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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brolio Benitez (ranked 25234 p4p, 24704 weight class) and Baloo Bayur (ranked 383 p4p, 344 weight class). Brolio Benitez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Brolio Benitez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Baloo Bayur!
The judges for this bout are Roger Salmon, Josh West and Micheangelo Fripello.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benitez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bayur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A jab from Benitez misses.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Bayur.
Benitez with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benitez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bayur blocks a jab.
Brolio Benitez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benitez connects with a jab.
Benitez lands an overhand right.
Benitez lands a glancing blow to the side of Bayur's head.
Benitez clinches up with Bayur and pushes him back against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benitez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benitez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Bayur takes a shot to the head.
Bayur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benitez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A short right from Benitez on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bayur has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benitez.
Benitez feints a jab promting Bayur to slip. Benitez then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Bayur slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Benitez dips to his left and cracks Bayur with an uppercut!
Bayur showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benitez.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Bayur moves away from the strike by Benitez.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez scores with a body shot.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benitez.
Benitez looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Benitez lands with an overhand left.
Bayur looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benitez is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benitez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brolio Benitez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Benitez tries to work over Bayur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bayur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Brolio Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baloo Bayur.
Still in the clinch, Benitez scores with a nice short uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Benitez.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Benitez - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Bayur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez cracks Bayur with a nice body shot.
Bayur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bayur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benitez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bayur's elbow.
Benitez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bayur controls his hands.
Benitez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bayur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benitez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Bayur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Benitez prevents a takedown attempt there.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
Bayur blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benitez lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benitez throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Bayur.
Bayur blocks a body shot from Benitez.
Benitez lands a body shot.
Benitez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benitez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bayurs head.
Benitez lands a shoulder strike.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez lands with a left to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benitez can't find room to land a body shot as Bayur controls the action.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Bayur on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benitez misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benitez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benitez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Bayur prevents a body shot from Benitez.
Benitez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benitez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Bayur wants a takedown but no success here.
Benitez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bayur up against the cage.
Benitez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez misses with some punches.
Benitez tries to work over Bayur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benitez pushes Bayur back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benitez breaks the clinch.
Benitez misses the shot to the body.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Donk. Benitez catches Bayur right on the button with a cross.
Bayur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bayur with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benitez to score with a decent uppercut.
Benitez is breathing heavily.
Bayur slips under a jab from Benitez.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Benitez misses with a looping right.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez misses with a hook.
Bayur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benitez.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benitez misses the jab.
Benitez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bayur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Bayur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benitez.
Benitez throws the left hand but Bayur avoids the punch easily.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benitez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez throws a hook to the side of Bayur's head but Bayur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benitez swings for the body but Bayur moves out of range.
Bayur uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benitez.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez misses with a hook
and Bayur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Bayur.
Benitez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benitez gets underhooks to prevent Bayur's takedown attempt.
Benitez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Benitez lands with a right to the head.
Benitez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Bayur blocking some punches.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bayur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benitez breaks from the clinch.
Benitez rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Bayur counters by moving into the clinch.
Bayur is looking for a takedown.
Bayur wants a takedown but no success here.
Benitez tries a body shot but Bayur blocks it.
Benitez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benitez gets underhooks to prevent Bayur's takedown attempt.
Bayur is working for takedown but Benitez is calmly controlling the position for now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez misses with a punch to the body.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayur.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
Bayur has Benitez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benitez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Bayur.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Bayur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benitez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Benitez is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benitez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bayur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brolio Benitez dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benitez looks to score with a jab to the body but Bayur is just out of range.
Benitez sets himself, and Bayur steps forward looking for the clinch! Benitez avoids it this time.
Benitez throws a lazy right hand but Bayur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benitez misses the shot to the body.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez lands with an overhand left.
Benitez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brolio Benitez is winning the standup battle so far.
Benitez scores with a sloppy right hand. Bayur should have avoided that one.
Benitez scores with a hook to the body. Bayur takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Bayur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bayur takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Bayur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benitez misses with an uppercut. Bayur saw that one coming.
Benitez swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bayur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benitez. Bayur does a little dance to reset his feet.
A jab from Benitez misses.
Benitez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benitez tried to score with a low kick but Bayur checks it.
Bayur defending well as Benitez loads up on a big left hand.
Benitez sets himself, and Bayur steps forward looking for the clinch! Benitez avoids it this time.
Benitez throws an overhand right that lands on Bayur's shoulder, as Bayur tries to avoid the shot.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez missing with a left hand there. Bayur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Benitez misses with an uppercut. Bayur saw that one coming.
Benitez misses with a straight right.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez misses with a straight right.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Bayur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benitez.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayur moves away.
Benitez sets himself, and Bayur steps forward looking for the clinch! Benitez avoids it this time.
Benitez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bayur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benitez feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bayurs jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benitez looks to throw the jab but Bayur is out of range.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez misses with a looping left.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benitez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez throws a body punch but Bayur moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Bayur.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Bayur slips under a jab.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayur was well out of range. Poor timing from Benitez.
Benitez is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bayur can do to turn this around?
A big left from Benitez misses.
The fighters circling - Benitez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez throws a hook to the side of Bayur's head but Bayur sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A big left from Benitez misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez throws a hook but Bayur avoids it easily.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Baloo Bayur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benitez throws a jab but it's blocked by Bayur.
A telegraphed right hand from Benitez misses the target.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Bayur slips under a jab from Benitez.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
The fighters circling - Benitez throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Benitez throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez misses with an uppercut.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Bayur moves out of range as Benitez strikes.
Bayur bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez misses with a straight left.
Benitez sets himself, and Bayur steps forward looking for the clinch! Benitez avoids it this time.
Benitez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benitez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bayur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bayur.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Bayur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benitez after a bit of a struggle.
Bayur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brolio Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baloo Bayur.
Bayur wants a takedown.
Bayur tries to score a body lock takedown but Benitez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benitez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Bayur takes a shot to the head.
Bayur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benitez prevents it.
Benitez misses with the head strike.
Bayur tries for a takedown but Benitez manages to get underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benitez lands a shoulder strike.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayur blocks an uppercut.
Bayur dodges an elbow strike from Benitez.
A head punch on the inside from Benitez fails to land.
Benitez gets underhooks to prevent Bayur's takedown attempt.
Benitez tries to work over Bayur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benitez misses with the head strike.
Bayur goes for a takedown attempt but Benitez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bayur staying out of range there.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benitez throws out a loose jab but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benitez sets himself, and Bayur steps forward looking for the clinch! Benitez avoids it this time.
Benitez looks to land a left hand but Bayur moved out of range nicely.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez takes a swing at Bayur's ribcage but misses.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Bayur slips under a jab from Benitez.
Benitez lands with a nice body punch.
Benitez misses with a straight left.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez missing with a left hand there. Bayur was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benitez. Bayur does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Benitez takes a swing at Bayur's ribcage but misses.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez looks to throw the jab but Bayur is out of range.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez just misses with a punch to the body.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benitez throws a sloppy body shot
and Bayur moves into the clinch.
Bayur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benitez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bayur is looking to take this one to the mat.
Bayur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benitez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Benitez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bayur counters by clinching up.
Bayur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benitez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bayur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bayur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bayur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benitez after a bit of a struggle.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Benitez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayur moves away.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bayur takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benitez.
Bayur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benitez.
Benitez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez throws a lazy right hand but Bayur sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benitez misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Bayur holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Bayur wants to take the fight to the mat but Benitez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Benitez misses with some punches.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benitez stops a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Benitez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bayur controls his hands.
Bayur has Benitez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benitez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bayur tries to score a body lock takedown but Benitez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benitez throws an elbow that misses.
Benitez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Bayur blocks a body shot from Benitez.
Benitez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bayur controls his hands.
Bayur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benitez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brolio Benitez dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Bayur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benitez loads up on a big right hand but Bayur slips the punch.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Bayur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez throws a hook but Bayur avoids it easily.
Benitez throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez cracks Bayur with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benitez thuds his right hand into Bayur's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benitez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Bayur is able to avoid easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez looks to throw the jab but Bayur is out of range.
Bayur moves forwards but Benitez connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benitez moves into range and connects with a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benitez. Bayur does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a hook
and Bayur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Bayur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benitez prevents it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
Bayur letting Benitez take a breather here.
Bayur prevents a body shot from Benitez.
Benitez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Brolio Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baloo Bayur.
Bayur blocks a body shot from Benitez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Benitez.
Bayur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bayur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benitez after a bit of a struggle.
Benitez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez can't find room to land a body shot as Bayur controls the action.
Benitez throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Bayurs head.
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayur.
Bayur has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Benitez avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Bayur wants a takedown.
Bayur is trying to drag Benitez to the mat but Benitez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Brolio Benitez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Bayur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benitez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a punch to the body.
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayur.
Benitez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
Benitez lands a hook that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Benitez escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benitez looks to land a right hand but Bayur moved out of range.
Benitez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Bayur has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benitez finds it's way round the side to connect with Bayur's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayur checks the leg kick.
Benitez swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bayur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bayur is looking for a takedown.
Benitez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez tries a body shot but Bayur blocks it.
Bayur is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benitez gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez stops a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Benitez misses with a body punch.
Benitez throws a punch but it's blocked by Bayur.
Bayur goes for a takedown attempt but Benitez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Bayur slips under a jab.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benitez throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bayur sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bayur has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bayur slips under a jab.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez misses with a looping right.
Bayur moves out of range as Benitez strikes.
Benitez fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bayur, pushing him back against the cage.
Bayur is trying to drag Benitez to the mat but Benitez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Bayur is working for takedown but Benitez is calmly controlling the position for now.
Benitez misses with an elbow strike.
Bayur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Bayur.
Bayur tries for a takedown but Benitez manages to get underhooks.
Bayur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benitez prevents it.
Benitez misses with a body punch.
Benitez lands a body punch.
Benitez stops a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Benitez stalling in the clinch but Bayur improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
Benitez can't find room to land a body shot as Bayur controls the action.
Benitez struggles to land a body shot inside as Bayur controls his hands.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benitez stops a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez manages to break the clinch.
Good exchange - Benitez coming out on top.
Benitez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Bayur keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
A big left from Benitez misses.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Bayur avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez throws a poor cross that misses
and Bayur moves into the clinch.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Benitez looks to throw the jab but Bayur is out of range.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bayur ducks under a wild hook from Benitez.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Bayur uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benitez.
Bayur moves away from the strike by Benitez.
Benitez throws a shot from downtown. Bayur moves away and avoids it.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bayur.
Benitez throws a big shot that misses.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez throws a leg kick
and Bayur counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Bayur tries to score a body lock takedown but Benitez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Benitez prevents the takedown attempt.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bayur is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayur tries for a takedown. No joy.
Bayur is trying to drag Benitez to the mat but Benitez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benitez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benitez tries to work over Bayur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bayur is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benitez stalling in the clinch but Bayur improves position.
Benitez misses with a body punch.
Benitez has a couple of punches blocked by Bayur.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brolio Benitez clearly takes that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benitez throws a body punch but Bayur moves out of range.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benitez scores with a shot to the body.
Benitez misses the body punch
and Bayur moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
Benitez misses with some punches.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Bayur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benitez after a bit of a struggle.
Bayur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benitez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brolio Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baloo Bayur.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Benitez misses with a punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benitez tries a body shot but Bayur blocks it.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Benitez trying to control the position but instead, Bayur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benitez into the cage.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benitez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benitez swings wildly with an uppercut but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bayur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benitez prevents it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benitez misses with a punch to the body.
Benitez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bayur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benitez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayur moves away.
Benitez scores with a jab. Bayur acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benitez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bayur moves away.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Bayur moves away from the strike by Benitez.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez throws out a loose jab but Bayur uses good head movement to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Benitez.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a hook.
Benitez sets himself, and Bayur steps forward looking for the clinch! Benitez avoids it this time.
Benitez misses the shot to the body.
Bayur is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Benitez waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bayur.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Bayur takes one to the chin there.
Bayur ducks under a wild hook from Benitez.
Benitez misses with a body shot
and Bayur counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benitez.
Bayur wants a takedown.
Bayur is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benitez is defending well.
Benitez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bayur goes for a takedown attempt but Benitez pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Benitez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bayur.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayur slips a jab from Benitez.
Benitez throws a big shot that misses.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bayur checks a leg kick.
Benitez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bayur.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez misses with a hook.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Bayur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benitez.
Bayur ducks under a wild hook from Benitez.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez just misses with a punch to the body.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Bayur ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benitez misses with an uppercut.
Benitez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayur was well out of range. Poor timing from Benitez.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benitez takes the fight into the clinch.
Benitez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Bayur is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Benitez pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Benitez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
A head punch on the inside from Benitez fails to land.
Bayur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benitez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Benitez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benitez misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bayur.
Bayur blocks an uppercut.
Benitez throws a head punch that misses.
Benitez tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benitez breaks the clinch.
Benitez rushes Bayur and presses him up against the cage.
Bayur is trying to drag Benitez to the mat but Benitez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benitez is looking to control Bayur's arms but Bayur gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benitez has his back to the cage.
Benitez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bayur moves away from the strike by Benitez.
Benitez just misses with a punch to the body.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez misses with a hook to the body
and Bayur moves into the clinch.
Bayur tries to score a body lock takedown but Benitez shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Bayur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benitez after a bit of a struggle.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benitez gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bayur.
Bayur tries for a takedown but Benitez manages to get underhooks.
Benitez can't find room to land a body shot as Bayur controls the action.
Benitez stops a takedown attempt from Bayur.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Benitez stalling against the cage.
Benitez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bayur avoids a wild elbow strike from Benitez.
A head punch on the inside from Benitez fails to land.
Benitez misses with a punch to the body.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Benitez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bayur tries for a takedown but Benitez manages to get underhooks.
Benitez misses with the head strike.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez throws an elbow that misses.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bayur wants to take the fight to the mat but Benitez manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Bayur blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benitez misses with a body punch.
Benitez throws a head punch that misses.
Benitez working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bayur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Benitez misses with a punch on the inside.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benitez tries to throw a body punch but Bayur avoids it by throwing Benitez back against the cage.
Bayur has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Benitez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Bayur wants a takedown but no success here.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Brolio Benitez had his way with Baloo Bayur in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Benitez paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benitez scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bayur doesn't seem bothered though.
Benitez scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benitez lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benitez lands a nice hook to Bayur's body. Bayur takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benitez instigates a clinch.
Bayur can't get the takedown.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benitez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A left hand lands to the body for Benitez.
Bayur drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brolio Benitez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Baloo Bayur.
A right hand to the body from Benitez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benitez lands with a short shot to the head.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Bayur wants a takedown.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Benitez tries to throw a body punch but Bayur avoids it by throwing Benitez back against the cage.
Benitez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Bayur backwards.
Bayur takes a shot to the head.
Benitez is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benitez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bayur prevents a body shot from Benitez.
Benitez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bayur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benitez prevents it.
Benitez's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benitez bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benitez misses with a body shot.
Benitez instigates a clinch.
Benitez works on Bayur's body with a couple of short punches.
Benitez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benitez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bayur blocks a body shot from Benitez.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Bayur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A shot in the inside from Benitez.
Bayur is looking for a takedown.
Benitez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benitez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bayur goes for a takedown in the clinch but Benitez prevents it.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Benitez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benitez throws a head punch that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bayur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benitez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benitez misses the jab.
Bayur keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benitez.
Bayur steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benitez.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Benitez throws a body shot but no joy.
Bayur steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Benitez.
Bayur uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benitez.
Bayur wants to counter with a clinch but Benitez pushes him away.
Bayur slips a jab from Benitez.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Benitez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benitez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bayur circles away quickly and effectively.
Benitez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bayur was well out of range. Poor timing from Benitez.
Bayur slips a straight right by Benitez.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Benitez looks to land a left hand but Bayur moved out of range nicely.
Bayur tries to counter by closing the distance.
Benitez throws a poor cross that misses
and Bayur counters by clinching up.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Bayur blocking some punches.
Bayur drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benitez pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benitez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benitez misses with a hook.
Bayur tries to counter with a clinch but Benitez shakes him off and moves away.
Bayur takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benitez loads up on a big right hand but Bayur slips the punch.
Benitez misses with an uppercut
and Bayur counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bayur.
A head punch on the inside from Benitez fails to land.
Bayur has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Benitez after a bit of a struggle.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Benitez trying to control the position but instead, Bayur has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benitez into the cage.
Bayur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benitez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bayur is trying to drag Benitez to the mat but Benitez just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benitez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benitez doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benitez breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Benitez comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bayur has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benitez misses the shot to the body.
Bayur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benitez.
Benitez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bayur.
Benitez drives through and clinches with Bayur against the cage.
Bayur blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bayur changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benitez fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Benitez throws the left hand but Bayur avoids the punch easily.
Bayur wants to counter the offense by Benitez and move into the clinch position.
Benitez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benitez throws a poor cross that misses
and Bayur counters by clinching up.
Benitez tries to work over Bayur's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bayur looking for a takedown.
Bayur has Benitez pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Benitez manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Benitez working aggressively here.
Bayur wants a takedown.
Benitez is trying to stall.
Brolio Benitez is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bayur drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Benitez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bayur tries for a takedown but Benitez manages to get underhooks.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Bayur can't get the takedown.
Baloo Bayur has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benitez gets underhooks to prevent Bayur's takedown attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brolio Benitez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benitez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Roger Salmon scores the fight 50:41
Judge Josh West scores the fight 50:42
Judge Micheangelo Fripello scores the fight 50:43
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brolio Benitez!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Brolio Benitez waved his t-shirt featuring Hakaka La'au Performance's logo in front of the cameras.
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