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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnavut Sevket (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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
12 - 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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Arnavut Sevket!
The judges for this bout are Sandra Marshall, Bart Greer and Santiago Holmes.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Benvenuti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benvenuti lands a slapping body shot.
Sevket rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benvenuti counters with a straight right hand.
Sevket misses with a hook
and Benvenuti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benvenuti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sevket misses with an uppercut
and Sevket takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benvenuti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sevket misses with a jab to the body
and Benvenuti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sevket gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Arnavut Sevket has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sevket fails with the takedown.
Benvenuti slips a jab from Sevket.
Sevket doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands with a shot to the body.
Benvenuti wants to clinch up but Sevket keeps it at a distance.
Sevket throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sevket with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benvenuti to score with a decent uppercut.
Benvenuti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benvenuti dips to his left and cracks Sevket with an uppercut!
Benvenuti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Sevket looks to land a combination but Benvenuti avoids it well.
Benvenuti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sevket ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Sevket misses with a hook to the body
and Benvenuti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sevket prevents Benvenuti from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sevket prevents a body shot from Benvenuti.
Sevket struggles to land a body shot inside as Benvenuti controls his hands.
Benvenuti effectively controlling the action here.
Sevket swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benvenuti has had enough of the clinch but Sevket keeps him there for the moment.
Benvenuti throws a head punch that misses.
A body shot lands from Sevket.
Benvenuti pressing his opponent against the cage.
Benvenuti is trying to break the clinch but Sevket is controlling him.
Benvenuti misses with a punch to the body.
Benvenuti is trying to break free.
Sevket working aggressively here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sevket misses with the head strike.
Sevket makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Sevket makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benvenuti lands a left hand.
Benvenuti misses with an elbow over the top.
Benvenuti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Sevket swings wildly with an uppercut but Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benvenuti wants to get back to striking at distance but Sevket won't allow it.
Sevket stalling in the clinch but Benvenuti improves position.
Sevket misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short right from Benvenuti on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti tries to work over Sevket's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benvenuti lands a left hand.
Sevket tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Good body shot from Benvenuti.
A head punch on the inside from Sevket fails to land.
Sevket lands an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right from Sevket on the inside.
Sevket blocks a body shot from Benvenuti.
Sevket has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sevket.
Sevket misses with a punch to the body.
Benvenuti lands a left hand.
Benvenuti lands with a light punch inside.
Benvenuti tries to land knees in the clinch but Sevket avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Sevket.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Arnavut Sevket's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Sevket waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benvenuti.
Benvenuti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A shot to the body from Sevket misses
and Benvenuti counters with a stiff right hand.
Sevket throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benvenuti's waist but Benvenuti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sevket off to one side.
Benvenuti slips a straight right by Sevket.
Benvenuti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Sevket has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sevket there as he acknowledges the shot.
Sevket misses with a hook to the body
and Benvenuti counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Sevket throws a right hand that misses
and Benvenuti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sevket tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benvenuti's elbow.
Sevket is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Benvenuti gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Benvenuti misses with a punch to the body.
Sevket has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti stalling in the clinch but Sevket improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Sevket.
Benvenuti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sevket avoids it.
Sevket changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Benvenuti fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Massimo Benvenuti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnavut Sevket.
Benvenuti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Massimo Benvenuti is winning the standup battle so far.
Sevket misses the shot to the body.
Benvenuti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Sevket misses.
Benvenuti is looking to clinch but Sevket is avoiding it.
Sevket throws a looping overhand right but Benvenuti ducks down to avoid it.
Sevket misses with a hook
and Benvenuti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benvenuti closes the distance and clinches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benvenuti.
A body shot lands from Benvenuti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sevket avoids it.
Benvenuti lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Benvenuti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benvenuti swings wildly with an uppercut but Sevket uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sevket has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benvenuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sevket backwards.
Benvenuti is working Sevket over against the cage.
Benvenuti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sevket can do to turn this around?
Sevket keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benvenuti's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Sevket fails to land.
Benvenuti breaks the clinch.
Benvenuti moves into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti misses with a body punch.
A left hand lands to the body for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti blocks an uppercut.
Sevket turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Sevket manages to end up in side control.
Sevket is looking to take a break and control but Benvenuti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sevket landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Sevket in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Benvenuti is not content to let Sevket control the position.
Benvenuti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sevket on the ground.
Sevket controlling the position from side mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sevket tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Sevket working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Sevket trying to control the position but Benvenuti is working away.
Sevket might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Benvenuti haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Massimo Benvenuti will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Arnavut Sevket's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Sevket looks to land a right hand but Benvenuti moved out of range.
Sevket is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Benvenuti's half guard.
Sevket has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Sevket is looking to advance position but Benvenuti won't allow it.
Benvenuti is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sevket scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sevket seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Benvenuti on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benvenuti tries to get out of the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sevket is looking to take a break and control but Benvenuti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sevket thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sevket is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sevket is looking to take a break and control but Benvenuti is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Sevket prevents Benvenuti from improving his position.
Sevket not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benvenuti is refusing to be controlled, as Sevket sits in half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Arnavut Sevket has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arnavut Sevket seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sevket is trying hard to land a takedown here. Benvenuti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sevket takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sevket shoots in for a takedown but Benvenuti shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Sevket shoots in looking for a takedown. Benvenuti tries to sprawl out of it but Sevket keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benvenuti manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benvenuti is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sevket.
Massimo Benvenuti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Arnavut Sevket.
Benvenuti throws a one two combo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sevket misses with a lunging right hand
and Benvenuti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benvenuti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Sevket throws an overhand right that lands on Benvenuti's shoulder, as Benvenuti tries to avoid the shot.
Sevket takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benvenuti lands a head kick. Sevket smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheers as Benvenuti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sevket doesn't seem phased though.
Sevket throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benvenuti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benvenuti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sevket misses with a hook
and Benvenuti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benvenuti lands a slapping body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvenuti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sevket on the side of the head.
Benvenuti lunges at Sevket with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Sevket's hand.
Sevket throws an off balance right hand
and Benvenuti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benvenuti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sevket takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sevket swings for the body but Benvenuti moves out of range.
Benvenuti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sevket.
Sevket misses with an uppercut
and Benvenuti counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Sevket thinking.
Benvenuti jabs Sevket to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Benvenuti cracks Sevket with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Massimo Benvenuti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benvenuti, 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Sandra Marshall scores the fight 30:27
Judge Bart Greer scores the fight 30:27
Judge Santiago Holmes scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Massimo Benvenuti!
A victorious Massimo Benvenuti thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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