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Coming up we have a featherweight kickboxing rules bout between Dakota Benedict (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ho Hayn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dakota Benedict has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
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Solid boxing
KO power
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dakota Benedict!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Ho Hayn!
The judges for this bout are Shigeki Fujiwara, Sosuke Kotani and Yukihiro Shimada.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Hayn.
Dakota Benedict seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Benedict blocks a leg kick.
Benedict misses with a body shot.
Benedict throws a head kick but Hayn moves out of range.
Benedict misses with a hook. Hayn ducked under it nicely.
Hayn rushes Benedict and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Hayn looking to slow down the pace here.
Hayn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedict backwards.
Hayn breaks the clinch.
Hayn throws a body kick that misses.
Benedict takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Benedict.
Benedict takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hayn throws a leg kick which misses Benedict's front leg but catches the back leg as Benedict tries to avoid it.
Benedict misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benedict fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Hayn checks it well.
Benedict throws a sloppy head kick and Hayn moves out of range easily.
Hayn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Benedict throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Benedict misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Benedict does no damage.
Benedict takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Benedict really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Benedict tries to clinch there but Hayn circles away.
Benedict on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Benedict takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedict tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Benedict drops his hands momentarily and Hayn takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
A jab from Hayn finds it's way through Benedict's defenses.
Benedict rushes Hayn and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Benedict fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Hayn misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Hayn tries to stall but Benedict uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Benedict takes a shot to the head.
Hayn working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict tries to circle away but Hayn has him pinned against the ropes.
Hayn taking a breather.
Benedict throws a punch but it's blocked by Hayn.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hayn.
Hayn lands a right hand.
Hayn misses with the head strike.
Hayn lands with a right to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Benedict swings wildly with an uppercut but Hayn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Benedict lands a nice uppercut.
Hayn prevents Benedict from breaking the clinch.
Hayn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedict backwards.
Hayn lands a body shot.
A right hand to the body from Hayn.
Benedict has had enough of the clinch but Hayn keeps him there for the moment.
Benedict wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hayn blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hayn stalling in the clinch but Benedict improves position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Hayn.
Hayn doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hayn is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Hayn blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A frustrated look appears on Hayn's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Hayn looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Hayn can't find room to land a body shot as Benedict controls the action.
Hayn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayn is looking to slow Benedict down with leg kicks.
Hayn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedict.
Benedict fails in his attempt to clinch.
Benedict is looking to score with low kicks.
Hayn dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Benedict. That did some damage!
Benedict steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Hayn. That one must have hurt.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Hayn avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayn moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Benedict fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hayn throws the kick towards the body but Benedict avoids it.
Hayn thuds his shin into the meat of Benedict's side.
Hayn throws a low kick, looking for Benedict's leg but Benedict calmly moves out of range.
Benedict throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benedict throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Benedict has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayn.
Benedict tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Benedict is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hayn explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Benedict swinging wildly here.
Hayn throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayn throws a nice inside leg kick.
Benedict chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayn can pounce on him.
Benedict is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Hayn throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Benedict will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hayn keeps Benedict at a distance using the push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ho Hayn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Donk. Hayn catches Benedict right on the button with a cross.
Hayn throws a leg kick which misses Benedict's front leg but catches the back leg as Benedict tries to avoid it.
Benedict tries to keep at a distance but Hayn has taken the fight into the clinch.
Benedict is trying to force a seperation but Hayn has the dominant position.
Hayn is trying to maintain a safe position but Benedict gets an underhook and turns Hayn into the ropes.
Benedict tries to break free but Hayn pushes him back against the ropes.
Hayn scores with a hook to the body.
Benedict tries a knee to the head but Hayn blocks it.
Hayn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Benedict lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Ho Hayn has been cut.
Hayn lands an elbow inside that Benedict shrugs off.
Benedict tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Benedict blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hayn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedict backwards.
Benedict dodges an elbow strike from Hayn.
Benedict's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hayn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benedict's calf.
Some bone on bone action there as Benedict checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayn throws a looping overhand right but Benedict ducks down to avoid it.
Hayn is looking to clinch but Benedict is avoiding it.
Good leg kick by Hayn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Hayn connects with a single shot there.
Ho Hayn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hayn is looking to score with low kicks.
That kick from Hayn tenderised Benedict's leg. Benedict is trying to keep his angry face on.
Benedict misses with a jab, cross combination.
Hayn moves into the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hayn.
Benedict throws a knee to the head but misses.
Benedict working hard to break the clinch.
A short right from Hayn.
Hayn stalling in the clinch but Benedict improves position.
Hayn lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Hayn.
Benedict misses with a hook from the clinch.
Hayn lands a left hand that snaps the head of Benedict backwards.
Ho Hayn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Hayn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Benedicts head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hayn stalls.
Benedict manages to break the clinch.
Hayn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benedict if he has to take too many more of those.
Hayn lands a really nice looking cross but Benedict seems unphased.
Hayn thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Benedict if he has to take too many more of those.
Benedict will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hayn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Hayn.
Benedict tries to close the distance and clinch but Hayn swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Benedict checks the leg kick.
That kick from Hayn tenderised Benedict's leg. Benedict is trying to keep his angry face on.
The fight stays on the outside here - Benedict looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Benedict has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayn.
Benedict walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayn throws a hook but Benedict avoids it easily.
Benedict takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Benedict throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Benedict clinches.
Hayn breaks the clinch.
Hayn tries to clinch up but Benedict circles away and keeps his distance.
Hayn throws a combination. Benedict tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A jab from Benedict does it's job there.
Hayn is looking to slow Benedict down with leg kicks.
Benedict throws a sloppy head kick and Hayn moves out of range easily.
A good leg kick by Hayn.
Benedict tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayn looks to throw the jab but Benedict is out of range.
Benedict throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayn wants to clinch up but Benedict keeps it at a distance.
A solid leg kick lands there for Hayn.
Dakota Benedict is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayn lands a high kick!
Benedict checks a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayn throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Hayn misses with a straight right.
Hayn slips a jab and a cross from Benedict.
Hayn cracks the inside of Benedict's front leg.
Benedict throws a series of punches but Hayn moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hayn throws a low kick, looking for Benedict's leg but Benedict calmly moves out of range.
An inside leg kick lands from Hayn.
Hayn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Benedict throws a right hand that Hayn ducks under and follows up with a left that Hayn also avoids with ease.
Hayn throws a leg kick which misses Benedict's front leg but catches the back leg as Benedict tries to avoid it.
Benedict avoids the head kick by Hayn.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A head kick by Benedict misses
and Hayn counters with a low kick, right behind Benedict 's knee.
Benedict chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayn can pounce on him.
Hayn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayn looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ho Hayn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ho Hayn's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Benedict fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hayn lands a nice leg kick that just misses Benedict's sensitive parts.
Hayn throws the kick towards the body but Benedict avoids it.
Benedict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayn circles away quickly and effectively.
Benedict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayn circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benedict's calf.
Hayn scores with a leg kick.
Benedict fails to land with a series of punches.
Hayn buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hayn connects with a solid leg kick.
Hayn is looking to slow Benedict down with leg kicks.
Hayn rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Benedict moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hayn slips a jab and a cross from Benedict.
Benedict swinging wildly here.
Benedict takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Hayn.
Hayn lands a nice shot that snaps Benedict's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benedict chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Hayn can pounce on him.
Hayn fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hayn wants to slow Benedict down by chopping away at his legs.
Benedict tries a head kick but it misses.
Hayn looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Benedict looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hayn.
Benedict wants to clinch
and Hayn makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Benedict really felt that one!
Hayn throws a body kick that misses.
Hayn throws a head kick but Benedict moves out of range.
Benedict is looking to clinch.
Benedict checks a leg kick.
Benedict throws a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Benedict.
A punch combination from Benedict misses.
Dakota Benedict has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benedict fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hayn feints and then cracks Benedict's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedict down.
A jab from Hayn does it's job there.
Hayn avoids the head kick by Benedict.
Hayn feints and then cracks Benedict's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Benedict down.
Benedict throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hayn.
Hayn connects with an inside leg kick.
Hayn connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hayn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedict.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hayn cracks Benedict with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Hayn scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick misses from Benedict.
Benedict has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hayn.
Hayn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Hayn throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Benedict keeps the fight on the outside.
Hayn with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benedict misses with a double jab.
Benedict takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Hayn scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Hayn takes the fight into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Hayn.
Hayn trying to control the position but instead, Benedict has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hayn into the ropes.
Hayn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hayn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Benedict.
Hayn throws a jab when Benedict was well out of range.
Benedict misses with a wild combination.
Hayn fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Benedict.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Benedict takes one to the chin there.
Benedict on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Hayn throws a shot to the body.
Benedict misses with a series of wild punches.
Hayn swats away the attempt to clinch by Benedict.
Hayn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benedict's calf.
Benedict showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Hayn.
Benedict lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hayn circles away quickly and effectively.
Hayn lands with a kick to the ribs.
Hayn lands a leg kick that knocks Benedict off balance momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hayn throws a leg kick which misses Benedict's front leg but catches the back leg as Benedict tries to avoid it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A combination from Benedict does no damage.
Ho Hayn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Hayn lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hayn feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Benedict's calf.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ho Hayn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Hayn 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 Shigeki Fujiwara scores the fight 27:30
Judge Sosuke Kotani scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yukihiro Shimada scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ho Hayn!
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energy
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hype
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RATING
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