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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 452 p4p, 711 weight class) and Mark Beneke (ranked 65 p4p, 90 weight class). Garcia comes to the cage accompanied by Thors Hammer - Mexico. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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 17 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
The judges for this bout are Taro Takaoka, Hirohito Nitta and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beneke slips a straight right by Garcia.
Beneke connects with a looping right hand.
Garcia misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beneke throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Garcia connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Beneke.
Garcia lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Garcia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Beneke tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
We've been informed that Beneke 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.
Beneke throws the left hand but Garcia avoids the punch easily.
A slow jab from Beneke misses its intended target.
Garcia swings for the body but Beneke moves out of range.
Garcia lands with a hook. Beneke tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Beneke tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beneke was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Beneke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beneke scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
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.
A solid leg kick lands there for Beneke.
Beneke misses with a straight left.
Beneke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Beneke throws a lazy uppercut
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia throws a big shot that misses.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beneke.
Beneke lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Garcia throws a body punch but Beneke moves out of range.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Beneke is out of range.
Beneke appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Garcia fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beneke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beneke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Beneke tests Garcia's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Beneke might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Garcia dodges the punch combination from Beneke.
Garcia scores with a body shot.
A slow jab from Beneke misses its intended target.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beneke, as that shot connected.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Garcia moves into range and connects with a jab.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Beneke does no damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Beneke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A nice leg kick lands there from Beneke.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Beneke forces Garcia back against the cage and clinches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garcia.
Garcia taking a breather.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beneke breaks the clinch.
Beneke closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Beneke lands in his opponent's guard.
Garcia working for a triangle but Beneke defends it easily.
Garcia has a closed guard, preventing Beneke from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia has an active guard here but Beneke has managed to pass into half guard.
Garcia slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Beneke avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Garcia looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke gets to his feet. Garcia looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Beneke throws an overhand right that lands on Garcia's shoulder, as Garcia tries to avoid the shot.
Beneke slips a jab from Garcia.
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Beneke lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Beneke throws a head kick that half lands.
Beneke rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Garcia moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
A nice inside leg kick there by Beneke. That's going to slow Garcia down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beneke cracks Garcia with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Beneke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Beneke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Beneke throws a series of punches but Garcia avoids them all with ease.
Beneke moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Beneke dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Beneke connects with a crisp jab.
Beneke misses with a jab, cross combination.
Beneke misses with an uppercut.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beneke looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Beneke manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws a jab when Beneke was well out of range.
Beneke throws a right hand that Garcia ducks under and follows up with a left that Garcia also avoids with ease.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beneke, as that shot connected.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Garcia ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Beneke moves away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Beneke. Garcia does a little dance to reset his feet.
Beneke feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Garcia working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Beneke doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Beneke manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Beneke uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Garcia.
Garcia slips a straight right by Beneke.
Garcia gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Beneke.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Garcia fails to land with a series of punches.
Beneke now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Garcia throws a hook to the side of Beneke's head but Beneke sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia throws a hook but Beneke blocks it.
Beneke slips under a jab.
Beneke tries to work over Garcia's front leg with a kick but Garcia checks it.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Garcia needs to keep his hands up - Beneke had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beneke throws out the jab.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beneke throws a body kick that misses.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Beneke manages to avoid it.
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 missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beneke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beneke throws out a counter right but Garcia avoids it with no problem.
Garcia throws a right and a left that Beneke avoids nicely.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beneke.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Beneke's shoulder, as Beneke tries to avoid the shot.
Garcia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beneke.
Beneke tries to clinch up.
Garcia steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Beneke.
Beneke jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beneke scores with a punch to the head.
Garcia throws a shot to the body.
Beneke tries to close the distance and clinch but Garcia swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Beneke goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Garcia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Beneke fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beneke closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Beneke working hard to break the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Beneke fails to land.
Garcia looking to stall.
Garcia doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Beneke blocks a body shot from Garcia.
Garcia misses with a hook to the ribs.
Beneke lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Beneke scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Beneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beneke falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Garcia lands a jab to the head.
Beneke tries to clinch up.
Garcia was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Beneke throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Beneke has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Garcia throws out the jab.
Garcia avoids the head kick by Beneke.
Garcia misses with a hook. Beneke ducked under it nicely.
Mark Beneke seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beneke throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Garcia sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia defending well as Beneke loads up on a big left hand.
The fighters circling - Beneke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Beneke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Beneke walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Beneke attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Garcia throwing a counter right hand but Beneke manages to avoid it.
Beneke pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Garcia back to the cage. Beneke follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Beneke throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beneke darts in trying to clinch
and Beneke takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beneke avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Nice defenses there by Beneke.
Beneke moves away from the strike by Garcia.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Beneke showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Beneke slips under a jab.
Garcia connects with a body shot.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Beneke.
Beneke connects with a single shot there.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
Garcia takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Garcia swats away the attempt to clinch by Beneke.
Nice body punch from Beneke.
Garcia looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Beneke swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Garcia scores with a shot to the body.
Beneke scores with a nice body kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beneke throws out the jab.
Beneke throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beneke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beneke.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneke stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beneke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beneke throws an off balance right hand
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Beneke slips a jab and a cross from Garcia.
Danga de danga de dang - Beneke scores with a four punch combination!
Beneke scores with a push kick.
A swing and a miss from Garcia.
Beneke throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Garcia swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Garcia cracks Beneke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia looks to score with a jab to the body but Beneke is just out of range.
Garcia misses the shot to the body.
Beneke walks into a straight right hand from Garcia.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Garcia lands a jab-cross combination.
Beneke throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beneke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Garcia misses with an uppercut.
Beneke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Beneke throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia lands the left hand.
A nice leg kick from Beneke, right into the meat of the thigh.
Garcia slips a straight right by Beneke.
Beneke is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Garcia jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Beneke looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Garcia walks into a jab.
Beneke tries to clinch up.
Beneke swinging wildly here.
Garcia digs a good hook to Beneke's body.
Beneke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beneke tries to move into range but Garcia moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
A left lands for Garcia.
Beneke throws a sloppy head kick
and Garcia counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beneke.
Beneke throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beneke throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Garcia on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beneke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Garcia takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Beneke throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A counter left hand to the body from Garcia misses its target.
Beneke rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Garcia makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Beneke takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Beneke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Garcia blocks a leg kick.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
A big right from Beneke misses.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
Beneke throws a lazy uppercut
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Beneke darts in and clinches Garcia up against the cage.
Garcia blocks a body shot from Beneke.
Beneke breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Beneke misses the shot 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!
Beneke throws a hook but Garcia blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beneke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Beneke misses with a straight right.
Beneke lands a high kick!
Beneke closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Beneke uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Garcia.
Beneke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jab from Garcia.
Mark Beneke is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia misses with a hook.
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Beneke clinches up with Garcia and pushes him back against the cage.
Beneke working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Beneke goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Beneke scores with a shoulder strike.
Garcia tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia lands a right hand that snaps the head of Beneke backwards.
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 Leonardo Pancho Garcia.
Well Beneke has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30
Judge Hirohito Nitta scores the fight 28:29
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Beneke!
Mark Beneke bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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