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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ritanzo Benzo (ranked 879 p4p, 1013 weight class) and Grover Pittman (ranked 95 p4p, 106 weight class). Grover Pittman has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ritanzo Benzo's chin.
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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 7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritanzo Benzo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Grover Pittman!
The judges for this bout are John Roberts, Russell Pearce and Bruno Lombardi.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pittman connects with a solid leg kick.
Benzo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Grover Pittman has been cut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pittman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pittman lands with a nice body punch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pittman darts in and clinches Benzo up against the cage.
Benzo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pittman controls his hands.
Benzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benzo lands a nice uppercut.
Benzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pittman's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Benzo fails to land.
Pittman is looking to control Benzo's arms but Benzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pittman has his back to the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pittman.
Pittman stalls.
Benzo misses with the head strike.
Benzo prevents a body shot from Pittman.
Pittman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benzo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pittman has Benzo pressed against the cage.
Pittman is trying to drag Benzo to the mat but Benzo just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Benzo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pittman lands a shoulder strike.
Pittman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benzo has Pittman pressed against the cage.
Benzo takes a shot to the head.
Pittman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benzo has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pittman working aggressively here.
Pittman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benzo can't find room to land a body shot as Pittman controls the action.
Benzo working aggressively here.
Pittman blocking some punches.
Pittman lands a nice uppercut.
Pittman blocks a body shot from Benzo.
Benzo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Benzo tries a body shot but Pittman blocks it.
Pittman lands a left hand.
Pittman fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Ritanzo Benzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grover Pittman.
Pittman misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pittman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pittman swings wildly with an uppercut but Benzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pittman misses with a hook from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benzo slows down the pace here.
Benzo tries to break the clinch but Pittman is controlling the position.
Pittman tries to throw a body punch but Benzo avoids it by throwing Pittman back against the cage.
Benzo makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pittman has a couple of punches blocked by Benzo.
Benzo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benzo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benzo manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Benzo is trying to stall.
Pittman blocks an uppercut.
Pittman misses with a punch on the inside.
Benzo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Pittman.
Pittman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pittman working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Benzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pittman.
Benzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pittman.
Pittman's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benzo lands a left hand.
Pittman trying to control the position but instead, Benzo has worked for underhooks and has pushed Pittman into the cage.
Benzo throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pittmans head.
Benzo throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benzo taking a breather.
Pittman blocks a body shot from Benzo.
Pittman misses with some punches.
Pittman has a couple of punches blocked by Benzo.
Benzo lands with a light punch inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pittman.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pittman swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pittman can't get the takedown.
Good body shot from Pittman.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benzo throws a head punch that misses.
Pittman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pittman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benzo backwards.
Pittman lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benzo misses with a body punch.
Benzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pittman manages to avoid it.
Pittman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Benzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pittman thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pittman scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pittman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benzo scores with a hook to the body. Pittman takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pittman lands with a right hand.
Pittman closes the distance and clinches.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Benzo misses with a punch on the inside.
Benzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pittman looking for a takedown.
Benzo can't find room to land a body shot as Pittman controls the action.
Pittman lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Grover Pittman will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Grover Pittman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Benzo throws out a leg kick but Pittman moves out of range and Benzo only half commits.
Pittman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benzo throws a low kick but Pittman avoids it.
Pittman misses with a two punch combination.
Benzo attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pittman moves out of range as Benzo strikes.
Pittman moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benzo throws a chopping leg kick but Pittman manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pittman thuds his right hand into Benzo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Pittman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pittman keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pittman throws a body punch but Benzo moves out of range.
A big left from Pittman misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Benzo misses the target.
Benzo keeps the fight on the outside.
Benzo is looking for a counter combo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
We've been told by Benzo's head coaches at The Hidden that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A low kick lands for Benzo.
Benzo throws the left hand but Pittman avoids the punch easily.
It seemed like Pittman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Grover Pittman seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Pittman is just out of range.
Benzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Pittman.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benzo fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pittman uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benzo.
Pittman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benzo on the side of the head.
Benzo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benzo throwing a counter right hand but Pittman manages to avoid it.
Pittman misses with a straight right.
Pittman has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benzo.
Benzo tries to keep at a distance but Pittman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benzo throws a punch but it's blocked by Pittman.
Benzo misses with a punch to the body.
Benzo misses with the head strike.
Pittman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Benzo backwards.
Benzo lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Pittman tries to throw a body punch but Benzo avoids it by throwing Pittman back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Benzo fails to land.
Benzo scores with a shoulder strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pittman.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pittman stalling.
Pittman goes for a takedown attempt but Benzo pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Pittman uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benzo has time to react.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pittman clinches up with Benzo and pushes him back against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pittman.
Benzo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pittman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benzo throws a nice head kick!
Benzo rushes Pittman and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benzo blocking some punches.
Pittman lands a nice shot to the body.
Pittman blocks a body shot from Benzo.
Benzo is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benzo controlling the action here for a moment.
Pittman trying to stall but Benzo improves his position.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benzo.
Grover Pittman seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benzo lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Benzo - that landed with a thud.
Benzo is looking to control Pittman's arms but Pittman gets an underhook and turns him. Now Benzo has his back to the cage.
Pittman blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Benzo has a couple of punches blocked by Pittman.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benzo.
Benzo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pittman is keeping busy.
Benzo scores with a shoulder strike.
Benzo misses with a punch to the body.
Pittman blocks a body shot from Benzo.
Pittman blocking some punches.
Benzo lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pittman backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benzo.
Benzo can't find room to land a body shot as Pittman controls the action.
Pittman is looking to control Benzo's arms but Benzo gets an underhook and turns him. Now Pittman has his back to the cage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benzo.
Pittman is looking for a takedown.
Pittman taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pittman jumps guard but Benzo stands there with Pittman around his waist. Pittman gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Ritanzo Benzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grover Pittman.
Benzo scores with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benzo manages to break the clinch.
Benzo misses with an uppercut. Pittman saw that one coming.
Pittman lands with a right hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pittman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pittman throws out a loose jab but Benzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pittman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benzo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Pittman fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benzo connects with a body shot.
Benzo looks to land a combination but Pittman avoids it well.
Benzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pittman throws out the jab.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pittman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benzo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Donk. Pittman catches Benzo right on the button with a cross.
Benzo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pittman is out of range and Benzo settles back down.
Donk. Pittman catches Benzo right on the button with a cross.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Ritanzo Benzo dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Grover Pittman's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Benzo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Pittman scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benzo misses the jab.
Pittman tries to clinch up
and Benzo finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Benzo closes the distance and clinches.
Pittman blocking some punches.
Pittman is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Benzo to keep the fight standing.
Benzo lands a nice shot to the body.
Benzo lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pittman tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pittman jumps guard and drags Benzo to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Pittman wants to stand but Benzo is controlling the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benzo not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Pittman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pittman wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Benzo manages to pass to side control.
Pittman pushes Benzo off looking to stand but Benzo dives back in and keeps control.
Benzo sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Benzo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Pittman pushes Benzo off looking to stand but Benzo dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pittman defending well as Benzo loads up on a big left hand.
Pittman throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pittman scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benzo doesn't seem bothered though.
Pittman moves into the clinch.
Benzo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pittman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benzos head.
Pittman tries to score a body lock takedown but Benzo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ritanzo Benzo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grover Pittman.
Benzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benzo loads up on a big right hand but Pittman slips the punch.
That kick from Pittman tenderised Benzo's leg. Benzo is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benzo avoids the head kick by Pittman.
Some bone on bone action there as Pittman checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Pittman moves out of range of the strikes.
Benzo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Pittman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benzo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pittman's head.
A decent looking cross lands there for Benzo.
Benzo takes one on the button.
Benzo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pittman throws out the jab.
Pittman scores with a hook.
Pittman misses with an uppercut. Benzo saw that one coming.
Benzo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pittman moves in looking to clinch but Benzo pushes him off.
Pittman wants to clinch.
Pittman cracks Benzo with a good jab.
A jab from Benzo misses.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Pittman! But no joy.
Pittman fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benzo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benzo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
It seemed like Pittman was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Nice uppercut lands for Pittman. That snapped Benzo's head back.
Crunch! Benzo slams his shin into Pittman's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pittman tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benzo is able to avoid easily.
Benzo throws a leg kick but Pittman sees it coming and moves out of range.
Grover Pittman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benzo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pittman throws a nice looking combination but Benzo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benzo connects with a single shot there.
Pittman throws a sloppy head kick and Benzo moves out of range easily.
Benzo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Benzo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pittman throws a hook but Benzo avoids it easily.
Pittman keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Benzo misses with a body shot.
Pittman with a nice cross.
A shot to the liver by Pittman. Beautiful body shot.
Benzo takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pittman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Pittman tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benzo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pittman blocks the body kick.
Pittman has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Pittman's head.
Pittman lands a high kick!
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Ritanzo Benzo.
Well Benzo 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 John Roberts scores the fight 29:29
Judge Russell Pearce scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Ritanzo Benzo!
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