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Coming up we have a heavyweight kickboxing rules bout between Sam Benton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Twatter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sam Benton has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 cm
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265 lbs
21 - 8 - 0 |
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199 cm
26
275 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
Solid boxing
Granite chin
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Excellent boxer
Knockout power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
21 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Sam Benton! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Harry Twatter! The judges for this bout are Albert Achterberg, Nard Betker and Aafke Stam.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Twatter closes the distance and clinches. Both guys are working to get underhooks. Benton stalling against the cage.
Twatter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benton is keeping busy. Twatter tries to throw a body punch but Benton avoids it by throwing Twatter back against the cage. Benton prevents a body shot from Twatter. Twatter goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round. Stalling in the clinch from Benton.
Twatter stalling in the clinch.
Twatter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Twatter controlling the action here for a moment.
Benton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Twatter is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Twatter can't find room to land a body shot as Benton controls the action.
Benton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Stalling in the clinch from Twatter.
Twatter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Benton is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Twatter scores with a shoulder strike. Twatter swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Twatter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Twatter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Twatter stalling in the clinch but Benton improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Twatter throws a head punch that misses. Benton stalls. Twatter avoiding damage.
Twatter being controlled against the cage. Benton blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Twatter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Twatter digs a right hand into Benton's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Benton's gas tank. Still in the clinch, Twatter scores with a nice short uppercut.
It looks like Sam Benton has been cut. Twatter fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Benton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Twatter up against the cage. The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Benton for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure. A head punch on the inside from Twatter fails to land. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Twatter dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sam Benton'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.
Twatter fakes a jab and then connects with a hook. Harry Twatter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Twatter throws a hook to the side of Benton's head but Benton sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Twatter closes the distance and clinches. Twatter works on Benton's body with a couple of short punches. Twatter misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Twatter misses with a short punch on the inside. The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
That's one minute gone in the round. Benton gets a warning from the ref for wasting time. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sam Benton. Twatter darts in and clinches Benton up against the cage. Come on Twatter - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Benton blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Twatter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath. Benton manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Harry Twatter seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. Twatter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Benton's elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Twatter lands a right hand. Twatter looking to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Harry Twatter. Twatter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Benton being controlled against the cage. Twatter misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Benton stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Twatter trying to stall but Benton improves his position.
Benton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Twatter up against the cage. Both guys are working to get underhooks. The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Benton takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Twatter showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Sam Benton's cut. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Twatter moves into the clinch. Twatter wants to stall.
Benton has Twatter pressed against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Twatter scores with a nice short uppercut. Benton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Twatter tries to stall but Benton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Twatter content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Benton leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sam Benton. Twatter clinches. Benton slows down the pace here.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky. Twatter has a couple of punches blocked by Benton.
Benton stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Benton prevents a body shot from Twatter. Twatter is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Benton is keeping busy. Twatter tries a body shot but Benton blocks it.
Benton dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage. Twatter is looking to control Benton's arms but Benton gets an underhook and turns him. Now Twatter has his back to the cage. Benton avoiding damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Benton seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sam Benton. Twatter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Benton content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Twatter trying to stall but Benton improves his position.
Twatter will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Benton up against the cage. Twatter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sam Benton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round. Benton stalls. Twatter trying to control the position but instead, Benton has worked for underhooks and has pushed Twatter into the cage. Twatter misses with some punches.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Twatter. Benton lands a nice shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight! I would just about give that final round to Harry Twatter. Well Twatter 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 Albert Achterberg scores the fight 27:30 Judge Nard Betker scores the fight 27:30 Judge Aafke Stam scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Twatter! Harry Twatter gave a mention to Hell's Balls Recovery (160) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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