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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Benedetti (ranked 1341 p4p, 1515 weight class) and Maurits Assndrop (ranked 150 p4p, 167 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 2, fighting out of New York, Maurits Assndrop!
The judges for this bout are Colin Fotheringham, Richard Clark and Sam Margolis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Assndrop avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Assndrop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benedetti.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Assndrop.
Assndrop with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benedetti to score with a decent uppercut.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice cross by Assndrop.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good work by Assndrop as he checks the leg kick.
Assndrop tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti throws a quick inside leg kick.
Assndrop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Assndrop checks it.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Assndrop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti darts in and clinches Assndrop up against the cage.
Benedetti takes a shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Assndrop.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Assndrop lands a hook that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Assndrop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Assndrop staying out of range there.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benedetti throws a half hearted mid kick.
A countering left hand to the body from Assndrop misses.
Assndrop checks a low kick from Benedetti.
Assndrop looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
It seemed like Assndrop was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Assndrop works the jab nicely.
Assndrop lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Assndrop if he has to take too many more of those.
Good shot there by Assndrop.
Benedetti throws a jab when Assndrop was well out of range.
Good standup being displayed there by Assndrop as he connects with a hook.
Assndrop swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Assndrop misses the target.
Assndrop slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Assndrop moved out of range.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Assndrop circles away.
Benedetti drops his hands momentarily and Assndrop takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Assndrop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Assndrop moves his leg out of the way.
We've been told by Benedetti's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Assndrop circles away.
Assndrop throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Assndrop.
Assndrop looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good shot there by Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti lands with a shot to the body.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Assndrop 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 throws a jab but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Assndrop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Assndrop moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a shot to the body
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Assndrop tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Assndrop's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Assndrop scrambles back to his feet.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Assndrop.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Assndrop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Assndrop looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Assndrop with a nice calf kick.
Assndrop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Assndrop tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
Assndrop just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Assndrop just manages to avoid it.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Assndrop is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benedetti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Assndrop.
Assndrop slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti slips a jab from Assndrop.
Benedetti wants to clinch up but Assndrop keeps it at a distance.
Benedetti wants to slow Assndrop down by chopping away at his legs.
Benedetti tried to score with a low kick but Assndrop checks it.
Assndrop lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
A jab from Benedetti finds it's way through Assndrop's defenses.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Assndrop throws out a leg kick but Benedetti moves out of range and Assndrop only half commits.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Assndrop.
Benedetti moves into range and connects with a jab.
Assndrop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benedetti.
Assndrop takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A jab lands there for Assndrop.
Benedetti catches Assndrop with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Assndrop works Benedetti's body with a nice hook.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Maurits Assndrop will probably get the nod.
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.
Assndrop looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Assndrop with the inside leg kick.
Assndrop lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti gets a clinch.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Assndrop will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Assndrop moved out of range.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Assndrop.
Assndrop scores with a jab. Benedetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Assndrop circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benedetti chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Assndrop can pounce on him.
Assndrop works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
An inside leg kick lands from Assndrop.
Assndrop takes a shot right to the bread basket.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benedetti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Assndrop uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Assndrop.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Assndrop.
Assndrop takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Assndrop bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jab, jab by Assndrop - just one landing.
Assndrop throws a low kick but it's checked well by Benedetti.
Assndrop checks the leg kick.
Good leg kick by Assndrop.
Benedetti scores with a body shot.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Assndrop lunges at Benedetti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benedetti's hand.
Nice shot lands for Assndrop.
Benedetti tries a low kick but Assndrop avoids it.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Assndrop saw that one coming.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Assndrop feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Assndrop throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Assndrop fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Assndrop throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Assndrop throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Assndrop misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Assndrop slips a jab from Benedetti.
Assndrop connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benedetti lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Nice defenses there by Assndrop.
Assndrop tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Assndrop.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Benedetti tries to clinch up but Assndrop circles away and keeps his distance.
Assndrop throws a body shot but no joy.
A punch lands to the side of Assndrop 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Assndrop tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Assndrop.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Assndrop's head but Assndrop sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Assndrop lands with an uppercut that bounces Benedetti off the cage and back into range.
Assndrop takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti scores with a jab. Assndrop acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Assndrop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Assndrop looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Benedetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Assndrop.
Benedetti throws a push kick but Assndrop slaps the foot to one side.
Assndrop takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Assndrop digs a good body shot into Benedetti's ribs.
A solid leg kick lands there for Benedetti.
Assndrop loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Assndrop circles away.
Benedetti misses with a low kick as Assndrop jumps back.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Assndrop throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Assndrop misses with a body shot.
Assndrop connects with a looping right hand.
Benedetti throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Assndrop keeps the fight on the outside.
Assndrop swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedetti.
Assndrop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Assndrop ducked under it nicely.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Maurits Assndrop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Assndrop moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Assndrop misses with a looping right.
Assndrop walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Benedetti checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Assndrop moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benedetti doesn't seem bothered though.
Assndrop wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Assndrop moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Assndrop! But no joy.
Assndrop slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Maurits Assndrop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Assndrop throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Assndrop ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Assndrop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Assndrop takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benedetti lands a nice looking kick to the body. Assndrop takes a step back to recover.
Assndrop throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Assndrop's hands.
A swing and a miss from Assndrop.
Benedetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Assndrop finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Assndrop lands with a good body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Assndrop with a hook.
An inside leg kick lands from Assndrop.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Assndrop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
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 keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Assndrop circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Assndrop.
Assndrop throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Assndrop jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
A solid leg kick lands there for Assndrop.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Assndrop manages to avoid it.
Benedetti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Assndrop lands with a nice body punch.
Assndrop shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Assndrop misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Assndrop.
Benedetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti throws a hook but Assndrop avoids it easily.
Assndrop misses with a hook.
Benedetti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Assndrops jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Benedetti clinches up with Assndrop and pushes him back against the cage.
Rafael Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Assndrop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Assndrop is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Assndrop, as that shot connected.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Assndrop's front leg but catches the back leg as Assndrop tries to avoid it.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Assndrop checks a leg kick.
Benedetti scores with a body shot.
Assndrop lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benedetti at a distance.
Assndrop moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Assndrop is just out of range.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Assndrop.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
A slow jab from Assndrop misses its intended target.
Assndrop misses the shot to the body.
Assndrop scores with a hook to the body. Benedetti takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws the kick towards the body but Assndrop avoids it.
A jab from Assndrop finds it's way through Benedetti's defenses.
Assndrop dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Assndrop.
Assndrop was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Assndrop moved out of range.
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Assndrop thuds a left hand into Benedetti's body.
Assndrop throws a nice outside leg kick.
Maurits Assndrop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Assndrop scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Assndrop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
Assndrop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
A little jabbing left from Assndrop on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Assndrop uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Assndrop connects with the punch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Assndrop. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benedetti attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Assndrop dips to his left and cracks Benedetti with an uppercut!
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Benedetti swings for the body but Assndrop moves out of range.
Assndrop lands a lovely overhand right.
Assndrop scoring well with a low kick there.
The fighters circling - Assndrop throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Assndrop ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Assndrop connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Assndrop was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Assndrop lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Jab, jab by Assndrop - just one landing.
Assndrop lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Assndrop with the inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Assndrop doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Assndrop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Assndrop turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Assndrop fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Maurits Assndrop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Assndrop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Colin Fotheringham scores the fight 27:30
Judge Richard Clark scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Maurits Assndrop!
Our winner, Maurits Assndrop, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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