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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Julio Regueiro (ranked 230 p4p, 151 weight class) and Mario Benedetti (ranked 33 p4p, 23 weight class). Benedetti is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bajafondo. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Good wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 18 - 10 - 1, fighting out of New York, Julio Regueiro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 4 - 0, fighting out of London, Mario Benedetti!
The judges for this bout are Richard Clark, William Gold and Steven Brown.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Regueiro. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Regueiro lands a nice shot that snaps Benedetti's head back.
Regueiro throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Regueiro throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Regueiro.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Regueiro slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Regueiro will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benedetti works the jab nicely.
Regueiro takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Regueiro moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Regueiro throws a solid leg kick but Benedetti takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Regueiro.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Regueiro works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Regueiro walks into a left hand.
Regueiro has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Regueiro misses with a looping left.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A big right from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Regueiro is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Regueiro ducks down to avoid it.
Regueiro lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Regueiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A telegraphed right hand from Regueiro misses the target.
Benedetti looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Regueiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti slips a jab from Regueiro.
Benedetti moves out of range as Regueiro strikes.
A big left from Regueiro misses.
Benedetti might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Regueiro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benedetti on the side of the head.
A big left from Regueiro misses.
Benedetti appears to be waiting to throw a counter punch to the body.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Benedetti connects with a right hand. Regueiro shakes it off.
Regueiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Regueiro lands with a hook. Benedetti tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Regueiro.
Regueiro ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Regueiro throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Julio Regueiro seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Regueiro lands an overhand right.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Regueiro takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Regueiro throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a looping right.
Benedetti throws a jab when Regueiro was well out of range.
Regueiro throws a big shot that misses.
Regueiro with a nice cross.
Regueiro shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Regueiro misses with a straight left.
Regueiro is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Regueiro throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Regueiro.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Regueiro moved out of range.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Regueiro.
Regueiro ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Regueiro looks to land a combination but Benedetti avoids it well.
Regueiro is looking to slow Benedetti down with leg kicks.
Regueiro is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Benedetti.
Regueiro takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Decent striking displayed by Regueiro there.
Regueiro throws a jab but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti cracks Regueiro with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti works Regueiro's body with a nice hook.
Regueiro throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Regueiro tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Regueiro rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Good leg kick by Regueiro.
Benedetti throws out a loose jab but Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid it.
A lazy left from Benedetti finds it's target.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti cracks a nice hook into Regueiro's ribs.
Benedetti staying out of range there.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Regueiro misses with a body punch
and Regueiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Regueiro misses with a body shot.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Regueiro uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Regueiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
A telegraphed right hand from Regueiro misses the target.
Nice shot by Regueiro.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mario Benedetti will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Regueiro scores with a decent looking hook.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut. Regueiro saw that one coming.
Benedetti tries to move into range but Regueiro moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Regueiro moved out of range nicely.
Regueiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Regueiro cracks Benedetti with an open hand slap.
Regueiro throws a front kick aimed at Benedetti's knee but Benedetti avoids it well.
Benedetti throws a low kick but it's checked well by Regueiro.
Julio Regueiro is winning the standup battle so far.
Regueiro takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A telegraphed right hand from Regueiro misses the target.
Regueiro has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Regueiro's head.
Regueiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Regueiro.
Regueiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Benedetti connects with a 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 throws a hook to the side of Regueiro's head but Regueiro sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Regueiro misses with a straight left.
Regueiro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a right hand that Benedetti ducks under and follows up with a left that Benedetti also avoids with ease.
Regueiro misses with an uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nice cross by Benedetti.
Regueiro pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benedetti is out of range and Regueiro settles back down.
Regueiro moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Regueiro on the side of the head.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Regueiro.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Regueiro throws a poor cross that misses
and Benedetti counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Regueiro throws out a loose jab but Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid it.
Regueiro throws a low kick but Benedetti moves out of range easily.
Regueiro lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedetti's sensitive parts.
Benedetti throws a body punch but Regueiro moves out of range.
Regueiro appeared to be looking to counter that last move with a leg kick.
Regueiro on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Regueiro throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Regueiro lands a really nice looking cross but Benedetti seems unphased.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti needs to keep his hands up - Regueiro had a free shot at his head there.
Regueiro throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro throws a leg kick that is checked
and Regueiro takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Regueiro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Regueiro off balance momentarily.
A good leg kick by Regueiro.
Regueiro takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Regueiro.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Benedetti walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Regueiro misses with a straight left.
Regueiro misses with a low kick.
Regueiro misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Regueiro throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Benedetti makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Regueiro misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti throws out a counter right but Regueiro avoids it with no problem.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Regueiro.
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Regueiro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Regueiro uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Some wild striking there from Regueiro.
Regueiro misses with a double jab
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benedetti misses with a few strikes there.
It looked like Regueiro wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Regueiro misses with a low kick as Benedetti jumps back.
Regueiro looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Regueiro's head.
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Regueiro stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Regueiro walks into a stiff left hand from Benedetti.
A big right from Regueiro misses.
Benedetti scores with the left hand. Regueiro knows he should have avoided that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Regueiro misses with a hook. Benedetti ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Regueiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Regueiro uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Regueiro.
Regueiro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Regueiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Benedetti doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benedetti gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Regueiro.
Regueiro takes one on the button.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Regueiro.
The crowd cheers as Regueiro lands an impressive looking overhand right. Benedetti doesn't seem phased though.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Regueiro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Regueiro as he connects with a hook.
Regueiro lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Regueiro pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Regueiro keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Regueiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mario Benedetti will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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. This is the final round!
Benedetti throws a poor cross that misses
and Regueiro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benedetti takes a swing at Regueiro's ribcage but misses.
Regueiro moves out of range of the strikes.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Regueiro throws out the jab.
Regueiro swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Regueiro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Regueiro.
Regueiro connects with a high kick.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Regueiro.
Benedetti has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Regueiro steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
A big left from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Regueiro moved out of range.
Regueiro misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice uppercut there from Regueiro.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Regueiro.
Regueiro looks to land a combination but Benedetti avoids it well.
Benedetti with a hook.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Regueiro misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Regueiro lands with a shot to the body.
Regueiro 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.
Regueiro works Benedetti's body with a nice hook.
Regueiro will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Regueiro moves away and avoids it.
Regueiro scores with a kick to the midsection.
Benedetti tests Regueiro's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Regueiro misses with a combination
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Regueiro connects with a right hand. Benedetti shakes it off.
Benedetti slips a straight right by Regueiro.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Regueiro slips a straight right by Benedetti.
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 Regueiro has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Regueiro and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Benedetti lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
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!
Regueiro needs to keep his hands up - Benedetti had a free shot at his head there.
Regueiro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Regueiro.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro walks into a jab.
Regueiro jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Regueiro gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Benedetti.
A clash of legs there as Benedetti blocks the low kick.
Regueiro throws a wild body kick that Benedetti sees coming a mile off.
Regueiro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Regueiro ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Benedetti! But no joy.
Regueiro looks to land a right hand but Benedetti moved out of range.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Benedetti lands with a hook. Regueiro tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Benedetti punishes Regueiro's body with a nice straight punch.
Regueiro throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Regueiro moves away.
Benedetti throws a jab when Regueiro was well out of range.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Regueiro avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti connects with a good right hand that stumbles Regueiro. Regueiro circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro misses with a straight right.
Regueiro on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Regueiro. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Regueiro blocks a jab.
Regueiro tries to work over Benedetti's front leg with a kick but Benedetti checks it.
Benedetti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Regueiro under the eye.
Benedetti fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Regueiro manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Regueiro. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Regueiro misses the jab.
Nice uppercut there from Benedetti.
Regueiro throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Regueiro throws an overhand right that lands on Benedetti's shoulder, as Benedetti tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Regueiro.
Regueiro swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Regueiro throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Regueiro fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Regueiro with a nice calf kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Regueiro takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Regueiro dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Regueiro swings away with a leg kick that misses.
An inside leg kick from Regueiro misses.
Julio Regueiro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A jab from Regueiro misses.
Regueiro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Regueiro.
Benedetti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Regueiro.
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
An inside leg kick lands from Benedetti.
A head kick misses from Regueiro.
A chopping leg kick lands by Regueiro.
Benedetti misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti scores with a hook to the body. Regueiro takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Regueiro.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Julio Regueiro.
Well Benedetti has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Richard Clark scores the fight 30:29
Judge William Gold scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steven Brown scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Julio Regueiro!
Julio Regueiro tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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