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Benavidez TKOs Urushitani, advances to flyweight title fight
If you paid attention to the odds, this bout really had no reason to even take place. Benavidez was favored…
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If you paid attention to the odds, this bout really had no reason to even take place. Benavidez was favored huge at the sportsbooks, as high as -900 by fight time. Were the oddsmakers right?
Of course they were.
Benavidez started strong and finished even stronger, nearly submitting his opponent in the opening round with a rear-naked choke before finishing him with strikes in the opening moments of the second frame. Wam, bam, thank you ma’am.
Joseph Benavidez Vs. Yasuhiro Urushitani
Fight was scheduled for 3 rounds (5x5x5)
Joseph Benavidez defeated Yasuhiro Urushitani via TKO (Punches, Round 2, 0:11)
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