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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between DJ Benn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Robledo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benn kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Geto Boys - Damn It Feels Good To Be A Gangsta. Robledo has chosen DJ Khaled as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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166 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, DJ Benn!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Joey Robledo!
The judges for this bout are Nard Betker, Albert Achterberg and Wagner Zegers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Benn tries to score a power double leg takedown but Robledo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Benn somewhat.
Benn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robledo circles away.
Benn fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Benn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benn shoots for a takedown but Robledo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Robledo stuffs the takedown.
Benn fails with a takedown attempt.
Robledo slaps away a takedown attempt from Benn, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Benn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Robledo swivels and escapes.
Robledo is looking to clinch.
Benn fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Robledo avoids it really well and circles away.
Robledo is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robledo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Benn tries to move into range but Robledo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
It looks like DJ Benn has been cut.
Robledo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benn.
DJ Benn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benn darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Benn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Robledo actively working from the bottom here.
Robledo has hold of Benn's hands but Benn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Robledo looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Robledo wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benn is looking for a kimura here.
Robledo pushes Benn off looking to stand but Benn dives back in and keeps control.
Benn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robledo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robledo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benn pulls his head out easily.
Robledo looks gassed!
The fighters are battling for position here. Robledo manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Benn has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Benn lands a couple of elbows.
Benn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Benn scoring with some ground and pound.
Benn pushing down on Robledo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Robledo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Robledo is looking to escape.
Benn is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Robledo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Benn.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robledo tries to get to full guard but Benn has control of the leg.
Robledo is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Benn pulls his head out easily.
Robledo is defending against the submission attempts here by Benn.
Robledo looks like he's trying to stand up.
Robledo has hold of Benn's hands but Benn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Robledo is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Benn scores with a couple of nice shots.
Benn throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Benn drops an elbow to the side of Robledo's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Robledo is trying to stand.
Benn works his way into full mount!
Robledo is looking to improve his position but Benn isn't that keen on the idea.
Benn lands a big elbow.
Robledo is trying desperately to improve position.
Benn working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Robledo taking shots to the head.
Robledo is in a horrible position here. Benn smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Robledo is trying to stand.
Benn lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Robledo hang on?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Robledo is wriggling around trying to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robledo is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Benn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Benn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robledo sprawls well. Robledo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benn gets slowly back to his feet.
Benn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Benn looks for a takedown but Robledo sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Benn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robledo stuffs the takedown attempt from Benn. Benn gets slowly back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benn shoots in but no luck this time.
Robledo stuffs the takedown attempt from Benn. Benn gets slowly back to his feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Benn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robledo has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Benn can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Benn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Robledo works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Robledo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Benn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Robledo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Benn landing with the ground and pound.
Benn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Benn postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Robledo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Benn landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Robledo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Benn connects with a couple of short punches.
Benn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Benn lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Benn sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Robledo's guard.
Benn wants to pass to mount but Robledo is defending the position.
Robledo kicks off Benn and gets to his feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Benn.
Benn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robledo is fending him off so far but Benn persists. Nope, Robledo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robledo wants to clinch.
Benn fails to land the takedown.
Benn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robledo tries to close the distance and clinch but Benn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Robledo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benn.
Robledo moves in looking to clinch but Benn pushes him off.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Robledo as he jumps to the side.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benn closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robledo circles away.
Robledo stuns Benn with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Benn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Robledo is looking to clinch but Benn is avoiding it.
Benn takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Robledo as he avoids it easily.
Robledo misses with a kick to the body.
Robledo cracks a nice hook into Benn's ribs.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A left and a right from Robledo both land. Nice combination.
Robledo looks to land a body kick but Benn moved away.
Benn swats away the attempt to clinch by Robledo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Robledo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on DJ Benn's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Benn looks for a takedown but Robledo sprawls well.
Benn shoots in but no luck this time.
Robledo fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robledo is fending him off so far but Benn persists. Nope, Robledo circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Benn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robledo tries to clinch there but Benn circles away.
Benn looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robledo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Benn looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Robledo is fending him off so far but Benn persists. Nope, Robledo circles away and we're back to standing.
Benn drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Benn is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Robledo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robledo is looking for a sweep.
DJ Benn overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Benn looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Robledo is avoiding damage well.
Robledo avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Benn.
Robledo is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Benn is controlling him well.
Benn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Robledo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Benn sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Robledo is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Robledo tries to escape but Benn is in control.
Check out the look on Benn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Benn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Robledo down.
Benn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Robledo tries to escape but Benn is in control.
Robledo defending against the ground and pound.
Robledo is trying to buck Benn off.
Benn misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robledo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Robledo pushes Benn away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Benn gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Robledo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Benn scoring with punches from side control.
Robledo wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Robledo takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Benn working the ground and pound from side control.
Robledo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Benn connects with a decent elbow.
Benn misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Benn scores with punches from side control.
Robledo is trying to get back to his feet.
Benn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Robledo down.
Benn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Robledo to see if he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Robledo some visible discomfort.
Robledo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Benn. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Robledo is pushing Benn's head away, looking to escape. Benn manages to hold on to the position though.
Benn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Benn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Robledo to see if he's OK.
Robledo is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Benn scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Robledo to see if he's OK.
Benn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Robledo defending against the ground and pound.
Robledo wants to get back to his feet but Benn drags him back down.
Benn connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Robledo some visible discomfort.
Benn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Benn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The strikes coming from Benn are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
An elbow from Benn crashes against the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Robledo tries to improve position but can't.
Robledo takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Benn lands a few punches from side control.
Benn postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Robledo wants to get back to his feet but Benn drags him back down.
Benn working the body and head with strikes.
Benn is chipping away with strikes.
Robledo managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Benn.
Benn misses with the ground and pound.
Benn misses with the ground and pound.
Robledo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Benn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Robledo tries to bench press Benn off him but Benn keeps the position.
Benn lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Robledo down.
Robledo is pushing Benn's head away, looking to escape. Benn manages to hold on to the position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Benn clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Benn's cut.
That's time! Benn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Robledo enables Benn to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Robledo manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Robledo wants to stand and escape but Benn is having none of it.
Benn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Benn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Robledo utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Robledo has his foot on Benn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Benn works his way back into a safe position though.
Benn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Robledo's head.
Benn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Benn advances position into side control!
Robledo takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Robledo is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Benn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Robledo takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Robledo is looking to regain half guard here but Benn keeps moving and retains side control.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benn is chipping away with strikes.
Benn lands some shots froms side control.
Check out the look on Benn's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Benn scores with a couple of short elbows.
Benn prevents Robledo from escaping the position.
Benn scoring with punches from side control.
Benn lands a decent elbow from side control.
Benn creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Robledo tries to escape but Benn is in control.
Benn lands a nice forearm strike.
Robledo is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Benn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Robledo taking punishment in the form of punches.
Benn has knee on belly and moves into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Robledo is trying to escape the mount.
Benn dominating with strikes here.
Benn looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Robledo blocking the ground and pound.
Robledo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Benn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Robledo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Benn landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Benn.
Robledo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee warns Robledo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Benn misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Benn landing strikes, looking to finish!
Robledo is trying to stand up.
Benn lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robledo regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Benn lands a nice short elbow.
Benn lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Benn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Robledo wants to get back to his feet.
Benn is looking for a kimura but Robledo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Benn to get the leverage.
Robledo is in trouble now - Benn has advanced to mount!
Benn scoring with strikes but Robledo is staying in there.
Robledo is looking to get to half guard.
Benn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Benn lands a heavy elbow.
Benn unloads with some shots from mount but Robledo bucks and avoids them well.
Robledo is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benn scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Benn lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Benn throwing strikes here but Robledo is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Benn punching from mount but Robledo doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Robledo is working to get back to half guard.
Robledo is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
A nice elbow there by Benn.
Robledo's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Benn lands a big shot there that rocks Robledo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Benn landing strikes from the mount.
Benn is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Robledo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Benn lands a big elbow.
Benn landing strikes from the mount and Robledo is in trouble!
Benn misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
DJ Benn had his way with Joey Robledo in that round.
The cut man is working on DJ Benn's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Robledo throws a right hand that Benn ducks under and follows up with a left that Benn also avoids with ease.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Benn.
Benn fails with the takedown.
Joey Robledo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Benn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for DJ Benn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Robledo lands an overhand right.
Benn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Robledo sprawls well. Robledo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Benn gets slowly back to his feet.
Robledo works over Benn's head and body with a nice combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Robledo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benn tries for a takedown but Robledo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Robledo finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Robledo misses with a jab, cross combination.
Robledo misses with a wild combination.
Benn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Robledo's waist but Robledo gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Benn off to one side.
Robledo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Benn.
A combination from Robledo does no damage.
Benn fails with a takedown attempt.
Robledo tries a head kick but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Benn shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Robledo but Robledo pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Benn tries for a takedown but Robledo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Robledo lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Robledo.
Benn shoots in but Robledo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Benn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Robledo tries to bum rush Benn with a series of wild strikes but Benn uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Benn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Robledo is trying to defend but Benn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Robledo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robledo is trying to stand up here but Benn is controlling him well.
Benn scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Benn wants to pass to mount but Robledo is defending the position.
Benn seems to be working for a kimura but Robledo defends the submission attempt.
Benn wants to pass the guard but Robledo is defending well.
Robledo wants to get back to his feet.
Robledo taking some punishment here, with Benn in his half guard.
Benn stops Robledo from getting back to his feet.
Benn is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Robledo is trying to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Benn looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Robledo with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Robledo has hold of Benn's hands but Benn slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Benn not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Robledo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Benn.
Robledo is trying to stand.
Benn is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Benn working Robledo over with strikes.
Benn prevents Robledo from improving his position.
Ground and pound from Benn.
Joey Robledo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Benn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robledo is trying to stand up here but Benn is controlling him well.
Benn looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Benn thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Robledo is trying to stand up here but Benn is controlling him well.
Benn lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Robledo wants to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joey Robledo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Benn has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 48:47
Judge Albert Achterberg scores the fight 48:47
Judge Wagner Zegers scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... DJ Benn!
DJ Benn retains his welterweight title!
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