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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Benedetti (ranked 985 p4p, 1017 weight class) and Kain Mack (ranked 111 p4p, 115 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kain Mack!
The judges for this bout are Phil Schofield, Daniel Bishop and James Glass.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Mack blocks a jab.
We've been told by Benedetti's head coaches at Canadian Elite Bruins Gym that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice cross by Mack.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
Benedetti moves into the clinch successfully.
Benedetti lands a hook that snaps the head of Mack backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mack breaks the clinch.
Mack throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Benedetti has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Mack finds it's way round the side to connect with Benedetti's head.
Mack paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benedetti drops his hands momentarily and Mack takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Mack connects with an inside leg kick.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Mack lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti jabs Mack to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benedetti's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Mack connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Benedetti scrambles back to his feet.
Mack throws a leg kick that is checked
and Benedetti counters with a left to the body.
Mack slips under a jab.
It seemed like Mack was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
A bone on bone clash there as Mack blocks the leg kick.
Mack throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mack just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromBenedetti.
Benedetti lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Mack throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mack has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Mack's head.
Mack scores with a nice strike.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mack.
Mack lands with a shot to the body.
Mack throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Mack lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A shot to the body from Mack misses
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Benedetti wants to clinch
and Mack counters with a good, hard body kick but Benedetti shrugs it off.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Mack.
Mack checks a low kick from Benedetti.
A combination from Benedetti does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack misses with a low kick.
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
and Mack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Benedetti thinking.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mack sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mack is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice cross by Mack.
A good leg kick by Mack.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Mack moves out of range.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
An inside leg kick from Mack misses.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Mack just manages to avoid it.
Mack connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benedetti's hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mack misses with an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack scores with a sloppy right hand. Benedetti should have avoided that one.
Mack throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice shot by Mack.
Mack gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mack looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Mack avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mack with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mack avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Mack misses with a leg kick.
Benedetti throws a quick counter kick to the body but Mack avoids it.
Mack lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Mack dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Mack throws a leg kick which misses Benedetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Benedetti tries to avoid it.
Benedetti works the jab nicely.
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mack misses with a low kick.
Benedetti moves out of range of the leg kick from Mack.
Mack tries to move into range but Benedetti moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Mack is rocked!
Mack thows a leg kick but Benedetti checks it
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mack is still on wobbly legs! Can Benedetti finish him?
A telegraphed right hand from Mack misses the target.
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
letting Mack counter with a right hand.
Mack just misses with a punch to the body.
Mack seems to have recovered his senses.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Mack steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Mack sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A lazy left from Benedetti finds it's target.
Benedetti wants to clinch.
And Mack responds with a good body kick, but Benedetti manages to step out the way in time.
Nice defenses there by Mack.
Mack moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Nice shot by Mack.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
Benedetti swings for the body but Mack moves out of range.
Mack with a nice calf kick.
Benedetti tries a low kick but Mack avoids it.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Mack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws an off balance right hand
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Kain Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Mack.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Mack does it's job there.
Mack takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Mack moves out of range.
Mack looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Benedetti lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Mack has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Mack and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Mack lands a right hook to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Benedetti looking to slow down the pace here.
Mack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mack prevents a body shot from Benedetti.
Mack working hard to break the clinch.
Mack prevents a body shot from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti has Mack pressed against the cage, preventing Mack from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Benedetti lands with a light punch inside.
Mack is trying to break the clinch but Benedetti has him pressed against the cage.
Mack breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mack scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nice body kick there by Mack.
Mack lands with a right hand.
Mack throws a low kick, looking for Benedetti's leg but Benedetti calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Benedetti 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 takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Mack scores with a nice head shot.
Mack keeps the fight on the outside.
Mack fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kain Mack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mack swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Mack.
Benedetti on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mack. Mack obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mack fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Benedetti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Mack.
Mack throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mack.
Mack has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mack jabs Benedetti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mack avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mack staying out of range there.
Benedetti moves in looking to clinch but Mack pushes him off.
Mack sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mack paws at him with a jab and circles away.
It seemed like Mack was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Kain Mack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Benedetti takes one on the button.
Mack punishes Benedetti's body with a nice straight punch.
Mack thows a body kick. Benedetti tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mack.
Mack throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
A big right from Mack misses.
Mack cracks Benedetti with an open hand slap.
Mack misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Mack slips a jab from Benedetti.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Mack has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Mack there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mack fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Mack is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Mack manages to avoid it.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Mack moved out of range.
Benedetti throws a sloppy body shot
and Mack counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benedetti gets a clinch.
Mack working hard to break the clinch.
Benedetti manages to break the clinch.
Mack lands a leg kick that knocks Benedetti off balance momentarily.
Mack lands a glancing blow to the side of Benedetti's head.
That kick from Mack tenderised Benedetti's leg. Benedetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti blocks the body kick.
Mack fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Mack goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A low kick from Mack is predictable there
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rafael Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mack getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mack thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Mack moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Mack moved out of range nicely.
Mack misses with an uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a stiff right hand.
A shot to the liver by Mack. Beautiful body shot.
Benedetti tries to clinch up.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Mack. Benedetti shrugs it off though.
Mack closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from Mack.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mack throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws a shot to the body.
Mack misses with a kick to the body.
Benedetti steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Mack. That one must have hurt.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Mack feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Mack pushes Benedetti away with a front kick.
Kain Mack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Mack moves out of range.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
A leg kick checked by Mack.
Mack steps in looking to counter with the mid kick but it doesn't connect.
Mack is looking to slow Benedetti down with leg kicks.
Mack swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mack connects with a looping right hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Mack misses the target.
Mack lands a nice shot to the body.
Mack scores with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mack scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mack missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mack throws a leg kick
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mack throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Mack's shoulder, as Mack tries to avoid the shot.
Mack throws a body shot but no joy.
Mack thuds a left hand into Benedetti's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kain Mack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mack winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Phil Schofield scores the fight 27:30
Judge Daniel Bishop scores the fight 27:30
Judge James Glass scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kain Mack!
Kain Mack thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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