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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joy Rones (ranked 44 p4p, 87 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 5 p4p, 12 weight class). Rones's entrance music is Side to Side. A fine choice. Benedetti is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bajafondo. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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World class boxer
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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 26 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joy Rones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Percy O'Donnell, Frank Antenori and Jack Bonds.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Benedetti there.
Joy Rones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Rones swings widly with a right hand
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Rones fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Rones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Rones has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Rones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Rones.
Benedetti connects with a crisp jab.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Rones closes the distance and pushes Benedetti back into the cage.
Rones misses with the head strike.
Benedetti lands with a right to the head.
Rones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rones lands with a light punch inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rones misses with some punches.
Rones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Rones.
Benedetti is trying to push Rones away but Rones has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Rones has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Rones ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Rones's shoulder, as Rones tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Rones throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Rones lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
Rones is looking to slow Benedetti down with leg kicks.
Nice jab there from Benedetti.
A jab lands there for Rones.
Rones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti swinging wildly here.
Rones misses with a body shot
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Rones misses the shot to the body.
Rones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Rones throws a big shot that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Benedetti misses.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti connects with a jab.
Rones pushes Benedetti away with a front kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a hook but Rones blocks it.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Benedetti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rones clinches up with Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Rones.
Rones misses with the head strike.
Rones throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Rones lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Rones misses with a punch to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
Rones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rones throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti has had enough of the clinch but Rones keeps him there for the moment.
Rones doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a left hand.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
Rones tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rones misses with some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Benedetti.
Rones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti lands with a left to the head.
Rones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Benedetti's efforts to push away.
Benedetti breaks from the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rones misses with a wild body shot.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Rones looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Rones lands a jab to the head.
Rones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rones's head backwards.
Rones misses with a right hand
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Rones.
Rones swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Rones tries to counter by clinching up but Benedetti breaks away and moves out of range.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Rones moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Rones walks into a jab.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Rones slips the punch.
Rones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Rones backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti takes a swing at Rones's ribcage but misses.
Rones scores with a jab.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Rones throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Rones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rones lands a head shot.
Benedetti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti throws a hook but Rones avoids it easily.
Rones takes one to the chin there.
Benedetti is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Rones had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Rones at a distance.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Rones.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Benedetti will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rones manages to avoid it.
Rones misses with a looping right.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rones darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Rones moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Rones blocks a jab.
Rones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Rones slips the punch.
Rones moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti moves out of range as Rones throws a body kick.
Rones connects with the punch.
Benedetti defending well as Rones loads up on a big left hand.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Rones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rones fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benedetti lands with a straight right. Rones didn't see that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti throws a nice looking combination but Rones bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mario Benedetti seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti moves out of range of the leg kick from Rones.
Rones bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benedetti's head.
Rones takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rones misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Benedetti counters with a good low kick that Rones was not able to check.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Rones misses with a body punch
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Rones throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
A cross from Benedetti lands.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Rones moves away and avoids it.
Rones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Rones throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Rones takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Rones is out of range.
Rones throws a sloppy body shot
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Rones throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Rones takes the fight into the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Benedetti.
Rones tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Rones back against the cage.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rones scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Rones moved out of range.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Rones.
Benedetti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice shot by Rones.
Rones moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
A shot to the liver by Rones. Beautiful body shot.
Rones swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Rones.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Rones moves his leg out of the way.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benedetti, as that shot connected.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Rones looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Rones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Benedetti manages to circle out of the way.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Rones ducks down to avoid it.
Rones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Rones ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Rones lands with an overhand left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Rones.
Rones throws a leg kick but Benedetti checks it.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but Rones avoids it well.
Rones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti looks to land a combination but Rones avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rones.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti takes a swing at Rones's ribcage but misses.
Rones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Rones misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Rones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Rones throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Rones tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rones throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Rones moves into the clinch successfully.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benedetti.
Rones blocks an uppercut.
Joy Rones has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti connects with a body shot that sends Rones's belly button to the back.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rones. Rones circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rones misses with a body shot.
Rones throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti connects with a single shot there.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rones misses with a left hand
and Benedetti counters with a nice body shot.
Rones motions for Benedetti to come forward. Rones throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Rones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rones manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Benedetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Rones throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and moves out of range.
Rones bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Rones misses with a low kick.
Rones throws a body kick that misses.
Rones misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Rones slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Rones walks into a left hand.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
Rones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Benedetti.
Rones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti lands a lovely overhand right.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Rones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti lands a jab to Rones's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rones is out of range and Benedetti settles back down.
Rones gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
A shot to the body from Benedetti misses
and Rones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Rones tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
Benedetti blocking some punches.
A short right from Rones on the inside.
Rones misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Rones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rones swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
A head punch on the inside from Rones fails to land.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rones.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Rones.
Rones tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti is trying to force a seperation but Rones has the dominant position.
Rones lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Jab by Rones.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rones gets a clinch.
Rones throws a head punch that misses.
Rones tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Benedetti's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti lunges at Rones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rones's hand.
Rones changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rones delivers a nice body kick.
Rones blocks a jab.
Rones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Rones.
Benedetti lands with an overhand left.
Rones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Rones avoids it with no problem.
Rones darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rones misses with a body shot.
Rones throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rones.
Benedetti moves out of range as Rones strikes.
Benedetti looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Joy Rones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Good shot there by Rones.
Rones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Benedetti tries to bum rush Rones with a series of wild strikes but Rones uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Rones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rones lunges at Benedetti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benedetti's hand.
Rones thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti lands a slapping body shot.
A slow jab from Rones misses its intended target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rones connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benedetti's hands.
Rones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rones was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Rones listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rones needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
Rones misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti lands with a hook. Rones tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Rones moves away and avoids it.
Rones misses the body punch
and Benedetti counters with a nice body shot.
Rones misses with a looping right.
Benedetti fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Rones looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rones is looking to land body kicks.
Benedetti's corner calls for a 1-2. Benedetti obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Rones tries to clinch up but Benedetti circles away and keeps his distance.
Rones takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Rones ducks right into an uppercut from Benedetti.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Rones.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joy Rones.
I think Benedetti 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 Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 28:29
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti made sure to mention his sponsor, Core Combat in his post fight interview.
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