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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Benedetti (ranked 2104 p4p, 2023 weight class) and Dionizy Kruczek (ranked 216 p4p, 209 weight class). Kruczek comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Born To Raise Hell kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 17 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rafael Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dionizy Kruczek!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and Percy O'Donnell.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kruczek lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedetti's sensitive parts.
Good exchange - Benedetti coming out on top.
Benedetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Kruczek pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruczek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kruczek misses the shot to the body.
Kruczek drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Kruczek stuns Benedetti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kruczek checks a low kick from Benedetti.
A telegraphed right hand from Kruczek misses the target.
Kruczek takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
Dionizy Kruczek seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kruczek lands with a shot to the body.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Kruczek throws a leg kick but Benedetti sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kruczek is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Benedetti rather than just go for the knockout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Kruczek.
Benedetti takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kruczek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kruczek fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kruczek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti scores with a sloppy right hand. Kruczek should have avoided that one.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kruczek fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Benedetti manages to avoid it.
Benedetti throws a good cross that connects.
Benedetti is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Benedetti keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruczek dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedetti. That did some damage!
Benedetti takes one on the button.
Kruczek connects with a leg kick.
Kruczek works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Benedetti swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Kruczek takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A big right from Kruczek misses.
Benedetti swings for the body but Kruczek moves out of range.
Kruczek takes a swing at Benedetti's ribcage but misses.
As Kruczek backs away, Benedetti returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Benedetti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kruczek has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Benedetti takes one on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kruczek digs a good hook to Benedetti's body.
A bone on bone clash there as Kruczek blocks the leg kick.
Kruczek bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benedetti's head.
Benedetti lands a glancing blow to the side of Kruczek's head.
Kruczek throws a lazy right hand but Benedetti sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Benedetti seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Benedetti with a nice cross.
Kruczek stuns Benedetti with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benedetti thumps Kruczek with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti misses with a low kick.
Kruczek is clearly trying to counter these attacks from Benedetti with a body shot.
Kruczek scores with a punch to the head.
Kruczek tries to bum rush Benedetti with a series of wild strikes but Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kruczek connects with a leg kick.
Kruczek on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Benedetti. Benedetti obviously looking to wear him down.
Kruczek throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Kruczek rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benedetti counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A punch lands to the side of Kruczek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kruczek uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benedetti.
Kruczek takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Kruczek lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kruczek throws a body shot but no joy.
Kruczek lands a body shot.
Kruczek scores with a decent looking hook.
Nice straight punches there by Benedetti. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a hook.
Benedetti throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kruczek works Benedetti's body with a nice hook.
Nice defenses there by Kruczek.
Kruczek has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Benedetti finds it's way round the side to connect with Kruczek's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek staying out of range there.
Kruczek ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Kruczek throws a jab when Benedetti was well out of range.
Kruczek avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Benedetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Kruczek scores with a four punch combination!
Benedetti throws a low kick, looking for Kruczek's leg but Kruczek calmly moves out of range.
Kruczek tries to bum rush Benedetti with a series of wild strikes but Benedetti uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benedetti checks a leg kick.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Kruczek moved out of range.
Benedetti tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kruczek was well out of range. Poor timing from Benedetti.
Benedetti ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kruczek throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kruczek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benedetti has time to react.
Kruczek moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruczek ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Kruczek let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Kruczek uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Benedetti has time to react.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti lands a jab to the head.
A jab from Kruczek does it's job there.
Kruczek ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti is looking to chop away at Kruczek's legs.
Kruczek throws the left hand but Benedetti avoids the punch easily.
Kruczek lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Kruczek lands a right hook to the body.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Kruczek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruczek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kruczek avoids the head kick by Benedetti.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Nice defenses there by Benedetti.
Nice shot lands for Kruczek.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
That kick from Benedetti tenderised Kruczek's leg. Kruczek is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedetti tries to work over Kruczek's front leg with a kick but Kruczek checks it.
Benedetti ducks right into an uppercut from Kruczek.
Kruczek with the inside leg kick.
Nice defenses there by Kruczek.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dionizy Kruczek dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Kruczek moved out of range.
Kruczek slips under a jab.
Kruczek looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kruczek takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kruczek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Benedetti throws a series of punches but Kruczek moves out of range.
Benedetti takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kruczek goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Benedetti bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Kruczek saw it coming and moves away.
Kruczek swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruczek moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kruczek misses with a low kick.
Kruczek has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kruczek circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut.
Benedetti throws a shot from downtown. Kruczek moves away and avoids it.
Kruczek was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dionizy Kruczek seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benedetti moves out of range as Kruczek strikes.
Benedetti looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A swing and a miss from Benedetti.
Kruczek slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruczek throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Kruczek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benedetti at a distance.
Benedetti clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Kruczek's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Kruczek breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kruczek lands the left hand.
Kruczek cracks Benedetti with an open hand slap.
Benedetti takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
It looked like Benedetti wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Kruczek connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Kruczek 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 misses the jab.
Benedetti smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kruczek lands with a straight right. Benedetti didn't see that one coming.
Benedetti tries a head kick but it misses.
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.
Benedetti is looking to land body kicks.
Kruczek moves into range and connects with a jab.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kruczek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
A low kick lands for Kruczek.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Kruczek sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kruczek connects with a good right hand that stumbles Benedetti. Benedetti circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kruczek is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Kruczek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruczek fails to land with a series of punches.
Kruczek scores with a jab. Benedetti acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kruczek throws a shot from downtown. Benedetti moves away and avoids it.
Kruczek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kruczek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Kruczek is out of range.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Kruczek ducked under it nicely.
Benedetti tries to move into range but Kruczek moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kruczek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kruczek blocks a jab.
Kruczek is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Kruczek moved out of range.
A jab from Benedetti misses.
Kruczek keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benedetti.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kruczek.
Benedetti slips a jab from Kruczek.
Benedetti tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kruczek manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Kruczek throws a counter combo.
Kruczek lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Benedetti is looking to slow Kruczek down with leg kicks.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Kruczek ducked under it nicely.
Kruczek throws a body punch but Benedetti moves out of range.
Benedetti throws a one two combo.
Nice shot by Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kruczek.
Kruczek bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Benedetti tries a head kick but it misses.
Kruczek slips under a jab from Benedetti.
Kruczek lands with a good body shot.
Kruczek changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
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 Kruczek has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kruczek and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Kruczek misses with a wild body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kruczek as he connects with a hook.
Benedetti paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kruczek lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benedetti at a distance.
Kruczek throws a shot to the body.
Kruczek throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kruczek ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Kruczek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benedetti looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Benedetti misses the jab.
Kruczek moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
Benedetti takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Kruczek blocks a head kick by Benedetti.
Kruczek lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Benedetti misses the jab.
A countering left hand to the body from Kruczek misses.
Kruczek keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruczek lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
Benedetti misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruczek swings for the body but Benedetti moves out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kruczek connects with a body shot that sends Benedetti's belly button to the back.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Kruczek is out of range.
Kruczek looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Kruczek blocks a jab.
An inside leg kick lands from Kruczek.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Dionizy Kruczek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Benedetti tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kruczek paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kruczek misses with a straight right.
Benedetti looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Benedetti takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kruczek misses with a wild body shot.
A bone on bone clash there as Benedetti blocks the leg kick.
Kruczek blocks a jab.
A little jabbing left from Kruczek on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Kruczek jabs Benedetti right on the nose. Benedetti blinks but takes it well.
Kruczek lands with a shot to the body.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Kruczek ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a hook but Kruczek avoids it easily.
Kruczek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kruczek ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Some wild striking there from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benedetti gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Kruczek lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kruczek scores with a one two! Benedetti had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Kruczek's head but Kruczek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A telegraphed right hand from Benedetti misses the target.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
The fighters circling - Benedetti throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Good standup being displayed there by Kruczek as he connects with a hook.
Kruczek thumps Benedetti with a low kick.
A slow jab from Kruczek misses its intended target.
Benedetti connects with a leg kick.
Kruczek scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kruczek scores with a nice strike.
Kruczek slips a jab and a cross from Benedetti.
Kruczek lands a head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kruczek uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti tries to clinch but Kruczek moves out of range.
Kruczek lands with a nice body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kruczek defending well as Benedetti loads up on a big left hand.
Benedetti drops his hands momentarily and Kruczek takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Rafael Benedetti has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dionizy Kruczek is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kruczek cracks a nice hook into Benedetti's ribs.
Sloppy strikes from Kruczek. Those never looked like landing.
Kruczek jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Donk. Kruczek catches Benedetti right on the button with a cross.
Benedetti doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Kruczek throws a hook but Benedetti avoids it easily.
Benedetti is looking to counter punch.
A punch lands to the side of Kruczek 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Benedetti missing with a left hand there. Kruczek was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kruczek lands a jab.
Kruczek fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Benedetti digs a good body shot into Kruczek's ribs.
Nice jab there from Kruczek.
Benedetti slips under a jab.
Benedetti misses with a hook. Kruczek ducked under it nicely.
Kruczek scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Benedetti punishes Kruczek's body with a nice straight punch.
Benedetti is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a right and a left that Kruczek avoids nicely.
Kruczek tests Benedetti's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Kruczek's head but Kruczek sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kruczek throws out a powerful jab.
Kruczek stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Benedetti keeps Kruczek at a distance using the push kick.
Kruczek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruczek.
Benedetti throws out a leg kick but Kruczek moves out of range and Benedetti only half commits.
Kruczek cracks Benedetti with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Kruczek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kruczek lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedetti keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kruczek lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kruczek walks into a straight right hand from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a straight right.
Kruczek doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Kruczek lands a nice shot to the body.
Kruczek throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Benedetti.
Benedetti takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedetti tries to clinch up.
Kruczek paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kruczek throws out a powerful jab.
Kruczek lands a jab to Benedetti's midsection.
Nice body punch from Kruczek.
Kruczek tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Benedetti was well out of range. Poor timing from Kruczek.
A big right from Benedetti misses.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Kruczek is out of range.
Nice shot lands for Benedetti.
Kruczek uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Kruczek feints and then cracks Benedetti's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedetti down.
Kruczek lands with a shot to the body.
Benedetti looks to land a right hand but Kruczek moved out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kruczek wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benedetti throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kruczek sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Benedetti misses with a head kick.
Kruczek with the inside leg kick.
Kruczek moves out of range as Benedetti throws a body kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dionizy Kruczek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kruczek 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 Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dionizy Kruczek!
Dionizy Kruczek really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Conviction logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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