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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benji Hidori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Lee Italiano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hidori might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to allejandro. Paul Lee Italiano has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Benji Hidori's chin.
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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
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Benji Hidori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of The Island, Paul Lee Italiano!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Franklin, Dirk Anderson and David Hoff.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Italiano wants to clinch but Hidori slips to the side
and Hidori counters with a head kick.
Italiano tries to clinch but Hidori moves away
and Hidori counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Hidori keeps the fight on the outside.
Italiano tries to clinch but Hidori moves away
and Hidori counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hidori.
Italiano landing knees to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hidori wants to get back to striking at distance but Italiano won't allow it.
Hidori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Italiano has eaten all the pies!
Hidori jumps guard but Italiano stands there with Hidori around his waist. Hidori gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Italiano tries a knee to the head but Hidori blocks it.
Hidori managing to block the knees to the body from Italiano.
Hidori tries for a takedown but Italiano manages to get underhooks.
Italiano working Hidori over with knees to the body.
Italiano lands a knee to the body.
Hidori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Italiano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hidori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hidori is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Italiano crunches a lovely knee into Hidori's ribcage.
Hidori is breathing heavily.
Italiano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Italiano scores with a knee to the head.
Hidori takes a knee to the side of the body.
Italiano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Italiano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Italiano.
Italiano trying to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Italiano scores a nice knee to the body.
Hidori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Italiano landing knees to the body.
Italiano connects with a nasty looking knee right to Hidori's face.
Italiano gets underhooks to prevent Hidori's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benji Hidori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Italiano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hidori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Italiano lands a nice knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Italiano lands a good knee to the midsection. Hidori won't want to take too many of those.
Hidori has been working on his balance at Clean and Green, so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Italiano.
Italiano working Hidori over with knees to the body.
Italiano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Italiano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hidori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hidori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Italiano landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Italiano tries to land knees in the clinch but Hidori avoids the damage to the body.
Italiano throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hidori blocks it with crossed arms.
Italiano lands a good knee to the midsection. Hidori won't want to take too many of those.
Hidori fails to pull guard.
Italiano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Italiano lands a nice knee to the body.
Italiano lands a knee to the body.
Italiano tries to land knees in the clinch but Hidori avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Italiano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Hidori working hard to break the clinch.
Italiano trying to land knees to the body.
Hidori is trying to maintain a safe position but Italiano gets an underhook and turns Hidori into the cage.
Knees to the body from Italiano.
Italiano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Italiano.
Italiano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Italiano working Hidori over with knees to the body.
Italiano crunches a lovely knee into Hidori's ribcage.
Italiano trying to land knees to the body.
Italiano misses with a knee strike.
Hidori goes for a takedown in the clinch but Italiano prevents it.
Italiano connects with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Italiano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hidori.
Hidori jumps guard but Italiano stands there with Hidori around his waist. Hidori gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
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!
Italiano misses with a knee to the head.
Italiano missing with knees to the body.
Italiano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Hidori managing to block the knees to the body from Italiano.
Knees to the body from Italiano.
Italiano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Italiano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Italiano tries to land knees in the clinch but Hidori avoids the damage to the body.
Italiano landing knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Lee Italiano dominated that round.
That's time! Hidori's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Italiano wants to clinch.
Paul Lee Italiano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Italiano is looking to clinch.
Italiano tries to clinch up.
Italiano tries to clinch but Hidori is having none of it.
Italiano wants to clinch.
Italiano tries to clinch there but Hidori circles away.
Hidori circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hidori counters with a big head kick but Italiano shrugs it off.
Italiano tries to clinch up
and Hidori counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Italiano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Italiano tries to close the distance and clinch but Hidori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Italiano tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hidori paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Italiano tries to clinch up
and Hidori counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Italiano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Italiano misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hidori.
Hidori misses with a punch to the body.
Hidori avoiding damage as Italiano throws knees to the body.
Italiano landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hidori goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Italiano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Italiano blocks a body shot from Hidori.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Italiano lands a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Italiano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Paul Lee Italiano seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Italiano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Italiano working Hidori over with knees to the body.
Hidori managing to block the knees to the body from Italiano.
Italiano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hidori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Italiano scores a nice knee to the body.
Hidori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Italiano tries to land a knee to the head but Hidori blocks with his arms.
Italiano is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Italiano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hidori is defending well for now.
Hidori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hidori takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Italiano with a knee to the head.
Italiano misses with a knee to the head.
Hidori jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Italiano walks away with a smile on his face. Hidori gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Italiano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Italiano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hidori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Italiano pushes Hidori up against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Italiano obliges.
Italiano missing with knees to the body.
Hidori breaks the clinch.
Hidori keeps the fight on the outside.
Italiano tries to clinch
and Hidori decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Italiano's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hidori won't allow Italiano to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hidori trying to control but Italiano is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Benji Hidori just wasn't active enough.
The fight stays on the outside here - Italiano looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Italiano tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hidori swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Hidori keeps the fight on the outside.
Italiano is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hidori rushes Italiano and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Italiano with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hidori drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Hidori takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Lee Italiano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Italiano tries to close the distance and clinch but Hidori swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hidori swats away the attempt to clinch by Italiano.
Hidori avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Italiano is looking to clinch but Hidori is avoiding it.
Hidori clinches.
Italiano lands a nice knee to the body.
Hidori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Italiano is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Hidori is defending well for now.
Italiano with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Italiano lands a knee to the body.
Hidori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Italiano utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Italiano lands a good knee to the midsection. Hidori won't want to take too many of those.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Italiano with a knee to the head.
Hidori managing to block the knees to the body from Italiano.
Italiano unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Italiano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hidori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Italiano lands a knee to the head.
Italiano has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Knees to the body from Italiano.
Hidori takes a knee right on the jaw!
Italiano trying to land knees to the body.
Italiano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Hidori drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Italiano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Italiano working Hidori over with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Italiano unloads a knee to the mid-section. Hidori lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Italiano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Italiano landing knees to the head.
Italiano lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Italiano using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Italiano with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Italiano working Hidori over with knees to the body.
Italiano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hidori avoids it.
Hidori managing to block the knees to the body from Italiano.
Italiano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Italiano tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Italiano tries to land knees in the clinch but Hidori avoids the damage to the body.
Italiano using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hidori has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Italiano managing to block the knees to the body from Hidori.
Italiano tries to land knees in the clinch but Hidori avoids the damage to the body.
Italiano tries to land knees in the clinch but Hidori avoids the damage to the body.
Italiano tries to land a knee to the head but Hidori blocks with his arms.
Hidori jumps guard but Italiano stands there with Hidori around his waist. Hidori gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Hidori fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Benji Hidori. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Italiano tries a knee to the head but Hidori blocks it.
Italiano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hidori avoids it.
Hidori drops down looking for an ankle pick but Italiano pulls his leg out and moves away.
Italiano closes the distance and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Italiano putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Hidori in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Hidori blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Hidori avoiding damage as Italiano throws knees to the body.
Hidori on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Italiano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hidori avoids it.
Hidori tries to break the clinch but Italiano is controlling the position.
Italiano scores a nice knee to the body.
Italiano landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Hidori tries a body shot but Italiano blocks it.
Italiano misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hidori breaks from the clinch.
Hidori circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benji Hidori has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hidori.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paul Lee Italiano comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Italiano 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 Daniel Franklin scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dirk Anderson scores the fight 27:30
Judge David Hoff scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Lee Italiano!
Benji Hidori spoke after the fight, saying 'I have dishonored myself and my fans.'.
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