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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Zee Land (ranked 156 p4p, 163 weight class) and Rafael Benedetti (ranked 26 p4p, 27 weight class). Land kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is For Heavy Metal we will die!. Rafael Benedetti acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 23 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Zee Land!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 18 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Steven Brown, Andrew Berry and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedetti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Land has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Land and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benedetti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Land misses with a leg kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Land misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Land avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Land really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Benedetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
We've been hearing reports that Land has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Land.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Land off balance momentarily.
Land misses with a low kick.
Land throws a series of punches but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
A big left from Land misses.
Benedetti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Land sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Land looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the body.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Land avoids the punch easily.
Land wants to clinch up but Benedetti keeps it at a distance.
Donk. Land catches Benedetti right on the button with a cross.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Land checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Land moves forwards but Benedetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benedetti lands with an overhand left.
Land is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Land swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but Land saw that one coming.
A right-left combo lands from Land.
Land pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range and Land settles back down.
Land tries to score with a low kick but Benedetti moves his leg out of the way.
Land throws a head kick but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti flicks out a counter leg kick but Land steps away.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Land swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Land is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Land misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Land defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Land moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
A decent looking cross lands there for Land.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Land sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benedetti just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromLand.
An inside leg kick from Land misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Land fails in his attempt to clinch.
Land clinches up with Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage.
Land lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Land misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Land lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
Land breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Benedetti throws a hook but Land blocks it.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Land was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Land's shoulder, as Land tries to avoid the shot.
As Benedetti backs away, Land returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Land has time to react.
Land throws a nice outside leg kick.
Land tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Land thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Land was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Land appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benedetti throws a jab when Land was well out of range.
Land falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benedetti counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land pushes Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Land.
Land working aggressively here.
Land lands a body shot in the clinch.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Land.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Land lands with a light punch inside.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Land misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Land can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A right hook to the body lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body punch.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Land.
Land misses with a body punch.
Land blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries a body shot but Land blocks it.
A right hand to the body from Benedetti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Land blocks an uppercut.
Land tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti is working Land over against the cage.
Land lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benedetti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Land seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Benedetti can turn it around.
Land tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Land back against the cage.
Benedetti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Land is breathing heavily.
Land tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice left hand lands by Land.
Benedetti pushes Land back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Land.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Land avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
A short right from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rafael Benedetti will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Land takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Land looks to land a combination but Benedetti avoids it well.
Land throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti swinging wildly here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Land scores with a jab.
Land throws a front kick aimed at Benedetti's knee but Benedetti avoids it well.
Benedetti clinches.
Benedetti misses with a body punch.
Land has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right from Benedetti on the inside.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Land controls his hands.
Land prevents a body shot from Benedetti.
Land working aggressively here.
Benedetti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Land lands with a light punch inside.
Land lands with a light punch inside.
Land can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Land blocks a body shot from Benedetti.
Land fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Land lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Land tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Land's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Land tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short left from Benedetti.
Land presses Benedetti against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Land manages to break the clinch.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Land thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Land checks it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Land checks it well.
Land is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Benedetti is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Land.
Land thuds a left hand into Benedetti's body.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Land jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A slow jab from Land misses its intended target.
Land looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Land moves out of range easily.
Land throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Land works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Land misses with a looping right.
Land 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.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benedetti scores with a three punch combo!
Benedetti misses with a wild combination.
Land uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Land throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Land tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Land cracks Benedetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Land does a little dance to reset his feet.
Land appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Land misses with a wild body shot.
Land misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Land.
Land wants to clinch.
Land takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Land pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Land misses with a low kick as Benedetti jumps back.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Land takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benedetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Land can pounce on him.
Land ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Land on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benedetti. Benedetti obviously looking to wear him down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land misses with an uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Land looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Land tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Benedetti.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Land dips to his left and cracks Benedetti with an uppercut!
Land walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Land throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Land misses with a hook.
Benedetti throws a jab when Land was well out of range.
Land uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Land motions for Benedetti to come forward. Land throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Land on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Land off balance momentarily.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Land throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Land drives through and clinches with Benedetti against the cage.
Land throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Land throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Zee Land has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Land 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.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Land moves out of range easily.
Land throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Land circles away.
Land is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benedetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Land misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benedetti throws a nice looking combination but Land bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Land misses with a straight right.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Land slips a jab and a cross from Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with the punch.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Land avoids it.
A quick step to the side and Land tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Land tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benedetti is able to avoid easily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Land lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benedetti circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedetti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benedetti.
Land takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Land wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Land moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Land will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Land lands a lovely overhand right.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Land tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benedetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benedetti connects with the punch.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
Land motions for Benedetti to come forward. Land throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Land drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Land tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Land takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benedetti moves out of range as Land strikes.
Benedetti lands with a hook. Land tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Land should have avoided that one.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that Land avoids nicely.
Land looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti stuns Land with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Land takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
Benedetti moves into range and clinches up with Land.
A short uppercut from Land.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Land makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Land prevents a body shot from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Land on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Land misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti tries a body shot but Land blocks it.
Land blocks a body shot from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Land is trying to force a seperation but Benedetti has the dominant position.
Land working aggressively here.
Benedetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benedetti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Land.
Land swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Benedetti is trying to stall.
Land fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Land scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Land scores with a shoulder strike.
Land working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Land.
Land working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Land is trying to break the clinch but Benedetti is controlling him.
Benedetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Land's elbow.
Land throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Land controls his hands.
Land manages to break the clinch.
Land throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Land motions for Benedetti to come forward. Land throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A punch lands to the side of Land 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Land's front leg but catches the back leg as Land tries to avoid it.
A left lands for Benedetti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A low kick from Land is predictable there
and Benedetti counters with a right hand to the body.
Benedetti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Land takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Land checks it well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benedetti 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 Steven Brown scores the fight 28:29
Judge Andrew Berry scores the fight 28:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Benedetti!
Rafael Benedetti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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