UFC 201 live blog: Ryan Benoit vs. Fredy Serrano

This is the UFC 201 live blog for Ryan Benoit vs. Fredy Serrano, a flyweight bout at Saturday night’s UFC event at Philips Arena in Atlanta, Ga.Benoit, who has lost two of his past three fights, will face Serrano, who has won his only two fights on the UFC, on the main card.Check out the UFC 201 live blog below.

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Round 1: Flyweight bout to get us underway on the UFC 201 PPV. Benoit taking the fight on 10 days notice. Referee for this one is Blake Brice. Benoit takes center. Serrano stands on the outside waving his hands. They trade simultaneous kicks, which throws Serrano off balance. Serrano looking for the ax kick, can’t get. Nice body kick from Serrano. And now Benoit comes in and in his aggression takes down Benoit. In side control, now, and driving. Spinning wheel kick misses, and now Serrano takes a big shot. Now Benoit has got a guillotine, and can’t get it. Now Benoit looks to return the favor, wants to take Serrano down. They are on the fence. Nice exchange as they break, and Benoit lands a nice right hand. Serrano is throwing big shots here. Serrano trying to end this thing with one shot. Nice leg kick from Benoit. Serrano with Benoit on the cage, but eases off and throws a parting shot. Ax …

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