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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Beneke (ranked 1687 p4p, 2839 weight class) and Harun Aydin (ranked 221 p4p, 331 weight class). Aydin has chosen Mockingbird - Eminem 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 15 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harun Aydin!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Aydin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beneke was well out of range. Poor timing from Aydin.
Beneke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Aydin tries to avoid it but Beneke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Aydin to the ground. Aydin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Beneke smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beneke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aydin.
Aydin slips under a jab from Beneke.
Aydin misses with a hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Beneke scores with a four punch combination!
Aydin sizes up Beneke with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've been informed that Aydin 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.
Aydin misses with a straight left.
Aydin throws a poor cross that misses
and Beneke counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Aydin.
Beneke moves out of range of the strikes.
Aydin misses with an uppercut. Beneke saw that one coming.
Aydin looks to land a right hand but Beneke moved out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beneke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aydin.
Beneke swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Beneke misses the target.
Aydin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beneke misses with a straight right.
Aydin throws a hook but Beneke avoids it easily.
Aydin throws out a loose jab but Beneke uses good head movement to avoid it.
Aydin lands with a hook. Beneke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Aydin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aydin lands with a nice body punch.
Beneke moves into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Beneke.
Beneke is looking to break free of the clinch but Aydin has double underhooks.
I was talking to Beneke's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Aydin fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Beneke breaks the clinch.
Beneke uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Aydin.
Beneke catches Aydin with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beneke moves out of range as Aydin strikes.
Beneke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Aydin as he jumps to the side.
Aydin misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Aydin.
Harun Aydin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Aydin scores with a nice right hand.
Beneke throws a jab when Aydin was well out of range.
Beneke throws a jab when Aydin was well out of range.
Aydin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Beneke throws a front kick aimed at Aydin's knee but Aydin avoids it well.
Beneke slips under a jab from Aydin.
Beneke uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Aydin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Aydin moves away and avoids it.
It seemed like Aydin was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Aydin throws a shot from downtown. Beneke moves away and avoids it.
Beneke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Aydin punishes Beneke's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheers as Aydin lands an impressive looking overhand right. Beneke doesn't seem phased though.
Aydin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Beneke.
Beneke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Aydin as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Beneke. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A swing and a miss from Beneke.
Beneke lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Aydin lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Beneke wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Aydin staying out of range there.
Beneke is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Beneke misses with a low kick.
Beneke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Aydin scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Aydin lands with an overhand left.
Aydin lands with a hook. Beneke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beneke doesn't manage to clinch there - Aydin circles away.
Aydin just misses with a punch to the body.
Aydin is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Beneke had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Beneke misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beneke throws the left hand but Aydin avoids the punch easily.
Beneke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Aydin takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Aydin misses the target.
Aydin takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Aydin moves out of range of the strikes.
Beneke misses with a hook
letting Aydin counter with a right hand.
Beneke lands with a right hand.
Aydin ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aydin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
Aydin thuds a left hand into Beneke's body.
Beneke throws a looping overhand right but Aydin ducks down to avoid it.
Beneke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beneke ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It looked like Beneke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aydin takes a swing at Beneke's ribcage but misses.
Beneke lunges at Aydin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aydin's hand.
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!
Aydin steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beneke.
Beneke dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Aydin swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beneke with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aydin catches Beneke with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Beneke throws a right hand that misses
and Aydin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beneke blocks a jab.
Aydin takes a swing at Beneke's ribcage but misses.
Beneke throws a jab when Aydin was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Aydin on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Aydin slips a straight right by Beneke.
Beneke lands the left hand.
Aydin lands with a cross.
Aydin moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Aydin thuds his right hand into Beneke's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beneke lands a jab-cross combination.
Decent striking displayed by Beneke there.
Aydin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Aydin scores with a sloppy right hand. Beneke should have avoided that one.
Beneke connects with an inside leg kick.
Aydin tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Aydin throws a lazy right hand but Beneke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aydin misses with a wild body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Harun Aydin will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Aydin jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Beneke with a hook.
Aydin misses with a body shot.
The fighters circling - Aydin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aydin throws a jab but it's blocked by Beneke.
The fighters circling - Aydin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beneke slips under a jab from Aydin.
Beneke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aydin in his tracks.
Aydin looks to land a left hand but Beneke moved out of range nicely.
Aydin keeps the fight on the outside.
Aydin walks into a jab.
Aydin lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Beneke at a distance.
A jab from Beneke misses.
Beneke slips a jab from Aydin.
Aydin circles away from the clinch attempt.
Aydin throws a jab when Beneke was well out of range.
Beneke appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Aydin connects with a nice looking jab.
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!
Beneke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aydin in his tracks.
Aydin misses the shot to the body.
Beneke keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Beneke misses with a lunging right hand
and Aydin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aydin looks to score with a jab to the body but Beneke is just out of range.
Nice cross by Aydin.
Beneke moves out of range of the strikes.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Aydin was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beneke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Beneke lands the left hand.
Aydin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beneke fails in his attempt to clinch.
A big right from Aydin misses.
Aydin walks into a left hand.
Beneke lunges at Aydin with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Aydin's hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Aydin connects with a nice looking jab.
Aydin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
Beneke closes the distance and clinches.
Aydin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aydin slips a straight right by Beneke.
Beneke moves into the clinch successfully.
Beneke crunches a lovely knee into Aydin's ribcage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aydin jumps guard but Beneke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Aydin has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Beneke is trying to pull guard but Aydin turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Aydin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Aydin lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beneke misses with a two punch combination.
Beneke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aydin counters with a left to the body.
Beneke shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Aydin but Aydin pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aydin tries to keep at a distance but Beneke has taken the fight into the clinch.
Beneke's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beneke moves into the clinch.
Beneke misses with an elbow strike.
Beneke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beneke throws a head punch that misses.
A shot in the inside from Beneke.
Aydin misses with a punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aydin has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Beneke uses from the top position.
Aydin working for submissions but it's allowed Beneke to get to half guard.
Aydin wants to sweep but Beneke has passed to side control!
Aydin wants to control but Beneke postures up.
Beneke trying to control the position but Aydin is working away.
Beneke stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Beneke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aydin tests Beneke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beneke throws a right and a left that Aydin avoids nicely.
Beneke avoids the body shot from Aydin.
It looked like Beneke wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Aydin looks to land a right hand but Beneke moved out of range.
Aydin walks into a stiff left hand from Beneke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke thows a left - swing and a miss!
Beneke is looking to land body kicks.
Aydin misses with a hook. Beneke ducked under it nicely.
Aydin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beneke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beneke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Beneke cracks Aydin with a good jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beneke slips a straight right by Aydin.
Nice defenses there by Aydin.
Beneke misses the jab.
A big left from Beneke misses.
Aydin ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Aydin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
Beneke swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Beneke connects with a single shot there.
Aydin looks to score with a jab to the body but Beneke is just out of range.
Beneke thinks about countering with a head kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A slow jab from Aydin misses its intended target.
Aydin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Aydin throws an overhand right that lands on Beneke's shoulder, as Beneke tries to avoid the shot.
Beneke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Aydin stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Beneke.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Mark Beneke will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Aydin staying out of range there.
Beneke lands a head shot.
Aydin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Beneke doesn't seem bothered though.
Beneke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Aydin swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Beneke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Aydin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Aydin moves into range and connects with a jab.
Aydin moves out of range as Beneke strikes.
Beneke slips under a jab from Aydin.
Harun Aydin seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Beneke slips a jab from Aydin.
A looping hook to the body misses from Aydin. Beneke does a little dance to reset his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beneke slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Beneke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some bone on bone action there as Aydin checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Beneke throws a head kick but Aydin moves out of range.
Beneke scores with a punch to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beneke connects with a nice looking jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke cracks Aydin with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aydin scores with a sloppy right hand. Beneke should have avoided that one.
Beneke looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Aydin!
Aydin sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Aydin makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aydin.
Aydin looking for a sweep. Not yet Aydin, not yet.
Beneke postures up.
Aydin keeping moving, preventing Beneke from controlling successfully.
Beneke stands up and waves to Aydin to follow him.
Aydin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beneke moves out of range as Aydin strikes.
Aydin throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Beneke moves into the clinch successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Aydin jumps guard but Beneke turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Beneke looking to stall.
Aydin is trying to pull guard but Beneke turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Beneke breaks from the clinch.
Aydin loads up on a big right hand but Beneke slips the punch.
Beneke seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Beneke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Aydin counters with a left to the body.
Nice jab there from Beneke.
Aydin throws a hook but Beneke avoids it easily.
Beneke tries a head kick but it misses.
Aydin blocks a jab.
Beneke lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Beneke lands a nice looking body shot.
Beneke throws a looping overhand right but Aydin ducks down to avoid it.
Beneke with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Aydin to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aydin keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beneke.
Aydin takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Aydin misses with an uppercut. Beneke saw that one coming.
Beneke is looking to counter punch.
Aydin uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beneke.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Aydin! But no joy.
Beneke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Aydin was well out of range. Poor timing from Beneke.
Beneke thows a left - swing and a miss!
The fighters circling - Aydin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Beneke misses the target.
Beneke instigates a clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Aydin ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Aydin no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Aydin looking for a guillotine here but Beneke defends easily.
Aydin looking to control.
Aydin takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Beneke got a little sloppy there for a moment and Aydin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Beneke has managed to get both his arms back between Aydin's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke wants to stand but Aydin has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aydin throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Beneke escapes and throws Aydin's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Beneke stands up.
The fighters circling - Aydin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aydin moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A telegraphed right hand from Aydin misses the target.
Beneke jabs at Aydin's body.
Beneke scores with a crisp jab that stopped Aydin in his tracks.
Beneke misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Aydin.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mark Beneke showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Beneke has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Taro Takaoka scores the fight 29:28
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 29:28
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Beneke!
Mark Beneke decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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