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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Matthieu Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vasili Gregorovitsj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gregorovitsj has chosen Pink Panther Theme as his entrance music. Matthieu Benoit has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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9 - 5 - 0 |
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185 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matthieu Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Vasili Gregorovitsj!
The judges for this bout are , Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A nice inside leg kick there by Gregorovitsj. That's going to slow Benoit down.
Gregorovitsj lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benoit at a distance.
Benoit goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Vasili Gregorovitsj has been cut.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick but Benoit sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benoit throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benoit throws a leg kick but Gregorovitsj checks it.
Gregorovitsj scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Benoit fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Gregorovitsj.
Benoit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gregorovitsj. Gregorovitsj obviously looking to wear him down.
Benoit ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gregorovitsj dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benoit swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Donk. Benoit catches Gregorovitsj right on the button with a cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit misses with a looping right.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Benoit misses the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Benoit.
Gregorovitsj avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A low kick from Gregorovitsj misses
and Benoit counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gregorovitsj throws a half hearted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Gregorovitsj, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gregorovitsj looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Gregorovitsj jabs Benoit right on the nose. Benoit blinks but takes it well.
Benoit misses with a leg kick
and Gregorovitsj counters with a slapping leg kick.
Gregorovitsj steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benoit.
Benoit misses with a looping right.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick which misses Benoit's front leg but catches the back leg as Benoit tries to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Benoit walks forward, straight into a front kick from Gregorovitsj.
Benoit blocks a leg kick.
Benoit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benoit defending well as Gregorovitsj loads up on a big left hand.
Gregorovitsj throws a front kick that sends Benoit stumbling back into the cage.
Gregorovitsj moves away from the strike by Benoit.
Benoit looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gregorovitsj is fending him off so far but Benoit persists. Nope, Gregorovitsj circles away and we're back to standing.
Gregorovitsj motions for Benoit to come forward. Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Gregorovitsj slips a jab from Benoit.
Nice shot by Benoit.
Gregorovitsj staying out of range there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Benoit was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Benoit sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Benoit cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Benoit 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.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benoit sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Gregorovitsj is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Benoit throws some wild stikes that Gregorovitsj manages to avoid easily.
Benoit goes for an armbar but Gregorovitsj turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Gregorovitsj.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit wants to improve his position but instead Gregorovitsj has moved into half guard.
Benoit manages to get to full guard.
Gregorovitsj stopping the sweep attempt from Benoit.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Benoit is working hard here to advance position.
Gregorovitsj trying to control the position from guard on top but Benoit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benoit trying to keep a closed guard but Gregorovitsj is proving a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benoit has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Gregorovitsj has passed into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Benoit dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasili Gregorovitsj'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.
Benoit takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A slow jab from Benoit misses its intended target.
Gregorovitsj lands with a hook. Benoit tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Gregorovitsj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benoit lands with a thumping leg kick.
Benoit throws an overhand right that lands on Gregorovitsj's shoulder, as Gregorovitsj tries to avoid the shot.
Gregorovitsj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benoit throws a shot from downtown. Gregorovitsj moves away and avoids it.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice looking body kick.
Gregorovitsj moves out of range of the strikes.
Gregorovitsj misses with a body kick.
Gregorovitsj connects with a single shot there.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gregorovitsj, right into the meat.
Benoit pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benoit is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Gregorovitsj tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benoit is able to avoid easily.
Gregorovitsj scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benoit throws a nice looking combination but Gregorovitsj bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gregorovitsj misses with an attempted mid kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benoit.
Vasili Gregorovitsj seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gregorovitsj buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gregorovitsj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benoit will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Benoit throws a body punch but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj misses with a leg kick.
Benoit throws a right and a left that Gregorovitsj avoids nicely.
Benoit throws a series of punches but Gregorovitsj avoids them all with ease.
Benoit throws a good cross that connects.
Gregorovitsj scores with a leg kick.
Gregorovitsj slaps away a takedown attempt from Benoit, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Gregorovitsj explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gregorovitsj scores with a nice body kick.
Gregorovitsj fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benoit is out of range.
Benoit will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Benoit throws a big shot that misses.
Gregorovitsj looks to throw a body kick
and Benoit counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Benoit misses the jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj throws a wild body kick that Benoit sees coming a mile off.
Gregorovitsj misses with a low kick.
Gregorovitsj keeps Benoit at a distance using the push kick.
Good shot there by Gregorovitsj.
Benoit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benoit misses with a double jab
and Gregorovitsj finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Gregorovitsj ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benoit ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Gregorovitsj lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gregorovitsj.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benoit takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gregorovitsj throws a wild body kick that Benoit sees coming a mile off.
Benoit misses with a wild combination.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gregorovitsj.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
Gregorovitsj lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
Gregorovitsj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benoit has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benoit. That did some damage!
A bone on bone clash there as Benoit blocks the leg kick.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benoit's sensitive parts.
Gregorovitsj is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Good leg kick by Gregorovitsj there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Gregorovitsj is looking to slow Benoit down with leg kicks.
Gregorovitsj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gregorovitsj feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benoit's calf.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj thows a body shot but no joy.
Benoit looks for a takedown but Gregorovitsj sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Matthieu Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gregorovitsj scores with a leg kick.
Benoit throws a lazy right hand but Gregorovitsj sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gregorovitsj keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj scores with a leg kick.
Gregorovitsj throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregorovitsj shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Gregorovitsj scores with a hook to the body. Benoit takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gregorovitsj looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benoit scores with a jab to the head.
Gregorovitsj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benoit misses the body punch
and Gregorovitsj counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gregorovitsj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gregorovitsj lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Gregorovitsj, right into the meat.
Gregorovitsj lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gregorovitsj scores with a kick to the body.
Gregorovitsj lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benoit's sensitive parts.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gregorovitsj with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benoit on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Gregorovitsj. Gregorovitsj obviously looking to wear him down.
Gregorovitsj lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Vasili Gregorovitsj seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gregorovitsj scoring well with a low kick there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasili Gregorovitsj showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vasili Gregorovitsj's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gregorovitsj connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Benoit momentarily.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benoit counters with a left to the body.
Gregorovitsj feints and then cracks Benoit's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benoit down.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick
and Benoit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gregorovitsj blocks a jab.
Benoit chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gregorovitsj can pounce on him.
Benoit takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick which misses Benoit's front leg but catches the back leg as Benoit tries to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gregorovitsj connects with a solid leg kick.
Nice body kick there by Gregorovitsj.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gregorovitsj connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Gregorovitsj misses with a low kick.
Benoit checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gregorovitsj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gregorovitsj throws out a leg kick but Benoit moves out of range and Gregorovitsj only half commits.
Gregorovitsj turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benoit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Benoit misses.
Benoit blocks a jab.
Gregorovitsj looks to throw the jab but Benoit is out of range.
Benoit has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Benoit there as he acknowledges the shot.
Benoit cracks the inside of Gregorovitsj's front leg.
Benoit moves out of range of the body kick.
Benoit takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Benoit misses with a few strikes there.
Benoit throws out a powerful jab.
Benoit misses with a wild combination.
Gregorovitsj delivers a nice body kick.
Good leg kick by Gregorovitsj there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Vasili Gregorovitsj is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Benoit takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gregorovitsj misses with a low kick as Benoit jumps back.
Benoit throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gregorovitsj dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benoit. That did some damage!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Gregorovitsj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj thumps Benoit with a low kick.
Gregorovitsj looks to score with a jab to the body but Benoit is just out of range.
Gregorovitsj gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Benoit counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benoit thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gregorovitsj to regain full guard.
Gregorovitsj tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Benoit content to stall in guard here.
Benoit distracts Gregorovitsj with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gregorovitsj keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gregorovitsj is keeping the position for now.
Benoit wants to control from the top but Gregorovitsj keeps moving.
Benoit postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gregorovitsj keeping moving, preventing Benoit from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benoit is looking to advance position but Gregorovitsj has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Gregorovitsj controlling from the full mount.
Benoit working to try and regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gregorovitsj content just to control the position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vasili Gregorovitsj really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vasili Gregorovitsj'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.
Benoit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gregorovitsj tries to land a leg kick but Benoit saw it coming and moves away.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Gregorovitsj slips the punch.
Benoit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gregorovitsj.
Benoit misses with a straight left.
Benoit takes one to the chin there.
Gregorovitsj is looking to score with low kicks.
A low kick from Gregorovitsj is predictable there
and Benoit counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benoit takes a swing at Gregorovitsj's ribcage but misses.
Benoit scores a takedown into full mount!
Gregorovitsj keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Benoit misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Benoit throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Benoit scoring with strikes but Gregorovitsj is staying in there.
Benoit looking to control but Gregorovitsj is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gregorovitsj really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benoit. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benoit goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gregorovitsj is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit wants to sweep here but Gregorovitsj controlling him for the moment.
Benoit controls Gregorovitsj momentarily but Gregorovitsj frees himself.
Benoit is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj trying to control the position from guard on top but Benoit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Benoit is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Benoit working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Gregorovitsj avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Benoit.
Gregorovitsj wants to improve his position but Benoit is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gregorovitsj sees it coming and defends easily.
Gregorovitsj won't allow Benoit to pass to mount.
Gregorovitsj moves into full guard.
Benoit stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gregorovitsj swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Benoit drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Gregorovitsj manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Benoit has Gregorovitsj in his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Matthieu Benoit had his way with Vasili Gregorovitsj in that round.
The cut man is working on Vasili Gregorovitsj's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Gregorovitsj lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Gregorovitsj moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benoit fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Gregorovitsj is out of range.
Gregorovitsj swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice body kick from Gregorovitsj.
Benoit is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gregorovitsj.
Benoit checks a leg kick.
Benoit throws a hook to the side of Gregorovitsj's head but Gregorovitsj sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gregorovitsj throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gregorovitsj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benoit loads up on a big right hand but Gregorovitsj slips the punch.
Gregorovitsj lands a glancing blow to the side of Benoit's head.
Gregorovitsj delivers a nice body kick.
Gregorovitsj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benoit.
Gregorovitsj looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj looks to land a left hand but Benoit moved out of range nicely.
Gregorovitsj throws a right and a left that Benoit avoids nicely.
Benoit throws a jab but it's blocked by Gregorovitsj.
Gregorovitsj stuffs the takedown.
Gregorovitsj connects with a solid leg kick.
Gregorovitsj throws a chopping leg kick but Benoit manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Gregorovitsj misses with a leg kick
and Benoit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick but Benoit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj tries a low kick but Benoit avoids it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gregorovitsj.
A low kick from Gregorovitsj is predictable there
and Benoit counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That has opened up Vasili Gregorovitsj's cut even more.
Gregorovitsj scoring well with a low kick there.
Benoit fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gregorovitsj manages to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj scoring well with a low kick there.
Benoit scores with a punch to the head.
Gregorovitsj bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Gregorovitsj throws a wild body kick that Benoit sees coming a mile off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Benoit throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gregorovitsj lands a right hook to the body.
Gregorovitsj uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benoit.
Benoit darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Benoit stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gregorovitsj.
Good standup being displayed there by Benoit as he connects with a hook.
Gregorovitsj throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gregorovitsj throws a wild body kick that Benoit sees coming a mile off.
Benoit blocks a low kick nicely.
Gregorovitsj throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Benoit checks the leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Benoit blocks the low kick.
Benoit missing with a left hand there. Gregorovitsj was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benoit misses with a wild body shot.
Gregorovitsj bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benoit scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gregorovitsj doesn't seem bothered though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benoit.
Benoit misses with a looping right.
Benoit throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benoit swings for the body but Gregorovitsj moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick which misses Benoit's front leg but catches the back leg as Benoit tries to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj misses with a hook to the body
and Benoit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benoit throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benoit throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Gregorovitsj throws a leg kick but Benoit sees it coming and moves out of range.
Gregorovitsj on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benoit. Benoit obviously looking to wear him down.
Benoit misses with a hook. Gregorovitsj ducked under it nicely.
Gregorovitsj walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benoit throws out a loose jab but Gregorovitsj uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gregorovitsj tries to land a leg kick but Benoit saw it coming and moves away.
Benoit shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Gregorovitsj's guard.
Benoit working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gregorovitsj wants to hit a switch here but Benoit passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Gregorovitsj there!
Benoit looking to control but Gregorovitsj is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Benoit throws some wild stikes that Gregorovitsj manages to avoid easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benoit landing strikes, looking to finish!
Benoit controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matthieu Benoit showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Benoit has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 48:47
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 47:47
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 47:47
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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