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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 39 p4p, 103 weight class) and Jensen Chelios (ranked 7 p4p, 17 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Bajafondo. Chelios has chosen Shabba as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 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 33 - 8 - 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 16 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jensen Chelios!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, Chris Edwards and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelios throws a push kick but Benedetti slaps the foot to one side.
Benedetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice uppercut there from Benedetti.
Benedetti takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Benedetti rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chelios counters with a stiff right hand.
Chelios misses with an uppercut.
Chelios looks to land a body kick but Benedetti moved away.
Chelios throws a big shot that misses.
Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Chelios tries to clinch up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Chelios looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Chelios connects with a leg kick.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chelios.
Jensen Chelios seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Chelios connects with a nice looking jab.
Chelios throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti counters with a left to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chelios raises up his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Chelios.
Chelios moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Chelios throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chelios fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Chelios swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Chelios's head but Chelios sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chelios fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benedetti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Chelios misses with a hook.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
Chelios staying out of range there.
Benedetti feints and then cracks Chelios's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chelios down.
Benedetti misses with a left hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benedetti gets tackled into the cage by Chelios. Chelios maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Chelios tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Chelios throws a sloppy head kick and Benedetti moves out of range easily.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Chelios only half commits to the counter leg kick.
An inside leg kick from Benedetti misses.
Left hook, right uppercut from Chelios.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
Benedetti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chelios.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Chelios scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chelios sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti cracks Chelios with an open hand slap.
Chelios closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Chelios fails to land.
Benedetti tries to break free but Chelios pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Chelios lands a hook that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti is trying to break the clinch but Chelios has him pressed against the cage.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Chelios.
Chelios throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chelios looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Chelios's corner calls for a 1-2. Chelios obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Benedetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Nice shot by Chelios.
Chelios throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from Chelios.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A frustrated look appears on Benedetti's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Chelios throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Chelios makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
Chelios lands a shoulder strike.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Chelios tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Donk. Benedetti catches Chelios right on the button with a cross.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chelios.
Chelios lands with a hook. Benedetti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Chelios.
An attempted straight right counter from Benedetti misses the target.
Chelios lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chelios throws a shot to the body.
Chelios connects with a leg kick.
Chelios attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Chelios misses with a kick to the body.
Chelios connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Chelios punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Chelios avoids the punch easily.
Chelios is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
Chelios moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
Chelios has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Chelios lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
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!
Chelios moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Chelios throws a series of punches but Benedetti avoids them all with ease.
Chelios throws a nice inside leg kick.
Chelios misses with a straight right.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Chelios is out of range.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Chelios in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Benedetti misses with a head kick.
Benedetti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Chelios throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benedetti.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Chelios with a hook.
Chelios dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Benedetti wants to land a leg kick but Chelios is out of range.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Chelios.
Chelios feints a counter leg kick.
Chelios scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Jensen Chelios seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Chelios throws out a counter right but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
Chelios takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chelios throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Chelios moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti tries to move into range but Chelios moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Chelios bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chelios throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benedetti counters with a series of strikes. Chelios will be more careful next time no doubt.
Benedetti throws a hook but Chelios blocks it.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Chelios.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Chelios! But no joy.
Benedetti dodges the punch combination from Chelios.
Benedetti has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Chelios.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chelios misses with a straight right.
A jab from Benedetti finds it's way through Chelios's defenses.
Chelios looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Chelios tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Chelios throws a body kick that misses
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Chelios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Chelios scores with a punch to the head.
Chelios misses with a body punch
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A big left from Chelios misses.
Benedetti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chelios throws a chopping leg kick but Benedetti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Chelios lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedetti's sensitive parts.
Chelios moves into range and clinches up with Benedetti.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chelios is looking to slow Benedetti down with leg kicks.
Chelios jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chelios scores with a hook to the body. Benedetti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Chelios scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chelios blocks a jab.
Benedetti throws a low kick, looking for Chelios's leg but Chelios calmly moves out of range.
Chelios avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chelios waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Chelios comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Jensen Chelios showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Chelios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Chelios lands a nice shot that snaps Benedetti's head back.
Chelios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Chelios throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Chelios throws a quick inside leg kick.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Chelios slips a jab from Benedetti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good exchange - Chelios coming out on top.
Chelios goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chelios.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some bone on bone action there as Benedetti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Chelios avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Chelios is out of range.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Chelios is out of range.
As Benedetti backs off Chelios throws a huge counter combo but Benedetti manages to avoid it all.
A jab from Chelios does it's job there.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Chelios.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti tries to bum rush Chelios with a series of wild strikes but Chelios uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chelios throws a sloppy head kick
and Benedetti counters with a left to the body.
Chelios on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Chelios sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Chelios defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chelios misses with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Chelios lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A good leg kick by Chelios.
Chelios fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benedetti 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 bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Chelios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chelios connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Chelios checks a leg kick nicely.
Chelios is trying to counter with his kicks.
Benedetti swings for the body but Chelios moves out of range.
Chelios paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Chelios takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Chelios counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benedetti thinking.
Chelios clinches up against the cage.
Benedetti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Chelios scores with the left hand. Benedetti knows he should have avoided that one.
Chelios misses with a lunging right hand
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Chelios throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Chelios avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Chelios slips a straight right by Benedetti.
A head kick by Chelios misses
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
Chelios pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Chelios does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a nice looking body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chelios scores with a nice head shot.
Chelios lands with a hook. Benedetti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Chelios.
As Chelios looks to move away, Benedetti throws a big counter combo but Chelios just gets out of the way.
A shot to the body from Chelios misses
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Chelios saw that one coming.
Chelios throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
It looked like Benedetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Chelios.
Chelios throws a head kick but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Chelios ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Chelios scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Chelios rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti lands a left and a right that send Chelios crashing to the mat, dazed. Benedetti thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Chelios is rocked!
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.
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.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Chelios down.
Chelios throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Chelios changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Chelios counters with a stiff right hand.
Benedetti misses with a leg kick
enabling Chelios to counter with a crisp jab.
Chelios lands a head kick!
Benedetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Chelios can pounce on him.
Benedetti throws a jab when Chelios was well out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Some bone on bone action there as Benedetti checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benedetti pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Chelios throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chelios connects with a nice looking jab.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick.
Chelios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Chelios uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Chelios takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benedetti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Chelios steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a big right hand that sends Chelios crashing to the mat! Benedetti stays standing though and waves Chelios back to his feet!
Chelios is still on wobbly legs! Can Benedetti finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chelios throws a leg kick which misses Benedetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Benedetti tries to avoid it.
Chelios misses with a low kick.
Chelios gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Benedetti points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Chelios wakes up just in time to hear Benedetti thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). 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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