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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Benedetti (ranked 110 p4p, 239 weight class) and Javier Arroyo (ranked 14 p4p, 33 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 24 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 17 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Javier Arroyo!
The judges for this bout are Kenichi Hosakawa, Yukihiro Yamamoto and Shirou Masuda.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circle momentarily. Benedetti darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
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.
A big right from Arroyo misses.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Arroyo.
A nice side step and Arroyo releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Arroyo throws a chopping leg kick but Benedetti manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Arroyo lands a glancing blow to the side of Benedetti's head.
Benedetti misses the body punch
and Arroyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Arroyo avoids the punch easily.
Arroyo works the jab nicely.
Decent striking displayed by Benedetti there.
Arroyo has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Arroyo throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti tries to clinch up but Arroyo circles away and keeps his distance.
Arroyo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Arroyo loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Benedetti is looking to chop away at Arroyo's legs.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Arroyo throws out the jab.
Benedetti feints and then cracks Arroyo's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Arroyo down.
A bone on bone clash there as Arroyo blocks the leg kick.
Arroyo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Arroyo throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti thows a leg kick but Arroyo checks it
enabling Arroyo to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Benedetti - that will leave a mark!
Benedetti tries a head kick but it misses.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti is looking to chop away at Arroyo's legs.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
An inside leg kick lands from Arroyo.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arroyo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
It looked like Benedetti was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Arroyo.
Arroyo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Arroyo wants to land a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
Arroyo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Arroyo connects with a leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Arroyo.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Arroyo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch on the inside from Benedetti fails to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo pulls guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Arroyo can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Benedetti controls the pace.
Benedetti decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Good shot there by Benedetti.
Benedetti fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Arroyo checks it well.
That kick from Arroyo tenderised Benedetti's leg. Benedetti is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Arroyo in his tracks.
Arroyo just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Arroyo motions for Benedetti to come forward. Arroyo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
Benedetti checks the leg kick.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Arroyo sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A head kick by Benedetti misses
and Arroyo counters with a leg kick.
Arroyo throws a wild body kick that Benedetti sees coming a mile off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Arroyo.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Benedetti darts in and clinches Arroyo up against the cage.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Arroyo controls the action.
Benedetti tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Benedetti works on Arroyo's body with a couple of short punches.
Benedetti has a couple of punches blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Arroyo manages to break the clinch.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Arroyo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Arroyos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Arroyo takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
A combination from Benedetti does no damage.
Arroyo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benedetti misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a jab when Arroyo was well out of range.
Arroyo cracks Benedetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A chopping leg kick lands by Benedetti.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Arroyo.
Arroyo lands with a straight right. Benedetti didn't see that one coming.
Arroyo jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Arroyo throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Arroyo throws a low kick, looking for Benedetti's leg but Benedetti calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Arroyo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Arroyo moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti wants to slow Arroyo down by chopping away at his legs.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Arroyo takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Javier Arroyo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Arroyo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Arroyo! But no joy.
Benedetti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Benedetti throws a jab when Arroyo was well out of range.
Benedetti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Arroyo digs a good body shot into Benedetti's ribs.
Benedetti throws a combination that misses
and Arroyo counters with a right hand to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Arroyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benedetti throws a jab but it's blocked by Arroyo.
Arroyo tried to score with a low kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti takes a swing at Arroyo's ribcage but misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good exchange - Arroyo coming out on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Arroyo avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
Arroyo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Arroyo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benedetti if he has to take too many more of those.
A nice leg kick from Arroyo, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti misses with a body shot.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Arroyo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Arroyo.
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Arroyo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Arroyo, as that shot connected.
Benedetti fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Arroyo has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Arroyo wants to slow Benedetti down by chopping away at his legs.
Benedetti moves into the clinch successfully.
Arroyo pushes Benedetti back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Arroyo avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Benedetti.
Arroyo has a couple of punches blocked by Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti working aggressively here.
Arroyo lands a body punch.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Arroyo.
Nice body punch from Benedetti - that landed with a thud.
Arroyo struggles to land a body shot inside as Benedetti controls his hands.
Benedetti tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Arroyo's elbow.
Benedetti is trying to maintain a safe position but Arroyo gets an underhook and turns Benedetti into the cage.
Arroyo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Benedetti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Arroyo connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Arroyo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Arroyo lands a lovely overhand right.
Arroyo lands a jab to the head.
Arroyo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range and Arroyo settles back down.
Benedetti throws a big counter combination but Arroyo scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Arroyo moves out of range.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Arroyo.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Arroyo's head but Arroyo sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a push kick but Arroyo slaps the foot to one side.
Benedetti slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benedetti dips to his left and cracks Arroyo with an uppercut!
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Arroyo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Benedetti throws out the jab.
A big left from Arroyo misses.
Benedetti moves out of range as Arroyo strikes.
Benedetti chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Arroyo takes a kick to the side of the head.
Benedetti throws a chopping leg kick but Arroyo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Arroyo misses with a low kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arroyo. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Arroyo slips a jab from Benedetti.
An inside leg kick lands from Arroyo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arroyo slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a hook but Arroyo avoids it easily.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body. Arroyo takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Arroyo scores with a sloppy right hand. Benedetti should have avoided that one.
A nice leg kick from Benedetti, right into the meat of the thigh.
Arroyo throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Arroyo wants to land a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range.
An attempted straight right counter from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti misses with a low kick as Arroyo jumps back.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Arroyo checks a leg kick.
Arroyo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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.
Benedetti gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Arroyo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Arroyo checks a leg kick nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
Arroyo moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti tries to score with a low kick but Arroyo moves his leg out of the way.
Arroyo ducks right into an uppercut from Benedetti.
Arroyo lands with a kick to the ribs.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Javier Arroyo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Benedetti's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Arroyo ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Arroyo bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benedetti's head.
Arroyo lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Benedetti with the inside leg kick.
Arroyo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti misses with a kick to the body.
Arroyo throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arroyo fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Benedetti has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Arroyo looks to land a left hand but Benedetti moved out of range nicely.
Arroyo lands with an overhand left.
Arroyo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Arroyo jabs at Benedetti's body.
Arroyo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Benedetti uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Arroyo.
Arroyo checks a leg kick.
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!
Arroyo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Arroyo misses with an uppercut
and Benedetti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Benedetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arroyo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Benedetti in his tracks.
Arroyo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Arroyo lands a body shot.
Arroyo throws a head kick but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benedetti throws a series of strikes that have Arroyo backpedaling.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
Benedetti takes one to the chin there.
Benedetti rushes Arroyo and presses him up against the cage.
Arroyo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benedetti can't find room to land a body shot as Arroyo controls the action.
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.
Arroyo lands a shot to the body.
Arroyo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Benedetti misses with a punch to the body.
Arroyo fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rafael Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Arroyo.
Benedetti tries to throw a body punch but Arroyo avoids it by throwing Benedetti back against the cage.
Benedetti misses with a hook to the ribs.
Arroyo misses with a punch to the body.
Rafael Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arroyo manages to break the clinch.
Arroyo thuds his shin into the meat of Benedetti's side.
Benedetti lands a jab.
Benedetti avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti lands a jab to Arroyo's midsection.
Benedetti checks the leg kick nicely there.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Arroyo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Arroyo saw it coming and moves away.
Benedetti backing away here, and Arroyo unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Arroyo throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
A low kick lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Arroyo missing with a left hand there. Benedetti was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Benedetti has Arroyo up against the cage in a clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Benedetti.
Arroyo is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Benedetti to keep the fight standing.
Benedetti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Arroyo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Benedetti smiles and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Arroyo. That's going to slow Benedetti down.
Benedetti throws a leg kick
and Arroyo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Arroyo was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Arroyo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Arroyo lands a leg kick that knocks Benedetti off balance momentarily.
Arroyo steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Arroyo checks a low kick from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
Arroyo misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Arroyo.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti misses with a body shot
and Arroyo counters with a straight right hand.
Arroyo blocks a jab.
Arroyo throws out a counter right but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
Arroyo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Arroyo. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Arroyo.
Arroyo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti lands with an uppercut that bounces Arroyo off the cage and back into range.
Benedetti tries a low kick but Arroyo avoids it.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Arroyo.
Benedetti throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Benedetti with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Arroyo to score with a decent uppercut.
A slapping leg kick lands for Benedetti.
Good leg kick by Arroyo.
Benedetti throws a right hand that Arroyo ducks under and follows up with a left that Arroyo also avoids with ease.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Arroyo moves away.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Arroyo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedetti finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Javier Arroyo.
I've got Arroyo 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 Kenichi Hosakawa scores the fight 28:30
Judge Yukihiro Yamamoto scores the fight 27:30
Judge Shirou Masuda scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Javier Arroyo!
After winning the bout, Javier Arroyo thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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