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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Crush Bandicoot (ranked 498 p4p, 449 weight class) and Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 62 p4p, 55 weight class). Benedetti has chosen Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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 27 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Crush Bandicoot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 8 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Edson Gomes, Matheus Silva and Emerson Jorge.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bandicoot misses with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a nice body shot.
Bandicoot throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the head.
Benedetti with a nice calf kick.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Bandicoot slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a nice shot to the body.
Bandicoot swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Bandicoot misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bandicoot.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Bandicoot.
Benedetti only half commits to the counter leg kick.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
Bandicoot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
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.
Bandicoot drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Bandicoot avoids it.
Benedetti scores with a nice head shot.
Benedetti moves out of range as Bandicoot strikes.
Benedetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Bandicoot throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bandicoot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Bandicoot takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Bandicoot takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bandicoot lands a jab to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
No joy there for Bandicoot, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti scores with a shot to the body.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the head.
Lorenzo Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benedetti throws a front kick that sends Bandicoot stumbling back into the cage.
Benedetti with a hook.
Bandicoot fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benedetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bandicoot avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benedetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Bandicoot 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 works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandicoot throws out the jab.
Benedetti throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bandicoot had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Good standup being displayed there by Bandicoot as he connects with a hook.
Bandicoot throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Bandicoot moves out of range easily.
Bandicoot throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Bandicoot throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benedetti on the side of the head.
Benedetti throws a front kick that sends Bandicoot stumbling back into the cage.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Bandicoot connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bandicoot throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti counters with a low kick, right behind Bandicoot 's knee.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benedetti thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bandicoot if he has to take too many more of those.
Benedetti throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Bandicoot misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Bandicoot scores with a nice right hand.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bandicoot throws out the jab.
Benedetti lands a front kick.
Bandicoot cracks Benedetti with a good jab.
Jab, jab by Benedetti - just one landing.
Benedetti defending well as Bandicoot loads up on a big left hand.
Bandicoot digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
Benedetti lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bandicoot shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Bandicoot misses its intended target.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Bandicoot was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
As Benedetti looks to move away, Bandicoot throws a big counter combo but Benedetti just gets out of the way.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
Bandicoot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benedetti is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Bandicoot with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Benedetti dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bandicoot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
Benedetti takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bandicoot swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Bandicoot moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Bandicoot misses its target.
Bandicoot lands a right hook to the body.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti counters with an inside leg kick.
Bandicoot throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bandicoot. Bandicoot circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandicoot misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Nice shot lands for Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bandicoot throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bandicoot takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti leaves Bandicoot with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benedetti cracks a nice hook into Bandicoot's ribs.
Benedetti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Bandicoot chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benedetti can pounce on him.
Bandicoot is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bandicoot drops his hands momentarily and Benedetti takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bandicoot throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Bandicoot throws a poor cross that misses
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Bandicoot checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bandicoot takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bandicoot's hands.
Benedetti throws a jab when Bandicoot was well out of range.
Bandicoot appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Bandicoot is out of range.
Benedetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bandicoot on the side of the head.
Bandicoot lands a nice shot to the body.
Benedetti lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Bandicoot throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bandicoot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Bandicoot might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot swings away with a body shot that misses
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Benedetti. That one must have hurt.
Benedetti fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Bandicoot in his tracks.
A right-left combo lands from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot slips under a jab.
A solid body kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Bandicoot throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti lands a nice shot that snaps Bandicoot's head back.
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 throws a poor cross that misses
and Bandicoot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benedetti thinking.
Bandicoot has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab, jab by Benedetti - just one landing.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bandicoot lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
Benedetti lands with a nice body kick.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bandicoot throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Bandicoot misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Bandicoot will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Benedetti connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Bandicoot off balance momentarily.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the body.
Bandicoot misses with a low kick.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Lorenzo Benedetti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Benedetti fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bandicoot.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Bandicoot's leg. Bandicoot is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti slips a jab from Bandicoot.
Bandicoot misses the body punch
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Bandicoot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
A punch lands to the side of Bandicoot 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Bandicoot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bandicoot misses with a head kick.
Bandicoot looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
A jab lands there for Benedetti.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Bandicoot throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bandicoot connects with a crisp jab.
That's one minute 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.
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bandicoot drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bandicoot trying to control but Benedetti is working from the bottom.
Bandicoot tries to free his leg and advance position but Benedetti is retaining full guard.
Benedetti not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benedetti has control of Bandicoot's left arm, preventing Bandicoot from doing any damage.
Bandicoot throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benedetti works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Benedetti keeping moving, preventing Bandicoot from controlling successfully.
Lorenzo Benedetti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bandicoot throws an elbow that misses. Benedetti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bandicoot's guard. Nice move by Benedetti!
Bandicoot is looking for a triangle but Benedetti pushes his legs off easily.
Benedetti wants to stand but Bandicoot is controlling his posture from full guard.
Crush Bandicoot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bandicoot looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Benedetti avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Bandicoot wants to sweep here but Benedetti controlling him for the moment.
Bandicoot has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Benedetti is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Bandicoot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Bandicoot is trying to improve his position.
Bandicoot throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
Bandicoot is trying to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benedetti wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bandicoot keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benedetti tries to stand but Bandicoot is controlling his head.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lorenzo Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benedetti 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Edson Gomes scores the fight 27:30
Judge Matheus Silva scores the fight 27:30
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lorenzo Benedetti!
Lorenzo Benedetti decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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