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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Eclaro (ranked 944 p4p, 586 weight class) and Ritanzo Benzo (ranked 95 p4p, 66 weight class). Eclaro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm The Boy. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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 20 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Paul Eclaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritanzo Benzo!
The judges for this bout are Johanna Lukiainen, Marco Blurström and Roosa Järviläinen.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Eclaro misses the shot to the body.
Ritanzo Benzo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Eclaro takes a swing at Benzo's ribcage but misses.
Benzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Eclaro.
Benzo thuds his shin into the meat of Eclaro's side.
Benzo misses with a straight left.
A slow jab from Benzo misses its intended target.
Eclaro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Benzo looks to throw the jab but Eclaro is out of range.
Benzo throws a jab but it's blocked by Eclaro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Eclaro doesn't seem bothered though.
Eclaro walks into a straight right hand from Benzo.
Benzo connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Paul Eclaro has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Benzo tries to avoid it but Eclaro manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Benzo to the ground. Benzo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Eclaro lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benzo works Eclaro's body with a nice hook.
Benzo throws a leg kick but Eclaro sees it coming and moves out of range.
Eclaro changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Benzo throws a leg kick
and Eclaro counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Benzo!
Benzo felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Sloppy strikes there by Eclaro.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benzo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Benzo wants to control but Eclaro postures up.
Benzo pushes Eclaro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Eclaro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Eclaro tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Eclaro has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Benzo dodges the ground and pound from Eclaro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Eclaro are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Eclaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Who's going to make the next move?
Eclaro trying to control the action but Benzo is working from the bottom.
Eclaro tries to score with some ground and pound. Benzo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Eclaro has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Benzo is trying to get back to his feet.
Eclaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benzo keeps working.
Eclaro misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Benzo is pushing Eclaro's head away, looking to escape. Eclaro manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Benzo is avoiding damage well.
Benzo tries to buck Eclaro off but Eclaro is having none of it.
Eclaro tries to score with some ground and pound. Benzo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
Benzo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Eclaro is controlling him well.
Benzo can't do much from the bottom here.
Eclaro working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Benzo's face as Eclaro controls the position.
Benzo wants to control but Eclaro postures up.
Benzo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Eclaro. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Eclaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benzo keeps working.
Eclaro controlling the position from side mount.
Benzo wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benzo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Benzo wants to get back to his feet.
Benzo is not content to let Eclaro control the position.
Benzo struggling a bit here.
Eclaro throws an elbow but Benzo slips to the side and avoids it well.
Benzo wants to get back to his feet but Eclaro drags him back down.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Eclaro lands a decent elbow from side control.
Eclaro wants to control but Benzo is keeping him busy.
Benzo tries to buck Eclaro off but Eclaro is having none of it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Paul Eclaro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Eclaro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benzo throws a body shot but no joy.
Eclaro blocks the body kick.
Benzo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Eclaro's head backwards.
Benzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benzo misses with a head kick.
Benzo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Eclaro looks to score with a jab to the body but Benzo is just out of range.
Eclaro closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Benzo's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Eclaro accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Eclaro tries to free his leg and advance position but Benzo is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eclaro preventing the sweep.
Benzo kicks Eclaro off and gets to his feet.
Eclaro misses with a series of wild punches.
Eclaro throws a body punch but Benzo moves out of range.
Benzo lands a nice hook to Eclaro's body. Eclaro takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Eclaro walks into a straight right hand from Benzo.
Benzo throws a body kick that misses
and Eclaro counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Eclaro cracks Benzo with a big elbow.
Eclaro throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Benzo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Eclaro lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benzo throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Eclaro is looking to wear down Benzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Eclaro misses the body punch
and Benzo counters with a stiff right hand.
Benzo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Eclaro moves away.
Eclaro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benzo.
Eclaro half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Benzo loads up on a big right hand but Eclaro slips the punch.
Benzo swings away with a body shot that misses
so Eclaro counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Benzo is on top in guard.
Benzo trying to control but Eclaro is working from the bottom.
Eclaro seems keen to control Benzo's posture.
Benzo gets to his feet. Eclaro looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro dives in and scores a takedown into Benzo's guard.
Benzo wants to get back to his feet but Eclaro is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Eclaro stopping the sweep attempt from Benzo.
Eclaro passes into half guard.
Eclaro seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Benzo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Benzo won't allow Eclaro to pass to mount.
Benzo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Eclaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benzo keeps working.
Eclaro passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Benzo!
Poor strikes thrown by Eclaro there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benzo wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Eclaro lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Benzo squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Eclaro with a couple of short strikes.
Eclaro looking to control but Benzo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benzo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Benzo is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Eclaro looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Eclaro throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Benzo because Eclaro loaded up on that one.
Benzo wants to control but Eclaro is having none of it.
Benzo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
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 Paul Eclaro will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Paul Eclaro's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Benzo throws a leg kick that is checked
and Eclaro counters with a single leg into guard. Benzo didn't expect that.
Benzo has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Eclaro is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Eclaro tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benzo's elbow.
Benzo lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Eclaro tries a body shot but Benzo blocks it.
Eclaro tries a body shot but Benzo blocks it.
Eclaro tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Benzo just stands there and leans against the cage.
Eclaro struggles to land a body shot inside as Benzo controls his hands.
Eclaro scores with a nice hook to the head.
Eclaro scores with a hook to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Still in the clinch, Benzo scores with a nice short uppercut.
Benzo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benzo swings for the body but Eclaro moves out of range.
Eclaro connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benzo. Benzo circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benzo avoids the body shot from Eclaro.
Benzo misses with a leg kick
and Eclaro counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Benzo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benzo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Eclaro is trying to get an arm triangle but Benzo is defending well.
Benzo is pushing Eclaro's head away, looking to escape. Eclaro manages to hold on to the position though.
Eclaro cracks Benzo with a big elbow.
Benzo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Eclaro in side control, throwing shots but Benzo defends.
Eclaro in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Benzo pushes Eclaro away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Eclaro gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Eclaro working the body and head with strikes.
Eclaro working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benzo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Eclaro wants to lay and pray for a moment but Benzo keeps working.
Eclaro tries for a kimura but Benzo is defending well.
Benzo is looking for a sweep.
Benzo is not content to let Eclaro control the position.
Eclaro just content to control the position.
Benzo tries to bench press Eclaro off him but Eclaro keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Eclaro lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Benzo down.
Eclaro trying to control the position but Benzo is working away.
Benzo is looking to regain half guard here but Eclaro keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Benzo gets back to half guard.
Eclaro missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ritanzo Benzo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benzo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Eclaro.
Eclaro is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Benzo is defending against the submission attempts here by Eclaro.
Benzo is trying to stand up here but Eclaro is controlling him well.
Eclaro keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benzo trying to control but Eclaro postures up.
Benzo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Eclaro scores with a couple of nice shots.
Eclaro is trying to control the action in half guard but Benzo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Benzo is looking to improve his position.
Eclaro prevents Benzo from standing back up.
Eclaro throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benzo is trying to stand back up but Eclaro is controlling him
Benzo flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Eclaro not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Eclaro is working for a kimura but Benzo is defending it quite comfortably.
Eclaro looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Eclaro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Eclaro, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Johanna Lukiainen scores the fight 30:27
Judge Marco Blurström scores the fight 30:27
Judge Roosa Järviläinen scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Eclaro!
A victorious Paul Eclaro thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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