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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 16 p4p, 120 weight class) and Kevin Daughtrey (ranked 2 p4p, 17 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Bajafondo. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 30 - 22 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kevin Daughtrey!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, Steven Brown and Chris Edwards.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Daughtrey in his tracks.
Benedetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedetti throws a right hand that Daughtrey ducks under and follows up with a left that Daughtrey also avoids with ease.
Daughtrey 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.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Daughtrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daughtrey 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.
Benedetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benedetti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Daughtrey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Daughtrey moves into the clinch.
Daughtrey lands a left hand.
Daughtrey scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daughtrey walks into a left hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Daughtrey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Daughtrey uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Daughtrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Daughtrey avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Daughtrey on the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Daughtrey misses with a combination
and Benedetti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Daughtrey closes the distance and clinches.
Daughtrey doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Daughtrey avoids the punch easily.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benedetti throws a hook but Daughtrey avoids it easily.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Daughtrey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daughtrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benedetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Daughtrey lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Daughtrey lands a jab.
Daughtrey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Daughtrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A counter left hand to the body from Benedetti misses its target.
Daughtrey connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Daughtrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey misses with a straight left.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Daughtrey has taken the fight to the clinch.
Daughtrey lands with a left to the head.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Daughtrey moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
Daughtrey takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Daughtrey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benedetti, pushing him back against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Daughtrey.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Daughtrey.
A shot in the inside from Daughtrey.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Daughtrey ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Daughtrey with a hook.
Daughtrey ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Daughtrey ducks right into an uppercut from Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends Daughtrey's belly button to the back.
Daughtrey stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
Daughtrey takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Daughtrey walks into a stiff left hand from Benedetti.
Daughtrey moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey has managed to clinch.
Daughtrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Daughtrey lands a body punch.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Daughtrey lands an elbow inside.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Daughtrey has Benedetti pressed against the cage, preventing Benedetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daughtrey slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Daughtrey misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benedetti fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daughtrey throws a nice looking combination but Benedetti bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daughtrey moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti sets himself, and Daughtrey steps forward looking for the clinch! Benedetti avoids it this time.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Daughtrey tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Daughtrey is looking to clinch.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti thuds a left hand into Daughtrey's body.
Daughtrey cracks Benedetti with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Daughtrey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daughtrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daughtrey throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Daughtrey.
Benedetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Daughtrey moves into the clinch.
Daughtrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Daughtrey.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Daughtrey misses with a body punch.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daughtrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daughtrey closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daughtrey gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Daughtrey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benedetti's efforts to push away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mario Benedetti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Benedetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Daughtrey moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Daughtrey just misses with a punch to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Daughtrey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Good body shot from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daughtrey lands a shot to the body.
Daughtrey can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Daughtrey misses with a body punch.
Daughtrey creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Benedetti's defenses.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Daughtrey lands a shoulder strike.
Benedetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Daughtrey throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
Daughtrey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Daughtrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
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!
A short right from Daughtrey on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daughtrey throws an elbow but misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Daughtrey.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Daughtrey creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Benedetti wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daughtrey.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daughtrey has Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.
Benedetti wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Daughtrey moves out of range of the strikes.
Daughtrey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti swings for the body but Daughtrey moves out of range.
Daughtrey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Daughtrey misses with a two punch combination.
Mario Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Daughtrey tries to clinch there but Benedetti circles away.
Daughtrey scores with a shot to the body.
Daughtrey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Daughtrey.
Benedetti 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.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Daughtrey sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Daughtrey doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedetti circles away.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
Daughtrey swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Daughtrey.
Daughtrey moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
Benedetti digs a good hook to Daughtrey's body.
Daughtrey 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.
Benedetti half committed to a counter leg kick.
Daughtrey wants to clinch up but Benedetti keeps it at a distance.
Daughtrey fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benedetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
A left lands for Daughtrey.
Benedetti lunges at Daughtrey with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Daughtrey's hand.
Benedetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
An attempted straight right counter from Benedetti misses the target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Daughtrey does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Daughtrey jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Daughtrey misses with a body shot.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Benedetti moves away
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daughtrey wants to clinch.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daughtrey was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Daughtrey lands a head shot.
Donk. Benedetti catches Daughtrey right on the button with a cross.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Daughtrey moves out of range.
Daughtrey slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti tries to work over Daughtrey's front leg with a kick but Daughtrey checks it.
Daughtrey takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daughtrey.
A combination from Benedetti does no damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch up but Benedetti swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daughtrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but Daughtrey avoids it well.
Daughtrey takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Daughtrey fails with an attempt to clinch.
Daughtrey throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Daughtrey gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Daughtrey.
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti tries to circle away but Daughtrey has him pinned against the cage.
Daughtrey throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daughtrey throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Daughtrey uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Daughtrey walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Daughtrey. Daughtrey circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benedetti has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daughtrey moves into the clinch successfully.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mario Benedetti will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Daughtrey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daughtrey.
Benedetti fails to land with a series of punches.
Benedetti stuns Daughtrey with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Daughtrey tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daughtrey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Daughtrey misses the target.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
Benedetti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Daughtrey doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedetti circles away.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Daughtrey.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daughtrey.
Daughtrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti gets tackled into the cage by Daughtrey. Daughtrey maintains the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daughtrey lands a body punch.
Daughtrey keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benedetti's efforts to push away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Daughtrey is looking to clinch but Benedetti is avoiding it.
Some bone on bone action there as Daughtrey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Daughtrey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Daughtrey scores with a shot to the side of Benedetti's head.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benedetti tries to land a front kick but Daughtrey steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Daughtrey moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
Daughtrey rushes Benedetti and presses him up against the cage.
Daughtrey blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daughtrey keeps control of Benedetti as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daughtrey moves away.
Daughtrey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
Daughtrey wants to clinch but Benedetti slips to the side
and Benedetti counters with a nice body shot.
Daughtrey throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti throws a front kick aimed at Daughtrey's knee but Daughtrey avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daughtrey.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
Benedetti has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Daughtrey loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Daughtrey was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Daughtrey is out of range.
Daughtrey blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Daughtrey slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Daughtrey sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Daughtrey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
A left and a right from Benedetti both land. Nice combination.
Daughtrey misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Daughtrey swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti jabs Daughtrey right on the nose. Daughtrey blinks but takes it well.
Benedetti tests Daughtrey's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to keep at a distance but Daughtrey has taken the fight into the clinch.
Daughtrey misses with some punches.
Daughtrey lands with a light punch inside.
Kevin Daughtrey seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Daughtrey scores with a shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Daughtrey moves out of range.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Daughtrey.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benedetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Daughtrey walks into a left hand.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Daughtrey is looking to clinch.
Benedetti swings for the body but Daughtrey moves out of range.
Daughtrey is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
The fight stays on the outside here - Daughtrey looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daughtrey throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti lands a really nice looking cross but Daughtrey seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Daughtrey wants to clinch up but Benedetti keeps it at a distance.
Daughtrey instigates a clinch.
Daughtrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti is trying to break the clinch but Daughtrey has him pressed against the cage.
Benedetti is looking to break free of the clinch but Daughtrey has double underhooks.
Daughtrey tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Daughtrey.
Benedetti is trying to break the clinch but Daughtrey is controlling him.
Daughtrey goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Daughtrey misses with a body punch.
Daughtrey lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daughtrey throws an elbow that misses.
Benedetti gets through Daughtrey's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Benedetti paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Daughtrey ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Mario Benedetti did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daughtrey.
Benedetti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Daughtrey has Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.
Daughtrey has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Daughtrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti tries to circle away but Daughtrey has him pinned against the cage.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Daughtrey tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Daughtrey swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Daughtrey fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benedetti, pushing him back against the cage.
Benedetti is trying to break free.
Daughtrey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daughtrey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Daughtrey wants to clinch up but Benedetti keeps it at a distance.
Daughtrey clinches up with Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage.
Daughtrey swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A short right from Daughtrey.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Daughtrey takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Daughtrey slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Daughtrey moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Benedetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benedetti clobbers Daughtrey with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Daughtrey throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Daughtrey moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
Daughtrey tries to clinch there but Benedetti circles away.
Daughtrey tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Benedetti throws a quick counter head kick but Daughtrey was just out of range.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Daughtrey bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Daughtrey takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Daughtrey is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Benedetti.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benedetti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Daughtrey is out of range and Benedetti settles back down.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
Daughtrey 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.
Daughtrey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A jab lands there for Daughtrey.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benedetti misses with a head kick.
Daughtrey moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Benedetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benedetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daughtrey at a distance.
Daughtrey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Daughtrey doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedetti circles away.
It looked like Benedetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Daughtrey.
A big left from Daughtrey misses.
Daughtrey fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. Daughtrey didn't see that one coming.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Daughtrey drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Daughtrey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Daughtrey throws a head punch that misses.
Daughtrey throws an elbow but it misses.
Daughtrey lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Daughtrey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daughtrey throws a head punch that misses.
Daughtrey swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti blocks the elbow strike.
A head punch on the inside from Daughtrey fails to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey throws a head punch that misses.
Daughtrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Daughtrey fails to land.
Daughtrey misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Daughtrey.
Benedetti blocks an elbow strike.
Daughtrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daughtrey swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Daughtrey misses with a punch to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Benedetti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Daughtrey scores with a nice hook to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Kevin Daughtrey will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Daughtrey misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Daughtrey moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Benedetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benedetti connects with a body shot.
Daughtrey tries to close the distance and clinch but Benedetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benedetti is looking to slow Daughtrey down with leg kicks.
Daughtrey scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Daughtrey scores with a jab to the body.
Daughtrey ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Daughtrey ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Daughtrey steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Daughtrey tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Daughtrey throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Daughtrey avoids it.
Daughtrey's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Daughtrey closes the distance and clinches.
Daughtrey lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daughtrey lands with a left to the head.
Benedetti lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Daughtrey lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Daughtrey.
Daughtrey has Benedetti pressed against the cage, preventing Benedetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Daughtrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daughtrey throws an elbow but misses.
Benedetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daughtrey.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Daughtrey rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Daughtrey tries to clinch up.
Kevin Daughtrey has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Daughtrey takes a jab right on the kisser.
Daughtrey swinging wildly here.
Daughtrey slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Daughtrey closes the distance looking to clinch
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benedetti misses with a series of wild punches.
Daughtrey throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Daughtrey takes the fight into the clinch.
Daughtrey misses with a body punch.
Benedetti dodges an elbow strike from Daughtrey.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey throws a head punch that misses.
Daughtrey tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Daughtrey misses with a punch to the body.
Daughtrey pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daughtrey misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Daughtrey misses with a short punch on the inside.
Daughtrey throws an elbow that misses.
Daughtrey prevents Benedetti from breaking the clinch.
Daughtrey misses with a hook to the ribs.
Daughtrey lands with a right to the head.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Daughtrey.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daughtrey stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Daughtrey throws an elbow but misses.
Daughtrey swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Daughtrey tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedetti dodges an elbow strike from Daughtrey.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Daughtrey throws a head punch that misses.
Daughtrey swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti blocks an elbow strike from Daughtrey.
Benedetti blocks an elbow strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kevin Daughtrey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benedetti has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 48:48
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 45:50
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 49:46
The fight is ruled a draw!
Mario Benedetti retains his title. It's always disappointing when a championship fight ends as a draw but that's what happens when you leave the fight in the judges hands!
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