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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mario Benedetti (ranked 39 p4p, 13 weight class) and Frank Morrison (ranked 5 p4p, 2 weight class). Benedetti's entrance music is Bajafondo. A fine choice. Morrison has chosen Dead By Daylight - Legion Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 40 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mario Benedetti!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 26 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Frank Morrison!
The judges for this bout are Ren Mimura, Sosuke Kotani and Hirohito Nitta.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morrison throws a hook but Benedetti blocks it.
Benedetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Morrison misses with a two punch combination.
Morrison throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Morrison throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Benedetti uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Morrison.
Morrison scores with a shot to the body.
Morrison takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Benedetti connects with a looping right hand.
Morrison throws a body shot but no joy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Morrison misses.
Benedetti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Morrison throws a poor cross that misses
and Benedetti counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
and Morrison counters with a left to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Benedetti counters with a slapping leg kick.
Benedetti dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Frank Morrison seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mario Benedetti is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Morrison throws an off balance right hand
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Morrison throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Jab from Benedetti.
Morrison is rocked!
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Morrison moves away from the strike by Benedetti.
Morrison now looks to counter with a shot at the body.
Morrison's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Benedetti connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Morrison scrambles back to his feet.
Morrison is still on wobbly legs! Can Benedetti finish him?
Benedetti turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Morrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Morrison throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morrison takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Morrison slips a straight right by Benedetti.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Morrison scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Morrison lands a head shot.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Morrison.
Morrison misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Morrison was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Morrison throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Benedetti lands a nice hook to Morrison's body. Morrison takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morrison smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Morrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Morrison looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Benedetti is fending him off so far but Morrison persists. Nope, Benedetti circles away and we're back to standing.
Morrison swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Morrison looks like he wants to counter punch here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morrison's head backwards.
A cross from Morrison lands.
Morrison lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Morrison connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Morrison showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedetti.
A countering left hand to the body from Morrison misses.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benedetti is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Morrison works Benedetti's body with a nice hook.
Morrison lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morrison scores with a jab.
Morrison dips down and scores with a jab 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 throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrison counters with a one-two to the body.
Morrison misses with a straight right.
The fighters circling - Morrison throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws a hook to the side of Benedetti's head but Benedetti sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Morrison scores with a body shot.
Benedetti cracks Morrison with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Benedetti cracks Morrison with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Morrison looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Benedetti finish him?
Benedetti just misses with a punch to the body.
Morrison looks for a takedown but Benedetti sprawls well.
Mario Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Nice shot by Morrison.
Benedetti avoids a punch combination nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morrison comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benedetti blocks a jab.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Morrison tries for a takedown but Benedetti circles away easily
and Benedetti counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Morrison staying out of range there.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Morrison! But no joy.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Morrison misses with a body shot.
Benedetti throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Morrison on the side of the head.
Morrison bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Morrison takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Benedetti takes a body punch but keeps moving.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Morrison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benedetti on the side of the head.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Morrison.
Morrison scores with a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morrison.
Morrison swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Morrison digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
Benedetti lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Morrison misses with a shot to the body
and Benedetti counters with a two punch combo.
Morrison throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Benedetti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Benedetti throwing a counter right hand but Morrison manages to avoid it.
Morrison dives in and scores a takedown into Benedetti's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morrison working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Benedetti's head.
Benedetti preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benedetti avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison throws an elbow that misses. Benedetti uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Morrison's guard. Nice move by Benedetti!
Morrison looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Morrison keeps trying to improve his position.
Benedetti is fighting to break Morrison's control of his arms but Morrison is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Let's hope that Morrison has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Morrison wants to sweep but no luck.
Morrison controlling the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up.
Morrison checks the leg kick.
Morrison throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Morrison throws out the jab.
A little feinted left hand from Benedetti on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Morrison on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Benedetti bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Morrison's head.
Morrison misses with a takedown attempt - Benedetti sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mario Benedetti has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Morrison.
Morrison ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti misses with a straight left.
Nice body punch from Morrison.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Morrison gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Benedetti connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
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.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benedetti cracks Morrison with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Morrison looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Benedetti finish him?
Benedetti blocks a jab.
Morrison swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
Morrison throws a lazy uppercut
and Benedetti counters with a straight right hand.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Morrison.
Benedetti misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mario Benedetti is winning the standup battle so far.
Morrison throws a left and a right that both miss
and Benedetti counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Morrison misses with a few strikes there.
Morrison throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti feinted there with a counter leg kick.
A combination from Benedetti does no damage.
Morrison with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benedetti slips under a jab from Morrison.
Some wild striking there from Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morrison misses the jab.
Benedetti looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Morrison lands with a nice body punch.
Morrison misses with a looping left.
Morrison will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benedetti tries to move into range but Morrison moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Morrison throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Morrison throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benedetti loads up on a big right hand but Morrison slips the punch.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morrison connects with a right hand. Benedetti shakes it off.
Morrison connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benedetti connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Morrison's hands.
Morrison misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benedetti.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti lands a big uppercut and Morrison crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Morrison looks OK. Benedetti waves Morrison back to his feet!
Morrison throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Benedetti on the side of the head.
Morrison blocks a jab.
Morrison fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Morrison.
Benedetti throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Morrison counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Morrison looks up at the clock. Bad move! Benedetti lands a right hand from hell, dropping Morrison. Benedetti pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mario Benedetti!
Mario Benedetti retains his welterweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Mario Benedetti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
Frank Morrison was interviewed post fight and said 'This is no place for cowards'.
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