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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Tree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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182 lbs
11 - 1 - 0 |
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176 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
11 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massimo Benvenuti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Big Tree!
The judges for this bout are Bart Greer, Santiago Holmes and Sandra Marshall.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benvenuti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Tree back to the cage. Benvenuti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Tree misses the shot to the body.
Tree uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benvenuti.
Tree takes a swing at Benvenuti's ribcage but misses.
Benvenuti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Tree.
Benvenuti closes the distance and clinches.
Benvenuti controlling the action here for a moment.
Tree breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benvenuti closes the distance and clinches.
Benvenuti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benvenuti stalling.
Benvenuti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Benvenuti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti.
Tree looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benvenuti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Tree dodges an elbow strike from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tree avoids it.
Tree's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti closes the distance and clinches.
Benvenuti stalling.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tree or not.
Benvenuti effectively controlling the action here.
Benvenuti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tree tries to circle away but Benvenuti has him pinned against the cage.
Tree blocks an elbow strike from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benvenuti lands a right hand.
Tree is looking to break free of the clinch but Benvenuti has double underhooks.
Benvenuti digs a right hand underneath Tree's ribcage. Tree let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benvenuti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benvenuti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Benvenuti lands a shoulder strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tree tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Tree has had enough of the clinch but Benvenuti keeps him there for the moment.
Benvenuti pushes Tree back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Tree can't break the clinch.
Benvenuti just leaning against Tree, taking a breather.
Benvenuti blocks an uppercut.
Tree swings wildly with an uppercut but Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benvenuti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benvenuti misses with an elbow over the top.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benvenuti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benvenuti tries to work over Tree's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benvenuti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benvenuti is pushing Tree up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benvenuti stalling against the cage.
Benvenuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Tree backwards.
Benvenuti lands with a left to the head.
Benvenuti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Tree breaks from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tree misses with a jab to the body
and Benvenuti counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benvenuti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tree.
Tree loads up on a big right hand but Benvenuti slips the punch.
Benvenuti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Tree takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Tree walks into a left hand.
A looping hook to the body misses from Tree. Benvenuti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benvenuti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Tree on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Big Tree seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benvenuti takes one on the button.
Tree looks to land a right hand but Benvenuti moved out of range.
Benvenuti tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Tree manages to circle out of the way.
Benvenuti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benvenuti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Tree.
Tree takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Tree throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benvenuti counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benvenuti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Tree is breathing heavily.
A shot to the liver by Benvenuti. Beautiful body shot.
Tree is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benvenuti rather than just go for the knockout.
Good shot there by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti throws a low kick but Tree avoids it.
Benvenuti sizes up Tree with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Tree connects with an inside leg kick.
Benvenuti doesn't manage to clinch there - Tree circles away.
Tree follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Tree misses with a hook to the body
and Benvenuti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benvenuti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Tree's head backwards.
Benvenuti shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benvenuti throws a body kick that misses.
Nice straight punches there by Benvenuti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benvenuti.
Benvenuti is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benvenuti tries to clinch but Tree is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti closes the distance and pushes Tree back into the cage.
Massimo Benvenuti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short body shot lands from Benvenuti as the two fighters clinch.
Benvenuti lands a body shot.
Benvenuti works on Tree's body with a couple of short punches.
Benvenuti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Benvenuti works on Tree's body with a couple of short punches.
Tree is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benvenuti tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tree blocks an elbow strike.
Tree has had enough of the clinch but Benvenuti keeps him there for the moment.
Tree dodges an elbow strike from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti effectively controlling the action here.
Benvenuti lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Tree.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Tree misses with some punches.
Benvenuti cracks Tree with a nice body shot.
Benvenuti misses with a knee to the head.
Benvenuti tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benvenuti lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti pushes Tree back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benvenuti presses Tree against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Benvenuti.
Tree wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A short body shot lands from Benvenuti as the two fighters clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Benvenuti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benvenuti lands a body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Benvenuti lands a nice shot to the body.
Benvenuti throws an elbow that misses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benvenuti.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Tree steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benvenuti. That one must have hurt.
Tree doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Tree swats away the attempt to clinch by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Tree just misses with a punch to the body.
Tree lands a nice looking body kick.
Benvenuti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benvenuti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Tree stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tree is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti forces Tree back against the cage and clinches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benvenuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Tree or not.
Tree takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tree on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tree on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benvenuti controlling the action here for a moment.
Benvenuti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Benvenuti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Tree dodges an elbow strike from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands with a light punch inside.
Benvenuti throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Trees head.
Tree's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Tree wants to get back to striking at distance but Benvenuti won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benvenuti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benvenuti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Tree has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Tree avoiding damage as Benvenuti throws knees to the body.
Benvenuti is struggling to control the position.
Benvenuti stalls.
Still in the clinch, Benvenuti scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A short uppercut from Benvenuti.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benvenuti using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Tree has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Benvenuti takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Benvenuti is leaning against Tree and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Benvenuti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Tree has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Benvenuti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Benvenuti is stalling here.
Benvenuti lands with a light punch inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Benvenuti is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tree is defending well for now.
Benvenuti lands with a left to the head.
Tree is trying to break the clinch but Benvenuti has him pressed against the cage.
Benvenuti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Tree backwards.
Benvenuti lands a shoulder strike.
Benvenuti tries to throw a body punch but Tree avoids it by throwing Benvenuti back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benvenuti.
The referee calls for Benvenuti to work.
Benvenuti avoiding damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimo Benvenuti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benvenuti 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 Bart Greer scores the fight 30:26
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:26
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimo Benvenuti!
During a confident post fight interview, Massimo Benvenuti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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