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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Neno Pejovsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Scotty Bennet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pejovsky comes to the cage accompanied by Anvil of Crom. Neno Pejovsky could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Scotty Bennet's chin.
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208 lbs
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Great wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Neno Pejovsky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Scotty Bennet!
The judges for this bout are Chris Edwards, Steven Brown and James Atkins.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bennet throws a leg kick but Pejovsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Bennet misses with a leg kick.
Bennet throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Bennet has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Pejovsky wants to clinch.
Pejovsky throws a jab when Bennet was well out of range.
Pejovsky looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Bennet checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bennet takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bennet ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pejovsky is looking to slow Bennet down with leg kicks.
Pejovsky ducks right into an uppercut from Bennet.
Bennet missing with a left hand there. Pejovsky was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Bennet if he has to take too many more of those.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Pejovsky is just out of range.
Bennet fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Pejovsky doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pejovsky checks a leg kick.
Pejovsky misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bennet.
Bennet thuds his right hand into Pejovsky's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Bennet misses with a low kick.
A jab from Pejovsky misses.
Bennet wants to slow Pejovsky down by chopping away at his legs.
Bennet fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bennet wants to clinch.
Bennet swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bennet closes the distance and pushes Pejovsky back into the cage.
Pejovsky can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Pejovsky throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Bennet blocks it with crossed arms.
A hook to the body from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky lands a shoulder strike.
Pejovsky lands a hook that snaps the head of Bennet backwards.
A frustrated look appears on Pejovsky's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet working aggressively here.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennet avoiding damage as Pejovsky throws knees to the body.
Bennet scores with a hook to the body.
Bennet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Bennet has a couple of punches blocked by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky looking to throw knees to the head but Bennet is blocking nicely.
Bennet lands a shoulder strike.
A short body shot lands from Bennet as the two fighters clinch.
Bennet has a couple of punches blocked by Pejovsky.
A head punch on the inside from Bennet fails to land.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Bennet.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
A head punch on the inside from Bennet fails to land.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Still in the clinch, Bennet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennet wants to stall.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pejovsky working aggressively here.
Pejovsky swings wildly with an uppercut but Bennet uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Pejovsky.
Bennet throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Pejovskys head.
Bennet lands a left hand.
Pejovsky avoids a wild elbow strike from Bennet.
Pejovsky can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Pejovsky pushes Bennet back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet avoiding damage as Pejovsky throws knees to the body.
Pejovsky tries to land a knee to the head but Bennet blocks with his arms.
Pejovsky manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
A short right from Bennet on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bennet dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pejovsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bennet.
Pejovsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Bennet jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
A jab from Bennet finds it's way through Pejovsky's defenses.
It looks like Neno Pejovsky has been cut.
Pejovsky rushes Bennet and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Bennet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennet throws a head punch that misses.
Pejovsky avoids a wild elbow strike from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Pejovsky lands an uppercut.
Pejovsky tries to throw a body punch but Bennet avoids it by throwing Pejovsky back against the cage.
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky scores with a knee to the head.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Pejovsky avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
Scotty Bennet seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pejovsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bennet lands a shoulder strike.
Bennet fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bennet misses with some punches.
Pejovsky blocking some punches.
Pejovsky misses with a knee to the head.
Pejovsky trying to stall but Bennet improves his position.
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet tries to throw a body punch but Pejovsky avoids it by throwing Bennet back against the cage.
A knee to the head by Pejovsky.
Bennet working aggressively here.
Pejovsky misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Bennet.
Pejovsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pejovsky looking to throw knees to the head but Bennet is blocking nicely.
Pejovsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with the head strike.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Pejovsky controls the action.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pejovsky.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Pejovsky.
Pejovsky tries a knee to the head but Bennet blocks it.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pejovsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Pejovsky misses with a punch to the body.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
Pejovsky blocks a body shot from Bennet.
Bennet is looking to control Pejovsky's arms but Pejovsky gets an underhook and turns him. Now Bennet has his back to the cage.
Bennet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky looking to throw knees to the head but Bennet is blocking nicely.
Pejovsky tries to work over Bennet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bennet misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pejovsky scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bennet gets through Pejovsky's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Pejovsky misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet is leaning against Pejovsky and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Bennet blocks a body shot from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Pejovsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennet avoids it.
A body shot lands from Bennet.
Pejovsky tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bennet misses with the head strike.
Bennet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pejovsky is keeping busy.
Bennet digs a right hand into Pejovsky's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Pejovsky's gas tank.
Pejovsky working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pejovsky has a couple of punches blocked by Bennet.
Bennet lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Still in the clinch, Bennet scores with a nice short uppercut.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Pejovsky controls the action.
Pejovsky blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bennet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bennet tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Pejovsky misses with a body punch.
Pejovsky can't find room to land a body shot as Bennet controls the action.
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bennet misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Pejovsky fails to land.
Pejovsky stalling against the cage.
Bennet lands a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Pejovsky.
A short body shot lands from Pejovsky as the two fighters clinch.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Pejovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pejovsky digs a right hand underneath Bennet's ribcage. Bennet let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pejovsky working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A right hand to the body from Pejovsky.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Scotty Bennet will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pejovsky. Bennet does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pejovsky scores with a body shot.
Bennet has managed to clinch.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Pejovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pejovsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pejovsky.
Bennet can't find room to land a body shot as Pejovsky controls the action.
Pejovsky misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bennet is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Pejovsky is keeping busy.
Bennet tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bennet swings wildly with an uppercut but Pejovsky uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stalling in the clinch from Bennet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pejovsky blocks an uppercut.
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pejovsky misses with a short punch on the inside.
Pejovsky blocks an uppercut.
Pejovsky misses with a body punch.
Bennet misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pejovsky trying to land knees to the body.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pejovsky's elbow.
Pejovsky swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Pejovsky looking to throw knees to the head but Bennet is blocking nicely.
A shot in the inside from Bennet.
Pejovsky with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Pejovsky taking a breather.
Bennet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Pejovsky's elbow.
Bennet lands with a light punch inside.
Bennet misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Pejovsky.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet misses with a punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bennet as Pejovsky tries to tie him up.
Pejovsky tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Bennet avoids it.
Pejovsky lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Pejovsky blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bennet goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bennet breaks from the clinch.
A left and a right from Pejovsky both land. Nice combination.
The fighters circling - Pejovsky throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pejovsky thows a leg kick but Bennet checks it
and Bennet counters with a solid body kick.
Scotty Bennet seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Bennet tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pejovsky sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bennet somewhat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet misses with a two punch combination.
Pejovsky tries to land a body kick
and Bennet makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pejovsky has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pejovsky blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Pejovsky tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Bennet's elbow.
Pejovsky is trying to stall.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennet.
Pejovsky misses with a knee strike.
Pejovsky prevents a body shot from Bennet.
Bennet misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Pejovsky blocks an uppercut.
Bennet's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bennet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pejovsky avoids the body shot from Bennet.
Bennet listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bennet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bennet swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pejovsky swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet misses with a body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Scotty Bennet just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pejovsky thows a body shot but no joy.
Bennet on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Pejovsky lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bennet thuds a left hand into Pejovsky's body.
Pejovsky avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pejovsky tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Bennet was well out of range. Poor timing from Pejovsky.
Bennet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pejovsky paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pejovsky moves in looking to clinch but Bennet pushes him off.
Bennet throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Pejovsky's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Pejovsky misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good standup being displayed there by Bennet as he connects with a hook.
Bennet ducks under a wild hook from Pejovsky.
Pejovsky throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pejovsky tries to clinch but Bennet is having none of it.
Bennet throws a jab when Pejovsky was well out of range.
That kick from Bennet tenderised Pejovsky's leg. Pejovsky is trying to keep his angry face on.
Pejovsky stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Bennet.
Bennet connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Bennet swings for the body but Pejovsky moves out of range.
Bennet uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pejovsky.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Pejovsky uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Bennet has time to react.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pejovsky goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Pejovsky throws an overhand right that lands on Bennet's shoulder, as Bennet tries to avoid the shot.
Pejovsky throws a body kick that misses.
Pejovsky misses with a body shot
and Bennet counters with an outside leg kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Bennet.
Bennet lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pejovsky throws a sloppy body shot
and Bennet counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pejovsky thinking.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet works over Pejovsky's head and body with a nice combination.
A nice inside leg kick there by Bennet. That's going to slow Pejovsky down.
Bennet with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Pejovsky walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bennet throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bennet throws a leg kick but Pejovsky sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pejovsky blocks a low kick nicely.
Bennet fails with an attempt to clinch.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Bennet.
Pejovsky moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bennet.
Pejovsky blocks a body shot from Bennet.
Pejovsky tries to stall but Bennet uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Bennet tries a body shot but Pejovsky blocks it.
Bennet throws a head punch that misses.
Pejovsky lands a knee to the body.
Bennet lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Pejovsky backwards.
Pejovsky blocks a body shot from Bennet.
A short left from Bennet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Bennet lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pejovsky or not.
Bennet lands a right hand.
A short uppercut from Bennet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Scotty Bennet dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Neno Pejovsky's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Bennet.
Pejovsky takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bennet scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Pejovsky doesn't seem bothered though.
Bennet looks to throw the jab but Pejovsky is out of range.
Bennet just misses with a punch to the body.
A shot to the liver by Bennet. Beautiful body shot.
A solid body kick from Pejovsky.
Bennet tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pejovsky was well out of range. Poor timing from Bennet.
A head kick misses from Bennet.
Pejovsky throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennet fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bennet doesn't manage to clinch there - Pejovsky circles away.
Pejovsky throws a body kick that misses.
Pejovsky connects with the punch.
Pejovsky avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pejovsky thows a body kick. Bennet tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Bennet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pejovsky is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Bennet on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bennet fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Neno Pejovsky has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bennet looks to score with a jab to the body but Pejovsky is just out of range.
Pejovsky lands a jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bennet shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pejovsky as he jumps to the side.
Bennet is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Pejovsky lands with a nice body kick.
Pejovsky cracks Bennet with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Pejovsky has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Bennet to stand back up!
Bennet is rocked!
It looks like Scotty Bennet has been cut.
Pejovsky throws a leg kick which misses Bennet's front leg but catches the back leg as Bennet tries to avoid it.
Bennet is still on wobbly legs! Can Pejovsky finish him?
Pejovsky lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bennet circles away quickly and effectively.
Pejovsky is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bennet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bennet throws a low kick but Pejovsky moves out of range easily.
Bennet seems to have recovered his senses.
Pejovsky throws a right and a left that both miss.
A nice leg kick lands there from Bennet.
Pejovsky misses with a leg kick
and Bennet counters with a nice body shot.
Pejovsky fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bennet manages to avoid it.
Bennet lands with a straight right. Pejovsky didn't see that one coming.
Pejovsky takes one to the side of the head.
Scotty Bennet is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Bennet misses with a kick to the body.
Bennet lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pejovsky misses with a wild combination.
Bennet avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Bennet with a nice cross.
Bennet misses with the combination.
Pejovsky looks to throw the jab but Bennet is out of range.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pejovsky misses the shot to the body.
Pejovsky connects with a crisp jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Neno Pejovsky showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bennet 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Chris Edwards scores the fight 48:49
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 46:49
Judge James Atkins scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Scotty Bennet!
Scotty Bennet took some time post fight to say the following; 'Womba, I am coming for you.'.
Neno Pejovsky was interviewed post fight and said 'Yip, weight-difference speed kills, off to my weight class'.
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