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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Leonardo Pancho Garcia (ranked 412 p4p, 629 weight class) and Mark Beneke (ranked 59 p4p, 83 weight class). Garcia kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Thors Hammer - Mexico. Mark Beneke has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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 17 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonardo Pancho Garcia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 21 - 17 - 1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mark Beneke!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcia misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Beneke.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beneke gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Garcia.
Garcia digs a good body shot into Beneke's ribs.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia slips a jab from Beneke.
We've been informed that Beneke has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Beneke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Garcia lands a body shot.
Garcia moves away from the strike by Beneke.
Beneke misses with an uppercut.
Beneke throws a shot from downtown. Garcia moves away and avoids it.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Beneke fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Beneke moved out of range nicely.
Beneke lands with a right hand.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Garcia slips under a jab.
Beneke misses with a hook
and Garcia counters with a nice body shot.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
Garcia looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Garcia rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Beneke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Beneke will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Garcia scores with a jab to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Good exchange - Garcia coming out on top.
Garcia throws a jab but it's blocked by Beneke.
Mark Beneke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The fighters circle momentarily. Beneke darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Beneke manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garcia on his heels. He'll look to pass Garcia's guard now, I'm sure.
Beneke has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Garcia is proving hard to escape from.
Garcia working for a triangle but Beneke defends it easily.
Garcia has control of Beneke's left arm, preventing Beneke from doing any damage.
Garcia bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Beneke's guard.
Beneke wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Beneke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beneke trying to control the position.
Garcia controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Garcia trying to control but Beneke is working from the bottom.
Garcia won't allow Beneke to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beneke keeping moving, preventing Garcia from controlling successfully.
Beneke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garcia controls the pace.
Beneke is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Garcia is controlling him.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Some wild striking there from Beneke.
Garcia uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Beneke.
Garcia keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Beneke.
Garcia waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Beneke.
Garcia lands a right hook to the body.
Beneke throws a head kick but Garcia moves out of range.
Garcia misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke fails to land with a series of punches.
Garcia looks to land a left hand but Beneke moved out of range nicely.
A big left from Garcia misses.
Garcia throws a body shot but no joy.
Beneke looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Beneke buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Garcia takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beneke throws a combination. Garcia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garcia lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Beneke circles away quickly and effectively.
Garcia swings for the body but Beneke moves out of range.
A jab from Beneke misses.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Beneke misses with an uppercut
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Garcia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beneke missing with a left hand there. Garcia was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Beneke is looking to slow Garcia down with leg kicks.
Beneke looks to land a combination but Garcia avoids it well.
Nice body punch from Garcia.
Beneke moves forwards but Garcia connects with a nice, crisp jab.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Beneke avoids the body shot from Garcia.
Beneke misses with a wild combination.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
An attempted straight right counter from Garcia misses the target.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
A telegraphed right hand from Garcia misses the target.
Beneke lands with an overhand left.
Beneke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Beneke dips to his left and cracks Garcia with an uppercut!
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Garcia lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Garcia cracks Beneke with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Beneke takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcia misses with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Beneke throws a hook but Garcia avoids it easily.
Beneke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beneke lands a jab to Garcia's midsection.
Beneke tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garcia. Beneke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beneke uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Garcia has time to react.
Garcia shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Beneke lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Beneke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beneke looks to score with a jab to the body but Garcia is just out of range.
Beneke keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Garcia.
Beneke moves out of range of the strikes.
Beneke throws a leg kick
and Garcia counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beneke lands a nice leg kick that just misses Garcia's sensitive parts.
Beneke steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Garcia.
Beneke takes one on the button.
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!
Beneke ducks under a wild hook from Garcia.
A swing and a miss from Beneke.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Beneke misses with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beneke moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia tries to work over Beneke's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Beneke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Garcia backwards.
Beneke trying to land knees to the body.
Beneke's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Garcia can't find room to land a body shot as Beneke controls the action.
Beneke is trying to break free.
Beneke pulls guard.
Beneke is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Beneke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Beneke can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Garcia controls the pace.
Garcia's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia trying to control the position from guard on top but Beneke is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Garcia drops back, looking for a kneebar! Beneke looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Beneke looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Beneke!
Garcia manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Beneke decides to stand and escape the position.
Garcia takes a swing at Beneke's ribcage but misses.
Garcia misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good shot there by Garcia.
Beneke misses with a body punch
and Garcia counters with a three punch combo that has Beneke backing up. Beneke nods at Garcia to acknowledge the strikes.
Beneke lands a nice shot to the body.
Garcia throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Beneke sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Garcia misses with a double jab.
Garcia swinging wildly here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Good shot there by Beneke.
Beneke slips a straight right by Garcia.
Garcia throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Beneke connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Beneke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Beneke pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Good exchange - Beneke coming out on top.
Garcia cracks a nice hook into Beneke's ribs.
Beneke fails to land with a series of punches.
Beneke throws a leg kick that is checked
and Garcia counters with a nice uppercut.
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 Leonardo Pancho Garcia will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Good shot there by Beneke.
Garcia checks the leg kick nicely there.
Beneke looks to land a body kick but Garcia moved away.
Garcia misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Beneke misses.
A slow jab from Beneke misses its intended target.
Garcia loads up on a big right hand but Beneke slips the punch.
Beneke manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Garcia on his heels. He'll look to pass Garcia's guard now, I'm sure.
Garcia is looking for a triangle but Beneke pushes his legs off easily.
Beneke must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Garcia pulls Beneke in to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garcia throws his legs up looking for a submission but Beneke uses it to pass to side control.
Beneke stands up and beckons Garcia to his feet.
Beneke ducks right into an uppercut from Garcia.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia cracks Beneke with a right hand to the side of the head.
Garcia tests Beneke's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beneke changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The fighters circling - Beneke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beneke bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Garcia jabs at Beneke's body.
Beneke tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beneke takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Beneke keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
Beneke scores with a jab. Garcia acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Beneke there.
Beneke swings widly with a right hand
and Garcia counters with a stiff right hand.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia is winning the standup battle so far.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Beneke lands a head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beneke tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garcia was well out of range. Poor timing from Beneke.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Beneke throws a looping overhand right but Garcia ducks down to avoid it.
Garcia was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
A shot to the body from Beneke misses
and Garcia cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Beneke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garcia manages to avoid it.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Beneke throws a big shot that misses.
Good standup being displayed there by Garcia as he connects with a hook.
Beneke throws a series of punches but Garcia moves out of range.
Beneke takes one on the button.
Garcia takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Beneke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Beneke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A low kick from Beneke is predictable there
letting Garcia counter with a right hand.
Garcia connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Beneke misses with an uppercut. Garcia saw that one coming.
Garcia ducks under a wild hook from Beneke.
It looked like Garcia wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice shot by Garcia.
Beneke has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garcia throws a body punch but Beneke moves out of range.
Garcia throws an overhand right that lands on Beneke's shoulder, as Beneke tries to avoid the shot.
Beneke misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Garcia swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Garcia scores with a punch to the head.
Garcia connects with a good right hand that stumbles Beneke. Beneke circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Garcia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Beneke finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Beneke throws an off balance right hand
and Garcia counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Beneke was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia tries to move into range but Beneke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Garcia displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Beneke throws out the jab.
Garcia takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Garcia has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Beneke.
Beneke connects with a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Beneke slips under a jab from Garcia.
Beneke let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Garcia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beneke throws a hook to the side of Garcia's head but Garcia sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab lands there for Garcia.
Garcia lands a jab to Beneke's midsection.
Beneke throws a jab when Garcia was well out of range.
It looked like Garcia was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Beneke.
Beneke throws a nice outside leg kick.
Beneke defending well as Garcia loads up on a big left hand.
Garcia just misses with a punch to the body.
Beneke scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, jab by Beneke - just one landing.
Garcia lands a nice shot that snaps Beneke's head back.
Garcia misses with a straight right.
Mark Beneke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Garcia throws a hook but Beneke avoids it easily.
Garcia throws a nice looking combination but Beneke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcia looks to throw the jab but Beneke is out of range.
Garcia on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Garcia takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leonardo Pancho Garcia is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
It looks like Leonardo Pancho Garcia has been cut.
Garcia uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Beneke.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Beneke.
I think Garcia has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 30:28
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 29:29
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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energy
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