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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tobi Bensol (ranked 2209 p4p, 4097 weight class) and Atlas Raita (ranked 269 p4p, 427 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Atlas Raita enters the cage!
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Insanely flexible |
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Good wrestler
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Tobi Bensol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Atlas Raita!
The judges for this bout are Steve Erwin, Chris Dean and Damien Edna.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bensol throws the left hand but Raita avoids the punch easily.
Raita avoids the body shot from Bensol.
Raita throws out a counter right but Bensol avoids it with no problem.
Raita buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Raita tries to clinch but Bensol is having none of it.
It looked like Bensol wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Bensol with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Raita to score with a decent uppercut.
Raita clinches up against the cage.
Raita scores with a shoulder strike.
Raita misses with a punch on the inside.
Bensol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bensol lands a body shot in the clinch.
Bensol lands a right hand.
Bensol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raita.
Raita lands with a short shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raita misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bensol.
Bensol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bensol throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensol lands a left hand that snaps the head of Raita backwards.
Raita scores with a shoulder strike.
Bensol lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bensol misses with the head strike.
Bensol lands a hook that snaps the head of Raita backwards.
Bensol working aggressively here.
Raita has a couple of punches blocked by Bensol.
Bensol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raita misses with a punch on the inside.
Raita lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Raita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raita lands with a short shot to the head.
Raita softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Raita misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raita works on Bensol's body with a couple of short punches.
Raita lands with a short shot to the head.
Bensol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raita backwards.
Bensol blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raita misses with a punch to the body.
Bensol scores with a shoulder strike.
Raita scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Bensol swings wildly with an uppercut but Raita uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raita.
Raita has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Bensol seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Raita can turn it around.
Bensol lands a body punch.
A hook to the body from Bensol.
Raita misses with a punch to the body.
Raita throws a head punch that misses.
Bensol working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Raita misses with some punches.
Bensol lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Bensol scores with a shoulder strike.
A head punch on the inside from Raita fails to land.
Bensol softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Bensol throws a punch but it's blocked by Raita.
Raita misses with some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raita digs a right hand underneath Bensol's ribcage. Bensol let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short left from Bensol.
Raita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raita makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bensol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bensol throws a head punch that misses.
Raita pushes Bensol back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Bensol pushes Raita back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raita lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bensol backwards.
Bensol tries a body shot but Raita blocks it.
Raita struggles to land a body shot inside as Bensol controls his hands.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Bensol creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raita.
Raita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bensol scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Raita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bensol manages to break the clinch.
Raita ducks under a wild hook from Bensol.
Raita replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Bensol blocks it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bensol throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bensol with a jab.
Raita lands the left hand.
Raita lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Raita clinches.
Raita struggles to land a body shot inside as Bensol controls his hands.
Raita pushes Bensol back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Raita prevents a body shot from Bensol.
Raita working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bensol lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Raita or not.
Bensol blocks a body shot from Raita.
Raita lands with a left to the head.
Raita lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bensol blocks a body shot from Raita.
Bensol lands a shot to the body.
Bensol tries to throw a body punch but Raita avoids it by throwing Bensol back against the cage.
Bensol breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bensol jabs at Raita's body.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Atlas Raita will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Raita swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Raita throws a right hand that misses
and Bensol counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bensol slips a jab from Raita.
A big right from Bensol misses.
Nice defenses there by Raita.
Bensol throws a hook but Raita avoids it easily.
Bensol throws a shot from downtown. Raita moves away and avoids it.
We've been told by Bensol's head coaches at Bronk´s GYM that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
A nice inside leg kick there by Raita. That's going to slow Bensol down.
Bensol listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Bensol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Raita looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Raita connects with a crisp jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bensol throws a jab when Raita was well out of range.
Bensol stuns Raita with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bensol. Raita does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bensol tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bensol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Raita sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A slow jab from Raita misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bensol misses with a left hand
and Raita counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Raita looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raita takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Raita pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Raita lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Raita lands with a kick to the temple. Bensol shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Bensol throws a body shot but no joy.
Raita lands with a thumping leg kick.
Raita throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Bensol.
Bensol bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Raita's head backwards.
Raita gets a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Raita tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raita throws a head punch that misses.
Bensol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensol lands with a left to the head.
Raita's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Raita lands a body punch in the clinch.
Atlas Raita seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Bensol prevents a body shot from Raita.
Raita lands with a light punch inside.
Raita gets through Bensol's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bensol has a couple of punches blocked by Raita.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bensol.
Raita misses with a punch on the inside.
Raita swings wildly with an uppercut but Bensol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bensol misses with a punch on the inside.
Raita misses with a short punch on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Raita.
Raita lands a hook that snaps the head of Bensol backwards.
Bensol has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Raita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bensol misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bensol lands a nice uppercut.
Raita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Raita blocks a body shot from Bensol.
Raita goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raita misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bensol goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bensol blocks a body shot from Raita.
Raita lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bensol.
Raita misses with a punch to the body.
Raita misses with a punch on the inside.
Bensol throws a head punch that misses.
Raita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raita lands a shoulder strike.
Raita lands a nice uppercut.
Raita tries a body shot but Bensol blocks it.
Raita swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raita struggles to land a body shot inside as Bensol controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raita.
Raita struggles to land a body shot inside as Bensol controls his hands.
Raita prevents a body shot from Bensol.
Bensol lands a body shot in the clinch.
Raita blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bensol working aggressively here.
Raita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Bensol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bensol lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Raita backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raita presses Bensol against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Raita lands a shoulder strike.
Bensol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bensol tries to throw a body punch but Raita avoids it by throwing Bensol back against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Bensol fails to land.
A right handed body shot lands from Raita.
Bensol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bensol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Raita tries to work over Bensol's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
And that is the end of the round. The fighters go back to their corners.
Atlas Raita showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Bensol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bensol throws a jab when Raita was well out of range.
Bensol jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Raita pushes Bensol up against the cage in a clinch.
Bensol throws a head punch that misses.
Bensol blocking some punches.
Bensol takes a shot to the head.
Bensol tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bensol doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Raita blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bensol misses with a punch on the inside.
Raita doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bensol throws a punch but it's blocked by Raita.
Raita scores with an uppercut up the middle.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bensol.
Bensol tries a body shot but Raita blocks it.
Raita lands a hook that snaps the head of Bensol backwards.
Raita throws a head punch that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raita blocks a body shot from Bensol.
Raita prevents a body shot from Bensol.
Raita lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Raita lands a nice uppercut.
Bensol misses with a hook to the ribs.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raita.
Raita fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Raita makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Raita lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bensol backwards.
Raita lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bensol backwards.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bensol.
Bensol tries a body shot but Raita blocks it.
Raita can't find room to land a body shot as Bensol controls the action.
Raita tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bensol misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raita digs a right hand into Bensol's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bensol's gas tank.
Raita has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Raita can't find room to land a body shot as Bensol controls the action.
Nice body punch from Raita.
Tobi Bensol has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bensol blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Bensol swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Raita misses with a hook from the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raita tries a body shot but Bensol blocks it.
Bensol misses with a hook from the clinch.
Raita working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bensol blocks an uppercut.
Raita misses with some punches.
Raita misses with a punch to the body.
Bensol scores with a shot to the side of Raita's head.
A body shot lands from Bensol.
Raita misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raita blocking some punches.
Raita jumps guard but Bensol turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Bensol blocking some punches.
Raita lands a shot to the body.
Bensol misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raita misses with the head strike.
Bensol misses with some punches.
Raita tries to throw a body punch but Bensol avoids it by throwing Raita back against the cage.
Bensol misses with some punches.
Bensol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Bensol tries a body shot but Raita blocks it.
Bensol tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bensol.
A hook to the body from Bensol.
Bensol misses with a punch to the body.
Raita blocking some punches.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Bensol.
Bensol misses with the head strike.
Bensol throws a punch but it's blocked by Raita.
Raita blocks an uppercut.
Bensol tries a body shot but Raita blocks it.
Bensol misses with some punches.
Bensol fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Bensol.
A head punch on the inside from Bensol fails to land.
A hook to the body from Bensol.
Bensol tries to work over Raita's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Raita misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raita working aggressively here.
Bensol lands a shot to the body.
Raita takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bensol breaks the clinch.
Bensol pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Raita bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bensol swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Raita.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bensol misses with a looping right.
Raita steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bensol.
Raita misses with a hook. Bensol ducked under it nicely.
Nice defenses there by Raita.
Raita digs a good hook to Bensol's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Atlas Raita.
I've got Raita 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 Steve Erwin scores the fight 28:30
Judge Chris Dean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Damien Edna scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Atlas Raita!
Atlas Raita thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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