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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 2341 p4p, 24154 weight class) and FrankFurt Livingstone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin |
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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 50 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 42 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, FrankFurt Livingstone!
The judges for this bout are Thiago Cunha, Paulo Santos and Leandro Rodrigues.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Livingstone down.
Benedetti clinches with his opponent.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Livingstone looks to clinch
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benedetti darts in and clinches Livingstone up against the cage.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Livingstone misses with a double jab
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
FrankFurt Livingstone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from Benedetti lands but Livingstone takes it in his stride.
Livingstone tries to clinch up.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti gets a double leg takedown into Livingstone's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti stays in close to Livingstone's body and controls the position.
Livingstone wants to stand and escape but Benedetti is having none of it.
Livingstone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti prevents Livingstone from getting back to his feet.
Livingstone working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Benedetti.
Livingstone being controlled here, momentarily.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Benedetti bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Benedetti sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Livingstone is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Benedetti throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Livingstone trying to remain calm as Benedetti controls from the top position.
Benedetti decides to stand back up.
Benedetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedetti gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benedetti manages to pull guard.
Benedetti has control of Livingstone's left arm, preventing Livingstone from doing any damage.
Benedetti is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Livingstone is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Livingstone tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Benedetti manages to move to mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti thowing shots but they're missing.
Benedetti won't let Livingstone get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Benedetti stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Benedetti throws a head kick that half lands.
Livingstone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Livingstone wants to clinch up but Benedetti keeps it at a distance.
Left hook, right uppercut from Benedetti.
Benedetti avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benedetti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Benedetti shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Benedetti stands and throws Livingstone's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Livingstone really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benedetti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Benedetti.
Livingstone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Livingstone misses with a double jab
and Benedetti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Livingstone is trying to break the clinch but Benedetti has him pressed against the cage.
Benedetti manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Benedetti manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Livingstone manages to get himself to full guard.
Benedetti is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Livingstone wants to get back to his feet but Benedetti passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti works his way into full mount!
Livingstone really wants to buck Benedetti off and get back to his feet.
Benedetti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Benedetti looking to ground and pound but Livingstone is blocking nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benedetti jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Livingstone manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A lull in the action here.
Livingstone is pushing Benedetti's head away, looking to escape. Benedetti manages to hold on to the position though.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare each other down, ready to get back to the action.
Livingstone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benedetti holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Mario Benedetti is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benedetti scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Benedetti is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Benedetti passes to side control.
Benedetti happy to just control the position for now.
Benedetti tries for a kimura but Livingstone is defending well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A lull in the action here as Benedetti stalls from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mario Benedetti overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benedetti working the ground and pound but Livingstone is defending the strikes.
Benedetti looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Livingstone parries the strikes from Benedetti easily there. Benedetti is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Livingstone to escape.
Livingstone is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Livingstone trying to remain calm as Benedetti controls from the top position.
Benedetti throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
The strikes coming from Benedetti are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Benedetti controls the position.
Benedetti decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Livingstone throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benedetti counters by moving into the clinch.
Benedetti keeps control of Livingstone as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Livingstone tries to break the clinch but Benedetti is controlling the position.
Livingstone tries to circle away but Benedetti has him pinned against the cage.
Benedetti gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Benedetti is standing up over Livingstone. Livingstone looks to escape but Benedetti dives into side control.
Benedetti 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.
Benedetti controls the position.
Livingstone wants to get back to his feet.
Livingstone is looking to get back to his feet here but Benedetti is keeping cool and he's managed to take Livingstone's back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Benedetti looking for the choke but no joy.
Benedetti really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Livingstone.
Benedetti is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Livingstone wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Benedetti throwing sloppy strikes.
Livingstone is trying to get back to his feet but Benedetti has full control of the position and if anything, Livingstone has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Benedetti is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Benedetti looking for the choke but no joy.
Benedetti struggling to land strikes to the head as Livingstone covers up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Benedetti dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Livingstone tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti lands with a slapping head kick.
Benedetti scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Benedetti working the ground and pound but Livingstone is defending the strikes.
Benedetti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Livingstone can do to turn this around?
Livingstone pushes Benedetti away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Benedetti gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Benedetti happy to just control the position for now.
Benedetti working the ground and pound but Livingstone is defending the strikes.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Livingstone tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Benedetti throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Benedetti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benedetti unloads with some shots from mount but Livingstone bucks and avoids them well.
Benedetti punching from mount but Livingstone doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Livingstone is not a happy chappy� he wants out of there.
Livingstone defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws some wild stikes that Livingstone manages to avoid easily.
Livingstone really wants to buck Benedetti off and get back to his feet.
Benedetti unloads with some shots from mount but Livingstone bucks and avoids them well.
Benedetti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Livingstone is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Benedetti controlling the position easily from mount.
Benedetti throwing strikes here but Livingstone is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
FrankFurt Livingstone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Livingstone tries to buck Benedetti off but Benedetti takes his back!
Benedetti is persistently looking for the submission but Livingstone is defending it well.
Benedetti is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Benedetti throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Benedetti biding his time, looking for the opening.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the head.
Benedetti throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Benedetti is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Livingstone knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Livingstone for a finish.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Livingstone is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
Benedetti slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Benedetti is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Benedetti looking for the choke but no joy.
Livingstone wants to get back to his feet.
Benedetti throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
Livingstone covering up well and avoiding damage.
Benedetti is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Livingstone covering up well and avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Livingstone is trying to get back to his feet but Benedetti has full control of the position and if anything, Livingstone has just worked his way into a worse spot.
What can Livingstone do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benedetti has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Benedetti looking for the choke but no joy.
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benedetti controlling from the back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Benedetti showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Benedetti 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 Thiago Cunha scores the fight 30:26
Judge Paulo Santos scores the fight 30:26
Judge Leandro Rodrigues scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Benedetti!
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energy
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