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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ramon Benedetti (ranked 2377 p4p, 0 weight class) and WoW WoW (ranked 23604 p4p, 0 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Here Comes Trouble. Benedetti is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. WoW WoW has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ramon Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, WoW WoW!
The judges for this bout are Stewart Dunkirk, Daniel Franklin and Robert Twigg.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti is breathing heavily.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti swinging wildly here.
WoW staying out of range there.
WoW avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
WoW is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
WoW closes the distance and clinches.
WoW doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A head punch blocked on the inside by WoW.
WoW tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right handed body shot lands from Benedetti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WoW goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
WoW trying to land knees to the body.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
WoW tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Benedetti slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WoW manages to break the clinch.
WoW moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from WoW! But no joy.
WoW uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
WoW let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Ramon Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
WoW moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from WoW.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and WoW moves out of range easily.
WoW is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
WoW will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
WoW is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Benedetti's half guard.
WoW tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Benedetti.
WoW really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benedetti. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Benedetti pushes WoW off looking to stand but WoW dives back in and keeps control.
Benedetti definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WoW content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
WoW decides to stand and escape the position.
WoW is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
WoW closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Benedetti to the mat! Benedetti manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti is looking to stand back up but WoW counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Benedetti.
WoW sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WoW stops Benedetti from getting back to his feet.
WoW decides to stand and escape the position.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and WoW counters with a left and a right that stings Benedetti.
Ramon Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
WoW blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
A countering left hand to the body from WoW misses.
WoW lands a body shot.
Benedetti keeps the fight on the outside.
Benedetti tries a head kick but it misses.
WoW is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
WoW displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from WoW misses.
WoW tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
WoW moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
WoW tries to close the distance and clinch but Benedetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
It looked like Benedetti was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Benedetti throws a head kick but WoW moves out of range.
WoW has Benedetti up against the cage in a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WoW taking a breather.
Benedetti stalling in the clinch.
WoW tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
WoW trying to land knees to the body.
WoW trying to land knees to the body.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
WoW misses with a shot to the kidneys.
WoW tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
WoW misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
WoW struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but WoW WoW will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
WoW looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benedetti is fending him off so far but WoW persists. Nope, Benedetti circles away and we're back to standing.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. WoW sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from WoW! But no joy.
WoW is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benedetti rather than just go for the knockout.
WoW avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
WoW appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
WoW tries to clinch up.
WoW gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Benedetti is leaning against WoW and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
WoW can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
WoW misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WoW displaying some good clinch control by pressing Benedetti up against the cage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
WoW struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
WoW misses with some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by WoW.
WoW goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Benedetti is working WoW over against the cage.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
WoW is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
The referee is keeping an eye on WoW - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
WoW tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
WoW misses with a body punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
WoW misses with a body punch.
WoW misses with a body punch.
WoW tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as WoW controls the action.
WoW's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. WoW was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
WoW appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
WoW wants to clinch.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
WoW tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
WoW moves in looking to clinch but Benedetti pushes him off.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Benedetti avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
WoW tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
WoW tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but WoW ducks down to avoid it.
A nice side step and WoW releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
WoW is looking to clinch.
WoW dives in and scores a takedown into Benedetti's guard.
WoW decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Benedetti, up you get!
WoW misses with a wild body shot.
WoW tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
A countering left hand to the body from WoW misses.
Ramon Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
WoW tries to clinch there but Benedetti circles away.
WoW fails in his attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Benedetti.
WoW is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and WoW moves out of range easily.
WoW now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
WoW wants to clinch.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
WoW clinches with his opponent.
Benedetti trying to control the position but instead, WoW has worked for underhooks and has pushed Benedetti into the cage.
WoW tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing WoW back against the cage.
WoW doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by WoW.
WoW throws a head punch that misses.
WoW misses with a punch to the body.
WoW misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ramon Benedetti dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Benedetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from WoW! But no joy.
WoW rushes Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benedetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
WoW blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
WoW tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing WoW back against the cage.
WoW tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
WoW drops down looking for an ankle pick but Benedetti pulls his leg out and moves away.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
A nice side step and WoW releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
The fight stays on the outside here - WoW looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
An attempted straight right counter from Benedetti misses the target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
WoW doesn't manage to clinch there - Benedetti circles away.
WoW throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Benedetti's waist but Benedetti gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing WoW off to one side.
A head kick misses from Benedetti.
A countering left hand to the body from WoW misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
WoW shoots for a takedown but Benedetti saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ramon Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of WoW WoW.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Benedetti.
WoW moves into the clinch successfully.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from WoW.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
WoW tries to land knees in the clinch but Benedetti avoids the damage to the body.
WoW can't find room to land a body shot as Benedetti controls the action.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
WoW is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Benedetti is defending well.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Benedetti stops a takedown attempt from WoW.
Benedetti blocks a body shot from WoW.
WoW just leaning against Benedetti, taking a breather.
Benedetti lands a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as WoW controls his hands.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as WoW controls the action.
WoW misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
WoW pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
WoW tries to close the distance and clinch but Benedetti swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
WoW gets a clinch.
Benedetti tries to work over WoW's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
WoW stalling in the clinch but Benedetti improves position.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by WoW.
WoW gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Benedetti regains guard.
Benedetti wants to get back to his feet but WoW passes into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
WoW is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is trying to stand.
WoW not doing much here.
Benedetti is looking to escape.
WoW lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Benedetti scrambles, trying to get to his feet, but WoW manages to mount him!
WoW can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Benedetti is looking to escape.
Benedetti trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
WoW controlling the pace for now.
WoW can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Benedetti is looking to escape.
Benedetti is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
WoW trying to control but Benedetti is having none of it.
Benedetti is trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Benedetti somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to WoW WoW.
I think WoW has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Daniel Franklin scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 30:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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