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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Hiroto Ito (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dakota Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hiroto Ito could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dakota Benedict's chin.
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160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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Good takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Hiroto Ito!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakota Benedict!
The judges for this bout are Shirou Masuda, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Yasuomi Hirokawa.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedict throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Ito's head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Benedict misses with a series of wild punches.
Ito looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benedict is fending him off so far but Ito persists. Nope, Benedict circles away and we're back to standing.
Hiroto Ito seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ito decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Benedict avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ito.
Ito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benedict on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Ito not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ito missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ito sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benedict defending well though.
Ito working over Benedict with some ground and pound. Benedict looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ito prevents Benedict from improving his position.
Benedict really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ito. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ito throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ito throws a strike but Benedict avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ito postures up in Benedict's guard and throws a big left but Benedict blocks it.
Benedict is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ito landing with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ito with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ito trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Benedict is trying to keep Ito in close.
Ito keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benedict's head.
Ito throws a big right hand that misses.
Ito is looking to work some ground and pound but Benedict has wrist control.
Benedict trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ito is looking to work some ground and pound but Benedict has wrist control.
Ito keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benedict's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ito throws an elbow that misses. Benedict uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ito's guard. Nice move by Benedict!
Benedict wants to stand but Ito is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ito bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Benedict's guard.
Ito scoring with punches to the head and body.
Ito working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benedict is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ito is controlling him.
Benedict looks winded!
Ito cracks Benedict with a solid left hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ito missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ito works over Benedict with some ground and pound from guard.
Ito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ito 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.
Ito stands up over Benedict, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ito throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Benedict looking to control.
Ito throwing strikes but missing.
Benedict tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Ito working some strikes from top position.
Benedict is trying to control the position but Ito postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ito is in close to Benedict's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ito postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Benedict has momentary wrist control but Ito slips an elbow through the middle.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ito won't allow Benedict to sweep him here.
Ito connects with a couple of short punches.
Ito missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ito landing with the ground and pound.
Ito keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benedict's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ito is working Benedict over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ito missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroto Ito dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Ito manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Benedict on his heels. He'll look to pass Benedict's guard now, I'm sure.
Ito with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ito throwing strikes from guard but Benedict blocks nicely.
Ito loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ito throwing strikes from guard but Benedict blocks nicely.
Ito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benedict not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Benedict working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ito.
Ito might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ito throws a big right hand that misses.
Ito throws a big right hand that misses.
Ito throws an elbow that misses. Benedict uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ito's guard. Nice move by Benedict!
Benedict is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ito trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Ito tries to strike from the bottom.
Ito striking from the bottom here.
Benedict wants to control from the top but Ito keeps moving.
Benedict trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Benedict must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Ito doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Ito keeping moving, preventing Benedict from controlling successfully.
Ito throwing rabbit punches from the bottom - showing the judges that he's keeping busy.
Ito looking to hit a scissor sweep but Benedict is one step ahead there.
Ito lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Benedict wants to control from the top but Ito keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ito throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Benedict wants to control from the top but Ito keeps moving.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ito looking for a sweep. Not yet Ito, not yet.
Ito tries to strike from the bottom.
Ito doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Benedict trying to stand up but can't free himself from Ito's guard.
Ito will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Benedict wants to control from the top but Ito keeps moving.
Ito will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
OK we're going to have a standup here. Dakota Benedict hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Benedict misses with a series of wild punches.
Benedict tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ito manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benedict looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benedict scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedict pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ito scores with a takedown into Benedict's guard.
Ito works over Benedict with some ground and pound from guard.
Benedict is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ito defends well.
Ito is working Benedict over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Ito connects with a couple of short punches.
Ito makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ito working some strikes from top position.
Benedict preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedict is trying to control the position but Ito postures up.
Ito postures up and lands a big shot to Benedict's brow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ito scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Ito in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ito lands a couple of digs.
Ito content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Ito cracks Benedict with a solid left hand.
Ito working some strikes from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ito lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hiroto Ito dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Ito scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ito scores with punches from side control.
Ito in side control, throwing shots but Benedict defends.
Ito working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ito looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Benedict is avoiding damage well.
Ito creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ito grinds an elbow into Benedict's temple.
Benedict is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ito connects with a decent elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedict defending against the ground and pound.
Ito is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedict can do to turn this around?
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benedict managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ito.
Ito throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Benedict dodges the ground and pound from Ito.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ito working the ground and pound but Benedict is defending the strikes.
The strikes coming from Ito are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Benedict defending against the ground and pound.
Benedict is working to avoid the ground and pound but Ito connects with a decent elbow.
Benedict on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Benedict wants to get back to his feet but Ito drags him back down.
Benedict takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ito working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Ito scoring with punches and elbows.
Benedict takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ito working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Dakota Benedict has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict defending against the ground and pound.
Ito works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Hiroto Ito overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ito working the ground and pound but Benedict is defending the strikes.
Ito in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ito working the body and head with strikes.
Ito working the head and body with strikes.
Ito working away.
Ito is trying to ground and pound but Benedict uses the momentary lack of control by Ito to regain half guard.
Benedict on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedict is trying to stand back up but Ito is controlling him
Ito drops an elbow to the side of Benedict's head.
Ito scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Ito prevents Benedict from standing back up.
Ito drops an elbow to the side of Benedict's head.
Ito looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Benedict with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Ito scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Benedict avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ito.
Ito not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ito throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ito is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Benedict regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Ito.
Ito pushes down on Benedict's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Benedict is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Ito scores with a couple of nice shots.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ito throws a strike but Benedict avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Ito postures up in Benedict's guard and throws a big left but Benedict blocks it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ito accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hiroto Ito showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ito, 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 Shirou Masuda scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yasuomi Hirokawa scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hiroto Ito!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
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