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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 433 p4p, 301 weight class) and Jackson Pollock (ranked 66 p4p, 43 weight class). Benedetti comes to the cage accompanied by Bajafondo. Pollock has chosen Free Jazz as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jackson Pollock!
The judges for this bout are Andrew Berry, Sam Margolis and William Gold.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pollock was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Pollock, as that shot connected.
Benedetti has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Spartan Mixed Martial Arts in the buildup to the fight.
Benedetti lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Pollock moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Pollock only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Pollock looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pollock.
Benedetti wants to slow Pollock down by chopping away at his legs.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Pollock attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Pollock just misses with a punch to the body.
Benedetti swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Pollock lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedetti throws a chopping leg kick but Pollock manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Pollock misses with a straight right.
Pollock tries to land a front kick but Benedetti steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Pollock checks it.
Benedetti lands with a cross.
Nice straight punches there by Pollock. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Pollock.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pollock checks a leg kick.
Pollock connects with a crisp jab.
Pollock lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
Benedetti scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benedetti takes a swing at Pollock's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti defending well as Pollock loads up on a big left hand.
Pollock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Pollock misses the shot to the body.
A nice inside leg kick there by Benedetti. That's going to slow Pollock down.
Pollock tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Benedetti manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Pollock misses its intended target.
Pollock avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Pollock's shoulder, as Pollock tries to avoid the shot.
Pollock rushes Benedetti and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Benedetti breaks the clinch.
Pollock throws a body kick that misses.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pollock throws out the jab.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pollock with a hook.
Benedetti throws a solid leg kick but Pollock takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Benedetti.
It seemed like Pollock was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Pollock was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
And Pollock responds with a good body kick, but Benedetti manages to step out the way in time.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Pollock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Pollock fakes a head shot and lands one 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!
Benedetti slips a straight right by Pollock.
Jackson Pollock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Pollock moved out of range nicely.
Pollock tries to clinch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Pollock lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Benedetti, as that shot connected.
Pollock ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws an overhand right that lands on Pollock's shoulder, as Pollock tries to avoid the shot.
Benedetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benedetti sizes up Pollock with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pollock.
Pollock looks for the body kick but Benedetti saw that one coming.
Pollock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Pollock scores with a spinning back kick!
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Pollock tries a quick counter leg kick but Benedetti is wise to it.
Benedetti throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Benedetti closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti fires out a quick counter leg kick but Pollock just manages to avoid it.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Pollock wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock misses with a leg kick.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Pollock takes one to the chin there.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pollock follows through with a counter body kick but it doesn't land.
Benedetti throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benedetti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pollock bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pollock swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Pollock throws a looping overhand right but Benedetti ducks down to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pollock.
Pollock lands with a straight right. Benedetti didn't see that one coming.
Pollock blocks a leg kick.
Pollock misses with a body shot.
Benedetti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Benedetti throws the left hand but Pollock avoids the punch easily.
Pollock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
A shot to the liver by Benedetti. Beautiful body shot.
Pollock takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
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!
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Benedetti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pollock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Pollock lands a nice shot that snaps Benedetti's head back.
Pollock turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Pollock lands a slapping body shot.
Pollock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pollock wants to clinch.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollock.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Pollock with a jab.
Benedetti tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pollock is able to avoid easily.
Pollock doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Pollock moved out of range nicely.
Pollock fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pollock blocks a low kick nicely.
Benedetti lands a really nice looking cross but Pollock seems unphased.
Pollock walks into a left hand.
Benedetti fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Pollock misses with a body shot.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Mario Benedetti will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Pollock on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Benedetti throws a hook but Pollock avoids it easily.
Mario Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benedetti. Pollock does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pollock scores with a push kick.
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Pollock chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pollock.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pollock. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Pollock lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti lands a leg kick that knocks Pollock off balance momentarily.
Some wild striking there from Benedetti.
Benedetti uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pollock.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Pollock scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pollock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pollock jabs Benedetti to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pollock takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Pollock scores with a push kick.
Pollock moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Pollock throws a body shot but no joy.
Benedetti lands with a kick to the temple. Pollock shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Pollock moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benedetti wants to slow Pollock down by chopping away at his legs.
Benedetti walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Pollock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Benedetti lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pollock throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Benedetti stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Pollock is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benedetti rather than just go for the knockout.
No joy there for Benedetti, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pollock pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Pollock thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab from Pollock.
Benedetti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Pollock misses the jab.
Pollock lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Benedetti avoids a kick to the body.
Pollock throws a half hearted mid kick.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Pollock.
Benedetti lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pollock has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Benedetti swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A nice side step and Pollock releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Benedetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pollock keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti walks into a jab.
Mario Benedetti is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pollock looks to score with a jab to the body but Benedetti is just out of range.
Pollock keeps Benedetti at a distance using the push kick.
Benedetti connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pollock dodges the punch combination from Benedetti.
Pollock lands a body shot.
Benedetti scores with a jab to the jaw.
Benedetti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pollock bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Pollock slips a jab from Benedetti.
Pollock throws out a counter right but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Pollock in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Benedetti is looking to chop away at Pollock's legs.
Pollock just misses with a punch to the body.
Pollock ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
The fighters circling - Pollock throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Pollock takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Pollock is looking to land body kicks.
Pollock throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti throws a big shot that misses.
Pollock throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti scores with a nice right hand.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pollock throws out the jab.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Sloppy strikes from Benedetti. Those never looked like landing.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti is looking to slow Pollock down with leg kicks.
Benedetti tries to bum rush Pollock with a series of wild strikes but Pollock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pollock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Benedetti.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pollock avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Pollock.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Pollock.
Pollock scores with a body shot.
Benedetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Pollock cracks a nice hook into Benedetti's ribs.
Pollock scores with a nice body kick.
Pollock 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.
Pollock cracks Benedetti with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Benedetti will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Benedetti throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pollock.
Pollock uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benedetti.
Pollock lands with a good body shot.
Benedetti tries to work over Pollock's front leg with a kick but Pollock checks it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Pollock 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 Benedetti has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benedetti and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Pollock scores with a spinning back kick!
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses.
Benedetti lands a jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pollock takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Pollock should have avoided that one.
Benedetti blocks a leg kick.
Pollock ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
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 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. This is the final round!
Pollock slips under a jab from Benedetti.
A leg kick checked by Benedetti.
Pollock lands a body shot.
Benedetti swats away the attempt to clinch by Pollock.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benedetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Pollock ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Pollock moves out of range.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pollock throws a good cross that connects.
Benedetti throws a hook but Pollock avoids it easily.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pollock takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pollock throws a low kick, looking for Benedetti's leg but Benedetti calmly moves out of range.
Benedetti takes a jab right on the kisser.
Pollock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benedetti appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Pollock connects with a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benedetti tries to bum rush Pollock with a series of wild strikes but Pollock uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a two punch combination.
Pollock misses with a kick to the body.
A thudding body kick lands there by Pollock!
Benedetti swings for the body but Pollock moves out of range.
Pollock throws out a leg kick but Benedetti moves out of range and Pollock only half commits.
Pollock stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pollock misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti throws a jab when Pollock was well out of range.
A little jabbing left from Pollock on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pollock slips under a jab.
Pollock is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
Pollock loads up on a big right hand but Benedetti slips the punch.
Pollock blocks a jab.
Pollock has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A swing and a miss from Pollock.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pollock. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pollock misses with a wild body shot.
Benedetti throws a leg kick which misses Pollock's front leg but catches the back leg as Pollock tries to avoid it.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benedetti throws a hook but Pollock blocks it.
Pollock lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Benedetti avoids a kick to the body.
Benedetti scores with a nice head shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pollock throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benedetti connects with a crisp jab.
Pollock throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Pollock fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Pollock throws out the jab.
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.
Pollock tries to clinch but Benedetti is having none of it.
Jackson Pollock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Pollock throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benedetti will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pollock throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Pollock.
Pollock throws a big shot that misses.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Pollock takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti checks a low kick from Pollock.
Pollock throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti's jab looks to have found its range, popping Pollock under the eye.
Pollock misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pollock moves out of range as Benedetti strikes.
Pollock staying out of range there.
Benedetti with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Benedetti takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Pollock.
Benedetti ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Pollock throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benedetti sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pollock scores with a jab to the head.
Pollock misses with an uppercut. Benedetti saw that one coming.
Pollock lands a nice looking body shot.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Pollock.
Pollock walks into a jab.
Pollock misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pollock misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a one two combo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Benedetti connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pollock connects with a looping right hand.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Pollock moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a right hand that Pollock ducks under and follows up with a left that Pollock also avoids with ease.
Pollock misses with a looping right.
Benedetti throws a sloppy head kick and Pollock moves out of range easily.
A swing and a miss from Pollock.
Benedetti jabs Pollock right on the nose. Pollock blinks but takes it well.
Pollock swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pollock closes the distance and clinches.
A short right from Pollock on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a punch on the inside.
Benedetti prevents a body shot from Pollock.
Benedetti misses with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pollock throws a punch but it's blocked by Benedetti.
Pollock working aggressively here.
Pollock tries to throw a body punch but Benedetti avoids it by throwing Pollock back against the cage.
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 Mario Benedetti.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Benedetti, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Andrew Berry scores the fight 30:28
Judge Sam Margolis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Gold scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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