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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Nikolai Magomedov (ranked 22633 p4p, 4259 weight class) and Claudio Benedetti (ranked 584 p4p, 503 weight class). Benedetti has chosen Atrevete te as his entrance music. 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 boxer
Cardio machine
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Magomedov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Claudio Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Albert Achterberg and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Magomedov instigates a clinch.
Magomedov blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a shot to the side of Benedetti's head.
Magomedov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benedetti avoids it.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
I was talking to Magomedov's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Magomedov blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Magomedov landing knees to the body.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
We've been informed that Benedetti has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Magomedov lands a hook that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Magomedov.
Magomedov tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedetti is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov is leaning against Benedetti and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section. Benedetti lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Benedetti looks winded!
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Magomedov blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Magomedov is trying to stall.
Magomedov stalling in the clinch.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Magomedov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from Magomedov.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Magomedov blocking some punches.
Magomedov lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Magomedov works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Magomedov working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Magomedov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Magomedov gets through Benedetti's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Benedetti wants to break free but Magomedov has control.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov pushes Benedetti back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Magomedov lands a shot to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Magomedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benedetti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Magomedov.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Magomedov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Magomedov ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Good exchange - Magomedov coming out on top.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Magomedov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Magomedov cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Magomedov moves out of range of the strikes.
A little feinted left hand from Magomedov on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Magomedov counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Magomedov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?
Magomedov fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benedetti looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Magomedov clinches up against the ropes.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
Magomedov tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Magomedov doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Magomedov tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Magomedov tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Magomedov misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Magomedov misses with a knee to the head.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Nikolai Magomedov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A knee to the head by Magomedov.
Magomedov working Benedetti over with knees to the body.
Benedetti is breathing heavily.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
Still in the clinch, Magomedov scores with a nice short uppercut.
Magomedov lands with a light punch inside.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
Magomedov tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Magomedov back against the ropes.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands with a right to the head.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Magomedov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Benedetti is rocked!
It looks like Claudio Benedetti has been cut.
Magomedov misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Magomedov tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Magomedov works on Benedetti's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Magomedov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Magomedov digs a right hand into Benedetti's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benedetti's gas tank.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Magomedov unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Knees to the body from Magomedov.
Magomedov lands a shoulder strike.
Magomedov lands a body punch in the clinch.
Magomedov drops Benedetti on his ass with a big knee up the middle! Benedetti bounces straight back to his feet before the referee can even start a count. We'll have to wait a moment to see if that actually hurt him or not, as he takes the standing 8 count.
Magomedov clinches with his opponent.
Magomedov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Magomedov landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Benedetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Magomedov lands a nice uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Magomedov.
Magomedov scores with a nice hook to the head.
Magomedov lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti is still on wobbly legs! Can Magomedov finish him?
Magomedov lands a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Magomedov will take that round after scoring the only knockdown of the round.
The cut man is working on Claudio Benedetti's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Magomedov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Claudio Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedetti seems to have recovered his senses.
Benedetti walks into a straight right hand and goes down! Magomedov rushes to a neutral corner so the count doesn't get delayed but Benedetti has made it back to his feet on 5. He's OK so we're back to the action.
Benedetti is rocked!
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Benedetti is still on wobbly legs! Can Magomedov finish him?
Benedetti walks into a big right hand from Magomedov and goes down! The referee sends Magomedov to a neutral corner as Benedetti gets back to his feet. He looks OK so we're back under way.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Magomedov lands a body shot.
Magomedov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benedetti moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benedetti seems to have recovered his senses.
Both fighters step back and shake their arms out. Magomedov engages and cracks Benedetti with a massive lead left hook - Benedetti tumbles to the floor, out cold! What a shot! Magomedov is delighted - all that hard work in training paid off!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Nikolai Magomedov!
Claudio Benedetti was interviewed post fight and said '"te voy inyectar con la bacteria"'.
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energy
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