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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ji Woo (ranked 20 p4p, 79 weight class) and Rafael Benedetti (ranked 3 p4p, 16 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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BJJ Red Belt
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Bong Ji Woo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Ben Watson, John Mangel and Hugh Johnson.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ji Woo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benedetti checks it well.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ji Woo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
It appears Ji Woo was looking to counter with a kick there.
Ji Woo pushes Benedetti away with a front kick.
Ji Woo swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedetti.
Ji Woo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Ji Woo moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ji Woo!
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti is looking for the big counter here.
Benedetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ji Woo tries to land a front kick but Benedetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Ji Woo takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ji Woo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Benedetti takes a step back to recover.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Ji Woo throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Ji Woo lands a jab to the nose.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ji Woo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Ji Woo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Ji Woo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ji Woo connects with a solid leg kick.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Ji Woo circles away.
Ji Woo looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benedetti.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ji Woo drops down looking for a counter takedown but Benedetti sprawls and moves away.
Ji Woo blocks a jab.
Ji Woo throws the kick towards the body but Benedetti avoids it.
Ji Woo misses with a looping left.
Ji Woo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ji Woo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benedetti has time to react.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Ji Woo moves his leg out of the way.
Ji Woo misses with the body kick
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ji Woo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ji Woo has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Convicted Fight Club in the buildup to the fight.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Ji Woo moved out of range.
Benedetti slips a jab and a cross from Ji Woo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ji Woo staying out of range there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Ji Woo.
Benedetti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ji Woo.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Ji Woo moves out of range easily.
Ji Woo tried to counter with a leg kick but Benedetti avoided it.
Ji Woo walks forward, straight into a front kick from Benedetti.
Ji Woo throws a front kick aimed at Benedetti's knee but Benedetti avoids it well.
Ji Woo misses with a straight right.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Ji Woo lands the left hand.
Ji Woo delivers a nice body kick.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ji Woo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Ji Woo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ji Woo was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Ji Woo's front leg but catches the back leg as Ji Woo tries to avoid it.
Ji Woo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Ji Woo.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Ji Woo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Ji Woo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a wild body kick that Ji Woo sees coming a mile off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ji Woo slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Ji Woo is looking for a counter combo.
Benedetti moves in looking to clinch but Ji Woo pushes him off.
Benedetti lands with a good body shot.
Ji Woo throws a lazy head kick
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Benedetti swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Nice body kick there by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a one two combo.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ji Woo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Ji Woo blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Ji Woo swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Ji Woo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ji Woo 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.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti throws a hook but Ji Woo blocks it.
Ji Woo misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Benedetti counter with a right hand.
Danga de danga de dang - Ji Woo scores with a four punch combination!
Ji Woo staying out of range there.
A low kick lands for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Ji Woo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ji Woo throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Ji Woo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Ji Woo saw that one coming.
Ji Woo cracks Benedetti with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Benedetti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ji Woo is able to avoid easily.
Ji Woo throws a body kick that misses.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Ji Woo moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
Benedetti doesn't manage to clinch there - Ji Woo circles away.
Benedetti is looking to chop away at Ji Woo's legs.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ji Woo throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti is looking to clinch.
Benedetti wants to clinch.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benedetti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ji Woo half committed to a counter leg kick.
Benedetti fails with an attempt to clinch.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Ji Woo saw that one coming.
Bong Ji Woo is winning the standup battle so far.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Ji Woo scores with a shot to the body.
Ji Woo is looking to chop away at Benedetti's legs.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Ji Woo keeps the fight on the outside.
Ji Woo scores with a body shot.
Ji Woo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Ji Woo throws a leg kick which misses Benedetti's front leg but catches the back leg as Benedetti tries to avoid it.
Ji Woo looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Ji Woo saw that one coming.
Ji Woo thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
A clash of legs there as Benedetti blocks the low kick.
Benedetti takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Ji Woo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Ji Woo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Benedetti can do to turn this around?
A slow jab from Ji Woo misses its intended target.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Ji Woo is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
A nice inside leg kick there by Ji Woo. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Ji Woo moves out of range.
It looked like Ji Woo wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with a body kick.
Ji Woo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedetti's sensitive parts.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Ji Woo's shoulder, as Ji Woo tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The fighters circling - Ji Woo throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A head kick misses from Ji Woo.
Benedetti lands the left hand.
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
Benedetti's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Benedetti shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Benedetti throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ji Woo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A big left from Benedetti misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji Woo is just out of range.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Ji Woo moves away and avoids it.
Ji Woo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti just manages to avoid it.
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 Ji Woo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ji Woo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ji Woo tries to score with a low kick but Benedetti moves his leg out of the way.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ji Woo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ji Woo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ji Woo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Ji Woo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice defenses there by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a body shot but no joy.
Ji Woo lunges at Benedetti with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Benedetti's hand.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A little feinted left hand from Ji Woo on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Ji Woo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Benedetti checks it well.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Ji Woo ducked under it nicely.
Ji Woo works the jab nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good work by Benedetti as he checks the leg kick.
Benedetti lands a really nice looking cross but Ji Woo seems unphased.
Ji Woo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti thumps Ji Woo with a low kick.
Ji Woo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti swings widly with a right hand
and Ji Woo counters with a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ji Woo checks a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Ji Woo down.
Benedetti misses the body punch
and Ji Woo cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ji Woo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benedetti doesn't seem bothered though.
Benedetti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ji Woo throws a leg kick
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
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!
Benedetti misses with a shot to the body
and Ji Woo counters with a one-two to the body.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the body kick.
Ji Woo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benedetti now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo avoids the body shot from Benedetti.
Ji Woo throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ji Woo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedetti.
Benedetti jabs at Ji Woo's body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ji Woo. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ji Woo misses with a combination
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ji Woo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ji Woo thuds his shin into the meat of Benedetti's side.
A telegraphed right hand from Ji Woo misses the target.
Nice uppercut lands for Ji Woo. That snapped Benedetti's head back.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Ji Woo lands a jab to the head.
An inside leg kick from Benedetti misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti wants to clinch.
Benedetti throws a hook but Ji Woo blocks it.
Ji Woo does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Bong Ji Woo will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ji Woo throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with the combination.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti blocks a low kick nicely.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Ji Woo's head but Ji Woo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ji Woo looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Ji Woo throwing a counter right hand but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Ji Woo throws a half hearted mid kick.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ji Woo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ji Woo moves out of range of the strikes.
Ji Woo throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti darts in and clinches Ji Woo up against the cage.
Benedetti swings wildly with an uppercut but Ji Woo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ji Woo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Ji Woo.
Benedetti lands a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo lands a body punch.
Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti throws a punch but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti misses with a body punch.
Ji Woo throws a head punch that misses.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti throws a head punch that misses.
Ji Woo tries a body shot but Benedetti blocks it.
Ji Woo misses with some punches.
Benedetti lands a right hand.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ji Woo misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti misses with some punches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ji Woo lands a right hand.
Benedetti tries to work over Ji Woo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ji Woo swings wildly with an uppercut but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ji Woo seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Benedetti can turn it around.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Benedetti.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo misses with a punch to the body.
Ji Woo lands a hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Ji Woo.
Benedetti blocks an uppercut.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ji Woo's elbow.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ji Woo lands a nice uppercut.
Ji Woo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti is trying to break the clinch but Ji Woo has him pressed against the cage.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ji Woo misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Ji Woo throws a low kick, looking for Benedetti's leg but Benedetti calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti dodges the punch combination from Ji Woo.
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Ji Woo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ji Woo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti misses with a hook
and Ji Woo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Ji Woo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ji Woo with a nice cross.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ji Woo.
A low kick from Ji Woo misses
and Benedetti cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ji Woo misses with a straight left.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ji Woo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick from Ji Woo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick.
Benedetti throws a front kick aimed at Ji Woo's knee but Ji Woo avoids it well.
An attempted straight right counter from Ji Woo misses the target.
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Ji Woo.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Ji Woo moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo is looking to slow Benedetti down with leg kicks.
Benedetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ji Woo's head.
Benedetti thuds his right hand into Ji Woo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Ji Woo moves out of range.
Benedetti looks to score with a jab to the body but Ji Woo is just out of range.
Ji Woo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ji Woo checks a low kick from Benedetti.
Ji Woo throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Ji Woo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ji Woo sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Ji Woo darts in and clinches Benedetti up against the cage.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Rafael Benedetti just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Ji Woo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ji Woo connects with an inside leg kick.
Ji Woo throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice jab there from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Ji Woo misses.
Ji Woo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benedetti's hands.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Ji Woo moves his leg out of the way.
Ji Woo digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
Benedetti blocks the body kick.
Ji Woo sizes up Benedetti with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Ji Woo checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ji Woo throws out the jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ji Woo.
Ji Woo throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a left to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ji Woo keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti blocks a head kick by Ji Woo.
A big right from Ji Woo misses.
Benedetti tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Ji Woo blocks a jab.
Ji Woo lands the left hand.
Ji Woo uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Ji Woo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ji Woo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benedetti has time to react.
Benedetti connects with a body shot.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Ji Woo ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Ji Woo moved away.
Ji Woo swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Ji Woo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Ji Woo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti just manages to avoid it.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Ji Woo moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ji Woo.
Benedetti gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ji Woo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Ji Woo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ji Woo throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ji Woo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
A thudding body kick lands there by Ji Woo!
Ji Woo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ji Woo lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Ji Woo.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Ji Woo saw it coming and moves away.
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ji Woo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Ji Woo throws an ugly left hook that misses
enabling Benedetti to counter with a crisp jab.
Ji Woo ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti scores with a leg kick.
Ji Woo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti is looking to chop away at Ji Woo's legs.
Ji Woo throws a chopping leg kick but Benedetti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Ji Woo cracks Benedetti with a good jab.
Ji Woo tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Ji Woo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Ji Woo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Benedetti blocks the body kick.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Ji Woo slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benedetti lands a jab.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ji Woo throws a body kick that misses.
Benedetti appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benedetti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Ji Woo blocks the body kick.
Benedetti takes a swing at Ji Woo's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a chopping leg kick but Ji Woo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Ji Woo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benedetti's head.
A big right from Ji Woo misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ji Woo avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Ji Woo fires out a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti just manages to avoid it.
Ji Woo moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Ji Woo moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
A solid body kick from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo thuds his shin into the meat of Benedetti's side.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ji Woo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Ji Woo avoids it.
Benedetti looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ji Woo misses with a straight right.
Benedetti walks into a left hand.
Ji Woo has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a jab when Ji Woo was well out of range.
Ji Woo was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Bong Ji Woo had his way with Rafael Benedetti in that 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. And we move into the final round!
Benedetti lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Benedetti.
Ji Woo throws a leg kick but Benedetti moved away.
Ji Woo looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Ji Woo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti closes the distance and clinches.
Benedetti misses with a hook from the clinch.
Benedetti lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ji Woo backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Ji Woo.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Benedetti scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ji Woo misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ji Woo lands a right hand that snaps the head of Benedetti backwards.
Benedetti is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Benedetti lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Ji Woo controls the action.
Benedetti misses with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
Benedetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ji Woo's elbow.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Ji Woo blocks a body shot from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with the head strike.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Benedetti working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ji Woo blocking some punches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Benedetti as Ji Woo tries to tie him up.
Ji Woo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benedetti's elbow.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Ji Woo avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
Benedetti lands a body punch.
Benedetti tries to break free but Ji Woo pushes him back against the cage.
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ji Woo lands a shoulder strike.
Ji Woo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Rafael Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Ji Woo.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Ji Woo back against the cage.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Ji Woo struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
A right hand to the body from Benedetti.
Ji Woo tries to work over Benedetti's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Benedetti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Benedetti doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ji Woo misses with a body punch.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benedetti blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ji Woo tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Ji Woo back against the cage.
Ji Woo throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Ji Woo working aggressively here.
Ji Woo fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Benedetti.
Benedetti lands a shot to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
Benedetti goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Benedetti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benedetti works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Benedetti lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Benedetti struggles to land a body shot inside as Ji Woo controls his hands.
Benedetti scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Benedetti lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Benedetti is working Ji Woo over against the cage.
Benedetti stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ji Woo backwards.
Benedetti breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No joy there for Benedetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
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 Ji Woo has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Ji Woo and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Ji Woo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A little jabbing left from Benedetti on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
A left lands for Ji Woo.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Ji Woo backing away here, and Benedetti unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Benedetti feints and then cracks Ji Woo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Ji Woo down.
Benedetti throws a hook but Ji Woo avoids it easily.
Ji Woo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Ji Woo ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Ji Woo looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ji Woo.
Ji Woo with a jab.
Benedetti moves out of range of the body kick from Ji Woo.
A combination from Benedetti does no damage.
Ji Woo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ji Woo keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Ji Woo ducks down to avoid it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Benedetti comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ji Woo has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ben Watson scores the fight 49:46
Judge John Mangel scores the fight 49:47
Judge Hugh Johnson scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bong Ji Woo!
Bong Ji Woo retains his lightweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Bong Ji Woo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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