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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Benson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dean Duggan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duggan comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Fratellis - Chelsea Dagger 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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Abu Dhabi Champ
World class boxer
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Olympic wrestler
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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
26 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Tony Benson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dean Duggan!
The judges for this bout are Frank Antenori, Jack Bonds and .
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Duggan misses with a looping right.
Benson attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Duggan lands with a shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Benson as he connects with a hook.
Benson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at English Top Team - THE Hybrid Gym (11 ELITE ) in the buildup to the fight.
Benson checks a leg kick nicely.
Duggan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duggan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Benson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Duggan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Duggan throws out a loose jab but Benson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Duggan scoring well with a low kick there.
Benson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Benson.
Benson checks the leg kick nicely there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Duggan thows a leg kick but Benson checks it
and Benson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan throws the left hand but Benson avoids the punch easily.
Benson misses with a telegraphed body shot
enabling Duggan to counter with a crisp jab.
Duggan avoids the body shot from Benson.
Duggan looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Good standup being displayed there by Duggan as he connects with a hook.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Duggan checks a leg kick.
Duggan on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Benson goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tony Benson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Benson misses with an uppercut.
Benson moves out of range as Duggan strikes.
A jab from Benson finds it's way through Duggan's defenses.
Duggan comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Benson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Duggan!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson lands with a good body shot.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
We've been informed that Duggan 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.
Duggan is looking to land body kicks.
Duggan takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Duggan takes a swing at Benson's ribcage but misses.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benson moves away.
Benson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Duggan thows a leg kick but Benson checks it
and Benson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Duggan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benson lands a jab.
Benson throws a jab when Duggan was well out of range.
Duggan throws a shot to the body.
Benson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Duggan manages to avoid it.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Benson is looking to score with low kicks.
Duggan throws a one two combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from Duggan. Benson does a little dance to reset his feet.
It looked like Benson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Duggan throws a series of punches but Benson avoids them all with ease.
Benson looks to score with a jab to the body but Duggan is just out of range.
Duggan looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Benson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duggan misses with an uppercut
enabling Benson to counter with a crisp jab.
Duggan fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Benson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Benson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Duggan.
Benson scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Duggan walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Duggan chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Benson can pounce on him.
Benson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benson misses with a hook to the body
and Duggan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Benson misses with a hook to the body
and Duggan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Benson misses with a body shot.
Benson backing away here, and Duggan unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The fighters circle momentarily. Duggan darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Duggan moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Benson catches Duggan right on the button with a cross.
Some bone on bone action there as Duggan checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Benson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Duggan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Duggan misses with a looping left.
Duggan avoids the body shot from Benson.
Duggan loads up on a big right hand but Benson slips the punch.
Benson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Duggan connects with a single shot there.
Duggan tries to land a front kick but Benson steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Benson was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Benson throws an overhand right that lands on Duggan's shoulder, as Duggan tries to avoid the shot.
Duggan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson tests Duggan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Duggan moves into the clinch.
Duggan struggles to land a body shot inside as Benson controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dean Duggan 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.
Benson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Benson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Duggan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Duggan throws out a leg kick but Benson moves out of range and Duggan only half commits.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Benson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Benson paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Benson throws a body punch but Duggan moves out of range.
Duggan throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Duggan lands with a straight right. Benson didn't see that one coming.
Benson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Benson lands a slapping body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duggan.
Duggan with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Benson to score with a decent uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Duggan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson connects with a good right hand that stumbles Duggan. Duggan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Benson misses with a wild body shot.
Duggan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Benson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Benson thuds his shin into the meat of Duggan's side.
Duggan ducks under a wild hook from Benson.
Benson throws a predictable looking body shot
and Benson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Duggan looks to land a left hand but Benson moved out of range nicely.
Duggan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benson.
Benson is looking to wear down Duggan with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Benson looks to throw the jab but Duggan is out of range.
Duggan throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Benson looks to throw the jab but Duggan is out of range.
Duggan swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Duggan looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson lands a head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Benson ducks under a wild hook from Duggan.
A shot to the liver by Benson. Beautiful body shot.
Duggan lands with a nice body kick.
Duggan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Duggan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Duggan counters with a leg kick.
Duggan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Benson avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Benson cracks the inside of Duggan's front leg.
Benson misses with a left hand
and Duggan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dean Duggan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benson misses the jab.
Duggan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Benson throws a nice outside leg kick.
Duggan feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Bensons jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson misses with a right hand
and Duggan counters with a head kick that drops Benson to the mat! Benson scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Benson is rocked!
Duggan misses with a double jab.
Benson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Oh Benson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Duggan keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Duggan scores with a spinning back kick!
Benson seems to have got his legs back now.
Benson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Duggan.
Benson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Duggan.
Benson avoids the body shot from Duggan.
Duggan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Benson's hands.
Benson thuds a left hand into Duggan's body.
Duggan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Benson moves out of range as Duggan strikes.
Duggan throws out a leg kick but Benson moves out of range and Duggan only half commits.
Benson misses the shot to the body.
Duggan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A telegraphed right hand from Benson misses the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Duggan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Benson lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Duggan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Benson.
Benson throws a body shot but no joy.
Benson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Benson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Duggan.
Benson throws a looping overhand right but Duggan ducks down to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Duggan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Duggan 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 Benson has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Benson and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Duggan misses with a hook.
Duggan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Duggan stuns Benson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benson throws a shot to the body.
A jab from Benson misses.
Benson thumps Duggan with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Dean Duggan will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Benson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Duggan lands a jab to the head.
Benson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duggan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Benson misses with a right hand
and Duggan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Duggan connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Benson moves away from the strike by Duggan.
Duggan just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson swings for the body but Duggan moves out of range.
A nice side step and Duggan releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Duggan tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Duggan ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benson moves away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Duggan moves away.
Benson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Benson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benson throws a right hand that Duggan ducks under and follows up with a left that Duggan also avoids with ease.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson throws a nice looking combination but Duggan bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Duggan keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Benson.
Duggan walks into a left hand.
Duggan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Benson.
Duggan misses with a body shot.
Benson lands a jab to Duggan's midsection.
Duggan slips a straight right by Benson.
Duggan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Duggan looks to land a combination but Benson avoids it well.
Duggan throws an off balance right hand
and Benson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Benson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Benson digs a good body shot into Duggan's ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Benson throws a lazy uppercut
and Duggan counters with a low kick, right behind Benson 's knee.
Benson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Benson checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benson fails to land with a series of punches.
Duggan scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Benson doesn't seem bothered though.
Duggan connects with a nice looking jab.
Benson walks into a straight right hand from Duggan.
Duggan misses with a wild body shot.
Benson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Duggan. Duggan obviously looking to wear him down.
Benson swings away with a body shot that misses
and Duggan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Duggan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson walks forward, straight into a front kick from Duggan.
Benson misses with a body shot
and Duggan counters with a low kick, right behind Benson 's knee.
Benson throws a body shot but no joy.
Duggan throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Duggan misses the shot to the body.
Duggan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tony Benson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Duggan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Benson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Jab from Benson.
Benson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Benson moves out of range of the strikes.
It looked like Benson wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Benson checks a low kick from Duggan.
Benson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Benson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Duggan slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Benson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Benson connects with a jab.
Duggan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Duggan blocks a body shot from Benson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Duggan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benson needs to keep his hands up - Duggan had a free shot at his head there.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benson. Duggan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Benson just misses with a punch to the body.
Benson on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Benson slips a straight right by Duggan.
Duggan looks to throw the jab but Benson is out of range.
Benson misses with a body shot.
Benson scores with a body shot.
Duggan checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Benson cracks a nice hook into Duggan's ribs.
Duggan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Benson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Benson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Duggan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benson.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dean Duggan.
Well Duggan has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 29:29
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Percy O'Donnell scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dean Duggan!
An out of breath Dean Duggan thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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hype
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