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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pete Prescott (ranked 74 p4p, 313 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 12 p4p, 47 weight class). Prescott comes into the arena with Negative Creep - Nirvana blaring out of the sound system. Benedetti has chosen Atrevete te as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Pete Prescott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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36 - 18 - 1 |
Great wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pete Prescott!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 36 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Chris Dean, Darius Henderson and Steve Erwin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Prescott manages to avoid it.
Prescott tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benedetti misses with the combination.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Prescott 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.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Prescott clinches up against the cage.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Prescott blocking some punches.
Prescott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Benedetti looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prescott breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Prescott darts in and clinches Benedetti up against the cage.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Prescott working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A shot in the inside from Prescott.
Prescott swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Prescott working aggressively here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prescott.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short left from Benedetti.
Benedetti blocks an elbow strike.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prescott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Prescott throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Benedetti swinging wildly here.
Prescott swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti scores with a head kick. Prescott tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Prescott is looking to counter punch.
Prescott fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benedetti, pushing him back against the cage.
Prescott misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Prescott breaks from the clinch.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Prescott clinches up against the cage.
Prescott has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Prescott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Prescott scores with a shoulder strike.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
Prescott lands a nice uppercut.
Prescott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short left from Prescott.
Prescott lands a right hand.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Prescott pushes Benedetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Prescott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Prescott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benedettis head.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prescott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti lands with a left to the head.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Prescott throws an elbow but misses.
Benedetti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benedetti dodges an elbow strike from Prescott.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Prescott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Prescott attempts a counter takedown but Benedetti avoids it well and moves away.
Prescott tries to clinch up.
A nice combination there by Benedetti.
It looks like Pete Prescott has been cut.
Benedetti throws a left and a right that both miss
and Prescott connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Prescott tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prescott takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Prescott scores with a jab to the jaw.
Prescott moves into the clinch successfully.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
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 Pete Prescott will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pete Prescott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prescott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Prescott has Benedetti pressed against the cage, preventing Benedetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Prescott's head.
Benedetti lands a left hand.
Prescott lands an elbow that stopped Benedetti in his tracks for a moment.
Pete Prescott has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
Prescott misses with a punch on the inside.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott blocking some punches.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Prescott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
A short right from Prescott.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Prescott uses good head movement to avoid it.
Prescott creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benedetti's defenses.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Prescott lands an uppercut.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti has Prescott pressed against the cage, preventing Prescott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Prescott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Prescott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Prescott scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benedetti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A nice right hand lands inside from Prescott.
Prescott lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prescott misses with a punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Prescott lands with a right to the head.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Prescott.
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Prescott clinches.
Prescott throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benedettis head.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prescott.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Prescott creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Prescott scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prescott has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Prescott lands a shoulder strike.
Prescott lands an uppercut.
Prescott misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott lands with a light punch inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Prescott pushes Benedetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Prescott throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Prescott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pete Prescott's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Prescott clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Prescott.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Prescott uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Prescott on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prescott.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
Prescott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Prescott.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Prescott lands a right hand.
A shot in the inside from Benedetti.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti takes an elbow to the temple.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott manages to break the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Prescott tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Prescott scores with a decent looking hook.
Prescott gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
Prescott blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti tries to break free but Prescott pushes him back against the cage.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott manages to break the clinch.
Nice cross by Prescott.
Prescott lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Benedetti misses with a few strikes there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prescott tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lunges at Prescott with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Prescott's hand.
Prescott's corner calls for a 1-2. Prescott obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Prescott has been trying to sharpen up his punching technique, as it looks crisper than last time we saw him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prescott.
A short left from Prescott.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Prescott comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Prescott lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Prescott.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
Prescott creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benedetti's defenses.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Prescott.
A nice left hand lands by Prescott.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Prescott lands with a short shot to the head.
Prescott lands a shoulder strike.
Prescott throws an elbow that misses.
Prescott lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Prescott misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Prescott wants to clinch.
Prescott 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.
Claudio Benedetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Prescott closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nice jab there from Prescott.
Prescott is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prescott lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and Prescott cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Prescott connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Prescott misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that Prescott avoids nicely.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Prescott's shoulder, as Prescott tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Prescott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti lands a jab.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benedetti throws a sloppy body shot
and Prescott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Prescott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Prescott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Prescott clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Prescott's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benedetti lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Prescott cracks Benedetti with a good jab.
Prescott has Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Prescott lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Prescott gets through Benedetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Prescott.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Prescott lands a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Prescott lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott lands a right hand.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Prescott scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Prescott blocking some punches.
Prescott lands an uppercut.
Prescott tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
Prescott lands with a right to the head.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Nice elbow from Prescott.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Prescott misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Prescott throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Prescott pushes off an throws an elbow but Benedetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti keeps control of Prescott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Prescott has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Benedetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Prescott fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Prescott.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
A short right from Prescott.
Benedetti can't break the clinch.
A short right from Prescott.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
Prescott pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prescott finds it's way round the side to connect with Benedetti's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prescott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Prescott appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and Prescott counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Claudio Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Prescott avoids them all with ease.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Prescott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Prescott finds it's way round the side to connect with Benedetti's head.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Prescott's head but Prescott sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Prescott lands with an uppercut that bounces Benedetti off the cage and back into range.
Prescott scores with a nice head shot.
Prescott scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
The fight stays on the outside here - Prescott looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Prescott wants to clinch.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but Prescott avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Prescott sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Prescott bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Prescott takes the fight into the clinch.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Prescott creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Prescott scores with a shoulder strike.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short left from Prescott.
A nice left hand lands by Prescott.
Prescott lands with a short shot to the head.
Prescott lands with a short head shot on the inside.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Prescott just misses with a elbow thrown towards Benedetti's brow.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Prescott misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Prescott throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pete Prescott had his way with Claudio Benedetti in that round.
The cut man is working on Pete Prescott's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Prescott connects with the punch.
Prescott smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Prescott slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Prescott ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Prescott clobbers Benedetti with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Prescott moves into range and clinches up with Benedetti.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Prescott lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the side of Prescott's head.
A head punch on the inside from Prescott fails to land.
Prescott pushes off an throws an elbow but Benedetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Benedetti takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Prescott swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Prescott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prescott throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nice elbow from Prescott.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prescott scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Prescott is looking to break free of the clinch but Benedetti has double underhooks.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prescott pushes off an throws an elbow but Benedetti leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Prescott lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Prescott throws an elbow but misses.
Prescott working aggressively here.
Still in the clinch, Benedetti scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti blocks an elbow strike from Prescott.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Prescott lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Claudio Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prescott misses with a short punch on the inside.
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 throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Prescott.
Prescott scores with a shoulder strike.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Prescott.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Prescott lands with a light punch inside.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Prescott as he checks the leg kick.
Nice straight punches there by Prescott. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Prescott.
Benedetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Prescott closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Prescott is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Benedetti dodges an elbow strike from Prescott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prescott gets through Benedetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pete Prescott is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prescott's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
Prescott has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
Prescott lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Prescott blocking some punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benedetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Prescott throws an elbow but it misses.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Prescott misses with some punches.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Prescott.
Benedetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prescott blocks an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pete Prescott showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Prescott, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 49:46
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Erwin scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pete Prescott!
Pete Prescott retains his light heavyweight title!
An out of breath Pete Prescott thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
In defeat, Claudio Benedetti stepped up to the mic, saying '"te voy inyectar con la bacteria"'.
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