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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Benedetti (ranked 2271 p4p, 2909 weight class) and Back Stabber (ranked 253 p4p, 303 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Back Stabber was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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10 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class MT
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent 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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Back Stabber!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Colin Fotheringham and Paul Tew.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benedetti there as he acknowledges the shot.
Stabber misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stabber lands a jab to the nose.
Benedetti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stabber has had enough of the clinch but Benedetti keeps him there for the moment.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Stabber.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Stabber breaks the clinch.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Stabber's head but Stabber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti forces Stabber back against the cage and clinches.
Stabber misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Stabber lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stabber is trying to force a seperation but Benedetti has the dominant position.
A short left from Benedetti.
Stabber breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Stabber with a jab.
Stabber shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Benedetti eats them both and turns towards Stabber to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Stabber swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stabber throws a series of punches but Benedetti avoids them all with ease.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stabber throws a series of punches but Benedetti avoids them all with ease.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. Stabber didn't see that one coming.
Benedetti closes the distance and clinches.
Stabber's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Stabber connects with a crisp jab.
Stabber blocks the body kick.
Benedetti misses with a low kick as Stabber jumps back.
Stabber fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Benedetti, pushing him back against the cage.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stabber throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stabber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Stabber is just out of range.
Benedetti dips to his left and cracks Stabber with an uppercut!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stabber has closed the distance and engaged Benedetti in a clinch.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Stabber controls his hands.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti digs a right hand underneath Stabber's ribcage. Stabber let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Benedetti scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Stabber controls his hands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stabber, pushing him back against the cage.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stabber's coach down at Blaze Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Stabber's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Benedetti with a hook.
Stabber falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benedetti counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Stabber is rocked!
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Stabber avoids them all with ease.
Stabber is still on wobbly legs! Can Benedetti finish him?
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Stabber drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stabber is looking to clinch.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Stabber misses with a leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Stabber.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stabber.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Stabber moved away.
Stabber seems to have recovered his senses.
Stabber connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benedetti's hands.
Benedetti takes a swing at Stabber's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti lands with a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stabber fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti appears to be looking for a big counter.
Stabber gets a clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Stabber is trying to break the clinch but Benedetti has him pressed against the cage.
Stabber breaks the clinch.
Stabber clinches with his opponent.
Stabber breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Stabber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stabber throws a series of punches but Benedetti moves out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stabber paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stabber misses with a combination
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti connects with a jab.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Benedetti swings for the body but Stabber moves out of range.
Benedetti stuns Stabber with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stabber tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stabber has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Stabber there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benedetti rushes Stabber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stabber prevents a body shot from Benedetti.
A right handed body shot lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Stabber swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Stabber controls the action.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Stabber lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benedetti at a distance.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Stabber saw that one coming.
Stabber uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Benedetti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Stabber tries to bum rush Benedetti with a series of wild strikes but Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rafael Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Stabber missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Stabber slips under a jab.
Stabber throws a series of punches but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti is looking for a counter combo.
A swing and a miss from Stabber.
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Stabber avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Stabber's head but Stabber sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stabber scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stabber moves into the clinch successfully.
Stabber breaks the clinch.
Stabber ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
and Stabber counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti clinches with his opponent.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti is working Stabber over against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a left hand that snaps the head of Stabber backwards.
Stabber tries to break the clinch but Benedetti is controlling the position.
Rafael Benedetti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Stabber tries to pull guard but Benedetti won't allow it.
Stabber breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benedetti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Stabber has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedetti drives through and clinches with Stabber against the cage.
Stabber is trying to break free.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Stabber looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Stabber pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti fails to land with a series of punches.
Stabber keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Stabber throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Stabber's corner calls for a 1-2. Stabber obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Stabber. Stabber circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Stabber lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti rushes Stabber and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
A short left from Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Stabber avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Stabber tries to break the clinch but Benedetti is controlling the position.
Benedetti lands a body shot.
Stabber breaks the clinch.
Stabber wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benedetti moves forwards but Stabber connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benedetti seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Stabber shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Benedetti is backing up but Stabber catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Benedetti covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Stabber Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Back Stabber!
In his post fight interview, Back Stabber started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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