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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lorenzo Benedetti (ranked 1974 p4p, 2018 weight class) and Marton Csemy (ranked 152 p4p, 157 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Gloom, Doom, Heartache & Whiskey - Viking Skull. Csemy is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Iron Maiden: Fear of the dark. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 4, fighting out of Sydney, Lorenzo Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of New York, Marton Csemy!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, John Kavanagh and Chad Campbell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Csemy looks to land a combination. Benedetti sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Benedetti instigates a clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Csemy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Csemy breaks the clinch.
Benedetti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Csemy, pushing him back against the cage.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Csemy uses good head movement to avoid it.
Csemy wants to get back to striking at distance but Benedetti won't allow it.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Csemy tries to circle away but Benedetti has him pinned against the cage.
Csemy blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
A nice left hand lands by Benedetti.
Our sources have told us that Benedetti has been working on his knees in the buildup to the fight.
Benedetti trying to stall but Csemy improves his position.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Csemy lands with a left to the head.
Csemy scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Csemy.
Benedetti keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Csemy's efforts to push away.
Benedetti is pressed up against the cage. Csemy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Benedetti down to the mat. Benedetti avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Csemy dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Csemy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Csemy lands with a hook. Benedetti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Csemy.
Benedetti closes the distance and pushes Csemy back into the cage.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Csemy breaks the clinch.
Csemy lands a right hook to the body.
Csemy looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Csemy is having none of it.
Benedetti tries to clinch up.
Csemy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A low kick lands for Csemy.
Benedetti rushes Csemy and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Csemy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Csemy is looking to break free of the clinch but Benedetti has double underhooks.
Csemy is trying to break the clinch but Benedetti has him pressed against the cage.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Csemy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benedetti wants to clinch but Csemy slips to the side
letting Csemy counter with a right hand.
Benedetti tries to clinch there but Csemy circles away.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Csemy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedetti darts in trying to clinch
and Csemy counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Csemy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Csemy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Csemy counters with a right hand to the body.
A jab from Csemy misses.
Benedetti moves in looking to clinch but Csemy pushes him off.
Csemy lands with a nice body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Csemy throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti closes the distance but Csemy moves to the side
and Csemy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti moves in looking to clinch but Csemy pushes him off.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Csemy connects with a right hand. Benedetti shakes it off.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from Csemy.
We've been informed that Csemy has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Benedetti rushes Csemy and presses him up against the cage.
Csemy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Csemy cracks Benedetti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Oooooh!!! Csemy has knocked Benedetti down with a huge combo! Csemy steps away and waves a wobbly Benedetti back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Benedetti is rocked!
It looks like Lorenzo Benedetti has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Csemy gets tackled into the cage by Benedetti. Benedetti maintains the clinch.
Oh Benedetti is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti seems to have got his legs back now.
Csemy is trying to break free.
Csemy tries to circle away but Benedetti has him pinned against the cage.
Csemy blocks an uppercut.
Csemy lands with a right to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Csemy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Csemy fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Csemy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Csemy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Csemy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
The fighters circling - Csemy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Csemy's corner calls for a 1-2. Csemy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Benedetti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Csemy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Benedettis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Csemy looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Csemy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benedetti tries to clinch there but Csemy circles away.
Benedetti is looking to clinch but Csemy is avoiding it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti moves into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Csemy.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Csemy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marton Csemy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lorenzo Benedetti's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Csemy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Csemy counters with an outside leg kick.
Benedetti defending well as Csemy loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A nice leg kick lands there from Csemy.
Csemy misses with a straight right.
Csemy has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benedetti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Csemy misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti wants to clinch up but Csemy keeps it at a distance.
Csemy moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti tries to clinch up.
Benedetti closes the distance but Csemy moves to the side
enabling Csemy to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Csemy is having none of it.
Csemy is looking for the big counter here.
Csemy throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Csemy looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
Csemy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Csemy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benedetti wants to clinch.
Csemy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Csemy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benedetti darts in and clinches Csemy up against the cage.
Csemy blocks an uppercut.
Csemy trying to land knees to the body.
Csemy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benedetti has him pressed against the cage.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Csemy blocks an uppercut.
Csemy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Csemy is trying to counter with his kicks.
Benedetti closes the distance and pushes Csemy back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Csemy wants to break free but Benedetti has control.
Csemy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Benedetti has him pressed against the cage.
Benedetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Csemy working aggressively here.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Csemy is looking for a takedown.
Lorenzo Benedetti has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Csemy.
Csemy is trying to break free.
Csemy is looking for a takedown.
Csemy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Csemy scores with a nice right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Csemy lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A swing and a miss from Csemy.
Csemy fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Csemy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Csemy.
Csemy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benedetti tries to clinch up but Csemy circles away and keeps his distance.
Csemy lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Csemy moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Csemy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Csemy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Csemy throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Benedetti keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benedetti darts in trying to clinch
and Csemy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Csemy circles away.
Csemy throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Marton Csemy seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Benedetti closes the distance but Csemy moves to the side
and Csemy counters with an inside leg kick.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
A chopping leg kick lands by Csemy.
Benedetti tries to clinch up.
Csemy changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti closes the distance but Csemy moves to the side
and Csemy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti wants to clinch
and Csemy counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Csemy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedetti doesn't seem phased though.
Csemy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Benedetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Csemy throws out a counter right but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
Csemy finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benedetti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benedetti moves in looking to clinch but Csemy pushes him off.
Benedetti moves in looking to clinch but Csemy pushes him off.
Csemy shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Benedetti eats them both and turns towards Csemy to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Benedetti moves into the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Csemy lands a takedown into guard.
Csemy wants to control from the top but Benedetti keeps moving.
Benedetti will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Csemy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Marton Csemy showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Lorenzo Benedetti's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Benedetti tries to clinch up.
Lorenzo Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Csemy lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Csemy misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Csemy is having none of it.
Csemy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Csemy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
An inside leg kick lands from Csemy.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Csemy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Csemy is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Csemy keeps the fight on the outside.
Csemy throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Csemy throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Benedetti moves in looking to clinch but Csemy pushes him off.
Benedetti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Csemy misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benedetti tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Csemy counters with a crisp one two that drops Benedetti! Csemy thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Benedetti to his feet! Benedetti is in big trouble!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Csemy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Csemy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti moves to clinch but Csemy breaks away
letting Csemy counter with a right hand.
Csemy thuds his right hand into Benedetti's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Csemy moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Csemy. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti tries to clinch up but Csemy circles away and keeps his distance.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benedetti takes one to the side of the head.
Csemy keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Csemy manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Csemy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Csemy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Csemy misses with a looping left.
Csemy lands with an uppercut that bounces Benedetti off the cage and back into range.
Benedetti clinches up with Csemy and pushes him back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti keeps control of Csemy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Csemy manages to break the clinch.
Csemy looks to throw the jab but Benedetti is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Benedetti misses the target.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedetti looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Csemy throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lorenzo Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Csemy circles away from the clinch attempt
and Csemy connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Csemy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Csemy keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Csemy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benedetti tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A shot to the liver by Csemy. Beautiful body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Csemy. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Csemy connects with a right hand. Benedetti shakes it off.
Marton Csemy is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
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.
Csemy throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Csemy swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedetti.
Benedetti fails in his attempt to clinch.
Csemy works over Benedetti's head and body with a nice combination.
Csemy throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Benedetti is looking to clinch but Csemy is avoiding it.
Csemy looks like he wants to counter punch here.
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 takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Csemy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch but Csemy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A little jabbing left from Csemy on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Csemy keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti throws an off balance right hand
and Csemy counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Csemy moves away
enabling Csemy to counter with a crisp jab.
Benedetti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Csemy, pushing him back against the cage.
Csemy breaks the clinch.
Csemy slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benedetti tries to clinch there but Csemy circles away.
The crowd cheers as Csemy lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedetti doesn't seem phased though.
Benedetti takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Csemy scores with a jab.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Csemy.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Csemy counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A slow jab from Csemy misses its intended target.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Csemy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Marton Csemy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Csemy 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 Jorge Garcia scores the fight 27:30
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 26:30
Judge Chad Campbell scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marton Csemy!
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