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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 529 p4p, 314 weight class) and Bruce White Jr (ranked 70 p4p, 42 weight class). Benedetti's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull. This should be fireworks!
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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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 19 - 7 - 3, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Bruce White Jr!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, Daniel Bishop and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
White Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
White Jr uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
White Jr misses with a looping left.
Benedetti buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
White Jr looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Benedetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
White Jr lands a slapping body shot.
White Jr throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces White Jr back to the cage. Benedetti follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Bruce White Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
White Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
White Jr throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
White Jr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti jabs at White Jr's body.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
White Jr misses with a hook.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
White Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
White Jr stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by White Jr.
White Jr misses with a looping left.
White Jr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr misses the body punch
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benedetti fakes the leg kick and cracks White Jr in the body.
White Jr rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
White Jr takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
White Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
White Jr misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Far-Q Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
White Jr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
White Jr misses with a body shot.
White Jr with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benedetti to score with a decent uppercut.
Benedetti pivots, looking for a leg kick but White Jr is out of range and Benedetti settles back down.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benedetti on the side of the head.
White Jr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benedetti has time to react.
Benedetti is looking to land body kicks.
A jab from White Jr misses.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
White Jr throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
White Jr takes a jab right on the kisser.
White Jr ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
White Jr moves out of range of the leg kick from Benedetti.
White Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
White Jr fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benedetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
White Jr scores with a nice strike.
White Jr moves to clinch but Benedetti breaks away
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
White Jr on the wrong end of a nice hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
White Jr digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
Benedetti works the jab nicely.
A big left from White Jr misses.
White Jr throws a big shot that misses.
White Jr throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
White Jr throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benedetti on the side of the head.
White Jr misses with a body punch
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
White Jr scores with a sloppy right hand. Benedetti should have avoided that one.
White Jr swings widly with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from White Jr.
White Jr drives through and clinches with Benedetti against the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Benedetti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. White Jr doesn't seem bothered though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
White Jr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
White Jr misses the jab.
Benedetti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
White Jr looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
White Jr lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benedetti at a distance.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from White Jr misses the target.
Benedetti darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benedetti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
White Jr throws a good cross that connects.
Benedetti lands a head shot.
White Jr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
White Jr swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
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 Lorenzo Benedetti will probably get the nod.
That's time! Benedetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
White Jr staying out of range there.
Benedetti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Jab, jab by White Jr - just one landing.
White Jr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benedetti doesn't seem bothered though.
White Jr throws a shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a push kick but White Jr slaps the foot to one side.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
White Jr lands with a shot to the body.
White Jr tries to clinch up.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from White Jr.
A swing and a miss from White Jr.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but White Jr just manages to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but White Jr ducks down to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
White Jr avoids a punch combination nicely.
White Jr wants to clinch up but Benedetti keeps it at a distance.
A slow jab from White Jr misses its intended target.
White Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A telegraphed right hand from White Jr misses the target.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Benedetti waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract White Jr.
Benedetti scores with a push kick.
White Jr misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
White Jr throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti throws a quick counter kick to the body but White Jr avoids it.
White Jr throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
White Jr's corner calls for a 1-2. White Jr obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from White Jr does no damage.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but White Jr moves his leg out of the way.
A leg kick checked by White Jr.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
White Jr throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
A big right from White Jr misses.
White Jr staying out of range there.
A looping hook to the body misses from White Jr. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of White Jr's head.
Benedetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
White Jr clinches.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from White Jr.
White Jr sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti thumps White Jr with a low kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benedetti, as that shot connected.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but White Jr avoids it well.
White Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White Jr.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and White Jr has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Lorenzo Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
White Jr takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from White Jr.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between White Jr's hands.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
White Jr drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Benedetti defending well as White Jr loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Good shot there by White Jr.
White Jr scores with a shot to the body.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
White Jr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with White Jr's head.
White Jr thows a left - swing and a miss!
A big left from White Jr misses.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
White Jr slips a jab from Benedetti.
White Jr throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benedetti counters with an outside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
White Jr darts in trying to clinch
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from White Jr.
Benedetti takes a swing at White Jr's ribcage but misses.
White Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
The fighters circle momentarily. White Jr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
A clash of legs there as White Jr blocks the low kick.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benedetti tests White Jr's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
Benedetti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benedetti goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
It seemed like White Jr was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from White Jr.
A big right from White Jr misses.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from White Jr.
White Jr misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Bruce White Jr will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Benedetti cracks White Jr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benedetti throws an off balance right hand
and White Jr connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
White Jr's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
White Jr jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from White Jr misses the target.
A big left from White Jr misses.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
White Jr misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by White Jr.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from White Jr misses.
Benedetti looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
White Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
White Jr tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jab, jab by Benedetti - just one landing.
A big right from White Jr misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
White Jr just misses with a punch to the body.
White Jr moves forwards but Benedetti connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Benedetti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
White Jr stuns Benedetti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
White Jr throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
White Jr lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
Benedetti lands with a right hand.
Benedetti dips to his left and cracks White Jr with an uppercut!
Benedetti cracks White Jr with a good jab.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
White Jr misses with a hook.
Nice straight punches there by White Jr. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of White Jr.
White Jr throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
White Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
This has been an exciting period of action!
White Jr walks into a jab.
Benedetti throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benedetti with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
White Jr misses with a wild body shot.
White Jr gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Benedetti lands with a short shot to the head.
Benedetti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice defenses there by White Jr.
Benedetti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. White Jr moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by White Jr - just one landing.
Benedetti is looking to slow White Jr down with leg kicks.
White Jr misses with a straight right.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
White Jr clinches.
White Jr pushes Benedetti back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Benedetti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Good body shot from White Jr.
A short right from White Jr on the inside.
White Jr goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
White Jr connects with a body shot that sends Benedetti's belly button to the back.
White Jr throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
A left lands for White Jr.
White Jr thuds a left hand into Benedetti's body.
White Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti motions for White Jr to come forward. Benedetti throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
White Jr throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
White Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benedetti's head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benedetti.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from White Jr.
White Jr wants to clinch
and Benedetti counters with an inside leg kick.
White Jr uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. White Jr moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
White Jr throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
White Jr waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but White Jr just manages to avoid it.
A good leg kick by Benedetti.
White Jr stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
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!
White Jr avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
White Jr looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benedetti pivots, looking for a leg kick but White Jr is out of range and Benedetti settles back down.
A nice side step and White Jr releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Benedetti lunges at White Jr with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by White Jr's hand.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. White Jr didn't see that one coming.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from White Jr.
White Jr lands a jab to the head.
White Jr throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti throws a low kick but White Jr avoids it.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
White Jr lands with an uppercut that bounces Benedetti off the cage and back into range.
White Jr fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bruce White Jr.
I think White Jr has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 James Ackerman scores the fight 30:27
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 27:30
The fight is ruled a draw!
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