strikes but White Jr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
White Jr takes the fight into the clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
White Jr wants to clinch.
A slow jab from White Jr misses its intended target.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedetti lands with an overhand left.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
White Jr takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benedetti lands with a shot to the body.
White Jr misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti throws a sloppy body shot
enabling White Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benedetti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
White Jr takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti misses with a body shot
and White Jr counters with a nice body shot.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that White Jr avoids nicely.
Jab, jab by White Jr - just one landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
White Jr jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses White Jr's front leg but catches the back leg as White Jr tries to avoid it.
White Jr throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
White Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
White Jr fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benedetti, pushing him back against the cage.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
White Jr tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing White Jr back against the cage.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
White Jr misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti gets through White Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by White Jr.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for White Jr.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Nice body punch from White Jr - that landed with a thud.
White Jr misses with the head strike.
White Jr tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Lorenzo Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr scores with a hook to the body.
Benedetti is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
White Jr blocks an elbow strike.
White Jr misses with a body punch.
White Jr throws an elbow but it misses.
Benedetti gets through White Jr's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti lands an uppercut.
White Jr scores with a shoulder strike.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
White Jr doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedetti circles away.
Some bone on bone action there as White Jr checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
White Jr throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti tries a low kick but White Jr avoids it.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
White Jr uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti works the jab nicely.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body shot.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
White Jr has managed to clinch.
White Jr stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Benedetti.
White Jr's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benedetti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
White Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by White Jr.
White Jr takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti cracks White Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
A jab from White Jr misses.
White Jr scores with a hook.
Benedetti walks into a stiff left hand from White Jr.
Benedetti slips a straight right by White Jr.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Bruce White Jr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but White Jr saw it coming and moves away.
White Jr throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
White Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
White Jr needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
White Jr takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
White Jr on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A swing and a miss from White Jr.
Benedetti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorenzo Benedetti.
I think White Jr 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 48:48
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:47
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Bruce White Jr!
Bruce White Jr retains his featherweight title!
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