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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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186 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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186 lbs
24 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Good wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Bill The Kid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Massimo Benvenuti!
The judges for this bout are James Ackerman, James Glass and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti with a nice cross.
Benvenuti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benvenuti scores with a jab to the body.
Benvenuti throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
It looked like The Kid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Kid staying out of range there.
The Kid is looking to counter punch.
Benvenuti scores with a nice body kick.
The Kid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands the left hand.
Benvenuti lands a glancing blow to the side of The Kid's head.
The Kid takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
The Kid seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Benvenuti jabs The Kid to the body, keeping him at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The Kid moves away from the strike by Benvenuti.
The Kid appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benvenuti looks to land a combination but The Kid avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti throws a lazy uppercut
and The Kid counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benvenuti jabs at The Kid's body.
Benvenuti scores with a shot to the body.
The Kid lands with a nice body punch.
The Kid slips under a jab.
Benvenuti cracks the inside of The Kid's front leg.
Benvenuti swings widly with a right hand
and The Kid counters with a nice body shot.
The Kid slips under a jab from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti forces The Kid back against the cage and clinches.
The Kid has had enough of the clinch but Benvenuti keeps him there for the moment.
Benvenuti content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Benvenuti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benvenuti just leaning against The Kid, taking a breather.
Benvenuti cracks The Kid with a nice body shot.
The Kid wants to break free but Benvenuti has control.
The Kid blocking some punches.
Benvenuti blocks an uppercut.
Benvenuti gets through The Kid's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benvenuti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Kid.
Benvenuti breaks from the clinch.
Benvenuti connects with a body shot that sends The Kid's belly button to the back.
Benvenuti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Kid, pushing him back against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Benvenuti tries a body shot but The Kid blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Benvenuti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti presses The Kid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Benvenuti lands a hook that snaps the head of The Kid backwards.
Benvenuti lands a body punch.
Benvenuti leaning his opponent against the cage.
Benvenuti blocking some punches.
Benvenuti lands with a short shot to the head.
Benvenuti softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti - that landed with a thud.
Benvenuti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A short body shot lands from Benvenuti as the two fighters clinch.
Benvenuti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The Kid is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti stalling in the clinch.
Benvenuti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti thuds a left hand into The Kid's body.
The Kid takes one to the side of the head.
It looks like Bill The Kid has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Benvenuti finds it's way through The Kid's defenses.
The Kid is rocked!
Benvenuti rushes The Kid and presses him up against the cage.
Oh The Kid is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Benvenuti displaying some good clinch control by pressing The Kid up against the cage.
A hook to the body from Benvenuti.
The Kid seems to have got his legs back now.
The Kid misses with a punch to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benvenuti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
The Kid misses with a body punch.
Benvenuti breaks from the clinch.
Benvenuti throws a right and a left that both miss.
A left and a right from Benvenuti both land. Nice combination.
The Kid swings for the body but Benvenuti moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bill The Kid's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
The Kid ducks under a wild hook from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti misses with a body shot
and The Kid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benvenuti thinking.
Benvenuti drives through and clinches with The Kid against the cage.
The Kid tries to circle away but Benvenuti has him pinned against the cage.
Benvenuti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The Kid lands a shot to the body.
Benvenuti leaning against his opponent.
The Kid takes a shot to the head.
Benvenuti just leaning against The Kid, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benvenuti presses The Kid against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
The Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benvenuti lands with a right to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Benvenuti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Kid.
Benvenuti digs a right hand into The Kid's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Kid's gas tank.
Benvenuti is working The Kid over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Benvenuti is pushing The Kid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benvenuti lands with a left to the head.
A hook to the body from Benvenuti.
The Kid tries to break the clinch but Benvenuti is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benvenuti.
The Kid doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with The Kid's elbow.
Massimo Benvenuti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Benvenuti working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti has The Kid pressed against the cage, preventing The Kid from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
The Kid throws a punch but it's blocked by Benvenuti.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The Kid wants to break the clinch but can't.
The Kid is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The Kid wants to get back to striking at distance but Benvenuti won't allow it.
The Kid misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benvenuti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benvenuti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benvenuti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti is stalling here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti can't find room to land a body shot as The Kid controls the action.
The Kid misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benvenuti is pushing The Kid up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Benvenuti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benvenuti leaning his opponent against the cage.
The Kid's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Benvenuti lands a body punch.
Benvenuti lands a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Benvenuti.
A body shot lands from Benvenuti.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benvenuti with a hook.
Benvenuti misses with a hook to the body
and The Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The Kid has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benvenuti finds it's way round the side to connect with The Kid's head.
Benvenuti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Kid makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Kid steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benvenuti.
A punch combination from Benvenuti misses.
It looked like The Kid wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The Kid circles away from the clinch attempt
and The Kid counters with a left to the body.
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 cut man is working on Bill The Kid's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The Kid throws a body punch but Benvenuti moves out of range.
The Kid ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benvenuti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benvenuti misses with a wild body shot.
The Kid was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Benvenuti swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and The Kid cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benvenuti connects with a solid leg kick.
Benvenuti misses with a body shot.
Benvenuti swings widly with a right hand
and Benvenuti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benvenuti.
A counter left hand to the body from The Kid misses its target.
Benvenuti closes the distance and clinches.
Benvenuti lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Benvenuti creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Benvenuti scores with a shoulder strike.
Benvenuti lands a body punch.
The Kid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Benvenuti.
The Kid wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Benvenuti lands a right hand that snaps the head of The Kid backwards.
The Kid stalling in the clinch but Benvenuti improves position.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Kid or not.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short right from Benvenuti on the inside.
The Kid has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Benvenuti stalling.
Benvenuti continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Benvenuti.
A right hook to the body lands for Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benvenuti.
Nice body punch from Benvenuti - that landed with a thud.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvenuti lands a right hand.
Benvenuti throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Benvenuti is working The Kid over against the cage.
Benvenuti lands with a short shot to the head.
Benvenuti lands a body punch.
Benvenuti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benvenuti breaks from the clinch.
The Kid wants to stay close but Benvenuti steps back to make room for something. The Kid seems frozen to the spot and bam! huge swing of the leg from Benvenuti and The Kid drops like he has been shot! A huge head kick and it's all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Massimo Benvenuti! Massimo Benvenuti retains his middleweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Massimo Benvenuti waved his t-shirt featuring Highland Clothing's logo in front of the cameras.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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