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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calvin Canhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Massimo Benvenuti has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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182 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Calvin Canhoef!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Massimo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are Michael Johnstone, Bart Greer and Peter Branson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti blocks the body kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Benvenuti.
Canhoef misses with a head kick.
Benvenuti throws a shot to the body.
Canhoef swings widly with a right hand
and Benvenuti counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Canhoef is looking for a sweep. Benvenuti is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Canhoef keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Canhoef wants to get back to full guard.
Benvenuti looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benvenuti's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Benvenuti looks to land a strike but Canhoef avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canhoef avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Benvenuti won't allow Canhoef to sweep him here.
Benvenuti won't allow Canhoef to get back to his feet.
Benvenuti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Canhoef looking to control.
Benvenuti controls from within his opponent's guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Canhoef misses with a left hand
so Benvenuti counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Benvenuti content to stall in guard here.
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!
Benvenuti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Benvenuti stops Canhoef from standing up.
Benvenuti controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Canhoef preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Canhoef working a defensive guard but Benvenuti passes into half guard.
Canhoef blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Benvenuti thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Benvenuti is controlling the pace.
Canhoef keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Canhoef keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Canhoef is trying to stand back up but Benvenuti is controlling him
Canhoef is trying to control but can't.
Benvenuti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Canhoef's head.
Benvenuti takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Benvenuti sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Canhoef defending well though.
Benvenuti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benvenuti with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Benvenuti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Canhoef's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Canhoef throws a head kick but Benvenuti moves out of range.
Benvenuti catches Canhoef with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benvenuti moves out of range as Canhoef throws a body kick.
Canhoef misses with a lunging right hand
and Benvenuti counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Canhoef's guard now.
Canhoef is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Benvenuti postures up in Canhoef's guard and throws a big left but Canhoef blocks it.
Benvenuti stops Canhoef from standing up.
Benvenuti pushing down on Canhoef's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benvenuti is taking a breather. Canhoef says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Benvenuti missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Benvenuti content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Massimo Benvenuti.
Canhoef takes one on the button.
Benvenuti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benvenuti looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Canhoef throws a sloppy head kick and Benvenuti moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canhoef throws a head kick that misses.
Canhoef on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Canhoef 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.
Benvenuti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Canhoef in his tracks.
Calvin Canhoef seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Benvenuti.
Canhoef throws a nice head kick!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canhoef throws a low kick but Benvenuti avoids it.
Canhoef throws a combination that misses
and Benvenuti counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Canhoef!
Benvenuti throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Benvenuti fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Canhoef defending against the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canhoef is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Benvenuti asserts his dominance and retains side control.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Benvenuti tries to score with some ground and pound. Canhoef controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Benvenuti looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Canhoef is avoiding damage well.
Canhoef tries to buck Benvenuti off but Benvenuti is having none of it.
Benvenuti tries to move to mount but Canhoef blocks the move with his legs.
The ground and pound from Benvenuti seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Benvenuti working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti misses with the ground and pound.
Sloppy strikes there by Benvenuti.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Canhoef parries the strikes from Benvenuti easily there. Benvenuti is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Canhoef to escape.
Benvenuti tries to score with some ground and pound. Canhoef controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Benvenuti in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
A lull in the action here as Benvenuti stalls from top position.
Benvenuti working the strikes but Canhoef uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Benvenuti fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Canhoef misses with a kick to the body.
Canhoef swings widly with a right hand
and Benvenuti counters with a shoot takedown. Canhoef fights it but they end up in guard.
Benvenuti throws a big elbow that misses.
Canhoef is looking to stand back up but Benvenuti counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Canhoef.
Benvenuti missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Benvenuti slows the pace down in half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benvenuti thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Canhoef's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canhoef tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Benvenuti has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Poor strikes thrown by Benvenuti there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Benvenuti controlling from the full mount.
Benvenuti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Massimo Benvenuti has got the better of the ground game so far.
Benvenuti throws some wild stikes that Canhoef manages to avoid easily.
Poor strikes thrown by Benvenuti there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Canhoef wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Benvenuti.
Canhoef avoids a series of strikes thrown by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Benvenuti misses with a head shot.
Benvenuti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Benvenuti tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Benvenuti throwing strikes here but Canhoef is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Benvenuti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Benvenuti throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Benvenuti scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Benvenuti working Canhoef over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Benvenuti sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Canhoef is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Benvenuti controlling the position easily from mount.
Benvenuti raining down shots from the mount!
Canhoef is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Benvenuti connects with a bit shot that sees Canhoef covering up! More strikes from Benvenuti and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Benvenuti is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massimo Benvenuti!
During a confident post fight interview, Massimo Benvenuti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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