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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Burton (ranked 803 p4p, 1352 weight class) and Ritanzo Benzo (ranked 91 p4p, 139 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Burton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritanzo Benzo!
The judges for this bout are Francis DeMontford, Eliza Hachem and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Benzo there.
Burton gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benzo.
Benzo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Benzo looks to land a combination but Burton avoids it well.
Benzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benzo throws a sloppy head kick and Burton moves out of range easily.
Benzo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Burton misses with a body shot.
Benzo loads up on a big right hand but Burton slips the punch.
Burton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benzo manages to avoid it.
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!
Benzo misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for Burton.
A combination from Burton does no damage.
Benzo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Benzo shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Burton eats them both and turns towards Benzo to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Burton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benzo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Benzo lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benzo throws out a powerful jab.
Burton is looking to wear down Benzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benzo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Burton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benzo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Some wild striking there from Burton.
Benzo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Burton.
Burton looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benzo looks for the body kick but Burton saw that one coming.
An attempted straight right counter from Burton misses the target.
A head kick misses from Benzo.
Benzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A nice combination there by Benzo.
No joy there for Benzo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benzo scores with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benzo.
Benzo misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton slips a straight right by Benzo.
Burton walks into a stiff left hand from Benzo.
Burton takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benzo slips a jab and a cross from Burton.
Benzo closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A cross from Benzo lands.
Benzo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Burton works over Benzo's head and body with a nice combination.
Burton throws a right hand that Benzo ducks under and follows up with a left that Benzo also avoids with ease.
Benzo lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
Burton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benzo fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Burton on the side of the head.
Benzo lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Burton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It seemed like Benzo was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Burton looks to land a combination but Benzo avoids it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benzo waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Burton.
Benzo looks to land a combination. Burton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Burton connects with a body shot.
Burton with a jab.
Benzo is working the combinations to good effect here.
Burton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burton throws a series of punches but Benzo moves out of range.
Burton ducks right into an uppercut from Benzo.
Burton scores with a punch to the head.
Benzo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burton.
Burton connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Burton misses with a wild combination.
Benzo connects with a single shot there.
Benzo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Benzo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burton. Benzo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benzo misses with a kick to the body.
Burton tries to bum rush Benzo with a series of wild strikes but Benzo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benzo throws a nice looking combination but Burton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benzo misses with a body shot.
Benzo is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Burton had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Benzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Burton went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Burton takes a jab right on the kisser.
Burton takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benzo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Burton checks a low kick from Benzo.
Burton is looking for a counter combo.
A punch combination from Benzo misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benzo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
It looked like Burton was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Burton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Burton.
A counter left hand to the body from Burton misses its target.
Burton walks into a left hand.
Benzo misses with a hook. Burton ducked under it nicely.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritanzo Benzo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Burton swings for the body but Benzo moves out of range.
Ritanzo Benzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benzo is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Burton with a body shot.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Burton might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Benzo misses with a wild body shot.
Benzo has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
Benzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Burton looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benzo throws the left hand but Burton avoids the punch easily.
Benzo avoids the body shot from Burton.
Benzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Burton is out of range and Benzo settles back down.
Burton bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ritanzo Benzo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benzo scores with a nice body kick.
Burton falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benzo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzo lands a leg kick that knocks Burton off balance momentarily.
Benzo scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benzo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benzo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Burton looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benzo scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benzo clinches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benzo.
Benzo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benzo scores with a nice hook to the head.
Burton misses with some punches.
Benzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Burton blocks a body shot from Benzo.
Benzo lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burton backwards.
Burton lands an uppercut.
A nice left hand lands by Benzo.
Burton struggles to land a body shot inside as Benzo controls his hands.
Burton misses with a body punch.
Burton swings wildly with an uppercut but Benzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Burton lands with a short shot to the head.
Benzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A hook to the body from Benzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burton breaks the clinch.
Burton lands a body shot.
Benzo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A big left from Benzo misses.
Burton was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benzo tries to land a front kick but Burton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Nice body kick from Benzo.
Burton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benzo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nice shot by Benzo.
Burton throws a nice looking combination but Benzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A little jabbing left from Benzo on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benzo throws a leg kick which misses Burton's front leg but catches the back leg as Burton tries to avoid it.
Benzo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Burton. Burton circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benzo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Sloppy strikes from Burton. Those never looked like landing.
Burton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benzo.
Benzo feints a counter leg kick.
Burton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Burton 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.
Benzo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Burton.
A counter left hand to the body from Burton misses its target.
Burton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benzo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Burton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burton looks to land a combination but Benzo avoids it well.
Burton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benzo.
A jab from Burton misses.
Benzo scores with a jab.
Benzo throws a wild body kick that Burton sees coming a mile off.
Burton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benzo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
Benzo misses with a looping left.
Benzo throws an overhand right that lands on Burton's shoulder, as Burton tries to avoid the shot.
Burton jabs at Benzo's body.
Burton misses with a straight right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benzo throws a hook but Burton blocks it.
Benzo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burton. That did some damage!
Benzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good leg kick by Benzo.
Benzo with a nice calf kick.
Sloppy strikes from Burton. Those never looked like landing.
Burton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Burton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benzo tries to bum rush Burton with a series of wild strikes but Burton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burton takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benzo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Burton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A telegraphed right hand from Benzo misses the target.
Benzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Burton.
Benzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benzo misses with a leg kick
and Burton counters with a two punch combo.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritanzo Benzo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nice defenses there by Burton.
Burton throws a series of punches but Benzo avoids them all with ease.
Burton cracks Benzo with an open hand slap.
A punch combination from Benzo misses.
Burton jabs Benzo right on the nose. Benzo blinks but takes it well.
Burton tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burton misses with the combination.
Benzo scores with a nice head shot.
Benzo chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzo scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Daniel Burton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benzo lands with a cross.
Benzo misses with a hook.
Benzo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benzo looks to land a combination. Burton sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benzo takes the fight into the clinch.
Benzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Burton controls his hands.
Benzo lands a body punch in the clinch.
Burton digs a right hand into Benzo's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benzo's gas tank.
Benzo tries a body shot but Burton blocks it.
Benzo lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by Benzo.
Burton prevents a body shot from Benzo.
Benzo lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benzo misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Burton.
Burton lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Benzo backwards.
Benzo is pushing Burton up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benzo misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benzo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burton misses with the head strike.
A short right from Benzo.
A head punch on the inside from Burton fails to land.
Burton manages to break the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benzo turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Burton misses the shot to the body.
Benzo throws out a powerful jab.
Benzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Burton throws a big counter combination but Benzo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Burton takes a shot to the body in his stride.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benzo keeps control of Burton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch on the inside from Benzo fails to land.
Burton lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Burton tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benzo manages to break the clinch.
Benzo drops his hands momentarily and Burton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benzo fakes the leg kick and cracks Burton in the body.
Burton moves out of range as Benzo throws a body kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Burton misses the target.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
Benzo tries to land a front kick but Burton steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benzo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Burton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benzo clinches with his opponent.
Burton breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benzo throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benzo misses with a head kick.
Burton avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Burton scores with a hook to the body. Benzo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Burton misses with a body shot.
Benzo dodges the punch combination from Burton.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burton throws a series of strikes that have Benzo backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benzo throws a right hand that Burton ducks under and follows up with a left that Burton also avoids with ease.
Ritanzo Benzo is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Burton lunges at Benzo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benzo's hand.
Benzo throws an overhand right that lands on Burton's shoulder, as Burton tries to avoid the shot.
Burton throws a body shot but no joy.
Burton throws a body punch but Benzo moves out of range.
Burton fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benzo dodges the punch combination from Burton.
Benzo counters with a body kick.
Benzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Burton displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benzo throws out the jab.
Burton stalks Benzo and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Benzo's face. Benzo staggers backwards, shaken.
Daniel Burton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A big right from Benzo misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ritanzo Benzo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Benzo 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 Francis DeMontford scores the fight 27:30
Judge Eliza Hachem scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ritanzo Benzo!
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