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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Benevidi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Natrone Yoass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benevidi is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. Natrone Yoass has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jake Benevidi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Natrone Yoass!
The judges for this bout are Illya Tyunina, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benevidi dodges the punch combination from Yoass.
Benevidi is breathing heavily.
Yoass throws a right hand that Benevidi ducks under and follows up with a left that Benevidi also avoids with ease.
Natrone Yoass seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No joy there for Yoass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benevidi avoids a punch combination nicely.
Yoass throws a series of punches but Benevidi avoids them all with ease.
Yoass lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benevidi at a distance.
Benevidi throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Yoass to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benevidi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yoass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benevidi.
Yoass displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoass throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yoass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Yoass!
Yoass throws a nice looking combination but Benevidi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yoass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoass lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Benevidi lands a nice looking body shot.
A swing and a miss from Benevidi.
Yoass moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
No joy there for Yoass, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick from Benevidi lands but Yoass takes it in his stride.
Benevidi lands a lovely overhand right.
A combination from Yoass does no damage.
Yoass throws a right and a left that Benevidi avoids nicely.
Yoass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benevidi.
Benevidi throws a quick inside leg kick.
Yoass misses with a combination
and Benevidi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benevidi throws a good cross that connects.
Yoass takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benevidi scores with a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benevidi throws an overhand right that lands on Yoass's shoulder, as Yoass tries to avoid the shot.
Yoass stalks Benevidi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benevidi's face. Benevidi staggers backwards, shaken.
Yoass misses with a combination
and Benevidi counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benevidi misses with a series of wild punches.
Yoass slips a jab and a cross from Benevidi.
Benevidi throws a nice inside leg kick.
Yoass cracks a nice hook into Benevidi's ribs.
Yoass misses with a double jab
and Benevidi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Yoass does no damage.
A jab from Benevidi misses.
Jab, jab by Benevidi - just one landing.
Yoass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benevidi.
Yoass moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yoass showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benevidi.
Yoass throws a nice looking combination but Benevidi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yoass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoass fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A big right from Benevidi misses.
Yoass throws a combination that misses
and Benevidi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoass misses with a combination
and Benevidi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benevidi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Yoass uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benevidi.
Yoass throws a one two combo.
Benevidi scores with a one two! Yoass had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Yoass staying out of range there.
Yoass throws a body punch but Benevidi moves out of range.
Yoass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benevidi counters with a right hand to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Benevidi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoass misses with a double jab
and Benevidi counters with a one-two to the body.
Benevidi lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Yoass swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benevidi counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice straight punches there by Benevidi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benevidi.
Benevidi tests Yoass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Yoass walks into a stiff left hand from Benevidi.
Benevidi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Yoass manages to avoid it.
Benevidi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Yoass moves away.
Nice jab there from Benevidi.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Yoass throws an overhand right that lands on Benevidi's shoulder, as Benevidi tries to avoid the shot.
Yoass uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benevidi.
Benevidi scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Benevidi lands a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jake Benevidi will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benevidi misses the jab.
Yoass throws a combination that misses
and Benevidi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yoass misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Natrone Yoass is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yoass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoass throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benevidi.
A punch combination from Yoass misses.
Benevidi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Yoass rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benevidi moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benevidi with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Yoass misses with a few strikes there.
Benevidi misses with a hook.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Yoass moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Yoass throws a series of punches but Benevidi avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevidi throws a series of punches but Yoass moves out of range.
Yoass ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Yoass jabs at Benevidi's body.
Yoass throws a right and a left that Benevidi avoids nicely.
Yoass scores with a hook to the body. Benevidi takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Yoass swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benevidi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yoass throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Benevidi to counter with a crisp jab.
Benevidi connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Yoass swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Benevidi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benevidi throws a big shot that misses.
Benevidi lands a glancing blow to the side of Yoass's head.
A big left from Benevidi misses.
Yoass misses the shot to the body.
Benevidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benevidi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yoass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Good exchange - Benevidi coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Benevidi throws a shot from downtown. Yoass moves away and avoids it.
Yoass throws a combination that misses
and Benevidi counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yoass moves away from the strike by Benevidi.
Benevidi lands a jab to the head.
Yoass throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Benevidi counter with a right hand.
Yoass misses with a combination
and Benevidi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yoass throws a combination that misses
and Benevidi counters with a one-two to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Benevidi sizes up Yoass with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
A punch combination from Yoass misses.
A big left from Benevidi misses.
Benevidi fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Yoass.
Yoass lands with a nice combination. Benevidi backs away looking to recover.
Yoass misses with a combination
and Benevidi counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Yoass steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benevidi.
Yoass swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Benevidi counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Benevidi.
Yoass misses with a double jab
and Benevidi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Yoass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benevidi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Yoass misses with a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Yoass is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benevidi rather than just go for the knockout.
Yoass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benevidi counters with a straight right hand.
Yoass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benevidi counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benevidi counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nice defenses there by Yoass.
Yoass throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Benevidi counter with a right hand.
A combination from Benevidi does no damage.
Yoass looks to throw the jab but Benevidi is out of range.
Benevidi scores with a nice head shot.
Yoass throws a combination that misses
and Benevidi counters with a right hand to the body.
Benevidi cracks Yoass with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Yoass moves away from the strike by Benevidi.
Yoass throws a combination that misses
and Benevidi counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Yoass throws a combination that misses
letting Benevidi counter with a right hand.
Yoass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benevidi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benevidi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoass's hands.
A punch combination from Yoass misses.
Benevidi throws a right hand that Yoass ducks under and follows up with a left that Yoass also avoids with ease.
Yoass misses with a double jab
and Benevidi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benevidi takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Yoass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benevidi counters with a stiff right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benevidi misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yoass displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benevidi throws out the jab.
Benevidi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benevidi thuds his right hand into Yoass's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Benevidi dominated that second round.
That's time! Benevidi's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Yoass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benevidi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benevidi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoass throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yoass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benevidi counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benevidi throws a jab but it's blocked by Yoass.
Yoass blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Benevidi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benevidi throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Benevidi.
Yoass on the wrong end of a nice jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice defenses there by Yoass.
Benevidi misses with a few strikes there.
Benevidi lands a jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yoass misses with a double jab
and Yoass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yoass looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yoass moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benevidi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yoass swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benevidi tries to bum rush Yoass with a series of wild strikes but Yoass uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benevidi misses the shot to the body.
Yoass staying out of range there.
Yoass walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Yoass looks to throw the jab but Benevidi is out of range.
Yoass is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benevidi.
A punch lands to the side of Yoass 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benevidi has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Yoass blocks a leg kick.
Yoass throws a combination. Benevidi tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A big right from Benevidi misses.
Yoass throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Benevidi to counter with a crisp jab.
Yoass has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Yoass takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Nice straight punches there by Benevidi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benevidi.
Yoass misses with a combination
and Benevidi counters with a one-two to the body.
Yoass throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benevidi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Yoass falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benevidi counters with a nice uppercut.
Benevidi lands a really nice looking cross but Yoass seems unphased.
Benevidi showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yoass.
Benevidi keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Yoass.
Yoass gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benevidi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benevidi throws a hook but Yoass avoids it easily.
Good leg kick by Benevidi there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Natrone Yoass has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benevidi smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Yoass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benevidi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevidi tries a head kick but it misses.
Benevidi on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benevidi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Yoass swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Yoass takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benevidi connects with a jab.
Yoass misses with a combination
and Benevidi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benevidi is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Benevidi throws out a loose jab but Yoass uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benevidi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Yoass bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benevidi lunges at Yoass with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Yoass's hand.
The fighters circling - Benevidi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Yoass throws a combination that misses
and Benevidi counters with a stiff right hand.
Yoass misses with a double jab
and Benevidi counters with a series of strikes. Yoass will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Benevidi looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Yoass closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Yoass uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benevidi.
Yoass misses with a double jab
and Benevidi counters with a nice uppercut.
Yoass will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benevidi connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Yoass's hands.
Benevidi looks to land a right hand but Yoass moved out of range.
Benevidi lands an overhand right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Benevidi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Yoass throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benevidi counters with a stiff right hand.
Benevidi scores with a nice right hand.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Benevidi throws a looping overhand right but Yoass ducks down to avoid it.
Benevidi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Yoass moves out of range of the strikes.
Jake Benevidi is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A combination from Benevidi does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Benevidi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benevidi 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Illya Tyunina scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ivan Kurochkin scores the fight 29:28
Judge Aleksei Zolotukhin scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jake Benevidi!
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