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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ha Lo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Benton comes to the ring accompanied by Kung Fu Fighting. 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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185 cm
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183 lbs
21 - 4 - 1 |
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185 cm
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170 lbs
0 - 8 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent MT
Very quick |
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank |
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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
21 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Sam Benton! And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Ha Lo! The judges for this bout are Paulsen Ambrosius, Saam Ante and Daniel Blasius.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! A punch combination from Benton misses. Sam Benton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Benton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lo moves away. Benton lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Lo does a little dance to reset his feet. Lo is looking to clinch but Benton is avoiding it.
Benton lands a jab to Lo's midsection. Lo cracks the inside of Benton's front leg. Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lo dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Benton lands with a good body shot. Benton misses with a wild combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Lo throws a sloppy head kick and Benton moves out of range easily. Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Benton!
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lo walks into a straight right hand from Benton. Benton avoids the head kick by Lo.
Benton checks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benton keeps the fight on the outside. Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Benton works the jab nicely. Benton is looking to wear down Lo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment. Lo connects with an inside leg kick. Benton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Lo tries to work over Benton's front leg with a kick but Benton checks it. Benton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Benton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lo circles away quickly and effectively. Lo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Lo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benton is breathing heavily. Lo misses with a low kick.
Benton with a body punch. A glancing blow. Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lo manages to avoid it. Lo misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lo throws a push kick but Benton slaps the foot to one side. Benton chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Benton connects with a body shot that sends Lo's belly button to the back. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Benton takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards. Lo misses with a body kick. Benton misses with a wild combination.
Lo wants to land a leg kick but Benton is out of range. Lo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Lo looks for the body kick but Benton saw that one coming. Lo moves into the clinch. Lo is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Benton is defending well for now. Lo's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Lo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benton avoids it. Lo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lo misses with a knee to the head. Lo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A short uppercut from Benton. Lo throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Benton blocks it with crossed arms. Benton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Benton throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Benton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Benton misses with a few strikes there.
Lo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Benton scores with a nice strike. Benton blocks the body kick.
Benton misses the shot to the body. Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benton.
Lo misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Benton misses with a series of wild punches.
Lo tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. Lo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benton paws at him with a jab and circles away. Some wild striking there from Benton.
Lo throws a half hearted mid kick. Lo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Lo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Lo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Lo tries a head kick but it misses.
Benton keeps the fight on the outside. This has been an exciting period of action! Lo tries a low kick but Benton avoids it. The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action! Benton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Lo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick. Benton scores with a shot to the body.
Benton takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Sam Benton will probably get the nod. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benton's head. Benton misses with a wild combination.
Benton jabs Lo to the body, keeping him at a distance. Lo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Sam Benton is winning the standup battle so far. Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lo delivers a nice body kick. Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lo looks to land a body kick but Benton moved away. Lo throws a head kick but Benton moves out of range.
Benton checks a leg kick. Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Benton fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Lo looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Lo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lo fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Benton is out of range. Benton misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Benton misses with a few strikes there.
Benton throws a series of punches but Lo moves out of range. Benton throws a shot to the body.
Benton moves out of range of the body kick. Thud! ouch! good body kick from Lo - that will leave a mark!
Lo closes the distance and clinches. A frustrated look appears on Benton's face as he tries to break the clinch. Benton wants to get back to striking at distance but Lo won't allow it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lo obliges. Benton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Benton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes. Lo tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lo looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
Benton can't break the clinch.
Lo looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Benton lands a right hand. Lo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Benton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Benton misses with the head strike.
Benton has had enough of the clinch but Lo keeps him there for the moment. Benton looking to slow down the pace here. Lo with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Benton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Lo's elbow. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Lo misses with a knee to the head. Benton breaks the clinch.
Lo lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benton's sensitive parts. Benton avoids a kick to the body.
Benton tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lo was well out of range. Poor timing from Benton. Lo throws a body kick that misses. Benton jabs Lo right on the nose. Lo blinks but takes it well. Lo throws a leg kick that misses. Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Benton moves out of range of the body kick. Benton fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Benton takes a swing at Lo's ribcage but misses. Benton thows a body shot but no joy. Benton looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Benton misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lo.
Benton checks a low kick from Lo. Benton moves out of range of the body kick. Benton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Benton throws a nice looking combination but Lo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Lo does a little dance to reset his feet. Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Lo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Benton blocks the body kick.
Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lo swings away with a leg kick that misses. Benton chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lo can pounce on him.
Lo walks into a jab. Benton blocks a head kick by Lo.
Lo tries to move into range but Benton moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Lo tries a head kick but it misses.
Benton throws a series of punches but Lo moves out of range. Lo misses with a kick to the body.
Lo drives through and clinches with Benton against the ropes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Benton is trying to break free. Benton breaks from the clinch.
Lo throws a body kick that misses. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Lo misses with a body kick. Lo slips a jab and a cross from Benton.
Sam Benton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Benton blocks the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Ha Lo will probably get the nod - 10:9. OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Benton blocks the body kick.
Lo throws a low kick but Benton moves out of range easily. Benton misses with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Benton. Lo does a little dance to reset his feet. Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lo. A solid body kick from Benton. Lo is looking to land body kicks. Benton throws a right and a left that Lo avoids nicely. Benton lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lo circles away quickly and effectively. Lo rushes Benton and presses him up against the ropes. Lo has Benton pressed against the ropes, preventing Benton from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Lo trying to land knees to the body.
A frustrated look appears on Benton's face as he tries to break the clinch. Lo tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Lo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Benton.
Benton breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benton misses the shot to the body. Benton avoids a low kick by using good footwork. Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Benton has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lo. Lo slips a jab and a cross from Benton.
Lo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face. Lo scores with a kick to the midsection. A nice inside leg kick there by Lo. That's going to slow Benton down. Lo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin. Lo throws a push kick but Benton slaps the foot to one side. Lo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benton is out of range and Lo settles back down. Lo tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Benton is able to avoid easily. Lo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A shot to the liver by Benton. Beautiful body shot. Lo is looking to clinch but Benton is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Benton misses the jab. Lo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benton checks a low kick from Lo. Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lo moves away. This has been an exciting period of action! Benton throws a big shot that misses. Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No joy there for Benton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lo throws a head kick but Benton moves out of range.
Benton swinging wildly here.
Benton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lo looks to land a body kick but Benton moved away. Lo feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benton's calf. Benton is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton lands a jab. The fight stays on the outside here - Lo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
An inside leg kick from Lo misses. Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lo manages to avoid it. Benton misses with a series of wild punches.
Lo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benton paws at him with a jab and circles away. Lo throws a body kick that digs right into the meat. Benton will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body. Lo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body. Benton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lo moves into range and clinches up with Benton.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lo is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benton is keeping busy. Lo tries a knee to the head but Benton blocks it.
Benton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lo dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Lo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. Lo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lo fakes the leg kick and cracks Benton in the body. Lo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Benton moves out of range as Lo throws a body kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show! Benton lands a body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Lo is looking to land body kicks. A head kick from Lo lands but Benton takes it in his stride. Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lo manages to avoid it. Sloppy strikes from Benton. Those never looked like landing. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ha Lo really dominated that round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lo, right into the meat.
Lo connects with a high kick. Benton swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Benton ducks down and throws a hook to the body. Benton fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lo manages to avoid it. Lo throws a push kick but Benton slaps the foot to one side. Benton throws a head kick that misses and Lo makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Benton really felt that one! Lo avoids the body shot from Benton.
Lo goes for a high kick. It partially lands. Benton misses with a double jab.
Benton moves out of range of the body kick. Lo is looking to land body kicks. Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over. Lo dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benton. That did some damage! Lo misses with a kick to the body.
Lo is looking to slow Benton down with leg kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round. Lo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Lo dodges the punch combination from Benton.
Benton throws out a loose jab but Lo uses good head movement to avoid it. Benton fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Benton on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Benton checks a leg kick. Lo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benton if he has to take too many more of those.
Lo slips a jab and a cross from Benton.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Lo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Lo looks to land a body kick but Benton moved away. Benton throws a head kick that misses. Lo pivots, looking for a leg kick but Benton is out of range and Lo settles back down.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Benton throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Benton moves out of range of the body kick. Benton throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lo tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it. Lo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Benton scores with a one two! Lo had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes. Lo throws a wild body kick that Benton sees coming a mile off. Lo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Benton misses with a body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Lo. Lo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. This has been an exciting period of action! Lo is looking to slow Benton down with leg kicks. Benton scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard. Lo wants to land a leg kick but Benton is out of range. Benton avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Benton throws a right hand that Lo ducks under and follows up with a left that Lo also avoids with ease. Lo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it. Benton scores to the head and body with a nice combination! Lo throws a head kick but Benton moves out of range.
Lo misses with a low kick as Benton jumps back. Benton takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Benton moves out of range of the body kick. Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lo. Benton throws a right and a left that Lo avoids nicely. Nice body kick there by Lo. Lo throws a head kick but Benton moves out of range.
Lo throws a wild body kick that Benton sees coming a mile off. Lo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Lo throws a front kick that sends Benton stumbling back into the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lo sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. Lo is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Benton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lo. Lo throws a head kick but Benton moves out of range.
Benton blocks a leg kick. Lo avoids the body shot from Benton.
Lo throws a sloppy head kick and Benton moves out of range easily. A head kick from Benton lands but Lo takes it in his stride. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The fight stays on the outside here - Lo looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Benton throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. The crowd cheers as Benton lands an impressive looking overhand right. Lo doesn't seem phased though. Benton throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lo fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ha Lo dominated that fourth round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Benton throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lo. Benton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lo backs up against the ropes.
Lo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Benton.
Benton misses with a double jab.
Benton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A slapping body kick lands there for Lo. Lo tries a head kick but it misses.
Lo thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benton if he has to take too many more of those.
Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lo. A clash of legs there as Lo blocks the low kick. Lo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. 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. Lo tries to clinch but Benton is having none of it. Lo is looking to land body kicks. Lo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benton throws a shot to the body.
Benton connects with a leg kick. Lo looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it. Lo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Benton. Benton avoids a kick to the body.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Benton moves out of range of the body kick. Benton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Benton just misses with a punch to the body.
Lo moves into range and clinches up with Benton. Benton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lo landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Benton on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lo with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lo tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Benton avoids it. Benton works on Lo's body with a couple of short punches. Benton manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Lo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way. Benton throws a wild combination but nothing lands. Lo dodges the punch combination from Benton.
A bone on bone clash there as Benton blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Benton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Benton tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. Lo misses with a body kick. Lo throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. Benton misses with a double jab.
Lo throws a body kick but he wasn't in range. Lo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Benton paws at him with a jab and circles away. Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Benton moves out of range of the body kick from Lo.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Lo misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Lo. Benton misses with a two punch combination.
Benton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lo instigates a clinch. Benton avoiding damage as Lo throws knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Benton. A frustrated look appears on Benton's face as he tries to break the clinch. Lo misses with a knee strike.
Lo is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Benton is trying to break free. A short uppercut from Benton. Lo trying to land knees to the body.
Lo is looking to control Benton's arms but Benton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lo has his back to the ropes. Lo lands a good knee to the midsection. Benton won't want to take too many of those. Benton blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Benton gets through Lo's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Lo looking to throw knees to the head but Benton is blocking nicely.
Benton pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat. The fighters circling - Benton throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Lo tries to clinch but Benton moves out of range. Benton throws a right hand that Lo ducks under and follows up with a left that Lo also avoids with ease. Benton fails to land with a series of punches.
Lo lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt. We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out! Benton lands with a good body shot. Lo connects with a solid leg kick. Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lo throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Benton's head. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Benton blocks the body kick.
Benton throws a right and a left that Lo avoids nicely. Benton swats away the attempt to clinch by Lo. Lo pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that's the end of the fight! Ha Lo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Lo 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Paulsen Ambrosius scores the fight for Ha Lo! Judge Saam Ante scores the fight for Ha Lo! Judge Daniel Blasius scores the fight for Ha Lo!
Ha Lo wins by unanimous decision! Ha Lo is the new welterweight champion!
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