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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rafael Benedetti (ranked 2251 p4p, 1852 weight class) and Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad (ranked 227 p4p, 195 weight class). Ferkingstad is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Try That In A Small Town. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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 30 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Benedetti!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 41 - 33 - 0, fighting out of London, Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad!
The judges for this bout are Aleksei Zolotukhin, Sergei Dronov and Fedor Mirinova.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ferkingstad lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ferkingstad 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.
Benedetti moves away from the strike by Ferkingstad.
Benedetti tries to land a leg kick but Ferkingstad saw it coming and moves away.
Ferkingstad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad has been cut.
Benedetti lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ferkingstad circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedetti thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ferkingstad throws out a counter right but Benedetti avoids it with no problem.
Benedetti looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Benedetti scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ferkingstad in his tracks.
Benedetti sizes up Ferkingstad with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Benedetti moves out of range of the strikes.
Ferkingstad misses with a straight left.
A decent looking cross lands there for Ferkingstad.
Benedetti is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ferkingstad.
Benedetti ducks under a wild hook from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad lands a nice shot that snaps Benedetti's head back.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benedetti throws a hook to the side of Ferkingstad's head but Ferkingstad sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ferkingstad checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice uppercut lands for Ferkingstad. That snapped Benedetti's head back.
Benedetti stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Jab by Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad slips a jab from Benedetti.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedetti takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Benedetti throws a right hand that misses
and Ferkingstad counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Benedetti on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Ferkingstad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Benedetti cracks Ferkingstad with a good jab.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Ferkingstad ducks down to avoid it.
Ferkingstad misses with a kick to the body.
Benedetti lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Rafael Benedetti seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferkingstad lands a nice hook to Benedetti's body. Benedetti takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Benedetti throws a low kick but Ferkingstad avoids it.
Benedetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ferkingstad appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Benedetti looks to throw the jab but Ferkingstad is out of range.
Ferkingstad swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedetti.
A countering left hand to the body from Ferkingstad misses.
Benedetti throws a head kick but Ferkingstad moves out of range.
Ferkingstad throws a body shot but no joy.
Ferkingstad blocks a jab.
Benedetti steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ferkingstad.
Ferkingstad scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benedetti doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benedetti tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ferkingstad. Benedetti does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benedetti misses with a lunging right hand
and Ferkingstad counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ferkingstad bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Benedetti's head.
Benedetti takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Benedetti displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferkingstad throws out the jab.
Benedetti tries to work over Ferkingstad's front leg with a kick but Ferkingstad checks it.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a head kick that misses
and Ferkingstad counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benedetti works the jab nicely.
That has opened up Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut even more.
Ferkingstad is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Benedetti had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into mush.
Ferkingstad looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Ferkingstad ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benedetti moves away.
Benedetti closes the distance and pushes Ferkingstad back into the cage.
A short uppercut from Benedetti.
Benedetti controlling the action here for a moment.
Ferkingstad scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice right hand lands inside from Ferkingstad.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Benedetti.
Benedetti blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ferkingstad's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Benedetti is looking to score with low kicks.
Benedetti pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ferkingstad lands a head shot.
Ferkingstad jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Benedetti throws a half hearted mid kick.
A jab from Benedetti does it's job there.
A left lands for Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with an uppercut
and Benedetti takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ferkingstad is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A punch lands to the side of Ferkingstad 's head but he takes it in his stride.
The cut above Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ferkingstad misses the shot to the body.
Ferkingstad lands with a nice body punch.
Nice body punch from Ferkingstad.
Benedetti throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ferkingstad stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferkingstad ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ferkingstad lands a right hook to the body.
Ferkingstad thuds his shin into the meat of Benedetti's side.
Ferkingstad dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Ferkingstad misses.
Benedetti throws a low kick, looking for Ferkingstad's leg but Ferkingstad calmly moves out of range.
Ferkingstad swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Benedetti misses with a right hand
and Ferkingstad counters with a nice uppercut.
Ferkingstad scores with a nice strike.
Ferkingstad misses with a hook to the body
and Benedetti counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ferkingstad ducks under a wild hook from Benedetti.
Ferkingstad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
A slow jab from Benedetti misses its intended target.
Ferkingstad has been working his punching technique in the buildup to the fight and it appears to be paying off.
Ferkingstad shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benedetti throws a looping overhand right but Ferkingstad ducks down to avoid it.
Ferkingstad takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
A big left from Ferkingstad misses.
Benedetti throws a lazy right hand but Ferkingstad sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ferkingstad looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benedetti avoids the body shot from Ferkingstad.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Benedetti throws a leg kick but Ferkingstad moved away.
Good work by Ferkingstad as he checks the leg kick.
Ferkingstad looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Benedetti looks to land a left hand but Ferkingstad moved out of range nicely.
Benedetti misses with a head kick.
Benedetti throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Ferkingstad replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Benedetti blocks it well.
Benedetti misses with a head kick.
Ferkingstad lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Benedetti connects with a looping right hand.
Ferkingstad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benedetti.
Benedetti misses with a looping right.
Benedetti throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ferkingstad lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Benedetti at a distance.
Benedetti misses with a looping left.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferkingstad slips a jab from Benedetti.
Benedetti throws a shot to the body.
Ferkingstad misses the shot to the body.
Benedetti throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ferkingstad tries to counter with a clinch but Benedetti shakes him off and moves away.
Benedetti scores with a three punch combo!
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Keith Kenneth Ferkingstad's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rafael Benedetti!
During a confident post fight interview, Rafael Benedetti thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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