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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Massimo Benvenuti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill The Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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187 lbs
28 - 5 - 0 |
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186 lbs
14 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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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
28 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Massimo Benvenuti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bill The Kid!
The judges for this bout are Donald Grub, Chris Edwards and Phil Schofield.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benvenuti has closed the distance and engaged The Kid in a clinch.
Benvenuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Kid or not.
Benvenuti tries a body shot but The Kid blocks it.
I was talking to Benvenuti's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Benvenuti misses with a body punch.
Benvenuti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The Kid letting Benvenuti take a breather here.
Benvenuti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by The Kid.
Benvenuti's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benvenuti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benvenuti lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benvenuti lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Kid or not.
Benvenuti misses with a punch on the inside.
The Kid blocks a body shot from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti slowing the pace effectively.
The Kid blocks an uppercut.
Benvenuti lands a left hand.
Benvenuti lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Benvenuti throws a punch but it's blocked by The Kid.
Benvenuti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Kid blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The Kid lands with a short shot to the head.
The Kid blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benvenuti makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benvenuti has a couple of punches blocked by The Kid.
The Kid misses with some punches.
Benvenuti manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Benvenuti throws a punch but it's blocked by The Kid.
Benvenuti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benvenuti.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Benvenuti escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The Kid gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benvenuti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti lands a jab to the head.
Benvenuti takes a swing at The Kid's ribcage but misses.
The Kid throws a jab but it's blocked by Benvenuti.
Massimo Benvenuti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benvenuti takes a swing at The Kid's ribcage but misses.
The Kid walks into a straight right hand from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti slips under a jab from The Kid.
Benvenuti lands a nice shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benvenuti.
Good leg kick by Benvenuti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Kid jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benvenuti scores with a nice head shot.
Crunch! Benvenuti slams his shin into The Kid's torso.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benvenuti throws out a powerful jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti has The Kid up against the cage in a clinch.
Benvenuti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benvenuti scores with a head kick.
A swing and a miss from The Kid.
Good leg kick by Benvenuti there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
The Kid avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The Kid walks into a stiff left hand from Benvenuti.
Benvenuti connects with a solid leg kick.
Benvenuti fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Kid, pushing him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Benvenuti as the two fighters clinch.
Benvenuti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benvenuti lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Kid takes a step back to recover.
Benvenuti lands a jab.
The Kid takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benvenuti tries to clinch but The Kid moves out of range.
The Kid on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benvenuti. Benvenuti obviously looking to wear him down.
The Kid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Benvenuti scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. The Kid doesn't seem bothered though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benvenuti lands a nice looking kick to the body. The Kid takes a step back to recover.
A shot to the liver by Benvenuti. Beautiful body shot.
Benvenuti throws a nice outside leg kick.
The Kid misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benvenuti lands a lovely overhand right.
Benvenuti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Benvenuti.
A head kick from Benvenuti lands but The Kid takes it in his stride.
The Kid fails to land with a series of punches.
Benvenuti doesn't manage to clinch there - The Kid circles away.
The Kid misses with a body shot.
Benvenuti throws an overhand right that lands on The Kid's shoulder, as The Kid tries to avoid the shot.
The Kid missing with a left hand there. Benvenuti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benvenuti moves away from the strike by The Kid.
Benvenuti wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Nice cross by Benvenuti.
Benvenuti cracks The Kid with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The Kid bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benvenuti misses with a wild body shot.
A little jabbing left from The Kid on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benvenuti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The Kid looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benvenuti throws a nice head kick!
The Kid throws a body shot but no joy.
The Kid misses with a looping right.
Benvenuti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Kid. That did some damage!
The Kid takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Benvenuti throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benvenuti moves into the clinch.
The Kid has a couple of punches blocked by Benvenuti.
The referee calls for Benvenuti to work.
The Kid's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands with a left to the head.
The Kid has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Benvenuti seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if The Kid can turn it around.
Benvenuti manages to break the clinch.
Benvenuti gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Benvenuti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benvenuti tries to throw a body punch but The Kid avoids it by throwing Benvenuti back against the cage.
Benvenuti tries a body shot but The Kid blocks it.
Benvenuti has a couple of punches blocked by The Kid.
Benvenuti struggles to land a body shot inside as The Kid controls his hands.
The Kid lands with a short head shot on the inside.
The Kid throws a punch but it's blocked by Benvenuti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benvenuti lands a hook that snaps the head of The Kid backwards.
Benvenuti tries to work over The Kid's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benvenuti lands a shoulder strike.
Benvenuti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Benvenuti misses with a hook. The Kid ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Benvenuti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The Kid throws out a loose jab but Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Kid throws out a loose jab but Benvenuti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benvenuti dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on The Kid. That did some damage!
Benvenuti is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that The Kid can do to turn this around?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benvenuti catches The Kid with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Benvenuti throws a head kick that misses.
The Kid throws a right hand that misses
and Benvenuti counters with a stiff right hand.
Benvenuti doesn't manage to clinch there - The Kid circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Massimo Benvenuti dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
The Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benvenuti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by The Kid.
The Kid misses with a looping right.
Benvenuti connects with a right hand. The Kid shakes it off.
Benvenuti cracks The Kid with a good jab.
Benvenuti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The Kid needs to keep his hands up - Benvenuti had a free shot at his head there.
Benvenuti ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The Kid on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Kid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benvenuti lands with a nice body punch.
Massimo Benvenuti is winning the standup battle so far.
Crunch! Benvenuti slams his shin into The Kid's torso.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benvenuti scores with a jab.
The Kid is rocked!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benvenuti tests The Kid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The Kid is still on wobbly legs! Can Benvenuti finish him?
Benvenuti drops The Kid with a straight right hand, right on the button! Benvenuti follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:11 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Massimo Benvenuti!
Massimo Benvenuti retains his middleweight title!
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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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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