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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 29 p4p, 6 weight class) and Angus MacArthur Ii (ranked 5 p4p, 1 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Bajafondo. MacArthur Ii is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Corvus Corax - Bibit Aleum. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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 31 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Los Angeles, Angus MacArthur Ii!
The judges for this bout are James Glass, James Atkins and Richard Clark.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedetti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
MacArthur Ii walks into a straight right hand from Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii cracks Benedetti with a good jab.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacArthur Ii feints a counter leg kick.
Crunch! Benedetti slams his shin into MacArthur Ii's torso.
MacArthur Ii misses with a straight right.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti misses with a hook. MacArthur Ii ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti swings for the body but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
Benedetti lands a nice hook to MacArthur Ii's body. MacArthur Ii takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacArthur Ii.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacArthur Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick.
A slow jab from MacArthur Ii misses its intended target.
Benedetti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Some wild striking there from Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but MacArthur Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
It seemed like MacArthur Ii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacArthur Ii 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.
A punch combination from Benedetti misses.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacArthur Ii misses with a low kick.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Benedetti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
MacArthur Ii misses the shot to the body.
MacArthur Ii lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedetti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii connects with a leg kick.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right from Benedetti misses.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
MacArthur Ii throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti walks into a jab.
MacArthur Ii shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice defenses there by MacArthur Ii.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks MacArthur Ii off balance momentarily.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Good work by MacArthur Ii as he checks the leg kick.
MacArthur Ii swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
MacArthur Ii misses with a double jab.
Benedetti walks into a left hand.
Benedetti throws a body punch but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacArthur Ii moves away.
Benedetti wants to land a leg kick but MacArthur Ii is out of range.
MacArthur Ii is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
MacArthur Ii lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
The crowd cheers as MacArthur Ii lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedetti doesn't seem phased though.
MacArthur Ii throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
MacArthur Ii just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
MacArthur Ii looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks MacArthur Ii off balance momentarily.
MacArthur Ii misses with a looping right.
A head kick misses from MacArthur Ii.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
MacArthur Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti cracks MacArthur Ii with a right hand to the side of the head.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and MacArthur Ii counters with a straight right hand.
MacArthur Ii sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Benedetti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
MacArthur Ii throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Mario Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacArthur Ii dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Benedetti throws the left hand but MacArthur Ii avoids the punch easily.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
MacArthur Ii tries a low kick but Benedetti avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii scores with a body shot.
MacArthur Ii takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benedetti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacArthur Ii manages to avoid it.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
MacArthur Ii lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedetti's sensitive parts.
The fighters circling - MacArthur Ii throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacArthur Ii lands with an overhand left.
MacArthur Ii takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Sloppy strikes from Benedetti. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti connects with a single shot there.
Benedetti lands with a right hand.
MacArthur Ii takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
MacArthur Ii lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of MacArthur Ii's head but MacArthur Ii sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
MacArthur Ii replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Benedetti blocks it well.
MacArthur Ii looks to land a body kick but Benedetti moved away.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but MacArthur Ii ducks down to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii throws out a counter right but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
MacArthur Ii throws the kick towards the body but Benedetti avoids it.
MacArthur Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from MacArthur Ii. That one must have hurt.
MacArthur Ii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
MacArthur Ii misses with a leg kick.
MacArthur Ii moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
MacArthur Ii unleashes a big counter combination but Benedetti bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Benedetti moves out of range as MacArthur Ii strikes.
MacArthur Ii feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benedettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacArthur Ii connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti slips under a jab from MacArthur Ii.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti lands a jab to MacArthur Ii's midsection.
Crunch! MacArthur Ii slams his shin into Benedetti's torso.
MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a jab.
MacArthur Ii looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
MacArthur Ii misses with a kick to the body.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by MacArthur Ii.
Benedetti throws a combination that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a thumping low kick.
MacArthur Ii defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a nice leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by MacArthur Ii as he connects with a hook.
MacArthur Ii misses with a leg kick.
Jab, jab by MacArthur Ii - just one landing.
Nice uppercut there from MacArthur Ii.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow MacArthur Ii down.
Angus MacArthur Ii seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by MacArthur Ii.
Benedetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before MacArthur Ii can pounce on him.
MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii takes one on the button.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
MacArthur Ii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacArthur Ii is looking to score with low kicks.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but MacArthur Ii sees it coming and moves out of range.
MacArthur Ii tries a head kick but it misses.
MacArthur Ii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from MacArthur Ii.
Benedetti uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before MacArthur Ii has time to react.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps MacArthur Ii's head backwards.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body shot.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but MacArthur Ii moved out of range nicely.
MacArthur Ii jabs at Benedetti's body.
MacArthur Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with a head kick.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
MacArthur Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
MacArthur Ii lets loose with a powerful body kick. Benedetti will feel that in the morning.
MacArthur Ii throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
MacArthur Ii takes a jab right on the kisser.
MacArthur Ii moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
MacArthur Ii displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
MacArthur Ii slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a half hearted mid kick.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from MacArthur Ii! But no joy.
Benedetti stuns MacArthur Ii with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti swats away the attempt to clinch by MacArthur Ii.
Benedetti takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
MacArthur Ii works Benedetti's body with a nice hook.
MacArthur Ii throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a stiff right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii misses with a leg kick.
Benedetti lands a jab to the nose.
Benedetti slips a jab from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii scores with a nice strike.
MacArthur Ii swinging wildly here.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
MacArthur Ii misses with a looping left.
Both fighters circling a little - MacArthur Ii finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on MacArthur Ii's shoulder, as MacArthur Ii tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from MacArthur Ii. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by MacArthur Ii.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
MacArthur Ii ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Angus MacArthur Ii showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
MacArthur Ii ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but MacArthur Ii ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti tries to move into range but MacArthur Ii moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
MacArthur Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii slips under a jab.
MacArthur Ii sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti throws a leg kick that misses.
MacArthur Ii takes a shot right to the bread basket.
MacArthur Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii lands a body shot.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. MacArthur Ii saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Ii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
A decent looking body kick lands there for MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii slips under a jab.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. MacArthur Ii saw that one coming.
Benedetti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
and MacArthur Ii counters with a big head kick but Benedetti shrugs it off.
MacArthur Ii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benedetti if he has to take too many more of those.
Nice body punch from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
MacArthur Ii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti jabs at MacArthur Ii's body.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii misses with a body kick.
MacArthur Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
A jab from MacArthur Ii misses.
MacArthur Ii showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a wild combination.
MacArthur Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a body punch but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
MacArthur Ii digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
MacArthur Ii connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacArthur Ii throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
MacArthur Ii tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but MacArthur Ii sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
MacArthur Ii throws a quick inside leg kick.
MacArthur Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Benedetti lunges at MacArthur Ii with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by MacArthur Ii's hand.
Benedetti throws a lazy uppercut
and MacArthur Ii counters with a straight right hand.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
MacArthur Ii darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
MacArthur Ii comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii throws a nice inside leg kick.
MacArthur Ii throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benedetti throws a right hand that MacArthur Ii ducks under and follows up with a left that MacArthur Ii also avoids with ease.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
MacArthur Ii throws out a leg kick but Benedetti moves out of range and MacArthur Ii only half commits.
Benedetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benedetti checks a low kick from MacArthur Ii.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacArthur Ii fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacArthur Ii tries to land a leg kick but Benedetti saw it coming and moves away.
MacArthur Ii connects with a crisp jab.
MacArthur Ii looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti connects with a crisp jab.
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 moves forwards but MacArthur Ii connects with a nice, crisp jab.
MacArthur Ii scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
MacArthur Ii throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by MacArthur Ii.
Nice uppercut there from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a head kick.
Benedetti throws a combination that misses
and MacArthur Ii counters with a nice low kick that buckles Benedetti's knee momentarily.
Benedetti cracks a nice hook into MacArthur Ii's ribs.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacArthur Ii.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benedetti swinging wildly here.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacArthur Ii on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Angus MacArthur Ii just about did enough to take it.
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.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but MacArthur Ii slips the punch.
MacArthur Ii misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
MacArthur Ii fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
MacArthur Ii throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacArthur Ii.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as MacArthur Ii throws out the jab.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
MacArthur Ii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benedetti scores with a decent looking hook.
Benedetti throws the left hand but MacArthur Ii avoids the punch easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big right from MacArthur Ii misses.
MacArthur Ii attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but MacArthur Ii manages to avoid it.
A bone on bone clash there as Benedetti blocks the leg kick.
MacArthur Ii throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti dodges the punch combination from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedetti circles away.
Benedetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from MacArthur Ii.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacArthur Ii defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and MacArthur Ii counters with a thumping low kick.
MacArthur Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti swings away with a body shot that misses
letting MacArthur Ii counter with a right hand.
MacArthur Ii avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Benedetti with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benedetti is looking to chop away at MacArthur Ii's legs.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
MacArthur Ii swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on MacArthur Ii's shoulder, as MacArthur Ii tries to avoid the shot.
MacArthur Ii feints a counter leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
MacArthur Ii chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti throws a one two combo.
MacArthur Ii blocks a leg kick.
MacArthur Ii lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti blocks a low kick nicely.
Benedetti avoids the head kick by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but MacArthur Ii moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. MacArthur Ii moves away and avoids it.
MacArthur Ii keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii thows a body kick. Benedetti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
MacArthur Ii on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benedetti. Benedetti obviously looking to wear him down.
Benedetti moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by MacArthur Ii. Beautiful body shot.
MacArthur Ii fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
MacArthur Ii throws a series of punches but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti misses with a hook. MacArthur Ii ducked under it nicely.
MacArthur Ii ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii jabs Benedetti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
MacArthur Ii slips under a jab.
MacArthur Ii throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benedetti's head.
MacArthur Ii throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
MacArthur Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
MacArthur Ii lunges at Benedetti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benedetti's hand.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
MacArthur Ii tries to move into range but Benedetti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacArthur Ii thuds his shin into the meat of Benedetti's side.
MacArthur Ii misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
MacArthur Ii swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Benedetti scores with the left hand. MacArthur Ii knows he should have avoided that one.
A low kick lands for MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii lands with a hook. Benedetti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
MacArthur Ii ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti checks a low kick from MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
MacArthur Ii throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Benedetti.
Benedetti takes a swing at MacArthur Ii's ribcage but misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Angus MacArthur Ii will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
MacArthur Ii cracks Benedetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
MacArthur Ii thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benedetti tries a head kick but it misses.
Benedetti lands a nice leg kick that just misses MacArthur Ii's sensitive parts.
MacArthur Ii on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benedetti throws a hook but MacArthur Ii avoids it easily.
MacArthur Ii misses with a looping left.
MacArthur Ii pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Benedetti throws the left hand but MacArthur Ii avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but MacArthur Ii manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MacArthur Ii cracks a nice hook into Benedetti's ribs.
Good work by MacArthur Ii as he checks the leg kick.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
MacArthur Ii takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benedetti walks into a straight right hand from MacArthur Ii.
Benedetti defending well as MacArthur Ii loads up on a big left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Benedetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick lands for MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
An attempted straight right counter from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
MacArthur Ii throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benedetti throws a leg kick that misses.
Benedetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedetti swings for the body but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benedetti walks into a stiff left hand from MacArthur Ii.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As Benedetti backs off MacArthur Ii throws a huge counter combo but Benedetti manages to avoid it all.
MacArthur Ii pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacArthur Ii was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with the left hand. MacArthur Ii knows he should have avoided that one.
A good leg kick by MacArthur Ii.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a hook. MacArthur Ii ducked under it nicely.
A nice side step and MacArthur Ii releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
MacArthur Ii uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a nice strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but MacArthur Ii uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
MacArthur Ii bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
MacArthur Ii's jab looks to have found its range, popping Benedetti under the eye.
Benedetti throws the left hand but MacArthur Ii avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
MacArthur Ii throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
MacArthur Ii tries to score with a low kick but Benedetti moves his leg out of the way.
MacArthur Ii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
MacArthur Ii throws a sloppy head kick and Benedetti moves out of range easily.
MacArthur Ii throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at MacArthur Ii.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
MacArthur Ii throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benedetti moves out of range as MacArthur Ii throws a body kick.
MacArthur Ii jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. MacArthur Ii sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacArthur Ii looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
MacArthur Ii does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
MacArthur Ii uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
It seemed like MacArthur Ii was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti throws the left hand but MacArthur Ii avoids the punch easily.
A jab from MacArthur Ii misses.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a two punch combination.
MacArthur Ii swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti lands a jab to the nose.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws an off balance right hand
and MacArthur Ii counters with a right hand to the body.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but MacArthur Ii checks it.
MacArthur Ii lands a body shot.
Benedetti rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacArthur Ii moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
MacArthur Ii with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
MacArthur Ii throws a leg kick that misses.
Benedetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
MacArthur Ii throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benedetti.
A quick step to the side and Benedetti tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but MacArthur Ii moves out of range.
Benedetti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
MacArthur Ii throws a quick inside leg kick.
Mario Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedetti blocks the body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Angus MacArthur Ii.
Well MacArthur Ii 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge James Glass scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 48:47
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 48:49
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Angus MacArthur Ii!
After winning the bout, Angus MacArthur Ii thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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