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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Soldic (ranked 1266 p4p, 743 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 149 p4p, 93 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Soldic might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Come With Me. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Roberto Soldic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 2 - 2, fighting out of London, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Lou da Vinci, Jorge Garcia and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soldic feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Soldic.
Soldic takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Soldic looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Soldic was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Soldic throws a sloppy head kick and Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Decent striking displayed by Benedetti there.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Soldic moves out of range easily.
Soldic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Soldic connects with a crisp jab.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Soldic blocks a jab.
Benedetti takes a swing at Soldic's ribcage but misses.
Soldic appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Soldic's head but Soldic sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti throws a wild body kick that Soldic sees coming a mile off.
Soldic tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Soldic takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Soldic's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soldic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Soldic moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a low kick as Soldic jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Soldic.
Soldic misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
Soldic drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benedetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice body kick there by Benedetti.
Soldic misses with a looping right.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Soldic throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
A head kick misses from Soldic.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti cracks Soldic with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benedetti checks a leg kick nicely.
Soldic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soldic seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Soldic misses with a low kick.
Soldic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Soldic.
Soldic checks a leg kick.
Benedetti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Soldic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Soldic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Soldic tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benedetti is able to avoid easily.
Benedetti with a nice cross.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Benedetti is looking to land body kicks.
Soldic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soldic.
Benedetti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti cracks Soldic with an open hand slap.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
An inside leg kick from Soldic misses.
Soldic lands with a good body shot.
Soldic throws a body shot but no joy.
Soldic waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Soldic.
Soldic missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Benedetti is looking to chop away at Soldic's legs.
A quick step to the side and Soldic tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Soldic connects with a body shot.
Soldic doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedetti circles away.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Soldic moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soldic fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Benedetti sizes up Soldic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Soldic was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Soldic lands a high kick!
Soldic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Soldic throws a body shot but no joy.
Soldic throws a head kick that misses
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Soldic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
Benedetti lands an overhand right.
Soldic scores with a decent looking hook.
Soldic scores with a punch to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Soldic in his tracks.
Benedetti sizes up Soldic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soldic staying out of range there.
Good leg kick by Benedetti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Benedetti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Soldic moves out of range of the body kick.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Soldic's front leg but catches the back leg as Soldic tries to avoid it.
Soldic lands with a slapping head kick.
Soldic slips under a jab.
Soldic fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti just manages to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Soldic moved out of range.
Soldic jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Soldic clinches with his opponent.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
Soldic lands a right hand.
Soldic lands with a light punch inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Soldic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti is pushing Soldic up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Soldic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Soldic moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Benedetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Soldic.
A low kick lands for Soldic.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Soldic is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Soldic throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Soldic lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benedetti will feel that in the morning.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Soldic does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Soldic takes a step back to recover.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benedetti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Soldic is out of range and Benedetti settles back down.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Soldic misses with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soldic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Soldic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benedetti cracks a nice hook into Soldic's ribs.
Soldic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benedetti connects with an inside leg kick.
A slapping body kick lands there for Benedetti.
Both fighters circling a little - Benedetti finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Soldic shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Soldic misses with a body kick.
Soldic throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Soldic saw it coming and moves away.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soldic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Soldic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soldic looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Soldic throws the kick towards the body but Benedetti avoids it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soldic misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Soldic throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Benedetti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Benedetti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Nice body punch from Soldic.
Soldic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Soldic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Soldic throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benedetti.
A good leg kick by Soldic.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Soldic lands a nice looking body shot.
Soldic is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soldic throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Soldic throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Soldic.
Benedetti throws a hook but Soldic blocks it.
It looked like Soldic was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A swing and a miss from Soldic.
Soldic moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benedetti misses with a body punch
letting Soldic counter with a right hand.
Soldic throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benedetti counters with an inside leg kick.
Benedetti comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benedetti swinging wildly here.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti dodges the punch combination from Soldic.
Soldic throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
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 Roberto Soldic will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A big right from Soldic misses.
Benedetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Soldic pushes Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Benedetti stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A short right from Benedetti on the inside.
Soldic gets through Benedetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soldic misses with a hook from the clinch.
Soldic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Soldic misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Roberto Soldic has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Soldic fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Soldic throws a head punch that misses.
Soldic swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soldic misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Soldic scores with a nice short uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Benedetti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Soldic seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Benedetti can turn it around.
Soldic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Soldic misses with some punches.
Benedetti gets through Soldic's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Soldic goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Soldic swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Soldic.
Benedetti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Soldic lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Soldic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Soldic has Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.
Soldic tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Soldic blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Soldic's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Soldic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Soldic avoids a kick to the body.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Soldic swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Benedetti misses
enabling Soldic to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Soldic.
Benedetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benedetti misses with a low kick as Soldic jumps back.
Soldic throws a body shot but no joy.
Soldic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That kick from Soldic tenderised Benedetti's leg. Benedetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Soldic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Soldic swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Good work by Benedetti as he checks the leg kick.
Soldic throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Soldic.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Soldic has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benedetti.
Benedetti takes a swing at Soldic's ribcage but misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Soldic crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Benedetti - the referee stops the clock and Soldic gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Benedetti. Soldic manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Soldic scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benedetti doesn't seem bothered though.
Soldic misses with a straight left.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Soldic is out of range.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Benedetti connects with a body shot.
Soldic gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benedetti.
Soldic chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
Benedetti punishes Soldic's body with a nice straight punch.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soldic walks into a straight right hand from Benedetti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Soldic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benedetti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Soldic looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Nice cross by Soldic.
Benedetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Soldic defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti with a hook.
A punch lands to the side of Soldic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Soldic throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Soldic scores with a leg kick.
Benedetti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Lorenzo Benedetti.
I think Benedetti has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Lou da Vinci scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Benedetti!
An out of breath and clearly excited Lorenzo Benedetti thanked © Trap House for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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