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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Blades (ranked 1550 p4p, 1683 weight class) and Ritanzo Benzo (ranked 155 p4p, 166 weight class). Blades's entrance music is Three 6 Mafia - It's a fight. A fine choice. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 15 - 11 - 2, fighting out of Los Angeles, Pablo Blades!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ritanzo Benzo!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Donald Grub and James Ackerman.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blades fakes the leg kick and cracks Benzo in the body.
Blades misses with a low kick.
Benzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benzo misses with a wild body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Blades.
We've been told by Blades's head coaches at California Top Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Blades connects with a looping right hand.
Blades takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benzo lands with a right hand.
It looks like Pablo Blades has been cut.
Blades throws a series of punches but Benzo moves out of range.
Benzo slips a jab and a cross from Blades.
Benzo takes a swing at Blades's ribcage but misses.
Blades lands a really nice looking cross but Benzo seems unphased.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benzo throws a push kick but Blades slaps the foot to one side.
Benzo throws a head kick but Blades moves out of range.
Blades lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Blades throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benzo works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades throws out a loose jab but Benzo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Blades slips under a jab from Benzo.
Benzo swings widly with a right hand
and Blades connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blades throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benzo thinks about the counter body kick.
Blades misses with a right hand
letting Benzo counter with a right hand.
Benzo scores with a hook.
Blades slips a jab from Benzo.
Blades pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benzo unleashes a big counter combination but Blades bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Benzo slips a jab and a cross from Blades.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Benzo.
Benzo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blades jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Blades throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benzo looks to score with a jab to the body but Blades is just out of range.
Blades went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benzo stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benzo misses with a wild combination.
Blades does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blades lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Blades connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benzo momentarily.
Benzo walks into a stiff left hand from Blades.
Benzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blades.
Blades looks to land a right hand but Benzo moved out of range.
Blades misses with a looping right.
Benzo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Blades takes a jab right on the kisser.
Blades throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blades misses with a right hand
and Benzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blades fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benzo is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benzo tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Blades uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benzo.
Benzo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Blades looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Blades has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benzo finds it's way round the side to connect with Blades's head.
Benzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blades manages to avoid it.
Benzo walks into a straight right hand from Blades.
Blades connects with an inside leg kick.
Blades looks for the body kick but Benzo saw that one coming.
Blades misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Decent striking displayed by Blades there.
Blades misses with the combination.
Blades throws a head kick but Benzo moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benzo. Blades does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benzo looks to throw the jab but Blades is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Blades blocks the body kick.
Blades lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Blades moves out of range as Benzo throws a body kick.
Blades scores with a leg kick.
Blades comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Blades throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benzo.
Blades with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benzo swings for the body but Blades moves out of range.
A punch lands to the side of Benzo 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Blades with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Blades throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benzo.
Benzo throws a counter combo.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blades misses with an uppercut.
Blades lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Benzo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Blades.
Benzo swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Blades blocks the body kick.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Blades dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Blades's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Benzo jabs Blades to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blades does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Blades dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benzo. That did some damage!
Blades looks to throw the jab but Benzo is out of range.
A punch combination from Blades misses.
Blades throws a chopping leg kick but Benzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Blades lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benzo's sensitive parts.
Blades just misses with a punch to the body.
Blades gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benzo.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with each other but Benzo might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Blades has got the better of the exchanges.
Blades sizes up Benzo with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Blades.
Benzo jabs Blades to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Blades keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A punch combination from Blades misses.
Benzo avoids the body shot from Blades.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benzo tries to land a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benzo misses with a looping right.
Blades takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Blades wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Blades swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benzo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benzo jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Blades went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
Benzo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A punch combination from Blades misses.
Blades throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benzo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Blades throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Benzo tries to work over Blades's front leg with a kick but Blades checks it.
Benzo checks a leg kick nicely.
Blades misses with a double jab.
Benzo connects with a body shot that sends Blades's belly button to the back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benzo throws a hook but Blades blocks it.
Benzo's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Blades moves out of range of the strikes.
Benzo throws a hook but Blades avoids it easily.
Benzo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Blades was well out of range. Poor timing from Benzo.
Benzo lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blades cracks Benzo with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Blades lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Blades throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Blades staying out of range there.
Benzo misses with a straight right.
Benzo throws a jab when Blades was well out of range.
Blades takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pablo Blades is winning the standup battle so far.
Benzo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blades throws a solid leg kick but Benzo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Blades.
Benzo appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Blades lands a glancing blow to the side of Benzo's head.
Blades dodges the punch combination from Benzo.
Blades throws a body shot but no joy.
Benzo throws a jab when Blades was well out of range.
Blades lands a jab-cross combination.
Blades pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pablo Blades is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Benzo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Blades throws the left hand but Benzo avoids the punch easily.
Benzo takes a swing at Blades's ribcage but misses.
Blades misses with the combination.
A shot to the body from Benzo misses
and Blades counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blades misses with a looping right.
Blades on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A jab from Blades misses.
Blades sets himself, and Benzo steps forward looking for the clinch! Blades avoids it this time.
Benzo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Blades checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Blades fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benzo just manages to avoid it.
Blades scores with a kick to the midsection.
Good leg kick by Benzo.
No joy there for Blades, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benzo with a hook.
Benzo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Blades throws a series of punches but Benzo avoids them all with ease.
As Blades backs off Benzo throws a huge counter combo but Blades manages to avoid it all.
Blades tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benzo misses with a body shot.
Blades avoids the body shot from Benzo.
Blades swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Blades lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Benzo circles away quickly and effectively.
Benzo lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
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 Pablo Blades will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pablo Blades'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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Blades throws an off balance right hand
and Benzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benzo tries to land a leg kick but Blades saw it coming and moves away.
Benzo misses with a body shot.
Blades falls off balance throwing a combination
and Benzo counters with a good, hard body kick but Blades shrugs it off.
Benzo fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benzo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benzo tries to score with a low kick but Blades moves his leg out of the way.
Blades tries to land a body kick
and Benzo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benzo throws a leg kick but Blades sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Blades throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benzo sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Blades throws a nice inside leg kick.
Blades throws a combination that misses
and Benzo counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blades lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benzo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Blades.
Good standup being displayed there by Blades as he connects with a hook.
Blades misses with a head kick.
Benzo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Blades manages to avoid it.
The crowd cheers as Benzo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Blades doesn't seem phased though.
Blades misses with a low kick.
Benzo scores with a kick to the midsection.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benzo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Blades.
It looked like Blades was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Blades ducks under a wild hook from Benzo.
Benzo throws the kick towards the body but Blades avoids it.
Pablo Blades seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benzo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Blades lands with an uppercut that bounces Benzo off the cage and back into range.
Good leg kick by Blades.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benzo misses with a wild body shot.
Blades throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Benzo counters with a three punch combo that has Blades backing up. Blades nods at Benzo to acknowledge the strikes.
Benzo has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blades misses with a hook. Benzo ducked under it nicely.
Blades misses with an uppercut
and Benzo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Blades is rocked!
Blades switches off momentarily and Benzo cracks him with a monster right hand! Blades topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Benzo dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Benzo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ritanzo Benzo!
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