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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Claudio Benedetti (ranked 1155 p4p, 160 weight class) and Julio Cruzeiro (ranked 990 p4p, 137 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Atrevete te. Cruzeiro has chosen Linval Thompson - Jah Jah The Conqueror as his entrance music. 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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210 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Claudio Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Julio Cruzeiro!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Paul Tew and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruzeiro avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
Cruzeiro jabs at Benedetti's body.
Cruzeiro scores with a decent looking hook.
Cruzeiro throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
A quick step to the side and Benedetti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cruzeiro tries to clinch there but Benedetti circles away.
Benedetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cruzeiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
Cruzeiro follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Cruzeiro thuds his right hand into Benedetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benedetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Cruzeiro has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a body kick.
Cruzeiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cruzeiro throws out a counter right but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook.
Cruzeiro looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Cruzeiro moves out of range of the body kick.
Cruzeiro tries to counter with a clinch but Benedetti shakes him off and moves away.
Cruzeiro punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Cruzeiro counters with an inside leg kick.
Benedetti walks into a straight right hand from Cruzeiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Cruzeiro as he connects with a hook.
Cruzeiro tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
Cruzeiro throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti is looking to counter with head kicks.
Benedetti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Cruzeiro 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.
Cruzeiro thows a leg kick but Benedetti checks it
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
It looks like Julio Cruzeiro 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!
Benedetti needs to keep his hands up - Cruzeiro had a free shot at his head there.
Cruzeiro on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benedetti. Benedetti obviously looking to wear him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick that misses.
Cruzeiro connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benedetti defending well as Cruzeiro loads up on a big left hand.
Cruzeiro misses the body punch
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Cruzeiro lands a big uppercut and Benedetti crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Benedetti looks OK. Cruzeiro waves Benedetti back to his feet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cruzeiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a thumping low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cruzeiro.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick
and Benedetti counters with a good low kick that Cruzeiro was not able to check.
Cruzeiro works the jab nicely.
Cruzeiro scores with a jab. Benedetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Cruzeiro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Cruzeiro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benedetti at a distance.
Benedetti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Cruzeiro.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cruzeiro scoring well with a low kick there.
Cruzeiro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cruzeiro. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Cruzeiro connects with a solid leg kick.
Julio Cruzeiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruzeiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That has opened up Julio Cruzeiro's cut even more.
Cruzeiro lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Cruzeiro avoids it.
Cruzeiro misses with a leg kick
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cruzeiro connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruzeiro throws out a powerful jab.
Cruzeiro looks to land a body kick but Benedetti moved away.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Benedetti slips a jab from Cruzeiro.
Benedetti is looking to counter with head kicks.
Benedetti moves out of range as Cruzeiro throws a body kick.
A good leg kick by Cruzeiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Cruzeiro moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
The cut above Julio Cruzeiro's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Benedetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Cruzeiro. Cruzeiro obviously looking to wear him down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro misses with an uppercut
and Benedetti counters with an inside leg kick.
Cruzeiro throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti takes one on the button.
Cruzeiro misses with the body kick
and Benedetti counters with a thumping low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Cruzeiro misses.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Cruzeiro manages to avoid it.
Benedetti cracks Cruzeiro with an open hand slap.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice uppercut lands for Cruzeiro. That snapped Benedetti's head back.
Cruzeiro tries to clinch but Benedetti moves away
and Benedetti counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cruzeiro's knee momentarily.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benedetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Cruzeiro misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Benedetti might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benedetti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benedetti half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benedetti looks for the body kick but Cruzeiro saw that one coming.
Benedetti moves out of range as Cruzeiro strikes.
Cruzeiro has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cruzeiro ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benedetti connects with a looping right hand.
Julio Cruzeiro's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Cruzeiro.
An attempted straight right counter from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Cruzeiro.
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
and Cruzeiro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Julio Cruzeiro showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Julio Cruzeiro's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Benedetti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cruzeiro.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Cruzeiro.
Cruzeiro lands an overhand right.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cruzeiro throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cruzeiro clinches up against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cruzeiro tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Cruzeiro lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Cruzeiro swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Cruzeiro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cruzeiro.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benedetti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Cruzeiro tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cruzeiro pushes Benedetti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
A short right from Cruzeiro on the inside.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Cruzeiro misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Cruzeiro lands a body punch in the clinch.
Cruzeiro lands a body punch.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Cruzeiro doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Cruzeiro.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Claudio Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Cruzeiro swings widly with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a low kick, right behind Cruzeiro 's knee.
Cruzeiro thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cruzeiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedetti's sensitive parts.
Cruzeiro throws a body shot but no joy.
Cruzeiro connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Cruzeiro misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Cruzeiro just manages to avoid it.
Benedetti scores with a push kick.
Cruzeiro takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cruzeiro waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
And Benedetti counters with a quick kick to the body but Cruzeiro blocks it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a powerful right kick. Cruzeiro tried to block low but the kick was high! Cruzeiro was taken right off of his feet! Benedetti jumps in to finish the job and the ref tackles him! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Claudio Benedetti!
Our winner, Claudio Benedetti, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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