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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Crane Gilded (ranked 3013 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinny Benevichio (ranked 4538 p4p, 223 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Crane Gilded!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Vinny Benevichio!
The judges for this bout are Saam Ante, Aafke Stam and Paulsen Ambrosius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilded rushes Benevichio and presses him up against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Benevichio's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benevichio breaks the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gilded. Benevichio does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gilded lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gilded clinches with his opponent.
Gilded has Benevichio pushed against the cage.
Gilded manages to break the clinch.
Benevichio misses with a head kick.
Benevichio rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gilded counters with a nice body kick.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gilded misses with a head kick.
Benevichio avoids a kick to the body.
Benevichio avoids the head kick by Gilded.
Benevichio rushes Gilded and presses him up against the cage.
Benevichio wants to break free but Gilded has control.
Benevichio lands an elbow inside.
Benevichio misses with the head strike.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gilded blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benevichio gets through Gilded's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Gilded lands with a short shot to the head.
Benevichio has a couple of punches blocked by Gilded.
Benevichio wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevichio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benevichio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Gilded keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benevichio's efforts to push away.
Benevichio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Crane Gilded has been cut.
Gilded blocking some punches.
Benevichio working aggressively here.
Gilded manages to break the clinch.
Benevichio tries to clinch but Gilded moves out of range.
Gilded swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Vinny Benevichio is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gilded fails to land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Benevichio.
Benevichio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gilded thinks about countering with a body kick.
Benevichio lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Gilded throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Gilded with a nice cross.
Benevichio throws out a loose jab but Gilded uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benevichio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Vinny Benevichio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gilded lands a nice shot that snaps Benevichio's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benevichio is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benevichio closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Gilded's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Gilded thows a body kick. Benevichio tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilded paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gilded looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Gilded avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benevichio just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromGilded.
Benevichio wants to clinch.
Gilded throws a body punch but Benevichio moves out of range.
Benevichio throws out a powerful jab.
Benevichio darts in and clinches Gilded up against the cage.
Gilded lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gilded breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gilded looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Gilded throws a head kick that half lands.
Benevichio is rocked!
A head kick misses from Benevichio.
A little feinted left hand from Gilded on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benevichio is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Benevichio stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gilded.
Gilded darts in and clinches Benevichio up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benevichio.
Benevichio swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benevichio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benevichio looking to throw knees to the head but Gilded is blocking nicely.
Gilded breaks the clinch.
Benevichio staying out of range there.
Gilded misses with an uppercut. Benevichio saw that one coming.
Gilded has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Gilded there as he acknowledges the shot.
Gilded misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benevichio.
Gilded swats away the attempt to clinch by Benevichio.
Benevichio tries to clinch but Gilded moves out of range.
Benevichio moves out of range of the body kick.
Gilded misses with a straight right.
Gilded fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benevichio manages to avoid it.
Benevichio throws a sloppy head kick and Gilded moves out of range easily.
Gilded throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Benevichio throws an off balance right hand
and Gilded counters with a nice body kick.
Benevichio throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gilded.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilded throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gilded misses with a hook.
Benevichio drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Gilded defends it well.
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilded paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benevichio takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benevichio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benevichio closes the distance but Gilded moves to the side
letting Gilded counter with a right hand.
Benevichio on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gilded. Gilded obviously looking to wear him down.
Benevichio moves to clinch but Gilded breaks away
and Gilded counters with a straight right hand.
Benevichio moves in looking to clinch but Gilded pushes him off.
Gilded lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benevichio tries to clinch but Gilded moves out of range.
Gilded appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benevichio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benevichio throws a sloppy head kick and Gilded moves out of range easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilded lands with a kick to the temple. Benevichio shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Benevichio is still on wobbly legs! Can Gilded finish him?
Gilded looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benevichio tries a head kick but it misses.
Benevichio seems to have recovered his senses.
Benevichio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gilded is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crane Gilded dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Crane Gilded'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.
Gilded has closed the distance and engaged Benevichio in a clinch.
Gilded breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benevichio tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Gilded avoids the head kick by Benevichio.
Gilded scores with a nice body kick.
Gilded connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Gilded looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benevichio is fending him off so far but Gilded persists. Nope, Benevichio circles away and we're back to standing.
Gilded sets himself, and Benevichio steps forward looking for the clinch! Gilded avoids it this time.
Benevichio moves in looking to clinch but Gilded pushes him off.
Benevichio misses with a head kick.
A big right from Gilded misses.
Gilded throws a series of punches but Benevichio moves out of range.
Gilded throws a body shot but no joy.
Benevichio slips under a jab from Gilded.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benevichio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gilded has closed the distance and engaged Benevichio in a clinch.
Benevichio's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benevichio lands with a light punch inside.
Gilded landing knees to the body.
Benevichio throws an elbow but it misses.
Gilded will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benevichio up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benevichio.
Benevichio can't break the clinch.
Gilded manages to break the clinch.
Gilded has closed the distance and engaged Benevichio in a clinch.
Gilded escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benevichio is looking to clinch.
Gilded feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benevichio throws a big shot that misses.
Gilded scores with a spinning back kick!
Benevichio takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Benevichio has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Gilded.
Benevichio has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Gilded.
Gilded moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Gilded finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Gilded lands a head kick!
Benevichio moves to clinch but Gilded breaks away
and Gilded counters with a flying knee. Nice.
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!
Benevichio tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilded shoots in looking for a takedown. Benevichio tries to sprawl out of it but Gilded keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benevichio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gilded throws a head kick that misses.
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilded swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gilded throws a head kick that misses.
Benevichio throws out a counter right but Gilded avoids it with no problem.
Gilded avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gilded throws a jab but it's blocked by Benevichio.
Gilded is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benevichio can do to turn this around?
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gilded.
Crane Gilded is winning the standup battle so far.
Benevichio is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gilded.
Gilded connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gilded blocks a head kick by Benevichio.
Benevichio steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Gilded. That one must have hurt.
Gilded with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Gilded. Benevichio shrugs it off though.
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilded swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gilded lunges at Benevichio with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benevichio's hand.
Gilded avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevichio tries to clinch up.
Gilded swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benevichio is looking to clinch but Gilded is avoiding it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benevichio looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A head kick misses from Benevichio.
Gilded scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benevichio in his tracks.
Gilded takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benevichio is breathing heavily.
Benevichio walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gilded.
Gilded stuns Benevichio with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Benevichio.
Benevichio wants to clinch.
Benevichio closes the distance looking to clinch
and Gilded counters with a nice body kick.
Gilded moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gilded, right into the meat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benevichio misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gilded throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gilded scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gilded misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benevichio throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benevichio takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gilded takes a swing at Benevichio's ribcage but misses.
Gilded turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benevichio scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benevichio rushes Gilded and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Gilded escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gilded throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch but Gilded swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benevichio tries to clinch up.
Gilded was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gilded swats away the attempt to clinch by Benevichio.
Gilded swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Benevichio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Crane Gilded dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Crane Gilded's cut.
That's time! Gilded's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Benevichio misses with a right hand
and Gilded counters with a straight right hand.
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilded swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benevichio fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benevichio with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Gilded to score with a decent uppercut.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Gilded.
Gilded scoring with punches and elbows.
Gilded decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Benevichio doesn't manage to clinch there - Gilded circles away.
Gilded drives through with a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benevichio is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Gilded dives into side control.
Benevichio takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gilded stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Gilded scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benevichio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gilded swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Benevichio tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Gilded manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gilded lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Gilded throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benevichio sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benevichio is looking to clinch but Gilded is avoiding it.
Benevichio tries to keep at a distance but Gilded has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gilded escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gilded shoots in looking for a takedown. Benevichio tries to sprawl out of it but Gilded keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Benevichio manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Benevichio's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Benevichio moves out of range as Gilded strikes.
Benevichio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gilded paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gilded misses with a two punch combination.
Gilded blocks a head kick by Benevichio.
Gilded feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Gilded connects with a jab.
Gilded throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilded throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benevichio moves into the clinch successfully.
Gilded doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gilded throws a punch but it's blocked by Benevichio.
Benevichio blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Vinny Benevichio has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benevichio misses with a knee to the head.
Gilded keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benevichio's efforts to push away.
Gilded blocks an elbow strike from Benevichio.
Benevichio avoiding damage as Gilded throws knees to the body.
Benevichio misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benevichio on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Benevichio misses with the head strike.
Gilded pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benevichio clinches up with Gilded and pushes him back against the cage.
Benevichio is trying to push Gilded away but Gilded has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benevichio throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benevichio is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benevichio working aggressively here.
Benevichio throws a head punch that misses.
Gilded manages to break the clinch.
Benevichio fails in his attempt to clinch.
Gilded lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benevichio tries to clinch
and Gilded counters with a nice body kick.
Benevichio rushes Gilded and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benevichio managing to block the knees to the body from Gilded.
Gilded tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benevichio's elbow.
Gilded lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benevichio backwards.
Benevichio escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gilded.
Gilded avoids the head kick by Benevichio.
Gilded avoids the head kick by Benevichio.
Benevichio throws a head kick but Gilded moves out of range.
It appears Gilded was looking to counter with a kick there.
Gilded feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benevichios jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benevichio takes one to the chin there.
Gilded chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Benevichio.
Good leg kick by Gilded there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gilded smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Gilded scores with a head kick. Benevichio tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Benevichio gets tackled into the cage by Gilded. Gilded maintains the clinch.
Benevichio lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gilded breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gilded goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Benevichio is looking to clinch.
Benevichio throws an off balance right hand
and Gilded cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gilded misses with a kick to the body.
Gilded staying out of range there.
Crane Gilded is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benevichio wants to clinch but Gilded slips to the side
and Gilded counters with a body kick that stops Benevichio in his tracks momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benevichio pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gilded scoring well with a low kick there.
Benevichio tries to keep at a distance but Gilded has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gilded pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Crane Gilded showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gilded, 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 Saam Ante scores the fight 30:27
Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 30:27
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Crane Gilded!
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