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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Emilio Rojas (ranked 1361 p4p, 565 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 212 p4p, 86 weight class). Benedetti has chosen Bajafondo as his entrance music. Mario Benedetti told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 26 - 19 - 0, fighting out of London, Emilio Rojas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Bruno Hogan, Darius Henderson and Topper Green.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rojas momentarily.
Benedetti connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rojas momentarily.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Rojas.
Benedetti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benedetti.
A cross from Benedetti lands.
Rojas looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti is looking to land body kicks.
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Rojas stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Rojas.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Rojas is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rojas's hands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Benedetti lands a right hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojas throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Rojas misses with a jab to the body
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojas moves away.
Benedetti lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Rojas's front leg but catches the back leg as Rojas tries to avoid it.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Rojas lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Rojas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a right hand that Rojas ducks under and follows up with a left that Rojas also avoids with ease.
Rojas misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Benedetti thuds a left hand into Rojas's body.
Benedetti walks into a stiff left hand from Rojas.
Benedetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rojas.
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!
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Benedetti duly obliges.
Rojas keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Rojas moved out of range.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
Rojas throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.
Rojas connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rojas throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Benedetti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benedetti works Rojas's body with a nice hook.
Benedetti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Rojas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Rojas misses the body punch
and Benedetti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Rojas takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benedetti works Rojas's body with a nice hook.
Rojas misses with a body shot.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benedetti scores with the left hand. Rojas knows he should have avoided that one.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Rojas checks a leg kick.
Rojas throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benedetti, as that shot connected.
Rojas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benedetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benedetti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Rojass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benedetti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rojas. That did some damage!
Rojas tries to move into range but Benedetti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti lands a nice shot that snaps Rojas's head back.
Rojas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good shot there by Benedetti.
Rojas looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Rojas is just out of range.
Rojas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Rojas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Rojas's head.
Rojas blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Benedetti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rojas.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Good shot there by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
No joy there for Benedetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A quick step to the side and Rojas tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Benedetti connects with a right hand. Rojas shakes it off.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rojas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
A jab from Rojas misses.
Rojas takes one to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rojas looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti lands with a right hand.
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rojas.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti dominated that round.
That's time! Rojas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rojas takes one to the side of the head.
Rojas walks into a jab.
A left lands for Benedetti.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
A combination from Rojas does no damage.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Rojas moves forwards but Benedetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rojas throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Rojas has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Rojas's head.
Rojas throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
A swing and a miss from Rojas.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Rojas misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojas throws a big shot that misses.
Rojas tries to move into range but Benedetti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benedetti throws out a powerful jab.
Rojas takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedetti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
Rojas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Rojas jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benedetti connects with a right hand. Rojas shakes it off.
Rojas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Rojas there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
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.
Benedetti tries to bum rush Rojas with a series of wild strikes but Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Rojas is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Rojas's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Rojas moves out of range easily.
Rojas sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd cheers as Benedetti lands an impressive looking overhand right. Rojas doesn't seem phased though.
Rojas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rojas is looking to counter punch.
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Rojas comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rojas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
Benedetti displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Rojas throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Some wild striking there from Rojas.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Rojas misses with a double jab
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Nice shot by Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Rojas drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
A punch lands to the side of Rojas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A left and a right from Rojas both land. Nice combination.
Benedetti misses with a double jab.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti with a nice calf kick.
Benedetti tries to bum rush Rojas with a series of wild strikes but Rojas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A cross from Rojas lands.
Rojas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
Rojas tries to bum rush Benedetti with a series of wild strikes but Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Benedetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Rojas on the side of the head.
Rojas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Rojas does a little dance to reset his feet.
A counter left hand to the body from Rojas misses its target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti with a jab.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Rojas might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Rojas avoids them all with ease.
Benedetti scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
Rojas dips to his left and cracks Benedetti with an uppercut!
Rojas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benedetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rojas.
Rojas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rojas misses with a looping left.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Rojas swinging wildly here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Rojas drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Rojas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rojas waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rojas. Rojas circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rojas missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Rojas blocks a low kick nicely.
Rojas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Rojas looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rojas throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Rojas pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Mario Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benedetti.
Rojas on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rojas takes one on the button.
Rojas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Rojas misses with an uppercut.
Rojas misses with a straight left.
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!
Good shot there by Rojas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a nice looking combination but Rojas bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rojas looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Rojas misses the body punch
and Benedetti makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mario Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Rojas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rojas misses with a series of wild punches.
Benedetti scores with a hook.
Benedetti dips to his left and cracks Rojas with an uppercut!
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojas.
An inside leg kick lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti jabs at Rojas's body.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rojas misses with a lunging right hand
and Benedetti counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rojas takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benedetti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
A big right from Rojas misses.
Benedetti sizes up Rojas with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Nice shot lands for Benedetti.
Rojas looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Benedetti cracks Rojas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Rojas walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab by Rojas.
Rojas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Benedetti throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rojas gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benedetti moves out of range as Rojas strikes.
Benedetti with a jab.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Benedetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benedetti jabs Rojas right on the nose. Rojas blinks but takes it well.
Rojas moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A nice combination there by Benedetti.
Emilio Rojas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Rojas lands with a hook. Benedetti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Rojas scores with a body shot.
Rojas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Rojas ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojas chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rojas.
Benedetti lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Benedetti takes a swing at Rojas's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojas avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Rojas throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Rojas throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
A slow jab from Rojas misses its intended target.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
Benedetti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rojas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Rojas acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Benedetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rojas.
Benedetti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Rojas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Rojas.
Benedetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Rojas.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
Benedetti moves out of range as Rojas strikes.
Benedetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benedetti shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rojas eats them both and turns towards Benedetti to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benedetti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Bruno Hogan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Darius Henderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge Topper Green scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Benedetti!
A very excited looking Mario Benedetti made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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